Perfect Strike Youths Rocket to 700 MPH in Houston
Houston youths launched a $10 rocket with recording gear reaching two miles high at 700 miles per hour. The Rocket Research and Development Society, led by Devi Ashton, tested 87 ballistic missiles in three years. The swamp field 15 miles south of downtown served as the launch site. Ashton described it as a perfect shoot and noted the accelerometer was in good condition. RID, a five foot long rocket with 20 miles altitude goal, is planned for tests at a military installation such as Fort Hood within 18 months.
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Rainfall totals and forecast after uneven storm front
An uneven storm front tracked east Sunday night bringing sprinkles to torrents. Long Beach measured 0.25 inches, Riverside 0.17, and Newport Beach 0.25. Saddleback Peak recorded 5 inches, lifting its season total to 18.74 inches. Mt Baldy saw 3 inches of snow, with Green Valley to Big Bear noting 1 inch. The Weather Bureau forecasts sun today and no rain for the rest of the week as Long Beach’s season total nears normal.
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Vanguard Launching Called Off After Weather Delays
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA Sunday night the Vanguard Satellite vehicle launch was postponed for a few days due to persistent weather and mechanical problems. Preparations paused to fix faults, with a new attempt likely within days and March still targeted if conditions improve.
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Eisenhower Eyes Honest Summit Talks With Russia
Washington dispatch reports President Eisenhower favored a possible summit with Soviet Premier Bulganin to push for world peace, stressing proper advance preparations and a diplomatic channel approach. Hagerty noted agenda agreement as the main roadblock, with ministers’ meetings as a potential path forward. In Florida a storm disrupted the Goodyear Ranger blimp at Fort Lauderdale, deflated after winds up to 60 mph damaged a propeller and envelope.
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Man Pays 25C to Slay Self at Shooting Gallery
New York Charles Hauck aged 37 paid 25 cents Sunday to kill himself at a Times Square shooting gallery. He gave attendant Anthony Russo four quarters for a rifle and shot himself in the head when Russo turned away. Hauck left a note saying he was despondent over health and finances.
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Hong Kong Heiress Tessa Kennedy and Kuominga Suitor
A police report states Dominic Elwes, linked to Tessa Kennedy, arrived on a Curacao flight and sought to remain in Hong Kong. The note mentions 70,000 remaining in the Hong Kong area and references tensions with a Havana Cuba verse Chinese connection.
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Curacao
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Our $70 Billion Guessing Game Budget Issue
President Hoover criticizes the federal budget and tax system as Congress in session faces possible income tax increases. The January Readers Digest article explains how budgets are prepared for years ahead, often without adjusting for changing conditions, and how departments pool funds to cover future needs.
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Tragedy at trestle as two girls die in Holston River
In Bluff City Tennessee, a freight train knocked Pamela Harmon 13 and Dorothea Miller 11 from a trestle into the icy Holston River. Witnesses say Pamela saved Dorothea, both girls clinging to each other as the train approached. David Harmon 10 provided the account of the events leading to the deaths.
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Untitled Diet Plot Involving Blimp Reference
A garbled passage describes a weatherman eager to learn about a blitz diet to slim his wife, overhearing men talking of trimming down for a Goodyear blimp. He calls Ft Lauderdale seeking details, expressing indifference to methods and focusing on the desired outcome.
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Shoemaker Stricken Port-Engineering Leader Dies
Robert R. Shoemaker, 60, chief harbor engineer during Long Beach harbor expansion, died of a heart attack Saturday night at home. Survived by wife Roberta Allen Shoemaker and mother Mabel C. Shoemaker. Funeral set for Thursday at Mottell's and Leek chapel. A pioneer in subsidence studies, he served as chief engineer since 1940 and had been ill for about a year.
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Seven vessels feared lost after violent Japan storm
Seven ships carrying 229 people were missing or feared lost as a violent windstorm battered Japan's south and east coasts. The Nankai Maru and Shohoku Maru capsized off Ibushimoto with 27 crew. Mikazuki Maru reported SOS but resumed power. Coast guard and rescue vessels scoured seas near Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukushima for survivors among crews and passengers.
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Saikoku Island
Wakayama
Tourist Season Ends at South Pole Base
The South Pole tourist season ended Sunday as the last flight of the season departed from the Pole. Eighteen Americans at the base were left isolated at the bottom of the world after the final flight.
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Trio Rescued Off Ventura After Stormy Sea Sighting
Coast Guardsmen rescued three aboard a disabled 22 foot cabin cruiser two miles off Ventura after a stormy night at sea. The Miss Tda was towed to safety by a Navy crash boat from Port Hueneme following a Coast Guard plane sighting. The vessel owner was Walter J. Snow of Ventura with two guests aboard.
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Ku Klux Klan to hold rally in North Carolina
The Independent reports the Ku Klux Klan plans a rally in North Carolina with tighter security and larger turnout. Juan D. Peron travels toward a swift exit from Venezuela, as noted on page A-3.
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Ankara Bombings Hit U S Embassy and Bookstore
In Ankara two bombs exploded within hours of each other near the U S embassy and a Turkish bookstore selling American books. One person was injured by flying glass. Ambassador Fletcher Warren woke Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and alerted U S installations in Turkey. The blasts disrupted preparations for the Baghdad Pact Conference.
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Eisenhower's Brother Dies in Kansas City
Arthur B. Eisenhower aged 71, retired banker and elder brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, died at home from a heart ailment after a lengthy illness. He suffered a heart attack after retirement on November 16, 1956, and collapsed Sunday night while washing his hands. His wife reported the death and Hagerty said the President was informed but no funeral plans were announced.
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