US and Soviet Seek UN Role in Peaceful Space Work
The United States and the Soviet Union urged unanimous approval of a plan placing the United Nations in charge of peaceful outer space exploration. A 24 nation committee on outer space would be created, with a 12 Western, 7 Communist and 5 neutral composition.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry Cabot ‘Lodge
Vasily Kuznetsov
U.N
General Assembly
Lodge
Kuznetsov
Outer Space
Three Executives Die in Elmira Plane Crash Near Airport
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near Chemung County Airport fatally injuring three business executives: Roy W. Wilson Ward LaFrance president, Joseph E. Faehndrich Ward LaFrance treasurer, and William H. Cobb Allied Welding Co. vice president. Authorities cited possible loss of air speed and icing conditions.
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Neil Chaffie
Ward LaFrance Truck Corp
Elmira Heights
Chemung County
Roy W. Wilson
Larchmont Road
West Elmira
Ward LaFrance
Joseph E. Faehndrich
W. Water St
William H. Cobb
Federal Aviation Agency
Rochester
Sheriff's Department
FAA
Wilson
Napco Industries
Detroit
Mich
Deroit
June Sibu
Ike and Nehru discuss China during World Fair visit
President Eisenhower urged mobilizing science and resources to build weapons for a noble war against hunger while opening the World Agricultural Fair in New Delhi. Nehru spoke of India’s border dispute with Red China, warning of dangers as Eisenhower, Nehru, and Prasad appeared before massive crowds with guards, jets, and pageantry.
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New Delhi
India
Eisenhower
United States
Nehru
China
Rajendra Prasad
Supreme Court
Possibility Of Rail Strike Seen
Washington based railroad labor chief George E. Leighty says there is a fifty percent chance of a railroad strike next year. He expects any strike, if it occurs, not before May 1 and cites ongoing wage and rules disputes as the core issue. Leighty insists both sides could reach a settlement without a strike.
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Washington
George E. Leighty
Railway Labor Executives Assn
Leighty
Knights of the Chain honor British cooks with oath
Ronald Aubery and 54 others formed a British chapter of La Chaine des Rotisseurs to improve British cooking. Aubery joked he would not eat red meat, except roasted on a spit, after surveying ceremonial sandwiches. The order dates to France 1248 and gained a royal warrant in 1601.
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London
Ronald Aubery
Aubery
Order
la Confrerie de la Chaine Des Rotisseurs
France
Santa in Prairie Village Kidded by Tiny Foe
Santa Claus Jim Dimaio of Des Moines was jostled by a 4 or 5 year old in Prairie Village causing a cracked tooth and swelling. He needed a dentist and penicillin after the bite and reaction. He stayed home sick Thursday and planned a cautious return to work Friday.
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Santa
Kansas City
Santa Claus
Prairie Village
Jim Dimaio
Des Moines
Dimaio
Guardsmen Enforce Martial Law at Albert Lea Plant
Bayonet armed National Guardsmen deployed after Governor Freeman declared martial law to stop two days of violence at the Wilson and Co. packing plant. The force dispersed nonunion pickets, halted production, and assumed control of county peace officers. union officials offered only quiet regret.
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Albert Lea, Minn
Orville Freeman
Wilson & Co
Wilson
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Freeborn County
United Packinghouse Workers Local No. 6
Madrid to Name Square After Eisenhower Visit
Madrid city officials decided Friday to name a square seven miles east of the center after President Eisenhower in honor of his December visit to Madrid on December 21 22. The move ties a new public space to the President who was welcomed during his official stay.
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Moscow
Afghanistan
Komsomol Pravda
Tanshan
Communist Party
Madrid
Spain
Eisenhower
Parachutist Makes Second Space Edge Jump From New Mexico
Capt. Joe Kittinger jumped from 74,700 feet above White Sands New Mexico, riding a balloon gondola to the desert floor. A small parachute opened on schedule to prevent spinning, followed by a 28-foot main parachute at 17,200 feet as the descent proceeded.
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WHITE SANDS_ MISSILE RANGE
N.M
Joe Kittinger
Space
Kittinger
Fortunately Heavy Package Found as Time Bomb
A group of boys at a Belcourt suburb school discovered a heavy package in front of the building. It proved to be an artillery shell rigged as a time bomb. A bomb disposal squad disarmed it at 8 30 a m and the device was set to explode at 8 45.
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Algiers
Belcourt
Three Minutes Save Forty Five Children on Crossing
In Skokie Illinois a school bus driver Edna Neuman had under three minutes to evacuate 45 girls from Mallinckrodt High School before a Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban train hit the stalled bus. Teammate Charles Banser attempted to push the bus clear as the bell rang and students fled through rear and front doors to safety.
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Skokie
Ill
Edna Neuman
Mallinckrodt High School
Wilmette
Banser
Mrs. Neuman
Inside The Tiser Bridge
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Civil War Vet Seen Near Death
Walter W. Williams 117, last surviving Civil War veteran, is near death as specialists confer with his physician Dr. Russell Wolfe. Williams has had pneumonia since last Sunday and has resisted nourishment, with only water since breakfast last Monday. Bowles and Bielarnowicz, his daughters, remain at his side awaiting any further treatment options.
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Houston
Tex
Walter W. Williams
Russell Wolfe
Willie Mae Bowles
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Cobb
Waverly
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