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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
3
Roddy McDowell returns to Hollywood for NBC matinee theater roles while debating whether to pursue older parts. He notes child fame helps access producers but lingers as he resists pretending to age, choosing roles by interest over age.
Police stopped a 48 year old Indian, William W. Martin, for disorderly conduct when a tomahawk hung from his belt. He testified he kept the hatchet as a tool of his trade and was acquitted after explaining its purpose.
Cornell University in Ithaca New York has set up a network of fifteen cosmic ray counters over half a square mile around Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Studies. A central station records impulses from all counters under a National Science Foundation grant directed by Prof Kenneth Griesen. The project seeks data on higher energy primary cosmic rays, with the most powerful detected near one foot pound 10^21 eV and an expected rate of about one such ray per month in the area covered.
The article lists morning team matchups by sponsor and pairings. Jackson Texaco pairs Walter Lock with hoof and Jerry Hassel while Tom Shelton partners Dr J J Westenburg and Barron Humble with Keith Cunningham.
President and White House aides observe naval training as the carrier Saratoga begins exercises with USS Northampton USS Boston and destroyers off North Florida. Plans include missile tests defensive demonstrations and a radiation washdown maneuver aboard the Boston with the President aboard the Saratoga.
Lake readings show 31 to 32 feet Sunday as the river stays about six feet above flood stage at Alexandria Louisiana. Hughes said they hope levels do not rise much higher. The Texas and Pacific uses an old retired steam engine to pull trains through the flooded track at Boyce, as diesel engines short out in four inches of water. Water was expected to reach 42 inches over the tracks by Sunday.
Detroit's Willow Run airport, the only major U S airport run without tax support, is owned by the University of Michigan.
Charles D. Nethaway, late United Press staff correspondent and Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, was honored with the Air Force Commendation Medal at Richards Gebaur Base. The award cited his role in boosting Air Force prestige in the Midwest and aiding the Ground Observer Corps program. His widow Mrs. Nethaway and sons Roland and Charles received the medal from Maj. Gen. Jarred V. Crabb.
In Los Angeles a research assistant at the University of California notes that certain gesture patterns in school children with low IQ scores may indicate emotional blocking rather than true intellectual poverty. Dr. Maria C. Maginnis supports this view.
An advertisement promotes T-4-L ointment to treat athletes foot with a 3 to 5 day course. It promises rapid drying and removal of tainted skin, offering a 40 cent refund if not satisfied. Offered today at A. L. Harp Drug Co.
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