Government ends plan to recover Discoverer II capsule
ARPA officials say recovery of the Discoverer II capsule is not feasible due to timing apparatus issues. The 1600 pound satellite entered polar orbit from Vandenberg, completing a nearly north south path with a 90.84 minute period.
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Advance Research Projects Agency
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Discoverer
Roy Johnson
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Vandenberg
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Earth
Outer Space
Cedar Rapids School Board approves teacher pay raise
The Cedar Rapids school board on Monday night approved salary increases for 572 teachers averaging about 315 a year, adding roughly 180000 to the annual payroll. Beginning teachers with bachelor’s degrees keep no raise next year. The plan aims to retain experienced staff and attract new educators with a revised pay scale and automatic increments.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Sargeant
Hungarian Labor Leaders Sentenced After 1956 Revolt
A Communist court in Hungary sentenced one labor leader to life imprisonment and another to 12 years for organizing protest strikes following the 1956 uprising.
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Vienna
Hungary
Train Blocks Street Fines Totals 13650 in RR Case
District Judge W L Thornton fined the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad its president and several employees a total of 13650 for blocking a street with a train for five minutes. Fines and jail terms were suspended to 270 days if an underpass is built. rail line President W N Deramus of St Louis faced 4000 fine and 240 days in jail.
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Dallas
W. L. Thornton
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
W.N. Deramus
St. Louis
Herter to Represent U S at Paris Meeting of Western Ministers
Acting Secretary of State Herter will represent the United States at a Western foreign ministers meeting in Paris on April 29, instead of Secretary Dulles who is battling cancer. The Paris talks prepare for Geneva negotiations with Russia next month.
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Washington
Herter
Dulles
U. S
Paris
West
Russia
Geneva
Laws Off Table Legs Divorce Case in Denver
DENVER AP says Robert Millard, 39, cut the legs from his wife's dining table. Mrs. Millard testified they sat on pillows to eat and lay on the floor to read. She was granted a divorce Monday.
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Denver
Robert Millard
Millard
All Ten on Plane Dead in Cheju Island Wreckage
A ground party reached the Cheju Island crash site off South Korea and reported all ten aboard the U.S. Navy seaplane killed. The aircraft disappeared April 9 and was found on a mountain on Cheju.
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Tokyo
Cheju Island
South Korea
Taft Memorial Dedicated at Capitol Hill Ceremony
President Eisenhower and former President Hoover led a 5,000 strong ceremony at a 100 foot bell tower memorializing Robert Taft. Nixon and Speaker Rayburn hailed Taft as a principled leader and vital link between Congress and the presidency, praising his lifelong service and friendship.
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Associated Press
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Hoover
Capitol Hill
Ohio
Mr. Hoover
Robert Taft
America
Tait
Jte
Senate
U.S. Tax Filing Deadline Approaches This Week
The Internal Revenue Service reminded Tuesday that the federal income tax deadline is Wednesday with returns due by midnight. State income tax filings are due by April 30.
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Town News
Internal Revenue Service
Towans
Army plans test of saucer patterned aircraft
Army researchers plan soon to test an aircraft patterned after flying saucers. Details remain secret behind closed doors, but sources say the craft could revolutionize reconnaissance in wartime. Brig. Gen. Frank Britton notes the project, tied to AVRO Canada, uses ground cushion technology with high pressure air under the craft.
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Army
House Space Committee
Frank Britton
Army Research
Avro Aircraft
Canada
Britton
Medical Forum on Costs Tonight in Linn County
A Linn County Medical Society forum at Coe auditorium invites the public to submit cost questions to a panel of doctors and hospital administrators tonight. The event is the fourth and final forum of the season and has drawn strong attendance and interest.
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Coe Auditorium
Atd
P.s.a
Linn County Medical Society
Senate approves 50 more Iowa Highway Patrol officers
Des Moines AP A bill boosting Iowa Highway Patrol strength from 275 to 325 after a 19 to 6 senate vote. Proponents said 50 officers are needed for the expanded duties including enforcement of new speed limits. critics argued 25 would suffice though no amendment passed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Jack Schroeder
R Davenport
Frank Hoxie
Rshenandoah
Senate Highway Safety Committee
Russell Brown
Soviets Harass U S Transport in Berlin Corridor
An American air force transport was harassed by two Soviet jets over the corridor to West Berlin on April 3 as U S officials rejected a 10 000 foot ceiling. The incident followed a similar encounter with a C 130 on a round trip to West Berlin and prompted protests at the Berlin air safety center.
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Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
West Germany
U. S
Moscow
Russia
Rules Reorganization Bill Draws Unconstitutional Warning
Iowa attorney general’s office says a bill granting the governor broad powers to reorganize state government would fracture the state constitution. Asst. Atty. Gen. Leonard Abels wrote the opinion at request of Speaker Vera Liste as the House weighed the measure. The proposal would create a state office of organization with a 550000 appropriation to draft agency restructuring plans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Asst
Atty
Leonard Abels
House
Vera Liste
R-Clarinda
Herschel Love- Jess
Vanguard Fizzles In Satellite Try
A Vanguard satellite rocket broke apart three minutes after launch over the Atlantic. The failure was traced to the unstable second stage housing the guidance and control system, while the first stage performed well, reaching about 38 miles high in just over two minutes.
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Cape Canaveral
Van‘guard
Atlantic
Flying fellows fined for disorderly conduct in MT. Clemens
Two Selfridge based airmen rode a 10 ton street sweeper through town. Police said both had been drinking. Each was fined 35 dollars Monday for disorderly conduct.
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MT. Clemens, Mich
Steel Union Proposes Price Freeze During Next Contract
New York AP report says the United Steelworkers urged the steel industry to freeze prices for the duration of its upcoming contract. The move faced likely rejection after last week’s rejection of a management wage freeze for another year.
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New York
United Steelworkers
Strauss Arrives in United States to Review Berlin Crisis
West German Defense Minister Karl Carstens Strauss arrived Tuesday to assess the European military situation and the Berlin crisis during a U.S. visit. He met with senior officials to discuss allied defense posture and regional security.
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Strauss
Berlin
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