Hodges Urges Preserving North Carolina History
Governor Luther Hodges told the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy that lessons from the past shape futures. He praised the UDC and urged preserving historic sites from stagecoach stations to rural homes to boost pride and tourism. More on page two-A.
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The Hickory Stick Tries a Comeback
Johnny cannot read, educators say, as teachers debate reviving corporal punishment in schools. The piece notes a renewed push for using corporal methods amid claims students are too pampered and that discipline may return to classrooms under this approach.
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Satellite’s Hidden Scientific Value Amid Space Race Debates
New York reports weigh the political and military glare around Sputnik against its potential scientific payoff. Scientists seek to learn meteor hits, magnetic data, space temperatures, and broader Earth and space physics as the International Geophysical Year advances.
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Satellite Pact Not Expected
Washington officials say no current chance of practical deals with Russia on key issues like space satellite control. Khrushchev appears more focused on signaling power and peace while Moscow public statements hint at rival aims. Gromyko gave no clear stance on these topics, as Moscow announced a satellite launch last Friday.
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Sputnik Maintains Orbit Despite Dire Predictions
Sputnik remains on its original orbit with a period of 96.1 minutes as Naval Research Laboratory observers report. Blossom Point tracking shows the satellite crossing the United States diagonally from northwest to southeast, with the Boston Cambridge team unable to sight it due to fog and cloud cover at 6 40 a m EDT.
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Stock Market Slumps Amid Broad Declines on Wall Street
New York trading opened with sharp losses as stock prices fell across sectors. Steel shares retreated broadly while oil stocks suffered from lower earnings and inventories. Declines were tied to cutbacks and doubts over defense spending after the Russian space satellite launch.
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Serenity Holds At Little Rock
Nine Negro students were escorted into Central High School for another day of integrated classes. Most suspensions were for three days or indef inite terms. Attendance at Central High yesterday totaled 1,773 with 190 absent, including those suspended. Normal absenteeism runs about 5 percent.
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Polio Reduced By 80 Percent In U S Over Past Two Years
Washington reports an 80 per cent drop in paralytic polio in the United States over two years aided by the Salk vaccine. Folsom urged full three dose completion for under 40s and noted declines in all polio forms with 1,576 paralytic cases through Sept. 28 this year versus 7,886 two years ago.
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Coty Resumes Search For New Premier
French political crisis after parliamentary defeat, Premiers' push for support stalls. Pleven quits after 36 hours as Bourges-Maunoury caretaker premier blocks his program. Pleven calls for cabinet unity with most parties under a one year truce.
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United States backs multination talks on space missiles
At the United Nations the United States declares readiness to begin separate talks on peaceful space missile controls. Ambassador Lodge notes U S initiative echoes past move for international atomic energy control and favors an inspection system for peaceful use, with Britain France and Canada backing supervision under a broader disarmament framework.
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Radio hears odd Sputnik music in Raleigh
A Raleigh radio listener reported picking up a new sound on the 8 am frequency, described by Davis Bishop as resembling violin music from the Russian satellite. The brief tones were heard for a few seconds and then faded.
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Sputnik Rocket Sighted by New England Moonwatch Team
A New Haven moonwatch team reported sighting Sputnik and a burned out rocket moving northeast of Boston at 5 23 am EST. Observers used a 5 5 telescope and described a star like flash in the predawn sky. Navy tracking officials in Washington said no other sighting was confirmed.
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Polio Fight Cuts Paralytic Cases Across States in 1957
Secretary Folsom reports 1 576 paralytic polio cases through Sept 28 1957, down from 5 241 by the same date in 1956. Only a few states with low case counts showed any increase this year, reflecting a strong decline in polio during the period January to late September.
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