Democrats Sweep Key Off Year Races Across States
AP report by Jack Bell notes Democrats won major contests including New Jersey and Virginia governors and New York Mayor Wagner reelection. Republicans held onto a few House seats in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The results reflected dissatisfaction with Eisenhower administration policies and space satellite tensions.
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Jack Bell
Eisenhower
New Jersey
Virginia
Robert F. Wagner Jr
York City
Pennsylvania
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
United States
Two Ousted Soviets Attend Jubilee Meeting
At the jubilee session of the Supreme Soviet Lazar Kaganovich and a second purge target appeared, while other ousted leaders including Molotov, Malenkov, and Zhukov were not seen. Molotov serves as ambassador to Outer Mongolia and Malenkov oversees a hydroelectric project.
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Moscow
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Lazar Kaganovich
Communist Party
Dimitri Shepilov
Foaien
VM. Molotov
Geor Malenkov
Defense
Georgi Zhukov
Molotov
Outer Mongolia
Malenkovy
Central
Army Cuts Troops in Little Rock Oversee Integration
Washington reports a second wave of troop reductions in Little Rock with about 225 troops from the 101st Airborne remaining and around 900 Guardsmen of the 153rd Infantry on federal duty. At start in September 1957, more than 10 000 Guardsmen were federalized to enforce Central High School desegregation under Eisenhower and Governor Faubus. The Army notes further thinning to maintain order while honoring federal court orders.
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Washington
Army
Little Rock
Ark
1St Battle Group
101St Airborne Division
153Rd Infantry Regiment
Eisenhower
Central High
Orval Faubus
Time To Reach Moon Estimated
Soviet scientists differ on lunar voyage time with T Khachaturov estimating ten hours and Y V Dobranayoyo suggesting a maximum five days for a rocket journey from Earth to the Moon published in Gudok and Soviet Aviation.
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Moscow
T. Khachaturov
Transport Ministry
Gudok
Y. V. Dobranayoyo
Khrushchev Seeks High Level East West Parley at Jubilee
Khrushchev urged a high level East West meeting to prevent war and end tensions. He accused the United States of provocation against Syria and incitement of Israel and Turkey. He celebrated Soviet space advances and called for a "commonwealth of Sputniks" with other nations. The occasion marked the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution with Mao Tze-tung present.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Syria
Israel
Turkey
Russia
United States
Khrushchev
China
Mao Tze-tung
Sports
Kremlin
Red Square
America
Vanguard
Harvard Astronomer Calls UFO Reports Mirages
Dr. Donald H. Menzel of Harvard College Observatory says glowing sky objects across the country and Gulf of Mexico are natural-made mirages. He calls it another flying saucer scare as the Air Force opens an investigation into the sightings near secret military sites in the Southwest. Some witnesses said autos stalled and radios failed during the encounters.
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Washington
Harvard
Gulf of Mexico
Donald H. Menzel
Harvard College of Observatory
Bridge
Mass
Air Force
Almond Wins Virginia Governor Race Amid Integration Debate
J Almond Jr. carried a massive landslide in Virginia defeating Republican Ted Dalton as voters rewarded moderation on school race issues. Almond won about 63.7 percent of the vote. lieutenant governor and attorney general results followed. Separately Coast Guard Sebago reported a radar false image resemblance to a bright planet, later attributed to atmospheric bubbles and hot air.
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Rond
J. Almond Jr
Virginia
Byrd
Ted Dalton
Dalton
Rees Seeee
Almond
Associated Press
A. E. §. Stephens
Horace E. Henderson
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
J. Livingstone Dillon
Secretary of Science Proposed by Senator Neuberger
Senator Neuberger of Oregon calls for a Secretary of Science to balance the cabinet with science equal to other fields. He says scientists should lead missile programs rather than the military, stressing the importance of science in government.
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Los Angeles
Sen. Neuberger
D-Ore
United States
Manhunt Expands in North Carolina After Patrolmen Slain
Helicopter and airplane search intensifies as Col. J. R. Smith leads 200 to 300 highway patrolmen and local officers across a wide area. Authorities seek a young suspect, 23 to 25, driving a 1957 black Oldsmobile, after two troopers were killed in separate shootings near U.S. 220 and U.S. 1 near Sanford.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Col
J. R. Smith
Smith
State Highway Commission
The
Wildlife Resources Commission
Highway Patrol
Wister Lee Reece
Ramseur
U.S. 220
Atrol
J. T. Brown
State Wildlife Commission
Alion. Smith
Col. Smith
U.S
U.S. 1
Sanford
Two State Troopers Slain in North Carolina Shootings
Grim-faced State Highway Patrolmen hunted a driver after two troopers were shot and killed at separate spots along central North Carolina highways. Pfc Wister Lee Reece of Ramseur died at a speed checkpoint on U S 220 and Pfc J T Gates, a 10 year veteran, died near Sanford. A passenger, Robert Perry Jr., 30 of Norman NC, was held on an open charge after claiming he was a hitchhiker.
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Ellerbe
N. C
North Carolina
Delaware
Windsor
N.C
New York
Robert Perry Jr
Norman
Rockingham
Here
Sanford
Pfc. J. T. S
R. L. Gates
Brown
Gates
Patrol Seeks Two Couples In Cadillacs
The State Highway Patrol asks two unnamed couples in Cadillacs who stopped near Sanford after Patrol Pfc. J. T. Brown was shot to contact authorities. They may have talked to Brown and could provide vital information about the killer, who also killed Pfc. Wister Lee Reece on US 220 nearby. No descriptions are available.
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Raleigh
Ed Scheidt
Sanford
J. T. Brown
Brown
Wister Lee Reece
Scheidt
State Highway Patrol
Eny
South Hill
Moonwatchers Scan Skies For Sputnik II
American Moonwatch teams scanned the skies to spot Sputnik II as officials warned 105 teams to monitor three morning passes over the U S. A Senate probe led by Lyndon B Johnson aimed to speed up satellite and missile programs while Eisenhower prepared a televised science speech.
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Washington
Russia
Senate
U.S
United States
East
Midwest
Far West
Tokyo
Satellite Inquiry Planned by Senate Subcommittee
Senate Preparedness subcommittee led by Lyndon B. Johnson will launch a hard hitting inquiry into the United States missile and satellite programs. President Eisenhower will address the nation by television and radio on science and security to answer criticisms after the Soviet satellite launches. Johnson said the government is lagging but can mobilize willpower manpower and money to fix the problems.
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United States
Congress
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
CBS
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson
Texas Democrat
Dulles
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
Russia
White House
The Shoreline of Peace and Our Inner Storms
A meditation on how storms at sea mirror inner anger. When we vent temper, waves ripple outward, affecting others and reshaping peace. The piece urges discovering the love of God to avoid eroding the shoreline of human harmony.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
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Janet Teague
GOP
Robert B.meyner
Malcolms. Forbes
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Roanoke
Plan
Coast Guard
Sebago
Menzel
Patrol
Pfc
W. L. Reece
Reece
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