Alaska voters approve statehood and fast track bid
In Alaska a 109 of 297 precincts counted shows 19 007 to 3 814 backing statehood with two related measures passing by large margins The vote coincides with a primary for the first Alaska state offices and two Senate seats governor and secretary of state The proclamation creating the new state is expected late December or early January and further results follow on page 5A.
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Juneau
Alaska
Union
Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Seaton
U.S. Senate
E. L. Bartlett
Experts warn missiles from red subs threaten U S cities
Four of six experts predict that by the early 1900s Russian missile firing submarines could devastate American cities. The figures include Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwell of Pennsylvania, Dr. Oskar Morgenstern of Princeton, Dr. Roger Revelle of the Scripps Institute, and Dr. Ivan Gettings of an industrial group.
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Gaylord P. Harnwell
University of Pennsylvania
Oskar Morgenstern
Experts Warn Red Submarines Could Strike U.S. Cities
A joint report by the Underseas Warfare Panel warns that Soviet missile submarines may devastate American urban areas by the early 1960s. It urges faster sub construction, separate Polaris funding, expanded attack-submarine production, doubled undersea R&D, and greater use of universities and industry.
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Washington
Rts
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Secretary of Defense
National Security Council
Navy
Tan islets hit hard in Amoy Bay bombardment
Chinese Communists blasted Tan i and Erhtan in Amoy Bay with about 4 000 shells in thirty minutes as fears rise they will seize tiny Nationalist outposts near Amoy. Nationalists say they repelled attacks on Wu yu Ting Tateng and Wetuo while warning of a possible broader push toward Tungting Island.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tan Islets
Amoy Bay
Formosa Strait
Amoy
Washington
Tani
Erhtan
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Tungting Island
Quemoy
Tungting
Wuyu
Ting Tateng
Weitou
Peiping
United
Manila
13Th
Arkansas lawmakers race clock over school integration bills
In Little Rock the Arkansas Legislature rushed to pass a set of anti integration bills before the Supreme Court considers the Little Rock school controversy. A House Education Committee advanced 12 measures to block forced integration and blunt national litigation efforts.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Wight
National Assn
Ad- So Se
Orval E. Faubus
Yy Ae
Day of Talks in Jordan Opens U N Peace Mission
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Amman for the first round of talks aimed at stabilizing the Middle East so foreign troops can withdraw. He meets Premier Samir Rifai at Hussein palace as Jordanian papers react with cautious optimism.
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Hammarskjold
Jordan
Middle East
U. S
U. N
Amman
Samir Rifai
King
Hussein
Beirut
Change and faith in a changing world
The piece argues that rapid new products like shoeshine capsules and beverage pills symbolize ongoing change. It questions whether people will reject the new in favor of tradition and calls for accepting both material and spiritual transformation guided by God.
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God
Eisenhower backs deficit reduction campaign theme
President Eisenhower said he will campaign for a Republican Congress on reducing the deficit and warned about spending red ink. He did not specify campaign plans or possible tax changes and praised New York GOP ticket candidates Rockefeller and Keating. He also touched on school integration and court involvement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Republican Congress
New York
America
Nelson Rockefeller
Kenneth B. Keating
Supreme Court
High Court
Hurricane Daisy Grows Gradually In Atlantic Drift
Hurricane Daisy slowly increases in size and intensity while drifting northeast about miles east of Daytona Beach. Winds near the center reach 100 mph with hurricane winds extending 50 to 100 miles. No coastal threat to Georgia or South Carolina, but Carolina interests should monitor advisories as gales may reach within 100 miles in 24 to 36 hours. Small craft urged to seek protection and shipping warned to proceed with extreme caution.
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Miami
Fla
Daisy
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Georgia
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Jacksonville
Florida
Eisenhower Says Slowing Integration Is Possible
President Eisenhower indicated he may have told friends the school integration pace should slow. He denied wishing the 1954 Supreme Court ruling had not occurred and warned that closing public schools would trigger heavy litigation. The Senate Rackets Committee announced Barney Baker suffered a severe heart attack before he would testify.
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Oan L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Virginia
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Friends
Newsweek
Washngton
Senate
Robert
Barney) Baker
Teamsters
Baker
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Iowa
Jake More
Teamsters Union
Motor Exhibitors Service Co
McKees Rocks
George F. Callahan Jr
Esco
Edward Weinheimer
Des Moines
Weinheimer
Express
Capitol Hill
President says U S could survive first blow attack
President Eisenhower argues the United States cannot be defeated by a single nuclear strike. He says retaliation would deter aggressors and that wars can unfold in unforeseen ways, noting Pearl Harbor lessons from World War II.
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U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Pearl Harbor
Kierdorf Case Ties Ex Husbands to Mysterious Death
In Pontiac Michigan an ex husband Teamsters official is named in a new lead in the Frank Kierdorf arson death inquiry. Iris Harrelson 40 and Herman Kierdorf 68 are in custody with a third woman Mary Ann Thon 28 held for arson inquiry as authorities seek grand jury action and possible charges.
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Pontiac, Mich
Teamsters Union
Frank Kierdorf
Kierdorf
Herman Kierdorf
Gomme
Michigan
Paul
Adams
Iris Harrelson
Leann Harrelson
Pontiac Teamsters
Frank
Herman
Teamsters
Mary Ann Thon
Harrelson
Integration Opposition Echoes In N C
The Associated Press reports opposition to token integration in North Carolina as the state readies for a second year of pupil assignment. In Winston-Salem the school board faced protests over transferring three Negro pupils to an all white elementary school. The Charlotte board rejected 23 Negro admissions to white schools. In Anson County a pair of former white schools burned, with officials citing racial motives. Greensboro moved ahead with limited integration while Durham and Raleigh awaited court rulings on desegregation suits. Easton Elementary marks Winston-Salem’s first elementary level integration.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Winston - Salem
Charlotte
Anson County
Tar Heel
Greensboro
Durham
Rayleigh
Winston-Salem
Easton
Craig Phillips
Charlotte Board
Pearsall
NAACP
Kelly M. Alexander
Gillespie Park
J. C. Bowman
Deep Creek
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