We Must Catch Up Future Missile Dangers Warned
Lt Gen James Doolittle testifies that Russia leads in land-fired missiles while the United States dominates air-to-air systems. He says the U S fell behind due to lack of a coordinated program before 1953 and contrasts with Truman’s claims of a unified missile effort. Senate hearings stress the danger and urge department-wide coordination and knowledge sharing.
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James Doolittle
Russia
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White House
Eisenhower
Japan
Senate Subcommittee
U. S
Johnson
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Knife stabbing sparks fatal street fight in Cincinnati
Prentice L. Meedings, 21, held for investigation after Carl Lee Levell, 14, was fatally stabbed following a street clash between white and Negro youths. Meedings and his brother Lester, 17, say they were chased by about eight boys. police note conflicting accounts.
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Cincinnati
Prentice L. Meedings
Carl Lee Levell
John Green
Meedings
Lester
Levell
Green
Robert Levell
Levell Brothers
John Bennie
Carl
Boy Lives Keeps Toys After Health Crisis
A 13 year old boy, Jerry Maurer of Grand Junction Colorado, survived a deep freeze operation for aortic stenosis at National Jewish Hospital. He tore up his will and dictated a new wish to his mother while leaving toys and guns to Jimmy Hixon and others, then decided to keep his belongings.
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Jerry Maurer
Grand Junction
Colo
Jerry
Jimmy Hixon
Rory
Ray Kipp
Jerry Theo Maorer
National Jewish Hospital
Atlas Missile Test At Cape Canaveral Again
At Cape Canaveral Florida technicians prepared for a third flight attempt of the 90 foot Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. Officials indicated a possible launch later in the week with a static test reported yesterday to prime the mechanism. The Atlas has previously flown twice from the secret base on the northeast Florida coast and failed to reach its target.
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Atlantic
Florida
White House Reports On Ike Illness and Tax Form Switch
The IRS says taxpayers may ignore the line for business expense accounts on 1957 returns, but substantiation rules remain. Commissioner Harrington notes the retroactive change was not public, avoiding burdens on employees who use reimbursement systems and keep receipts.
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Internal Revenue Service
Russell C. Harvington
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Harrington
Autumn Weather Stays Fair and Warm in Miami Valley
The Miami Valley will see mostly fair and mild autumn weather through Wednesday and possibly Thursday. Forecasts show a high near 55 today with a 32 low, and Wednesday expected to reach 56 with sunny skies. Middletown recorded a high of 42 and a low of 25 earlier today.
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Todays Chuckle Birthday Interview Joke
A 90 year old man reflecting on life jokes that he only found happiness after marriage, noting it was too late. The remark captures a lighthearted birthday moment during an interview.
Navy Readies U. S. Test Satellite
U S Navy scientists plan to launch a six pound sphere test satellite from Cape Canaveral within days, aiming for a near equatorial orbit of 300 to 1200 miles. The single stage of the project, Vanguard, uses a three stage rocket and transmits on 108 megacycles with solar powered batteries. no telemetering instruments are carried.
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Russia
Sputnik
Vanguard
U.S. Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Aome
Moscow Radio
London
United States
Project Vanguard
iThus
International Geophysical Year
Dulles Holds Early Talks With King Mohammed V
Secretary of State Dulles, standing in for ill President Eisenhower, met with King Mohammed V of Morocco in the White House Cabinet Room for a two hour briefing on North African issues. Aware of possible follow ups before the King departs, Dulles called the session a preliminary friendly review of mutual concerns.
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Dulles
Morocco
Eisenhower
Newsmen
Mohammed V
Washington
White House
Talks End but French Stay Tense
Paris reports that British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and French Premier Felix Gaillard closed two days of talks with no full agreement on North Africa. They agreed France should handle the Algerian question, but Britain did not promise to stop arms to Tunisia. Demonstrations erupted near the U.S. Embassy as French anger over arms shipments flared.
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Paris
Harold Macmillan
Felix Gaillard
NATO
Tunisia
France
Britain
North Africa
Will I
Macmillan
U.S
Nort Africa
United States
Gillard
Eisenhower Illness Flares. Doctors Add Evaluation
The White House said President Eisenhower is progressing satisfactorily but doctors will perform a further evaluation of his illness after he suffered a chill following his return from the Morocco king visit. Vice President Nixon and Atty. Gen. Rogers were at the White House. Cleveland address and other events were canceled.
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National Airport
Washington
King Mohamm
Morocco
White House
Executive
Anne Wheaton
Latae Tad Nes
el Wuaye
Mohammed V
Nixon
Atty
Gen
Rogers
Mohammed
Dulles
Mrs. Wheaton
Hammarskjold Eyes Middle East Trip to Ease Tensions
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold plans a Jordan visit with potential stops in Damascus Cairo and Jerusalem to ease border flareups and tensions over Palestine refugees and Turkey Syria concerns He may pursue mediation amid new clashes on Israel borders and Jordanian objections to a UN officer.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Syria
Jordan
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Amman
Egypt
Israel
Hammarskjold
U. S
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Leary
Dan
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