Eisenhower Meets Science Group on Sputnik and Space
President Eisenhower meets with his science advisory committee to discuss satellite and missile programs as Russia maintains the Sputnik in orbit. California physicist reports coded radio signals from the satellite and scientists note an unknown force altering a moonlet's orbit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
White House
U. S
J. Allen Hyner
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Naval Research Laboratory
California
C. R. Moe
Sunnyvale
Moe
Congress
Circleville Pumpkin Show Opens Its 51st Year
The 51st Circleville Pumpkin Show opens Wednesday with an expected crowd of 200,000 by Saturday. Treasurer Robert Colville notes the event, called the greatest free show on earth, will award about $5,000 in free entertainment and $4,000 for a premium list. Prizes cover pumpkins grains fruits vegetables flowers poultry baked goods and amateur photography.
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Circleville
Robert Colville
Colville
Hoffa pleads innocent in perjury trial on grand jury probe
James R Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, pleads innocent in District Court to five counts of perjury tied to a federal grand jury probe of wiretapping at his Detroit headquarters. A $2500 bail bond was rewritten to cover the perjury case as attorneys set trial dates before Judge William B. Herlands. Hoffa, newly elected Teamsters president, is barred from office by court order. A separate injunction in Washington blocked Hoffa and associates from taking over the union, while Dave Beck remains president until December 1.
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New York
James R Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Hoffa
William B. Herlands
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
U. S. District Court
Washington
F. Dickinson Letts
Miami Beach
Dave Beck
Beck
Division Redesignated as 1st Cavalry in Korea
The 24th Infantry Division the first American unit to engage the Communists in Korea died quietly today after a 16 year history. At a near armistice zone ceremony the division colors were furled and sent to Washington as the black and yellow horse patch of the 1st Cavalry returned to Korea. Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker and Maj. Gen. William F. Dean led a move from 24th to the 1st Cavalry after a storied combat record beginning with the June 1950 invasion and delaying actions against the Communist advance.
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Western Front
Korea
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
1St Cavalry Division
Washington
1St Cavalry
Ralph W. Zwicker
24Th
William F. Dean
South Korea
Two Ohioans Die As Montana Car Plunges Embankment
Louis England, 21, Akron, Ohio, his wife aged 21 and their infant child died in a one car crash on U S 2 near Culbertson Montana. England was reported in critical condition after the sports car swerved left near a bridge and plunged down a nine foot embankment.
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Culbertson
Mont
Louis
England
Akron
Ohio
VU. S. 2
Montana
Missing Link TV Eye Lets Pilot See Weather Below
Development of an Army Navy ANIP instrument shown at a symposium promises a television eye for pilots. The two dimensional image on a 20 by 11 inch tube is enhanced by a lightweight computer to give a third dimension view of terrain and sky. Cmdr George W Hoover credits ANIP with reducing six cockpit instruments and shifting the burden from pilot adaptation to machine aided perception.
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Los Angeles
Army-Navy
Army - Navy
Army Cuts Units In Little Rock After Integration
The Army orders 500 of 1000 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne to return to Ft. Campbell Ky and ends most Arkansas National Guardsmen federalized during the Little Rock crisis as tensions ease and Central High School remains calm. Officials earlier said no orders yet to release troops from duty. Governor Faubus and NAACP leaders offered cautious reactions.
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Central High School
Army
Washington
Orval Faubus
L. C. Bates
Arkansas
NAACP
Amis Guthridge
Capital Citizens ‘Council
Brucker
Amy
Edwin A. Walker
Arkansas National
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Bricker
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Tri State Alert Out For Man
The sheriff's department reports a man calling as a tax collector demanded payments at Apple Grove service stations. A woman paid 5.20 in cigarettes 2.02 in gasoline 0.35 in oil and 22.23 in cash after a large man with Boyd County Kentucky plates claimed back taxes from 1951. Police issued a tri state area alert.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Apple Grove
Boyd County
Kessel Brumfield Station
Perry Kinnaird
Miami Official Elected President of Directors
Harry M. Gerlach of Miami University was elected president of the Association of College Admissions Counselors at its 13th annual convention. Burton W. Dunfield of Denison University was named to a three year term as director.
