Countdown to Moon Launch Near Cape Canaveral
AP reports the countdown for the first US moon rocket began at Cape Canaveral as engineers from Douglas Aircraft prepare the Thor A ble vehicle. Forecasters predict partly cloudy weather and no impact from Hurricane Cleo. Observers expect launch around dawn with a 10 to 1 chance of achieving moon orbit amid complex celestial mechanics.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Douglas Aircraft Co
Patrick
Cape
Air Force
Moon
Nantucket Northeast Air Lines Crash Kills 23
Civil Aeronautics Board begins an inquiry into the Nantucket crash that killed 23 people, including New York residents Gordon Dean and John Pearson. Twenty-two died at once, one later, with several others burned. Pilot Capt. John T. Burnham faced fog and instrument approach before the Convair plowed into pines near the airfield. A 2-year-old girl survived, her mother Jaqueline Young perishing shielding the child.
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Mass
Civil Aeronautics Board
New England
Don Breswick
New York City
Massachusetts General Hospital
New York
Gordon Dean
American Trust Co
John §. Pearson
Manhattan
American International Underwriters Corp
Boston
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
John T. Burnham
Marshfield
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Burnham
Folmer Stanshigh
Northeast Airlines
Cindy Lou Young
Jaqueline Young
Probe on missing ransom money continues in hearings
Senate investigators and the FBI press to close a narrow gap in the Bobby Greenlease ransom case. McClellan and Kennedy say public hearings will unfold over weeks as new evidence links gangland figures to labor rackets, though Hoffa is not named in the ransom probe. A witness who might reveal details remains uncertain.
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Senate
Nap
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
FBI
McClellan
Robert F. Kennedy
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Kennedy
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Missouri Gas Chamber
Gus Zapas
Indianapolis Teamsters Union
Traffic Ban Lifted Around Johnston Island
Military and Civil Aeronautics Administration officials said on Saturday that all restrictions on air and sea traffic around Johnston Island were lifted.
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Honolulu
Military
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Johnston Island
Drought Grips Wisconsin With No Short-Term Relief Seen
State climatologist warns no three-week rain spell will ease severe drought across southeastern Wisconsin and the southern two thirds of the state. Seven months of minimal rainfall left Milwaukee Waukesha Fond du Lac Green Bay and Madison well below normal with crops and water tables suffering amid dry wells and wilting corn.
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Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Waukesha
Green Bay
Hillsboro
Richland Center
Mauston
Brodhead
Paul J. Waite
Zan
Milwaukee
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
Waite
Rocky Mountains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
U.S. Geological Service
Dane
Grant
Dodge
Walworth
Columbia
Army blocks information during Guard training at Ft Hood
A newsman sought details from Oklahoma's 45th National Guard Division during training at Ft Hood. The telephone operator told him the number was restricted, reflecting new secrecy measures in place this week at the base.
Two Hungarian Refugees Attack Bern Legation
In Bern two Hungarian refugees fought a half hour gun battle at the Communist Hungary legation. Sandor Nagy was critically wounded while Endre Papp was captured as Swiss police entered with tear gas and submachine guns. Police say five others were arrested outside and the attackers fled to Switzerland after 1956 uprising.
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Bern
Switzerland
Hungary
Legation
Sandor Nagy
Endre Papp
Kurt Kessi
Papp
Nagy
Ressi
Nasser Skeptical of Ike's Six Point Peace Plan
Cairo leader Gamal Abdel Nasser reportedly showed deep skepticism about President Eisenhower's six point Middle East peace proposal. Washington observers say Nasser has not rejected it, but his stance could determine the plan’s fate amid UN negotiations and U.S. tied economic backing. The administration links the plan to curbing subversion and indirect aggression while offering economic aid if Nasser renounces such tactics. If Nasser pursues a risky path, U.S. options may shift toward UN-led measures to counter threats to regional stability.
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Washington
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Eisenhower
Cairo
Nasser
United Nations
United Arab Republic
State Department
U. S
U. N
U.S
United States
Solons Seek To Avert Veto On Social Security Bill
Washington AP report: The Senate passed a liberalization bill after trimming public assistance to avoid a veto by President Eisenhower. The measure, now back to the House which cleared it 375-2, centers on a 7 percent boost in social security insurance benefits.
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House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Johnson
W. Wilson White
White
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
85th Congress Nearing End of Session History memo
Historic 85th Congress slows as it nears adjournment with civil rights enactment, satellite funding, and Alaska statehood on its record. Senate debates social security reforms, adjusts public assistance funding, and weighs tax plans amid looming elections.
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Washington
America
Alaska
Keke
Senate
House
Congress
Ward Avenue Advised for Clyde Beatty Circus Access
Police advised circus attendees to use Ward Avenue to reach Erickson Field for Clyde Beatty Circus performances at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. due to Losey Boulevard construction. The Ward Avenue entrance delivers direct front-tent access and avoids dusty walking from other routes.
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Ward Avenue
Clyde Beatty
Erickson Field
Losey Boulevard
Trane Co
Wisconsin State Fair Opens With Youth Hog Show
The 107th Wisconsin State Fair opened with cool weather and a strong Junior Fair. About 45 380 attended the opening day events as 2 500 young farmers from 4 H Clubs and Future Farmers took part in hog cattle and sheep judging.
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Milwaukee
Bangor
David W. Schomberg
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