Vanguard Time Still Indefinite
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The defense department said the latest estimate for the first U S baby satellite launch was 455 p m CST Wednesday with other sources suggesting later times The 11 hour countdown was a benchmark not a firm schedule and delays stemmed from technical preparations and normal pre flight cleanup Observers noted interservice cooperation as Navy Air Force personnel worked together during the countdown and minor electrical problems affected the three stage rocket using liquid propellants
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
America
Navy
C. H. Schooley
Air Force
Vanguard
Robert Sellers
H. E. Warden
King Mohammed V Tours Disneyland in Disguise
Morocco's Mohammed V visited Disneyland incognito with 22 royal aides, touring the park as a commoner after an official daytime visit. He rode a locomotive and river boat, refused photos, and returned to enjoy the park’s fantasy world, while language barriers and Spain tensions frame his trip.
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Los Angeles
Morocco
Mohammed V
Disneyland
Disneyland Camermen
Mohammed
Moon
Mississippi River
Times Square Gas Explosion Terrifies Spectators in NYC
A 14 inch gas main ruptured at 40th Street and Broadway causing flames three to four stories high in a snowstorm. Two pedestrians sustained minor injuries as thousands watched. Police closed streets while Consolidated Edison crews shut off the gas.
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New York
Times Square
40Th ‘Street
Broadway
Arthur Massett
Consolidated Edison
Building unions urge AFL-CIO to spare Teamsters
Atlantic City AFL-CIO building trades delegates urged the parent federation to rescind the suspension threat against the Teamsters union. They passed a resolution calling the expulsion threat dangerous to labor unity and to the autonomy of international unions.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Fourth Polio Vaccine Booster Considered for Under 40
Dr. Lewis Cornell, director of the South Jersey Medical Research Foundation, urged a potential fourth polio shot next spring for people under 40 who had three or more doses. He warned vaccine strength may vary and live-virus boosters could follow killed Salk vaccines. Data from 39 states show 937 polio cases in vaccinated individuals in 1957 with higher paralysis rates in those with fewer shots.
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Philadelphia
INS
Lewis Cornell
Cornell
South Jersey Medical Research Foundation
National Foundation For
Thomas Francis
University of Michigan
Indians trade Wynn and Smith for Minoso and Hatfield
The Cleveland Indians traded pitcher Early Wynn and outfielder Al Smith to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for outfielder Minnie Minoso and infielder Freddie Hatfield. The deal was completed on Wednesday in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Cleveland Indians
Early Wynn
al Smith
Chicago White Sox
Minnie Minoso
Freddie Hatfield
Illinois Girl Missing After Ride Offer
Seven year old Maria Ridolph is feared abducted in Sycamore Illinois after a man offered her and friend Cathie Sigman a ride. Police and Civil Air Patrol searched vacant lots, riverbanks, cornfields, and trains while authorities questioned Cathie who recalled the man named Johnny. Maria’s doll lay on the street as officials pursue clues.
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Sycamore, Ill
Maria Ridolph
Civil Air Patrol
William Hindenburg
Chicago
Hindenburg
Cathie Sigman
Sigman
Cathie
Johnny
Irls
Mittens
Maria
Car Strikes Shoppers in Downtown Miami Toll Rises
A 10 year old car driven by a 79 year old man with cataracts crashed into a Christmas shopping crowd at the Miami avenue and Flagler street intersection. Two killed and eight injured in the incident.
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Miami
Lester Frohock
Miami Avenue
Flagler Street
Herb Lange
Howard's Clothing
Stevenson rejects NATO summit invitation citing policy differences
Adlai E. Stevenson refused Eisenhower's invitation to the Paris NATO meeting unless compelling developments arose. He cited differences with administration plans, urging greater emphasis on economic aid to have-not nations in South east Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Secretary Dulles expressed regret at Stevenson's decision and appreciation for his efforts.
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Ins
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Paris
Enson
Dulles
NATO
Illinois
State Department
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa
U.S
Eisenhower Signals No Net Increase in Spending Outlook
President Eisenhower, recovering from a mild stroke, indicated at a White House briefing with Republican congressional leaders that the administration hopes to avoid an overall rise in spending in the new fiscal year. He suggested a possible two billion dollar increase in defense spending while outlining defense and foreign policy programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Dirksen
Bill
Oklahoma City
Treasury
Anderson
Brundage
Mitchell
Agriculture Benson
Rogers
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Council Rules Allow Irrigation Water Permits in Iowa
The Iowa Natural Resources Council approved irrigation permits for Otto Rogge and Schau Brothers of Ida Grove and John Cord of Danbury with restrictions. Permits are three years, require minimum Maple River flow, and limit withdrawal rates and volumes for 65 acres, projecting 77 percent usable irrigation on Maple River flow data.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Richard L. Rick
Ioa
Woodbury
Maples River
Iowa Conservation Commission
City of
Ida Grove
Rick
Otto A. Rogge
Louis and
Peter Schau
Schau Brothers
John C. Cord
Danbury
Maple River
Mapleton
Greathouse Escapes Then Recaptured in Iowa
Elusive Charles Greathouse 26 of Richardsville fled Clayton County Jail Tuesday evening after attempting to dig out and was recaptured early Wednesday in near zero temperatures. He was sentenced to two life terms for bank robbery, to be served concurrently, after pleading for the works in court.
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Associated Press
Charles Greathouse
Elkader
Greathouse
Little Tokay
Ray Farrell
Iowa
Eleader
Richardsville
W. H. Antes
Antes
Great House
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Clayton County
Forest Fischer
Little
Turkey River
Bob Hitesman
Winneshiek County
Milton Klink
Buchanan
Ray Moline
Fayette
Great‘house
Fischer
Farmersburg Savings Bank
State Savings Bank
McGregor
Farmersburg Bank
Quake Recorded Likely in China and Mongolia
Berkeley AP reports a quake of 1906 SF strength recorded for four hours by UC seismograph Tuesday night. Data centered about 6,200 miles northwest of Berkeley, probably over China. Fordham data plus California info suggest a very serious Northern Mongolia origin.
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Berkeley
San Francisco
University of California
China
New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordh University
California
Mongolia
This Pedestrian Has Final Word
Jackson police report Patrolman Frank Vara ticketed a driver who struck a pedestrian. The driver argued the pedestrian should have been more careful crossing with a green light, but Vara says the pedestrian was clear.
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Jackson, Mich
Frank Vara
Vara
Boy 8 Hero Saves Eight in Five Disaster
In Little Rock a kitchen fire started when a stove pipe fell. Ernest Pool, eight, grabbed siblings and cousins from nine children ages 13 months to eight years as the shack burned. All were unharmed, and the boy led to safety after floods of paper and flames.
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Little Rock
Ernest ‘Pool
Jeight
Ernest
Cedar Rapids Stores Open Late For Christmas Shoppers
Most Cedar Rapids retail stores will stay open until 9 p m Thursday as the fourth of nine pre Christmas night openings. The extended hours follow recommendations from the Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce to aid Christmas shoppers.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
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