Moon Real Estate Claims Spark Cosmic Ownership Debate
Doc Quigg jokes about owning moon real estate and the Sea of Tranquility with a one dollar deed from 1955. The piece recalls a lunar land claim fad and notes UN talk on ownership of air and moon as space travel interest grows.
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United Press
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New York
Matilda Mmoff
Mars
Sea of Tranquility
Sea of
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Leslie Munro
UN. General Assembly
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Witness Testifies Accused Confessed in NYE Killings Case
A witness told a jury that Simon Rodriguez 17 confessed the New Year’s Eve murder and rape of a 12 year old girl. Joe Pena testified Rodriguez admitted firing two shots into the head of Jeanette Mangan and raping her after washing blood from a car at a grocery store.
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Danas
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Simon Roriguez
Joe Pena
Rodrigues
Rodriguez
Ernesto Lopez
Jeanette Mangan
Lopez
Jeanette
Pena
Soldier shoots fleeing prisoner at Fort Carson
Pvt. James F. George of Midland Texas dies after guard Pfc. Donald Cochran of Birmingham Alabama fires on a work detail attempt to flee. The Army says the guard acted within authority and no action is planned. George was serving six months for AWOL and impersonating an officer.
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Fort Carson Stockade
Jey
Fort Carson Hospital
Gas buildup blamed for deadly Hackett mine blast
Authorities said methane gas accumulation near the bottom of the sloping shaft caused the Bill Lewis Pearl mine explosion in Hackett Arkansas. Four miners were killed in the mile deep blast, the worst in the state since seven died in 1942 at a nearby mine.
Tiny Railroad Gets An Atomic Boost
In Rowe Massachusetts the Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad known as Hoot Toot and Whistle will upgrade seven miles of track to serve Yankee Atomic Electric Company s 7 million dollar atomic plant near the Hoosac Tunnel. The line with 20 employees expects completion by mid 1958 as construction of the 134000 kilowatt plant is planned to start in spring.
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Hoot, Toot and Whistle
Hoosac Tunnel
Wilmington Railroad
Deerfield River
Massachusetts
Vermont
Yankee Atomic Electric Company
Yankee Atomic
Hoosac
Yankee Group
New Teeth Replace Old in Mobile Case
In Mobile Alabama a dentist treats 17 year old Mrs Katie Cordell, removing two permanent teeth and letting new teeth grow to fill the gaps. The case highlights a dental replacement effort amid a local health incident.
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Mobile
Ala
Katie Cordell
Cordell
Women’s pants spark clashes as East Germans and Soviets push back
Dispatches note East German and Southern Russian women seek the right to wear slacks while Moscow fines resort town wearers. Western figures like Amelia Bloomer and Marlene Dietrich are cited as pioneers. fashion history frames the broader push for trousers in women’s wear.
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New York
Woomen
East Germany
Russia
Oldenburg
Moscow
Black Sea
The
West
Amelia Bloomer
Marlene Dietrich
Joapy of Arc
George Sand
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Bloomer Girls
Women’s wartime fashion shifts persist after war says Evan Picone
A leading manufacturer notes that women keep wearing trousers learned at factories even after the war, continuing a practical style shift at home and in public. The trend highlights enduring changes in dress norms driven by wartime work.
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Evan Picone
Murder charges filed against Fort Worth collector in Texas
Denton Texas murder charges filed Tuesday against Robert Lumpkins 30 a Fort Worth finance company collector and former convict in connection with the killing of Ponder farmer Bunnell Malone 40 who followed Lumpkins and another collector to Justin after his car was repossessed.
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Denton, Tex
Robert Lumpkins
Fort Worth
Ponder
Tex
Lumpkins
Louisiana
Burnell Malone
Lumpking
Justin
Indiana rabbit season typo shortens hunting window
The Indiana Conservation Department admitted a typographical error led to 250,000 hunting, fishing and trapping licenses cutting one month off the rabbit open season. Officials said the mistake may affect rabbit survival across the state this winter.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
State Conservation Department
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