Rejection of High Thrust Rocket Engine Slows U S Missile Plans
Major General John B. Medaris testified that the Pentagon rejected the army’s plan for a high thrust rocket engine similar to Russia’s. He said the move impedes future ballistic missile programs and noted production and deployment delays for the Redstone and Jupiter missiles amid uncertain backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose McKee
Washington
INS
John B. Medaris
U. S
Defense Department
Russia
Medaris
Army
Redstone
Huntsville
Ala
Senate
Pentagon Chiefs
Pentagon
Subcommittee
Johnson
D-Texas
Echo of Yule Death Is Too Much for Her
Mrs. John Carter, 36, grieving over her 11 year old son John Jr. who died last December, drove a gas car to Forest Park and killed herself. Police found a clipped newspaper poem in her purse and noted her growing despair as Christmas neared.
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Fort Worth
John Carter
Forest Park
Carter
John, Jr
Shopper collapses on St Louis bus ends in exhaustion
A woman slumped in a city bus seat Friday was revived after a priest administered to her and a police cruiser transported her to a hospital. She awoke amid reassurance that she was just tired from Christmas shopping and had simply fallen asleep.
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St, Louis
Radford Says Satellite Launch Not Psychological Victory
Adm. Arthur Radford states the Soviet satellite launch did not win a psychological victory for the USSR as it provokes fear in the United States similar to Pearl Harbor, spurring stronger American defenses.
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Tokyo
Arthur Radford
Soviet Union
Pearl Harbor
Nowhere Near as Bad as It Sounded
At Midway airport an excited switchboard operator triggered 50 firefighters and 12 apparatus after a passenger fainted while boarding a plane. Fire crews rushed to the field, but the alarm proved a false start as the passenger recovered and continued to board.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
Indonesian seizure wave defies army order in Indonesia
Antara reports Dutch property in Indonesia largely under state control after army bans were defied by a Communist-dominated union seeking to seize Dutch businesses and banks. No immediate army reaction followed as rumors of Sukarno ouster were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Antara
Abdul Harris Nasution
Sukarno
Leonardo's Pizza House Burglary in Cedar Rapids
Burglars entered Leonardo's Pizza House at 2210 Sixteenth Avenue SW by breaking a rear window and carried off a 400 pound safe containing 925 dollars in cash and checks. Patrolmen Dorman and Shimek found the break in at 4 55 a m. Detective Capt. Kuba noted the safe was rolled out the back door.
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Cedar Rapids
Leonardo's
Pizza House
Ivan Dorman
Joe Shimek
John Kuba
Leonardo’s
Identical Twins Split Roles in Californian Divorce Case
In Los Angeles court Friday two sets of twins appeared in a single divorce matter. Rose Zvonek Garo and her sister Mary testified for cruelty against Clarke Garo, while Edmunde Garo, Clarke's twin, supported his brother's cross complaint. A quiet property settlement during a recess led to an uncontested divorce after five years of marriage.
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Los Angeles
Rose Zvonek Garo
Clarke Garo
Mary Zvonek Garo
Edmunde Garo
Clarke
Mary
Edmunde
Fanning Named to National Labor Relations Board
President Eisenhower appointed John H. Fanning to a five year term on the National Labor Relations Board. Fanning, 41, is director of the office of domestic programs for the assistant secretary of defense for manpower and will replace Abe Murdock whose term expires December 16. Murdock is described as a Democratic senator from Connecticut.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John H. Fanning
National Labor Relations Board
Fanning
Office
Secretary of Defense
Abe Murdock
Putnam
Conn
Murdock
Forest Buckingham Hurt In Rifle Accident At Home
Forrest Buckingham age 12 was wounded in the left forearm and chest when a .22 rifle he and two companions were cleaning discharged at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Elliott Cobb in Young Buckingham Hap Cobb l and Dave Warkentine were present. The clip had been removed but a cartridge remained in the barrel. Wounds not believed to be critical.
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Cedar Rapids
Forrest Buckingham
Imr
R. L. Buckingham
Cottage Grove Avenue
Elliott Cobb
Country Club Parkway
Young Buckingham
Hap Cobb l
Dave Warkentine
John Kuba Oe
Buckingham
Von Braun Named Huntsville Outstanding Citizen 1957
Dr. Wernher von Braun, a World War II German scientist now one of America's top missile experts, was named Huntsville Alabama outstanding citizen of 1957 at a Friday night ceremony.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wernher von Braun
America
Menuhin Encores Trigger Philharmonic Pushback
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin defies the New York Philharmonic by giving encores after strong audience demand. The orchestra typically bans encores to keep the spotlight on the ensemble and preserve broadcast timing. After Thursday’s encore, management urged a halt, while Friday’s reception prompted a formal request to his manager to curb further encores.
