Soviets Develop Intercontinental Rocket Glider
In San Antonio Texas Dr Everett T Wellmers of Bell Aircraft says the Soviet Union is building an unmanned three stage rocket glider with up to 12500 mile range capable of reaching the heart of the United States and possibly landing on Mars or Venus. A U S space scientist notes similar American work on Dyna Soar while Dr Wernher von Braun argues such machines aid short range defense but other weapons are needed against ICBMs.
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San Antonio
Tex
Soviet Union
Everett T. Wellmers
Bell Aircraft Corp
United States
Mars
Venus
Air Force
Wernher von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
New Crisis Threatens At Berlin
AP analysis notes Khrushchev’s demand to end four power rule in Berlin and end free transport rights. It warns that a move to deny access or interfere with West Berlin could trigger a serious Western response with West Germany backing actions. The piece flags possible denouncement of Berlin agreements and risk of war if a blockade occurs.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Soviet Union
United States
France
Britain
Khrushchev
Lenin Stadium
Moscow
West
East Germany
East Berlin
Baptist Factions Debate Autonomy at North Carolina Convention
In Durham North Carolina AP the Baptist State Convention opened with Rev Leroy Parker of Greensboro denouncing extreme liberal and fundamental groups as thorns in the flesh He urged unity and Christian cooperation while defending local church autonomy Parker hinted at references to Rev James Bullman of Spencer and urged colleges to protect Christian faculty There is focus on Wake Forest dances denounced in 1957 and debates over convention control and trustee relations Preliminary meetings included pastors wives and lay leaders and a call for men to be declared equal by Dr Clarence H Patrick of Wake Forest sociology department
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Durham
N.C
Baptist State Convention
Leroy Parker
Greensboro
Parker
James W. Bullman
Spencer
James L. Sullivan
Sunday School Board
Nashville, Tenn
Wake Forest
Haroid W. Tribble
Clarence H. Patrick
Soviet and U S Clash Over Conference Agenda in Geneva
At a closed session in Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union outlined their positions on the 10 nation conference on surprise attack problems. The communique said both delegations spoke but showed no clear agreement. Western officials expect days to set an agenda as Kuznetsov raised broad Cold War issues outside the scope.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Vassili Kuznetsov
Army Major Killed Executing Downtown Robbery
Russell Edgar Parker, 40, a twice decorated Army major and World War II and Korea veteran, was shot and killed after robbing the Roxy Theater of 568 dollars in Kansas City. Theater manager John E. Dugan fired three shots as Parker fled with the cash box. Parker died face down on Main Street. Parker attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth amid alleged financial difficulties. his wife Janie McBride was taken by shock.
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John E. Dugan
Roxy Theater
Kansas City
Army
Russell Edgar Parker
Mississippi
Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Parker
Major
Janie McBride
Raeford
N.C
Leavenworth
Dugan
Brigitte Bardot
Roxy
Cause Of Cargo Plane Collision Is Sought
Investigators searched the flaming wreckage at Idlewild Airport for clues to the crash of the 54 ton Seaboard and Western cargo plane during takeoff. Eight people were injured lightly as firefighters stopped the blaze and the terminal area was evacuated to prevent further danger.
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New York
Idlewild
Seaboard
Raymond A. Norden
Seaboard and Western
Montreal
Red Chinese May Resume Quemoy Shelling Daily
Communists warned they might shell the Quemoy islands every day amid chatter over even day patterns. Nationalists reported four non shelling days and noted possible shifts in the offshore bombardment policy as a U.S. defense team studied aid usage on Formosa.
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Quemoy
Taipei
Formosa
Quemoys
Dincce Wuay
Radio
Peiping
Fukien
Amoy
Wang Shu-ming
Defense Ministry
U.S. Defense Department
Charles H. Shulff
U.S
Non Communist Nations Observe Armistice Day in Moscow Cemetery
Representatives from eight nations France United States Britain Italy Belgium Canada India and Japan marked Armistice Day with a brief ceremony at a Moscow cemetery home to foreign dead from past wars.
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Moscow
France
United States
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Canada
India
Japan
New Series By John Strohm Compares Russia Red China
NEA Service announces Red Rivals a four part series by John Strohm. The lavish dispatches totaling 900 to 1,000 words will appear exclusively in The Enterprise starting tomorrow. Strohm toured Russia and Red China, linking 1946 observations to current conditions and revisiting Soviet citizens and collective farms.
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John Strohm
Russia
China
New York
Boyd Lewis
NEA Service
Red Rivals
Lewis
Strohm
John
NEA
U. S
Army aims to shoot rocket at moon to create man-made planet
Dr. Wernher von Braun announced that the Army plans a lunar rocket mission to craft a man made planet. The project envisions sending a rocket toward the moon to test planetary creation concepts from San Antonio.
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San Antonio, Tex
Wernher von Braun
Mother Charged In Death of 4-Week-Old Baby
Police charged Iris Conrad a 19 year old suburban Bellaire mother with murder in the death of her 4 week old daughter Lynda in a case linked to prior infant deaths in the family. Authorities say Lynda died November 2 after being thrown to the floor.
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Houston
Iris Conrad
Bellaire
Lynda Conrad
Jack ‘O’brien
Conrad
William M. Hatten
Lynda
Robert
Richard
George Jr
George
Lawmakers Eye Revisions to Close Tax Loopholes
Democratic leaders study a broad drive to plug tax loopholes and raise new revenues without raising rates. Secretary Weeks backs a uniform sales tax for manufacturers to curb rates elsewhere. Mills warns broad eliminations would shake Congress and politics.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Little Rock School Board Faces Mass Resignation Crisis
Five of six Little Rock school board members discussed resigning, with Wayne Upton confirming the move. Officials fear who would sign paychecks and enforce a federal integration ruling as Gov Faubus faced with closures. A recall law may fill vacancies until the next election, but en masse resignations may leave the district unable to operate.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wayne Upton
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Orval E. Faubus
A. B. Wetherington
Wenacusa
Jordan Plans UN Complaint Over Flight Over Syria
Jordan expected to appeal to the United Nations after King Hussein accused U A R jets of trying to kill or capture him during a European vacation flight. Parliament convened in emergency session as pro Hassan backed steps were promised. Hussein returned home with U A R fighters in pursuit two hours after takeoff. Some officials viewed the incident as a kidnapping attempt to force abdication. U A R denied any attack, saying Hussein’s plane violated permissions and aviation rules over Syria.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Amman
Jordan
United Nations
Hussein
Syria
United Arab Republic
Europe
U.A.R
UASR
Nasser
Cairo
Damascus
U.A.R. Air Force
Thinking of Thinking of By R L Dieffenbacher
A cautionary NEA Service essay argues speed on highways is a major killer. It notes thousands speed when unobserved and stresses that license suspension may be the only effective punishment. The piece urges readers to remember thou shalt not kill behind the wheel.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
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Moon
Earth
Jupiter
School of Aviation Medicine
Southwest Research Institute
U.N
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