Hope Dimmed for Wickie the Space Mouse Recovery
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Specially equipped ships and planes searched the Atlantic today for Wickie the space mouse inside a nose cone of a Thor Able rocket. Recovery units hunted near Ascension Island after signals failed and radio trouble hindered locating the nose cone, which splashed 12 000 mph to the sea surface 3 feet below, with hope dimmed for the tiny passenger.
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Fla
Atlantic
Wickie
Seatch
South Atlantic
Ascension Island
Air Force
Lady Lords Must Wear Costly Robes
Sir George Bellew, Garter knight, ruled that Lady Lords must wear expensive peerage robes on ceremonial occasions. Each robe costs 8 pounds per event, covering introductions to the House of Lords at the next session and the annual Parliament opening. Barbara Wootton hoped robes could be dispensed with due to cost.
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George Bellew
Garter
George
House of Lords
Ater
Barbara Wootton
Reds Free Priest Held Five Years
The Rev. Cyril Wagner, a Franciscan priest from Sharpsburg, returned to Pittsburgh after five years in Red China. He told reporters his Communist captors mistreated him, but described the Chinese people as warm and lovable while noting asthma and fatigue from the journey from Shanghai.
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Pittsburgh
Cyril Wagner
Red China
Shanghai
Sharpsburg
Wagner
China
Louisville Man Jailed For Fraud
A Louisville man was arrested by FBI agents in Cincinnati and charged with defrauding a Maryland widow of more than 5000 to fund horse race betting. Thomas Cecil Priddy, 42, faces counts under the federal transportation of stolen property statute.
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Cincinnati
Louisvile
FBI
Maryland
E. D. Mason
Thomas Cecil Priddy
Pilot Is Rescued After Engine Failure
A Navy airman from Hartville Ohio John W Brothers was rescued 16 minutes after ditching his propeller plane in Narragansett Bay. The flight ended with no injuries and he returned to his Quonset base.
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Navy LA
John W. Brothers
Hartville
Ohio
Stark County
ADS
Narragansett Bay
Brothers
Judge Promises Leniency for Lovers in Contempt Case
In London, Judge Sir Ronald Roxburgh signaled early release for Dom'nic Elwes, son of a financier, and his runaway heiress fiancée Tessa Kennedy. He expects Elwes to be freed soon, possibly before month’s end, while Tessa faces no jail despite defying a court order. The couple fled to Cuba and New York before returning from the United States.
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London
Dom‘nic Elwes
Tessa Kennedy
Tessa
Cuba
New York
Durne
Oses
Ronald Roxburgh
Roxburgh
Geoffrey Ken
Daska McLean
Britain
U.N. Security Council May Convene for Summit Preparations
Western sources report the United Nations Security Council likely to meet early next week to arrange details for a summit in New York. Khrushchev may accept through UN channels, with debates over Iraqi representation and Arab participation shaping initial seating and invites.
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U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
U.N
Nikita Khrushchev
Ieee
Hashim Jawad
Chuckle: Insamiis Sleep Dilemma Amid Morning Rise
A light humorous note questions why people feel insamiis about not sleeping when waking time arrives. It playfully contrasts sleepy reluctance with the obligation to start the day.
Khrushchev Propaganda Feared at UN Summit
House Foreign Affairs Committee members warn Khrushchev may use a United Nations summit as a propaganda platform. Representative Morgan notes a briefing with Assistant Secretary Macomber on the Middle East crisis. Eisenhower’s reply to Khrushchev’s proposal to join a Security Council meeting remains undisclosed.
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Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Sudan
Israel
Juscelino Rubitechek
Brazil
Dag Hammarskjola
de ‘Gaulle
New York
Washington
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
William Macomber
Middle East
Nikita Khrushichev
Nehru
India
Morzan
Khrushchev
Morgan
Security Council
Lost Pearl Recovered From Drain in Miss Universe Visit
In Long Beach California a missing sure blue pearl worth 100000 dollars from the Miss Universe crown was found by detective work in designer James Boutross's hotel room after a backstage wash basin drain search. The pearl had been washed in a basin before the crown was taken to the auditorium for the show.
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Long Beach
Calif
James Boutross
Boutross
Navy Probing Admiral Quiggle's Disappearance at Sea
Admiral Quiggle 52 vanished from the liner President Cleveland while returning from a Japan tour as deputy chief of staff of US forces in Japan. His wife Loret Quiggle said he told her she would be better off a widow before dawn and she suspects he may have jumped from the ship as it was searched.
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Loret
Quiggie
Cleveland Wednes- San Francisco
Japan
Defense Bill Becomes Law
Washington AP reports the defense bill becomes law granting the President broad authority to reorganize and streamline the U S defense forces and command structure, with most provisions now in effect and remaining presidential approval required for final actions.
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Washington
Miss Universe Contest Cuts See 15 Finalists Named
The Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach announced 15 finalists from 35 entrants after judging in swimwear and gowns. Teary moments arose among several contestants including Miss Uruguay Graciela Scorza, while Miss Cuba Arminia Perez y Gonzales remained composed for photos amid mixed reactions from entourages. The final five will be chosen after further rounds, leading to the new Miss Universe.
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Birgitta Elisabeth Gardman
Lidingo
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Uruguay
Graciela Scorza
Asuncion
Cuba
Arminia Perez Y Gonzales
Havana
Poland
Jones
Long Beach
Calif
Adalgisa Colombo
Brazil
Raquel Molina
Chile
Luz Marinaga
Colombia
Evy Nordlund
Denmark
Marlies Behrens
Germany
Marily Collimopoulou
Greece
Geri Hoo
Hawaii
Corine Rottschafer
Holland
Miriam Hadar
Israel
Tomoko Moritake
Japan
Beatriz Valvarte
Peru
Alicja Bobrowska
Gertrund Gummels
Surinam
Birgitta Gardman
Earlyn Howe
U.S.A
Professor's Wife Sent To Jail For Principle In Traffic Case
In Philadelphia a university professor's wife spent three days in jail rather than pay a $10 traffic fine after resisting a suburban magistrate. Magistrate Ralph Pusey ruled she was guilty of a red light turn, while Mrs. Kexford B. Hersey maintained her innocence. The professor said he was proud of his wife's principled stand and refused to pay herself.
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Philadelphia
Ralph Pusey
Kexford B. Hersey
Eisenhower notes UN Security Council to set Middle East summit
President Eisenhower and Dulles propose that the United Nations Security Council decide if a five power heads meeting is feasible and set a date. The note, cleared with Britain and France, was handed to Soviet Ambassador Menshikov at the State Department. Khrushchev accepted Britain’s proposal for the meeting at the UN.
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Eisenhower
Krushchev
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Dulles
Mikhail A. Menshikov
State Department
White House
Posal
Geneva
U.N
Khrushchev
U.N. Security Council
James C. Hagerty
Moscow
Bers
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William Macomber
Fulbright
Macomber
Soviets
United States
U.S
Security Council
India
Nehru
Egypt
Nasser
Israel
Ben- Gurion
New York
Lebanon rebels block planned election as crisis deepens
Lebanon faces a standoff over a planned election for Cha Moun. Salam's successor. Government and opposition seek a compromise candidate. In Washington, James J. Wadsworth notes possible U.S. troop withdrawal but offers no date. A U.S. Navy spokesman adds no American planes shot down by Syrian antiaircraft fire.
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Lebanon
Cha- Moun
Salam
Washington
James J. Wadsworth
U.S
United Nations
U.S. Navy
Syria
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