Doolittle urges major boost to arms funds and missiles
Lt Gen James Doolittle told the Senate preparedness subcommittee for an immediate substantial increase in military funds and rapid development of anti-missile systems to counter intercontinental missiles. He said SAC needs more aircraft, missiles, bases, and personnel while warning Russia advances could outpace U.S. progress if not matched. He favored evolutionary service changes and proposed a military advisory staff for the secretary of defense to resolve interservice conflicts.
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Washington
James Doolittle
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
U. S
Russia
Doolittle
Senate
U.S. Defense
John P. Hagen
Vanguard
American Earth Satellite Program
SAC
Tokyo
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
U S Navy Aims to Launch Test Satellite Dec 4
Navy scientists plan a Dec 4 dawn launch at Cape Canaveral for a six pound, six inch satellite as part of Project Vanguard. If delay occurs a second attempt may come two days later, with a fully instrumented 21 pound satellite targeted for March.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Russia
Sputnik
Vanguard
U.S. Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Brick from Cane Pulp Is Claimed
Fort Myers, Florida AP reports Steven Chambers claims a patent pending process to make lightweight bricks from sugar cane bagasse. The bagasse bricks allegedly cut construction costs by about 20 percent, weigh one third as much as standard brick, and offer waterproof, fireproof properties with insulation against heat and cold.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Steven Chambers
Marine Sgt. Tommy Flint Cleared in Br prison maltreatment
A five member Navy board acquitted Marine Sgt. Tommy Flint of four counts of maltreatment in a navy brig at Yokosuka Japan. Flint admitted roughing up inmates to “run a better brig” but was found not guilty. He claimed brig policy and testified about a warning from Brig Officer Capt. Milton Kramer amid further trials of other ex-guards.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U.S. Navy
Tommy Flint
U.S
Flint
Silas
Ala
Sasebo Naval Jail
Brig
Milton Kramer
Harvey
Ill
Kramer
Probe of Disclosures In Lisbon Audit Set
Linn County Attorney Richard Nazette said his office will probe disclosures from a state audit of Lisbon. The audit covered Sept 1 1956 to Sept 30 1957 and found incomplete records, mischarged water rates for the Lisbon creamery, missing depository details, and unsigned minutes, with recommendations to establish a new town clerk’s office and raise the treasurer bond to 5000.
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Fowa
Linn
Richard Nazette
Lisbon
Nazette
Thhey
Attornney
F.R. Brimmer
Lisbon Creamery
Iowa
Glen Plattenberger
Seek Explosives Among Children
Spokane sheriff's officers search for blasting caps believed in the hands of school children after 11 year old Jerry McConnell and his brother Timothy were injured by an explosion. A box with 18 caps was found at the McConnell home and 13 were accounted for. A box once containing 100 caps disappeared from Luther Davis's barn in Slagle Idaho. Authorities warn the caps are old and readily detonated.
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Spokane
Jerry McConnell
Timothy
Ray Kenworthy
Luther Davis
Slagle
Idaho
Kenworthy
McConnell
Davis Barn
South Viet Nam Officials Shot in Violent Region
Saigon report says two South Viet Nam provincial officials were shot to death in a troubled area where bandits have killed seven others since late October. Police and military units tightened patrols as authorities disclosed the killings on Tuesday.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Ride on Brother's Bicycle Ends in Fatal Crash
SAN FRANCISCO AP Kenneth Watson seven died after riding his brother's bicycle down a steep hill. The bike lacked brakes and sped into a garage door at the bottom of the grade. Witnesses described a sudden, tragic impact and the fatal injuries.
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San Francisco
Kenneth Watson
Kenneth
Taxpayers Won Waive New Expense Line On 1957 Form
The Internal Revenue Service reversed its stance and will not require the new expense account line on 1957 individual income tax forms. Commissioner Harrington said the public timing and burden on taxpayers led to the reversal. For 1958 and later, taxpayers will keep records to provide expense data from personal records.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Russell C. Harrington
Harrington
Smith of N.J. to Quit Senate in 1959
Senator H. Alexander Smith of New Jersey announced Tuesday he will retire from the U S Senate when his term ends in January 1959. He is a Republican veteran representing New Jersey in Washington.
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Princeton
N. J
H. Alexander Smith
Rn.j
Senate
Francis M. Forester
Georgetown University Medical School
Washington, D. C
Houston H. Merritt
Columbia University Medical School
Millionaire Tommy Manville Divorced by 10th Wife
Reno AP reports industrialist Tommy Manville and his 10th wife Pat Gaston were divorced on Monday. The former showgirl, tall blonde, granted a divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty after marrying him last May. She set a Thanksgiving dinner date with him. Financial settlement details were not discussed.
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RENO
Tommy Manville
Pat Gaston
Asbbestos
Suburban NY police raid racketeers dwellings in pre dawn sweep
Nassau County police raided fifteen homes in Long Island during a pre dawn operation targeting racketeers amid a broader crackdown by District Attorney Gulotta. Seven men were detained for questioning. among those detained were Lorenzo Brescia and Benjamin Levine, linked to historic mob figures. The sweep follows Apalachin convention coverage and recent mob influence disclosures in garbage collection.
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Mineola
N. Y
Nassau County
Long Island
Frank Gulotta
Lorenzo Brescia
Charlies
Lucky” Luciano
Augie Pisano
Carfano
Frank Costello
al Capone
Apalachin
Senate
New York
Washington
Gulotta
Eisenhower's illness may be mild stroke but not confirmed
White House doctors say the president suffered an occlusion of a small arterial branch with mild speech impairment. they expect weeks of rest, no hospitalization, and an excellent outlook for complete recovery.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
The
Bulletin
Mr. Eisenhower
Howard Snyder
Hungarian freedom fighter takes wife and child to London
A Hungarian dissident retrieves his wife and two year old son from the Iron Curtain after a dramatic confrontation in Paris. Police charged the pair with creating a public scandal but released them after six hours. The family then flew back to London where they hope to rebuild.
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London
Britain
Alex Gabriel
Hungary
Mihaly Horvath
Sandor
Heavy Selling Pushes Stock Prices Down in Late Tuesday Trade
In New York heavy selling pushed stocks lower as traders faced uncertainty over President Eisenhower's condition. The ticker tape slowed, running about three minutes behind actual transactions.
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New York
Eisenhower
Boy Offers Fish Proof In School Absence Claim
A stern teacher confronts a student about missing classes as the boy insists he was not absent and claims to have fish as evidence. The comic dialog pivots on the absurd excuse and a playful retort about the supposed proof.
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Eeeennee Society
David Lancashire
Court
Frank Scolinos
Toyko
Richard Radl
Mel Carbee
Brimmer
Anne Wheaton
Gen. Snyder
Snyder
Walter R. Tkach
Francis W. Pruitt
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Roy E. Clausen, Jr
Walter Reed Hospital
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