Democrats Say Rocket Plans Lag
Two Democratic senators criticized Eisenhower era missile and satellite efforts as inadequate while Major General Medaris and Werner von Braun testified on Huntsville Alabama program leadership. Senator Johnson urged stronger drive and clearer command to match Soviet advances. Gavin urged moon victory as essential.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon 8B
Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Jonn B Medar
Army Ballistics Missile Center
Huntsville
Ala
Werner von Braun
Huntsville Center
Medaris
Navy
Gates
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Bank robber on Friday the thirteenth fails in New York
Bernard Jackson 27, sought 50 000 from Chemical Corn Exchange Bank near 54th Street precinct. Police officer Tennant confronted him as tellers cashed paychecks. Jackson jailed on attempted robbery and gun possession charges.
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New York
Chemical Corn Exchange Banks
54Th St
Bernard Jackson
John A. Cronin
Cronin
Robert Tennant
Jackson
Strike Strife Deepens Among Motormen Amid Subway Standstill
New York reports a growing rift within the Motormen's Benevolent Association as the subway strike drags on. Subways run about 70 percent with nonstriking workers, a bus strike deadline shifts to January 1, and leaders seek Gov. Harriman intervention while Mayor Wagner and MBA attorney Waldman clash over settlement terms.
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New York
The
Motormen’s Benevolent Assa
Averell Harriman
Quill
Michael J. Quill
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Transit Authority
MBA
TWU
Wakiman
Swiss Sabotage Over Army Tank Training Sparks Local Protests
Saboteurs damaged power lines and water mains in the Ajoie region amid a plan to convert part of the area into a Swiss army tank training ground. Police arrested two men as mayors and residents debate the project, with opposition centered in the sub district and some villages voting to sell land.
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Michael Goldsmith
Geneva
Switzerland
Ajoie
Porrentruy
jAloie
Chandler and officials charged with after-hours hunting in refuge
Gov A B Chandler and Kentucky wildlife commissioner J Wallace along with two commission employees faced warrants for arrest on charges of illegal hunting after hours in a Ballard County game refuge. Thomas a former refuge warden testified. Wallace claimed Thomas was discharged for disloyalty. Chandler commented he would accept consequences if proven wrong.
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Wickliffe
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Commission
Ballard County
Adlai Buchanan
Chandler
Jl Wallace
Fish and Wildlife Resources Dept
John McClintock
Ballard County Wildlife Refuge
Tig T. Throgmorton
Kendall - Thomas
Wallace
Thomas
Christmas kitten mission brings Chicago police to Kathy
Brian Soncrant a seven year old from Birmingham Michigan arranged a Christmas gift for Kathy Brown in Chicago. Police Captain Leroy Steffens and Patrolman Bes Palets delivered a gray kitten to Kathy at her North Side home after a note to the chief and a $5 request. Kathy named the kitten Nosey Misty or Brian after selecting a name at bedtime.
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Chicago
Rian Soncrant
Kathy
Toto) Brown
Brian
Birmingham
Mich
North Side
Cap
Leroy Steffens
James Bes Palets
Misty
O'Connor
Steffens
Town Hall
Kathleen Brown
Ike Arrives In Paris For NATO Unity Talks
President Eisenhower lands in Paris for the NATO summit to urge true partnership and unity against the Soviet challenge. He offers atomic missiles and seeks stronger allied unity while addressing France's North Africa stance and Western alliance cohesion.
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Ike
Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
France
North Africa
Britain
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Russia
Columbine Iti
Orly
North Atlantic
London
NATO Council
Gaillard v
U.S
Gaillard
Aga Khan Celebrates 21st Birthday With Ball In London
The Aga Khan marked his 21st birthday with a champagne ball at Savoy Hotel attended by 100 relatives and 300 guests. Nearby, Ismaili followers in Kensington prayed and avoided alcohol in line with their religious practice. The Duke of Bedford dismissed rumors linking the Aga to Sylvia Casablanca, a 17 year old Swiss heiress.
