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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
1
A final tally shows 310 traffic deaths during the Memorial Day weekend, surpassing the 1953 record. The National Safety Council estimated 260 preholiday deaths for the period from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday night, with 101 drownings and 47 other accidents contributing to an overall toll of 454, more than the prior high.
New York reports AFL CIO President Meany declares a war against discriminatory anti labor legislation as unions and labor groups mobilize against a pending bill. He criticizes wage policy and inflation tactics and calls for decisive action by organized labor nationwide.
A dense broadcast grid lists shows from Love of Life to Sheriff features and cartoons, with many titles like Newsweather, Romper Room, The Clock, Popeye, and Abbott & Costello. It records air times, channel slots, and program pairings across daytime and prime hours.
Somoza denies rebel gains as air attacked a rebel plane near Mata alpa 6 miles northeast of Managua. National Guard figures said one plane exploded after the air strike and no casualties were confirmed. Reports say rebels may have carried arms. Martial law was proclaimed to counter a threatened general strike as unrest grows linked to exile actions in neighboring countries. The Somoza dynasty descends from Anastasio Somoza and history notes U.S. Marines withdrawal in 1930s.
Indiana obituaries note the death on Sunday May 31 of a 94 year old woman born March 18 1865 in Wolfeville daughter of Peter and Alenda Hessong Sensenhaugh. Survived by a grandson three great grandsons and a half sister Mrs Samuel Ausherman Williamsport. She belonged to Pipe Creek Church of the Brethren. Funeral services to be held at Pipe Creek Church Wednesday at two o'clock with burial in Springdale Cemetery Bunker Hill. Funeral arrangements by Leon S Allen Funeral Home Bunker Hill.
A religious dedication praising the lamp of learning and thanking teachers and taxpayers for education this past year. It asks God to bless graduates as they move into a future blending learning with Christian faith, phrased as a sermon from Hoover Rupert, First Methodist Church, Ann Arbor.
Louisiana Governor Earl K Long, 63, is described as somewhat resistant to thorough examinations while in a Galveston private psychiatric clinic after a breakdown sparked by overwork and stress. Doctors say a definite diagnosis and treatment plan require more time and that Lt. Gov. could temporarily assume duties if needed.
Cleveland area reels from flash floods after heavy rains on Monday afternoon. University Heights and Shaker Heights report about 100000 dollars in losses each while city-wide damage tops million dollars. Dozens of motorists rescued as buses submerged in University Circle. 33 people treated for exposure. thousands of basements flooded.
Prime Minister Macmillan denounces a Times report about plans to move Sidwyn Lloyd from Foreign Minister after the next election. He cables Lloyd denying any foundation and counters claims of government doubt at Geneva. Newspapers react with varied headlines about Lloyd’s position and the conference impact.
An article describes the proposed Route 70 plan through the Hagerstown metropolitan area. It details interchanges near Hagerstown Funkstown Sharpsburg Pike Virginia Avenue Halfway Greenberry Hills Williamsport and a Hagerstown Business Route linking US 40 with Interstates 70 and 41.
Senior adults aged 60 to 80 may apply for a $1000 life policy to cover final expenses. The transaction is by mail with Old American Insurance Co of Kansas City. No obligation and no calls. Mail this tearout with your name address and birth year to Old American Insurance Co 3 West Ltd Dept L619B Kansas City Missouri.
FBI reports arrest of William Donald McKeown, 44, described as successful in passing bad checks nationwide. He posed as a big business executive and brain surgeon while evading identification, using alias Donald Moore. Arrested on two federal warrants, he faced $5,000 bond and a June 15 preliminary hearing.
A Moonlight AP report states a U S Air Force jet bomber crashed on open ranchlands near Hemet injuring a survivor and killing three crewmen. The aircraft from March Air Force Base touched off five fires as it went down during approach. The survivor, burned, could not explain the crash. names of the four crewmen were withheld.
An Inland Steel Co mine disaster at the Sherwood iron mine in Mineral Hills, Iron River area, killed five men and injured seven others. Survivors credit gas warnings for preventing a higher death toll as workers endured rescue efforts through darkness and a 225-foot shaft. Victims named: Howard Groop and veterans Ing var Wester, August Zuckal, Carl Anderson, and (fragments obscure) from Crystal Falls and nearby towns.
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