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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1960
Page
17
Paris report quotes Brigitte Bardot as saying she will quit film after four remaining contracted movies. She plans to start selling antiques and insists the decision is irrevocable. Bardot, 25, estimates about 11 months to finish the four projects.
Oxford University students Dick Andrews and Ivan Zimmer sang sharp political parodies at a Tory fete, lampooning Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and his policies. The performance drew a stunned silence from about 600 guests as Oxford University Conservative Assn president Philip Whitemore apologized to attendees. Andrews belongs to a nuclear disarmament group with critical views of Macmillan.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a 35,555 barrel daily decline to 6,774,850 barrels for the week ending June 11, the year's lowest rate. Kansas shows the steepest fall, while Oklahoma drops to 486,200 barrels per day. 1960 output projected at 1,152,371,400 barrels versus 1,167,782,300 a year ago.
In Moscow the Pravda piece by N Markovsky defends Khrushchev against leftist critics and upholds Marxism Leninism. It says summit diplomacy is not a departure from Marxist doctrine and notes differences within world Communist movements. The article appears aimed at Mao Tse-tung and Chinese leaders.
A salvage operation in Venezuela uses the world’s largest nylon rope, measuring 12 inch circumference and 720 feet long, to assist in underwater oilfield work on Lake Maracaibo.
New York AP reports three networks compete for comprehensive fast political convention coverage. ABC leads with luxurious facilities including a special room for oxygen and vibrating chairs amid negative air. Other comments touch on TV's influence and expert opinions on campaign techniques.
An Italian court granted Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini an annulment of their Mexican proxy marriage. The ruling clears Rossellini to wed Sonali Das Gupta while Bergman, 42, remains married to Lars Schmidt. custody of Bergman and Rossellini’s three children is still before Rome courts with Bergman holding temporary custody.
Crete in the Mediterranean hosts about 500 000 people today. The island was inhabited by Greek tribes around 6 000 years before Christ, marking a long human presence.
Carl Barker, 38, an engineer, received a transistorized pacemaker from Minnesota surgeons in January. The device regulates his heartbeat from 20 to 80–85 beats per minute, allowing him to work again after multiple heart attacks. He monitors the pulse with a flashing light on the unit. The article also notes explorer John Cabot’s Italian origins.
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