Vanguard rocket carries second U S satellite into orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Navy's Vanguard rocket achieved a near perfect spaceflight delivering the second U S satellite into orbit after two prior failures President Eisenhower announced that Vanguard’s moon was circling the earth along with Explorer I and the Soviet Sputnik I The launch was precisely timed with only a minor hold due to tracking station issues as observers praised the mission and its engineers including John P Hagen.
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First Big Event For Greek Week Set for Tuesday
Kansas University's annual Greek Week kicks off Sunday but the first major event is Tuesday night the scholarship banquet in Memorial Union Jayhawk Room. Trophies will go to houses with top grade averages. speaker is Martin Dickinson.
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Judith Duncan
Overland Park
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Carol Barker
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Unscheduled Holiday Staged by K Staters
About 1,000 Kansas State students blocked campus entrances with signs reading No school today NCAA all the way to protest a basketball win. President McCain declared a one day holiday, with Easter vacation shortened. traffic jams formed, but crowd stayed orderly as plans shifted to hear Stewart Alsop.
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Industrial output slides to February low in 1954 level
The Federal Reserve Board reports industrial production fell in February to the lowest point since December 1954. The index dropped three points to 180 percent of the 1947-49 average, down eleven percent from the year-earlier peak.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Girl 16 Found Dead in New York City Room of Boyfriend
NEW YORK A 16 year old Cathedral High School girl Katherine Noonan was found dead in a ground floor apartment shared with 18 year old Michael Murphy. Police say Murphy surrendered saying she was going to quit him. He claimed he asked her to go with him. she refused and was strangled. Witnesses report facial injuries and neck marks.
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Michael Petra
Communists Return Yank Shot Down in Red Korea
PANMUNJOM Korea Communists returned U S jet pilot Capt Leon Pfeiffer of Kenosha Wisconsin who parachuted March 6 after his F386 Sabre Jet was hit by ground fire Pfeiffer appeared nervous yet healthy at a brief news conference and said I am happy to be back It is a wonderful feeling I am very tired The item notes an exchange of a downed United States airman in the Korean conflict context with minimal additional details.
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Kenosha
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Breakthroughs Forecast Soon By Cancer Experts
Washington officials report top cancer authorities forecast important breakthroughs in cancer research soon. Dr. John R. Heller, director of the National Cancer Institute, said momentum in cancer research could lead to better understanding, drug cures, and broad prevention through immunization. He noted animal vaccines against leukemia show 80 percent protection and expressed hope for human vaccines.
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New Satellite Expected To Last 5 To 10 Years
Navy Project Vanguard chief Dr John P Hagen announced the new earth satellite should remain aloft for five to ten years. He outlined plans for future missions possibly reaching the moon, discussed orbital inclinations and ground tracks, and noted current Vanguard stages can support more advanced developments. He cited speeds up to 19 000 miles per hour, apogees around 2 500 miles, and perigees as close as 400 miles.
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Minor injuries from two car wreck near Lawrence
Dorothy Ester MacKenzie aged 60 of Topeka suffered minor injuries in a nine mile west of Lawrence two car crash on U S Highway 40. She was taken to Topeka for possible sprained ankle after her car collided with a Kansas City Kansas driver Leslie Warren Saylor aged 40. Damages were about 1500 dollars. Roads were slick and hazardous. Several other minor accidents with no injuries were reported nearby during NCAA tournament traffic.
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Atchison
Phillip Cooper
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Valley
Chief Judge Parker Dies in Washington Hospital
P Chief Judge John J Parker of the Fourth U S Circuit Court died today at George Washington Hospital Washington.
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Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported in State Records
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show a snapshot over the past 48 hours and year to date figures. The note includes figures for compare periods and a brief ad reference to Duckwalls Luncheon specials.
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Topeka
Kansas
LHS Speakers Win Tops in Two Meets Over Weekend
Lawrence High School speech teams won both invitational meets held Saturday at St. Joseph’s High School Kansas City and Wellington High. Captain Victor L Capper led finalists across events with Bill Cohen and David Gray top performers in manuscript reading humor and oratory.
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Bill Paden
Jerry Morton
Courtney King
Delores Harris
Herman Mast
Sanda Lee
Brian Grace
Anabelle Bayne
Charles Allphin
Cold, Snow Persist as Spring Nears in Lawrence
Snow and cold grip Lawrence with three inches on ground and moisture rising to 22/inch at BU weather station. Forecaster predicts lingering lows in the 20s to mid 30s, a brief warm spell unlikely this month, while ground remains saturated and roads slick from wet snow and occasional freezing temperatures.
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Shyam Bhatia
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Oklahoma Debaters Win Dread Tourney
Oklahoma University debaters Dusty Bonner and Jerry Salyer won the second annual Heart of America Debate Tournament in Wichita City defeating Dartmouth College in the final. The team, coached by Ralph Nebergall, claimed seven wins and one loss in preliminaries and elimination rounds, with victories over Florida University and Southwest Missouri State College en route to the title.
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Jerry Solver
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Salyer
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Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
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Weather notes show cold pattern across Kansas
Readable portions indicate Northeast Kansas will stay cold rest of week with normal low in the 20s and highs near 30s to 40s. Forecast calls for 10 to 15 degree departures from normal, intermittent snow periods, and precipitation around 0.20 to 0.60 inches in western Kansas and 0.30 to 0.75 inches in eastern Kansas.
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Col Moore Denies Any Deal in TV Contract
Col George Gordon Moore testified before a House committee that he did not influence the award of four television station licenses. A white haired retired Army colonel, Moore is related to Mrs Dwight D. Eisenhower by marriage and spoke at a sparsely filled hearing room.
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New Moon Tests Energy of Sun Earth Only Convenient Shadow
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The newest U.S. moon sized about 64 inches across tests solar power generation for electricity and space endurance The tiny satellite uses six solar cells and chemical batteries to power two radio voices broadcasting temperatures and data from the sunlit shutdowns and heat of space The project examines whether solar energy can be harvested in orbit and how long the batteries will last
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