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Excelsior Springs
Harry M. Gerlach
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
The
Association of College Admissions Counselors
Burton W. Dunfield
Denison University
Granville
Lad Finds Metal Object Believed Sputnik Behind Home
Detroit police laboratory confirms 5 year old Dennis DeYoung did not find Sputnik but a metal fragment. Technicians identify it as iron likely from an artillery shell non Russian. Dennis brought the piece indoors to show his father Morris before authorities were called.
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Detroit
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis
Morris
Weather snapshot across states with variable cloudiness
Ohio shows partly cloudy with little temperature change and light rain possible. West Virginia remains overcast with possible rain by Wednesday night. Other cities report a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures ranging from the 40s to 70s across the region.
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West Virginia
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Cleveland
Des Moines
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Los Angeles
Memphis
Hesteeean
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Oklahoma
City
Portland
Ore
Ste Marie
Tampa
Three Year Old Minnie Haun Found Dead in Cumberland Cliffs
The body of 3 year old Minnie Haun was found near a Cumberland Mountains cliff about six miles from her home in LaFollette Tennessee. She had been missing since last Tuesday after leaving with her mother and sister. Coroner Jimmy Jones said death was due to exposure or starvation. Two men located the body hours after searchers found clothing from the child.
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Lafollette
Tenn
Minnie Haun
Cumberland Mountains
East Tennessee
Jimmy Jones
Campbell County
No Settlement Seen In Pittsburgh Strike
Thousands of residents used nearly all transport modes except trolleys to reach work as 2200 bus and trolley operators strike Pittsburgh Railways Co. for a second day with no talks scheduled and no quick settlement in sight.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Retrial Set for Confidential Magazine Defendants
Confidential Magazine and Associates are scheduled for a retrial on criminal libel conspiracy charges on November 20. The case centers on alleged publication acts and related conspiratorial conduct.
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Los Angeles
Confidential Magazine and Associates
Texas Floods Kill Three Across State
Three people died in Texas floods and storms as heavy rain battered the state. A man drowned in central Texas after his car fell into a rain swollen creek, another in southeast Texas when a bridge collapsed, and a third in the same area amid high winds.
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Dallas
Texas
Tito German Split Seems Imminent
West German Chancellor Adenauer reportedly pursues a tough stance toward Yugoslavia after Belgrade recognized East Germany. Diplomatic observers expect a break in Bonn Belgrade ties though trade and some relations may continue, with Yugoslav recognition seen as a Soviet backed victory.
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Konrad Adenauer
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
East Germany
Bonn
Belgrade
Mta
Msaan
West Germany
Dusan Kveder
Adenauer
Heinrich Brentano
Russia
Germany
Tito
Karl Georg Pfleiderer
Constable Files Charges After Athens Scuffle
David Bobo 68 of Sigar Creek lies in Sheltering Arms Hospital with a abdominal gunshot wound after a scuffle with Constable William Huddy 41. Huddy and Bobo’s son Eddie 42 face assault and battery charges as investigators probe a clash linked to a juvenile warrant.
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David Bobo
Sigar Creek
Bobo
Eddie
Huddy
Eddie Bobo
Bernard Berens
Fairfield County
Roger Jones
Athens
Sugar Creek
Queen's Day Crowded With Ottawa Events
Queen Elizabeth II returns to routine duties after Parliament opening as crowds gather for a motorcade from Government House Hull city hall and the launch of the Queensway highway project. A formal dinner at Prime Minister Diefenbaker's home ends the day with Prince Philip delivering a radio speech on Commonwealth industrial communities.
