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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1959
Page
6
Honduran government troops repelled a rebel band attempting to invade Nicaragua from Honduras in a firefight that left nine rebels dead and twelve wounded, authorities reported Saturday. The incident underscores heightened regional tensions and ongoing insurgent activity in the area.
In September 1951 two hurricanes collided about 10 miles off Bermuda. The impact weakened both storms and pushed them off course into the open Atlantic, sparing Bermuda a direct hit. The report notes the unlikely event and its protective effect on Bermuda.
Army units clashed with a band of 28 rebels composed of Nicaraguans Cubans and Hondurans at Chapar ral State near the Honduras Nicaragua border. Nine rebels including eight Nicaraguans and a Cuban were buried in a common grave. Twenty eight rebels were captured and twelve wounded were hospitalized under guard.
A 91 year old Dallas youth, Frederick Newton Gunn, threatened to kill himself after a dispute with his estranged wife. He drove his auto into a concrete pillar on the Dallas Fort Worth Turnpike, dying instantly. The wife had left him the night before and moved to Arlington. The woman's first husband, a ...
A dense OCR of local TV listings shows KGNC and KFDA schedules with baseball, cartoons, outlaw programs, news, weather, Annie Oakley, Lassie, Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan, Dinah Shore, Alfred Hitchcock, Loretta Young, Richard Diamond, and various weather and news blocks. CBS NBC and local channels list morning through late night time blocks and numerous film and theater slots.
A historical TV guide fragment lists KFKA-TV-10 KGNC-TV-4 and KSVO channels with a full day of morning programs, game shows, soap operas, kids shows, and weather. It catalogs titles like Captain Kangaroo, Love Lucy, Concentration, The Price Is Right, and The Edge of Night along with local news and weather segments.
Voters in Hawaii turnout is strong under sunny skies to decide statehood and nominate congressional and statewide candidates. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m., with Oahu closing 30 minutes later. Officials expect high participation as ballots move Hawaii toward becoming the 50th state and determine immediate statehood and territorial boundaries.
The wife says her husband threatened to ram a bridge if she did not return. She refused and he drove off in a 1958 car, which lost control seven blocks away, left the pavement, and skidded 14 feet into a concrete pillar on the turnpike.
Controlled lands would join the new state if all three questions pass yes and Governor Quinn will certify in ten days for President Eisenhower to proclaim Hawaiian Admission Day. Democrats compete tightly for Senate House and lieutenant governor while Republicans face weak campaigns. The general election is set for July 28 with at least one oriental ancestry winner expected in Congress.
Secretary of State Christian Herter states the United States will not compromise on Western rights to stay in Berlin. He says the fate of West Berlin, the free people there, and freedom worldwide are linked, and diminishing one frees none.
Melvin FE of Greensboro was arrested on a moonshine charge and told a judge he aimed to raise 400 dollars to pay a probation violation fine. The case highlights a remedial effort to fund a penalty rather than new illegal production.
Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy said both the United States and the Soviet Union face delays in mounting operational ICBMs. The U.S. Atlas tests stalled after five failures near Cape Canaveral, with launches now delayed at least 60 days. A new continental air defense staff under Gen. Partridge was created to strengthen missile defense.
Police suspected a young man stole 40 entry blanks for the Miss New York State beauty pageant from the Palisades New Jersey area. The forms included names addresses phone numbers and vital statistics.
Edward Hickman 21 explained to police he borrowed his former taxi to raise 5.85 dollars for an electric bill. He faced grand larceny charges after taking the vehicle from an amusement park in Los Angeles.
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