Senate orders probe as Sputnik II sails with Laika aboard
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee ordered an inquiry into the U S satellite and missile program as Sputnik II, carrying the dog Laika, module and mission details, continues spaceflight. President Eisenhower schedules a major address on science and security, shifting plans from Oklahoma City to Thursday night.
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Sputnik
U. S
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
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Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Armed Services Committee
Papa
Earth
A. N. Bakulev
Academy of Medical Sciences
Moscow
Hospitals in West Virginia feud over work comp payments
In Charleston on November 5, hospitals in Beckley Bluefield Welch and Princeton warned they will bill Workmen's Compensation Commission clients directly starting November 15. The shift threatens the long established system where the commission pays the bills. Huntington and Wheeling hospitals show similar moves. The commission has raised basic room rates by one dollar daily effective January 1, but hospital officials say further cuts are needed.
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Workmen’s Compensation Commission
Beckley
Bluefield
Welch
Princeton
Workmen's Compensation Commission
Huntington
Wheeling
West Virginia Hospital Assn
Commission
Washington
George S. Sharp
Sharp
West Virginia
Knight Bids for Senate Seat with Knowland Endorsement
Governor Goodwin J. Knight of California abandons re election bid to seek a U.S. Senate seat in 1958 with Vice President Nixon and President Eisenhower backing a Knowland Knight governor and senator ticket. The move smooths Knowland’s gubernatorial nomination and aligns California GOP support for a unified 1958 slate.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
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Eisenhower
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Knowland
R-Calif
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Capitol
U. S. Senate
Meyner Wins New Jersey Governorship
Democratic Governor Meyner defeats Republican Malcolm Forbes to win a second term in New Jersey as results show a tight statewide race. Virginia and New York results also report Democratic wins while weather cooperates and voting proceeds at a normal rate.
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New Jersey
Associated Press
Robert B. Meyner
Malcolm S. Forbes
Virginia
New York
Trenton
Eisenhower
Robert Wagner
Susan
Public
Virginia Gubernatorial Victory for Almond and Allies
Democrat J Lindsay Almond Jr won the Virginia governor race with a strong margin under the Byrd organization. Almond and running mates A E S Stephens and Albertis Harrison swept to victory over Ted Dalton Horace Henderson and J Livingstone Dillon with wins across counties including Tazewell Giles and Richlands.
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J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
Byrd Organization
Ted Dalton
GOP National
Almond
Roanoke
Grady Dalton
Richlands
Tazewell County
House of Delegates
Virginia General Assembly
R. Bowen Royal
Tazewell
Jack Witten
North Tazewell
Dr. Witten
J. Lindsay Almond
A. E. S. Stephens
Henderson
Albertis Harrison
J. Livingston Dillon
Royal
Witten
Dalton
Jefferson
Bluefield
Stephens
Harrison
Wythe County
Lindsay Almond
Horace Henderson
Albertis Harrison Jr
Pearisburg
Nat W. Pendleton
Giles
Dillon
Dr. C. M. Newton Sr
Albertis S. Harrison
Horace E. Henderson
J. Livingstone Dillon
MacMillan Urges Stronger US Britain Alliance
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told Parliament the United States can no longer stand alone at a turning point in history. He cited talks with President Eisenhower and urged a tighter Anglo American alliance to counter communism as Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament with vows to deepen unity among free nations.
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