Arsenal Promises First Space Ship With 1.5 Million Pound Booster
Huntsville reports that Redstone Arsenal will build America's first space ship after the Army contracted for a 1,500,000 pound thrust booster to launch a satellite. The move marks a shift from military to space science aims, with experts debating payload size and manned possibilities. Von Braun and Osberth comment on space station needs and feasibility.
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Huntsville
America
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville Times
Army
Redstone
Times
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Herman Osberth
Army Rocket and Missile Advisor
Local church talks and community notices fill Monday agenda
A sermon and program events outline a Monday afternoon 3:15 missionary program at First Baptist Church with Mrs Fred Halbrooks. Activities include Rotary Club film at Hotel Lyons and Mizpah Chapter meeting at Masonic Temple. Public notices list visitors and closings, with many names and cities across Decatur and nearby towns.
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Fred Halbrooks
Southern Baptist
Brazil
Women’s Missionary Society of
First Baptist Church
Roary Club
Hotel Lyons
Marines Standby as Protests Reported Near Moscow Embassy
U S Marines at the American Embassy in Moscow were alerted to stand by in case protests against the United States erupt near the embassy. Embassy officials said precautions were routine with no expected trouble. Soviet media reports show rising rallies nationwide over U S intervention in the Formosa Strait.
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Moscow
U. S
Soviet Union
Formosa Strait
School Board OKs New Life With 3-2 Vote
Morgan County board of education approved an option on 20 acres of land for a proposed northwest elementary junior high, by a 3-2 vote, while State Superintendent A R Meadows ordered a different site and warned against spending on surveys.
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Morgan County Board of Education
A. R
Meadows
Danville Rd
Dan L. Hurst
Austinville
Trinity
Debbie Reynolds Ed Fisher divorce suit disputed report
Hollywood singer Ed Fisher refused comment on Debbie Reynolds suing for divorce. Fisher denied writing a newspaper column claiming he still loves her. his press agent said Fisher would not comment and referenced TV show production meetings starting Monday.
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Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Fisher
Chester
Times Saturday
Miss Reynolds
Reds Still Hold Supply Ships From Quemoy
A Formosa dispatch reports a convoy of Nationalist supply ships under heavy Red artillery fire twice entered Quemoy to unload supplies. In the first landing 23 minutes yielded some cargo, while a second bombardment followed. The second attempt landed little, as shells dropped after beaching.
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Formosa
Que Moy
Quemoy
Reds
U. S
Formosa Strait
United States
Night Sky Observations For Decatur Area
The report notes sunset at 5 56 p m and moonset at 7 27 p m with Jupiter visible near the western horizon after dusk. It also mentions the first quarter Moon on September 19 and that the next joint appearance will be in December when both rise in the southwest during pre dawn twilight.
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Jupiter
All Times Central
Tennessee River Reading Falls At Keller Memorial Bridge
River gauge at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 19.49 feet on Saturday morning, down 0.6 feet in 24 hours, with sea level reading at 553.79 feet. Friday's high reached 77, low 56. 5 50 p.m. Saturday reported 77. Forecast calls for clear cool tonight and Sunday night, sunny mild Sunday, and partly cloudy warmer Monday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Judge Explains Qualifying Rules For Decatur Vote
Probate Judge T. C. Almon outlines voting eligibility for Decatur mayoral form change elections. Poll tax must be paid by Feb 1 1958 for 1958 election participation. new voters since February may pay and vote. Voter requirements include age 21, two years in state, one year county, three months in precinct, plus registration.
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Decatur
T. C. Almon
Almon
State
Japanese airman indicted in fatal Tokyo train shooting
Japanese police recommended indicting 19-year-old Airman Peter E. Longpre of Lakewood California for gross negligence causing death after he fired a carbine from Johnson Air Base guard duty that pierced a train window. The victim, 22-year-old Sachiyuki Miyamura, died at the operating table.
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Tokyo
California
Hisashi Sogabe
Saitama Prefecture
Peter E. Longpre
Lakewood
Calif
U.S
Lagpre
Longpre
Johnson Air Base
Sachiyuki Miyamura
Miyamura
William S. Giard
Simaiane Longpre
Crash On 278 Kills Baby Boy
A 5 month old from Ypsilanti Michigan died in a three car crash on U S 278 two miles west of Cullman at about 7 p m Saturday. The infant's mother and George H Noneaker 20 Cullman were hospitalized with serious injuries. The father escaped with minor scratches as cars collided head on near the Buick.
