Sputnik I Legacy Spurs New Forecasts In Orbit Study
U S scientists press new data into an electronic brain at MIT to refine predictions of when Sputnik I's rocket carrier will fall. Weekend forecasts were revised as observers track the satellite over the northeastern United States. Dr John White of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory discusses using sighting reports for updated orbit calculations.
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Washington
U.S
Onne
John White
Smithsonsian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
White
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jodrell Bank
Lovell
Earth
Hans K. Ziegler
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
United States
Eisenhower
Shaw
Twlight
Sputnik
Aputnik
Pace
Macmillan in Paris to ease French anger over arms to Tunisia
Prime Minister Macmillan arrived in Paris to urge France to stay on friendly terms with Britain as tensions rise over U S and British arms shipments to Tunisia. He met with Premier Gaillard as demonstrations loom near the U S Embassy and NATO unity is questioned ahead of the December summit.
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Paris
Macmillan
Britain
Hay
Tunisia
NATO
Lendor
France
Gaillard
Felix Gaillard
North Africa
England
May Sand Parley Gaillard
Place de la Concorde
U. S
Influenza Blamed In Lawton Death
A coroner's jury in Lawton ruled 62 year old Herlon Hughes died from influenza after being found dead Sunday in his rented cabin on Lee Boulevard. Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron led the inquest after Mrs. Dessie Collins discovered the body around 1 p.m. and noted the man had rented the cabin five days earlier and showed breathing difficulty the day before.
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Lee Blvd
Herlon Hughes
Lee
Justice of Peace
Marvin Cameron
Dessie Collins
Sputnik May Shine Tonight Over City Sill
The third stage rocket that carried Russia's first satellite may be visible over Lawton Fort Sill for the next three evenings. Malcolm Shaw leads the moonwatching team, with six telescopes ready, as observers estimate passes at 6 40 p m today and similar times tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Sputnik
Sill
John Douglas
Russia
Lawton-Fort Sill
Malcolm Shaw
Survey Division
Fort Sill
Shaw
Ike and Moroccan King Open Washington State Visit
President Eisenhower welcomed King Mohammed V of Morocco on a state visit aimed at strengthening U S Morocco ties. The two leaders planned three days of talks on military aid base rights and economic issues with a 47 member entourage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mohammed V
Morocco
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs For Staff
Military Air Transport Service
Rabat
U.S
U. S
France
Algeria
Tunisia
Habry Bourguiba
United States
Britain
Bourguiba
Mohammed
Fate 7
Missing Sill Officer Found Dead in Texas
Fort Sill warrant officer William E. Warren, 44, who had been missing since Wednesday, was found dead in a Gladewater motel with a necktie hanging from a door. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause. investigators studied a note about tracking two men. Military officers from Fort Sill assisted. officials described the death as mysterious and incomplete pending results.
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A&a
Fort Sill
William E. Warren
Gladcwster
Tex
J. D. Tye
Gladewater
Tye
Snown
Gilmer
Gregg County
Watrrén
Warren
Girl Hit Felony Charge Filed in Lawton Area Crash
County Attorney Warren Crane filed a felonious hit and run charge this morning against William R. McEvoy, 22, of Tucker Road Port Sil, for a 1950 Ford crash that injured 22 year old Iggy Eschler near her brother’s Plymouth residence. Eschler was taken to Memorial Hospital in fair condition with bruises and lacerations. The incident occurred around 3 PM Sunday near Ferris Street, and police said McEvoy’s eastbound vehicle struck Eschler as she stood at the curb.
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Warren Crane
Lawton
Crane
Justice of ‘Peace
Marvin Cam‘ourt
Wiliam R
Tucker Road
Port
Sil
McEvoy
Iggy Eschler
Ferris
Eschler
Clarence Hill
J. B.‘Langford
McElroy
Ford
Berris
Memorial’ Hospital
Fair Weather Forecast for Lawton Area
Weather outlook for Lawton residents shows fair skies and warming temperatures. Highs near 60 today rising to 67 on Tuesday, with tonight’s low around 35 and the overnight low about 3. Forecasters expect only small daily changes and little precipitation.
