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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1957
Page
8
The Weather Bureau prepared to drop Hurricane Carrie as a threat to the eastern United States while the storm neared Bermuda. Carrie’s center held winds near 110 mph and was forecast to continue northward.
Nashville officials armed police with copies of a broad federal court order prohibiting interference with school integration. The article recalls a past shooting incident involving Rice, who faced murder indictments from 1954. A three day grand jury session and docket call were planned as the term opened.
The city and school officials seek a tough policy after 15 Negro pupils join about 2,000 white first graders as racial flareups erupt. The filing names John Kasper and Rev. John A. Curio among defendants in a broader case about integration and local resistance.
Governor Orval Faubus may face an injunction to halt using Arkansas National Guardsmen to block school integration in Little Rock. Federal Judge Ronald Davies directed him to explain why he should not be ordered to stop by Sept. 20. The case tests whether Faubus will back down or cling to segregationist gains and seek a possible third term.
Emergency Cabinet sessions in Damascus and a Cairo briefing hint at easing tensions after Syria’s top military leaders return. Brig. Anif Bizry and Col. Abdel Hamid Serraj report no new threats, state Syria will defend itself but not attack Israel, asserting defense armament from the Soviet Union.
In Albuquerque, Jim Lindsey and Lon Bettis survived a perilous five day trip through 45 miles of Rio Grande Gorge rapids from the Colorado line toward Taos. They battled constant waterfalls, rocks, and tangled lines but emerged alive after the dangerous odyssey. Authorities note they are believed to be the first to navigate the stretch.
In a tense move Faubus travels to Newport to confer with President Eisenhower over using the National Guard to prevent integration at Little Rock High School. Justice Department files pleas in federal court to restrain governors from using military action to deny constitutional rights amid Algerian rebels attacks nearby.
A heavy thunderstorm swept northern sections Thursday evening bringing gales and rain that cooled a hot day. No serious damage was reported though trees fell and power lines disrupted a spur line into Park Mills. Emmitsburg and Middletown saw heavy rain. Mountaindale and Linganore Creek turned muddy briefly. water use restrictions were discussed by Alderman Burali.
The nation’s weather pattern remains largely unchanged with showers in the East and wider areas under clear skies in the West. Scattered thunderstorms affect the Gulf States and Ohio Valley while the Rockies see some rain. air is light in places like Wisconsin and the upper Great Lakes. Burwood Louisiana reports rainfall over an inch. Coal production estimates show weekly output near 845 thousand tons for Sept 7, with 9.99 million for Aug 31 and 3.695 million in the same week last year.
A man in Easton Maryland discovered a plastic bag containing ten sticks of dynamite on his lawn at 6 45 am The fuse appeared old and police disposed of the explosive State Police Sgt Roger Harris described the incident as a local job amid ongoing school integration protests in Talbot County The affected man is a father of two and works as a head waiter at the Tidewater Inn in Easton. police say the dynamite could have destroyed several nearby frame houses if it exploded
In Los Angeles a mother who lost her three children to a car crash writes a letter to a motorist blaming no one but still haunted by the day of their school departure. The paper later published the four year old note. the mother, now in a mental hospital, remains hopelessly insane as she waves goodbye in her memories.
A North Market Street man Chartes W Lockard was acquitted in a magistrate court this morning on selling lawn furniture from his home. Frederick youths and town residents testified about property values as another docket item reports charged motorists and a battery theft case with outcomes.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia reportedly sent a message to President Eisenhower urging restraint in U S policy toward Syria. Diplomatic sources say Saud argued that Washington overreaction to Syria risks pushing the country further into the Soviet orbit and that U S concern is exaggerated.
Paris papers led with Eisenhower’s Newport golf rounds and a planned White House meeting with Orval Faubus as they discussed U S racial integration woes. The Aurore and Figaro noted Saudia’s Saudi influence and Dulles’ comments signaling a temperate Syrian policy amid crisis reaction.
President Eisenhower plans a face to face talks with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus at his Newport Rhode Island retreat to seek a quiet path through the Little Rock school desegregation impasse. Atty General Brownell and White House aide Sherman Adams will attend to listen. Rep. Brooks Hays helped arrange the meeting as intermediary. Faubus defends his decision to use National Guardsmen to maintain peace and awaits court injunctions in US District Court.
North Frederick elementary fourth graders will shift from the Sunday school rooms at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Motter Avenue to the Church of the Nazarene corner Seventh Street and Fairview Avenue on Tuesday. The change, approved by the Board of Education, aims to provide better space for classes taught by Mrs. Margaret Magaha and Mrs. Mildred Nicodemus. About 60 students will be served with morning bus transportation from North Frederick to Nazarene and return after the school day.
Baltimore acquired 32 year old shortstop Carl Buddy Peterson from the Vancouver affiliate as part of a minor league deal. Peterson hit .302 with 53 runs batted in over 148 games last season and has spent 13 seasons in the minors before this move.
The forecast calls for Saturday cloudy and cooler with some shower activity, Sunday fair but cooler and less humid, and continued unsettled conditions into early next week. Temperatures should hover in the 60s to 70s with chances of influenza discussion and seasonal norms noted for the current period.
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