10 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
1
News reports from Moscow and Washington describe Sputnik 1 maintaining its 96 minute orbit with steady signals from Naval Research Laboratory trackers. The satellite continued to circle the globe as scientists note no observable slowdown or decay despite dire forecasts.
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told the United Nations that the United States is ready to begin multination talks immediately on steps to hamper space missiles. The Security Council committee advanced detailed debate on disarmament as Lodge suggested separating space missile discussions from the main disarmament debate and pursuing them independently.
Doris Emory a 16 year old Pen Mar girl was injured in a freak accident on Roger Road near Highfield. She was riding with Morris Ramsey 22 of Harrisonville Pa. when she fell asleep and fell against a door handle causing the door to open and her to fall out. Ramsey driving to Waynesboro Hospital lost control at a curve and ran off the road per State Trooper Basore.
The Shah of Iran will marry his 17-year-old daughter Shahnaz Pahlevi to 26-year-old Ardashir Zahedir, an aide, in a Mirror Hall ceremony at the marble palace. The event follows a statement that ruling zeal is not pride when the country is poor and hungry.
The Frederick County Board of County Commissioners yesterday voted not to furnish funds for the purchase of a site for a new eastern county high school. The decision was formally communicated to the Board of Education.
Hagerstown retailers promote a Fall Harvest of Values two day sale with a $500 prize. Shoppers can win by holding a ticket drawn after Saturday business close at Stocks. tickets distributed at participating stores. The event emphasizes special values and extra tickets with purchases across Breal and Pall stores in the area.
Washington officials view little chance of practical deals with the Soviet Union on space, disarmament, and world issues. They cite Dulles Gromyko talks showing Soviet inflexibility, with Khrushchev alternating between hard power rhetoric and a call for peaceful coexistence.
The 169th Pennsylvan ia Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church endorsed school integration and full equality, urging peaceful means and federal action against alcoholic advertising. The report notes 42,629 members with 25,147 in Sunday School attendance, and calls for support of state and federal anti gambling and movie censorship efforts.
A New Haven State Teachers College moon-watch team reported seeing the Russian satellite Sputnik over New Haven at 5 25 am EST. James Plato of Southern New England Telephone described a bright third magnitude point visible for about 0 4 seconds, moving slowly in the field of vision.
States show decline in polio paraly tics with 1957 versus 1958 figures January through the third week of September. Only a few states with low case counts reported an increase this year. Secretary of Welfare Folsom cites 1579 paralytic polio cases up to September 28 this year versus 5241 through the same period in 1956.
Ward Four voters face new precinct lines after the Hagerstown Election Board realigned areas around Pangborn Boulevard Grammar School. Councilman Ralph J. Funkhouser says the change burdens constituents living far from the school and will protest at the next Mayor and Council meeting. He notes Wayside School will no longer be used as a voting site and claims no notification was provided. The plan relocates voting to Broadway or Pangborn schools, with Sputnik radio signals cited in the text, and Funkhouser vows a formal objection.
City police and state troopers arrested Rufus and David Guessford after a high speed pursuit in Pinesburg. The suspects fired at pursuing officers, attempted to strike deputies, and fled behind Pinesburg School before being apprehended. A juvenile was also identified amid the investigation into reported vandalism and a gas can theft related to the incident.
State health officials report 12 paralytic polio cases in Maryland this year, one death none of which had full three shot Salk vaccination. Dr Edward Davens cites drop from 70 last year and higher counts in earlier years. He urges full vaccine series for under 2s and pregnant women, notes rising protection and compares to national trends.
In Hagéts neighborhood, residents blame a group of girls for causing a disturbance in one section while noting boys were seen nearby. The report emphasizes community concern and local tension without detailing specific incidents or names.
Washington County reports no infantile paralysis cases this October marking the first polio-free period in sixteen years. Dr W Ross Cameron notes mass Salk vaccination last spring and ongoing booster shots. past polio tallies listed from 1949 to 1956 show wide fluctuations before the campaign.
Secretary of Welfare Folsom announced an 80 percent drop in paralytic polio over two years as Salk vaccine drives a knockout blow next year. Through Sept 24 this year paralytic polio stood at 1 576 versus 7 885 two years earlier, with 130 deaths in the first seven months of the year.
The city market will operate thrice weekly this week only and begin a regular two day schedule on Tuesdays and Saturdays next week, as announced by City Clerk E L Kerney.
Weather and recent frosts bring reds and yellows to Washington County woodlands. Forecasters predict a frost-free weekend east of Hancock with lows in the low 40s, while Hancock Allegany and Garrett counties may see 35 to 40 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 72 degrees, the warmest in over a week.
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