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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1959
Page
9
In San Diego UPI reports that the Convair 880 jetliner will feature built in oxygen masks for each passenger. The 110 seat craft cruises at 30 000 to 40 000 feet and is designed to pop out masks if cabin pressure drops.
A 27 year old woman told police a man jumped into a revolving door turnstile with her Tuesday night in New York and stole $6 from her purse. He kissed her and fled by a nearby train.
The folk ballad Battle Of New Orleans by Johnny Horton holds the No 1 spot for a seventh straight week on the UPI top 20 record survey. Connie Francis climbs Lipstick On Your Collar to No 5 while Paul Anka Lonely Boy remains No 3 and Bobby Darin Dream Lover stays No 4. chart details include positions, prior ratings, and weeks on list.
A UPI report from Orlando says Circusland will plant a Merry Missile time capsule to showcase 1860 to 1960 era American entertainment. Maurice Marshall of Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. says the seven and a half million dollar, 200 acre center will launch at its ground breaking and open in December 1960.
A 1928 letter smuggled into a cornerstone at Port Columbus by a humorous airport clerk, W. John Fraas, reveals views on life in Columbus 31 years earlier. Fraas predicts airport growth, comments on Prohibition, and notes a 1 600 acre airport site while the 768 acre figure is described as an initial estimate. The cornerstone removal uncovered his note of satire and foresight.
Canadian officials faced floral planning for Queen Elizabeth II during her Canada visit. American experts suggested a bouquet featuring pink and red sweetheart roses lilies of the valley white carnations narcissus forget me nots and yellow daisies while a Canadian florist prepared it under scrutiny by the Mounted Police for safety.
The Department of Public Safety said Friday the Texas traffic death toll reached 1,000 for the year, 75 more than at the same point last year.
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