First Atlantic Cable Chronicle Refers To Field Triumph
A historical summary recounts the failed and near-miraculous early attempts to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable. Cyrus W Field and Frederick Gisborne drive the effort from Newfoundland to Ireland, with ships Niagara and Agamemnon enduring a series of breaks, setbacks, and splices before a final, decisive attempt near Queensstown. The piece contrasts the 1857 drama with the later 1866 success and notes contemporary attention to other world events.
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Atlantic
Frederick N. Gisborne
Newfoundland
Cabot Strait
Nova Scotia
Gisborne
New York
Field
Field Es
Ireland
USS
Niagara
Agamemnon
Valentia
Britain
Queenstown
Reds Seek Atomic Ban
London report says Khrushchev repeated the Soviet pledge to renounce atomic weapons under any circumstances if the United States and Britain would also promise not to use them. The West has rejected prior Soviet offers, arguing disarmament would leave the West at a strategic disadvantage.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Movement For
West
Russia
Ear rings reveal whale ages and dwindling stocks
Scientists at the National Oceanographic Institute study ear rings and other markers to estimate whale age. They note a shift to younger catches and caution that yearly samples may not reflect overall age distribution. Tuberculosis causes about 25 thousand U.S. deaths annually.
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Wormley
England
United States
First Atlantic Cable: Triumph and Sudden Failure
The 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable connected Newfoundland and Valentia Bay as Cyrus Field's crew laid the line. Queen Victoria reportedly sent congratulations, while President Buchanan received a mixed message. The cable failed on October 30 1858 due to insulation damage after eleven days of rapid but unreliable transmission.
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New York City
New York
England
United States
Cyrus W. Field
Queen Victoria
James Buchanan
Atlantic
Lawrence A. Gobright
Associated Press
Washington
Britain
Henry C. Barrow
Cyrus Field
Trinity Bay
Newfoundland
Agamemnon
Valentia Bay
Field
Buchanan
Atlantic Ocean
Boston Transcript
Ireland
Walk Of Fame Opens With First Star Preston Foster
Hollywood's Walk of Fame announces its first star Preston Foster selected by lottery from the roster. The project envisions a three mile terrazzo sidewalk with embedded stars honoring Hollywood's glamorous citizens. Foster's star marks the inaugural placement in the famed walk.
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Hollywood
Hollywwood
Preston Foster
Foster
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Tom Henshaw
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Richard Laws
Sidney Brown
National Oceanographic Institute
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Norway
Japan
N. Main
McAlpin
Montgomery Ward
Syace
Agead
Aera
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Herman II
Herman
Herman I
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