West weighs impact of Russia’s Sputnik II fuel claim
Western observers questioned Russia’s assertion of new fuel and power sources for Sputnik II and its dog Laika as American scientists, limited by sparse data, assess the mission’s implications. Tass cited Laika’s vital readings while Russian experts debated the dog’s possible fate and reentry.
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Washington
West
Tass
Moscow
Laika
Planetarium
Earth
Oat
Kiril P. Sanyukovich
Russia
Pioneer Earth
Driver Dies When Vehicle Hits Gateway
Landin H. Bentley Jr. of Union Furnace was killed in a Monday 9 50 p m crash when his northbound car struck a four foot brick gateway at Logan entrance on U S Route 33 He died of a fractured skull and multiple injuries at Hocking Valley Hospital with no witnesses or other vehicles involved Bentley who was 25 left behind a wife Janet Marshall Bentley and two sons James L and Gary L plus a large extended family He served in the Army during the Korean War and was born near the Asbury Church in Starr Two
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Union Furnace
Hocking Valley Hospital
Landin H. Bentley, Jr
State
Highway Patrol
Bentley
Heinlein Funeral Home
Janet Marshall Bentley
James L
Gary L
Landing. Bentley, Sr
Frank Allen
Nelsonville
Charles Smith
Athens
Harold Landon
Baltimore
Ohio
Raymond Anderson
Paul Allen
Paul L. Bentley
St. Louis
Manda McLain
Asbury Church
Starr Two
Missile views split after Senate briefing on space prog
Senator Dirksen says US will move back into the king row in missiles and satellites, claiming unseen programs show strong progress. Johnson, Russell, Bridges voiced concerns that US lags, seek better coordination without Cabinet level control.
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Washington
Dirksen
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
United States
Johnson
Russell
Dga
Armed Services Committee
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Defense McElroy
Jap Trial Of Girard Ends Today
Maebashi Japan The manslaughter trial of GI William S Girard ends with a defense plea for acquittal claiming he was carrying out his due business when he fired at Mrs Naka Sakai The three judge district court will verdict on Nov 19 The prosecution seeks five years in prison for the fatal shooting on a US Army firing range last Jan 30 Girard says he shot to protect Army equipment and that the shell hit Mrs Sakai by accident
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Maebashi
Japan
William S. Girard
Illinois
Naka Sakai
Girard
United States
Sakai
Parliament Yeomen Sweep Crypts On Guy Fawkes Day
London reporters note Yeomen of the Guard searched Parliament crypts on the eve of the opening day for the British Parliament. The annual check coincides with Guy Fawkes Day marking the 1605 gunpowder plot milestone and the safety of lawmakers.
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Parliament
Guy Fawkes
James I
Neuberger Advocates Secretary of Science for Cabinet
Sen. Neuberger proposes creating a Cabinet post for science and placing scientists in charge of missiles, arguing for equal emphasis on science with other government demands and greater scientific leadership.
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Los Angeles
Sen. Neuberger
D-Ore
United States
Police to Charge Beatty in Dayton Woman Murder
Dayton police and Montgomery County authorities will meet to draw up charges against 35 year old Robert Lee Beatty who officers say admitted killing a 51 year old Dayton woman.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Robert Lee Beatty
Canton industrialist buys French twin engine jet plane
Henry H. Timken, 51, Timken Roller Bearing Co board chairman, announced he will receive a French built twin engine jet. He expects delivery next July making him one of the first private jet owners in the United States. Also noted former Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson returns to GM board of directors.
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Canton
United States
Henry H. Timken
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Uranium Find No Surprise in Ohio shale report
A University of Cincinnati geologist, Dr. George Barbour, says reports of a uranium vein through Ohio likely refer to shale long known to the government. He notes little uranium in the shale and mocks the idea of extracting it as impractical.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
George Barbour
The
Arts and Sciences College
Lawrence W. Huntington
Lake Erie
Ohio River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pan American College Observatory to watch moon Wednesday
Red Moon in Edinburg is the focus as the Pan American College Observatory keeps a 17 inch eye on the moon Wednesday night to monitor any Russian color changes or other unusual activity.
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Edinburg
Tex
Pan American College Observatory
Russia
Gallia Hotel Fire Fatal. Two In Hospital
A Gallipolis hotel blaze on the top floor left Homer Slim Wright dead at Holzer Hospital after severe burns. Earl Shaw remains in fair condition with facial and arm burns. Firefighters rescued Wright, Shaw, and two other occupants when flames erupted from the north side windows. One man escaped by climbing from a window as another was treated and released earlier.
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Gallia
Homer
Slim) Wright
Holzer Hospital
Wright
Earl Shaw
Shaw
Frank Allen
Akien
Hoffa Appeal Rejected by U S Court
The U S Court of Appeals upheld a temporary injunction blocking Hoffa from the Teamsters presidency pending a ruling on the convention’s legality. The order prevents any constitutional changes from taking effect before the hearing. separate note: James G Cross of the Bakers Union says he will not resign as directed by the AFL CIO and will seek support from his 150,000 members at the November 14 meeting.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hoffa
U.S
F. Dickinson Letts
James G. Cross
Bakers Union
Afl-Cio
Cross
Brothers Die in Fire After Kerosene Blast
Springfield report says three young brothers died when a kerosene explosion sparked a blaze that destroyed their South Side home Monday night.
