Countdown Reported For Atlas ICBM Test Firing
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The countdown for a test firing of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile was under way observers noted activity at the launch site Two prior Atlas launches ended in midflight when the missiles wobbled and blew apart The Atlas is a three stage missile powered by kerosene and liquid oxygen with a high speed stated and a nuclear warhead potential context remains secret
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Atlas
Fayetteville Fire Destroys Corder-Wessler Plant
A two story Corder Wessler Fire Co. building on West Russell St. in Fayetteville NC burned with brick walls standing. Firefighters from Fayetteville and Ft Bragg battled the blaze all night destroying stock and machinery in a recap shop, with losses estimated at 200000 to 175000 for stock and equipment and over 50000 for structure.
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Fayetteville
Corder-Wessler Fire Co
Russell St
Ft. Bragg
George Vossler
Frank Corder
Long Leaf Land Co
Rickety Floors Hold Up Under NATO Summit
Paris reports the Pa lais de Chaillot annex survived the NATO summit opening with 15 nations represented. Eisenhower and 266 delegates faced a 100 by 50 foot room while 200 reporters observed. The temporary structure required reinforcement after concerns the floor could fail.
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NATO
Paris
Palais de Chaillot
Eisenhower
Senators Told Red Advances Hike Limited War Threat
Lt. Gen. Verne J. McCaul warned Senate investigators that Soviet advances in weapons and space technology raise limited war threats. He urged broad focus beyond missiles and noted Marines need mobile missiles for landing forces. Sen. Lyndon Johnson urged new hearings and faster Moon race progress.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Verne J. McCaul
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
E-Tex
Johnson
Defense Department
McCaul
Kremlin
Three of America's Favorites Delighting with Gravel Gertie
A description highlights three beloved figures known for lively antics and “Plenty and Gravel Gertie” style humor. The text underscores their lasting appeal and playful performances.
Kennan Urges More Negotiation On NATO Policy
London reports former State Department policy planner George F. Kennan warned that overemphasizing NATO strength could heighten war risk. He urged the West to pursue Soviet talks while maintaining a nuclear deterrent and cautioned against relying solely on military power. Kennan noted Moscow uses both political and psychological pressure and supports negotiations over stationing more nuclear weapons in Europe. He spoke as a visiting lecturer at Oxford after a BBC lecture series.
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London
George F. Kennan
NATO
State Department
Bulganin
Europe
Moscow
Kennan
West
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton, N. J
Oxford University
Stakes High at NATO Parley as Eisenhower Presses Recovery
Paris reports President Eisenhower, still convalescing from a brain artery blockage, leads a drive to revitalize the anti-Communist alliance at the NATO summit. His prestige as America's leader and NATO's former supreme commander is on the line as he promotes stronger free world defenses amid a space-age Soviet challenge.
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Eisenhower
NATO
Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
America
Europe
White House
Howete
Bus overturns in fog kills 18 near Cairo
A bus toppled into a canal in heavy fog 70 miles north of Cairo killing 18 Egyptian workers. The driver and six passengers escaped unharmed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nixon asserts U S military edge remains secure
Vice President Nixon told Washington reporters at an Air Force Association seminar that the United States has not lost its overall military advantage and will maintain it for some time. He warned against blank checks for defense spending and cautioned about Russia’s missile progress while noting range comparisons and NATO deployment considerations.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Air Force Assn
Russia
Free World
NATO
Deadlock at UN session highlights Afro-Asian bloc power
The 1957 United Nations General Assembly failed to reach two-thirds votes on Syria related resolutions as Afro-Asian states grew in influence. Delegates from East and West praised some outcomes while noting stalemates amid competing blocs. U.S. Henry Cabot Lodge called the session’s result a exposure of Soviet war scare insincerity.
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N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Russia
Malaya
U. N
Syria
Turkey
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Assembly
United States
Vassily V. Kuznetsov
Eisenhower Urges NATO Unity in Atomic Rockets Race
President Eisenhower pressed the Atlantic Alliance to bolster its military strength in the missiles race with Russia. German Chancellor Adenauer urged advanced weapons, while Norway's Gerhardsen urged delaying bases and pursuing disarmament talks. Spaak urged arming with modern nuclear weapons as a warning against Soviet monopoly.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Maranes
Wecsomes Baei Ane
NATO
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Adenauer
Einar Gerhardsen
Norway
Gerhardsen
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Soviet Union
Tobacco Sets Price Record Across Five-State Flue-Cured Belt
North Carolina and surrounding states posted a record average price for flue-cured tobacco at 5.02 per hundredweight as total sales reached 1.086 billion pounds and gross value fell to 597.6 million dollars due to a 29 percent drop in volume and lower quality. The South Carolina Border-North Carolina Belt led with 59.10 per cwt and 149.9 million dollars in sales.
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Federal State Market News Service
South Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina-Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Subway Strikers To Take Action
NEW YORK The citys striking subway motormen take formal action on Mayor Wagner s back to work proposal. TA predicts 80 percent operations today as strikers rally and criticise the mayors plan. Rifkinds impartial review is named and Wagner pledges no summary dismissals while urging a brief return.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
City Transit Authority
Louis Waldman
Motormen's Benevolent Assn
Wag‘ner
Subway
Simon H. Rifkind
Science Education Subsidies Taken Up
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee will study federal subsidies for scientific education as it finalizes its missile program inquiry. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson indicates support for federal aid to train scientists for the defense program and plans to involve the Labor and Welfare committee in educational policy. Senator Clifford Case urges stronger science teaching and more science teachers nationwide.
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Senate
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United States
Russia
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Eisenhower
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