Republicans Suffer Setback in Off-Year Elections
Returns from New Jersey Virginia and New York City show a GOP deficit as Democrat Meyner wins big in New Jersey and Almond tops in Virginia. NYC Mayor Wagner cruises to re election, Harlem Negro vote shifts heavily for Wagner. GOP gains limited to two special House races in Atlantic City and Philadelphia suburbs. Nixon campaigns in New Jersey while Eisenhower endorses Forbes and Dalton.
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United Press
New Jersey
Virginia
New York City
Eisenhower
G.O.P
Robert B. Meyner
Malcolm S
Malcolm S.°ree Forbes. Netneh But In Virginia, Where J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Democratic Party
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
Robert K. Christenberry
House of Representatives
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Forbes
Christenberry
Ted Dalton
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids incumbents win in light turnout election
All eight Cedar Rapids incumbents were reelected in a town election that drew 11 421 voters, the smallest turnout since 1946. Key races included Municipal Court and Riverfront Improvement Commission, with narrow margins and a late tally revision.
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Cedar Rapids
Riverfront Improvement Commission
Mirages Behind Sky object reports say Harvard astronomer
Harvard astronomer Dr. Donald Menzel says glowing sky objects reported across the country are natural mirages. He notes heated air acts as a lens and images distant objects up to 40 miles away. The Air Force investigates, but many sightings are explained by natural phenomena.
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Washington
Harvard
Donald Menzel
Harvard College Observatory
Air Force
Menzel
White House Warns Republicans After Tuesday Vote
The White House signaled tough action to Republicans after Tuesday’s election results with a statement approved by President Eisenhower but issued without his name. The warning outlined a hard line as victory in the 1958 elections approaches.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Waterloo Upset Center Point Write-In Victory
An upset at Waterloo and a write-in victory at Center Point highlighted Iowa city elections Tuesday in a tight election cycle. Voters shifted momentum amid local races and contested centers.
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Lava New
Waterloo
Center Point
Iowa City
Gazette Writer Sends Stories from Prague
Dorothy Williams The Cedar Rapids Gazette Washington correspondent reports from Prague the first of a series for Eastern Iowa readers Her Germany and Poland dispatches have run recently She notes the Communist regime invites American Czechs to visit but restricts entry for other Americans.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Poland
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Prague
Man Claims Chat With Space Ship Party Near Kearney
Reinhold Schmidt a Bakersfield man claimed he spoke with four men and two women aboard a transparent ship near Kearney Nebraska. Police examined ground impressions while Schmidt faced questioning and stood by his story about a brief encounter with the spacemen.
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Reinhold Schmidt
Bakersfield
Calif
Kearney
Scottsbluff County
Steve Warrick
Schmidt
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
California
Sté
Hye
Britannia Prototype Crashes During Test Flight
A turbojet Britannia airliner, first Mark 200 prototype, crashed in flames near Bristol during a test flight killing all 19 aboard. The craft, built at the Bristol plant, had been in test service since last year.
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Bristol
England
Pride of Britain
Mayor To Quit After 48 Years In Berea Ky
Berea Kentucky mayoral change set as 92 year old John T Gay steps down after 48 years in office. C C Hensley 44 wins the race over Marshall E Vaughn by 482 to 237 and will become mayor January 1. Gay also cites long service as reason for retirement after a long tenure.
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C. C. Hensley
John T. Gay
Gay
Sputnik Named for Infant Born in St. Paul Parents
Sputnik Eisenhower Watkins was chosen as the name for the one day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Watkins in St. Paul. The baby was welcomed Wednesday and carries the family surname with a distinctive given name.
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ST. Paul
Sputnik
Eisenhower Watkins
Samuel Watkins
Birth of tenth child prompts absentee vote delivery
In SOUTH SALT LAKE Mrs Justin Richardson, who had just given birth to her tenth child, requested an absentee ballot. City officials delivered the ballot to her at Latter-Way Saints hospital and waited while she marked it. The baby was a boy, bringing the family to five girls and five boys.
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Eisenhower
Virginia
Byrd
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Fisenheaver
Partle
Hoe
Litle Rock
Dalton
McKinley School
Otia Hanzlik
South Salt Lake
Justin ¥. Richardson
Salt Lake City
Henry Dipe, Jr
Martha Toombs
Eisenhower to Speak on Missile Threat in National Broadcast
President Eisenhower plans a televised address to the nation to counter Soviet missile gains. Attending the White House meeting are Dulles secretary Pace Rockefeller Draper and others. The speech aims to reassure U S strength and will be carried by major networks with a Paris NATO meeting in December as context.
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Texas
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Plan Series of Traffic Signal Changes in City
Cedar Rapids city officials outline a ten month program to install synchronized signals on First Avenue and other streets. Major steps include new left turn signals at First Avenue Nineteenth Street, a pedestrian signal at Eleventh Street near St Luke's hospital, advance green signals on First Avenue E, and banner signs for lane directions. The project also replaces four way stops at F Avenue and Ellis with a semi actuated signal and adds traffic indicators across Crescent Street.
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Carl Badger
Sid Verner
George Pierce
Harry Green
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Ellis
Red Calls Curly 1 Science Martyr
Reports from Moscow say Curly the dog inside Sputnik I remains in satisfactory condition but a science commentator warns her life may be short. He calls Curly a martyr in science for her contributions under comfortable conditions.
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Lontion
Sputnik I
Moscow
Science
Dulles Reaches Back for Truman Aides on NATO Trip
Secretary Dulles summons six former Truman policy aides to consult on U S moves to counter Soviet weapons gains. The talks aim to plan President Eisenhower's attendance at the NATO meeting in Paris in December marking a rare high level draw from the Truman era.
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Truman
U.S
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Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Sputniks Code Reported Broken
An air force officer said a special science team at the Missile Development Center has succeeded in breaking the Sputnik I Russian code signals, announced Wednesday.
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Alamogordo
Nal
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Air Force Missile Development Center
Czech Chief Suffered Heart Attack AP Reports No Complications
Vienna dispatch says Czechoslovak Communist President Antonin Zapotocky had a heart attack with no complications. He will be 72 next month.
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Vienna
Antonin Zapotocky
Hoffa Trial Date Set for Perjury Case
NEW YORK AP A federal judge told James R Hoffa to be ready for a perjury trial on November 13. Hoffa lost his bid to dismiss perjury and wire tap conspiracy charges.
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NEW York
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Army orders 30 percent cut to guard troops over Little Rock issue
Washington reports the army cut guardsmen from 1400 to 1000 and airborne troops from 1500 to 225 to support school integration and improve stability. Army Secretary Broecker said the move aligns with steady improvements in community order.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Little Rock
Broecker
Khrushchev again calls for high level East West talks
Nikita Khrushchev urged a high level meeting of representatives from capitalist and socialist nations to curb war as a political tool. He accused the United States of provoking Syria and Turkey and praised space achievements while criticizing the Paris NATO summit and Dulles.
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