Russia and China diverge paths show cautious optimism
The writer reports a 4000 mile tour of the Soviet Union in 1958, noting higher living standards, growing meat and dairy production, cheaper rents, and more private cars, while warning that food prices still favor the American worker. He sees signs of gradual openness, education gains, and a tentative detente with Red China, contrasting 1958 with 1946 assessments.
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Wild West Disappoints Runaways Runaways
Two 11-year-olds from Somerville Massachusetts fled 3200 miles to Independence Oregon seeking relatives and buffalo and Indians. Kenneth Rockwood admitted taking 122 dollars from home to finance the trip and carried parents’ checkbook.
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Vatican Consistory Likely Before Christmas Elevates Cardinals
Vatican reports say Pope John XXIII may call a consistory by Christmas to fill vacancies in the Sacred College. With 70 members at full strength, ages are rising as two United States cardinals die in six months. Speculation names Italians and non Italians, including Uganda’s Archbishop Msgr. Joseph Kiwamuka, as potential elevations.
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Weather Forecast For Central Plains And Mississippi Valley
Weather forecast covers ern and Central plains states and upper Mississippi valley with snow expected Sunday afternoon. Showers are possible in parts of the middle Mississippi valley and surrounding regions.
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Oklahoma
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Anti-Influence Measure Hinted By House Committee
Washington lawmakers discuss drafting a tough anti influence law barring contact between members of Congress and government commissions on cases under review. The Legislative Oversight subcommittee nears its end as it weighs continuing into the new Congress and wraps up its Pittsburgh Channel 4 bribery inquiry involving McConnaughy with Monday testimony expected. Harris notes prior Senate objections led to softening the prohibition on talks with federal commissioners.
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Radioactive cobalt scare hits Tyler residents after Pierce exposure
Johnny Pierce, 19, a X ray student, claimed he spilled liquid cobalt on his hands. Health officials say he was contaminated with radium not cobalt. A dozen people and as many businesses were scrubbed as experts searched for contamination in Tyler Texas. Pierce father Aquilla Pierce served tax collector. He recently left naval service.
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Jesse Goldfeder
Smith County
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Atomic Energy Commission
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State Health Department
Aquilla Pierce
Naval Service
Malenkov Death Report Sparks Censorship Orders
The New York Sunday News quoted Whitehall sources saying former Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov was shot by a security officer after refusing to testify in a purge trial. The report names Khrushchev and six other former leaders, with Col. A N Lebediev implicated.
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Nikolai Bulgann
Georgi Zhukov
Dmitri Shepilov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Love Sees Voters Back Court Improvements in NC
North Carolina voters on November 4 signaled openness to major improvements in the lower courts, says Spencer Love of Charlotte. He notes the decisive defeat of a constitutional amendment would have raised the stature of justices of the peace, reflecting broader support for judicial reform.
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New Wing Honors Tar Heel Doctor at New York Hospital
New York Hospital plans the first main-building addition in 26 years linking two wings on East 70th Street. The two story unit will house the out-patient and emergency departments serving about 65,000 patients annually and part of the collaring facilities. Dr Connie Guion a Lincoln County North Carolina native and longtime hospital staff member will have the wing named for her as fundraising nears eight million dollars.
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Marine Dies In Accident Near Camp Lejeune
Pfc. Allen Kilgore of Camp Lejeune was killed when the car he rode in crashed through a bridge rail on Half Moon Road in Onslow County and splashed into a stream. The driver, not identified, had fallen asleep. Two other passengers received treatment at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital.
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