31 May 1960
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1960
Page
1
Long report covers Democratic state gathering and key leaders, including Tawes, Symington, and Johnson, with preparations for national convention. Police intensified patrols over Memorial Day weekend amid traffic and security concerns as delegates weigh plans and potential committee roles.
Boris Pasternak, Nobel laureate and author of Doctor Zhivago, died in his villa near Moscow after a long illness. The 70 year old poet and translator had faced Soviet censure after the 1958 Nobel Prize, renounced the prize in a personal appeal to Khrushchev, and was survived by his wife Zinwida Nikolaevna and two sons Evgeniy and Leonyid.
Symington Johnson and Kennedy tour California courting Democratic voters as Nixon aides face scrutiny. In Los Angeles the leaders speak at a dinner honoring Gov. Brown while rival Republican events plan get out the vote. Nevada delegation backs Kennedy over Johnson. Senator Stuart Symington and others discuss convention strategy and South support.
A fragment from the Daily Mail describes a weekly tips contest in Hartisopburg area with residents reporting injuries, thefts, discoveries, and odd happenings. Prizes were offered for tips valued at one dollar each, with several entries noted and some humorous mentions about deer sightings and near misses. Tips accepted on weekdays between 7 30 a m and p m with undefined closing time.
Bray Today Heavenly Father, help me always to look for the best in others and overlook faults. Be mindful no one is perfect and many circumstances may be unknown. May I be charitable, understanding, and friendly, knowing good will conquer evil through Christ. Amen. Alfred Grant Walton, Brooklyn, N.Y. minister, Flatbush.
Insurance rules outline points for violations and accidents. Two or more accidents with property damage zero or less grant points. December 31 changes add three or four point penalties for violations such as speeding, DUI, and reckless driving, while other moving violations carry one point.
Indianapolis officials launch a formal inquiry into a slow motion scaffold collapse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Monday's race, killing Fred Linder and William Craig and injuring others. Coroner Roy Storms blames track management while Indiana Attorney General Edwin Steers orders a safety check of privately owned facilities. Spectators paid for scaffold seats as over 200000 watched. some ignored rescue pleas amid chaos.
Surviving members of Company B who fought in World Wars I and II gather for a vanilla reunion at the Ragles Lodge grounds near Leitersburg. Sponsored by the Hagerstown Company B 2nd Division Association, the event begins at 1 PM and lasts until dusk with guests invited from across the country including California, New Mexico, Washington state and Canada.
A trial of Francis G Powers is described as part of a broader Soviet campaign. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko announces plans to again bring the American issue to the United Nations General Assembly. Experts view the campaign as aimed at masking spy flights while new rocket bases are concealed.
George E. Roulette Jr. returns from an insurance school in Seattle after a month of courses on life auto fire theft accident and health. The agency notes modern electronics cutting operating costs and expanding coverages. Roulette will direct the personal lines department as the All-in-One Policy and direct billing innovations are highlighted as industry-leading.
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