U S Chalks Up Spectacular Successes In Weapons Race
The Air Force reported a successful experimental rocket reaching altitudes near 7,000 miles, with unofficial notes of a second test possibly exceeding 4,000 miles as the United States accelerates missile and space tech amid Cold War competition. NASA? No, Vanguard stages and Jupiter, Thor, and Polaris programs figure in a broader race with Soviet ICBMs and Sputnik comparisons.
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Air
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Hlowere Headeuars Feck
Roe
Air Force
Project Farside
Csume
United States
iLe
Sputnik
Defense McElroy
Jupiter
Thor
Russia
Aviation Daily
Icbma
Rokossovsky Named Soviet Commander Opposite Turkey and Iran
Soviet press reports Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky was named commander of forces facing Turkey and Iran. Western leaders including Eisenhower and Churchill watched the move with concern. Egypt’s war minister Abdel Hakim Amer was to visit the Soviet Union, and air raid tests were reported in Damascus with Syria’s chief of staff accusing U S planes of violating air space. UN diplomats noted Hammarskjold possible Middle East visit to probe tensions.
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Walter Logan
Veess
Zarya Vostok
Russia
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Turkey
Iran
Eisenhower
Harold MacShullan
Rokossovsky
Cairo
Abdel Hakim Amer
Egypt
Soviet Union
Middle East
Damascus
Homis
Syria
U. S
Syrian
Chill To Fade Friday Night
Cloudy cold weather grips Lawton area into Friday night when gradual clearing and a warmup begin. Weather bureau forecasts fair and not so cold Saturday with frost possible in northern parts Friday night. Today's high around 52, low about 43. Friday high expected near 35.
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
Loreecast
Outer Space Lingo Devised By Professor
Amsterdam report on Hans Freudenthal a 952 year old mathematics professor at Utrecht who proposes Linco language to contact intelligent beings beyond Earth He argues math as a universal base and outlines a 130 word cosmic vocabulary and a sample message four dots RIK four dots RIK to illustrate radio signaling method
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Amsterdam
Hans Freueenthal
University of Utrecht
Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
Freudenthal
Hearing Delayed In Labor Dispute
A National Labor Relations Board hearing on secondary boycott complaints against three unions was adjourned to November due to the illness of Oklahoma City attorney Russell Holloway. His absence barred introduction of trial records from the August injunction case before U.S. District Judge W. T. Wallace, delaying government presentation.
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National Labor Relations Board
George A. Downing
Nurbrial Examiner
Washington, D.C
Russell Holloway
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Oklahoma State Building and Trades Councils
Holloway
U. S
W.T. Wallace
Everet Rhea
NLBA
Flu Death Toll Nearing 300 Across Nation
United Press reports flu fatalities in the U S neared 300 with several state institutions hit hard. Pennhurst State School near Philadelphia recorded another death, while Dixon U State School and a California facility for the retarded each reported ten deaths. Rome NY state school saw five fatalities as national totals reached 290 since last summer. State totals include New York 62 and California 40 with many others affected. Welfare Director Oe Bellag ordered a first time nationwide visitor ban at 25 state schools and hospitals to curb spread, lasting until 50,400 inmates are inoculated. Two Colorado hospitals went to isolation after 40 patients fell ill.
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United Press
Pennhurst State School
Philadelphia
Dixon
California
Rome
N.Y
Oe Bellag
Betlag
Colorado
Boy 4 Dies or Is Suffering Meningitis Victim
Thomas Lamphere, aged four, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lamphere of 729 North 22nd Street, was diagnosed at Memorial hospital with meningitis. He was admitted to the county hospital Wednesday afternoon and is in serious but slightly improved condition. He suffers stiffness in his neck and legs and is in isolation ward under Attending physicians care.
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Thomas Lamphere
Robert Lamphere
Memorial Hospital
Mamroral
Stocks Rally On Wall Street After Big Gains
Wall Street advanced with the market rebounding after yesterday’s 28 year high rise. The Associated Press index jumped 5.80 to 156.70 as brokers weighed technicals and Eisenhower’s national economy talks. Some doubt the rally will endure.
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New, York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Eldon Grimm
Walston & Co
John B. Hun
Bache & Co
Bomarc missile downs drone bomber over Atlantic testing
The Air Force reported a Bomarc long range interceptor shot down an unmanned drone near 100 miles out over the Atlantic from Patrick Air Force Base Florida. The missile climbed above 60 000 feet and struck a B 17 drone, destroying it by collision.
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Washington
Air Fovcr Today
Atlantic
Patrick Ai Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Boeing Aircraft Co
Vanguard Rocket Reaches 109 Miles in Test Flight
MISSILE TEST CENTER at Cape Canaveral, Florida reports a Vanguard rocket reached 109 miles during a first stage engine test. Engineers described the flight as extremely successful with the slender 72-foot vehicle launching from its pad, climbing rapidly, and entering overcast skies before descending into the Atlantic 328 miles off the Lee VANGUARD, Trae 2, Gol &.
