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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
2
Mrs Lucy Marshall of Paducah Texas recounts how her seven year old daughter Virginia Colene was carried away by Buck Creek during a cloudburst as a pickup stalled on a culvert bridge. The girl was found alive later, wearing only panties and a blouse, in shock and chilled.
Contending factions emerge within the Soviet leadership after the presidium vote on the summit. Moderates fear Khrushchev’s escalating attacks on Eisenhower may torpedo potential cold war settlement for years. Khrushchev reportedly in a truculent mood, focused on justifying past policies to Soviet leaders.
At McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey Sgt Clarence Baldwin, a security NCO, reported a nuclear explosion amid a Bomarc missile fire. Brig. Gen. Pritchard said Baldwin had no technical training to judge the danger and that civil defense liaison relied on state police. No injuries were reported. The incident prompted a naval inquiry with no sabotage suspected. Governor Meyner cautioned about panic and media, while UPI praised Trenton bureau for careful coverage avoiding unfounded radiation rumors.
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