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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
7
The sun releases energy every second equal to a million times the total energy stored in Earth's coal oil and natural gas reserves. This immense output dwarfs human energy storage and highlights solar power potential.
A Hutchinson salt cavern 400 feet deep with 50 million cubic feet of space is eyed as a national safety deposit vault. Officials note its stability as a fallout shelter, storage for historic records, and potential for a secure research lab. Underground Vaults and Storage Inc. already leases the chamber and has begun depositing records from banks, insurers, and firms across seven states.
Archaeologist Dr. Douglas W. Schwartz reports discoveries in the Grand Canyon revealing ancient Indian activity. Finds include twine figurines, ritual spears, corn granaries, pottery, and pueblos dating from about 3500 years ago to 1200 A.D. The canyon was largely abandoned after 1200 A.D except for the Havasupai area.
An empty wooden tool box costing 10 cents at an auction in Packerton Ind. yielded 33 coins when chopped for firewood. Sheriff Holbrook ruled the sale legal and the coins not stolen. A collector offered $1,029.65, with one piece dating to 1860.
Cuba lies 750 miles from the US with easy day trips to Miami or Key West. Christopher Columbus discovered the island two weeks after his first New World landfall. After Spanish rule Cuba gained independence in May 1902 and has seen nine presidents depart or be deposed. About 6.5 million residents sustain the world's largest sugar cane production.
Gov. Price Daniel designates Sunday December 11 as Safety Sunday to launch a state wide Christmas to New Year traffic safety campaign. He urges churches to remind members of moral responsibility to drive carefully and obey laws. The effort is backed by a coalition of state agencies and organizations and runs through December with emphasis on the holiday period.
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