Atlas Moonshot Elevates U S Space Ambitions
The Atlas missile successfully launched from Cape Canaveral to place the largest U.S. satellite into orbit, dwarfing Sputnik III. President Eisenhower hailed the achievement as a step forward enabling peaceful space advances for the United States and mankind.
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Teamsters Bribe Uncovered Over Hoffa Tie
New Rochelle New York court appointed monitor Godfrey Schmidt said the Teamsters offered to pay him 155000 to quit. Schmidt, a New York attorney, had represented rank and file in a suit that blocked Hoffa from taking the presidency. He said the union owes 105000 for counsel and 50000 for a year as one of three monitors.
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Godfrey Schmidt
Teamsters
Schmidt
New York
James R. Hoffa
Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register
Tribune and Register
Martin Donoghue
Monitor
Monitors
Hoffa
Papers Strike Continues into Second Weekend in New York
New York reporters face a second weekend without nine major city dailies as a 10 day old newspaper strike persists. Joint talks between the Deliverers Union and Publishers Association were broken off last Tuesday and are set to resume Monday afternoon with federal mediators meeting separately in the interim. If circumstances warrant, an earlier joint meeting may be scheduled, the Mediation Service said.
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New York
Publishers Association of
New York City
Murder Charge Filed In Columbus Slaying
David S. Smith a 20 year old college student was charged with first degree murder in the killing of 24 year old expectant mother Mrs Janice O Porter. Authorities say Smith admitted the slaying and planned the assault for two or three days. His sanity is in question as his attorney seeks psychiatric evaluation.
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David S. Smith
Janice O. Porter
Smith
Porter
Three nation talks adjourn for Christmas recess
The three nation talks on a nuclear test ban adjourned today for a two week Christmas recess.
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Geneva
Hays Backers Honor Lawman After Defeat
About 700 friends gathered to honor Rep. Brooks Hays as he reflected on moderation and the rule of law. Messages from Adlai Stevenson, Vice President Nixon, and Gov. Price Daniel were read, and Billy Graham praised Hays for elevating political discourse. Alford's election irregularities probe awaits a House decision on January 7.
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Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Hays
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Adlai Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Gov
Price Daniel
Texas
Evangelist Billy Graham
Southern Baptist Convention
Graham
Congress
Alford
House
Safety Council Estimates 620 Christmas Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council projected 620 Americans would die in traffic accidents during the four day Christmas holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. The council urged early starts, lowered speeds, rest if tired, and not driving after drinking. Last year's four day period saw 225 deaths. the record four day toll was 706 in 1956.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Democratic Committee Reports $38,898 Debt
An expense statement shows the Democratic State Executive Committee owes 38988 dollars. Most is owed to chairman William L. Coleman totaling 28125 dollars in back salary from December 15, 1956 to November 1.
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Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
William L. Coleman
Navy Bases To Close in Cutbacks
The Navy will close and merge ground bases in 17 states and cut about 9000 civilian jobs as costs rise and a Regulus II missile program is canceled. Columbus Naval Air Station will shut by June 30, with the service aiming to save over 100 million dollars by terminating Regulus I and shifting funds to other programs.
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Columbus Naval Air Station
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Exiled Polish Leader Card Wyszynski Leaves Rome
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski departed Rome for Warsaw amid Polish exiles who warned not to return to communist Poland. The Roman Catholic primate of Poland came to Rome for the conclave that elected Pope John XXIII after Pius XII’s death.
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Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
Poland
John XXIII
Pius XII
Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Glass Corp declares 2 for 1 stock dividend plus cash
The Anchor Hocking Glass Corp will issue a 2 for 1 stock dividend on January 26 to shareholders of record January 15. Directors also declare a quarterly cash dividend of 60 cents and a yearend extra of 20 cents on each common share.
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Lancaster
Anchor
Hocking Glass Corp
Nazi Guinea Pigs Flown To New York
New York reporters recount the arrival of 27 Polish resistance women, subjected to Nazi experiments during 1942–44. They traveled from Warsaw to Idlewild Airport and will live with American volunteers as sulfa drug tests followed brutal injuries and infections.
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New York
Warsaw
America
Idlewild
OSU Graduation to Honor 614 Graduates
Ohio State University will award degrees to 614 seniors and graduate students at the autumn commencement today. The ceremony in Columbus marks the culmination of their studies as they receive bachelor’s and advanced degrees.
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OSU
Columbus
Ohio State University
Atlas rocket launch signals US prestige rebound in space race
Washington notes the Atlas rocket lifted into orbit weighing about 8700 to 8800 pounds, three times Sputniks heaviest, signaling renewed US power after a string of Soviet space milestones. Officials say the launch aims to bolster credibility with allies and deter rivals in the Cold War era.
