Sputniks Top 1957 News, Rocking Public Life
Sputniks and space race dominate the year with Russia triumphing in satellite launches and U.S. concerns over defense and education. Zhukov and Khrushchev reshaped power while the Little Rock desegregation crisis tested federal force policy and the Teamsters faced landmark hearings.
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Joe Wing
Kremlin
V. M
Georgi M. Malenkoy
Outer Space
Russia
Georgi Barrier
Little Rock
Zhukov
Thelerisis
Associated Press
Supreme Court Darician Teathlas
United States
Pearl Harbor
Eisenhower
America
Top Ten 1950s Crises and Khrushchev in the Kremlin
A briefing of major 1950s events notes Sputnik and Little Rock as top stories. Khrushchev rises in Moscow while Syria tensions with Turkey and the U.S. flare, alongside the Teamsters hearings, Hurricane Audrey, Eisenhower’s illness, the Asian flu, the Girard case, and the first Civil Rights bill in 82 years despite Thurmond’s filibuster. The era’s broad crises include Middle East spillover, airlift debates, and questions on presidential succession.
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Late Rock
Cov. Orval Faubus
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Central High School
Taway Nine
Faubus
Teamsters
Nikita Khrushchev
Afl-Cio
Russia
Stalin
Khrushchev
Cabal
Central Committee
Little Rock
Kremlin
Teamsters Union
Middle East
Eisenhower
Audrey
Louis
Jana
Hong Kong
Far East
America
U.S
Girrard
Japan
William 5. Girard
U.S. Senate
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Christmas tree survey spans Kansas three points
Jay Disberger from Kansas State College led a Christmas tree survey across three Kansas sites to gauge preferences and aid develop the Christmas-tree industry. He thanked county agents, merchants, people, Phase company, radio stations, and the newspaper for support, praising the community’s cooperative spirit. Judges will tour tonight at 7:30 p.m. to award Jaycees Christmas lighting contest prizes and photograph the top entry for a nationwide competition with cash awards.
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Jay Disberger
Kansas State College
Jay
Disberger
People
Phase Company
Blush
Jaycees
Christmas Traffic Toll Sets Record One-Day High
The Associated Press reports Christmas traffic deaths reached 219, the second highest one-day total since WWII, with 27 in fires and 26 in miscellaneous causes, for a 272 casualty total when late reports are included. The toll far exceeded the 180 NSC forecast and past one-day Christmas records.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Aasu
Accir
City Ordinance Seeks Hearing on Service Station Setbacks
An ordinance dating about a decade seeks to keep service station entrances and exits 300 feet from public gathering places. City officials say the rule no longer fits modern needs and a hearing is planned next month to consider amending the setback law amid calls for safer, more practical traffic and fire codes.
$200000 Suit in Second Look Tractor Accident
A $200000 damage suit has been filed in U S District Court, Wichita, against Haskell county farmer Land Meairs by B R Beaver of Monett Missouri. The suit stems from a July tractor accident in which a Monett youth was injured during an attempted prison escape in Johannesburg and involves multiple unrelated fragments from the source.
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Sublette
Haskell County
Wash
Forrest
Washington State Penitentiary
Wing 7
Johannesburg
South Africa
Witwatersrand
Bob Rhay
City sets Jan 16 hearing on oil station near Main
City commissioners Tuesday authorized a January 16 hearing over plans for an oil company station at 8th and Main. The discussion focused on parking facilities and safety requirements, with officials indicating the current ordinance may not apply.
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Main
Helium Plant Feasibility Damps Dexter Proposal
The U S Bureau of Mines reports large scale helium reserve development near Dexter Kansas not feasible now. South Central Kansas Regional Development Council leaders said prospects for a government helium plant at Dexter prompt regional impact discussions and community improvement plans. Directors include Donald Hickman and Rolla Clymer with Nestor Welz as vice chairman. council covers ten counties and two thirds of industrial development.
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Wichita
U. S. Bureau of ‘Mines
Dexter
Kas
Kratzer
South Central Kansas
Donald Hickman
Arkansas City
Rolla Clymer
el Dorado Times
Nestor’ Welzand
Clymer
Welgand
Apolis
Amo
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James R. Hoffa
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Laika
Nikita Oe
William Girard
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Syria
Turkey
United Nations
Jordan
Blondike
Blondie
Claude ‘Owens
City Planning Commission
Autamatinate
Safety
Commission
Bob Schreibert
Ned H. Dearborn
Ruse
Amy
Allan
Garden City
Yales
Mit
Nes
Pawtucket
R. Loth
Colfax
Lastjey
Center Street
James Cowgill
Center
Reson
New York
Army Is
Dier
Neww York Times
Washington Dispatch
Times
Army
Elizabeth
Adjutant General of the Army
Army ‘finance _center
Bukcor
Weal Bureau
Ny Station
Sarden City
Dodge City
Oodland
Ruben
Aeeineerieteerts
Pratt Posnennagen
Ayetame
Denver Guymon
Imas
Splaghs
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Colleen
Regan
Shawn
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