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Vanguard
Navy
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S. Navy
Washington
Russia
Atlantic
Gol
Thor completes successful test of 1500 mile missile
The Air Force announced a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile was test fired from Cape Canaveral and hit the pre selected impact area in the Atlantic between South America and Africa. It traveled the full 1500 mile distance as designed, marking the sixth test firing of the missile.
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Air Force
Pacific
Russia
Sputnik
Washington
Cape Canaveral
Thor
Atlantic
South America
Westquiment
Africa
Typhoon Judy Threatens Okinawa Portents of Devastation
NAHA Okinawa amid Judy’s 200 mph winds moves toward the island as US troops and nearly a million residents brace for the year’s largest storm. Center 360 miles southeast at 3 am edt, moving northwest at 18 mph, a vast 356 mile storm ready to strike, following typhoon Faye’s earlier blow.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S. Pacific
Judy
Olkinayya
Faye
Area Weather Forecast Clouds and Cold Continue Through Friday
Cloudy conditions persist through Friday with colder temperatures. Today highs near 53 and tonight's low around 43, with Friday reaching about 53 and a low near 47. An 11 am reading shows 48 degrees, and yesterday's high is noted TL.
Guatemala military junta seizes power amid post election unrest
A three man military junta led by Col Oscar Mendoza Azurdia seized Guatemala's government early today but failed to quell street protests over last Sunday's disputed presidential election. Demonstrations surged in Guatemala City demanding Gen Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes be named president as clashes killed several.
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Guatemala City
Miguel —Ndigoras Fuentes
Oscar Mendoza Azurdia
Gonzalo Yurrila Novoa
Roberto Lorenzana
Guatr Acma
Paw
Cob
Sillmen Will Don Winter Uniforms
Fort Sill officers and men will begin wearing wool winter uniforms Friday the changeover was moved up due to cold weather Capt Robert Kren information officer announced the schedule along with the reason for the shift
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Fort Sill
Information Office
Robert Kren
Hungary Consulate in London Stoned
The Hungarian consulate and irrigation building in Eaton Place London were stoned early today breaking five windows. The attack coincides with the 61st anniversary of the Hungarian freedom fighters failed attempt to break Soviet domination.
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London
Arrand
Eaton Place
Athena
Muskogeean's Ford Display Draws Officials' Ire
Muskogee dealer Bill Bull parked a 1958 Ford on his lot for four days sparking attention from Oklahoma City to Dearborn. Ford sent investigators from Dearborn after learning of the early display. State tax officials challenged the display while Bull claimed proper registration is kept in a locked trunk.
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Muskogee
Okla
Bill Ball
Ford
Oklahoma City
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Okahoma
Cil
Bill Minstrill
Minstrill
Bull
Union Asks Year To Clean House In AFL-CIO Rift
The Teamsters Union asked for a year to institute reforms to avert a possible AFL-CIO ouster. James R. Hoffa and other leaders backed delaying punishment while pledging reforms. The move came as executives prepared for a showdown vote on suspending the Teamsters from AFL-CIO ranks, asserting the union remains its largest and most powerful unit. The statement cited reforms adopted at a recent Miami Beach convention.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Oday
James R. Holla
Teamsters
Hoffa
Ther
Miami Beach
Fla
Eisenhower and Macmillan Outline Nuclear and Missile Cooperation
The leaders announced basic plans to pool science and weapons work. Two expert groups will draft recommendations in nuclear relations and defense. Officials Lewis Strauss and Sir Edwin Plowden lead the nuclear group, while Sir Richard Powell and Donald Quarles handle military defense, especially missiles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
White House
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Edwin Plowden
British Atomic Energy Authority
Richard Powell
Donald Quarles
U. S
Lisenhower
Dulles
Lloyd
Ike
Col
Crosby Weds Film Starlet in Las Vegas Ceremony
Bing Crosby and Cathy Grant a film starlet married at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Las Vegas after obtaining a marriage license before 9 a.m. They planned a ceremony in Yerington, Nevada, but Crosby's first wife attended as the priest Msgr. John J. Ryan presided. The couple had shown a romance two to three years prior with Crosby dating others more recently. Dixie Lee had died November 1, 1959.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Bing
Crosby
Cathy Grant
Yerington
St. Ann's Catholic Church
John J. Ryan
Dixie Lee
Comely
Cathy
Thief Slays Woman Then Attacks Pastor in Canal Street
In Orleans a dark skinned bandit abducted Miss Maud Lind, 57, secretary of St John’s Lutheran, and the Rev Marlin W H Holls, 69. The attacker forced Holls to drive as he slashed Lind fatally and wounded the pastor in a violent car ride near City Park. Holls was hospitalized with throat and head injuries and is expected to recover. The victim and clergy were leaving services when the crime occurred.
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Hollis
Miss Lind
Hoss
City Park
Col
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