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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1959
Page
13
BERGAMO Italy Pope John XXI will receive a new crown Saturday from his native Bergamo Province. The three tiered design was simplified at the Pontiff's request with half the jewels omitted to cut costs. The crown, originally set at $10 000, was completed for $5 000 with proceeds to charity.
Alaska Senator Ernest Gruening outlined a proposed Rampart Canyon dam on the Yukon River that would be the nation’s largest hydroelectric project. It could generate as much as 4,770,000 kilowatts, flood over 10,000 square miles, store 1.5 billion acre feet, and offer power for about two mills per kilowatt hour. The Corps of Engineers estimates a cost of 900 million to 1.5 billion dollars depending on installation size.
Two young Guernsey cows from Bedfordshire attended a national dairy convention at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The animals named Ethelyne and her companion lounged in portable stalls while guests enjoyed whisky and gin from the National Milk Publicity Council. The hour-and-a-half event passed without incident.
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