Missile czar urged to unify U S weapon programs
Senators Bridges and Stennis pressed for a central top commander over the U S missile program. They cited unclear authority between James Killian Jr and Holaday, urging a single accountable leader with power to move programs at top speed. Public hearings begin Monday with Edward Teller testifying.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Bridges
R-N.h
Stennis
D-Miss
United States
Eisenhower
James R. Killian, Jr
William A. Holaday
Killian Or
Holaday
Killian
Moderation In Business Not Recession
Washington reports a week of unfavorable but not alarming indicators suggesting a mild, high level recession may have begun. October industrial production fell the most this year, personal income dropped, and real spendable income and retail sales declined, despite prices keeping dollar volumes above last year.
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Washington (Ap
Federal Statistical Mill
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Mrs Naxera Dies of Injuries After Turnpike Crash
Alma Naxera wife of George Naxera 242 Wilson avenue sw Cedar Rapids died in New Kensington Pennsylvania hospital from a brain concussion fractured leg and fractured wrist sustained in a two car collision on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 18 miles north of Pittsburgh The crash occurred after a vehicle crossed the divider strip in snow Her husband is hospitalized with a fractured jaw and has since recovered Also survived by two sons George Jr of Alton Illinois Victor F of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Donald A Harmons of Cedar Rapids and a brother George Hanry of Marion Arrangements are pending at Janeba funeral home.
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George Naxera
Wilson Avenue
New Kensington
Naxera
Pittsburgh
George, Jr
Alton
Ill
Victor F
Cedar Rapids
Donald A. Harmons
George Hanry
Marion
Janeba Funeral Home
Building in Kansas City Destroyed by Fire
AN AP report describes a massive explosion and fire that destroyed a seven story office building and a one story tavern in downtown Kansas City. firefighters battled flames as debris showered nearby structures across from the federal courthouse with no immediate injuries reported. The cause was not determined at once.
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840 Grand Building
Grand Avenue
Federal Courthouse
Kansas
Kasper Begins Year's Sentence in Tallahassee Prison
Segregationist John Kasper started a one year federal term for contempt of court in Tallahassee. He was convicted for interfering with Clinton Tennessee school integration orders and previously sentenced in Tennessee. His attorney planned an appeal as Kasper left Knoxville with a copy of Mein Kampf.
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Khrushchev Blocks Mao Visit to Europe for Satellites
Western diplomats report Nikita Khrushchev again blocked Mao Zedong from visiting Eastern European satellites. He feared Mao could challenge him for leadership of international communism, having previously halted Mao’s Poland and Hungary trips. Khrushchev cited prestige and the Mag of Zhukov as leverage.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Mao Tze-tung
Russia
Europe
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Mao
Poland
Hungary
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Peiping
Eorgi K. Zhukov
Turns to Crime to Stay Out of Jail
Walter Slocum pled guilty in Scranton to four burglary counts and two larceny counts after saying he began a crime career to avoid jail. His lawyer sought leniency, noting no prior arrests. The judge postponed sentencing a week as Slocum explained his estranged wife’s threats over $80 monthly support.
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Walter Slocum
Michael Eagan
Slocum
Eagan
Man Finds $20 Bill Woven in Bird Nest
John Knepper of Wawaka Indiana found a twenty dollar bill woven into a starling nest inside a bird house at his home. He said the money appeared as rent left by the bird. The find was reported from Kendallville with AP attribution.
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John Knepper
Wawaka
Knepper
U S and Germany Seek Stronger NATO Ties
Secretary of State Dulles and German Foreign Minister Von Brentano debated NATO strength and policy consults at Dulles home and the state department. They argued against giving NATO veto power, preferring crisis time flexibility, while signaling closer consultation ahead of Eisenhower’s Paris summit.
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Wiley Buchanan
Center
Heinrich von Brentano
Washington
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von Brentano
Dulles
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State Department
United States
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Free Nations
Eisenhower
Paris
Lincoln White
Railroad chiefs back broad northeastern merger plan
New York Central head Alfred Perlman and Pennsylvania Railroad chief James Symes advocate studying a wider consolidation. They say 12 or more nationwide systems could replace the current 131 class one railroads and boost economy, labor, and user interests. Their merger study targets the two giants and broader industry into unified systems.
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United States
James Symes
Pennsylvania
Alfred Perlman
New York Central
Associated Press
Symes
Perlman
Lawmakers Eye Radar On DEW Line
Senators opened a probe into the U S missiles program to assess the status of air attack warning and the installation of new radar along the DEW line. They said the line may not be effective against long range missiles and sought details from defense officials. The Senate preparedness subcommittee will hear updates on radar capacity and timelines.
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Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
U.S
Defense
Arctic
North America
Russia
Release of Gold And Greenglass Urged by Morris
Morris, chief counsel to the senate internal security sub committee, urged forming a committee to win release from prison of atomic spies David Greenglass and Harry Gold. He called keeping them jailed a travesty of American justice and bad psychological warfare.
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N.J
INS
Robert Morris
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
David Greenglass
Harry Gold
U.S
Morris
Greenglass
Khrushchev
Subcommittee
John M. Butler
R-Pa
Lewisburg
Pa.) Federal Penitentiary
Gaillard Rebuffed By His Own Party
In Strasbourg 648 Radical Socialist delegates backed a resolution condemning Gaillard's economic policy while urging a negotiated peace in Algeria. A separate pro Gaillard resolution drew only 472 votes as Mendes France and Gaillard faced a divided party at the congress.
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France
INS
Felix Gaillard
Radical Socialist Party
Gaillard
Pierre Mendes-France
Algeria
Mendes- France
Satellites Aimed 300 Miles Above Earth From Bedford
Air Force scientists outlined plans for three 1000 pound satellites in orbits 300 to 600 miles high with a 4000 mile rocket. The program includes a geophysical satellite to study Earth, an solar physics satellite to analyze solar radiation, and an astral platform to report on cosmic radiations and study Mars, Venus, and the Moon. Bedford likely to build the satellites.
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Mass
Air Force
Eaton
Mars
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Moon
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