Mouse named Vickie 6,000 miles into space on Thor-Able test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Air Force fired a mouse named Vickie 6 000 miles through space on a Thor-Able rocket and is searching the Atlantic off the African coast for the nose cone and its passenger. The rocket performed satisfactorily and the mission tested the cone’s heat resistance for intercontinental warhead transport. Vickie rode in an airtight compartment within the nose cone, a secondary but vital interest for scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Vickie
Atlantic Ocean
African
Pelea Fae
Florida's Queen First Runner-up Among Final Five
Miss Louisiana dazzled judges as the 1959 Miss U S A ceremony crowned Miss U S A Charlotte Sheffield. Finalists from Florida Alabama Georgia and other states joined 34 international entrants in the Miss Universe pageant buildup with Louisiana’s representative winning runner-up honors. Concurrently, a massive lightning storm sparked over 180 timber fires in six national forests straining fire crews and smoke jumpers in northern California and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Earlyne Howell
Louisiana
United States
U.S.A
Centenary College
Municipal Auditorium
Marcia Validus
Judith Carlson
Alabama
June
Pickney
Tlingis
Diane Gail Austin
Georgia
Charlotte Sheffield
S Ee
San Francisco
Nolan O'Neal
U. S. Forest Service
Southern Belle
Klamath
Modoc
Mendocino
Lassen
Shasta
Trinity National Forest
California
McCall
Idaho
Redding
Jury Indicts 11 in Lewd Films Case at LA Grand Jury
Los Angeles county grand jury indicted eleven people on charges of conspiracy and involvement with lewd films. The case follows extensive evidence gathering and involves a Louisiana contestant, with Miss Louisiana among the defendants preparing to surrender. The report notes the Miss U S A pageant context and upcoming semi finals and coronation events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Louisiana
Spectator
Gladys Zender
Peru
Miss Friendship
Igirls
Adlai Stevenson to Speak in Los Angeles Fundraiser
Adlai Stevenson plans a major foreign policy and race hats fundraiser in Los Angeles on September 30 at a $100 plate dinner honoring Rep. Clair Engle, California's Democratic U.S. Senate nominee. This marks his first major address since returning to the United States from abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Russia
Middle East
Clair Engle
U.S
California
United States
Senate panel advances Arctic nuclear icebreaker plan
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approved a bill to authorize the construction of a nuclear powered icebreaker to patrol the Arctic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPN
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Arctic
Independent Poor Old Lucky Luciano in Naples
columnist Leonard Lyons reports from Naples about Lucky Luciano seeking anonymity amid attention. references page A-6. bridge tidbit notes a 13 cards of one suit deal at a table. page D-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Luciano
Leonard Lyons
Naples
Khrushchev signals willingness for UNL meeting on Middle East
Khrushchev indicated a conditional readiness to attend a United Nations mediated summit on the Middle East. U S officials studied his note after a Moscow dispatch, with Eisenhower and Dulles awaiting the full text before comment. Officials in Washington conveyed cautious doubt about the proposed UN meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Gov.s
Srna
I Jarluiaa
Qatd
Nikita Sloc
Arab Kisushchev
Ceptande
West
Ipvita
Javenarial Nentu’tion
Mideast
United
Hagerty
Moscow
White House
Eisenhower
Ply
John Foster Dulles
U.N. Security Council
Donald A. Quarles
Khrushchev
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Middle East
U.S
New York
Dulles
London
VIOLETS BLUE WM's A RED DAFFYDILL
A fragmented NY era piece notes public dining etiquette, Moscow diplomacy, and Khrushchev’s U N summit plans. It mentions Dulles in London and Arab states invited to talks, with U S officials seeking clarifications on seating and roles.
Convict Escapes from San Quentin In Superintendent’s Car
A San Quentin inmate bound a prison official, his wife, and her eight year old granddaughter and fled in the official’s car. The suspect wore a brown sports coat and grey pants, described as a narcotics offender. The 1956 blue green Cadillac with license DWT843 was taken from the superintendent’s home on prison property outside the main gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
UPI
Henderson ‘McCoy
Angeles
Suttle
B. B. Suttle
Army Ex-Chief of Staff Dies
In Southampton Long Island retired Gen John W Kilbreth, former Army chief of staff, dies after a scuffle with Mrs Helen Suttle ending with her tied and hid under a closet. Kilbreth, native of New York City, served in the Philippines and Europe during World War I and earned the Distinguished Service Medal. He was about 11 inches tall? He weighed 180 pounds and wore a red and grey sport outfit in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
New York City
Endhibreth
Katy Xan
Starvard University
Suttles
Ath. Artillery
Philippines
Suttle
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunt Mouse
In-heep
Suthern
Long Beach
Adlai
L.A
Wichita
Kan
Gpi
van Muys GP
Miyoshi Umeki
Frederick W. Opie
Friends
Hollywood
Opie
Oklahoma City
UFI
Toby Morris
Gainesville
Tex
Kirbyville
Here
Ara Lona Day
Day
Veterans’ Loans
Sacramento
VPI
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Veterans
Monique Boulinguez
France
Nikita
Nehru
India
Security Council
China
Formosa
Council
Gatlal Abdel ‘Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Iraq
Lebanon
Jordan
Army
Cnunty
Nice
Melioo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!