Red Envoy Seeks Talks With Nixon During U S Visit
Anastas Mikoyan the Soviet first deputy premier arrives in New York and plans a 2% to 3 week visit with stops in 10 American cities He is inclined to meet Vice President Nixon and possibly President Eisenhower The White House has not arranged a meeting and security forces prepare for demonstrations and a Berlin crisis context
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Washington
Russia
Anastas Mikoyan
Nixon
Kremlin
Mikoyan
Eisenhower
White House
New York
State Department
Alaska Becomes State and Changes Flag Design
President Eisenhower proclaimed Alaska statehood and changed the flag to a 49 star design to take effect July 4. Alaska gains full self government and voting representation in Congress as Bartlett Gruening and Rivers prepare to be sworn in with the 86th Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Alaska
White House
Slips Leave Milwaukee Switchman Severely Injured
James L. Ness, 59, of 7138, lost both legs under a freight car in a Milwaukee yard mishap. He underwent nearly three hours of surgery at St. Olaf Hospital after stepping on a slippery rail while attempting to uncouple a car. Julius McMullen signaled an emergency stop as Ness was dragged a short distance by the moving wheels.
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James L. Ness
St. Olaf Hospital
Milwaukee Road
Ness
Julius McMullen
Baldwin
Austin
Soviet Rocket Sends First Artificial Planet Beyond Earth
The Soviet Pioneer III mission launched a 3,239 pound artificial body that could orbit the sun for millions of years and relay data on space, the moon, magnetism, and cosmic rays, marking a new era of space exploration and prestige.
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New York
Space
Earth
Moscow
Americans praise Soviet moon rocket as it nears lunar approach
Swedish night watchman and global commentators react to the 12 ton Soviet moon rocket. Praise for the USSR grows while expectations of a successful transfer to the moon remain high. Most predict the rocket will reach the moon area around 11 p.m. EST tonight.
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London
Soviet Union
Celestial Highway No. 1
Moon
Bootlegging Charge Follows 22 Pint Liquor Seizure
Story City sheriff led a Friday raid on a local tavern seizing 22 pint bottles and 11 one ounce bottles of liquor. Clarence Main faces bootlegging and liquor where beer is sold charges and was bound over to the county grand jury after waiving preliminary hearing.
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Story City
Iowa
Clarence Main
Grand Jury
Story County
Ivan Shalley
Satellite of the Sun Will Miss the Moon
The Soviet Union claims a new cosmic rocket will be the first artificial planet and a satellite of the sun. It will miss the moon by 3,750 to 5,000 miles after a Friday launch, and had traveled 130,789 miles from the earth as Moscow Radio reported.
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Moscow Radio
Red Square
Harold K. Miles
Soviet Union
Washington
Russia
United States
Mikoyan
Anastas Mikoyan
New York
Kremlin
Viktor Hozikin
Moscow Planetarium
Brazil
Dimitry Martynov
Sternberg State Astronomical Institute
U.S
Moon
U. S
Air Force
Earth
U.S.S.R
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Russians Aim for Moon as U S Urges More Moon Shots
Moscow Radio announced a multi stage rocket reached second cosmic speed and headed for the moon. House Space Committee urged the Air Force to rush two more space shots while Mikoyan prepared to visit the United States.
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U. S
House Space Committee
Air Force
Army
Earth
Moscow Radio
Moon
Forgotten 48 Years Life Began Anew For Man Released
Lee Swearengin, once declared mentally deficient and forgotten for 48 years at Glenwood State School, was released months ago and now works as a handyman at the Lutheran Home for the Aged in Perry Iowa. He recalls no bitterness and looks to a new life with hope. His brother Carl died in 1920 after a Navy stint following school study.
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Perry
Iowa
Lee Swearengin
Glenwood State School
Lutheran Home For
Swearengin
Norman Still
Perry Chief
Lee
Carl
Glenwood
Weather and personal notes from The Herald Weather Site
Weather readings from the Herald site show high 26 low 15 in the last 24 hours with 8 30 a.m. reading. The general outlook is partly cloudy. A separate profile recalls a patient with limited schooling who enjoyed drumming, collecting Indian relics, and outdoor work as advised by a doctor. He moved to Glenwood, misses home, but stays connected locally and enjoys television at night.
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U. S
Herald
Fidel Castro to Fly to Havana and Restore Authority
Fidel Castro arranged a quick Viscount flight from Santiago to Havana with Judge Manuel Urrutia to establish the provisional government. Jubilation spread as authorities vowed to end the strike and food shortages while police and coast guard units guard key sites. Maj. Gen. Cantillo, former armed forces chief, was arrested amid shifts in power after Batista’s exile.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Santiago
Fulgencio Batista
Eulogio Cantillo
Batista
Dominican Republic
Cantillo
Cubana Airlines
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