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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
10
An 84 year old woman from Tolppul Alva Oklahoma was injured when she was bumped by a man and then went to a hospital. She said the trip proved fruitful as she learned she had a diabetic condition. Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary, was assassinated in Mexico City in 1940.
A closed circuit TV system trains 18,000 Signal School students and personnel at a time in Fort Monmouth New Jersey. The report notes no census has been taken in Afghanistan and estimates its population at 13 million.
The Texas Legislature approved 23750 for the Commission, about 10 percent of its request, with plans to spend roughly 59000 on printing mailings and ads before Sept 1 1961. The aim is to attract 254 new industries to Texas next year. John Ben Sheppard of Odessa named chair of a 400 member advisory committee to collect local data. A $50 per plate Lyndon Johnson for President dinner is set for June 13 at Austin Municipal Auditorium to honor Johnson Rayburn and Governor Daniel. honorary chair is John Nance Garner. Co chairs are Tom Miller and Homer Thornberry.
Charles N Bright, interior communications electrician second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs L Bright of Pyote Texas and husband of Patsy Potter of Big Spring Texas, is aboard the fleet ballistic submarine USS Patrick Henry operating from New London Connecticut. The Patrick Henry, commissioned April 9 at Groton Connecticut, is the Navy second Polaris firing submarine and the first built from the keel up.
An AP report from Madison notes a Wisconsin jack pine found in the northern part of the state measures 6.2 feet in circumference, 67 feet tall, and 27 feet crown spread, potentially surpassing the现 American record of 5 feet 10 7/8 inches in circumference, 67 feet in height, and 42 feet crown spread held at the Menominee Indian Reservation.
A Commerce Department report notes public and private debt reached 864.4 billion by end of last December, up 8.6 percent from the prior year. Federal debt plus agency securities stood at 25.2 billion, state and local debt at 55.6 billion, while corporate debt rose 10.2 percent to 281.7 billion. Individuals and unincorporated businesses carried the largest rise, with consumer credit and mortgages totaling 70 billion, up 18 billion as they paid 52 billion.
Loveland postmaster Fred Brewer received a call from a man bidding to carry mail on star routes to Masonville Pinewood and Drake. The bidder was a half century late after the Loveland Reporter Herald reprinted the old advertisement in its 50 Years Ago in Loveland column.
The University of Wisconsin Law School now offers an admiralty law course. Professor Nathan Feinsinger notes maritime commerce issues have grown in importance in the Midwest since the St. Lawrence Seaway opening.
Channel 9 presents a full day of shows from Kiddie Time at 4 PM to Channel 9 Theatre late night. Notable entries include The Rifleman Real Mctoys Pat Boone The Untouchables and Maverick with sports like Baseball Game of the Day and Navy Log. The schedule lists Perspective Walt Disney in2 77 Sunset Strip and Jubilee USA among others.
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