Ship Crew Sees Flying Object Over Gulf of Mexico
The U S Coast Guard cutter Sebago reported sighting a brilliant flying object about 20 miles south of the Mississippi River mouth. radar contact was intermittent from 5 10 to 5 37 a m and the object was visible naked eye for three seconds at 5 21 a m. the radio report said the object resembled a brilliant planet and moved northward toward the Louisiana coast.
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New Orleans
U.S. Coast Guard
Sebago
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Soviet claims of super fuel may target moon
London dispatch reports Soviet scientists claim a new fuel could propel a rocket to 25,000 miles per hour, sparking Western belief Russia may launch a moon mission during Thursday’s lunar eclipse to celebrate the Bolshevik Revolution. Experts note possible hydrogen warhead and a Sputnik era pace, with British and American observers split on whether a rocket has already been launched and if it would bear a nuclear device.
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London
Russia
Dpuvmiague Aynsreevenen
Moscow
T. Khachaturov
Soviet Academy, of Sciences
Gudot
Soviet Transport’ Ministry
Othat Fuss
Iis
Kenneth W. Gatland
British Interplanetary Society
Bay Area to See Sputnik II At 5:25 Am Tomorrow
Bay Area observers plan to view Sputnik II in the pre-dawn sky with about 20 to 25 Moonwatch volunteers on duty at Chabot Observatory. Frank Kelly reports the satellite’s path is unpredictable as orbit moves west, making late visibility unlikely after several mornings.
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Sputnik
Bay Area
Frank’ Kelly
Mante Inas
San Lorenzo
Eastbay
Moonwatch
Larthur Leonard
Sacramento
Kelly
Sputnik I
Chabot
Observatory
Symington Cites U S Rocket Lag
Sen Stuart Symington former air force secretary told a Kiwanis audience in Hannibal Missouri that the United States is two years behind the Russians in long range ballistic missiles. He warned that only the ignorant or worse will claim American superiority in the ground to ground missile field.
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Hannibal, Mo
Stuart Springton
D-Mo
Air Force
United States
Symington
Kiwanis Club
U.S
West Germans to End Cost of Allied Troops Next March
Bonn officials announce West Germany will end its contribution to the cost of allied troops after March 31. A foreign office spokesman told FTAY that under NATO treaties nations hosting troops may negotiate later cost-sharing. In Prague Zapotocky, 73, said to be seriously ill, was hospitalized after a heart attack. The exact illness details were not disclosed by Radio Prague.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Foreign Office
Toftay
Vienna
Antonin
Zapotocky
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Radio Prague
U.S
Britain
France
Ike Holds Top Parley on U.S. Space Program
President Eisenhower convened a special cabinet meeting as the United States faced pressure to act on a space program after the Soviet launch of a canine satellite. Officials, scientists, allies, and lawmakers urged rapid U.S. action, with Congress pressed for a special session to accelerate rocket and missile development and match Soviet advances. Western allies warned of the psychological impact and military implications of Sputniks, while British scientists prepared to join Anglo American plans. Senate leaders Johnson Rusell Bridges urged a strong response to restore scientific supremacy.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Eisenhower
Russia
British Defense Ministry
U. S
Congress
Air Cargo Theft Ring Smashed at New York Airport
Police and FBI agents rounded up five alleged ringleaders in New York after uncovering a ring that allegedly stole about 150000 in cargo. A hidden camera in a plane aided the investigation, with one baggage handler arrested at Idlewild. The thefts involved luggage-between check-in and loading, linking to a previously missing 525000 shipment of uneaten items.
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New York
FSI
Idewild
New York City
Port Authority
FBI
Eastern Air Lines
Swedish Missile Will Be Tested by Two Destroyers
Stockholm Sweden announced that Sweden has built a guided missile being tested by two destroyers. The weapon is fired by a rocket and powered by a jet engine and can hit a target in any weather. It could carry an atomic warhead if Sweden acquires atomic weapons. Speed and range were not disclosed.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Strike Decrease Reported in U S Labor Strikes
Washington notes fewer rosters on strike in the first nine months of the year than any comparable period since World War II. The labor department reported 3025 strikes idling 1,250,000 workers and work time lost at 0.16 percent of total hours.
