Radiation Hazard Pictured in Cambridge Air Force scientist warns of lunar outer-space rays
Dr. Herman Yagoda of the Cambridge Massachusetts Air Force Research Center told the American Physical Society at MIT that a second radiation hazard may exist between 20 and 600 miles above Earth. He cited low energy heavy primaries whose intensity varies with sunspot cycles and could affect space crew during long missions.
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Cambridge
Mass
Air Force
Herman Yagoda
Cambridge (Mass
Yagoda
American Physical Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SRO Sign Out Sparks Senate House Debate
A reader letter mocks the SRO sign in Washington noting it usually means something else and joking that in Hawaii it should read Send Republicans only, reflecting partisan sniping in congressional discourse.
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Senate
Washington
Hawaii
New York City Hall Workers Protest Pay
Hundreds of city employees gathered at City Hall Park for a pay protest with picketing limited by barricades. AFSCME members urged city workers to walk off, citing an austerity program as the cause while police and fire services remained unaffected.
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New York
City Hall
City Hall Park
American Federation of State
Robert F. Wagner
Bermuda
Narcotics Importer Arrested in Apalachin Links
Federal agents arrested John Ormento and Nick Tolentino in New York as part of a crackdown on a top narcotics ring tied to the Apalachin meeting. Ormento, a leading importer and distributor, had vanished months before indictments in July linked to Vito Genovese. He appeared before a New York legislative committee in December 1957 after invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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New York
John
Big John) Ormento
United States
Nick Tolentino
Ormento
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Lido Beach
N.Y
Vito Genovese
Tolentino
John E. Jackson
New Jersey
Frank Borelli
Joseph Barbara Sr
Apalachin
N. Y
Underworld
Mutilation Tendency Explained by Psychiatrist
In San Francisco AP reports a psychiatrist cites a married couple and their child showing self harming behaviors. Dr Gordon ties the girl’s hair pulling to hidden anger and notes similar acts as juvenile substitutes for distress though guidance helped.
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San Francisco
Gene Gordon
Children's Hospital of
Washington, D.C
Gordon
American Orthopsychiatric Assn
Laurie
Western ministers plan united front talks with Soviets
The Western Big Three foreign ministers open a two day strategy meeting in Washington to push toward a united front before talks with the Soviets. They aim to approve German proposals and align East and West Germany amid Berlin crisis as the 15 nation Atlantic Pact Council marks its 10th anniversary.
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Washington
United Front
Allied
State Department
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Christian Herter Jr
John Foser Dulles
United States
Atlantic Pact Council
Berlin
East
Europe
Bill Proposes Year Round School Plan in North Carolina
A North Carolina bill by Rep. John Kerr would let local districts run schools year round. The term would be split into four quarters with three consecutive quarters needed per year, aiming to maximize building use and reduce the need for new bonds.
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Raleigh
John Kerr
Warren
Kerr
Eee
Eet Ie
Alford Election Probed in Arkansas Grand Jury
A U.S. grand jury in Little Rock opened an investigation into possible federal law violations in the 1947 Alford Hays race. The panel sought impoundment of ballots from six counties after hearing witnesses, with over 60 000 votes cast in the contest.
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Little Rock
Ark
U.S
Grand Jury
Balots
Dale Alford
D-Ark
Brooks Hays
Alford
Hays
Arkansas
FBI
Stamp display sparks Secret Service caution in Baltimore
The Baltimore post office showcased three large colored postage stamps in the main lobby highlighting Alaska the Arctic and Oregon. John H. Hanly head of the Secret Service office urged officials that federal rules bar colored stamp illustrations in public displays.
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Baltimore
Post Office
Art Department
Alaska
Arctic
Oregon
John H. Hanly
Secret Service Office
Kishi Moves To Take Security Treaty Case To Supreme Court
Tokyo Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi prepares to petition the Supreme Court to approve the U S military bases in Japan after Tokyo District Court ruled the security treaty violates Article 9. Cabinet met to discuss the ruling and defense policy.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Supreme Court
Japan
Kishi
Tokyo District Court
Pee Ee Ee Tee
United States
New IRS Director Takes Charge in North Carolina
J. E. Wall, a Benson native, assumed leadership of the U S Internal Revenue Service for North Carolina today, succeeding P. K. Sanders who retires after 40 years of service. Wall has been with the IRS since 1941.
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Greensboro
J. E. ‘Wall
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
North Carolina
Wall
P. K. Sanders
Benson
IRS
Sanders
Navy aims to seal ghost ship from wreck at Tangier Island
The Navy seeks to finish recovery of the old battleship USS Texas from the submerged wreck near Tangier Island, where courts found the government at fault. A section lies at least 20 feet below the surface as Coast Guard efforts continue to prevent further hazards.
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Washington
Navy
USS
Texas
Tangier Island
Potomac River
Atlantic Storm Pounds Ocean Liners and Sails
A vast Spring Atlantic storm battered liners with 100 mph winds and gigantic waves. The Argentine Rio Tunayan returned to New York after sailing Friday to South America, with 70 percent of public areas damaged and four of 99 passengers injured. The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth suffered heavy rolling, while four Berlin crewmen drowned after the vessel heaved to 700 miles northeast of the Azores.
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New York
South America
Seribond
Jose Maria Dodero
Atlantic
Southampton
Hugh L. Switzer
Berlin
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Line
Azores
Magic Bullet For Cancer Foreseen By Doctor
Boston AP Dr Charles Cameron dean of Hahnemann Medical College Philadelphia said a new drug cured two hamsters with active cancer showing the magic bullet concept may be reasonable. He spoke at a luncheon opening the 1959 crusade of the American Cancer Society in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Charles §. Cameron
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
American Cancer Society
Massachusetts
Cameron
Nehru Says He Will Try To End Tibet Conflict
Indian Prime Minister Nehru said he would use his good offices to arrange a cease fire in Tibet and seek restoration of autonomy as talks continue. Delegation leader Silun Lukhangwa said Tibetans signed an independence declaration after scrapping the 1951 treaty with Peiping amid reports the Dalai Lama faced danger in Lhasa.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Tibet
Silun Lukhangwa
Dalai Lama
Lukhangwa
Red Chi People Ly
Lhasa
Peiping
Lukos
Peiping People’s Daily
Peiping Radio
Khrushchev Aims High From Humble Beginnings
Editor William L. Ryan outlines Khrushchev rise from modest origins to power in Moscow and London placements. He highlights Khrushchev’s early brutal roles in Stalin’s purges and Ukrainian farming reorganizations, noting the 1938 purge involvement and subsequent ascent.
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William L. Ryan
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
London
Lazar Sey Carseatech
Stalin
Oes
Khrushchev
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Khrush
Chev
Britain
Harold Macmillan
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