Congo Crisis Deepens as Lumumba Resists UN Efforts
Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba accuses UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of blackmail over troop commitments as clashes erupt near Leopoldville airport. Lumumba requests neutral observers. UN forces regain control amid evacuations and stalled Security Council talks.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
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New York
London
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Leopoldville
Solldiers
Africa
Soviets Orbit Two Live Dogs in Space Flight
The Soviet Union launched a five ton spacecraft carrying two dogs named Strelka and Belka and other animals into a 320 kilometer orbit. Moscow radio says the mission tests life support and recovery, with television reports to follow and Tass calling it a step to aid human life in space.
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Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Strelka
Security Council to Meet Sunday on Congo Crisis
United Nations New York The U N Security Council was summoned today to convene Sunday at 12 30 p m EDT to discuss the Congo crisis and seek a resolution among member states.
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N. Y
U. N. Security Council
U.N. Could Pull Out 11,000 Troops From Congo
Reports say the United Nations may be compelled to withdraw its 11,000 plus troops from the Congo amid growing pressure. Officials weigh options as peacekeeping obligations face new political limits.
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U.N
Congo
Hammarskjold Calls Big Four to Preserve Congo Stability
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold summoned the chief representatives of the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union to seek four power unity. He warned that absence of accord could push the Congo toward total chaos in the new African republic.
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Hammarskjold
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Leopoldville
Congo
U.N
African Republic
Eisenhower regrets sentence for U2 pilot Powers
President Eisenhower expressed regrets over the severity of Francis Gary Powers sentence and said he will not abandon the case. Moscow diplomats note Powers could be expelled from the Soviet Union after his term ends, though no official action is announced.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
White House
Moscow
Soviet Union
Powers
First Satellite Launched by USSR Carries Dog Laika
The first artificial satellite with a living occupant, Laika the dog, was launched by the USSR in November 1957. She orbited the Earth from November 3 to November 10 and died in orbit.
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U.S.S.R
Eight Die in Car Truck Crash Near Alamosa
Eight persons are killed in a crash near Alamosa Colorado including six children when a car and truck collide just before midnight.
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Alamosa
Colo
Colorado
Jerrie Cobb Named First Woman To Pass Space Tests
Jerrie Cobb, 29, an Oklahoma City executive pilot, was chosen as the first of 12 women to pass the Mercury project tests. Dr Randolph Lovelace announced in Stockholm that 20 women volunteered and Cobb led the initial examination pass after 87 tests. Cobb has set aviation records, holds a multi engine rating, and aims to join space missions in time.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jerrie Cobb
Outer Space
America
Stockholm
Sweden
Randolph Lovelace
Space and Naval Medicine Congress
Miss Cobb
Air Force
W Harvey Cobb
Ponca City
Aero Design and Engineering
Tom Harris
National Aeronautic Assny
Washington
Air Force aims for aerial recovery of Discoverer XIV
Air Force Flying Boxcars depart Hawaii to intercept the Discoverer XIV capsule as it descends after orbit. The mission follows Discoverer XIII recovery near Hawaii, with air rigs attempting a snag despite earlier radio fix failures. The capsule carries instruments for surveillance and Navy transit navigation data.
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Navy
Air Force
North Pole
Hawaiian
Stranger Sets Shed Blaze With Owner’s Matches
In Peoria Illinois Edward Sharp gave a stranger a match. The man used them to start Sharp’s backyard shed on fire, then fled as Sharp raced to save the property. Sharp lost a shed in the arson attempt.
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Peoria
Ill
Edward Sharp
Sharp
Chuckle: A Reputation Proves Quiet Neighbors
A witty line notes that a good reputation may simply reflect not having nosy neighbors, implying social restraint matters more than virtue when scrutiny is scarce.
Kennedy Senate Passes Minimum Wage Bill Amid Uncertainty
The Senate approved Kennedy’s wage bill 62 to 34, raising the hourly minimum from 1.00 to 1.25 and extending the act to about four million workers. The House counterpart remains weaker at 1.15 and 1.4 million more workers, with key House opposition and the Rules Committee possible hurdles to a conference. Kennedy headed the Senate conferees and faced compromises, notably dropping coverage for about 900,000 workers to defeat a major challenge from Senator Monroney while protecting the bill’s core aims.
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Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen. A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Republicans Split Over Wage Bill as Conferees Balk
Two Republican Senate conferees oppose their chamber's wage bill version. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona doubts any reform will pass. Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois says he would veto the Kennedy bill if president.
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R-Ariz
Everett M. Dirksen l
Minois
Strictly a Woman's World Man Learns Kansas City Ruling
Circuit Court Judge John H. Lucas ruled a woman may wear shorts in public and a man should not comment on it. The decision followed David Ogeltree's $50 fine for disturbing the peace after he allegedly made a remark about Bermuda shorts and allegedly slapped Edna G. Slaughter, who with three companions reported the incident.
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Kansas City, Mo
John H. Lucas
David Ogeltree
Edna G. Slaughter
Ogeltree
Qogeltree
Weather forecast mixed with showers ahead
The forecast calls for scattered showers and possible wind with a high around 93 degrees today. Tonight will be partly cloudy and warm with a low near 73 and gusty winds. Saturday and Sunday remain partly cloudy and hot with scattered showers and a high near 9. Middletown officially reached 92 yesterday and 62 this morning.
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Middletown
Briton Hanged in Nairobi Colony killing
Peter Richard Poole, 29, a British national, was hanged in Nairobi on Thursday night becoming the first white man executed in British East Africa for killing a native. The case drew international attention and raised questions about colonial justice.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Peter Richard Poole
Powers Sentenced to 10 Years with 3 in Prison
The Soviet court sentenced Francis Gary Powers to 10 years for espionage with the first three to be served in prison and the remaining seven to be spent in unspecified detention. The verdict followed a four hour deliberation and drew applause from the audience while Powers’ wife and mother cried.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Power
Victor Borisoglebsky
Powers
America
Uss.r
Roman Rudenko
Rudenko
Powers Case Not To Prosecute U2 Pilot Powers
Washington officials said Francis Gary Powers will likely not face U.S. prosecutions if he returns home. The Moscow trial ended with no death sentence sought and officials in the State Department and CIA refused to comment further on his fate. Private officials suggested the question of his return and future actions has been studied.
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Powers
Mikhail I. Grimov
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Prosention
Soviet Union
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
West
Powers case rationale halves U S push not to prosecute
From a political perspective the United States should avoid prosecuting Powers as he has gained sympathy at home and abroad. The government sees no gain in using him as a propaganda issue and would not pursue charges if disclosures relate to secret operations under a CIA agreement.
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United States
CIA
U. S
Powers Trial Decked in Emotion as Closing Arguments Begin
In the courtroom Powers sits impassive as his wife Barbara and his mother Ida Ford Powers share tense moments in the rear box. Soviet witnesses describe the May 1 flight with jurors and press watching as closing arguments frame the case around alleged military methods and a reference to President Eisenhower.
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Powers
Rudenko
U.S
United States
Rudensko
Eisenhower
High altitude flight deemed safe by U2 pilot advisor
Col. William Shelton, commander of a U S Air Force Weather Observation Squadron in Adana Turkey, reportedly told U2 pilot Francis Powers that flying over Soviet territory at high altitude would be absolutely safe according to AP dispatch.
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Francis Powers
Shelton
U.S. Air Force
Adana
Turkey
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