Ike Greatly Expands View Of Red Satellite Development
Washington reports President Eisenhower and national security advisers analyze Russia's second Sputnik and its rocket and scientific significance. The White House notes no plans for Congress delay, while Kefauver urges a special session to create a secretary of science post. Sputnik II carries a dog named Kudryavka and transmits live signals as scientists track its orbit and potential reentry.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Russia
U. S
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Anne Wheaton
McElroy
Soviet Union
Wheaton
Soviek
Two Fletcher Boys Die In Auto Crash
Two Fletcher youths died in a Sunday morning crash on State Highway 4532 near Minco when their 1956 station wagon overturned seven times. Donald G. Carpenter a Cameron college student and Kenneth T. Calloway a Fletcher High School senior were identified as victims. The same report notes additional weekend traffic deaths raising the 1957 toll to 581 statewide and 165 in Caddo County, the district’s highest total.
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Fletcher
Minco
Donald G. Carpenter
Cameron College
Kenneth T. Calloway
Fletcher High School
Highway Patrol
Highy Patrol
Caddo County
Lawton
Sevagi
Heighway
Fletcher A
Peat
Space craft sighting stirs Levelland area in pow reveal
Levelland Texas reports an egg shaped glowing object about 200 feet long seen by nine people across two states. James A. of Abilene says the object was a spacecraft from a neighboring planet and fled after investigators approached. Sheriff Weir Clem confirms few details and notes engine failures during the sighting.
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Levelland
Tex
West Texas
New Mexico
James A
Abilene
National
Inter-Planetary Space Istrol
Lee
Mulan
Clovis
James D. Long
Waco
Weir Clem
Clem
Outer Space
Les
Fedro Lacido
Nowell £. Wright
Librarians Pick City For Parley 1958 Convention
The 1958 National Association of Military Librarians convention was booked for Lawton. Lawton was chosen as the site during the conference in Montgomery Alabama. Fort Sill librarian Holloway attended with about 40 delegates. Dates to be announced later. This marks Lawton's third national invitation in three years. Lawton also hosted Phi Theta Kappa and the 45th Division meetings in recent years.
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National Association of Military ‘Librarians
Asgbeen
Lawton
Tai
Montgomery
Alawilifin Holloway
Fort Lilliebrarian
Phi Theta Kappa
Lawton Wa
Population Rise Could Help Oklahoma Keep Seat
Washington Nov 4 Oklahoma may avoid losing a Congressional seat after the 1960 Census. A Census Bureau estimate shows Oklahoma’s population rose from 2,233,331 in 1950 to about 2,245,000 in July 1956, a 0.5 percent gain. The small uptick counters earlier projections that placed Oklahoma at risk of losing a seat by 1970, though long-range estimates remain unsettled.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Reyet Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Space age dog Curly may live months in rocket use
A dog named Curly, described as a space age heroine aboard Russia's Sputnik 2, survives launch in a sealed rocket chamber. Russian reports cite life-support systems and continuous monitoring, while veterinarians warn water and food supply details remain unclear and Curly could live only a few months if kept fed and hydrated.
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Alton J. Blakeslee
New York
Curly
Russia
USB
Moscow
Earth
Gerry Schnelle
Anzell Memorial “Animal Hospital
Boston
Reward Offered for Vandals in Bundurgeg Incidents
Mayor C. R. Ellsworth announced a 100 reward has been authorized by local businessmen to help arrest those responsible for last Thursday night’s Bundurgeg vandalism. Police and Detective Lt. Cleo Stout said officers are reviewing roads and tips to identify the vandals.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Cleo Stout
Postmaster Examinations Due in Elgin
Competitors for the Elgin postmaster vacancy may take written examinations until November 26, as announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Applicants must show courtesy, reliability, and public fitness to command respect and confidence, with knowledge of the duties. Complete information on examination requirements is available from the Elgin post office.
