Mirror price fixing case nears final phase in Roanoke
In Roanoke Virginia the price fixing conspiracy involving seven southern mirror manufacturers heads toward closing arguments as 12 jurors weigh guilt. Nineteen defense and three government lawyers debated jury instructions with Judge John Paul amid 350000 words of testimony. Defendants include John A Messer Sr Galax Mount Airy Mirror Ed F Gardner Carolina Mirror plus firms Stroupe Pittsburgh Plate Glass Virginia Mirror Martinsville and Weaver Mirror.
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Roanoke
U. S
Southern Mirror
Department of Justice
John Paul
Paul
John A. Messer Sr
Galax
Galax Mirror Co
Mount Airy
N.C
Senators urge deeper armed forces unification for missiles
Three Republican senators Bridges Saltonstall and Case pressed a Senate inquiry into the missile program saying interservice rivalry slows missile and satellite development. Knowland proposed a Defense Department coordinator with fund transfer power to centralize funding for missiles and satellites. Bush testified that competition between services hindered the program. Eisenhower currently holds the transfer powers.
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Senate
Bridges
R-Nh
Saltenstall
R-Mass
Francis Case
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Defense Department
Vannevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Girard May Leave For U S From Tokyo
In Tokyo, William S Girard and his Japanese wife consider departure to the United States Friday if no appeal is filed in his manslaughter case. Prosecutors weigh appealing the three year suspended sentence handed to the Ottawa Illinois GI. The wife says ship departure from Yokohama is planned with passport and visa, as Girard awaits next steps after his murder conviction by three Japanese judges.
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Tokyo
William
Girard
United States
Ottawa
Ill
Haru
Candy) Sueyama
Yokohama
Camp Drew
Senty
Oizumi
Hurricane Nina Winds Batter Kauai. Evacuations and Flooding
About 1,100 residents were evacuated from Kauai as Hurricane Nina battered the island with gusts to 90 mph. Rivers overflowed near Hanalei and Hanapepe, roads were blocked, and Līhue phone service was disrupted. Two crew members remained missing as a rescue vessel prepared to reach a sinking 43-foot fishing sampan Setsu Maru east of Niihau.
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Kauai
Hawaiian Islands
Hanapepe
Hanalei
Oahu
Li‘hue
Kiluea
Mokua ‘Eae
Navy
Couchal
Coast Guard
Kawaiho Point
Niihau Island
Honolulu Harbor
United States
Adlai May End Work This Week
Adlai E. Stevenson may end this week his role as adviser to the Eisenhower administration on NATO policies. He said the end could come sooner than expected and did not indicate plans to join the U.S. delegation to the December NATO heads of state meeting, though he would consider a Paris trip if asked. He will attend part of a White House meeting with congressional leaders to discuss defense and foreign policy and Paris NATO conference plans.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
U.S
Paris
State Department
White House
Tax Authority Warns Against Expecting 1958 Tax Cuts
Wilbur D. Mills told the American Tax Foundation in New York City that relief is unlikely next year or soon. He cited inflation and Soviet advances, predicting rising defense spending will absorb any Treasury surplus and keep tax reductions out of reach for some time.
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Washington
American Tax Foundation
New York City
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Mid East Agreement Doubtful Amid Talks in Amman
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in talks with Jordanian leaders as tensions rise over Mt Scopus. Jordan blocks Israeli convoys, citing military supplies while Israel says gasoline powers a generator for Hadassah Hospital and Hebrew University atop the demilitarized area.
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Jordan
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Mt. Scopus
Hammarskjold
Hussein
Ee Ee Oe Ae
Ibrahim Ti Cuieussine
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Middle East
Mystery surrounds fall of first Russian satellite
U S and British scientists report indications Sputnik 1 may have plunged from orbit on October 4 but the exact landing spot and time remain unknown amid scattered sightings. Most observers discount the Fairbanks report as a fireball or meteor.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Earth
Tinted Campening
Fairbanks
Moscow
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Missing Children Located Near Bluefield Colubia Safe
Four Bluefield children aged 9 to 13 were located unharmed in Columbia after being seen boarding a bus from Bluefield. The Hawley and Rowland families were notified of protective custody as authorities traced the travel to Fort Jackson then Bragg. The mother of the Hawley children is deceased.
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W.va
Columbia
L. P. Mullins
Columbia Detective Bureau
Everett Rowland
Mullins
E. D. Bazzie
Fort Jackson
S.C
Fort Bragg
N.C
Linda Hawley
Paul Hawley
Danny Hawley
Vernon Hawley
William Rowland
Princeton
Searchers Fail To Find Missing Gibsonville Man
Greensboro reporters describe a day long search of Alamance Creek for 21 year old Gary Beckom whose car was found in the creek off Route 61. Authorities suspect he was stunned when his car plunged into the swampy water early Sunday morning and fear he may have wandered into the area or the swollen stream. The car lay in about three feet of water after he left a friend's home around 1 15 a.m. and was not seen again.
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Greensboro
Alamance Creek
Gibsonville
Rt. 61
Gary Beckom
Beckom
Eisenhower Makes Progress In Second Week Of Recovery
President Eisenhower receives another excellent medical bulletin as he begins his second week of convalescence. He left Gettysburg for Washington to attend a Cabinet meeting and was described as sleeping well and taking a light work routine under doctor orders.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Space Age Tension Mirrors Faith Says Christian Leaders
Christian leaders in America warn that nuclear and space advances test faith and values. The Council of Churches, uniting 30 Protestant and Orthodox denominations with about 37 million members, plans a December 12 interdenominational conference in New York on moral responsibility amid space power. A deputation to Red China may be possible to renew contacts.
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Associated Press
Louis, Mo
America
U.S
Red China
Outer Space
Roy G. Ross
New York
Council
Yankee Girl II Returns Toshore After Coast Guard Tow
The 60 foot schooner Yankee Girl II limped into Morehead City after a two day ordeal at sea. High winds up to 50 mph shattered sails and fouled the propeller. Owner Clinton Hinchman and six others aboard, including two Fairhaven residents and two New Jersey travelers, survived two groundings and a tow line swap before docking.
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Morehead City
N. C
Coast Guard
Palm Beach
Fla
Clinton Hinchman
Washington, N.J
Hinchman
Chilula
Atlantic Highlands
N.J
Hinchmen
Flavancae Hinchman
R. M. Hutchins
Hampton Roads
North Landing River
Preparations Made For Launching U S Satellite
At Cape Canaveral Florida seven scientists and technicians prepared for Wednesday's Vanguard rocket firing to loft a grapefruit sized satellite into orbit. The launch site remains top secret and access for news media is unclear. The satellite will travel a near equatorial path passing over the southern United States.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. 7
Vanguard
United States
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Los Angeles
Bargains of life and spiritual sale under God’s love
The author warns against heat of sale crowds and emotional buying. He contrasts material chaos with spiritual bargains offered by God and urges readers to choose divine love over noisy consumer frenzy.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
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