Vanguard Satellite Failure Follows Initial Rocket Launch
The Navy failed to place its second basketball sized Vanguard satellite into orbit after a mid night launch from Cape Canaveral. The 20 inch sphere traveled 2000 miles then fell back into the Atlantic after five hours of silence.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Vanguard
John P. Hagen
Project Vanguard
Hagen
Army
Bahama Islands
British West Indies
San Diego
Calif
United States
Washington
County Board Approves 69000 For Township Road Work
In a special session the County Board voted two thirds to approve 69000 for summer road work, trimming 102000 requested. They cut 30000 for Washington and 3000 for Bangor, funding Burns 16500 Farmington 4000 Barre 28000 Holland 20000 and West Salem 500. The work will be by contract with towns, not county aid, after state law questions raised by Dist Atty Thompson.
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Washington
Bangor
Burns
Farmington
Barre
Holland
Dist. Atty
George Thompson
Asst
Dist
Atty
John Flynn
Thompson
Board
Eisenhower signs postal rate and pay hike bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting postal rates and worker pay. Effective Aug 1, letters rise to 4 cents, air mail 7 cents, and post cards 3 cents, with much higher later increases for newspapers magazines and advertising matter. The package raises pay for about 520,000 postal workers retroactive to Jan 1 and signals hikes for up to a million civil servants.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Air Mail
Negro Receives Diploma At Central High In Little Rock
Central High School awarded a diploma to Ernest Green the first Negro graduate in an orderly ceremony protected by city police and National Guardsmen. About 5,000 spectators watched as Green, 16, sat with 601 seniors on the football field. post ceremony, detectives escorted him from the stadium amid a guard-assisted exit.
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Little Rock
Little Rock, Ark
Central High School
Ernest Green
New York
Green
Sta
Guns and Ammunition Found in Burned Wisconsin Home
Waukesha County authorities seized 49 weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition found among the ruins of the Oconomowoc Lake home of Mrs. Marion Tallmadge. The fire killed her, and her son Walter David Tallmadge, a gun collector, owned the arsenals discovered on the property. No charges have been filed. Firefighters found the items in a second floor room. The cache included machine guns, dynamite, and gunpowder amid the scorched remains.
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Waukesha
Waukesha County
Oconomowoc Lake
Marion Tallmadge
Tallmadge
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Walter David Tallmadge
Compromise Water Project Bills Introduced in Congress
In Washington, compromise water project bills to replace a 1.5 billion measure vetoed by President Eisenhower in April were introduced in the House and Senate. Rep. Clifford Davis lists Wisconsin projects including Saxon Harbor 393,500 Two Rivers harbor 66,000 Port Washington harbor 2,181,000 Upper Fox River 300,000 Beach Erosion Manitowoc County 50,000 Eau Galle River flood control 6,690,000 Bad River at Mellen and Odanah 917,000 with 30 percent local cost share.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
Wisconsin
Saxon Harbor
Two Rivers Harbor
Port Washington
Upper Fox River
Manitowoc County
Eau Galle River
Spring Valley
Mellen
Odanah
House Refuses To Kill Alaska Statehood Bill
Washington AP reports the House rejected 199 to 174 a motion to send the Alaska statehood bill back to Insular Affairs Committee. The vote effectively overturned Tuesday’s tentative decision to kill the measure.
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House
Alaska
Statehood
Washington
House Today
Insular Affairs Committee
Eisenhower Opposes Broad Tax Cut Amid Economy Caution
President Eisenhower said the recession has largely run its course and warned against any general tax cuts that could raise deficits. He declined to predict when upturns or full employment will arrive, stressing careful study of the tax situation and relief for small business only. He also commented on France, De Gaulle, and wage and price concerns.
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America
Eisenhower
France
Lebanon
de Gaulle
CAB Creates Three Transcontinental Super Skyways
The Civil Aeronautics Board establishes three cross country skyways to reduce aircraft collisions. Ground control will manage all flights between 17000 and 22000 feet from June 15, with 40 mile wide corridors and vertical separation of 1000 feet. Military and commercial planes must obtain clearance.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Department of Defense
Las Vegas
Nev
Brunswick
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York-Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Demonstration After De Gaulle Return Sparks Paris Show of Force
Gen Charles de Gaulle sped to Paris after being summoned by President Rene Coty amid a large anti De Gaulle demonstration. About 30,000 French citizens protested his return as he traveled with only an aide toward the capital.
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Gen
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Rene Coty
de Gaulle
Coty
Guy Mollet
Antoine Pinay
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
Senate Rebuffs 16 Week Jobless Benefit Expansion
The Senate rejected Kennedy's bid to require 16 extra weeks of unemployment benefits in all states, a party line roll call of 57 to 27. The administration backs the House plan to extend aid via federal advances, while other amendments were also defeated or set aside as debate continued.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Eisenhower
John I. Kennedy
Kennedy
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
Unknown Heroes Lie In State In Capitol Rotunda
The Unknowns of World War II and the Korean War lie in state in the Capitol rotunda after a ceremony aboard the destroyer Blandy. President Eisenhower and officials attend, wreaths are placed, and public viewing spans two days before burial at Arlington.
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Washington
America
Korea
Nixon
Capitol
Army
Navy
Air Force
Naval Gun Factory
John J. Pershing
Blandy
Defense
Neil McElroy
Sam Rayburn
Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans’ Organizations
War Mothers
Military District of
Defense Committee Orders Missile and Antisub Speedup
House Appropriations Committee recommends 38.31 billion dollars in new defense cash for next fiscal year. It boosts nine nuclear submarines, funds space research, and preserves higher National Guard, Army Reserve, and Marine Corps levels than Eisenhower proposed.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense
Defense Department
National Guard
Army Reserves
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Service
Air
Secretary of Defense
New
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Congress
Department
George Mahon
D-Tex
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National Assembly
Pflimlin
Jules Moch
Frank Novak
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