Princess Margaret Plea To Marry Townsend Rejected
The New York Daily News reports Princess Margaret made a tearful appeal to Queen Elizabeth for permission to wed Peter Townsend the divorced former royal aide. The paper says the queen mother and Prince Philip refused and Margaret has grown cold to royal duties amid public scrutiny and rumors of a scandal. Townsend, a World War I RAF veteran, was last in Brussels as a British attaché and is expected back soon.
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New York
New York Daily News
Britain
Margaret
Peter Townsend
London
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Meg
Mews
Sent
Liz
Philin
Queen Mother
Princess
Townsend
Brussels
State Upholds Tax Petitions In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma officials sustain petitions from farm groups to force votes on two referenda. One would repeal exemptions on farm feed and used machinery trade values while preserving the 2 percent sales tax transfer to welfare funds. Petitions showed over 62 thousand signatures with about 43 thousand needed.
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Oklahoma City
Petititions
Andy Anderson
Capitol
Blue Room
Anderson
Devilla Q
Couch
Jones Farmer
State Welfare Fund
Ora J. Fox
Welfare Federation, Inc
John R. Couch
Oklahoma City I
Supreme’ Court
Fox
Governor Ready To Ax Plush Gambling Spots
Oklahoma Governor Raymund Gary says he is ready to chop up liquor bars and gambling tables in clubs to enforce the liquor and gambling laws. He cites county action and refers questions to Lt. C. K. Bivins of the state crime bureau while noting areas around lodges and parks.
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Oklahoma City
Raymund Gary
Gary
Oklahoman
Grst
Bivins
C. K. Bivins
State Crime Bureau
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Cyril Resident Serves Lord By Traveling Long Week
Loyd A. Daniel, Cyril music instructor and Salvation Army lieutenant on leave from Atlanta, travels 168 miles weekly to Lawton for worship. He makes six one way trips totaling 28 miles per trip and spends about 12 hours weekly on church work, teaching and youth services. Sunday schedule includes 9:45 Sunday School, 11:00 worship, then 5:00 beginners’ band practice before returning home.
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Lawton
Loyd A. Daniel
Cyril
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Daniel
Fire sweeps vast area near Los Angeles ends on fifth day
About 1,000 firefighters remained on duty near Azusa California to prevent rekindling of a five day blaze that scorched 235000 acres of brush and timber northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The wind driven fire damaged an estimated 25 million dollars and came within three miles of Monrovia before aerial tankers dropped water and borax to halt hot spots.
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Azusa
Calif
Los Angeles
Darage
Monrovia
Sant Gabriel Mountains
Greek Prince Dies in Paris Amid Royal News
Greek Prince George, uncle of current ruler King Paul, died last night at his Paris home. Son of the late King George I, he held the rank of vice admiral in the Greek fleet. He is survived by his widow Princess Marie Bonaparte.
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Paris
George
Greece
Paul
George T
Marie Bonaparte
Teller warns faster arms pace to beat Soviet missiles
Washington analyst Dr. Edward Teller tells a Senate inquiry that Russia could already hit U S industrial centers with an intercontinental missile and may reach Houston. He urges speed in U S missile programs through more funding and closer cooperation with allies, noting risks in sharing secrets but saying delay worsens danger.
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Washington
Edward Teller
Russia
Houston
Tex
Teller
Senate
U. S
United States
Stillold
Brucker Pushes Jupiter Missile Output
Washington Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker urged immediate production of the Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile and said the Defense Department is justified in waiting to decide whether to ease the Jupiter program or pursue both options. He said the nose cone reentry problem is solved and the Army can build missiles with that nose cone, while noting the United States leads in IRBM development though Russia may outrun in other ranges.
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Washington
Army
Wilber
M. Brucker
Defense Department
Sis
Brucker
Russia
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