Sputnik Four Month After Shocking Americans
The four month mark since the first Soviet Sputnik sees continued awe and self-examination in the United States. Leaders in government science and education assess that beyond marvel, Sputnik spurred urgent calls for educational reform, broader expertise, and a national mobilization of resources to balance scientific and social needs.
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Associated Press
America
Russia
U.S
Amer
Sputnik
Atlantic
Lyman G. Rivkover
Atomic Energy Commission
Naval Reactors
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Harry L. Shapiro
American Museum of Natural History
Comptroller Talks To Class At Fort Sill Visit
Lt. Gen. William S Lawton Army comptroller meets artillery officers at Fort Sill advancing course and confer with the fort comptroller. He visits Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge before departing Wednesday. Gen Larsen, assistant commandant at Fort Bou ning, Ga, also participates in events.
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William S. Lawton
Fort Sill
Lawton
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Stanley R. Larsen
Fort Bouning
Oklahoma governor sees slight 1958 deficit possible
Gov Raymond Gary warned Oklahoma may run a slight 1958 deficit with colleges, common schools and highways first hit. He noted 8 million dollars in appropriations for 1958-59 would come from a potential surplus, which may not exist. Revenue for seven months exceeded last year but much is earmarked for roads and welfare.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Ivy
Gary
Kansas
Colorado
New Citizen Mrs Top Injured Leaving Court
Mrs Fela I Tops, 29, newly naturalized, hurried from a New York courthouse after attaining citizenship. She collided with a vent stair, spraining her ankle and ending up in a hospital. Her abrupt exit followed the citizenship ceremony at the United States courthouse.
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New York
Fela i
U.S
United States
Top
New York Plans To Fight School Crime
Mayor Wagner set up a committee of city and school officials at City Hall to craft a program addressing crime in New York City schools following recent teenage violence in Brooklyn. The effort followed tensions between the Board of Education and a Brooklyn grand jury over juvenile crime methods and included officials from the Board and police.
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New York i
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Wagner
Brooklyn
Board of Education
George Goldfarb
Ceorge Golden
Goldfarb
John Marshall Junior
William Peer
William Jansen
John J. Theobald
Jansen
Police
Sioner
Francis W. H. Adams
Harold F. Hay
Charles H. Silver
G. Garry Sousa
F Peer
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Explorer satellite micrometeorite counter shrinks to ounces
Philadelphia physicist Dr. J Lloyd Bohn of Temple University spent 18 months refining a micrometeorite impact counter for the Explorer satellite. The device, originally 28 pounds and 8 by 12 inches, was reduced to the size of a gun package and weighs only a few ounces. In Hiroshima, Japan, a victims group will judge protests over Truman’s remark about ordering the first atomic bomb.
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Philadelphia
J. Lloyd Bohn
Temple University Physics Department
Explorer
Bohn
Hiroshima
Japan
Truman
Council of
Escapee Returns to Jail Says He Can’t Find Work
Shelbyville Indiana. Seven months after he broke out of Shelby County Jail, Clarence E House Jr. 28 returned and asked to be locked up again. He said I cant get a job and I nearly tore in this kind of weather.
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Shelbyville
Ind
UPI
Shelby County
Clarence E. House Jr
House
GRDA Awards Contract for Dam Plans to Tulsa Firm
The Grand River Dam Authority awarded a 3 100 000 contract yesterday to W R Holway and associates of Tulsa for plans to construct Markham Ferry Dam. The authority will fund the plans with money borrowed from the Federal Home and Finance Agency and expects repayment when bonds are sold to finance the dam’s construction.
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GRDA
Vinita
Grand River Dam
Constipated New laxative claim promises instant relief
A dubious medical claim touts CoLoNaip as a new laxative that removes bowel blocks without gagging or bloating. It claims to moisten a dry colon, stimulate the urge to purge, and says it’s safe for pregnant women, with an introductory price of 98 cents and available in tablet form.
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