Scientists Plot Space Age Timeline Up To 1969 And Beyond
A House Space Committee report gathers top scientists who foresee humans reaching the moon possibly by 1969 or 1965 with high priority funding. Predictions range to 40 years for hyperfast travel and near light speeds, with orbital flights and even space mail delivery discussed by experts including Wernher von Braun and Eugen Sanger.
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Moon
Mars
Venus
Herbert F. York
Pentagon
York
Free World
House Space Committee
T. Keith Glennan
Glennan
Army
Wernher von Braun
Eisenhower Urges 20-Point Labor Reform Plan
President Eisenhower asks Congress for a 20 point program to curb labor management abuses and safeguard workers rights while protecting public interests. The proposal aims to curb abuses without restricting legitimate bargaining and signals a looming partisan clash with Kennedy backed measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court Rules NC Firemen Pension Act Unconstitutional
North Carolina Supreme Court declares the 1957 Firemen's Pension Fund act unconstitutional and discriminatory. Justice W B Rodman writes that exemptions for farmers mutual fire insurance groups create unfair taxation and violate Article three, section three of the state constitution. The ruling reverses Wake County Judge Heman Clark's previous decision.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
North Carolina Firemen’s Pension Fund
Supreme Court
W. B. Rodman
Wake Court
Heman Clark
Atlas Flight Test Reports Mixed Success
The Defense Department described early telemetry as showing the Atlas missile achieved most objectives and flew the programmed range though not a full ICBM distance. Observers noted instrumentation gaps and a 4,000 nautical mile flight ending near the Brazil coast after arcing across the night sky.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Fernando de Nordona
Brazil
British Pinballers Resist Inflation
In London, slot machine operators resist price hikes, sticking to one penny plays and small payouts. Pub customers chase high scores for drinks, while old prewar American pinball tables remain common. German machines enter the market but riskier for British tastes.
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London
Disc Jockey Nears 200 Hour Sleepless Record
Peter Tripp, 32, a WMGM radio DJ, nears 200 sleepless hours under 24 hour medical watch in Times Square to boost March of Dimes funds. Doctors led by Dr Louis Jolyon West monitor every utterance, with tests from Cornell and Einstein institutes, and oversight by the Air Force surgeon general.
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New York
Peter Tripp
Tripp
Louis Jolyon West
University of Oklahoma Medical School
WMGM
Times Square
West
Air Force
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Harold Williams
Cornell Medical School
Albert Einstein Institute
Williams
Fayetteville Wreck Kills Three Persons
A car carrying two Ft Bragg paratroopers ran out of control on a rural road west of Fayetteville killing the soldiers and a woman. The victims were John Calvin Miller 20 Michael J McLeer 20 both paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and Mrs Alice Owens 26. Kenneth R Parsons 33 suffered a broken leg and lacerations. Parsons was treated at Womack Army Hospital.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ft. Bragg
Ing
John Calvin Miller
Herbert Miller
Detroit
Michael J. McLeer
Dermot McLeer
The
Bronx
N. Y
82Nd Airborne Division
Alice Owens
Fayvetteville
Kenneth R. Parsons
Miss Owens
Womack Army Hospital
Negligence Charged as Halifax ABC Board Under Fire
The State ABC Board urged Halifax County citizens or the county commissioners to seek a court receiver to run the local alcoholic beverage control system. It found the Halifax board negligent and four of five members involved in private deals while in office, with one member lacking required concern.
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Raleigh
ABC Board
Halifax County
State Board
Board of County Commissioners
ABC
Halifax
J P. Little
Roanoke Rapdis
Land Board
H. D. Cochrane
Weldon
H. W. Rothrock
Enfield
R. A. Winfield
Scotland Neck
Raymond H. Ward
Littleton
Halifax County Abc
Thaw Talk Explored as U S Eyes East West Talks
United States plans wider East West conference on German and European issues amid suspicions Moscow aims to create peace illusion. Secretary Dulles cites Soviet desire to delude, while Khrushchev signals possible thaw in relations after meeting reports.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Dulles
Nikita
Khrushchev
Anasatas
Eisenhower Says U S Making Rapid Ballistic Missile Progress
President Eisenhower reported very remarkable progress in the ballistic missile field and said the United States has no cause for hang dog humiliation. He noted uncertainty over Khrushchev's claim of ICBM production and defended ongoing missile program expansion under scientists, urging pride in the effort. He also addressed Republican criticisms and a call for a more active campaign role.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
U. S
Des Moines
Congress
Dulles Rejects Soviet Cold War Proposals as Illusions
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Soviet offers to end the cold war aim to undermine free world resistance. He warned that any deal between the superpowers risks delaying sacrifice and could let international communism win. He spoke after a prepared statement to reporters amid reports Washington would fully explore Moscow’s thaw talk.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Moscow
Mystery Balloon Bursts Over North Carolina Field
A 1 foot plastic balloon burst in a field near Gastonia causing three loud booms about an hour apart starting at 9:30 am. Four small parachutes fell with the first boom and a second boom rattled the Gas ton County courthouse windows. Nearby residents reported hearing all three booms as investigators checked for blasting or other causes.
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Gastonia
N.C
Gaston County
Kenneth Lowery
Dallas
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