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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
4
A 34 year old divorcee and sales supervisor reported two men dragged her from her car in Houston. They forced her into a second vehicle, damaged the car window, and struck her in the face while one man held a knife. Police found an abandoned car matching the license number provided.
London AP reports the autumn collection from Christian Dior in London favors the trapeze silhouette though with slight bumps and dents. Busts and waists are to be defined more, yet the trapeze remains the favorite outline as winter coats trend wide.
New York AP reports inventories are being watched for a turnaround as consumer spending shows signs of stabilizing while business outlays lag. Government purchases are expected to rise to fill the gap, but inventory policy and overseas turmoil add uncertainty to a delayed recovery.
Arthur J. White head of Britain's big financiers faced charges of conspiring to cheat investors. Five other men sat in Bow Street Court accused of backing a stock boosting circular to push prices higher. Prosecutor Mervyn Griffith Jones said they allegedly bought stock they would promote and sold it as demand rose. All pleaded innocent.
Home made rain can be produced at a switch. Aircraft engineers have devised a system to duplicate carrier night rain conditions for testing aircraft windshields and equipment. Pitcairn Island covers about 1200 acres.
New York June 4 The earth’s rotation is not constant. It is now slowing, lengthening the day by about 0.001 seconds per year. British and American scientists link these variations to the molten core, not tides or seasons, suggesting the core spins differently from the crust and creates a dynamo that weakens the magnetic field as it moves.
Three anti Communist Czechoslovaks forced a charter plane to land at Vienna Aspern Airport claiming asylum. The married couple and a man friend said they hired the plane for a domestic Czechoslovak flight and used a broken pistol to compel the landing. Police report the pilot attempted a return to Czechoslovakia after landing.
In Hingham Massachusetts Garland Hay asserts ownership after a ewe found in a Quincy High School corridor. He tests the animal by using a cigarette to confirm it “smokes” as his own, with the ewe rapidly snatching and swallowing the cigarette.
After a struggle, the four passengers overpowered the pilot and police detained them for interrogation. The aircraft was secured in a hangar as investigators reviewed the incident.
A historical note claims the crown of the Statue of Liberty can accommodate forty people in its head chamber, illustrating the statue's interior capacity and public interest in its access.
An ad from Hidden Valley Camp seeks reservations in Breckenridge Colorado contact box 368 phone GL3 2245.
The 90th Division will move 9,000 Texas soldiers by bus and rail to Fort Polk Louisiana for a two week training cycle in rifles pistols machine guns rockets tanks and cannon firing and bridge building. Camps end June 21 with units from Waco Corsicana Sherman Paris Daingerfield Port Arthur Beaumont Jasper College Station Brownsville Harlingen McAllen Rio Grande City among those listed. The Creighton nickel mine in Ontario’s Sudbury district is noted as the deepest in the world.
Sidney Ohio reports the opera house condemned by the state fire marshal. The building has not been used since 1910 and the decision is not expected to disrupt the community’s social life.
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