Weather Bureau to Improve Hurricane Forecasting Methods
Weather Bureau and military agencies plan improved hurricane tracking as new equipment and techniques, including longer range radar, airborne reconnaissance, and ballloon-based data, enable more accurate forecasts. Conrad Mook develops a 24 48 72 hour forecast system using historical hurricane maps and punch card data.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Diane
Mexican Gulf-Caribbean
Conrad Mook
Television Programs Thursday and Friday Schedule
The schedule lists TV programs for Thursday and Friday with times such as 7 48 Newsrest 6 09 Bob Cummings Kid Weather 11 30 Movie Hour Signet plus Friday entries including Garry Moore Strike it Rich Geconé Breakfast Love and Cooking segments.
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Bob Cummings
Garry Moore
Big Parott
Television Schedule Note for Charlotte Channel 3
The listing shows a one day schedule with programs from 10 18 to 11 30 including Picture Thet 10 30 Theater 11 0 Weather segment 11 08 Les Paul 11 30 Late Show 1 30 Sign Off
What’s The Answer Four Of Seven Quiz
Seven questions test readers on politics history and cards. Question one asks which prominent Republican has Millious as a middle name. For question three the best known U S visitor to India among listed officials is discussed. The piece asks about Poland's Communist party stance on anti Semitism and public utility strikes legality and includes a birth location for Adlai E Stevenson. It ends with a poker straight flush chance multiple choice.
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Nixon
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Wilson
Clare Boothe Luce
Communist Party
Poland
Prisoners Escape After Bidding Farewell at Danbury
Romney Duncan and John Ireland, misdemeanor convicts at Stokes County Prison, strolled away from a road gang after bidding farewell to a guard. The guard could not fire, as misdemeanor prisoners may not be shot under state law. Austria begins compulsory nine month army draft. Duchess of Windsor recalls childhood nickname Skinny.
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Romney Duncan
John Ireland
Stokes County Prison
Man Nominated After Death in Wisconsin Primary
The late Kenneth Anderson was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin 7th District. His name remained on the ballot five days after his death from a heart attack. The party needed 2,070 votes to name a replacement for the November race, a threshold he exceeded. A Democrat will oppose Republican incumbent Melvin Laird.
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Kenneth Anderson
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Anderson
Rep
Melvin Laird
Mustache wax boosts popularity of longer hairstyles
Barbers report a trend where short crew cuts rise in popularity while demand for mustache wax grows, helping longer styles stand upright. The shift reflects a grooming preference change as barbers note parallel rises in wax use and haircut style.
Broadcasting Excellence Is Awarded
Excellence in news broadcasting was rewarded at a Raleigh banquet marking the North Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters meeting. The WBT Cup for cooperation in news protection went to WAIR Winston-Salem, with Ted Koop of the Columbia Broadcasting System as banquet speaker.
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North Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters
WBT
Charlotte
WAIR
Winston-Salem
Ted Koop
Washington
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Radio and Television News Directors Assn
1957 Marks 200th Birthday of Lafayette in U S
Forty two American cities plan ceremonies to honor the French hero of the Revolution as the nation observes the Lafayette birth anniversary in 1957. Vermont marble is used in toothpaste paint and rouge besides building uses.
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Lafayette
U. S
Vermont
Search For Plane Is Futile Amid Wide Sea Hunt
The US Air Force said no results have been found in the search for a weather plane and its one man crew believed down in the Sea of Japan. The hunt spanned over 100000 square miles between Japan and Siberia and continued into the night. The R recon B50 bomber last communication came Monday about 200 miles northwest of Niigata during Typhoon Emma.
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US Air Force
Sea of Japan
Japan
Siberia
Niigata
Emma
Tin Lizzie nickname fades as oils drive can demand
Automobiles shift the tin industry from novelty to necessity as about two billion motor oil cans were used in 1955, signaling a surge in tin can production alongside growing car use.
British Everest Expedition Survived on Food Tubes
The mountaineers climbing Mt Everest carried tubes of milk, honey and bouillon to sustain them high on the world’s tallest peak. The text notes they relied on portable nutrition in tube form during the ascent.
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Mt. Everest
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