Spinaroo Breaks Injure Three at Mansfield Carnival
A car carnival ride named Spinaroo breaks its arm causing a car to drop 15 20 feet at Central Park during Mansfield centennial. Nancy Hotbrok nine of Ashland Kentucky and her uncle Ora Bradey were treated for cuts and bruises. ride operator Jack Stinehausser of Columbus sustained leg injuries and remained for X-rays.
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Mansfield, Ohio
Nancy Hotbrok
Ashland
Ora Bradey
Mansfield General Hospital
Jack Stinehausser
Columbus
Central Park
Weather Study Bill Is Signed Into Law
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the National Science Foundation to fund basic research on weather control. The act lets NSF grant or contract with public agencies to study weather conditions, focusing on drought and flood mitigation. An advisory committee found no large rainmaking effects from current cloud seeding methods.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Science Foundation
London clippies lead bold female bus era in capital transit
The feature highlights London bus conductors, mainly women, dubbed clippies, who manage crowded red buses, collect fares, and keep schedules. It profiles Mrs Levise Sally Woodall, a bus clippie and urban district councillor balancing political duties with full-time work, stressing finance over politics on the job.
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Mark
London
Levise
Sally' Woodall
Woodall
Louise Woodall
Car Hampers Police Chase In Fostoria
Robert Keckler of Fostoria eluded police twice on a horse Friday night after tossing a beer can. Officers pursued until arrest at a tavern. Municipal Judge James V. Ford fined him ten dollars plus costs for littering.
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Fostoria
Ohio
Robert Keckler
Dick Wilcox
Keckler
Wilcox
Benjamin
Teddy
James V. Ford
Class Rings Break Barrier at Air Force Academy
In Denver Colorado a historic ring presentation for the first graduating class of cadets at the Air Force Academy was conducted with over 200 class rings flown through the sound barrier aboard an F-106 Sabrejet. The ceremony, held in eastern Colorado, marks an annual event for future classes.
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Denver
Colo
Air Force Academy
Somc
Colorado
Miss Universe Pageant Prep Scrutiny and Rules Changes
International pageant officials tighten entry rules after chaotic 1958 finish. Os car Meinhardt enforces birth dates affidavits and divorce separation requirements while foreign entrants face passport checks. Australia’s Astrid Lindholm arrives amid new standards as the 80 contestants prepare for the July final.
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Alicja Bobrowska
Krakow
Mery Leona Gage Ennis
Maryland
Gladys Zender
Peru
Miss Zender
1958
United States
1958 U.S. Hot Dog Consumption Estimate
A newspaper note estimates average American hot dog consumption at 62 per person for 1958. The quirky line suggests even a small child at a Sunday school picnic might overestimate his capacity.
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