Eisenhower to weigh secret AEC spending plans for next year
The White House scheduled a conference with President Eisenhower, AEC chairman Lewis L. Strauss, and Budget Director Percival Brundage to discuss outlays for nuclear weapons development and peaceful atomic energy use for the fiscal year starting July 1. Details remain undisclosed.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
White House
James C.hagerty
Strauss
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
Wilson
Jaoks
Defense Department
Washington
Air Force
Navy
Army
Atomic Commission
Rocket fires at Cape Canaveral marks first earth satellite test
A modified Viking rocket built by Glen L. Martine Co. launched from Cape Canaveral at 1 03 am. The 42 foot seven ton missile rose to 30 40 miles before veering toward the Atlantic and crashing. Observers four miles away saw a pink trail and a 40 second flight as Air Force teams prepared all night.
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Port Canaveral
Fla
Cape Canaveral
Glen L. Martina Co
Baltimore
Atlantic Ocean
Patrick Air Force Base
Air Force
U. S. Navy
Hungarian Trade Mission Head Flees to West Berlin
A member of Hungary’s trade mission in East Berlin fled with his family to West Berlin today, refugee officials said. He was identified as Bela in Karsay.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Bela
Karsay
NATO Ministers Poised For Historic Paris Meeting
In Paris NATO ministers from 15 nations gather to discuss renewed cooperation after tensions following the Suez crisis. A landmark “love match” climate is anticipated as Dulles Lloyd and Pineau may join a possible Big Three talks, signaling a healing of Atlantic tensions.
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Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hungary
Defense
France
Britain
America
NATO
Kremlin
Budapest
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Piineau
Quake Strikes Navy Base Plane Crashes Near Village FOOLOW
Eye witnesses describe a pilot guiding a disintegrating four man plane away from the hamlet before it crashed. The incident near Manila involved a test crew at the U S naval base and Avro delta-wing aircraft. Jack Wales, 39, a test pilot from Olongapo Subic Bay, was reported among the victims. The quake caused no damage to the base.
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Foolow
England
Manila
U. S
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Jack Wales
Avro
LaMarca Sentenced to Death for Baby Peter Weinberger Kidnap Murder
A Nassau County jury of 12 men convicted Angelo LaMarca of kidnapping and first degree murder in the July 4 abduction and death of 32 day old Peter Weinberger. He faces the electric chair after a six hour trial ending with the judge setting a December 14 sentencing and automatic appeal.
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LaMarca
Baby
Mineola
N.Y
Angelo LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
Frank Gulotta
Peter
Poe
Morris Weinberger
Nassau County
Weinbergers
Westbury
N. Y
Long Island
FBI
Donna
Twohhildren
Vitina
Snow storms hit Rocky Mountains and Plains states
Snow sifted across six states from Wyoming to New Mexico as a slow moving storm brings bitter cold. Temperatures plummet with sub zero readings in Montana and Wyoming. Areas of Colorado see up to four inches of snow with heavier amounts on mountain slopes. Roads slick but no major closures reported.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Montana
Middletown
Rockies
Pacific
Continental Divide
Glasgow
Havre
Cut Bank
Evanston
Wyo
Rock Springs
Cheyenne
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Colorado Mountains
Eagle
Grand Junction
Pier Blast Traced to Sparks From Torches
New York officials identified acetylene torch sparks from ship riggers on the Brooklyn pier roof as the ignition source for a fire and 37 000 pounds of detonating fuses. The blast killed 10 and injured 246 with damage estimated at 15 million dollars. Ensign Bickford Co. said the fuse cord rarely exploded in transit and complies with ICC and Coast Guard rules.
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New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Brooklyn
Cavanagh
Ensign Bickford Co
Simssbury
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Coast Guard
Farm Price Supports Cost Government Big Millions
The Agriculture Department reports farm price support operations cost the government 426.245 million dollars for four months ending Oct. 31, 1956, compared with a 240.514 million loss for the same period in 1955. For the year ending June 30, the loss totaled 974.767 million dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Viking rocket tests under IGY program at Cape Canaveral
The Navy and civilian scientists reported the Viking rocket reached 125 miles high and 4,000 mph before splashing into the Atlantic about 180 miles from Cape Canaveral. The test, at the Patrick Air Force Base site, supported the earth satellite program for the IGY with Vanguard involvement.
