Vanguard Director Optimistic As Firing Time Draws Near
Cape Canaveral reports optimism for tomorrow launch of the Vanguard rocket after weather and mechanical issues. J Paul Walsh of the Office of Naval Research says conditions are materially better and a successful launch could put a small satellite into orbit. Officials note prior test stages met or exceeded expectations and countdown timing will be announced later.
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Vanguard
Ben Funk
Cape Canaveral
Fla
J. Paul Walsh
Office of Naval Research
Walsh
Air Force
Probers Tie Teamsters Goon Squad to Threats and Violence
Senate Racket Committee testimony links anonymous calls and threats to Teamsters Union tactics. Witnesses describe gunshot scars on two truck drivers and a beating that kept one man from work for two years, amid a broader pattern of violence across Tennessee and neighboring states.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Senate
Sen
Curtis
R-Neb
Tennessee
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
North Carolina
Ohio
Georgia
Kentucky
Robert F. Kennedy
Florida
Mississippi
Snowbound Atlantic Coast Braces After Severe Prewinter Storm
A major prewinter storm moved off shore leaving the Middle Atlantic states with up to two feet of snow. Fifteen people died in New York New Jersey and Maryland from heart attacks or accidents caused by the blizzard as cities like New York Newark Philadelphia and Washington mobilized emergency crews. New York recorded 7.3 inches eclipsing a 1911 record while Newark logged 13.3 inches and Philadelphia saw 6 inches downtown and 10 in the suburbs. Virginia and northern Maryland reported heavy snowfall as well.
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New York
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
Maryland
Newark
Philadelphia
Washington
Virginia
London Train Wreck Death Toll Rises to Ninety-Two
Rescue teams faced danger as girders tilted above the wreckage near St John's Station. Police reported 89 bodies recovered, 177 injured with 110 seriously, as authorities debated remaining victims and continued clearing the crushed coach under a ruined viaduct.
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London
St. John's Station
Byrd Urges End to Waste for Missile Funding
Sen. Byrd urged cutting waste and nonessential spending to free funds for modern weapons. In a National Association of Manufacturers speech he warned higher total expenditures could widen the deficit next year. He cited a new estimate of revenues $1.3 billion below the Bureau figure, based on declines in corporate profits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Carroll
D-Cole
House
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Byrd
D-Va
National Assn. of
New York
Colin F. Stam
Yuletide Trade Forecast Hits Last Year Levels
Commerce Department field reps report Christmas trade nationwide will match or exceed last year’s volume. Price increases account for most of the 3 to 4 percent boost in their areas. December 1956 retail trade reached a record $19.4 billion. nine months into 1957 run ahead of last year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
David Jamieson
Philadelphia
Tragic Camden Train Tragedy Involving Two Young Siblings
A 14-year-old boy John Wawrzyniak Jr and his 9-year-old sister Karen were killed on a railroad trestle in Camden while fleeing a train. They were home from school on an unexpected snow day and were killed after attempting to outrun the Philadelphia Reading Seashore Lines train. The boy reportedly turned back to help his sister, and both children were the children of John and Florence Wawrzyniak of South Camden.
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Camden
N.J
John Wawrzyniak i Jr
Karen
Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines
John
Florence Wawrzyniak
South
Research On New Weapons Gets Started
Washington reports a new Advance Research Projects Agency will be set up in the Pentagon by month end to direct study of revolutionary weapons. The Defense Department weighs switching to an atom-driven aircraft and plans for IRBM squadrons, Polaris development, and NATO base arrangements amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Russia
United States
Europe
NATO
Paris
State Department
Advance Research Projects Agency
Thirteen Die In Explosion Leveling Georgia Town
A gas line blast in Villa Rica Georgia leveled a block and killed at least 13 people with about 30 injured. Rescue workers from multiple counties, Red Cross and Civil Defense aided the search as gas service was cut and several victims were identified by dental work.
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Villa Rica
Georgia
Asst
H.G. Black
Oscar Hixon
Ray Tyson
Atlanta
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Federal State Kick Back On Phone Tax Proposed
A federal state committee recommended that 40 percent of the federal tax on local phone calls be returned to states to take over certain functions. States would add a 4 percent local tax, receive a 6 percent net federal rate, and eventually decide to keep or drop the state levy. The plan would end after five years with the federal rate at 6 percent. It targets ending federal aid for vocational education and municipal waste plants while urging state funding to replace lost grants.
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Washington
Eisenhower
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Governors’ Conference
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Lane Dwinell
News
Board talks to five applicants for Bluefield State presidency
The West Virginia State Board of Education interviewed five applicants, all Negroes, for Bluefield State College presidency as the search committee weighs race and qualification. The slate includes three Bluefield faculty members and two outsiders, with no decision on further interviews.
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Bluefield State
Charleston
State Board of Education
Bluefield State Colege
Bluefield
Stephen Wright
Fisk University
Nashville, Tenn
Ton of
Leroy B. Allen
James Lee Irving
Department of Education
Theodore Mahaffey
Department of Commerce
Charlies C. Rawlins
Department of Physical Education, Health and Safety
West Virginia State College
Percy H. Baker
St. Paul's College
Virginia
Couple Die In Appalachia Fire
In Appalachia Virginia a fire killed Charlie Elkins and his wife Francis 40 trapping them inside their home. Four houses were destroyed before firefighters from Appalachia and Big Stone Gap could control the blaze. Police Chief W M Skeens identified the couple and said water lines were inadequate for the spread. The cause remains undetermined.
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Charlie Elkins
Francis
Appalachia
W. M. Skeens
Skeens
Elkins
Big Stone Gap
Eisenhower Names Wilson White to Civil Rights Post
President Eisenhower formally names Assistant Attorney General Wilson White to head the Justice Department new Civil Rights Division. The White House announced the selection last week and he received a recess appointment. A formal Senate-confirmable nomination will be sent when Congress reconvenes next month.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Atty
Wilson White
Justice Department
White
White House
Senate
Congress
State Cash Balance Totals 56 Millions in WV
West Virginia State Treasurer Orel J. Skeen reported a cash balance totaling more than 56 million dollars at the end of the last period. The report indicates the state’s liquidity across funds and accounts.
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Charleston
Orel J. Skeen
West Virginia
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