Four Die in Gulf's Twisters
Four people died and hundreds were injured as off season tornadoes struck southeast Texas and Louisiana. Killed in Port Arthur area and Alexandria while Groves suffered extensive damage with about 100 homes destroyed. Dozens hospitalized, fires and downed lines disrupted communication as crews assessed a possible million dollar loss and widespread devastation.
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Moonshot Lyrics and Weather Verse Echo in Song
A fragmentary note riffs on moon missions and poetry, asking for rhymes with Sputnik. It blends weather imagery with vague song lines about light and harvest, toying with romantic language and musical phrasing amid scattered phrases.
Separation Granted Ingrid Roberto End Marriage
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini secured a legal separation ending their seven year union marked by scandal. Bergman, 42, and Rossellini, 51, will share custody of their three children with Bergman receiving $1000 a month for support. The couple, who began their romance in 1950, had a son Robertino and twins Isa fet and Isotta Ingrid.
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Jett Rome
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Hollywood
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Field Explored by Douglas on Human Spaceflight
A secret two year study at Douglas Aircraft Co explores how men react to space flight. The program aims to tailor spacecraft and environment to human needs while acknowledging the hardships of space travel and cosmic radiation. Leaders like Dr George Long emphasize altering machines and surroundings rather than people.
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Independent
Russia
George Long
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Long Beach Tidelands Fees Dominates Hearing
Attorneys and lawmakers clash over a $15 million claim by Theodore Gabrielson amid tense discussions on Marina land deals and tidelands oil money. The Assembly judiciary committee hears opposition as Deputy Atty. Gen. Leonard Friedman notes potential massive fees if granted. Continued on Page A-7.
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Sea water distillation report highlights California water crisis
California faces a 15 year window to secure fresh water as plans to import from the north advance. A Maxim Silencer Co. report from Hartford, a leading sea water distillation equipment supplier for naval ships, weighs in on the issue and its implications for Southern California.
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Store Prepares for Spacemen
Indianapolis department store official J R Harbison distributes advisory bulletin to staff urging immediate notification of the credit department to issue charge plates and extend courtesies to visitors from outer space, but to refrain from offering credit or delivery services.
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Indianapolis
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J. R. Harbison
Credit Department
L. S. Ayres & Co
Snow on Baldy covers top of Mt Baldy lift
Five inches of snow lingered Thursday at Baldy Notch summit atop Mt Baldy from the season’s first fall, a measure resembling historic snow depth since 1952.
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Los Angeles
Baldy Notch
Mt. Baldy
Russians Plan Amazed IGY Experiments Revealed
Dr Joseph Kaplan told a City College audience that Russians proposed three sophisticated IGY experiments beyond American capability including artificial corona creation for spectrographic comparisons. He noted Russian audacity and recalled receiving vodka and caviar as a consolation prize.
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Long Beach City College
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Backyard Incinerator Fire Sparks Legal Fight in Scott Home
Report notes that the implication a body was burned in a backyard incinerator at the L. Ewing Scott home triggered strong protests by Scott’s attorneys. Details appear on pages A-10 and A-14.
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L. Ewing Scott
Scott
Killian to Call Up Top Men for Missile Work
MIT President James R. Killian Jr. will serve as a White House science adviser to marshal top scientists for the U S missile program. He said swift recruitment, a strong advisory group, and rapid action are essential and he will travel to Washington next week to begin the plan. Killian will leave MIT immediately, appoint Julius Stein as acting president, and coordinate with officials on integrating science with national policy. He is a former MIT graduate who rose to president in 24 years and will bolster U S engineering leadership for the crisis.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White House
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Tor
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MIT
Julius A. Stein
Blacksberg
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Tech
Eisenhower outlines science driven missile program
President Eisenhower announced a five point plan to boost the U S missile program and curb Soviet gains. He said U S scientists fired a rocket into space and brought back a nose cone intact and named James Killian as science adviser. He cited Snark and Farside rocket tests and pledged renewed emphasis on space data.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
Outer Space
Atlantic
Democrats pledge support as Eisenhower defense pace urged
Democrats pledged backing for an accelerated defense program after Eisenhower's remarks though some found the speech not fully reassuring. Republican praise followed with Sen Javits detailing crisis needs, allied cooperation, and shared sacrifice. Democratic leader Johnson urged urgency. Sen McClellan said the speech was not fully convincing.
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