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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1957

Page

3

Space Agency Plan Moves Ahead In Defense Review

Washington reports outline a plan to create a Space-Schience Agency to assess space platforms and nuclear powered aircraft. Officials cite Russia's technological advances as a push to decide on a higher performance air program versus an atom powered, cash driven attempt to lift a nuclear aircraft before Moscow.

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Countdown on Satellite Shot Begun Army Jupiters imokingly wie ent

A fragment from 1958 outlines a plan to accelerate solid fueled IRBM Polaris development by at least two years with a multi billion defense budget increase. It describes reallocating funds to boost bases and reduce bomber vulnerability, noting NATO talks in Paris will influence Western European IRBM deployments.

Navy United States’ Strategic Bombing Command SAC Beast of Russia Europe United States NATO Paris

Firing Snark Test Continues At Cape Canaveral

Reports from Cape Canaveral describe ongoing Snark surface-to-surface missile tests with three launches and no official Air Force statement. Observers note the trials largely met or exceeded expected performance as future warhead deployment and orbit plans spark speculation on nuclear options and Vanguard satellite linkage.

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Traffic Violator Gets 360 Day Term

Bellflower auto mechanic Emerson G Selvey aged 37 from Long Beach pleaded innocent to three traffic charges but changed to guilty and sought probation. He received 360 days in County jail for drunken driving driving without a valid license and running a boulevard stop. A 30 day sentence for public drunkenness was concurrent in Los Cerritos Municipal Court.

Bellflower Emerson G. Selvey Long Beach Los Cerritos

Sputnik clockwork and U S space jitters mix in news

An American scientist in Vienna warned that the Soviet Union may launch a heavy Sputnik soon, while Seattle and Frankfurt editorials criticize U S handling of satellite tests. The reports cite Peter Kapitza and Dr. W Crawford Dunlap as sources, noting geopolitical tensions and rival space ambitions.

Vienna Austria Soviet Union W. Crawford Dunlap Bendix Aviation Corp Wayne University Detroit Moscow Peter Kapitza Offi Soviet Academy of Sciences Kapitza

Indonesia Demands Dutch Exit Over West New Guinea Claims

Sudibjo warned Dutch nationals essential to business must stay or face war regulations and possible imprisonment. Government to oversee all Dutch ships with armed guards. evacuation of Dutch residents ordered. The Hague mission told to evacuate Indonesians there, about 5000, including students and workers.

Indonesia West New Guinea Suddbyg Sudibjo Jakarta Netherlands Foreign Ministry Djunde Ister

Norway aids Kerala fisheries project in India

Norwegian Fisheries Minister Nil Lyse visits India and commends local workers for high skill and enthusiasm. Plans a Norwegian-style fishing harbor at Neenkdara village in Kerala, the subcontinent's southern state governed by Red-ruled administration.

Bombay Norway Kerala India Subcontinent Nil Lyse Neenkdara

Two Killed by Crash in Cloudburst

California Highway Patrol reports two killed and two injured in a head-on crash near Pomona during a blinding rainstorm Thursday afternoon. Victims include William Forest Hendon Sr., 42, of Norwalk and Lois Elaine Johnson, 47, of Pomona. Hendon’s wife Daisy, 42, is critically injured and son William Jr., 13, suffers minor injuries. The collision occurred at 3:40 p.m. on Brea Canyon Road just south of Pomona. both cars were destroyed and victims were taken to Pomona Hospital.

Here California Highway Patrol William Forest Hendon Sr Devlin St Norwalk Lois Elaine Johnson Pomon Hendon Daisy William Jr The Highway Patrol Brea Canyon Pomona

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