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Here
U. S. 278
Michigan
W. G. Chunn
Michael Clay
Ypsilanti
Mich
David §. Clay
George H. Noneaker
Cullman 4
Clay
Noneaker
Cullman Hospital
Mossam
Arsenal Workers May Mark Checks For Morgan UF
Morgan County residents employed at Redstone Arsenal may designate donations to Morgan County United Fund. Huland Ryan said arrangements with Stewart Jones ensure funds reach Morgan County if the giver specifies. In past years most Redstone Arsenal contributions supported Madison County United Fund.
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Redstone Arsenal
Morgan County United Fund
Huland Ryan
Ryan
Stewart Jones
Redstone
United Fund
Jones
Madison County
Farm Exchange Monday Ads Boost Dairy Cows and Broilers
J. M. Dunaway uses dairy cows and broilers to offset lost cotton acreage as more than 100 farmers participate in the Monday Farm Page ads. Other farming happenings are highlighted each week. read The Decatur Daily daily.
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J. M. Dunaway
No Mixing Patterson Firm Despite Trend
The Associated Press reports Alabama officials including Governor-nominee Patterson insist on maintaining school segregation despite the Little Rock integration order. Attorney General Patterson says forced integration would increase strife and serve no purpose. Other leaders including Senator Sparkman and Rep. Selden critique the court’s actions and warn of possible conflict in the South.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Little Rock
Alabama
John Patterson
Patterson
South
Sen
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Supreme Court
Sparkman
Jarvin Jackson
Montgomery
North
Birmingham
Eugene Connor
Armistead Selden
Ala
Kenneth A. Roberts
Washington
UAW Awaits Ford Offer Ahead of Strike
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers await Ford Motor Co to present a new contract offer that could avert a strike set for Wednesday and shape patterns for contracts covering about one million workers. Ford's John S. Bugas said progress was made in weekend talks but many knotty issues remain before an offer.
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United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
John S. Bugas
UAW
Bugas
Walter Reuther
Chrysler
General Motors
Union
Federal action eyed in Little Rock schools case
Segregationist leaders said the federal government planned to arrest 11 people and possibly Gov. Orval Faubus over Little Rock integration. Officials called the reports nonsense while federal prosecutors prepared to seek new injunctions to enforce school integration.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval Faubus
Little Rock
U.S. District Attorney's Office
U.S
William P. Rogers
Massena
N. Y
Faubus
Amis Guthridge
Capital Citizens Council
Wesley Pruden
Asst
U.S. Atty
Malcolm R. Wilkey
Washington
Justice Department
Guthridge
Pruden
Peresons
Little Rock Federal
U.S. District Court
Arkansas
Bruce Bennett
Margaret Jackson
The
Mothers League of Central High
Clyde Y. Thomason
League
Karl Shannon
Arkansas Democrat
John F. Wells
Arkansas Recorder
Dale Alford
Letcher Langford
Little Rock City
Jim Johnson
Crossett
State Supreme Court
R. B. McCulloch
Forrest City
State Soverignty Commission
U.S. Dist
Osro Cobb
Department of Justice
John E. Miller
Fort Smith
Reds Seek Information on Missing U S Airmen
The United States pressed the Soviet Union for details on 11 missing crewmen of a U S Air Force C130 that crashed near Yerevan in Soviet Armenia after alleged Soviet interceptor action. The request noted the six bodies reported and demanded early release if alive and return of remains.
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United States
Armenia
Soviet Foreign Ministry
U.S
Richard H. Davis
Davis
Yerevan
U.S. State Department
Washington
Adana
Turkey
Trabzon
Black Sea
Lake van
Ships Collide in Gulf of Oman a Two Tankers Collision
Two large oil tankers collided and caught fire in the Gulf of Oman. Twenty one sailors remained missing as rescue ships searched the area. The British carrier Bulwark returned with 64 rescuers, including 34 from the Fernand Gilabert and 30 from the Melika, as RAF planes delivered medical supplies and salvage crews worked to douse the fires.
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Gulf of Oman
Bulwark
Masira
Fernand Gilabert
Melika
Royal Air Force
Frigidaire Washers Extend Lead in Market Ads
The new Robinson advertisement proclaims Frigidaire washers remain far ahead, highlighting ongoing consumer demand and continued product leadership without specific figures.
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