22 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
1
Voters express stances on taxes housing price supports foreign aid and military policy in a Beall questionnaire. Data shows varied support for tax increases energy and defense measures with a mix of yes and no responses across multiple topics.
A religious blessing invoking thanks for mercies, guidance through life, and faith in eternal life. Attributed to Conrad Bergendorf from Rock Island, TH, president, Attguntana.
The plan for Khrushchev's U.S. visit includes 122 American and 70 foreign reporters, with an additional 15 Soviet journalists expected. Officials fear a packed press corps during sightseeing, aiming to avoid heavy photo coverage with American leaders and to project less visible U.S. support for the Kremlin palace. Only select press planes would accompany Khrushchev, narrowing the already approved group.
A dense listing of television and radio programming across the day for Saturday including News, Cartoon Playhouse, Uncles, Racket Rangers, Big Saturday Matinee, adventures and comedies, Westerns, sports, weather, and late night shows. Highlights include Treasure and Adventure lineups, detective dramas, and classic series such as Roy Rogers, Gunsmoke, Lone Ranger, and Have Gun Will Travel.
In Kristianland the engagement of Steven Rockefeller and Anne Marie Hasnussen is celebrated as a grand ceremony. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York and Anne Marie’s family attend as guests while diplomatic and journalistic interest swells. The couple’s future balances public service with a personal life and a push for a dynamic, progressive administration.
In Dayton Ohio two men demonstrate a new artificial respiration device called the mouth to magic resuscitator. The two foot breathing tube delivers oxygen rich breath into the lungs without direct contact. The two pound tool prevents lung over inflation and allows the rescuer to breathe normally.
A device using a modified telephone receiver, presented as a speech substitute, was demonstrated in Carroll County. Barbara Ann Welch of Union Bridge was fatally shot in the head by a shotgun while out with friends. police report the incident occurred after a noise was heard inside their car on Quaker Church Road.
The note requests embroidery and plaid variant patterns for children sizes 2 4 8 10 with transfer and easy directions. It asks to send patterns and a copy of a 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book to The Daily Mail Needlecraft Dept and includes a penny request for a specific book. It also mentions Moramac Caverns and Jesse James as historical context.
President Francois Duvalier moved to mend tensions with the Holy Catholic Church in Port-au-Prince after suspending an order to arrest Archbishop Francois Poirier. The Vatican warned that excommunication could follow if Haitian officials pressed the arrest amid protests over expulsions of two French priests, Etienne Gringnbrger and Artrec Ney.
Five men are held after attempting to cash forged payroll checks totaling $172.92 at Caton’s Liquor Store in Clear Spring. Police traced the car, recovered six more forged checks worth $345.97, and found cash including ten dollar bills on Craws. A suspect hide attempt involved concealing women’s panties with holes, but no items linked to the case were found. deputy Roby coordinated the chase with State Trooper Tucker as officers closed in.
Former President Harry S Truman invites Nikita Khrushchev to visit the Truman Memorial Library in Independence. He says he would be glad to host the Soviet premier if he comes to the site and can see things he has not seen before.
A stone throwing mob of African women marched through Colenso in Nye tal province protesting against white rule. They dispersed after threats of gunfire. About four chanting women reached the municipal beer hall smashing windings. Earlier clashes near Court left Africans wounded by sunfire.
Harold Burger and Elmer Rhodes, inn proprietors in Hagerstown, reported on a frightening night when about 200 guests fled the Woodie Free trin event after patrons complained of eye irritation and burning sensations. Police were asked to investigate the incident.
Lito Standke, a Kansas man nicknamed the Bird Man, expects $4000 from the city if he drives starlings from two neighborhoods. For ten years the birds have plagued the area. Standke has walked streets with aluminum flippers and chimes, drawing crowds as he pits his one-man show against the flock.
Turkish press reports say Soviet border guards machine-gunned a group of Turks near the frontier at Pasaf village in Kars province. One killed and one or two seriously injured. Official Turkish comment not available.
A dense television lineup across channels features theatre, cinema, and talk shows for Sunday including a double feature with Snake Pit and American Adventures, college forum programs, sports like Baseball Baltima at Detroit, daylight matinees, and news programs such as Face The Nation Meet The Press and The Late Show. Strong entities include Georgetown University, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit, Popeye, Lone Ranger, and Alfred Hitchcock.
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