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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1959
Page
2
The Commerce Department mails letters to businessmen with a stamp reminding that the population is 179,133,512 and growing. Offices update the figure daily to reflect the Census Bureau's latest estimate, stressing the need to stay informed to maintain competitiveness.
Clara Collins is to receive two dozen red roses and a silver dollar daily for life per William Bari Barr 38 estate plan after his death in a private plane crash near Benton Arizona. The bulk of $525000 goes to her husband Oscar O. Collins 70 with half earmarked for charity. Mrs. Collins 52 is described as an invalid.
NBC Star Time presents Cindy's Fella a cowtown Cinderella tale with James Stewart and George Gobel in a tongue in cheek frontier plot. The peddler becomes Prince Charming and Gobel plays the Fairy Godmother.
The Navy tested its Polaris submarine missile at night in Cape Canaveral. The first solid fuel night launch emitted a bright white exhaust against a night sky. The test gathered data on color and intensity for future Minuteman solid engines. The missile aimed at 900 miles downrange, with readiness for submarines by late 1960 and initial range of 1200 miles.
Scientists propose Saturn’s rings consist of tiny highly reflective solid moonlets. The finding suggests ring materials are individual, bright fragments rather than a uniform dust cloud, influencing models of ring formation and evolution.
Moscow papers give day to day coverage of President Eisenhower visit but with low volume. Rome reports note Italy’s Communist party reception. none mention crowd size or warmth of welcome.
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