Nine-Row Plan In 50-Star Flag Unveiled by Ike
Hawaii becomes a state as President Eisenhower unveils a new 50 star flag with nine rows of six and five stars. He signs the statehood proclamation, issues the design order, and Gov. William F. Quinn takes the oath in Honolulu. Hawaii’s first congressional slate and oaths in Washington follow. Senate and House committees shift sizes with the new delegates. A 7-cent air mail stamp commemorates the event.
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Washington
Hawaii
Eisenhower
Alaska
Hisenhower
White House
William F. Quinn
Honolulu
Usw Suu
Quinn
Hiram L. Fong
Oren E. Long
Territorial
House
Daniel K. Inouye
Italy
Senate
Cal
Eight More Years For Two Escapees
James Bradley and Gene Barnes, both 23 from St. Louis, were given eight additional years each for escape and related charges after overpowering four guards on June 29 and fleeing over the north wall. Bradley had prior life term for first degree murder, Barnes had 17 years for four counts of first degree robbery. Quick guard action led to their capture before reaching the Missouri River.
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State Penitentiary
North Wall
James Bradley
Gene Barnes
St. Louis
Bradley
Barnes
Sam C. Blair
Missouri River
Moscow Pushing Cuba Communism
Moscow aims to extend Communist influence by sending a Soviet intelligence officer to Cuba last May to guide Cuban Communists on government penetration. Gen. Cabell said Kotchergin aided Cuban communists, with targets including agrarian reform, unions, and the army, while Red Chinese propagandists set up a Cuban newspaper and other operations spread via radio and cultural groups.
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Minneapolis
U.S
Moscow
Cuba
Fidel Castro
C. P. Cabell
Central Intelligence Agency
American Legion
National Security Commission
Kremlin
Cabell
Vadim Kotchergin
Kotchergin
Red Chinese
Red
Confederation of Workers of Latin American
World Federation
Mexico
Weather Summary for Jefferson City and Nearby Areas
Fair conditions prevail across Jefferson City and central Missouri with little temperature change tonight and Saturday. Lows around 70 and highs near 94 expected. yesterday’s high 94, low around 7, and normal ranges noted. River stages show Missouri River water levels falling at Kansas City and Jefferson City, with Lake of the Ozarks forecast to rise about 20 ft inflow and 2.7 ft outflow for the week ending August 29, 1959.
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Jefferson City
Mid-Missouri
Prergie
St Thomas
Test pilot survives blast as mouse staggers from shelter
North American Aviation test pilot Al Blackburn recounts a desert shelter blast at Holloman AFB New Mexico. The F100 jet with booster rocket reached Mach 1.0+ after a seconds, four times gravity pressures, and a shaken but uninjured Blackburn says the test proves missiles can be manned for quick counterattack.
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Los Angeles
Testiman Air Force Base
N.M
al Blackburn
Blackburn
Desert Mouse
Holly Joff
North American Aviation
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Haiti calls off arrest of priest in church government split
The Haitian government abruptly withdrew an arrest order for Msgr. Francois Pairjer Roman Catholic archbishop of Port au Prince. The move followed a widening split between church leaders and the state amid threats of excommunication after he ignored a summons to appear at the district attorney's office.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Iaf
Francois Pairjer
Capsule Once More Eludes Catchers
Washington AP reports extreme cold may have frozen the Capsule During re entry efforts no trace of the 300 pound instrument filled capsule ejected over the Pacific Ocean Thursday night as it orbited near the Hawaiian Islands no recovery yet announced by officials
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Washington
America
Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
Sail to Europe for 50 Dollar Fares Hinted by Ship Plans
New York AP reports contracts for year 1962 expect ships to operate between New York and European ports with 6000 passenger capacity each. Prices may start at 40 to 50 dollars for steerage, with many amenities and two movie theaters aboard. Cantor of Sea Coach Transatlantic Lines notes financing sourced in the United States, aiming for speedy transatlantic trips.
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New York
Crea
Io Europe
Hyman B. Cantor
Speutsche Werft Shipyards, AG
Hamburg
Germany
TWA
Igoebrigse
Belgium
Tf Rall
Cuxhaven Psenger
Bathigr Bremerhaven
West Gor
Cantor
Elinker
Ind Quar- Cantor
Swill
Transatlantic Lines, Inc
Europe
United States
Blair to Kansas City for Big Eight Meeting
Gov. James T. Blair planned to fly to Kansas City today for the Big Eight Athletic Conference meeting. He will then depart for the national American Legion convention in Minneapolis for the founders dinner and return in time for Governor's Day at the State Fair in Sedalia next Wednesday.
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James T. Blair
Kansas City
National American Legion
Minneapolis
Blair
Sedalia
Sheriff Litzinger blasts Blair over extradition costs
St Louis County Sheriff Orson J. Litzinger told the Missouri Sheriffs' Assn convention that Gov James T Blair Jr mishandled extradition issues especially expense accounts. He recounted a New Year’s effort in Gulfport Miss to extradite a prisoner, said receipts were verified and payments refused, and urged a flat rate for meals and lodging in future extraditions. He tailed the remarks with complaints of political and personal motives behind the denial.
