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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
2
Calais fashion feature notes Festive Fashions and lace business in Calais France with playful local tone. Mentions whabitams and Eve figleaf imagery amid regional lace industry buzz.
Denver AP reports Colorado rejected Medberry 41 a convicted murderer’s habeas corpus bid. He claims lack of attorney, no free transcript, and that the Gray killing near Akron in 1939 was an accident. State says he hasn’t exhausted appeals and finances were adequate. Lace industry in Calais and Paris fashion are noted amid the case. The article threads Calais lace production with local schools, wages, and the loom craft as context. Special Lodge communication set for June 2 at 7500 to confer Fellowcraft.
New York reports a deep conflict between Actors Equity and the League of New York Theaters and Shubert interests as a possible strike looms. A pension plan and other benefits are demanded, risking higher ticket prices and potential closures of numerous shows. Roy John D Eisenhower receives a temporary promotion to lieutenant colonel in the Army.
A vast aluminum coated plastic sphere launched from Wallops Island Va rose to about 200 miles above the Atlantic coast then slowly descended after a ten minute display visible across the Washington region and up to 1000 miles along the coast. The balloon aims to relay radio and television signals over long distances.
Houston adopts a school desegregation plan after a televised board vote. Superintendent McFarland will select a senior high for desegregation in September 1961, with junior high and elementary schools integrated subsequently. The plan hinges on a statewide referendum and court deadlines.
The Senate Public Works Committee approved a bill authorizing 1.647 billion dollars for flood control navigation and beach erosion projects nationwide. The measure, an omnibus forts and harbors bill, adds new projects and extends feasibility studies by the Army Engineers, with anticipated favorable reports on several projects. It also allows evaluation of recreational benefits of reservoirs in feasibility calculations.
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