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Washington
Annexation Fight Thwarts Ashland Election Plans
Leona Ward in San Leandro reports a tense Ashland annexation battle as petitions challenge city figures. Anti annex committee claims protest value and signatures exceed thresholds, risking delays or termination of the January 14 election. Council to decide after today’s final verification.
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Leona
WARD
Nte
Anticannex
Ashland
Burton F. Garofalo
John Connolly
Antiannex Committee
Swith
Connolly
San Leandro approves 7 percent across the board raise
The San Leandro City Council adopted a minimum seven percent across the board pay raise retroactive to November 1, boosting the city payroll by about 128000 dollars annually. Police sergeants will earn 613 dollars monthly and lieutenants 3676, making the force among the highest paid in the country with premium holiday pay through the year.
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San Leandro
Civil Service ‘Commission
Steve Lagomarsino
San’ Leandro
Azores island rises as new islet near Faial amid eruptions
Reports from Horta on Faial Island describe a newly rising islet in the Azores amid ongoing volcanic explosions. The surface activity follows news that a prior islet had disappeared within days.
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Volcanic Island
Azores
Horta
Faial Island
P—A
Dis Lappeared
Census figures show rise in married women workers
Washington reports the Census Bureau says the proportion of married women in the labor force has surged from 20 to 30 percent. The number of working wives climbed from 7,500,000 in 1947 to 22,700,000 by last March.
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Washington, l
Hypnotist Trance Keeps Chicago Wife Asleep For Five Days
Mrs. Nora Hughes, 26, in Chicago, lies in hypnotic trance under Edwin L. Baron’s care since 11:30 a.m. yesterday. He plans to keep her in hypnosis until Saturday to test if the sleep can cure her emotionally caused rash on her left hand. She is described as sound asleep and responding well to the experiment, while her husband and three children await potential benefits.
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Chicago
INS
Nora
Hughes
Edwin ‘L. Baron
Negro Bishop Charged in Suit in Greensville Court
The Rev J P Petty filed in federal court charging Bishop W E Fuller Sr of the Five Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas with stealing more than two million dollars from the church. The suit demands an accounting of money given to Fuller over 50 years at Atlanta. Fuller was reportedly in bed and unavailable for comment. the suit also mentions Fuller Jr. as not reachable.
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Greensville
Ss C
J. P. Petty
W. E. Puller
Atlanta
Fuller
Holiness Church of God of the Americas
Petty
Spartanburg
S.C
Fullers
Ww. E. ‘Fuller Jr
Plane crash in Moscow kills three crew members
A Russian government delegation and three crew members died when a plane crashed upon landing in Moscow. Officials confirmed the accident and pledged investigations into the cause.
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Moscow
INS
Russia
Romana
Governor Knight to Run for U S Senate in 1952
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight announced he will run for the U S Senate next year to aid party harmony, instead of seeking re election. He cited the desire to strengthen the Republican ticket in Washington and align with Ike and Nixon in national politics.
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Washington
ULP
Goodwin J. Knight
California
U. S. Senate
Inestead
Richard M.nixon
Knight
Senate
William F. Knowland
Knowland
GOP
Imajor
Epbeys
Stocktoll
San “Francisco
George C. Christopher
Israel
Tis
Nixon
Snowbound Deer Hunters Rescue Effort Aided In Nevada
Snowbound deer hunters trapped since last weekend in the Mule Shoe area near Caliente Nevada were reportedly scattered in groups about 20 miles from Caliente. A jeep posse with a Weasel tractor blade was dispatched to aid rescue efforts as police and sheriff offices received frantic calls from the stranded party.
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Caliente
Nev
Las Vegas
Las Veas
Nevada
California
Girard Trial Ends in Japan
Maebashi Japan the manslaughter trial of Army Specialist William S Girard ended with the defense seeking an innocent verdict. Judge Yuzo Kawachi said a verdict would be announced November 19 by a three man court no jury system. Girard faced charges over the fatal shooting of Mrs Naka Saketon at a rifle range. Conviction could carry from two to fifteen years.
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Girard
Fire damages Daily Review office advertising sheets
Fire crews battled a morning blaze in the Daily Review business office that damaged a stack of advertising tear sheets. Firemen said the stacks were near a heater that activated as temperatures dropped below five degrees, causing the incident.
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Daily Review
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