Army finds cell development can continue in space
The Army reports sea urchin eggs fertilized before and during flight showed continued development despite vibration and nine minutes of weightlessness. Pre fertilized eggs survived. eggs fertilized during flight disintegrated, possibly due to vibration or fixative issues. The work aims to learn space effects on cell division and future experiments can avoid disintegration with improved cushioning and fixatives.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
Able
Baker
Richard S. Young
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Young
Atlas Rocket Explosion Ends US Intercontinental Missile Hope
Cape Canaveral witnesses a dramatic Atlas launch explode seconds after liftoff. The 82 foot rocket reached 80 miles altitude and 15 000 mph before detonating after initial propulsion, marking a costly failure in the bid for an operational ICBM by summer. DoD initially called the blastoff an apparent success before confirming the explosion. The cause remains unknown and the mission ends in failure after 70 to 180 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
U.S
Atlantic
Department of Defense
Senate probes weigh big business and union roles in campaigns
The Senate rackets probes consider a potentially explosive inquiry into how corporations and labor unions influence federal campaigns. The panel, a bipartisan eight member group including Sen. John F. Kennedy, may scrutinize possible violations of the federal corrupt practices law amid calls to close loopholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly Washington
Senate
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Sen
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Burglars Hit Marion Supermarket in Weekend Break-In
Burglars ripped the safe door at a Marion Alabama supermarket Friday night and escaped with several hundred dollars plus merchandise. Police investigated the break in as the store reported losses to authorities.
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Marion, Ala
Fireant Danger Held Vague
Auburn official says widespread misunderstanding about fireant danger to crops and livestock. Dr F B Arant notes fireants mainly eat other insects and only rarely cause crop damage. He warns large scale insecticide use endangers birds and wildlife and urges soil poisoning only in proper amounts.
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Mobile
Auburn
Arant
Department of Zoology
South Alabama Nurserymen Assn
State Association
Fruited Plane Student's Creative Artwork Stumps Teacher
A Columbus classroom story unfolds as a seven year old depicts the flag map and the sea to shining sea in his drawing. He explains the red and yellow dotted corner represents the fruited plane a name he gives to the unusual air craft in the picture.
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Columbus, Ohio
America the Beautiful
AFL Organization Origins Traced to 1886
The American Federation of Labor traces its origins to 1886 when it began as the Knights of Labor, a precursor labor organization. The shift to AFL reflected a change in structure and leadership as American workers organized for collective bargaining.
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The
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Ardmore-Ardmore post office opens near state line dedication
Ardmore unveils a new two state serving post office building near the Tennessee Alabama border. The ceremony featured Nashville official David Huggins and Postmaster J C Hamlett with civic leaders present. The facility includes air conditioning, concrete brick construction and 1731 square feet interior.
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Huggins
J. C. Hamlett
Tennessee
Alabama
Brown Mims
Tully Brown
Magnussion
Hamlett
Brown
Alex Austin
Harrison Mullins
Charlie Watson
Artie Commons
Goodloe Jones
Halton Knowles
Dee Boggs
Mable Whitt
Ardmore
David Huggins
Center
Nashville, Tenn
J. C. Hamlet
Billy Bowlegs Festival Sails Into Fort Walton Beach
The Billy Bowlegs Festival will run for four days next week in Fort Walton Beach with parades sports events costume balls and other activities. A modern Bowlegs and his krewe will sail up the sound on Thursday to take over the city and declare a reign of fun.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fila
Billy Bowlegs
Decline in Southeastern Ports Trade in Early 1959
ATLANTA AP A sharp drop in exports through six Southeastern ports in early 1959 cut total world trade by 2 percent. Exports fell 85.1 million from Q1 1958, while imports rose 67.5 million. Mobile led gains with 7.7 million in imports and 3.2 million in exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bureau of Census
Merrill C. Lofton
Commerce Department
Florida
Georgia
Mobile
New Orleans
Carolinas
Four Sought In Mexican Bank Robbery
Border officers hunted four men who robbed a Mexican bank of a million pesos at the Longoria Bank in Anahuac, 40 miles south of Laredo. Believed US natives fled in a blue car with Texas plates. the bank is a branch of the Nuevo Laredo Banco Longoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Longoria
Anahuac
United States
Texas
Nuevo Laredo Banco Longoria
President Eisenhower to address civil rights conference
The Civil Rights Commission announced that President Eisenhower will speak at a national conference of state advisory committees in Washington Tuesday. Delegates and observers from all state committees will attend a brief informal remarks session at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
Statler- Hilton Hotel
Aruba Seen as Peak Risen From Caribbean Deep
Geologists propose Aruba near Venezuela is the summit of a submerged volcanic peak. Violent subterranean forces earlier pushed this structure above the sea, leaving the island as a remnant of a once emergent landform.
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Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Venezuela
Caribbean Sea
Stevenson warns on world and domestic governance
Adlai Stevenson told a Harvard Business School audience that the Soviet Union and Red China use government as a weapon in their economic push. He argued private enterprise needs intelligent government to compete, citing wide income disparities and calls for education housing health urban renewal and inflation control.