Motorman Blamed In Train Fire
In Chicago the dead CTA motorman Daniel Cullen is blamed for an electrical arc that ignited a four car wooden L train. About 300 Evanston riders were on board when flames erupted near Howard Street station injuring fifty passengers.
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Chicago
Virgil E. Gunlock
Chicago Transit Authority Board
Daniel Cullen
Evanston
CTA
Cullen
Howard Street
War in the mountains fuels rebel fighting near Pecs
Rebel guerrillas harass Soviet troops from Mecsek Mountain hideouts near Pecs as reports claim 1,500 fighters persist in southern Hungary. Amid protests, Budapest faces worker strikes and political pressure while Yugoslavia recalls its ambassador over tensions following Nagy’s arrest.
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Budapest
Satoraljahly
Miskolc
Pecs
Pees
Central Workers Council
Cards Put In Storage For Ill Girl In San Diego
In San Diego, a storage firm moved to help Irene Jaroncyk, a 16 year old with jejancer. Her wish for early Christmas cards overwhelmed her home as about 100000 pieces of mail and telegrams poured in. The company supplied transport and space for the overflow of greetings.
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San Diego
Calif
Irene Jaroncyk
British Adviser Reported Alive Denial Clears Clash Claim
An official source denied that Lt. Col. J. P. Boustead, British adviser to Hadhramaut's ruler, was killed in a clash with Arab demonstrators. The Egyptian Middle East News Agency had earlier reported his death. Hadhramaut lies in the British protectorate area near Aden on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Aden
J. P. Boustead
Hadhramaut
Pei
Middle East
Protectorate
Saudi Arabian Peninsula
Bear Butch Faces Short Life Near Honolulu
A young black bear named Butch lives on the slopes near Honolulu after escaping a farm eight months ago. Trainers say his chain collar will eventually choke him as he grows. Butch is reportedly living in borrowed time.
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Honolulu
Butch
Ion
Theisland
al Jensen
Chuckle on Workplace Hypocrisy and Overwork
A light jab notes that if the boss practiced his own advice he would overwork himself to death, poking fun at hypocrisy in leadership and the hustle culture.
U S Budget Ends Year With Surplus of 1.626 Billion
Washington reports the United States closed its fiscal year June 30 with a surplus of 1.625 billion dollars. The final Treasury figure, checked after late receipt data, is about 129 million below the prior July estimate. Both receipts and outlays topped earlier forecasts, though spending rose more.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Port Said Tensions Rise as Smuggling Intercepted
British authorities report intercepting a large quantity of ammunition and explosives smuggled toward Port Said at the Suez Canal. Egyptians march in mourning while British riot squads stand by as withdrawal accelerates and the UN police force begins its phased takeover.
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Port Said
Egypt
Lake Manzala
U. N
Kiseapee Locked Up This Time
Basil C. Hawkins twenty six remains in Harrison County jail under double security after escapes from Ohio authorities. Arrested Friday night by state troopers behind a Shinnston dwelling he faces burglary charges and prior fugitive status with a ten thousand dollar bond. He fled from Lima State Hospital during a July work detail and was tied to assaults on two women in Columbus.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Ohio
Harrison County
Basil C. Hawkins
Shinnston
Here
Hawkins
Franklin County
Columbus
Lima State Hospital
Poland and Catholic Church Reach State Church Accord
Poland’s new communist government and the Catholic hierarchy announce a broad settlement restoring religious education in state schools. The joint commission, after Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski’s release, says the church backs government aims to unite citizens for the common good and vows to end hindrances to religious life. Archbishop Eugene Baziak returns to Krakow after three years in exile.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polish People’s Republic
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polish Communist Party
Eugene Baziak
Krakow
Kraikow
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