Earth Satellites Will Launch Age of Space Travel
Washington endorses a project to build a small basketball-sized satellite that would circle Earth every 90 minutes, fly 200 to 300 miles up, and last days to weeks. President Eisenhower approved the plan, with experts noting it marks the first step into space and will lead to bigger, longer-lasting satellites and possibly a camera-equipped probe later.
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Congressmen OK Housing Money Bills Hope for Last Session Day
Congressional leaders pressed to finish 1955 session with uncertain adjournment. The House planned Monday business while hoping for a Sunday wrap, and the Senate lingered past 11 50 p.m. with a crowded calendar of minor items still unresolved.
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Abbott Indicted in Stephanie's Kidnap and Murder
Alameda County Grand Jury indicted Ull-Burton W Abbott 27 on two counts for kidnapping 14 year old Stephanie Ryan who vanished April 28 and for murder. Abbott, jailed in Berkeley, denied knowledge as the girl's body was found in a shallow grave near his Trinity County cabin.
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Red-haired Karen Beth Ruth Born at St. Mary's Hospital
Karen Beth Ruth, weighing seven pounds six ounces, arrived at 1:45 a.m. in her parents’ car at St. Mary’s Hospital emergency entrance after a ten minute trip from their Lakewood home. Her father Jack Rutz, 27, an assistant branch manager, described the scenes of the early morning birth while a photographer captured the moment with the new mother and infant.
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Classifieds and Columns Directory Row
The note lists sections by page and topic including Churches Classifieds Comics Crossword Financial Obituaries Radio TV Shipping and Sports on pages A-6 and A-7 with other items on B-3 and B-4. It functions as a catalog of where each content type appears in the issue.
Housing loan rules tighten with 25 year limit
The administration cuts GI and FHA loan periods to 25 years and ends no down payment options. Veterans must now pay 2 percent cash down from the price except in fires or catastrophic destruction. FHA down payments raise to seven percent of the first 9,000 and 27 percent above that, with closing costs extra.
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U S Demands Bulgaria Pay for Americans in Plane Shootdown
Washington demanded Bulgaria pay prompt and adequate compensation for the loss of 22 American lives when an Israeli air liner was shot down by Bulgarian troops last Wednesday. The note urged steps to prevent a recurrence and punishment for those responsible, calling the act a grave violation of international law.
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White House Closed for Six Weeks for Floor Repairs
The White House will be closed to the public from August 15 through September 30 for refinishing floors and repainting walls after heavy tourist traffic. About 2,892,704 visitors have toured the mansion since renovations finished in April 1952, with floors developing grooves in high traffic areas and certain rooms including the Green, Blue, and Red rooms slated for work.
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Girl Makes Global Hop in 107 Hours
San Francisco and Honolulu linked by Susan Bryan flight setting a new round the world speed record for commercial airlines. She landed at San Francisco International Airport at noon after a 107 hours 20 minutes journey from Honolulu, beating the 115 hours 38 minutes Paris to Paris record set in 1952. Bryan led eastward against Andrew Lerios, who left San Francisco earlier, racing westward around the world amid a two day airport celebration.
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ISP Lark Hits Timber Laid Across Rails
SAN JOSE The sheriff reports a possible derailment attempt on the Southern Pacific Lark from San Francisco to Los Angeles. A timber block and a whisky bottle were found about a mile and a half north of Morgan Hill across the tracks. the locomotive struck the obstruction with no damage or delay. A SP spokesman in San Francisco questioned if it was deliberate or an accident and said details were uncertain.
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Weather Forecast Night and Morning Low Clouds
The forecast calls for night and morning low clouds with hazy afternoon sunshine. The conditions imply a mild day with limited haze impact, suitable for outdoor activities. No significant weather events are expected.
2000 Families Flee Mexico City Deluge
Heavy rains forced about 2000 families from their homes in Mexico City. Flooded ravines and rising water disrupted railway traffic between Mexico City and El Paso Texas as districts were inundated.
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Chinese Reds Seek Peace Pact With United States
Peiping offered a shift from warfare to negotiate a peaceful liberation of Formosa and a possible Geneva agreement on repatriating U S prisoners. Chou En lai urged a regional peace pact among the United States Red China and Asia and the Pacific. Nationalists in Taipei rejected any conference with Communist officials as inconceivable.
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Senate unit OKs Oilman as Air Aid
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved Dudley C. Sharp for air secretary in a bid to quell controversy. Chairman Richard B. Russell said the nomination would be sent to the full Senate with possible quick action before the current session ends.
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Earl of Suffolk Drums Through Salad Prank at Party
In Honiton England a 71st Earl of Suffolk Michael Jaim James George Robert Howard took over the drums at a coming out party at 2 AM and a man dumped salad dressing on him during I Love Paris then fled. The Earl, aged 26 last March, resumed drumming and avoided a scene.
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