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Springfield
South Side
Massillon Bus Strike Halts City Transport
A dispute over bus schedules and a strike by 15 city bus drivers has left Massillon without public transit for three days.
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Massillon
Architect Presents Hospital Plans
Local paper reports an architect has presented hospital plans for the community. The feature outlines the proposed layout and key facilities, signaling a major step in regional health infrastructure.
Bears for Flight Tests Denied Space Link by AF
The Air Force states four black bears bought from a New York game farm will not be used in space travel experiments. Spokesman confirms the bears join the Aero Medical Laboratory at Holloman Base New Mexico as test subjects with no decision yet on their role. Roland Lindemann of Catskill Game Farm first reported the purchase.
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Washington
Air Force
New York
Aero Medical Laboratory
Holloman Air Force Base
N. M
Roland Lindemann
Catskill
Pitzele resigns from Business Week after Senate probe
Merlyn S. Pitzele, former senior editor at Business Week and labor adviser to Eisenhower campaigns, resigns after telling Senate rackets probers he took $15 000 from the Teamsters while heading the New York State Mediation Board. He ends all ties with McGraw Hill Publishing Co. and Business Week.
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New York
Merlyn S. Pitzele
Senate
Teamsters Union
New York State Mediation Board
Business Week
Pitzele
Eisenhower
Washington
Teamsters
McGraw- Hill Publishing Co., Inc
Machine bangs away at courthouse pests
In Zanesville a U S Fish and Wildlife Service device fires cracker like explosions every minute to drive thousands of starlings from the Muskingum County courthouse roost. The noisy method mirrors a Fourth of July display despite the fifth of November timing.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Off Year Elections Feature Governors Races and City Ballots
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia head to polls as Democrats defend governorships while Republicans target two House seats in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Eisenhower backs GOP candidates. New York City mayoral battle also unfolds amid civil rights debate.
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Little Rock
Virginia
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
New York City
New York
Robert B. Meyner
Trenton
Malcolm S. Forbes
Meyner
Forbes
Mey
Disarmament Talks Collapse After Soviet Walkout
United Nations in New York reports the Soviet Union quits the Disarmament Commission and its five nation subcommittee. Russia demands talks include all 82 UN members, shocking delegates and dashing hopes for broader negotiations. Western powers reject expanded talks as propaganda while officials from the United States Britain Canada and France react with concern.
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N.Y
Russia
UN Disarmament Commission
Presnt
V. V. Kuznetsov
Assembly
Kuznetsov
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kremlin
United States
UN Assembly
Mysterious Egg-Shaped Object Spooks West Texas
A missile engineer reports a brilliant colored egg shaped object that stalled autos on U S 54 near White Sands region. The Air Force has begun an investigation into similar sightings across New Mexico Texas and beyond. Witnesses describe a sun bright oval object seen near White Sands bunkers and other odd lights reported in Texas Illinois Virginia Indiana and near Chicago.
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Lubbock
Tex
New Mexico
AIR Force
James Stokes
Air Force Missile Development Center
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N. M
Terry Clark
Kalg
U. S. 54
White Sands Proving Grounds
West Texas
White Sands Proving Ground
Texas
Chicago
Virginia
Indiana
Wisconsin Is Mothballed
The USS Wisconsin the world’s largest battleship and America’s last in operation entered harbor from Norfolk Virginia. The ship will join sister ships in the mothball fleet at Bayonne New Jersey Friday signaling the end of an era as battleships are judged obsolete by new weapons.
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New York
Wisconsin
America
Norfolk
Bayonne
N.J
Muttnik in Russia Means Fisherman
Capt. Robert Kamdron of Seattle, 72, a Russian born tanker pilot for Union Oil Co., explains Muttnik is a real Russian word meaning one who fishes in muddy water not a dog carrying satellite.
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San Francisco
Robert Kamdron
Camdron
Seattle
Union Oil Co
Ordinance Challenge Seen In NAACP Suit
U S District Judge Roy W Harper delayed ruling one day on the NAACP suit against a Little Rock ordinance requiring certain groups to file confidential membership and contribution lists with the city clerk The judge urged both sides to cooperate to test the law's constitutionality and to arrange a court test if possible He noted the conflict between city attorneys and NAACP lawyers and suggested a joint approach to resolve the issue
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Little Rock
U. S. Dist
Roy W. Harper
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
C. D. Longstreth
Harper
NAACF
Frank D. Reeves
Longstreth
One Year Old Scarred, Young Brother Accidental Scalding
In Augusta Georgia a Columbus Ohio soldier's daughter Sharon Marie Neubig died after a bath tub scalding. Her 3-year-old brother Marvin Jr. accidentally turned on the hot water while she played in the tub.
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Augusta
Columbus
Couple with four children adopt Korean babies in Columbus
The Johnsons, 24 year old ice cream route man and 23 year old wife, despite rejection by American agencies for youth, welcome two new children Mark 2 and Lance 11 months from Korea, bringing their total to four in under a year. The older children Kim 4 and Jody 3 were adopted previously and the couple recounts their surprise at expanding their family.
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Jack Johnsons of
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Jody
Mark
Lance
Korea
America
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Dorothy
Johnsons
Japan
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