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Elgin
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Drizzle To Stay In Area Tuesday Weather Update
Light rain will continue over the area through Tuesday with cooler, cloudy skies. Sunday moisture ranged from 0.4 inch locally to up to one inch along the southern border. Lake Lawtonka readings vary with creeks running and a lake level about 2.70 feet above the spillway. farm experts note continued unsettled weather with scattered thunder showers tonight.
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Inton
Lake Lawtonka
Wayne Rowe
Meers
Ryvers Reeder
Saddle Mountain
Roy Higdon
On The Beach Begins Today In Strip Form
The World War II atomic war tale by Nev il Shute is adapted into a 30 picture strip. Soldiers statesmen and officials praise the readable story. Turn to page three for the first chapter of On the Beach.
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Nevil Shute
Safe Return Of Test Dog Held Possible
MOSCOW A Soviet lecturer said it may be possible to eject the world's first space traveler from her kennel aboard Sputnik T and parachute her back to earth. Prof Shevliakov suggested the dog Laika survived the blast and fared well inside her half ton doghouse as the satellite circled Earth at high speed.
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Curly
Sputnil
Moscow
Sputnik JT
Sputnik I
Sugoaha
Reds
Moscow Radio
Earth
Shevliakov
Moscow Planetarium
State Committee For Cultural Relations
Louisiana Officials Plan to Defy Federal Integration Orders
Baton Rouge officials and Sen. W. M. Rainach, leader of the statesmen’s watchdog on segregation, discuss incentives to shield public school personnel from court orders to integrate. Rainach hints at economic protection for those jailed, as school boards and Citizens Councils of America plan hearings to draft legislation closing any public school that complies with integration.
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Baton Rouge
Lama
Louisiana
Fox
Sen. W. M. Rainach
Saitetha
Legislative
North Louisiana
Citizens Councils of America
Rainach
Campaittes
Louisiana School Boards Assn
Beo Louisiana
Khrushchev Seen Building Dictatorship
London dispatch reports western experts warn Khrushchev edges toward dictatorship as his purge of Marshal Zhukov signals possible overthrow. Analysts note loyalty split in the Red Army and challenge to his authority despite denunciations by military leaders. Page 2.
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London
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Georgi Zhukov
Khrushchev
Khruzhchev
Red Army
Zhukov
NAACP Suit Delay Sought in Little Rock
Little Rock asks for an indefinite delay in a federal case where the NAACP challenges a city ordinance forcing disclosure of confidential records. The postponement would hold until Arkansas state courts rule on the ordinance adopted last month by the City Council amid integration tensions. City Attorney O B D Longstretch Jr., for Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann, filed the motion on behalf of the mayor.
Moon Rocket May Be Aloft Expert Thinks
Cambridge Massachusetts UP a top astronomer said it is entirely possible the Russians already have a rocket on the way to the moon. Dr Fred L Whipple head of Harvard astronomy said five days would reach the moon and that the Russians could have launched Saturday. He noted telescope viewing would be required to witness any trail and that firing a moon mission would need a different kind of rocketry.
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United States
Fred .L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Fred.’ L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Moon
Whippie
Whipple
Harvard University
Whippe
Russians Claim Secret Power Source For Second Spacecraft
London bulletin reports Russia announcing discovery of a secret power source to launch a second manned spacecraft into space, signaling a major advance in their space program and potential competition with the United States.
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London
Uranium Belt Reported From Lake Erie to Tennessee
Columbus Ohio reports a massive uranium deposit stretching from Lake Erie through Ohio into West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. A consultant says nearly one trillion tons lie under Ohio alone and a new milling plant near Hillsboro is planned next year based on early borings by retired mining engineer Laurence Huntington.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio Ri
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Clay E. Hicks
Columbus Lax
Hicks
Hillsboro
Ticks
Laurance W. Huntington
Groveport
Oklahoma coach hails play as Sooners beat Kansas
Oklahoma City report says Coach Bud Wilkinson praised his undefeated Sooners after a hard fought victory over Kansas. He predicted Missouri will beat Iowa State this week and that Oklahoma will reach the Orange Bowl.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Kansas
State
Missouri
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Pooch
Agin
Pravda
Sheyliakov
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