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Orson J. Litzinger
St. Louis
Missouri Sheriffs’ Assny
Litzinger
James T. Blair Jr
Missouri
Gulfport
Miss
Sheriffs of
Senate Approves 1.43 Billion for Military Construction
The Senate approved an 1,428,178,700 military construction bill with an 89 to 0 vote to fund armories air craft shops and hundreds of projects at home and overseas. The measure adds 143,176,000 for National Guard expansion and 86 additional armory projects across 30 states, though total funding remains below Eisenhower's request.
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Washington
Senate
National Guard
U.S
Jefferson City
Industrial Avenue
John Stennis
D- Miss
House
Ike
Stennis
Eisenhower
Senate House
Congress
Eisehower
Army
Sen
D-Miss
Couple Charged With Starving Infant in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas Manuel Que 55 and Francisca Martinez ada 39 were charged with murdering their 2 month old son Juan Quesada by neglect. Detective Castillon testified the baby was found dead and malnourished wrapped in a cotton blanket. He noted the family could not afford medical care and a large television set was present in the home.
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San Antonio
Tex
API
Justice of the Peace
Albert Trevino
Manuel Que
Francisca Martinezada
Robert Hausman
Juan
Frank Castillon
Thei
Castillon
Juan Quesada
Mechanical Brain To Puff Gunsmoke on TV
CHAPEL HILL North Carolina At an international computing conference Allen J Perlis of Carnegie Mellon predicted mechanical brains will be used to write adult Western television shows He cited Gunsmoke as a possible example and noted electronic computers offer several practical applications
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Allen J. Perlis
Carnegie Torch
Not Single Visitor in Two Years Admitted Slayer of 11 Persons
Stephen Nash, a condemned killer, faced execution at San Quentin for murder, with no visitors in two years on death row. He boasted of at least 11 victims, including a 10-year-old and a man in Long Beach, and police verified three killings across California.
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San Quentin
Calif
Stephen Nash
San Quentin Prison
Los Angeles
Nash
Larry Rice
Santa Monica
John Berg
Berg
Long Beach
San Francisco
Sacramento
Richmond
Weekend Forecast Looks Bright With Warm Readings
The Weather Bureau says temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal this weekend. Saturday highs in the state are expected at 90 to 95 with lows from 70 to 75. A trace of rain fell at noon today, but no rain is forecast for tonight or Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Half Million Plus Expected at State Fair
Misourri State Fair officials forecast attendance exceed half a million for the week long event in Sedalia. Expects more than 2,000 hogs and 615 sheep in livestock, expanded farm machinery space, and $206,995 in total premiums including grand circuit racing purses. Lt. Gov. Long to open show with 1:30 p.m. speech tomorrow and a car racing program.
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Sedalia
Prand
Long
Edward V. Long
Armed Forces
Whiteman Afb
Missouri
Record High Cost of Living in July Report
The Labor Department reports July living costs rose three tenths of a percent to a new high, led by food prices. The CPI reached 124.9 percent of the 1947-49 average, up eight tenths from July 1958, with wage raises for about one million workers in autos, farm equipment and aircraft. Food prices surged, eggs up 18 percent, beef and poultry up while fruits and vegetables softened. Local taxes and state taxes in Illinois and Arizona contributed to the rise. Spendable earnings and buying power declined due to shorter work weeks and steel stoppages in mid July.
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Washington
AFP
Labor Department
Hersey &. Riley
Riley
Illinois
Arizona
Usta Stramer
Soldier-Scientists Gummed Up Works At Edgewood Center
Edgewood Maryland AP report on a clash between Army investigators and soldier-scientists at a secret chemical center. Five GIs admitted attending a party featuring anti Army songs and vulgar verses. Complaints over shirts with rolled sleeves and a post theater lecture on military code followed.
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Ifive
G.L
Ani iAtia
Heer
Miliiaid Boaz
Harel
Union Denies Windup in Sight In Steel Snarl
New York AP reports a Steelworkers Union spokesman denied any settlement in the steel strike. The Post-Tribune had cited a tentative wage agreement, but Howard Hague and other union leaders rejected the claim. Negotiations with 12 major steel companies continued under federal mediator Joseph Finnegan in Pittsburgh and elsewhere.
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New York
David J. McDonald
Post-Tribune
Gary
Ind
McDonald
Pittsburgh
Howard Hague
Joseph Ffinnegan
R. Conrad Cooper
United States Steel Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Finnegan
Polio Case Rate Rises 13 Percent in Week
Washington AP report shows paralytic polio cases up 13 percent to 279 in the week ending August 15, the highest weekly total since 1956 though much less than the prior week’s 30 percent jump. From January 1 to August 15, 1959 there were 1,839 paralytic cases, compared with past-year totals.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
The
Public Health Service
Bystanders Watch as 14 Year Old Drowns in Monterey Motel Pool
Monterey Calif. fire chief says several people stood around a motel pool Thursday and watched a 14 year old girl drown without attempting a rescue. Chief William Stone pulled Michele Cline of San Anselmo from the water but she did not respond to resuscitation.
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Monterey
Calif
William Stone
Manger
Michele Cline
San Anselmo
Polio Cases Rise in Missouri with KC Lead
Missouri health officials report 30 new polio cases nationwide, with 21 in Kansas City. The year total reaches 20 compared with 19 at this time in 1938. A separate incident notes only two new cases from Apoko Mr age production.
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Missouri
Kansas City
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