U S Vanguard Satellite Fails on Launch Stand
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP The United States first satellite launch vehicle exploded on its stand. A Vanguard spokesman said there was a loss of chamber pressure in the first stage after two seconds and the rocket toppled, burned and exploded. No casualties. The Defense Department said a new test would likely be delayed about 30 days. Eisenhower was kept informed.
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Vanguard
UN Group Ends Study Settlement on Algeria
United Nations is hearing two rival Algeria resolutions. A seven-nation pro French bloc backs a status quo approach while 17 Asian and Arab nations push for new talks and self determination for the Algerian people. France opposes any plan altering its control and cautions against raising nationalist hopes.
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Algeria
United Nations
France
Assembly
Mexico
India
Norway
Christian
Pineau
Tear Gas Used On Polish Mob
Polish civil police dispersed a crowd of 3 000 rioters in Gorsowwielkopolski, western Poland, as arrests were made including many drunks and hooligans. The clash followed a bicycle accident involving a woman who received rapid medical care and was expected to be discharged soon.
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Reuters
Gorsowwielkopolski
Poland
Warsaw Radio
Poznan
Trybuna Ludu
Weather outlook for Alberta and Saskatchewan shows cold north with warm south
Clear skies let Peace River region fall to ten below while northern areas near zero and southern regions reach thirty. A Chinook will push Lethbridge to forty as Pacific disturbance brings cloud, snow flurries overnight in Alberta and Saturday in Saskatchewan.
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Lethbridge
Pacific
Alberta
Saskatchewan
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Calgary
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Biting Nose Not Condoned During Dance
At a SNC California dance Virginia Garcia 18 bit off part of Mrs Cynthia Sue Rios nose during a fight. Garcia was jailed on mayhem charges.
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SNC
Calif
Virginia Garcia
Cynthia
Sue. Rios
Broad Changes Forecast Canada's Reserve Forces
Ottawa Defence Minister G R Pearkes outlined sweeping Canada reserve force reforms aimed at peacetime and wartime civil defence. RCAF reserve squadrons shift to transport duties, militia group into mobile columns, naval reserve reduced, and delays expected before full effects. Five year horizon for CF 105 jet, nuclear propulsion studies with Britain, and two new destroyers approved.
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Canada
G. R. Pearkes
Commons
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Army
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Edmonton
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Britain
Royal Navy
CCF
Coldwell
Russians Prepare Third Satellite
An American scientist after 314 weeks in Soviet labs says Russia plans to launch Sputnik III. Dr W Crawford Dunlap of Bendix Aviation and Wayne University reports Moscow sources say the satellite will weigh about a ton, nearly twice Sputnik II’s weight. noting Peter Kapitza’s prominent role in rocket development.
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Soviet Union
W. Crawford Dunlap
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Wayne University
Detroit
Moscow
Peter Kapitza
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Kapitza
Duke of Windsor Tea Visit Prompts Exile-Reintegration Talk
Buckingham Palace says the Duke of Windsor, returning to Paris after a London visit, had tea with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The rare public engagement fuels speculation that the Windsors may be restored to English life after 21 years in exile.
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Buckingham Palace
Duke of Windsor
Paris
Daily Mail
England
Palace
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Maj
Edward Metcalfe
Gaillard Cabinet Weathered Crisis In France
Paris Premier Felix Gaillard’s cabinet reached a partial financial policy agreement after a day of threats of resignations by socialist ministers. They opposed cuts to food subsidies that would raise bread and sugar prices while Gaillard argued the plan would save 90 billion francs for the government.
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Felix Gaillard
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Red-Faced Patrolman Free After Lockout
Fort Worth patrolman Roy Sneed, playing with handcuffs, locked himself out. He called multiple agencies including the sheriff, FBI, U S marshal, Fort Worth police, state highway patrol, naval reserve and air police. State trooper Henry Cornelius picked the lock and freed him.
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Tex
Roy Sneed
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Sheriff's Office
FBI
U.S. Marshal
Smilestones: Avoid the middleman keep up with the Joneses
A brisk social note on preserving status by bypassing intermediaries and matching aspirational peers. It urges readers to track trends the Joneses pursue, emphasizing self reliance and timely fashion of personal choices.
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Rio de Janeiro Floods Kill Dozens Across State
Floods roared through large parts of Rio de Janeiro state causing at least 17 deaths and forcing thousands to flee. The army deployed helicopters and medical units as rivers swelled by week of rain overflowed. A passenger train derailed in the region, with early tallies ranging from 1 to 200 killed or injured.
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Here
Earn
Georgia Blast Kills 12 in North West Town
A gas line leak caused a blast and fire in Villa Rica Georgia destroying five stores and a dentist’s office. At least 12 people died and 20 were injured as the blast ripped through the business block. Federal and local crews searched the wreckage as the town faced loss and mourning. Oscar Hixon and O T Dyer and his son Johnny were among the dead along with Carolyn Davis Bobby Roberts and Dr Jack Burnham Jr.
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Georgia
H. G. Black
Oscar Hixon
O. T. Dyer
Johnny
Hixon
Bobby Roberts
Carolyn Davis
Bobby
Jack Burnham Jr
AFL-CIO Recommends Expulsion of Teamsters Union
The AFL-CIO appeals committee recommended expulsion of the corruption-tainted Teamsters Union from its federation of 15 million. The report said the Teamsters have been dominated or influenced by corrupt forces and did not answer charges of corruption.
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N.J
Afl-Cio Appeals Committee
Teamsters Union
John J. Murphy
Bricklayers Union
AFL -Cio
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Senate
James Hoffa
Detroit
George Meany
Alex Rose
Hatters Union
AFL - Cio
Indonesians Expel Dutch Subjects and Seize Firms
Jakarta moves to expel Dutch nationals in a wide crackdown as Indonesian workers seize Dutch enterprises across the archipelago. Information Minister Sudibjo says evacuation of Dutch residents begins now with about 100 KLM employees first to depart.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Sudibjo
KLM
Gustaaf Manegkom
KPM Royal Dutch Inter-Island Shipping Company
Traffic violations 1957 summary by category
A 1957 record lists violations by type with counts: Excessive speed 63 without due care 22 failing to stop 19 ability impaired 18 fail yield right of way 10 and other violations 61. The data show broad patterns of enforcement priorities and common driving errors for the year.
Tories Retain British Seat In Liverpool By-Election
The Conservative party held the Garston division seat in Liverpool with a reduced majority of 4,304, down from 11,969 in the 1955 general election. The loss reflected a national by election trend as Richard Bingham held the seat against Labour and Liberal rivals.
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Eng
Reuters
Garston
Richard Bingham
Conserva
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