Third Try Stalls Rocketeers At High Point College
Four High Point College students attempted to launch a 14 inch aluminum rocket weighing 120 grams using zinc sulfur fuel. The rocket failed on its third attempt, exploding at about 30 feet after initial misfires.
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High Point College
Gordon Nifong
Frank Collins
Thomas
Warren
Donald Drapeau
Collins
Nifong
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Donald McGee
Kernersville
Winston - Salem
High Point
Ansonia
Tne
Fir
Hodges Sees Victory For Democrats in 1960 Race
In Raleigh on March 1 the State Democratic Executive Committee approved changes to the party plan of organization and set May convention dates May 15 for the state, May 10 for counties, and May 3 for precinct meetings. Gov. Hodges forecast an overwhelming Democratic victory if Eisenhower and associates continue their current actions and urged a revived party focus with a new special committee including Young and senior Democrats and the state chairman.
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Raleigh
Democratic Executive Committee
Hodges
Eisenhower
Gov. Hodges
Democratic Party
Nixon
Young Democrats
British Complete Polar Crossing
Dr Vivian Fuchs reached Scott Base after a 2130 mile 99 day trek across Antarctica finishing with New Zealand partner Sir Edmund Hillary. Queen Elizabeth II sent congratulations while blizzards threatened the expedition completing the historic crossing.
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London
Vivian Fuchs
Scott Base
Fuchs
New Zealand
Sir Edmund Hillary
Queen Elizabeth II
Divers search river bed for submerged school bus tragedy
In Prestonburg Kentucky a diver waded the swollen Levisa Fork seeking a submerged bus said to hold up to 26 students and the driver. The wreck occurred after the bus hit a wrecker and plunged off a cliff. 21 survivors were reported, with 3 families losing all their children.
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Prestonburg
Carlton Hanley
Huntington
W. Va
Levisa Fork
Big Sandy River
Hanley
National Safety Council
Donald Horn
Bennie Blackburn
David Wright
Isaac Vanderpool
John Deurossett
James B. Goble
Teenagers Buy War Guns for Gangs Says Butler
Sen. Butler reports teen age gangs salvage deactivated war relics and reactivate them for gang warfare. He cites New York City reports of at least twenty such guns in use and urges a sale ban to curb this activity.
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Washington
Sen. Butler
Rmd
Butler
New York City
Frederick J. Ludwig
New York
Juvenile Aid Bureau
Ike Fully Recovered From Stroke and Health Bill
President Eisenhower is officially pronounced fully recovered from the mild stroke of November 25. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital report normal neurological tests and heart checks, with ongoing rest and a 2,500 calorie diet. He also recovered from a recent tooth extraction and will continue anticoagulant therapy and routine post heart attack care.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
State Dulles
Soviet Russia
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Walter Reed General Hospital
Mornig
Howard M. Snyder
Georgia
400 Feared Drowned In Turkish Sea Disaster
Reports say 400 people are feared drowned in a Turkish sea disaster. The incident draws international concern as rescue operations continue and authorities assess the tragedy.
North Carolina Road Link Plan Presented To Commission
Preliminary recommendations on a new interstate link from Charlotte to Canton Ohio will be presented to the State Highway Commission by Highway Director W F Babcock. The meeting also will consider secondary road policy updates entrance standards and priorities for primary and urban highway connections.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Midwest
State Highway Commission
W. F. Babcock
Charlotte
Canton
Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
The
Highway Commission
Winston- Salem
Commission
Babcock
American named to Vatican post by Pope Pius XII
Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago was named pro-prefect of the Congregation for the Faith by Pope Pius XII. The move marks the first American prelate to hold such a high Vatican office. Stritch, 18 years head of the Chicago Archdiocese with about two million members, will work under the 85-year-old prefect Pietro Furmasoni Biondi.
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Chicago
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Vatican
Pius XII
Congregation of the Faith
Curia
Pietro Cardinal Furmasoni Biondi
Cardinal Stritch
Rome
United States
Masters of Anger and the Sun That Goes Down
A sermon by Dr. Edwin T. Dahlberg on mastering anger per Ephesians 4 26, citing examples from Moses Peter and Jesus and urging reconciliation before sundown to avoid harm. The piece cites Dr Charles Fulton and a Constantinople bishop John Nicetas tale and ends with a prompt to seek forgiveness before the day ends.
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Edwin T. Dahlrberg
National Council of Churches II
Bernard C. Clausen
Moses
Elijah
Apostle Peter
Jesus
Charles Fulton
Paul
Count Keyserling
Constantinople
John
Nicetas
Ferry Sinks in Storm Killing Dozens Near Izmit
An overloaded ferry carrying Turkish students sank in a Sea of Marmara storm near Izmit. About 220 bodies were recovered with 400 feared dead. 39 survivors, including a 19 year old, recounted the capsizing as passengers were trapped inside. Investigations underway as mourning spreads.
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Izmit
Turkey
Sea of Marmara
Uskadar
Istanbul
U.S
Golchuk
Yalova
Coeds Take Example Of Greeks
Oxford students report coeds impose a love making embargo until boyfriends join a ban the H bomb campaign. Janet Dawson says the idea came from Aristophanes 411 B C Lysistrata. Some guests doubt the movement while others doubt its effect.
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Oxford
England
Janet Dawson
London
Aristophanes
B.C
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Gromyko
Thompson
NATO
Mickey Chambers
William Smith Jr
Borden Lot
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