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Washington
America
Earth
London
Moscow
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Navy Vanguard
Bulganin Discredits Himself Amid Khrushchev Move
AP reports 63 year old Nikolai Bulganin conceded his conspiracy against the party and admitted Khrushchev’s accusation. The former Soviet Premier blamed conservative opposition to Khrushchev’s economic reforms and had his travel companion humiliated to rally support.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Communist Party Central Committee
Khrushchev
Claims Substantiated in Ohio Natural Resources Charges
The state auditor said eight employees of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources falsified expense accounts and that the charges are substantiated. The investigation found phony items totaling 1833.23 dollars and led to charges filed with the Civil Service Commission against William R. Farley, supervisor of the Lake Erie division. The probe covers seven staff assigned to Farley.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Division of Wildlife
Civil Service Commission
William R. Farley
Lake Erie
Farley
Mother Admits Killing Her Three Children
Eugene police found Donna Mae Rutledge, 27, in a field with blood on her face. She told officers she killed her three children by drowning them after using a rock on herself.
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Eugene, Ore
Donna Mae Rutledge
22 Year Old Mother Of Eighteen Children
Marie Smith, 22, cares for 18 youngsters after her mother died on November 8. She manages 14 siblings plus four of her own children in a six room basement flat, later renting eight more rooms. The family relies on aid to dependent children while the widower Alonzo Williams is unemployed due to illness.
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Herman Smith
Alonzo Williams
Smiths
Atlas rocket brings human space labs closer to Earth
Atlas advances heavy satellite deployment enabling manned flights and weather observation via TV tracking. It promises rapid communications, global TV relay, and space telescopes with clearer views, exciting scientists about near Earth operations.
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New York
Atlas
Human Space Laboratories
Earth
Ohio Sheriffs Elect Steel Named Trustee
The Buckeye Sheriffs Assn elected Carson C. Davis of Hancock County as president at the Columbus convention. Dean D. Ellis Washington County was named first vice president, Tom Fasula Ashtabula County second vice president, Arthur Shuman Clark County executive secretary, Charles Radcliff Pickaway County treasurer, and Harold Steel Vinton County named trustee.
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Buckeye Sheriff's Assn
Carson C. Davis
Hancock County
Dean D. Ellis
Washington County
Tom Fasula
Ashtabula County
Arthur Shuman
Clark County
Charles Radcliff
Pickaway County
Harold Steel
Vinton County
Weather Alert: Cold Wave Warnings Across States
Onto cold wave warnings across the region with cloudy skies and rapid temperature drops. West Virginia faces strong winds and a sharp cooldown tonight into Saturday with snow flurries possible in the far north. Ohio forecast shows temperatures 10-14 degrees below normal, with continued cold through Wednesday and a chance of light snow around Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Ms West
Death of Student Puzzler in St. Louis
Police search for killer of James Bullock 27 four months bridegroom church worker and student. He was shot twice and found near the City Art Museum in Forest Park after leaving a class at the University of St Louis. Officers questioned Dr Glennon Engleman and another dentist but named no suspects.
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City Art Museum
Forest Park
University of St Louis
Glennon EE. Engleman
St. Louis
Edna Bullock
Engleman
Goldfine Convicted for Civil Contempt in Tax Probe
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine was found guilty of criminal contempt for failing to produce Lebanon Mills books in the Lebanon New Hampshire probe of his tax affairs. He was acquitted on two counts involving Lebandale Mills Lebanon New Hampshire and George Moffett and Sons Plymouth Massachusetts. Goldfine's secretary Mildred Paperman was convicted for records tied to Strathmore Mills Boston and Northfield Mills Northfield Vermont.
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Bernard Goldfine
Lebanon Mills
Lebanon
Nel
Goldfine
Lebandale Mills
N. H
George Moffett and Sons Co
Plymouth
Mass
Mildred Paperman
Strathmore Mills
Northfield Mills
Northfield
Identical Twins Appeal For March of Dimes Aid
Twin sisters Julia and Magdelina Ardiales of San Antonio Texas, six months old, both stricken with paralytic polio simultaneously, make a hopeful appeal for March of Dimes contributions. The pair is believed to be the only identical twins ever affected together.
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Julia
Magdelina Ardiales
San Antonio, Tex
Ohioan Fired Rocket and Didn’t Know Target
Curt Johnston, test conductor from Newark Ohio, said he did not know the Atlas missile’s target when he pressed the launch button. Security kept most details secret until three hours before launch. The Atlas reached space traveling at 17000 mph and inserted into an orbit from 625 to 115 miles high.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Curt Johnston
Newark
Ohio
United States
Johnston
American Airlines Strike Nearing Noon Amid Talks
About 1500 pilots planned a strike at 11 59 p m against American Airlines as federal mediation continued. Wage dispute negotiations between the Air Line Pilots Association and American remained active with settlement hopes before the deadline.
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Chicago
American Airlines
Air Line
Assn
American
Route 2 Reopens After Rock Slide In West Virginia
Route 2 along the West Virginia side of the Ohio River was reopened after a rock slide Wednesday night blocked W V 2 with debris. Local officials reported the slide closed the highway briefly and crews cleared the debris to restore traffic flow.
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West Virginia
Ohio River
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