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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1957
Page
2
New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad study merger possibilities as Rus space satellite boosts calls for greater government spending. Markets slide with declines in steels oils base metals and several major stocks led by rail carriers.
A fragmentary report discusses Curly’s space ordeal with remarks on food and water scarcity to keep her quiet, and notes uncertainty about return safety after extended exposure. It questions heat as the major risk if reentry occurs at high speeds.
The nine month profits for 12 top money makers show half reporting lower July September quarters than last year while overall earnings rise 25.9 percent from 1956. Oil firms lead gains with Gulf Oil, California Standard Oil and Socony Mobile among top earners. General Motors alone declines. William Tyler Page noted for authorship of the American's Creed in 1917.
The Soviet program reports a new satellite at 1,056 miles orbiting Earth in 103.7 minutes with a 1,120.29 pound craft. Sputnik I weighs 184 pounds, orbits 560 miles out, and circles every 96.2 minutes. The dogs, fed artificially, may be ejected and parachuted to Earth as part of International Geophysical Year studies.
Khrushchev consolidates power as military leaders back the Leninist claim of party supremacy. Zhukov’s downfall prompts public lessons from Malinovsky and others. In Leningrad and Moscow regions, leaders support Central Committee actions while Red Star and Pravda echo censure of Zhukov.
Reports from Levelland to Amarillo describe a 200 foot long egg shaped luminous object that rose, hovered, and vanished. Eyewitnesses including Newell Wright and patrolmen Fowler Clem Hargrove Cavin McKinney recounted bright fires like neon lights and blinking engines failing as it neared. CAA workers at Amarillo Airport observed a blue gaseous object with amber trail southeast of the city Saturday night.
The article reports Sputnik II transmitting on Sputnik I frequencies and reaching 1,056 miles, carrying Kudryavka the dog. It notes weight and staging questions in the U.S. satellite program, with Hagen and other officials cautious about implications for U.S. missiles and future launches. Senate leaders urge stronger U.S. response and a missiles czar to coordinate programs.
Mr and Mrs Grady Ratley reported leaving their home near Camden road for fumigation against flathead beetles. They returned to find the house cleaned and prepared, as investigators look into a baby’s death in Fayetteville.
In various states governors races draw attention as a Republican Dalton touts pupil assignment plans amid court tests while Democratic Almond backs resistance to integration. New York polls show Wagner favored for re election over unnamed Republican. Pennsylvania faces a vacancy in the 13th District with Lafore and Preston vying. Mayors elected in Pittsburgh Scranton and 21 cities as a Korean War bonus measure appears on state ballots. Kentucky names a state legislature and city mayors while Connecticut voters choose among New Haven Bridgeport Waterbury.
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