Virginia Woman Reports Strange Red Glare
Mrs. Raby Hairston of Bassett reports a strange red oval glow that accompanied her family car on a trip from Philpott Lake toward Henry Oak Level Road in Martinsville Virginia. The glow appeared around 6 50 p m and vanished after about ten minutes with no direct light seen. A brother later heard a similar red glow report on WLW Cincinnati.
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Martisville
Virginia
Philpott Lake
North Carolina
Raby Hairston
Bassett
Henry Oak Level Road
Shefferman Probe Nears Completion
Senate investigators near the end of a probe into Nathan W. Shefferman and his Chicago labor relations firm handling services for eight or nine Flint companies. Chairman McClellan calls Shefferman's actions possibly worse than prior disclosures as witnesses detail arrangements and reps like George Kamenow. Zigmund Snyder of Detroit Teamsters Union was expected to testify by subpoena amid Hoffa era rumors.
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Washington — Senate
Nathan W. Shefferman
Flint
McClellan
D-Ark
Special
Senate
Shefferman
Chicago
Labor Relations Asaare
George Kamenow
Detroit
Kennedy
Kamenow
Zigmund
Ziggy) Snyder
Detroit Teamsters Union
Space Age Space Rivalry Overshadows Curly Heroine
British and French commentators hail Sputnik II as a tremendous propaganda victory for the Soviet Union. A New York report follows Curly the dog aboard the rocket, detailing her confinement, life support questions, and uncertain fate while experts debate her chances and the rocket’s purpose.
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Soviets
London
Soviet Union
Red
United States
New York
Curly
Russia
U.S
Nixon May Be Moving Too Fast in 1960 Nomination Drive
Washington reports growing concern among Republican figures that Vice President Nixon is moving too quickly in his bid for the 1960 nomination. Critics warn early momentum could attract heavy opposition and give rivals time to organize against him as he brands himself part of the party's modern wing. More on page twelve.
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Washington
Nixon
Thomas E
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Kim
Forbes
Eisenhower
Little Rock
T. ‘Miller Hand
Hilton W. Glenn
Margate
Joseph G. ‘Hancock
Greenwich Township
Virginia
Ted Dalton
Identification Tags and the Claim Checks of Life
The piece draws a travel motif to express spiritual identity. It compares baggage tags with personal character and the soul, arguing that God holds the claim check and can prove ownership, while humans often conceal their relation to Him and resemble worldly life.
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God
Satan
Western Powers Move To Push Nuclear Test Ban Vote
In UN days of debate Western sponsors planned a quick committee vote to delay any nuclear test ban until a disarmament agreement is reached. The move would override rival Soviet Indian Japanese and Yugoslav proposals and set the stage for a broader disarmament campaign alongside a Belgian resolution on publicizing effects of modern weapons. Delegates from Yugoslavia Spain and Russia were expected to speak as the 82 nation body prepared for potential late voting. Bolivia Costa Rica El Salvador and Uruguay proposed an amendment urging sharing disarmament savings to improve living conditions in the developing world.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
U.N. Assembly
General Assembly
Jules Moch
Mystery Object Puzzles Officials in Texas Sightings
Levelland reports a mystery object seen over a wide west Texas area with a great sound and wind. No trace found by peace officers. Reese Air Force Base not commenting on investigations. Witness Pedro Saucedo described a torpedo shaped object passing over his truck near Pettit, causing lights to fail and heat felt. Another driver, Ronald Martin, said a big ball of fire dropped on the highway and changed color from bluish green to fireball as it settled east of Levelland.
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Levelland
Tex
Texas
Reese Air Force Base
Pedro Saucedo
Saucedo
Ronald Martin
Here
Martin
Meredith Expansion Hinted at Raleigh Hearing
At a State Highway Commission hearing in Raleigh hints emerged that Meredith College may expand into a large coeducation institution to serve Baptists in eastern North Carolina. President Carlyle Campbell warned the plan could require 1,500 students and affect the campus with a new cloverleaf interchange on Hillsborough Street.
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Raleigh
Meredith College
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
NE Rec
U.S. 1
Meredith
Carlyle Campbell
Wake Forest College
Winston-Salem
Campbell
Highway Commission
College
Hillsboro
Highway Department
US Department of Defense
Sputnik II Carries Curly the Dog Into Space
Washington reports Sputnik II soared at 11 38 p m EST with Curly the dog aboard in a 103 7 minute orbit at 17840 miles per hour. Soviet officials say the craft uses a new ballistic missile core and weighs 1120 pounds as observers in the United States anticipate evening sightings.
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Washington
Curly
Soviet Union
Kudryavka
Space dog Sputnik II reports stable after launch
Moscow radio said the space traveling dog aboard Sputnik II is safe inside a half ton rocket circling Earth about 1,056 miles out. The beeping signals from two radios provide data as the dog moves at 17 840 miles an hour and may parachute back to earth.
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Curly
Moscow
Earth
Gerry Schnelle
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital
Boston
Sputnik
Anand
The
Smithsonian
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Sputnik II
Communist Party
New York
Khrushchev Rises as Zhukov Is Dismissed in Soviet Shakeup
Moscow reports confirm Nikita Khrushchev secures control after Marshal Georgi Zhukov is expelled from party posts. The Central Committee announces removal from the Presidium and party posts, with a new role to be named. Public interest focuses on Sputnik II and the Bolshevik anniversary preparations.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Party
V. M. Molotov
Georgi
Governors Race Shapes Off Year Balloting Across Several States
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia head to the polls Tuesday with off year elections. Democrats aim to hold governorships in both states while Republicans seek to keep key House seats in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as races also influence looming national questions amid racial tensions and Little Rock fallout.
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Washington
New Jersey
Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
New York City
Pittsburgh
New Jersey and Whatching
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Science Teachings Questioned at North Carolina ceremony
Governor Hodges urged a re examination of science teaching after Russia launched its second satellite. Twelve new members joined the State Textbook Commission at a ceremony in the Senate Chamber. New high school appointees include Sarah Hamilton Catharine Whitener Jack Horner and Helen Wilkin. Elementary division new members include Lloyd Thayer Margaret McGimpsey and I E Ready.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Russia
State Textbook Commission
Senate Chamber
J. Wallace Winborne
State Supreme Court
Sarah E. Hamilton
Lumberton
Jack Horner
Charlotte
Catherine Whitener
Salisbury
Helen D. Wilkin
Henderson
Claire Freeman
Lloyd Y. Thayer
High Point
Margaret E. McGimpsey
Morganton
I. E. Ready
Roanoke Rapids
Marie Haighwood
Bott
Bryson City
Cornelia McLauchlin
Lillington
Helen D. Wolff
Greenville
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Space Age
First Hero
China
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Labor Party
London Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
Nikita Khrush- Seleee
Telegraph
Figaro
Parisien Libere
Foreign Ministry
New Delhi
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
John D. Rhinehart
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Khrushchev
Nevil Shute
Towers
Pearl Harbor
Ion
Worven
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