Navy to launch sky observatories for solar system study
The Navy announced plans to launch manned and unmanned sky observatories next year to photograph the sun moon Mars and other parts of the solar system. Balloon and satellite options would span up to 500 miles high with orbiting telescopes for decades. Dr Lyman Spitzer of Princeton called the program a new era in astronomy and noted it would reduce atmospheric distortion.
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U.S. Navy Today
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Moon
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Solar System
Lyman Spitzer
Princeton University
La Vista seeks state funds for multiple school projects
La Vista School District trustees approved an application for 1 028 605 to finance construction and additions at Fairway Street, Rancho Verde, Glassbrook, Sorensen and Ruus schools, plus district admin expansion. El Rancho Verde residents urged Fairway Street, while board weighed the Jeryl Fry property site for a potential state college.
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Rancho Verde
Pacific Ave
Curtig Tract
Glassbrook School
Sorensen
Ruus
el Rancho Verde
Jeryl Fry
Decote-La Vista School
Decote
la Vista
Valle Vista School
Senator Kennedy Accuses Continental Baking Of Unfair Labor Practices
Washington Senator John F. Kennedy of the Senate Rackets Committee accuses Continental Baking Co and Morton Frozen Foods Division head W. R. Kitchin of violating the Taft-Hartley Act by coercing workers not to join a union and later urging them to join a lower-raising union, and by secretly sponsoring a spontaneous worker committee to oppose unionization.
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John IF. Kennedy
Mass
Senate Rackets Committee
Continental Baking Co
Kennedy
Continental
R. Kitchin
Morton Frozen ‘Foods
Queen Receives Giant Welcome On Return Home
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip return from a triumphant goodwill tour in the United States amid enthusiastic crowds. The royal plane landed at 4:01 p.m. and London papers praised the trip. Buckingham Palace crowds braved cold winds as Elizabeth faced a busy schedule with no rest in sight immediately after arrival.
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Prince Philip
United States
London Evening Star
New York
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Ditch Condemnation Question Faces Fremont Board
Fremont officials seek approval to condemn adjacent property for a parallel drainage ditch to cover an open 40 Irvington backyards ditch. James Vivrette, chief engineer, says negotiations may still succeed but time is running out. Early rains heighten anxiety as the district planned to issue bonds and begin earthwork next month.
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San Mateo County
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Stanley Davis
Carola Hartog
Parelle Canal Dunes
Beach Murder Suspect Freed
Redwood City reports that Vernie L Ballard a 44 year old machinist was cleared of suspicions in the beach slaying of a wealthy Hillsborough matron de Sant. The outcome lessens the charge but leaves questions about the case unresolved.
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Redwood City
Vernie L. Ballard
de Sant
Yanks Begin Long Night in Antarctic
In McMurdo Sound American expedition members watched their last sun set until February 20. The brief polar night will follow, with daylight gradually fading as the sun circles the horizon toward midsummer and the long winter night.
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Antarctic
Mcmurdo Sound Antarctica
United States
Turko Syrian Parley Readied Amid Mediation Talks
Beirut reports Saudi Arabia moved to mediate the Turko Syrian frontier dispute and invited Turkey and Syria to a talks session aimed at easing tensions. Turkey accepted the invitation while Syria dispute mediation reports as inaccurate and not reflective of the facts.
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Hing Daua P
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Syria
Ich
142 Rounded Up As Czech Rebels
Prague dispatch reports Czech security police began a drive against hooligans with anti state tendencies. By Thursday 142 persons were arrested. Interior Minister Rudolf Berak branded the detainees as members of the dethroned classes absenteeists and loafers.
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Prague
INS
Rudolf Berak
New Council Districts Adopted for Leandro
San Leandro adopts a redistricting plan amid annexation changes. Dist No 3 Washington Manor has 5646 voters, while No 4 Hal Seyan Foothill Manor holds 3949. Councilmen Maltester, Swift moved to Dist 5 Del Mar. Kant, Bellini, and Frazier terms also end in 1960 with elections set for April.
