Atlas launches biggest man made satellite in orbit
U.S. rocket teams launched the four ton satellite aboard an Atlas intercontinental missile from Cape Canaveral at 6 02 p m EST. The object weighs about 8 700 to 8 800 pounds and circles the globe every 100 minutes at 118 to 625 miles altitude. It carries two way communications and an internal guidance system.
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Washington
U.S
Outer Space
Russia
Vénus
Mars
Eisenhower
United States
Aspets
White House
Cape Canaveral
Fla
el Paso
Tex
Earth
Eisenhower voice broadcast from space marks space age
Washington AP reports the United States sent a Christmas peace message from a satellite orbiting Earth. President Eisenhower recorded the message 48 hours before Atlas missile launch and its reception over Cape Canaveral, with a scratched recording later clarified by James Hagerty.
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Washington
Today
Eisenhower
Outer Space
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
America
Earth
Union Victory in Inco Strike Reached
Ottawa reports a settlement in the International Nickel Company strike after 87 days of stoppage. Labour Minister Daley announced terms remain undisclosed for 14,800 Inco workers at Sudbury and Port Colborne. Union officials call it a victory and plan meetings to reveal the terms. Falconbridge workers in Sudbury protest lack of conciliation aid.
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International Nickel Company
Daley
Ontario
Sudbury
Port
Oe Borne
Port Colborne
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited
Lynn MacLean
Mine-Mill Local 598
Falconbridge
Inco
Labor Department
MacLean
Satellite compare of Atlas Explorer IV and early Moon orbiters
A compilation of crude specs on U S Atlas Explorer IV Vanguard I Explorer and Soviet Sputnik III and Explorer models from 1958. It lists launch dates speeds orbits weights lengths diameters and lifetimes. The data mix emphasizes top speeds orbital radii and device shapes across several early space satellites.
Atlas satellite sparks worldwide reaction and noncommittal Soviet report
News from London to Tokyo covers the Atlas satellite with front page drama in Britain and Western Europe while Soviet Tass offers a noncommittal note. Tokyo monitors report a six minute signal, Britain notes the two bus lengths size, and East Germany and Hungary relay data without comment.
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Il Tempo
Soviet Russia
Paese Sera
London
London Afternoon
Moscow
East Germany
ADN
Russia
Radio
Budapest
Hungary
New Atlas Satellite Likely Not Visible From Canada
Dr. J L Locke of the Dominion Observatory said Canada is unlikely to see the United States Atlas satellite. It would be visible only if two unlikely conditions align: the satellite at 625 miles high and twilight over Canada, with the orbit far south of the country.
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J. L. Locke
Dominion Observatory
Canada
Locke
North America
Defence Research Board
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
United States
Calgary gambler Clyde Baxter killed by multiple blows
Pathologist Dr. Lola McLatchie testified that 65 year old Clyde Baxter died of multiple blows to the head causing brain damage and hemorrhage. The hearing for Barry Dixon 19, charged with Baxter's slaying, proceeded with other suspects George Taylor 20 and Wendy Devlin 24 remanded. A crescent shaped wrench matching Baxter's blood and hair was found near the murder site in a luxury apartment on November 8.
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Calgary
Clyde
Jack) Baxter
Lola McLatchie
Barry Dixon
Baxter
George Taylor
Wendy Devlin
McLatchie
Empress Agent Admits Theft in Alberta Court
George Roy Clark 40 formerly with Alberta Treasury Branch at Empress pleaded guilty in Calgary police court to stealing 3423 dollars. He was remanded for sentence, with probation report ordered. RCMP recounted daily reports, attempted loan in Los Angeles, and misused funds for family expenses. Clark held multiple local posts and livelihoods.
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Calgary
George Roy Clark
Alberta Treasury Branch
Empress
Treasury Branch
Frank Quigley
Mike Collins
Rcmp Criminal Investigation Bureau
Clark
Medicine Hat
United States
Cpl
Collins
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Los Angeles
GMAC
RCMP
Goldfine Convicted in Contempt Case Links to Mills Inquiry
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine was convicted of criminal contempt for failing to produce Lebanon Mills books in a New Hampshire tax inquiry. His secretary Milred Paperman was found guilty in similar counts concerning Strathmore and Northfield Mills. Washington case accuses him of defying Congress over financial dealings and gifts to Sherman Adams.
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Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Lebanon
N.H
Charles E. Wyzanksi Jr
Goldfine
Washington
Mildred Paperman
Strathmore Mills
Northfield Mills
Northfield
Congress
House of Representatives
Sherman Adams
Adams
White House
Turncoat to Return From Communist China
Richard G. Corden, 31, ringleader of 21 American turncoats from the Korean War, returned from Red China and praised Communist China while favoring socialism in the United States. He is the 10th to return. one died there. He seeks work using his knowledge of China and plans no living in China, with no action planned against him.
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Hong Kong
Richard G. Corden
China
Corden
East Providence
R. I
United States
Soviet Union
Communist China
Communist Party
Red China
America
U.S
Mikoyan
Russia
That Cold Wasn't Bad This Time
The forecast says temperatures rise with cloudy skies and light winds. Snow flurries are expected with a low around 15 tonight and a high near 30 on Saturday. Nearby areas should see modest warming despite lingering clouds.
Five Ottawa teens to stand trial for murder
Ottawa magistrate Glenn E. Strike set January 5 for formal commitment of five youths charged in the November 23 steak knife killing of 20 year old Robert O’Leary. The group included James Red McDermott 17 John Drain 19 William Post 19 James Post 16 and Henri Dupuis 19. The melee involved an eight inch knife a rifle with the breach removed belts and wooden sticks following a taunt in a west central Ottawa restaurant.
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Ottawa
Robert O'Leary
Glenn E. Strike
James
Red) McDermott
John Drain
William Post
Henri Dupuis
Mikoyan Plans January Visit to Washington
Soviet premier Khrushchev’s lieutenant Anastas Mikoyan may visit Washington in January for about two weeks as a guest of Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov. The U S State Department approved the trip and Mikoyan could meet high officials possibly including President Eisenhower.
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Mikoyan
Khrushchev
Washington
Mikhail Menshikov
United States State Department
U.S
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
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