Kremlin silent on reported human spaceflight mission
Moscow reports say Russia launched a man carrying rocket reaching about 186 miles and that the passenger parachuted back to earth, a claim not officially confirmed. If true, the feat would approach or exceed prior altitude records and contrast with dogs sent aloft in earlier tests.
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Kremlin
Russia
Earth
U. S. Air Force
Iven Kincheloe
U.S. Air Force
Kincheloe
Johnson asks Army to explain alleged retaliation over Gavin testimony
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson demands a Army explanation after Lt Gen James Gavin says his promotion was sidetracked following his criticism of missile policy. Gavin will retire March 31 after being told he was no longer considered for four star rank and Continental Army Command assignment. Johnson says the subcommittee will question Secretary of the Army to establish facts and uphold witness protection.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Army
James M. Gavin
Pentagon
Gavin
Army Research and Development
Johnson
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Brucker
Senate
Maxwell D. Taylor
Continental Army Command
Navy and Air Force choose designs for atomic planes
Washington reports that the Navy and Air Force have chosen basic designs for atom driven planes to be ready within about two years. Congress pressures to have a nuclear capable aircraft ahead of rival nations.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Want Ad Delivers Fast Results, Says Ad-Taker
The ad in question claims fastest results in the world with proven facts. Call 31242 to have a friendly Ad-Taker help you write your classified. The notice minimizes boasting and emphasizes prompt outcomes.
Ohio Government Denies Early Interstate Funds for Ohio
Ohio highway chief Charles M. Noble said a 2 hour meeting with federal administrator Bertram Tallamy ended with no advance in federal interstate funds. He noted Ohio moves fast in the program and asks Congress could help, while Tallamy cited no current opportunity. Noble sought early fiscal 1960 allocation for planning, previously set for December 1959.
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Washington
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Bertram D. Tallamy
Noble
Congress
Tallamy
Election Year Congress Faces Major Controversies
Congress opens with defense as top priority. Eisenhower to push four billion for foreign aid and a five year extension for reciprocal trade. Debates loom on labor disclosures, anti bribery laws, arms tech sharing, education funding, farm policy, unemployment, postal rates, and debt ceiling while civil rights and other long standing issues look unlikely to finish.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Labor — Administration
Senate
U. S
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress Sees Little Tax Relief
Congress reconvened to confront new economic issues as defense needs and revenue requirements push tax relief to the background. The Ways and Means Committee began five weeks of hearings on tax revision with a focus on broad policy and 1954 code ambiguities. Chairman Mills says the reviews aim to redraw basic tax policies toward a fair revenue system, with most members agreeing major tax cuts are unlikely.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Mills
D-Ark
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Interviewed by Columbus Committee
The State Democratic Advisory Committee interviewed three gubernatorial hopefuls in Columbus: Mayor Maynard E. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Vivienne Suarez, and Clingan Jackson. Sensenbrenner said he seeks the governorship, while Suarez offered help with signatures for a legislative race. The panel discussed a pre-primary endorsing proposal but took no action. State Rep. James Lantz was appointed to recruit candidates in the 10th District.
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Columbus
Democratic Advisory Committee
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner
Vivienne Suarez
Clingan Jackson
Youngstown
Sensenbrenner
Jackson
William R. Thom
Canton
James Lantz
Lancaster
10Th
Ward Stores Struck in Wage Demand Walkout
Employees at three Montgomery Ward stores walked out and picketed other Ward locations in Chicago to press for higher wages amid ongoing wage dispute.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Navy Patrol Plane Crashes Into Seashore Community
A Navy patrol plane attempting a landing in Norfolk Virginia with one engine dead crashed into a crowded seashore resort area. Four of the twelve crewmen were killed as the Mercator aircraft demolished and damaged several cottages. Three residents were injured in Ocean View as the plane struck homes and skidded into the oceanfront. The plane was based at Port Lyautey in French Morocco and on a flight from Bermuda to Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Mercator
Ocean View
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
Bermuda
Police Probe Stench Bombings at Toledo Store
Police investigate a series of stink bombings at LaSalle's Department Store in Toledo. Four devices made from fruit jars filled with liquid were broken open Monday, including one in the basement during an evening shopping period, as the Retail Clerks Union pickets the store.
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Toledo
LaSalle’s
Retail Clerks Union
Educator urges new values for small colleges
Dr. Frank Taylor of Sarah Lawrence urges small colleges to abandon pursuit of growth and pursue fresh ideas. He calls for student run teaching, deep single courses, and flexible study programs to redefine education for non-accredited colleges within CASC debates.