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San Leandro
Halseyan-Foothill Manor
Valance Gill
Gils
Jack Maltester
William Swift
del Mar
Swift
Maltester
Thomas O. Knick
A. W. Kant
MacArthur-Oakland
Joseph Bellini
Davis Sr
James Frazier
Floresta
Bonaire
Mulford Gardens
Livermore Approves Industrial Sewer Cooperation Plan
Livermore City Council approved a resolution for joint financing of an industrial sewer trunkline east of Livermore. The project costs are estimated around 319000 with about 60000 in minimum local co financing. Western Pacific Railroad would contribute over 100000 and Trailmobile about 80000, with future sewer connection fees to recoup the investment as businesses move in.
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Trailmobile
Western Pacific
Western Pacific Railroad
Trailmobie
New Flu Deaths Hit Institutions
Two state schools for the mentally retarded reported additional flu related deaths totaling 21 so far this season. Pennhurst School in Pennsylvania disclosed its 12th death, a boy, while Dixon State School in Michigan reported two more deaths, bringing its total to nine. The national death toll surpassed 250 with new cases noted at the same time.
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United States
Pennhurst School For
Pennsylvania
Dixon, MI
Spy Recruiting by Reds Described in Abel Case
Army sergeant testified before a jury about Soviet recruitment methods used on him while stationed at the U S Embassy. He said Russians used vodka and a attractive woman to entice him into spying for the Soviet masters. The testimony referenced Rudolph Abel in the espionage trial.
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New York
Rudolph Abel
U. S
Cost of Living Ties to Global Spy Ring Scandals
Fragmentary report cites a conspiracy case in Brooklyn federal court involving a reputed intelligence officer and a spy ring. The piece notes rising living costs, a New York hospital reference, and alleged transfers of military and nuclear secrets to Russia, with deaths linked to the broader context.
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Milwaukee
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Abel
United States
Anti Annex Forces Win More Time In San Leandro
San Leandro and Ashland anti annexation groups seek a time extension to gather signatures opposing San Leandro’s annexation plan. City Attorney Arthur Carden notes protests must reach 51 percent of assessed land value to halt proceedings, with final protests due by November 1 if not extended.
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Ashland
Arthhur Carden
Carden
By & Pan
John Connolly
City
Council
Alameda Naval Pilot Dies in Night Training Crash
Lt. Robert T. Rich 23 of Mountain View was killed during a night training run at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station near Fallon Nevada. He was the son in law of Alameda NAS commander Capt James H. Mills and survived by his wife Jacqueline and his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Rich of Beverly Massachusetts.
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Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Fallon
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Robert T. Rich
Mountain View
Jacqueline
James H. Mills
Alameda Nas
Herman. Rich
Beverly
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Reds Blamed For Violence In Saigon Bombings
In Saigon eighteen people were wounded by time bomb blasts attributed to Vietminh agents. Eight Americans, at a Colombo Plan conference, were hospitalized in Manila or treated after attacks near the Metropole and Cholon hotels and at the U S Information Service library. One bus bomber arrested. bombs traced to Indochina war era.
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Manila
Philippines
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Cholon
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U. S. Information Service Library
Southeast Asia
U. S
Big Marijuana Cache Seized In S.F. Arrests
San Francisco police seized a marijuana cache valued at about 240000, calling it the city’s biggest haul. Two men were arrested after an eight month investigation by six special services bureau inspectors and undercover agents. the stash included 40 packages totaling a large quantity, hidden behind a false wall in a downstairs bedroom closet at 896 Iowa Street near railroad tracks.
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Special Services Bureau
Iowa St
Charity Returned by Thief In Syracuse Heist
Syracuse police hunted a thief who returned 5113 dollars from loot. The returned amount was a check made to the community chest. The crook still holds 273.50 dollars in sash, police said.
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Husband jailed in child beating case in Castro Street area
Police jailed 31 year old George W Ferreira after his wife Martha, 28, placed him under citizen's arrest for beating his two children aged 4 and 10 with a belt. The boy and girl were treated at Fairmont hospital with cuts and bruises and ordered to bed. Mrs Ferreira planned to seek a district attorney complaint.
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George W. Ferreira
Castro
Martha
George
June
Fairmont Hospital
Ferreira
President Eisenhower To Address Nation On Health Tonight
The president will speak on health and medical needs in a nationwide radio address from New York. The Waldorf Astoria dinner honors Alfred F. Sloan Jr. for service to medical education. Broadcast times vary by station.
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National Fund For Medical Education
Alfred F. Sloan, Jr
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