Pioneer lunar probe lifts off toward moon orbit
The United States launched the Pioneer lunar probe from Cape Canaveral aiming to reach within 50,000 miles of the moon and perhaps orbit it. Initial data showed it may miss the rendezvous, yet the mission marked the highest altitude for a man made vehicle and a landmark in space exploration.
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Moon
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Washington
Defense Department
Eisenhower Sees Recovery from Recession Gains
President Eisenhower, at Catoctin Mountain Lodge, praised a government report showing unemployment fell by 588000 last month and more durable goods jobs opening. He warned Democrats and touted steady living costs as he campaigns with Nixon for the 1959 elections.
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Eisenhower
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Here
Commerce and Labor Departments
Moon Probes Aim at Desolate Yet Key Moon Faring
Washington AP reports the first U S lunar probe heads toward the moon, a windless world with extreme temperatures. If its 22 day rendezvous occurs the satellite could orbit or skim behind the moon revealing hidden faces and guiding future exploration of distant planets. The mission seeks to learn more about the moon as a stepping stone for manned landings.
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Washington
Moon
America
Rocket climbs higher than any man made object
At Jodrell Bank England British scientists report the American moon rocket has surpassed 30,000 miles in altitude using the 250 foot wide radio telescope. Prof A C Lovell says signals began at 8 52 a m as the craft was tracked through space and never before recorded such height.
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Jodrell Bank
England
A. C. Lovell
Lovell
Silent Hundreds File Past Pope Pius XII in St Peter’s
Thousands formed a silent river through St Peter’s Basilica to view Pope Pius XII as his body lay under the dome above St Peter’s tomb. The Vatican announced funeral rites and a conclave to elect the 262nd pope with services set for Oct. 13 and a secret ballot beginning Oct. 25.
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College of Cardinals
Sistine Chapel
Porfireone
Peter Canisius van Lierde
Liege
Belgium
Catafalque
St. Peter’s
Federico Cardinal Tedeschini
Rome
Nixon State Tour Planned by GOP Managers
Republican campaign managers plan a Wisconsin tour for Vice President Nixon on October 24 with a Madison noon speech Oshkosh mid afternoon and Eau Claire evening rally. The Eau Claire stop targets the 9th Congressional District and urges Republican gains in the largely agricultural region. Charles Hornback challenges Rep Lester Johnson in the district race.
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Wisconsin
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Eau Claire
9Th
Charles Hornback
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Wisconsin Chief Justice Martin Recovering at Hospital
Chief Justice John E. Martin of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, hospitalized for weeks after a mild heart attack, was expected to be sent home late today. Mrs. Martin said tests show a satisfactory recovery and could not yet confirm when he will return to duties. Acting in his absence, Justice Grover L. Broadfoot has served as chief justice.
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John E. Martin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Nelson Attacks Thomson On Fish Program
Wisconsin state senator Gaylord Nelson charged Governor Vernon Thomson with neglecting the state's fishing program in a noon speech at the La Conga Club. He blamed a feud between researchers and administrators for poor results and wasteful stocking without scientific backing, urging reform in the Conservation Department. Page 6.
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Gaylord Nelson
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
la Conga
Nelson
Conservation Department
Fish Management Division
Dog Drives Car. Owner Fined in Sheffield Court
In Sheffield England an Alsatian dog appeared to drive a car for about 50 yards brushing a bus and hitting a wall. Owner Robert Griffin 46 said he parked and left the dog inside claiming the dog jumped as if to chase another dog and knocked off the brake. Magistrates fined him 3 pounds for failing to set the handbrake.
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Sheffield
England
Robert Griffin
Griffin
Moon rocket launches world lunar travelogue project
An international tracking network links ground stations in Manchester England Singapore Hawaii Patrick Air Force Base Florida Millstone Hill Westford Massachusetts and nine Naval Research Laboratory mini track sites to Inglewood California. Analysts and a 40 member team operate data reduction and IBM computer systems to produce a lunar view from telemetry and infrared imagery.
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Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Manchester
England
Singapore
Hawaii
Patrick Air
Donald Latham
G. E. Mueller
Data Reduction Center of
Space Technological Laboratories
IBM Electronic Digital
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Moon
Naval Laboratory
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Peru
Antigua
Leeward Islands
Antofagasta
Chile
Cotopaxi
Economy shows faster upturn with job gains and higher retail sales
Government reports a 588000 drop in unemployment to 4,111,000 as job picture improves. Bethlehem Steel restarts furnaces in Buffalo while United States Steel increases output in Pittsburgh. Appliance brands report rising sales and Reynolds metals plans full capacity at Troutdale. Stock market hits record highs with 4.61 million NYSE shares traded in a day.
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Tex
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