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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
8
New York gambler Frank Costello jailed after refusing to testify about a note listing winnings of 651,284 dollars. He was sentenced to 20 days in the workhouse for contempt after failing to speak before a grand jury.
Plans to seed clouds for hail control are deferred for this year's crops due to lack of underwriting commitments. The program required 27 000 acres at 2 50 per acre by May 7 to secure service, using ground heaters and aircraft to seed clouds and monitor storms. The operation would cover an 8 mile diameter circle spanning Washington County orchards from Chambersburg to Woodstock and Romney to Frederick.
Emmett Kriner, a Clear Spring farmer and trucker, was badly injured Monday when he fell from a haymow at Mrs. Lydia McAllister’s farm in Big Spring. He reportedly will be incapacitated for months, with fractures to his heel and a ruptured vessel in the ankle. Fractures were treated at Washington County Hospital and he was returned home.
U S Ambassador John Allison and his wife left a reception for visiting Soviet President Elementi Vorosht in Jakarta after finding no seats. A U S Embassy spokesman noted they arrived on time as Indonesian dances began. A Foreign Office official guided them to the front row and then left them standing. Witnesses say Allison led his wife out when no chairs were provided.
Washington says Russia ordered U S diplomat Martin Bowe Jr expelled from Moscow without explanation. Bowe, 40, is second secretary at the U S Embassy. Moscow gave no deadline. State Department cites retaliation for prior Soviet expulsion and notes no known activities deemed incompatible with his status.
Faulty wiring blamed for a minor morning fire at 403 Fremont Avenue. Firemen report damage confined to a small area around a kitchen light socket in the Merle Knode residence. Junior and Western Enterprise Companies assisted at the alarm.
Fire of undetermined origin yesterday morning destroyed a 40 by 86 foot frame mess hall used for meals at the former Boy Scout camp along the Sharpsburg to Harper's Ferry road near Samples Manor. The Brunswick Fire Company responded about 1 o'clock as cabins nearby remained safe. Water from a surrounding pool was used to slow the blaze. extent of loss awaits Methodist Conference exam. Campers mostly from Baltimore City area.
Mrs. John Ambrose reports a buzzing swarm on a toy pine in her yard at 847 Jefferson Boulevard. Fay Cooper, who has been catching bee swarms for weeks, transfers the swarm into a hive, noting that finding the queen makes the workers follow.
Sterling City Texas report says four boys aged 12 and 13 faced murder charges after a shooting at a filling station. Police captured them after a roadblock 43 miles southeast of Sterling, then brought them to San Angelo. Names cited include Mike Martinez 13 Doyle Hail 12 Herman Lee Wright 13 Mickey Jats Rocha 13. Charges were not filed immediately at Big Spring.
A House Agriculture subcommittee heard concerns about the small amount of chicken in frozen pies and unclear meat labeling. Dr. Persia Campbell urged clearer labeling and warned about promotional gimmicks that mislead consumers while investigating impact on prices. The panel also planned a vote on trading stamps and their effect on food costs.
Roving ambassador James P. Richards returns to report to President Eisenhower that most Middle Eastern nations support U S aid to oppose Soviet expansion. He visited 35 countries and helped cement a Baghdad Pact line while noting Jordan Egypt and Syria show mixed pro Soviet ties and that Iran Turkey Pakistan and Britain join the alliance. The mission committed about 115 million dollars of aid with Congress authorizing up to 200 million.
President Eisenhower said real budget reductions hinge on easing international tensions. He floated two nationwide TV radio talks to persuade public backing for his budget and program, noting only minor cuts may be possible in the $71.8 billion proposal until the global situation improves. He dismissed timing specifics for the addresses.
Smithsburg plans start on a new reinforced concrete reservoir of 40 feet square and 10 feet deep with a 125000 gallon capacity. Wolfe Brothers of Wolfsville hold the contract for about 21000 in work plus an eight inch connecting line. The project will replace an aging storage tank and the town will continue buying water from Hagerstown.
The UAW-CIO Local 842 election on May 20 features two campaigns led by George Smith and Mike Miner. Key posts include president, vice president, financial secretary, recording secretary, and trustees across Pangborn Fairchild Waynesboro and Martinsburg areas with runoff potential on June 3. Secret ballot voting will occur across participating plants.
In Columbus Ohio five children of Mr and Mrs George W Butts died in a double house fire in Clintonville. Two other children in the family were rescued from a second bedroom along with a mother and four children who lived in the other half of the duplex. The victims are Rickey 2 George 4 Steven 5 Charles 6 and Mady 1. Connie Sue 9 and James 10 were saved from the porch area. Also rescued were Mrs Florence Anderson and her children Jimmy Pamela 3 Roger 22 months and Jennifer Ano 6 months.
A large steel safe was found partially submerged in the Potomac River near the Maryland shore opposite Shepherdstown shortly before noon today. State Police called for a tow truck to pull the safe from the water and plan to bring it to Washington County Jail. It was not identified or opened.
House Un American Activities hearings on Communism probe at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant. Six witnesses refused to answer with Fifth Amendment invoked. Miller listed 32 Communist Party members, naming Aaron Ostrofsky as head of the steel section in Baltimore. Ostrofsky and others avoided answering the questions.
U S officials announced plans to base a USAF unit on Formosa equipped with Matador missiles, with several advance units already arriving. The missiles, carrying nuclear warheads, are described as for defensive deterrence, while Peiping media vow continued efforts to liberate Taiwan Formosa despite the deployment.
The Weather Bureau projects a warm humid spell ending with scattered thundershowers moving from Western Maryland Thursday into Friday and into the weekend. Temperatures will stay hot with highs 69 to 76 and lows 40 to 56 as showers stay spotty and generally under a quarter inch.
A chlorine gas leak at the Maxwell House coffee plant in Hoboken New Jersey killed or injured at least eight workers. Firemen ordered nearby factories to suspend operations in the heavily industrial area as response crews worked to control the seepage.
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