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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
6
UPI reports on a national spelling bee held at the Mayflower Hotel Balloom with about 60 contestants aged 10 to 15. The observer praises pronouncer Benson S. Atleman and judges, notes tense air and camaraderie, and lightly mocks embellished spellings and clumsy words while revealing mixed feelings about the event.
President Eisenhower signed legislation authorizing the surgeon general to start a two year medical study of automobile exhaust fumes. The move aims to assess health risks from emissions and inform future public health guidance.
Washington UPI reports the House approved a measure urging the Coast Guard to study the feasibility of nuclear energy for power icebreakers. The proposal, approved by voice vote, advances to the Senate as Soviet Russia already operates a nuclear powered icebreaker.
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