Snow and floods sweep Southwest Texas prompting evacuations
Heavy rain and snow cripple roads from New Mexico to Texas as 1,800 people are evacuated in the lower Rio Grande Valley near Alamo and Edinburg. Flooding forces evacuations in Bishop and Robstown while hundreds remain stranded in Odessa Pecos Alpine and Maria.
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Baby Moon Launching Expected
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida officials and rocket crews prepare for satellite launches from the east coast launch area. Atlas missiles stand ready on pads while Thor and Vanguard towers show activity as the Defense Department plans four experimental firings of "baby" moons before a March attempt to orbit a larger satellite.
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Better Late Than Never Card Travels Across Time
Mrs. Robert Collins once Beverly Hollingworth received a postcard from Wayne dated 1947 mailed in Logan Utah. It teased Speed and a Friday visit and noted she might be worth more than a penny. The note travels haunt her for a decade with no clear origin.
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Robert Collins
Beverly Hollingworth
Wayne
Speed
Logan
Utah
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Ike Meets With NSC to Discuss East-West Relations
President Eisenhower returned to the White House from Gettysburg to confer with the National Security Council on East-West relations. He drove 85 miles in just under two hours marking a brief Washington stop during a 10 day Gettysburg holiday and planned a Tuesday conference with Republican leaders before Congress reconvenes.
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Eisenhower
White House
National Security Council
Gettysburg
Congress
Nation's Military Forces Are Out of Step With Age
A civilian study panel from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund urges major defense reforms and a three billion dollar annual spending rise for years. It faults the Joint Chiefs of Staff for lagging tech, proposes unified commands, and recommends officers above one star become national officers. The report urges stronger NATO collaboration and a national civil defense plan amid costly modernization.
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Oatpostel Ne Gonkalesien
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Air Force
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Eisenhower
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Stenographer Misses Mail Circulars Over Round Envelopes
A humorous note complains the stenographer failed to mail circular letters due to a lack of round envelopes. It reflects a lighthearted, domestic office mishap.
Rockefeller study warns of new weapon age and national peril
A 15,000 word nongovernmental assessment argues that a new powerful destructive technology endangers all nations. It warns that an attack on 50 major metro areas could imperil 55 percent of the population and 75 percent of industry, with estimated casualties ranging up to 10 to 15 million dead and 15 to 20 million injured.
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Gaither Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
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Hoffa Retrial Set In Wiretap Conspiracy Case
New York federal calendar lists a retrial for James R. Hoffa and two co defendants on charges of conspiring to wiretap Teamsters Union office phones in Detroit The trial follows a December 20 jury deadlock Hoffa is joined by Bernard Freenan president of Local 337 Detroit and Bernard Spindel a professional wiretapper in the case
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
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Teamsters
Detroit
Berard Freenan
Teamsters Local 337
Bernard Spindel
Gavin's One Man Revolt Prompts Army Shakeup Call
Lt Gen James M Gavin shocks Washington by announcing retirement on March 31 at age 51 after 30 years service. He seeks to overturn Pentagon practices and wants stronger civilian leadership to reform the Joint Chiefs of Staff planning process. Senate subcommittee members and Kefauver press for overhauling the military setup. Gavin hints he could reconsider retirement if conditions change.
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Royce
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
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Preparedness Subcommittee
Brucker
Air Force
Maid of Cotton Jean Carter Prepares Global Tour
Jean Carter, 20, of Atlanta, Georgia, the 1958 Maid of Cotton, waves from atop the St. Moritz Hotel in New York. She is set to begin an international tour as a goodwill ambassador for the American cotton industry.
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Macmillan Peace Plan Praised by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union led a favorable European reception to Prime Minister Macmillan's East West nonaggression proposal. West Germany and Italy showed little interest and no government rejected it outright. Moscow radio credited the plan as Russian in origin and Pravda endorsed continued talks with the Russians. Macmillan begins a Commonwealth tour tomorrow.
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Italy
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East West nonaggression pact sparks mixed reactions
Commonwealth leader John Diefenbaker backs a pact as a peace helper though not pledges to the UN. Bonn and nearby leaders signal cautious approval while Scandinavian nations urge negotiations. Austria endorses talks, while Nationalist China opposes any pact with Russia citing risk to vigilance.
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John Diefenbaker
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Russia
Julius Raab
China
West
Elvis Presley Draft Controversy Clouds Board in Memphis
In Memphis the draft board faced protests over Elvis Presley being drafted and the 60 day postponement. Board Chairman Milton Bowers Sr. said Elvis is a nice boy but the service needs others. he quipped about Beethoven and rock n roll.
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Tenn
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Milton Bowers Sr
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Beethoven
Congress Opens Under Uneasy Shadow Of Sputnik
Washington AP reports Congress returns with a sense of urgency after last year’s defense and foreign aid cuts and civil rights progress. The Sputnik launches cast psychological shadows on U.S. leadership, prompting questions about America’s role and next steps. Rep Wright of Texas voices concern over preparedness and national purpose.
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Congress
Wright
D-Tex
Election year pressures shape congressional action on defense and civil rights
Congress faces a busy opening week with over 40 hearings as all 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats are contested. Key committees probe missiles amid Sputnik era debates while Eisenhower's defense and education proposals loom. The president’s health, school integration struggles, and slim civil rights prospects define a tense political climate.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
Cold Front Headed For Miami Valley With Snow Flurries
The official forecast calls for partly cloudy breezy and warmer today with a high near 38. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and colder with a low around 23. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy and windy with a high about 25 and a chance of snow flurries.
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Middletown
Gas blasts devastate Madison block near Capitol
Explosions from underground gas lines set fires destroying most of a Bassett Street block in Madison Wisconsin. A couple died when their home blew up while crews contained fires after 15 hours with over 200 firefighters and 40 blocks closed. Regulators blamed a high pressure regulator valve feeding low pressure lines.
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William Ressiter
Bassett Street
William McGrath
McGrath
Theron A. Brown
Madison Gas and Electric Co
Madison
Hansén Auto Body Co
Page
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