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Hull
Queensway
John Diefenbaker
Prince Philip
Oxford
Philip
Elizabeth II
Parliament
Ottawa
Elizabeth
Jamestown
Washington, D.C
London
Milk Shipments Halted by Radioactive Spill in England
A 200 square mile zone between the Lake District and the Irish Sea was declared unsafe for milk after uranium cartridges overheated at Windscale. Radioactive iodine spilled from the plant affecting grazing land. authorities say the situation is not serious.
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London
England
Lake District
Irish Sea
Sailor Jimmie Henderson Faces Navy Court Martial Sentence
In San Francisco Seaman Jimmie Henderson a 21 year old Navy clerk from Marin City awaits a court martial sentence after being convicted of premeditated murder by a seven member panel. The options under the Uniform Code of Military Justice include death or life imprisonment.
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San Francisco
Jimmie Henderson
Marin City
Truck Driver John E. Carter Dies After Crash
Oak Hill Route 2 resident John E. Carter aged 64 died of a heart attack before his truck struck a tree on Ohio 279 one mile west of Oak Hill Monday, Ohio Highway Patrol reported.
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Jackson
John E. Carter
Oak Hill
Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Fire Devours Freight Cars and Brick Storage in New Philadelphia
A blaze believed to have leaped from a drying kiln ignited a 500 foot storage building and destroyed five Baltimore and Ohio freight cars plus the Robinson Clay Products Co. brick storage facility. Firefighters fought the flames through the night amid smoky embers and strong winds. No injuries were immediately reported as investigators began surveying the wreckage for the cause.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio
Robinson Clay Products Co
Ohio Highway Patrol
Gallia County Health Drive Starts With Chest X Ray
Gallia County officials announce a chest X ray screening program as part of a county health outreach. The move aims to identify hidden lung issues and improve access to diagnostic services across the region.
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Gallia County
MSU
Oklahoma
Jackson
Council
Logan
Nelsonville
Queen Elizabeth II wears familiar outfits on Canada visit
Fashion minded Britons note the Queen repeats several outfits during her Canada trip, including a red velvet fitted coat with fur collar worn on arrival. An estimated 850 pounds saved by not replacing the clothes is cited by one reporter.
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London
Queen Elizabeth al
Canada
Canada’s Conservatives seek higher pensions and aid
Ottawa plans to push Parliament for increased pensions, extra aid to prairie wheat farmers, and potential tax cuts, signaling a shift in fiscal policy after 22 years of Liberal governance.
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Ottawa
Canada
Egyptian Forces Land in Syria Include Infantry and Artillery
An Egyptian military spokesman said units landed in Syria include infantry and artillery units equipped with armored cars and heavy tanks, signaling a significant ground deployment.
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Cairo
Syria
Tractor Shovel Stolen From Cleveland Construction Site
American Construction Co reports a $26,000 tractor shovel stolen from a Cleveland site. Tire tracks show thieves loaded it on a carry-all and moved it away.
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Cleveland
American Construction Co
Jury selection in murder trial of two deaf mutes in Ohio
In St Clairsville Ohio a tentative jury was seated Monday for the murder trial of two deaf mutes. Attorneys for both sides still have several challenges to raise before final jurors are sworn today.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Californian Delays Political Revelation in 1958 Plans
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, a leading Democrat, plans to announce his 1958 political plans in Los Angeles on October 30. He is delaying the formal announcement to deliver several scheduled speeches as attorney general before announcing his candidacy.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
California
Los Angeles
Escaped youths from Brown County jail head home toward Wilmington
Two teenage inmates, Dennis Murray aged 14 weighing 72 pounds and Ronald Blackburn 15 at 145 pounds, escaped Brown County jail in Georgetown Ohio by squeezing through a narrow door on Monday. Deputies say Murray used a key to free Blackburn before the pair fled toward their homes near Wilmington where they were being held on burglary charges from the previous Tuesday.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Brown County
Wilmington
Dennis Murray
Ronald Blackburn
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