Thor Missiles Fire in California and Cape Canaveral Test
A Thor missile launch at Vanderberg AFB California and a second Thor test at Cape Canaveral marked the West Coast inaugural launch. sources expect first Titan ballistic missile flight tests at Cape Canaveral by year end. The reports note operational status of Thor and outline a broader missile space launch program across Pacific and Atlantic sites.
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Bill Wilks
Air Force
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Canaveral
Atlantic
Cape
Vanderberg
Free World
David Wade
Strategic Air Command
SAC
England
Airline Strike Deadline Near Will Ground Christmas Traffic
Air Line Pilots Association sets a strike deadline against American Airlines to take effect Friday at midnight. About 1,500 pilots could idle the carrier before the Christmas travel rush, after a federal judge lifted a restraining order. Negotiations to resolve the cockpit staffing dispute continue as reservations remain open.
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Chicago
API
Air Line Pilots Association
American Airlines
Line
Afl-Cio Union
New York
ALPA
Committee To Act On Complaint In Segregation Case
The Elections Committee, led by Rep Kenneth Keating, plans a thorough probe into charges of fraud and conspiracy in Dale Alford’s late campaign against Rep Brooks Hays. A split vote may urge Congress to refuse seating Alford, as he departs Washington for Little Rock amid mounting scrutiny.
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Little Rock
Democratic Party
Alford
Hays
Congress
Newspaper Strike Continues in New York
Striking deliverymen rejected a new vote on the same contract offer eight days into the walkout. The tabulation derailed a Thursday referendum proposal from federal mediator Joseph Finnegan, signaling continued impasse as unions demand concessions from the Publishers Association of New York.
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New York
UPI
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Newspapers and Mail Deliverers Union
Publishers Association of New York
Mao to Step Down as China President in New Plan
Peiping Radio reports Mao Tse-tung will be replaced as chairman of the People's Republic of China. Unnamed successor likely aging Marshal Chu Teh as vice chairman, while Mao may remain party chairman. Central committee resolutions indicate Mao will not seek another presidential term.
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Tokyo
UPI
Peiping Radio
Mao Tse-tung
Chu Teh
Mao
Communist New China
Peiping
People’s Republic of China
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Communist Party
Mao to Intensify Organization in China Says U S Officials
U S experts in Washington predict Mao Tse tung will intensify the drive to organize 650 million Chinese into slave labor communes after shedding presidential duties. Mao would keep top posts and push the agrarian industrial regimentation plan, with potential lasting impact on global communism.
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Washington
UPID
Mao Tse-tung
Red Mainland
Taipei
Mao
Peiping
United Press International
Tokyo
Benson Studies Proposal To End Parity And Slash Supports
Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson studied a proposal by the 18‑member agricultural advisory commission to junk parity and cut farm price supports. The group urged replacing parity with a system based on average market prices over three years to curb government surpluses. The panel, meeting with Benson and President Eisenhower, also discussed wheat tobacco and peanuts and suggested wider supports and acreage allotments to reach more realistic levels.
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Benson
Washington
UPS
Ezra T. Benson
Agricultural Advisory Commission
Eisenhower
Congress
Commission
State School Bus Div. Seeks Return of Funds
J T Reece head of the State Education Department’s School Bus Division asks the attorney general for a ruling to recover 32165 dollars taken from his division. He said funds were saved since 1947 for emergencies but the State Finance Board redirected them to the school equalization fund. The board advised seeking legal guidance on the rightful ownership of the money.
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Santa FE
UPI
State Education Dept
J.T. Reece
Education Department
State Finance Board
Reece
State Finance Office
Denton Gasoline Plant Awards Employees for 500000 Hours Safe
Denton Gasoline Plant workers earned a Safety Award for 500000 man hours without a lost time accident since plant start up, about 414 years of operation. The award was presented by Edgar Kraus, The Atlantic Refining Company general manager, at a dinner with company and plant staff in attendance.
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Atlantic Refinery
Atlantic
Stanley Smith
Edgar Graus
E. Y. Palmer
L. F. Davis
P. E. Fletcher
R. L. Fitzgerald
Lovington
Denton
Edgar Kraus
Atlantic Refining Company
Messrs
W. L. Bowser
R. C. Hartman
Bob Jones
J. H. Kelley
Attend Funeral in Liberal Kansas for Krause Family
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Boteler travel to Liberal Kansas to attend funeral services for Harold Krause his wife and their son Ronny who died in a Tuesday car wreck. Krause siblings include Mrs Boteler. One infant girl was left at home with a babysitter. Funeral services are pending.
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Harold Krause
Ronny
Liberal, Kansas
Explosion crash study for B 58 Hustler near Clovis West Texas
Investigators study shattered B 58 Hustler fragments to determine cause of the explosion and crash near the New Mexico border in West Texas. Pilot Maj. Richard D. Smith died. survivors Lt. Col. George A. Gradel and Capt. Daniel J. Holland, both listed in satisfactory condition at Carswell AFB.
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Westway
Tex
UPI
Air Force
New Mexico State Line
West Texas
Carswell Afb
Fort Worth
Richard D. Smith
Carswell Air Force Base
Ft. Worth
Smith
George A. Gradel
Philadelphia
Defense Systems
Daniel J. Holland
Shelbyville
Ill
Carswell Afb Hospital
Cannon Afb
Clovis
Texas
New Mexico
Glen Burrus
NATO council weighs U.S. missile bases in Europe
The NATO Council in Paris tackles unresolved issues over American missile bases in Europe while signaling confidence in nuclear deterrence to prevent a Berlin crisis. Western sources say Berlin remains the focal point as Moscow conducts probing amid a firm West stance backed by Dulles. The council approved a firm, unanimous resolution rejecting Moscow’s Berlin ultimatum and promising a determined response if Berlin’s security is threatened. West Berlin residents seek stronger assurances of Allied willingness to wage war if Berlin is squeezed.
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Paris
UPI
NATO Council
Europe
Berlin
NATO
West
Free World
North Atlantic Council
Moscow
Russia
John Foster Dulles
West Berlin
Ed Arab Republic
Cairo
Wasfi Tahir
Nuries
Iraqi Economics Ministry
Ibrahim Kubba
High Court
Iraq in touch and go with Communist forces
Washington officials monitor Middle East developments as Iraq's government under Premier Abdel Karim Kassem faces growing Communist influence and possible collapse. Reports cite rioting in Basra and clashes in Beirut while Cairo sources warn Moscow-aligned elements may seize power unless checked.
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Iraq
Washington
UPI
Middle East
Baghda
William M. Rountree
Rountree
Baghdad
Basra
Persian Gulf
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kassem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bogota Dept Store Fire Kills 98 During Rush Hour Tragedy
A Bogota Vida Department Store fire during evening rush hour killed 98 shoppers and injured about 200. A short circuit in Christmas lights sparked the blaze, with rear doors locked to deter looters trapping many inside. Most deaths were due to smoke suffocation.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Vida
United Press International
Holy Family
7Th Avenue
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Hobbs
Highway Commission
Hobby Gann
Gann
Main Street
Humble City
Miller, Smith and Jones
Albuquerque
Texas - New Mexico Railroad
Eunice
Eastern Airlines
Mechanics Union
Vincent J. Burke
U.S
By Stewart Hensley
China
Central Political Bureau
National Defense Council
Supreme State Commission
Denton Gasoline Plant
Liberal, Kans
Virgil Boteler
Mrs. Krause
Burrus
Carswell
Joseph W. Girg
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