Moon Launch Ordered By Army To Augment Vanguard
Defense Secretary McElroy ordered the U S Army to launch a man made moon using a Jupiter C launch vehicle. The move creates a second U S satellite program parallel to Project Vanguard and the two aims include increased scientific data and international sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Defense
Neil McElroy
Army
McElroy
Eisenhower
U.S
William N. Holaday
Vanguard
Navy
Holaday
Space
Wernher von Braun
National Academy of Sciences
Defense Department
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Killian Power of Knocking Heads Urged
Senator Chavez urged swift action on missile development and gave Killian authority to push the program. He said Congress would fund if Killian can prioritize and "knock heads" to accelerate weapons work.
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Killian
Washington
Chavez
D-N.m
Congress
Eisenhower
James R. Killian
Senate Appropriations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Killian
Senator Neuberger
D-Ore
Bridges
R-N.h
Flanders
R-Vt
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Edwin L. Weiss
New York
Winter Winds Drop Temperatures Across Iowa
Cold air and strong gusts hit Iowa with Cedar Rapids reporting 39 as the high and 14 to 16 degree lows in several towns. Winds up to 68 mph in Des Moines caused minor damage and a brief power outage in southeast Cedar Rapids due to a downed wire. No damage estimate was released.
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Iowa
Lansing
Sibley
Mercury
Oelwein
Mahengo
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
First Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street Drive
Theft Victim Was Just Too Anxious
Indianapolis police arrested Walter Nedrich, 26, of Louisville, when he arrived to claim his stolen car. They said he had stolen a car to make the m.
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Indianapolis
Walter Nedrich
Louisville
Town honors half blind Fido for 14 years of faithfulness
In Luco di Mugello Italy a half blind mongrel named Fido received a gold medal from the mayor after 14 years of unwavering devotion to his dead master Carlo Soriano and his sister Maria. Fido waited each night for the bus and has inspired readers across Europe.
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Fido
Luco DI Mugello
Italy
Ins
Carlo
Soriani
Soriana
Maria
Sputnik II
Carly
Tools of Espionage Series Reveals Soviet Secret Agents
The Cedar Rapids Gazette previews a dramatic series by Jack Soble and Jack Lotto revealing how Soviet female spies operated and detailing Soble's 15 years in espionage with his wife and son. The new series How I Spied on the U S starts Sunday.
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Jack Soble
Soble
Jack Lotto
America
Red
U.S
Jack Sable
Cedar Rapids
Man leaps ramp into river. car drops 18 feet after stunt
Raymond Pitts sped up a ramp believing it was a bridge on the Mark Twain Expressway over the Mississippi River. The car left the ramp and plunged 18 feet to the ground, with Pitts treated for minor injuries at the scene.
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ST. Louis
Raymond Pitts
Pitts
Mississippi River
Wind lifts DC-3, crashes on street in Greenwich
A gust lifted a twin engine private DC-3 during landing at Westchester airport, slamming it into King Street in Greenwich, half a mile from hospital and convent. Pilot and co-pilot were slightly injured. four passengers unharmed. Plane owned by RCA was en route from Detroit to Teterboro in rain.
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Greenwich
Detroit
Teterboro
N.J
Westchester
Pleads Guilty to Larceny Charge at Graham Rally
Louis Silver 46 posed as an usher to collect 491.59 at a Billy Graham rally in Yankee Stadium last summer and pled guilty to second degree grand larceny. He faces up to five years and was to be sentenced on December 24. Graham forgave him in court and offered a job, which Silver declined.
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New York
Louis Silver
Billy Graham
Yankee Stadium
Silver
Los Angeles
Graham
Partial Vindication Seen for Nickerson in Missile Order
Atlanta United Press reports Colonel John C. Nickerson Jr. gains limited vindication after a clash over the IRBM program. He faced court martial, was fined 1500 dollars, suspended in rank for a year, and sent to Panama, with treason charges dropped for mishandling secrets.
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Nickerson
Atlanta
Panama Canal Zone
Army
John C. Nickerson, Jr
Defense Department
Ickerson
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Air Force
Wilson
Jupiter
Thor
Billy Mitchell
Mitchell
Panama
Report Says Dog Return Is Expected
A London to Warsaw radio report, via Polish news agency, said Curly the space dog is expected to return to Soviet territory from Sputnik II. Mullard observers in Cambridge, England, failed to receive signals on 40 megacycles, raising speculation of a deliberate recovery despite unclear transmission.