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Miami Beach
Fla
America
Lusky
Frank Taylor
New York
Sarah Lawrence University
Taylor
Council For the Advancement of Small Colleges Casc
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Boards of Education
CASC
Education lawmakers focus on U S schooling reform
Congresswomen voiced concern over U S education with Senator Margaret Chase Smith urging more science study for national defense. Representative Frances Bolton criticized the proposed billion dollar program as insufficient and pressed deeper foreign aid work and Africa policy.
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Washington
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Frances Bolton
Ohio
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Two Trapped For 3 Hours In Vehicle Near Pomeroy
State Patrol says Ivan Carman and Mae Mayle were trapped nearly three hours after a crash on Route 143 near Wolfpen. Rescued by a passerby, they were taken to Meigs General Hospital in satisfactory condition. The car was found around 5:45 a m. with about six inches of water in the creek.
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Route 143
Wolfpen
Carman
Jim Reeves
Harrisonville
Fumes Cause Death In Columbus Heater Incident
Columbus records its first carbon monoxide death of 1958 when fumes from a faulty heater kill former resident Joseph E. Muth aged 45.
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Columbus
Joseph E. Muth
Truck Train Crash Kills Columbus Man at Sullivant Crossing
Andrew Baker age 59 of Columbus died Monday when his pickup collided with a New York Central passenger train at the Sullivant Avenue crossing. Sheriff deputies reported the fatal crash occurred at the crossing in Columbus.
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Columbus
Andrew Baker
New York Central
Sullivant Ave
Sheriff's
Dulles Stands Firm on Secretary of State Post
John Foster Dulles plans to stay as secretary of state and resist Democratic pressure to retire. President Eisenhower backs him, though Dulles weighs ongoing health and future duties. He recently recovered from laryngitis and a cancer surgery, with no sign of recurrence. He aims to keep space and East-West talks grounded in solid space work.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Snow Snat Ne
Dulles
Paris
Long Island
Free World
Russia
NLRB Director Hull to Testify in Red Trial
John A. Hull regional director of the National Labor Relations Board will be the first witness in the trial of seven individuals charged with conspiracy for filing non communist affidavits under the Taft Hartley Law.
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Cleveland
John A. Hull
National Labor Relations Board
Zanesville adopts city manager form of government
Maurice L. Vinsel was elected president by the City Council and Richard H. Custer became city manager on Monday as Zanesville switches from mayor council to city manager council government system.
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Zanesville
Maurice L. Vinsel
Richard H. Custer
Stockton college marks 106th anniversary
Stockton California observes the College of the Pacific turning 106 years old as the state’s first institution of higher learning reaches a similar age.
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Stockton
Calif
College of the Pacific
California
Nelsonville Council Organizes
Local council in Nelsonville undertakes organizational steps to reorganize committees and streamline town governance following recent meetings. Officials outline new roles and assign responsibilities to enhance municipal operations.
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Nelsonville Council
Hocking CO
Pomeroy Council
Athens Eae
Glouster
Point
Chauncey
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Ohio Power Lists Budget Big Allocation for Sporn Plant
Ohio Power Co announces a 1958 budget with nearly 21 million of 62.21 million for construction and expansion at Graham Station Philip Sporn Plant in West Virginia. Major line work includes the second 132000 volt Sporn to Ravenswood Ravenswood Works line and a 66kV Crooksville to South Fultonham line. Other sizable projects cover Muskingum River Beverly Kammer Captina and Southern Division upgrades with equipment at South Point and Ironton transformer.
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Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W.va
A. N. Prentice
Ohio Power
Sporn
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Ravenswood Works
Muskingum River
Beverly
Ohio
Captina
W. Va
Kammer
Southern Division
Crooksville
South Fultonham
Philo-Duncan Falls
Texas Flood Recedes as Flood Victims Return Home
Rough seas battered the lower Texas Gulf Coast as residents displaced by the worst floods in three years begin returning to sodden homes. In Elinburg, more than 250 people remained displaced as floodwaters receded after five days of heavy rains.
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Elinburg
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Judge Uses Ruler Test To Leniently Fine Youth For Long Hair
In Long Beach California Judge Charles T. Smith leniently fined 25 dollars and granted one year probation to 21 year old Gary T. Lindsay after requiring a ruler based haircut check. Lindsay previously faced a misdemeanor weapon charge and was ordered to cut hair to no more than one and half inches. The judge said long hair, especially pleated in back, signals trouble and prefers crew cuts.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charles T. Smith
Smith
Lindsay
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