Johnson urges action to push rocket program forward
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson calls for a firm, heads together approach at the Pentagon over missiles rather than a Defense Department reorganization. He chairs the Senate Preparedness subcommittee assessing the missile program and notes possible resistance to Eisenhower's reshuffle plan.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Pentagon
Senate
Defense Department
Johnson
Senate Preparedness
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Armed Services
Bernard A. Schriever
Schriever
Sen
Flanders
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Desert Fox Bandit Chief Slain Near Haft Kuh Frontiers
Tehran Iran Jan 11 the notorious Desert Fox bandit chief Dadshah was shot dead after a desert gun fight police said Iran's national police commander Gen Aligholi Golpira reported the end of the manhunt near Haft Kuh in southeast Iran close to the Pakistan border The ambush victims were Kevin M Carroll Anita Carroll and Brewster A Wilson three Americans and two Iranians The government had offered ransom and amnesty for Dadshah but authorities found the abducted wife dead six miles from the site of the ambush.
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Iran
Desert Fox
Desert Wilds
Aligholi Golpira
Dadshah
Haft Kuh
Pakistan
Golphra
Kevin M. Carroll
Issaquah
Wash
Anita
Brewster A. Wilson
Portland
Ore
Near East Foundation
International Cooperation Administration
Carroll
Wilson
Retired Navy Captain Donates Large Taxi Tip in San Francisco
In San Francisco on January 11 a taxi driver received a 5000 dollar check from a mysterious donor who later was identified as retired Navy Captain Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr. of Parkesburg Pennsylvania. Kenworthy also provided 175 dollars for a sailor’s plane fare to Honolulu. Police reported no charges, and Kenworthy claimed funds were deposited in a Parkesburg bank.
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San Francisco
Bruno del Carlo
Honolulu
Navy
Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr
Parkesburg
George Page
Kenworthy
Pearl Harbor
del Carlo
International Airport
Page
Encinitas
San Diego
Calif
Ice Kenworthy
Coatesville
Philadelphia
Cate Quinlan
Peer
Bank of America
Quinlan
Oklahoma
Emergency Funds Approved for Space Age Defenses
President Eisenhower sought authority to spend over half a billion dollars on new space age defenses for the year. The House Armed Services Committee gave quick preliminary approval and planned a Monday vote after a technical change. Chairman Vinson said the panel is in thorough agreement with the measure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Couple Compete To File First In Sheriff Race
Mrs Helen Mayberry and her husband Harley camp at the Morgan County Clerk's office from morning to night to file first on the April primary ballot in the Republican sheriff race. They plan to stay at the door until filing begins, aiming to secure the top spot for both names.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Helen Mayberry
Harley
Mayberry
Morgan County Clerk's Office
Mrs. Mayberry
Production Declines as Nation Sees Rising Jobless
Washington reports growing layoffs across sectors with December unemployment expected near 4 million. Official November jobless total reached 3,188,000, highest since 1949, while benefits and supplemental plans cushion losses. Industry declines and cautious forecasts suggest continued economic strain into 1958.
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Associated Press
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Detroit
Seattle
Texas
Wetzel Verdict Explained in North Carolina Case
Foreman J R Morse says the jury largely favored first degree murder with mercy, giving life in prison for Frank Edward Wetzel in the slaying of Patrolman Wister Lee Reece. The key witness testified without seeing the shooting, and no one saw the actual slaying.
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Rockingham
N.C
Frank Edward Wetzel
J. R. Morse
Raymond Freeman
East Rockingham
Morse
Mercy
Freeman
Superior Court
J. A. Rousseau
Fayette
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Wister
Lee Reece
Wetzel
Robert Terry
Norman
Terry
J. T. Brown
Reece
Boy Reunites With Mother After Fourteen Years
A Draper North Carolina youth Benny Alvin Law Son locates his mother Mrs R T Ragland in Lynchburg Virginia after a 14 year separation. Benny arrived from Draper with his father and sisters and sought his mother at her last known address finding the home gone and the car lot on the site. He and his mother later meet as news pages publish his photo and story.
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Lynchburg
Draper
N.C
R. T. Ragland
Benny Alvin Law
Benny
Esterday
Lynch
Salvation
Renal
Capt
Small crowd protests at North Carolina Klan rally
About 350 people attended a Ku Klux Klan rally near Randleman North Carolina as hecklers challenged the Klansmen during the event. One unidentified man was escorted from the field after shouting for police and was later released to sheriff deputies.
Deadlock on East West talks may yield to high level talks
Western allies and the Soviet Union face a deadlock over a large East West conference. Diplomats foresee a foreign ministers meeting or a summit later this year as public opinion in Europe and neutral states pressures for reducing nuclear war risk. Eisenhower and Western leaders are ready to move, with Pravda signaling continued Soviet stance.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
India
Eisenhower
Moscow
Bulganin
Woman Dies After Fall In Icy Stream
Franklinville reports a 76 year old widow, Lula D. Parks, wandered from home after midnight and fell from a railroad trestle into Bush Creek. Her body, found by three teens at 12 55 p.m., froze in the icy water. Survivors include two daughters in law and five grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Monday at Franklinville Methodist Church.
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Franklinville
Lula D. Parks
Bush Creek
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