Atlas Rocket May Have Been Hit by Radio Signal
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP investigators and General Dynamics officials analyze whether a radio interference could trigger the Atlas ICBM explosion. The 70-foot missile self-destructed about two minutes after liftoff on Friday as tape data awaits full readout. An Air Force statement confirmed the destruction ended the powered flight.
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Win Cady
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Cady
Missile Test Center
National Airlines
New York
Miami
Carl Greenwood
Eisenhower urges U S overhaul of education not mimicking USSR
Johns Hopkins President Milton S Eisenhower calls for a major revamp of the U S education system while cautioning against copying the Soviet model He argues for broad democratic access and continued rising education levels from grade school through graduate studies.
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Baltimore
Milton S. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
United States
U.S.S.R
Eisenhower
Thomas Jefferson
Moon Shot By Rocket Possible
Washington officials say a moon mission could occur this year using existing missiles with added stages. The plan envisions a Vanguard style rocket with transmitters and a moon impact marker, though no order has been issued. Dr. Hagen and Secretary Douglas cite available engines as capable when combined.
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Defense Department
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Air Force
Earth
John P. Hagen
Vanguard
Congress
House Armed Service Committee
Hagen
James Douglas
Ohioan Injured In Truck Crash
A two-truck collision on the Indiana Toll Road two miles west of Gary, Indiana left New Jersey driver Delphine Babish dead and injured Ohioan Clare M. Rowland. Babish, 44, of West New York, NJ, was killed after his truck struck a halted semi trailer Friday night. Rowland, 57, of Lyons, Ohio, was injured.
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
Here
New Jersey
Delphine Babish
West New York
N. J
Clare M. Rowland
Lyons
Ohio
Cold Wave Stings Florida as North Sees Record Lows
Florida endures a frosty weekend with Miami at 40 degrees and a freeze warning for north and central areas. While Florida sparsely populated beaches warmed by sun, Chicago dropped below zero and several Midwest towns hit deep subzero readings as heavy snows eased in the Northeast.
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Miami
Midwest
Chicago
International Falls
Minn
Bismarck
N.C
Dubuque
Iowa
Green Bay
Wis
Rockford
Ill
Des Moines
Milwaukee
New York State
Pentagon brief reveals new space age weapons and plans
Defense experts outline Polaris missile submarines with over 100 million tons of potential nuclear yield and more than 10 hydrogen warheads. Plans include 1500 mile IRBMs from planes, decoy missiles Bull Goose and Green Quail, and a Far North warning system for ICBMs, with tests of large solid propellant motors imminent.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Fear and doubt shadow Soviet space cheer
The celebratory mood over space and weapons progress is tempered by worry that the innovations seen may already be in Soviet hands. The passage questions how many of the advances belong to Russia and what that implies for global parity.
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Soviet Union
Russia
French planes bomb and strafe Tunisian town on frontier
A force of 25 French warplanes bombed and strafed Sakiet Sidi Youssef near the Algerian border for about an hour on Saturday. Tunisian officials claim 100 killed and 82 wounded and threaten to seek UN action if French forces remain. the attack follows disputed border clashes and targets in the town and nearby facilities.
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France
Tunisia
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Bizerte
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Mustapha Fillali
Tunisian Information Ministry
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National Guard
If You Don’t Have It All Be Grateful For What You Missed
A reflective quote reminds readers to value the things they do not have and avoid envy, suggesting gratitude for untrodden paths and unseen needs. The line encourages contentment by acknowledging unpursued wants.
Slums Urged Cleanup By Columbus Mayor
Mayor M. E. Sensenbrenner told the Erie County chapter of the NAACP in Sandusky that Americans should not be forced to live in slums with poor light air and sanitary facilities. He called for federal slum clearance and stricter city zoning and building regulations as urban renewal measures.
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Ohio
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Columbus
Erie County
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Fire destroys Arkansas Baptist College gym in Little Rock
A spectacular blaze gutted the Arkansas Baptist College for Negroes gymnasium in Little Rock on Saturday. Six fire companies tackled the towering flames as a nearby house also burned after being ignited by wind driven embers. A anonymous telephone caller boasted to a newsman that segregationists set the fire.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Baptists College For
Finger Man Roger McShane Charged in Pool Slaying Case
Roger McShane fingered six of seven teenage defendants in a New York court for the killing of 15 year old Michael Farmer at an upper Manhattan swimming pool. McShane was wounded in the July attack and escaped with his life because he could run.
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Roger McShane
New York
Michael Farmer
Roger
Upper Manhattan
Michael
Idle Youth Is Problem In Gotham
New York officials faced a large group of over 644 expelled public school pupils with no clear plan to keep them from idling at home or roaming streets. State and city leaders anticipated a solution next week.
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New York
Mass suspensions prompt protests and call for probe
Friday mass suspensions by the Board of Education trigger protests from parents and groups demanding a legislative investigation of the city school system. The 644 total is incomplete with some schools missing figures and no race or sex breakdown. The moves follow a spate of rapes knifings and other disorders near schools. A principal at a rape scene died by suicide after testifying before a grand jury.
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Board of Education
Protesters decry suspension policy as risky
A United Parents Association statement condemns sending idle delinquents into the streets as ineffective and warning it could create a more serious problem due to the suspension.
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United Parents Assn
Unions Call For Spark In Slump
AFL-CIO leaders urge tax cuts and higher spending to revive the economy with one quarter of productive capacity idle. They propose raising the $600 personal income tax exemption by $100 and call an emergency economic conference in Washington March 11 13 to urge government action.
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Norman Walker
Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
America
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Seta Sant
Labor Leaders Call for Bold 1958 Economic Aid Plan
Labor leaders urged a 10 billion dollar annual defense boost over two years, federal aid to distressed areas, school construction and other programs, and a 1.25 dollar minimum wage. They pledged vigorous collective bargaining in 1958 to lift wages and worker income.
Missouri Gov seeks federal help to stem unemployment
Governor James T Blair telegraphed President Eisenhower urging urgent federal action to relieve widespread unemployment in Missouri. He warned the situation could become catastrophic and beyond state capacity, but offered no concrete recommendations.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James T. Blair
Eisenhower
Inside Lord Mayor Francis Carmody's political ascent
A profile of Francis Carmody highlights his start in Middletown politics, nightly ribbon cuttings, and an All-American City certificate, with Ed Edmiston detailing his late entry to public life. The piece appears amid other features on a town page and city renewal commentary.
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Francis Carmody
Ed Edmiston
Journal
Bill Veith
United States
Associated Press
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