Mystery Beep Identified As Teleprinter Noise
In London Sweden explained the puzzling 20 025 megacycle signal as a Russian frequency shift teleprinter transmitter idling then sending clear Russian text. BBC engineers and listeners in Britain and across Europe suspected a satellite but accepted the Swedish account noting the teletype motor can reach distant receivers.
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Norway
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West Germany
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United States
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BBC
Columbus
Ohio
Francis Strait
Enkoping
UAW Drafts Demands Ahead of January Convention
The International Executive Board of the United Auto Workers and a 200 member Steering Committee in Detroit map demands for the spring campaign. The Jan 22 24 convention will adopt a program to build a war chest for possible strikes and seek higher pay and shorter contracts amid a dozen policy goals including relocation safeguards and new seniority rules.
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United Auto Workers Union
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One Injured In Ruckus After Game
GROVER North Carolina January 11 A melee outside the Grover Casar basketball game involved about 50 persons. One youth injured Kenneth Tedder 19 Grover sustained head wounds a broken nose and possible concussion. Six men arrested two for indecent exposure and four for profane language with more charges possible after the injured youth can testify.
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Grover-Casar
Kenneth Tedder
Tedder
James Scruggs
Ingenious Jailbreak Thwarted in Walpole Prison
William Cavanaugh, an escape artist tied to Elmer Burke’s 1954 Boston jail breakout, attempted a ventilator escape at Walpole prison. He fashioned a 14 foot pole from brush handles and used a dummy pillow to mislead guards before being caught in the yard. Cavanaugh and Allan C. Locke face seven to 10 years for aiding Burke’s escape.
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William Cavanaugh
Elmer
Trigger) Burke
New State
Burke
New York
Cavanaugh
Allan C. Locke
Charles Street
Boston
Four-Star Attraction Two-Star AF Missile Chief
Bernard A. Schriever, a German-born major general and head of the Air Force ballistic missiles program, challenged President Eisenhower’s plan for a unified space agency before a Senate subcommittee. A former World War II B 17 pilot, Schriever argues missiles and space craft will lead defense and exploration, aiming for Air Force control of future space efforts.
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Bernard A. Schriever
Eisenhower
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Schriever
Senate
Russia
Ben
Bremen
Germany
West Pointer Hodges Nears Record as Oldest Cadet Graduate
Maj. Gen. Henry Clay Hodges Jr., retired US Army, at age 97 years 8 months 22 days, will become the oldest living graduate of the U.S. Military Academy tomorrow, tying the longevity mark set by Maj. Gen. George Sears Greene. Hodges, a longtime Stamford resident and annual West Point visitor, downplays publicity while recalling his 39 active years and his 1881 graduation.
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Conn
Henry Clay Hodges Jr
USA
Hodges
U.S. Military Academy
George Sears Greene
Gen. Hodges
West Point
Washington
Fort Wer
Wash
United States
Youth Shot In Hunting Accident
C E George of Salisbury aided a 14 year old Troy boy injured by a loaded 12 gauge shotgun during a hunting incident. The boy Darrell Davis was treated after a seven hour operation and given eleven pints of blood. His condition was reported as fair.
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N.C
C. E. George
Ft. Bragg
Darrell Davis
Troy
George
General Hodges Recounts Staff Captains Including MacArthur
Gen Hodges recalls service in France with the 39th Infantry Division during World War I. He notes participation in the San Juan battle of the Spanish American War and his final command of Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. He remembers a captain on the Washington General Staff, Douglas MacArthur.
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Desperado Kostal Denies Identity After FBI Capture
Albert Joseph Kostal alias Joe Delmar, a noted jailbreak artist, was captured after a subway confrontation with FBI agents near Times Square. He claimed a false name but fingerprints and body markings confirmed his identity. Bail set at 100000, hearing scheduled for January 24.
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Albert Joseph Kostal
FBI
Joe Delmar
Colorado
Bellevue Hospital
U. S
Earl N. Bishopp
Kostal
Times Square
Bishopp
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