Comet Sales Soar As Daytona Record Sparks Deals
The 1964 Comet is praised for a record run at Daytona and global recognition for styling and engineering. Two heavily modified Comets became the first American cars to finish the East African Safari Rally. Mercury dealers push big sale pushes to beat records with strong incentives.
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Daytona
Airliner Ditches and Sinks After 50 Mile Palma Flight
A Spanish DC3 ditched in the Mediterranean near Palma sinking in five minutes. Shrimp fishermen saved 27 of 28 aboard. one passenger, Margaret Sanders 52 of Kenet England, was killed. Two travelers Richard Butchers 63 and Constance Butchers 63 were hospitalized with minor injuries. The plane, owned by Tassa Co, carried 25 passengers and a crew of 3 on a Palma Ibiza charter flight.
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Fiber Glass Replaces Cotton in Communist China Drive
Fiber glass is replacing cotton and other natural fibers across Chinese industries. Over 60 varieties are produced, with adoption in electrical engineering, metallurgy, coal, oil, chemical, and other plants due to high tensile strength and resistance to heat and corrosion. It is used for thermal and electrical insulation, saving silk and cotton in large quantities.
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Science Service
Hong Kong
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