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London
Warsaw
Moscow
Curly
Mullard Observatory
Cambridge
England
Sputnik
Earth
Tass
Navy clamps restriction on 18 accusers at Sasebo base
At Sasebo Japan the U S Navy bars 18 sailors from liberty and civilian clothes after they filed charges against 16 Marine guards amid two brawls. Marines were moved to Yokosuka while witnesses also face restrictions. Sailors blame harassment and lack of support as tensions rise.
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Navy
Tokyo
INS
U.S. Navy
Sasebo Naval Base
Sasebo
Yokosuka Naval Base
Far East
Yokosuka
Roscoe F. Good
Japan
I Sasebo
Thhey
Marine Guards
Marines
Mayer Estate Valued Over 13 Million Disposed by Will
Hollywood magnate Louis Mayer's will places more than 13 million in estate assets under probate. The Louis B. Mayer Foundation receives the bulk, with 3 million to relatives and friends. Edith Goetz is cut out entirely. Lorena Danker gets 750 thousand plus the Bel Air home and oil gas uranium properties. Irene Selznick is left 500 thousand. a 500 thousand trust funds for Suzanne Mayer and for grandsons Lewis and Daniel Selznick.
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Hollywood
INS
Louis Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer
Edith Goetz
Lorena Danker
Bel Air
Irene Selznick
Suzanne Mayer
Lewis and
Daniel Selznick
Hair Fire Reported By Woman In England
In Hitchin England Mrs Vera Ludford entered a cigar store and warned staff of a burning odor The clerk responded that her hair was on fire She extinguished the blaze with a newspaper Police suspect a cigarette butt dropped from an upper window may have caused the incident
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Hitchin
England
Vera Ludford
Chuckie Jones Cartoon Caption Exchange
Chuckie Jones quips on a joke about marital secrets as Smith jokes about a secretary hiring. The brief exchange ends with a pun involving hair color. The caption hints at a light, humorous local newspaper vibe.
Hawkeyes Fans Overwhelm Iowa City Arrival In Big Gathering
Thousands of football fans descended on Iowa City by air rail and road for a Hawkeyes game. About 58 000 visitors crowded hotels as six trains 100 planes and airliners arrived. Police noted traffic strains with hunters heading north for pheasant season and fans streaming in south.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Nuclear mishap at Windscale traced to missing reference book
An official report cites a rulebook absence as the cause of Britain's first nuclear plant accident at Windscale. A uranium rod overheated and burst its cover on Oct 10, releasing radioactive dust over a 200 square mile area. Milk from the region was dumped to prevent distribution, but no serious injuries were reported.
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London
Britain
Irish Sea
Eisenhower to Undergo Routine Weekend Checkup
The White House said President Eisenhower will spend the weekend at Walter Reed Army Hospital for his routine annual physical. He will travel Sunday afternoon, stay overnight, and likely return to the White House Monday.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Anne Wheaton
Walter Reed
Plane with 44 aboard believed down in Pacific search under way
A Pan American Stratocruiser with 44 people aboard is presumed down between Honolulu and San Francisco. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force units led a 100,000 square mile search as planes spotted possible life raft parts and blinking lights.
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Honolulu
Air Force
Pan American Airways
Pacific
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Stephen H. Evans
Navy
Hawaii
Pan American
Coast Guards
Pearl Harbor
Richard Ogg
Congress weighs sovereignty in space claims on the moon
Representative Brooks of Texas urged Congress to examine the issue of sovereignty in space focusing on territorial claims on the moon during a Saturday discussion.
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Washington
ULP
Rep
Brooks
Texas
Saurday
Congress
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Huntsville, Ala
Neuberger
E Avenue NW
Mary Jensen
Hinkley Avenue NW
Gabriel de Sabatino
Carlo Soriani
Carlo Soriana
Sputnik Act
William Tucker
Reds
Ronald P. Kriss
Mayer Estate
Chuckie Jones
Smith
Jones
University of Minnesota
Chief of Police
Joe Dolezal
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Robert B. Murray, Jr
Pacific-Alaska
George H. Brown
Palo Alto
Calif
Hugh
Scott
Nancy
Kimi
Bruce
Anna Clack
Midland
Mich
Robert
David
Margaret
Judy Alexander
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