Balloon Pilot Sets 18 Mile Altitude Record In Flight
Capt J W Kittinger Jr rode in a sealed metal capsule attached to a large balloon reaching 96 000 feet 18 miles over Minnesota. The mission lasted 12 hours with ascent in 78 minutes. Tests by Holloman Center and Winzen Corp aim to aid rocket and satellite flights with future 100 000 foot ascents.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
Air Force
J. W. Kittinger Jr
Rapid City
S. C
Navy
Fleming Field
Weaver
Kittinger
Minneapolis
Lake Michigan
Tampa
Fla
Holloman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
N. M
Winzen Research Corp
David G. Simons
Lancaster
USAF
Joe Kittinger
Maj
David Simons
Simons
St. Paul
Balloon lights up La Crosse sky at 60 000 to 70 000 feet
A plastic balloon seen Sunday afternoon east of La Crosse Municipal Airport drifted west high above the city at an estimated 60 000 to 70 000 feet. Meteorologist Howard Warren Jr. fielded about 300 calls as observers wondered if it was a planet disk or research equipment released near the Twin Cities.
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la Crosse
Howard W. Warren Jr
Warren
Twin Cities
la Crosse Municipal Airport
McCoy firing ranges in use at Camp McCoy
Camp McCoy opened the 1957 summer training season with several firing ranges active. The North small arms range serves the 962nd Engineer Bn areas 102 and 103 and safety zones, while the 1th Infantry, 437th Engineer Bn use surrounding zones. The 16th Infantry and 5th Field Artillery use impact area 101 and nearby safety areas. Fishermen are reminded to inquire at the main gate on Highway 16 which post areas are open to fishing.
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962Nd Engineer
West Hill
Lth Infantry
437Th Engineer Bn
16Th Infantry
Sth Field Artillery
Highway 16
Memorial Day Toll Near Expected Despite 408 Motorist Deaths
The 408 highway deaths over the four day Memorial Day weekend surpassed a predicted 405 but matched a typical summer period. California led with 37 deaths, Texas 32, North Dakota none, with drownings 133 and other fatalities 113. The National Safety Council credited drivers and law enforcement for a safer stretch and noted the final tally differed from a prior 1950 holiday weekend.
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California
Texas
North Dakota
National Safety Council
Man Killed Injures Wife In County Crash Fatality on Highway 16 near West Salem.
Robert B. Johnson, 36, died at 12 45 a m Sunday after losing control of a car on Highway 16 east of West Salem and crashing into guard rails. His wife Marion 21 was hospitalized in serious condition with possible jaw and spine injuries. A second crash at Highway 14 and CTH FF injured 75 year old Will Jardo and 26 year old Harry Morovits. Dist Atty George Thompson did not rule out an inquest. The county's fourth traffic fatality this year, the incident remains under investigation as police reconstruct the sequence of events.
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Tunnel
la Crosse
Robert B. Johnson
Highway 16
West Salem
Marion
Johnsons
Prairie du Chien
George Thompson
Johnson
Tunnel City
Endorsement Not On Call For Wisconsin GOP Convention
Everett Yerly said the endorsement of a U S Senate candidate is not on the call for the Wisconsin Republican convention in La Crosse. He noted the state committee opposed endorsement and the party has no funds to back an endorsed primary candidate, while interest in the senatorial race boosts turnout.
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U.S. Senate
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
Mary E. Sawyer
Everett Yerly
Yerly
GOP
Senate
Republican Party
la Crosse
Resolutions
Stoddard
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
N. Y
Thomson Sees No Increase In Income Taxes
Wisconsin Governor Thomson says the state can operate without income tax increases for two years with a one cent per pack cigarette tax. He plans to present a revised financial picture to the Legislature, noting building and other issues may delay adjournment beyond two weeks.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
Department of Budgets and Accounts
Four Die In Car Train Crash Near Wausau Wisconsin
A car collision with a Milwaukee Road passenger train near Rothschild, six miles south of Wausau, killed four youths from Wakefield and left Wisconsin road deaths high for Memorial Day weekend. The northbound train traveled 40 to 45 mph. the car was dragged 135 feet and rolled 90 feet after breaking from the engine.
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Marathon County
Wisconsin
Wausau
Milwaukee Road
Highway 51
Rothschild
James Katezka
William Schaetzl
Nancy Draxler
Mary Carol Warren
Miss Warren
Wakefield
Mich
Katezka
Schaetz
Ronald R. Gibeault
Emil Gibeault
Coleman
Three Killed In Worcester Hotel Fire
A five story hotel in Worcester Massachusetts saw three dead and eight seriously injured when flames swept the Pleasant Hotel early today. Firefighters rescued more than a dozen on the upper floors as witnesses recalled screams heard over two blocks.
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Worcester
Mass
Hotel Pleasant
City Hospital
Theodore Austin
Belmont Home
Khrushchev on TV Predicts U S May Turn Socialist
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev spoke during a CBS Face the Nation interview and warned Americans that future generations could live under socialism. He said the USSR seeks peaceful competition rather than war and discussed disarmament talks and cultural exchanges as counter proposals.
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New York
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Uss.r
United States
Khrushchev
Wisconsin Governor to call special election for McCarthy seat
Gov. Thomson announced he will issue a call later this week for a special Wisconsin Senate election to replace the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. Primary and general dates will be set within 90 days, with Republicans including Kohler Jr. Knowles and Davis and Democrats such as Reuss and Proxmire seeking the seat.
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Madison
Thomson
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Warren Knowles
Glenn R. Davis
Henry Reuss
William Proxmire
Sen. McCarthy
Scientists urge halt to nuclear tests with 2000 signatures
Two thousand American scientists led by Linus Pauling call for an international agreement to stop nuclear bomb testing. The appeal warns that radiation damages health and could raise defectives in future generations. Signers include Nobel laureates H J Muller and Joseph Erlanger.
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Pasadena
Calif
Linus Pauling
Pauling
ABC
Medical Horizons
Washington University
Thieves Pried Safe at Three Lakes Supermarket
Weekend break in at THREE LAKES W Bell’s Supermarket east of town. Burglars pried open the safe with an iron bar and stole about $400 in cash and checks. Police describe the method as a safe pry.
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Three Lakes
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Africa
Martha Carlson
Annie Welch
U.S
By William L. Ryan
Columbia Broadcasting System
Rep. Reuss
Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
Eugene P. Cronkite
House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Cronkite
Marshall Islands
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