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Cambridge
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Soviet Union
Red China
United States
North America
Stevenson
Harvard University School of Business
Eisenhower Reflects On D-Day At Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower, on the 15th Normandy anniversary, recalled D-Day in a chat with White House physician Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder at his Gettysburg farm. He later played 18 holes of golf and hosted a lawn party for about 200 guests including White House staff and Secret Service members.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Washington
Secret Service
Hayes Hearing Delayed One Week in Birmingham Plant
A hearing on Hayes Aircraft Corp petition to limit strikes at its Birmingham plant has been postponed to June 15 by Circuit Judge W A Jenkins Jr. About 4 000 United Auto Workers production workers are in the dispute over contract terms after several reported incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Hayes Aircraft Corp
W. A. Jenkins Jr
United Auto Workers
Jenkins
Ohio Becomes the Seventeenth State in 1802
Ohio was admitted as the seventeenth state in 1802 marking its entry into the United States. The event places Ohio among the early statehood milestones of the nation with broader territorial growth context.
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Ohio
Private Waterworks System Proposed Near Florence
Mrs Jewel Wear seeks a Public Service Commission permit to build and operate a waterworks system in Mansion View Estates near Florence. A public hearing before the commission is set for June 16 in Montgomery.
Nicaragua In Turmoil Amid Rebel Infiltration Reports
Nicaragua faces ongoing unrest as rebel incursions expand with unconfirmed additional planes. A state of siege lingers while Somoza's forces conduct air patrols and coastal identifications. Students strike in Leon, and urban paranoia follows disturbances at two Managua theaters.
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Jack Rutledge
Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
National University
Anastasio Somoza
Luis Somoza
Social visits in Morgan County and Brooksville
Mr and Mrs Russell Peck and Donnie visited Mr and Mrs Leon Lipscomb Saturday night. Mr and Mrs C J Keyes visited Mr and Mrs Wilson Ryan near Brooksville Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J D Knighten spent last week with his son and family Mr and Mrs Robert Knighten. Mr and Mrs Pat Baggett and children and Mrs Mamie Baggett of Decatur and Rev J C White were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs M G Peck Sunday. Mr and Mrs Adrian Bowen went to Decatur Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Iley Thompson and family of Chicago visited Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson Friday night. Mr and Mrs Leo Cooper of Six Mile were in the community Sunday afternoon.
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Russell Peck
Donnie
Leon Lipscomb
C. J. Keyes
Wilson Ryan
Brooksville
J. D. Knighten
Robert Knighten
Pat Baggett
Mamie Baggett
Decatur
J. C. White
M. G. Peck
Adrian Bowen
Iley Thompson
Chicago
Ill
Jack Thompson
Leo Cooper
Six Mile
Army Buys New Aluminum Troop Carrier
The Army will purchase 34.6 million dollars of new aluminum armored troop carriers. The M113 amphibious personnel carrier weighs nine tons and can be dropped by parachute into trouble zones from cargo planes. It will replace the current 20 ton M9 steel armored carrier.
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San Jose
Calif
Cherokee In dians Living in Great Smoky Mountains Park
More than 3 000 Cherokee Indians reside within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Car Hits Visitor Then Drops Him
Eldrige Walker a 45 year old Alabama farmer visiting Birmingham for work was struck at 7th Avenue and 19th Street South carried under a viaduct and dumped there. He was treated for facial cuts and a back injury and released from University Hospital. L C Jones, a 29 year old black man, was arrested and charged with attempted murder robbery leaving the scene of an accident reckless driving and driving without a license.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eldrige Walker
University Hospital
Wilhite
Walker
7Th Avenue
19Th Street
L. C. Jones
Joint Chiefs In Disagreement On Air Defense Plan
Washington AP report says the Joint Chiefs clash over a master plan for national air defense. Defense Secretary McElroy noted only a moderate difference and planned further talks after reviewing the proposal obtained during a Geneva trip. The dispute centers on Nike Hercules versus Bomarc missiles.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Neil H. Mec-Elroy
McElroy
Geneva
Foreign Ministers’ Conference
Defense Secretary
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Trials Planned In Bombing Of Atlanta Temple
Fulton County prosecutor says three of four remaining defendants will be tried for conspiring to dynamite The Temple in Atlanta. The Oct. 12 blast caused 100000 in damage. no injuries. George Bright is subject to separate outcomes after two trials.
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Atlanta
Paul Webb
Fulton County
Jewish House of Worship
George Bright
Wallace H. Allen
Kenneth Chester Griffin
Richard
Robert Bolling
Tom Luck
Allen
Griffin
Bright
Richard Bowling
Robert Bowling
Labor Force Jump Predicted Soon
The Labor Department estimates the total number of people working or seeking work in the United States will reach 95 million by 1975. It forecasts an 11 million rise from 1955 to 1965 and a further 15 million increase from 1965 to 1975.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
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