Senators Worried About Sharing Satellite Data With Russia
U S lawmakers express concerns over sharing scientific findings from a planned moon satellite project with Russia. Senators Bridges Byrd and others fear such information could threaten national security, while supporters cite peaceful scientific aims and potential advances in aerial technology.
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R-Nh
Russia
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Republican Policy Committee
Appropriations Committee
White House
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D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
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D-Va
Durham
D-Nc
Price
D-Ill
Atomic Energy Committee
United States
United States plots 1958 man-made moon satellite
President Eisenhower endorses a plan to launch a basketball sized satellite 200 to 300 miles above Earth to study beyond the atmosphere. NASA scientists anticipate a multi stage rocket and a 10 to 20 million dollar program with global data sharing during the International Geophysical Year.
Byrd Sees Chance For 06 Budget Balance
Sen. Byrd said a balanced budget in 1956 is possible if taxes are not cut. Sen. Robertson agreed, noting 1955 cuts already reduced appropriations. Eisenhower warns of a 2.4 billion deficit. Treasury cites receipts may exceed the 60 billion forecast amid a business boom.
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Byrd
D.va
Congress
Virginia
Robertson
Eisenhower
Treasury
White House
Senate
18 Rescued After C47 Ditching Off North Africa
A U S Air Force rescue plane picked up all 18 aboard after a C47 ditched in the Mediterranean near the North African coast. Engine trouble was suspected as the transport plane faltered during a mission, with the crew and passengers saved inland at Wiesbaden.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Mediterranean
North African
Congress Hopes Dim On Adjournment As Session Wanes
weary members return to Washington for what they hope is the last day of the 1955 session. Five major bills loom including housing aid, a 1 dollar minimum wage, and a big funding bill. The housing measure sparks a fight over public housing starts and FHA loan authority.
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Senate
House
Capitol
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Eisenhower
Rains flood border area forcing many from homes
Heavy rains displaced about 2000 families from their homes near the Mexico City area and interrupted railroad traffic between Mexico City and the U S border at El Paso Texas.
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Mexico City
U.S
el Paso
Tex
Talbott Denies Resignation Pressure Amid Senate Push
Three Republican senators say Air Force Secretary Talbott faces mounting pressure to quit over outside business disclosures and a potential new Senate inquiry. Talbott denies plans to resign and pledges to follow the President’s wishes as Eisenhower weighs the records.
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Washington
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
Eisenhower
Road program revival eyed with tax shifts proposed
Democratic leaders plan to revive a large road building program next year. They aim to pass a bill without financing and seek President Eisenhower's advice on which taxes to raise. Eisenhower favors multibillion dollar road funding via special bonds, while a House measure for higher gas and vehicle taxes was defeated.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Earth girdling satellite planned by Eisenhower
Washington reports features of a mid sized earth orbiting satellite ordered by President Eisenhower. The craft is about 13 inches in diameter to launch via three or four rockets and will reach an orbital level between 200 and 600 miles. Estimated cost ranges from 10 to 20 million dollars. The goal is to gain new information about the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Globe
Red scientists seek cosmic space lab
The Soviet Union said in April its scientists are developing a space laboratory that would orbit Earth as a satellite. A Moscow radio broadcast quoted Anatoly Karpenko, secretary of a new commission, saying the project aims to create an automatic laboratory for cosmic research and to begin interplanetary communication studies.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Anatoly Karpenko
Earth
Karpenko
Chou En Lai Seeks Easy Settlement and Talks at Geneva
Chou En Lai said the number of American civilians in China is small and their return can be settled easily as talks at Geneva approach. He urged an end to foreign subversive activities and proposed third-country custody for civilians due to no diplomatic ties. He called for peaceful Taiwan resolution if the United States cooperates.
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Chou EnLai
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National People’s Congress
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Formosa
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No Warheads On Cannon Says U S Assures Japan
U S officials assure Japan that no atomic warheads are being sent with the Army long-range bombardment rocket unit. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu told Diet members that atomic warheads would not be brought in unless a war breaks out.
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Milwaukee minister faces immediate suspension over heresy ruling
Rev. George P. Crist Jr., 31, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Durham Wisconsin, was found guilty on nine charges of deviating from doctrine. A synod board recommends immediate suspension. a decision by Dr Paul E Bishop is expected Monday. Crist plans a two week vacation with his wife and three children. An investigation also opens Monday into Pastor John Gerberding of Menomonee Falls.
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George P. Crist Jr
Paul E. Bishop
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Northwest Synod
United Lutheran Church
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Crist
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Durham
Waukesha County
Wisconsin
John Gerberding
Menomonee Falls
Gerberding
Driver 25 Killed in Columbus Track Crash
Carl Carson a 25 year old Columbus stock car driver died after his car flipped during the 14th lap of a 20 lap feature. He burned in the wreckage as crowd watched the oval race in Columbus Ohio. It was the first fatality at the track since 1950.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carl Carson
Carson
Three American teens charged with treason after North Korea capture
Otho Bell William Cowart and Lewis Griggs, once captured in Korea, returned to the United States aboard the President Cleveland and were arrested at Ft. Baker on charges that could bring the death penalty. Relatives met them as military police escorted them away.
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Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
President Cleveland
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San Francisco Bay
Cowart
Chester Green
Monticello
Ark
Bell
Mississippi
Jewell
Griggs
Jimmy
Talco
Walter R. Leahy
Canva
Army
Tire Rim Fatality in Geauga County Garage
A 10 year old boy was killed by a flying tire rim in a Geauga County garage in Burton yesterday. Daniel C Gwinn of Burton, a county employee, was inflating a road grader tire when the rim struck him in the head.
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Wman
Geauga County
Burton
Daniel C. Gwinn
Hot Fight At Ohio Legion Meet Over UNESCO Policy
Delegates at the annual state American Legion convention in Columbus expect a heated floor confrontation over resolutions attacking UNESCO. Cincinnati Post No 50 backs the charge of world government and atheism while Cleveland’s Western Reserve Post No 315 arrays for civil rights rulings and membership rule changes. The Americanism committee calls the charges unfounded and the debate centers on school desegregation and the 40 and 8 membership rules.
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American Legion
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Cincinnati
Robert E. Bentley
Robert E. Bentley Post No. 50 In Support of National Legion
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U. S. Supreme Court
Taipei Fears Recognition of Red China
An independent newspaper warns that possible American recognition of Red China looms like a dark cloud as U S Red China talks open at Geneva. The United Daily News editorial voices low spirits and concern about Geneva intrigues while Nationalist leaders reportedly trust U S assurances protecting Taiwan interests.
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Formosa
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