Vanguard II Launch Marks Step Toward Weather Satellite Era
The United States launched Vanguard II a 214-pound satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral at 10 55 a m EST. NASA reported the craft in orbit about two hours after liftoff and signals were picked up at Ft Monmouth New Jersey. The mission aims to improve weather forecasting by tracking cloud cover and sending data to scientists for crude weather mapping and storm prediction.
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United States
Vanguard
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Fla
National Aeronautics Administration
Vanguard II
NASA
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Calif
Army Signal Corps Research and Development Laboratory
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
U. S
Britain Details Free Cyprus Plan At Roundtable Talk
Britain outlined at a roundtable conference its plan to grant independence to Cyprus. The approach preserves strategic Mediterranean bases, a point Archbishop Makarios reportedly balks at, while Fazil Kutchuk and Makarios plan private talks. Evanghelos Averoff and Fatin Rustu Zorlu will discuss technical details.
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London
Britain
Cyprus
Makarios
Fazil Kutchuk
Kutchuk
Evanghelos Averoff
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
Feared Down Menderes Plane Safe After Forced Landing
Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes was aboard a four engine Viscount forced to Gatwick Airport due to poor visibility while en route to London for Cyprus talks. The plane vanished briefly near the runway end but was later reported safe by aviation officials.
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Adnan Menderes
Surrey
British
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cyprus
Gatwick
Menderes
Four-Point Plan Aims to Fast-Track Agreement
Opposition from Archbishop Makarios may block speedy acceptance as the four-point plan advocates adoption of the agreement worked out.
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Makarios
Jury Finds No Negligence In Traffic Death
A six man coroner's jury ruled no negligence by Monroe County optometrist Dr. Paul E. Kewin in the January 24 accident that killed 11 year old Paul Phillip Hancock on Highway 16 near Lake Neshonoe Park road. The verdict called the death an unavoidable accident and the panel was seated for about 20 minutes. Jurors listed include Louis Hirshheimer and Newell Barber among others.
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Paul E. Kewin
Sparta
Paul Phillip Hancock
West Salem
Highway 16
Lake Neshonoe Park Road
Nelson Supports Reynolds In Refusing Regent Case
Madison report on Gov. Gaylord Nelson comments amid the dispute between Attorney General Reynolds and the state college regents over the Ball case. Nelson backs Reynolds for declining to pursue the suit, cites attorney client rights, but will appoint special counsel if regents request. He also notes ongoing talks with the Democratic Legislative Council and responds to Republican criticisms about advisory committees.
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Gaylord N. Nelson
John W. Reynolds
Board of Regents of State Colleges
State College
Superior
Nelson
New Democratic
Reynolds
George Ball
Board of Regents
Regents
Democratic Legislative Council
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
State Superintendent Urges Rethinking Small School Costs
Madison The state’s top school official, George Watson, urged lawmakers to reexamine the high cost of the state’s small schools. He called for real scrutiny of aid distribution, warned funds will rise beyond 4.0 million next year, and noted many high schools have enrollments under 75 to 100 pupils.
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Watson
Florence Decorah to Face Neglect Charge In Sparta Deaths
Sparta Wisconsin Mrs Florence Decorah will be charged with neglect of children under the repeat offender statute as three of her four children died after a drinking spree. Other participants face misdemeanor charges. The death toll rose with Thomas Kingswan 55 of Warrens dying from head injury shock and exposure after the spree.
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Wisconsin
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Thomas Kingswan
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Ness Funeral
Black River Falls
Jack Brown
Monroe County
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Jesse Whiterabbit
Mauston
Robert Pache
Joliet
Ill
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Keating Pushes Bill Allowing FBI Cross State Lines
Senator Kenneth Keating plans to introduce legislation empowering FBI agents to pursue organized crime that crosses state lines. Keating says the measure would target the high level crime figures without turning the FBI into a national police force.
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Washington
Kenneth Keating
Keating
Nelson backs Reynolds stance on board representation
Gov Gaylord Nelson supports Atty Gen Reynolds in not representing the Board of State College Regents in a Supreme Court rehearing over the discharge of Dr George Ball. Nelson may appoint special counsel for the board and seeks a unified plan to raise civil service salaries in Wisconsin.
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Supreme Court
College
Ball
Regents
Reynolds
Nelson
Superior State College
Wisconsin Rapids
Gaylord Nelson
Rotary Club
Eisenhower backs Dulles to stay as long as able
President Eisenhower favors John Foster Dulles remaining as secretary of state while he feels able to serve. Rep. Halleck said health concerns at Walter Reed were discussed, with a decision not yet firm and a matter likely to take several days to weeks. Dulles, recovering from cancer, would also be valuable as an adviser.
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Dulles
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
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Halleck
State Department
White House
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United States
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Britain
France
West Germany
Walter Reed Hospital
U.S
Wilhelm Grewe
White
Leonard D. Heaton
Walter Reed
Gordon Zubrod
National Cancer Institute
Castro Becomes Cuba Premier Slashes Pay and Opens Casinos
Fidel Castro took power as Cuba's premier and cut his pay and cabinet salaries in half. He ordered casinos reopened under government control and a national lottery established. The cabinet ended secret expenses and pledged civil service reforms as Castro vowed progress and higher living standards. About 300 mothers protested executions ordered by revolutionary tribunals near the presidential palace.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Castro
Presidential
Plan to raise minimum wage to 1.25 dollars
A group of congressmen aims to raise the federal minimum wage from 1 to 1.25 dollars and extend coverage to seven million more workers. The sponsors include Senators John F. Kennedy Wayne Morse and Joseph S. Clark and Representative James Roosevelt.
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John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
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