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London
Aga Khan
Aga
Sylvia Casablancas
Switzerland
Duke of Bedford
Sylvia
Fernando Casablancas
Savoy Hotel
Kensing‘ton
J. K. Lekahndvala
Ismaili Council of
Great Britain
Beck Waits For Jurors To Decide
Seven men and five women failed to reach a verdict after seven hours of deliberations on whether Dave Beck the 63 year old Teamsters president stole 1900 dollars from a union auto sale. The case proceeded to a Superior Court jury in its 11th day of trial as prosecutors urged conviction on overwhelming evidence while defense argued political pressure.
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Seattle
Davey
Teamsters Union
Beck
Senate
Charles 8. Burdell
Teamster
Dep
Jes Z. Smith
Wrors
George Reveille
Four men escape pistol charge after city court ruling
Special Sessions Justice Benjamin Gassman freed both Pascual Figueroa and Angelo Gonzalez after Patrolman Alexander Sheen testified a 38 caliber pistol was found at the scene. Each man claimed ownership but the court could not determine it and both declined to claim the pistol as they left the courtroom.
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New York
Alexander Sheen
Pascual Figueroa
Angelo Gonzalez
3Rd Ave
Benjamin Gassman
Jury Deliberations Extend in Forsythe Murder Trial
In Lima Ohio jurors enter a fifth day of deliberations in the first degree murder case of Ralph Forsythe 40 charged with killing Charles Conner 37 whose body was never found. Conner was reportedly shot at Forsythe's home on August 10.
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Lima
Ohio
Ralph Forsythe
Charles Conner
Forsythe
Drunken Driver Needs Cop for a Chaser Sign In Police Station
A sign behind a sergeant’s desk reads a quip about a drunken driver needing a cop for a chaser. The lighthearted message reflects staff humor at the precinct.
Mob Bosses Dodge Questions Over Apalachin Meeting
Albany hearings press on as indicted mob figures refuse to answer, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Witnesses including Jose Barbara Jr and Joe Profaci testify after a Nov raid on Barbara’s hilltop mansion near Binghamton.
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Joseph Barbara
Barbara
Binghamton
Buffalo
James LaDuca
Lewiston
Anthony Magaddino
Niagara Falls
Roy Carlisi
Dominick D' Agostino
Laduca
Jose
Barbara Jr
State Capitol
Senate Chamber
Joe Profaci
Brooklyn
Utica
Joe Fal ‘Cone
Anthony Guarnieri
Upstate
Endicott
Explosion at Elkton rocket plant kills four workers
FBI probes the flash fire at Thiokol Chemical Corp Elkton Maryland plant after a 1 story 100 by 40 foot building exploded killing Charles L Devault 25 Jerome J Kahl 18 and Frank K Knight 34 and injuring four others. Rockets ignited by the blaze were launched into the air as investigators seek the cause at the government contractor facility producing solid propellant for Army and Air Force missiles.
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Elkton
FBI
Thiokol Chemical Corp
H. G. Jones
Charles L. Devault
North East
Jerome J. Kahl
Riverside Beach
Frank K. Knight
Rising Sun
US 40
Maryland
Jones
Thiokol
Army
Air Force
Hawk
Missing 13 year old girl found half frozen in Kentucky store
Rosella Auxier was found unconscious in an abandoned Prestonsburg store after five days missing. Doctors described her legs as frozen solid and said she had eaten for the first time since disappearing. She was rushed to Louisville hospital in shock with no immediate surgery planned.
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Louisville
Rosella Auxier
Prestonsburg
Rosella
Richard Auxier
George Archer
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Doris Simon
Harry Simon
Carol Ann
Dennis
Philadelphia
Simon
Inchon
Rift
Robert F.wagner
Louis Waldman
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Moss K. Schenck
Augustine Johnson
Theodore Loos
Waldman
Schenck
Happy’s
Kitten
Timothy O'Connor
Strait
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Anti Cruelty Society
By John M. Hightower
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Rene Coty
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenlauer
Felix Gaillard
Adone Zoli
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