Kremlin Silent On Man-Rocket Report
Moscow kept silent on unofficial reports that a man carried by a rocket reached about 186 miles high and parachuted to earth. The claim, if confirmed, would mark a Soviet space triumph and could surpass a dog mission last fall, with details about the traveler and method remaining unclear.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Earth
United States
U. S. Air Force
Ivan Kincheloe
Kincheloe
Four Children Die In Utah House Fire
Four children under seven perished in a late night blaze that consumed their small frame home in southwest Utah. The parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth McGauhey escaped in night clothes and survived, though in shock and unable to name the victims at first.
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Utah
Kenneth McGauhey
Russia reports manned rocket flight prompts varied U S reaction
Washington officials and lawmakers weighed unconfirmed Russian claims that a man was launched into space and parachuted back. Senator Johnson called it a major achievement underscoring Soviet effort, while Kefauver Flanders and Durham urged caution and predicted possible U S response. White House aide Hagerty said reports remain unconfirmed.
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Washington
Russia
U.S
United States
Moscow
Kefauver
Durham
D-Nc
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
White House
James C. Hagerty
Tax Cuts Take Back Seat as Congress Faces New Pressures
Congress returns to address Sputnik era defense needs and maintaining government revenues amid business slowdown. The House Ways and Means Committee begins five weeks of hearings on tax law revision aiming for broader policy clarity and a fair revenue system, with little chance of a major tax cut.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Mills
D-Ark
Jury selection begins in Wetzel murder case in North Carolina
In Richmond County Superior Court jurors for the murder trial of Frank Edward Wetzel faced delays as ten of 150 venire members were questioned with none seated by midmorning. Eight were excused for opposition to capital punishment. defense attorney John T. Page Jr. questioned a juror who favored Wetzel, while witness Robert Terry Jr. is linked to the case.
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Rockingham
N.C
Frank Edward Wetzel
North Sien
Richmond County Superior Court
M. G. Boyette
Wetzel
Seneca Falls
N.Y
W. L. Reece
Hamlet
John T. Page Jr
FBI
Grady Speight
East Rockingham
Speight
Robert Terry Jr
Terry
Norman
Reece
J. A. Rousseau
Central Pris More
Page
Rockingham Superior Court
Istrolman
Cap Wirepnete
Congress opens with defense focus amid Russian space progress
The 85th Congress convenes under urgency over Soviet advances in space and missiles. President Eisenhower signals a balanced budget around 74 billion dollars, with GOP leaders seeking defense funding without red ink and weighing economy support.
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Eisenhower
Flood Evacuees Return To Homes In Texas Coastal Floods
Floodwaters receded along the lower Gulf Coast as news reports say hundreds displaced by five days of heavy rains began returning to sodden homes. In Edinburg more than 250 remained displaced while crews eased flood danger and fishermen faced stranded conditions along the coast.
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Edinburg
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Andres Arevelo
Red Cross
Fred Flores
Tom
My Esparza
Waiter
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Mexico
Corpus Christi
Highway Debate Over Charlotte to Canton Route Sways
Speakers at a Winston-Salem hearing urged the State Highway Commission to choose between a western route via Sparta Elkin and Statesville to Charlotte or an eastern path near Mount Airy then toward Winston-Salem. Officials said extensive engineering studies are needed before routing.
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Winston-Salem
State Highway Commission
Charlotte
Canton
Ohio
Commission
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Sparta
U.S. 21
Elkin
Statesville
Mount Airy
U.S. 52
Winston
Three Cities Development Commission
High Point
Greensboro
Industrial Research Triangle
Ft. Bragg
Piedmont Area
Paul Younts
John Knott
Ben E. Douglas
Young M. Smith
Catawba County
John M. Abernathy
Newton
Marion Allen
Jonesville
Boonville
Jay Huskins
West Piedmont Group
Tully D. Blair
Fred Henderson
C. A. Boren
George W. Lyles Jr
High Tees
H. O. Woltz
Mount
Johnson Demands Army Answer Gavin Testimony
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson demands the Army explain Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin's testimony about a blocked promotion after Gavin criticized Pentagon missile policy. Gavin, head of Army R and D, says he will retire March 31 to freely advise defense policy. Johnson will quiz Secretary of the Army Brucker to establish facts, stressing no reprisal for witnesses.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Army
James M. Gavin
Pentagon
Gavin
Army Research and Development
Johnson
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Brucker
Senate
Advertising Campaign Considered by State Board
RALEIGH The State Board of Conservation and Development planned to discuss advertising for the final quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30. The Advertising Committee proposed national newspaper and magazine ads at 144000 and a tourist film at 2000. Governor Hodges praised efforts to attract industry and travel, noting a major out-of-state firm considered two projects. Fisheries Commissioner Gehrman Holland sought approval to buy a 7500 plane for enforcement, with a public hearing set for April 12 in Morehead City on a shrimping ban proposal.
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Raleigh
State Board ‘of Conservation and Development
Hodges
Gehrman Holland
State Fisheries Committee
Board
State Budget Bureau
Morehead City
North Carolina Fisheries Assn
R. M
Piedmont Sees Heavy Snow Across North Carolina
Snow warnings spread as heavy snow hit the Piedmont with 2 to 5 inches forecast inland. Alamance and Cleveland counties reported multiple minor school bus accidents. one bus with 67 students slid down an embankment near Swepsonville injuring a 11 year old. Roads iced, schools closed, and 35 to 46 degree highs were predicted.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau Today
North Carolina
Piedmont
Alamance County
Lawndale
Cleveland County
Alamance
Swepsonville
Alexander Wilson School
Calvin Coble
Betty Jo Wright
Rt. 1
Graham
Mt. Mitchell
Greensboro
Mountains
New ABC Board Head Named By Governor Hodges
Gov Hodges named Lt William S Hunt Jr of Fayetteville to head the ABC Board replacing Allen The move comes as part of a broader board renewal Hodges said the change aims to tighten supervision and curb liquor gifts while stressing no blame for the outgoing head.
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Raleigh
Hodges
William S. Hunt Jr
Fayetteville
Allen
ABC
Hunt
ABC Board
Democratic Party
Two Freeze To Death In East N C
Police in two eastern North Carolina areas report two freezing deaths. Alph Clark identified Jesse Lee Freeman 32 of Spring Lake found dead on Barrow Creek bank north of Fayetteville, coroner says he fell and froze. Julia Meares of Whiteville found near U S 701 underpass and died of exposure, police report.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Alph Clark
Jesse Lee Freeman
Spring Lake
Barrow Creek
Fayetteville
Whiteville
Julia Meares
U.S. 701
Wade White
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John S. Rinehart
Rinehart
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Rene
Dtenn
Flanders
R-Vi
Ellerbe
Salem
Great Lakes
West Piedmont Highway Assn
East N.C
Helen Norman
Georgia
Atlanta
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