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New York
Yehudi Menuhin
New York Philharmonic
Menuhin
toMenuhin
Police Take Over Santa's Role for Kitten for Kathy
Chicago police aided a seven year old boy to fulfill a Christmas wish for Kathy Brown four. Brian Soncrant delivered five dollars and a request to Officer Timothy O Connor for a policeman to buy a purring kitten with a red ribbon. Capt. Leroy Steffens and Officer James Bes Palets delivered the cat from the Anti Cruelty Society to Kathy at her home.
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Santa
Kitten
Kathy
Chicago
Brian Soncrant
Toto” Brown
Brian
Birmingham
Mich
Timothy O'Connor
North Side
Leroy Steffens
James Bes Palets
Misty
O'Connor
Steffens
Athleen Brown
Bes Palets
Anti-Cruelty Society
Eisenhower in Paris Calls NATO to Meet Cold War Threat
President Eisenhower arrived in Paris for a NATO summit and warned the alliance to confront the Soviet space age challenge or risk losing freedom. He urged a true partnership of spiritual military and economic strength and praised France's role in defending the Atlantic alliance.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Soviet Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West
Russia
France
Coty
Gaillard
Hines-CAB ruling signals more Cedar Rapids flights
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission chairman, Don Hines, says a Civil Aeronautics Board decision in the seven state area case will likely add Ozark Air Lines flights and new stops, boosting Cedar Rapids service. United Air Lines may also expand joint stops with Iowa City, while east–west service could come through Iowa City. The ruling by hearing examiner Curtis Henderson awaits final action after possible airline and city exceptions.
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Cedar Rapids News
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Ozark
Minneapolis
Hines
United Air Lines
Iowa City
United
Washington
Curtis C. Henderson
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Ike's Grin Draws Parisian Cheers
President Eisenhower, in Paris, appeared healthy as he rode in an open car amid cheering crowds. He stood with hands raised, faces red from cold, drawing shouts of Vive Ike as he traveled from Orly to the U.S. embassy residence in a long black limousine with the back roof slid back for the crowd.
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Cory
Eisenhowerr
Gaillard
Mr. Eisenhower
Paris
Eisenhower
Orly
U.S
Soviet claims record speed for new fighter plane
Moscow reports the Soviet Aviation magazine says a Russian test pilot flew a new fighter at 1250 miles per hour on an experimental flight. The claim follows Major Adrian Drew's U S record of 1207.6 mph in California. The pilot named is Mikolai Korovushin though time and location were not released.
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Moscow
Magaine Soviet Aviation
Air Force Magazine
Moscow Radio
Adrian Drew
U.S. Air Force
California
Mikolai Korovushin
Flynn and Nora Reach Support Accord in Santa Monica
Errol Flynn and ex-wife Nora Ed dington Flynn Haymes agreed on child support terms. Flynn will deposit 6600 dollars annually into a trust, paid as 550 dollars monthly for Deidre, 12, and Rory, 10.
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Santa Monica
Errol Flynn
Nora Eddington Flynn Haymes
Flynn
Deidre
Rory
Beck Convicted Of Stealing From Cadillac Sale
Seattle AP Dave Beck the Teamsters president was found guilty of grand larceny for taking 1900 dollars from the sale of a union owned Cadillac Prosecution established the money went into Becks B and B Investment account and no withdrawals matched the amount Beck admitted personal use of the car and that his secretary handled the sale His attorney claimed the funds were donated to a political campaign effort but this was not proven in testimony The verdict came 20 hours after jurors received the case and carries up to 15 years in prison with an appeal planned
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Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Superior Court
B and B Investment Company
Beck
B. and B
Charles S. Burdell
Western Conference of
Cadillac
Nothing New In Search For Donald Burleson
First Lt. Donald C. Burleson of Cedar Rapids is missing after his F 84F aircraft was forced down between the Azores and Portugal while en route to Europe. Air-sea rescue reports no new information and say the search continues. Burleson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Burleson of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald C. Burleson
Atlantic
Azores
Burleson
Dover Air Force Base
Del
Howard C. Burleson
Woodfield Lane
Europe
Portugal
Bordeaux
France
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