Middletown Placed as All-America City Finalist for 1957
Middletown is named one of 22 finalists for the 1957 All-America City award to be announced officially from New York with finals in Cleveland next month. The entry, signed by C R Hook of Armco Steel, highlights steady growth and civic projects like the Progress Program and school expansion.
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National Municipal League
Look Magazine
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Zanesville
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Armco Steel Corps
Hook
Civic Association
Pheryxi City
Ala
U.S. Sees No Accord With Reds
Washington officials see no practical agreement with the Soviet Union on major issues such as space satellite control. They cite Khrushchev's inflexible positions in disarmament the Middle East and Europe and say no bilateral talks without allies. President Eisenhower notes the U.S. will not dictate to the world. Secretary Dulles departs for a weekend retreat and denies any unilateral talks with Russia.
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West
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Dulles
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
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Middle East
Gromyko
Kremlin
Moscow
Eisenhower
Duck Island
Lake Ontario
America
UN Set For Arms Talk
The United States and Russia head the annual U N arms debate in New York as the Security Council discusses disarmament. Henry Cabot Lodge will present a Western backed resolution from London talks stressing international control of long range missiles and space satellites. Khrushchev signaled Moscow’s plan to add inspections of rocket launching sites and airports. Both sides seek 82 nation Assembly support to pressure the other in the Disarmament subcommittee.
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N.Y
Russia
United States
U.N
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
London
Soviet Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
West
Pretty WAC Officer Demands Shape Up In Yokohama
Lt. Jeane Wolcott orders 96 woman WAC detachment in Yokohama to improve appearance with non issue items like girdles and padding. She says the inspection found few perfect uniforms and promises no disciplinary action for those who refuse to modify. A male headquarter officer will assess progress Saturday.
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Yokohama
Japan
WAC
Jeane Wolcott
Kent
Ohio
Wolcott
Birthday Run Proves Tough At 53 Years
Burlington mailman Paul Hardrock Simpson completed a 53.4 mile birthday run after a delay and two earlier attempts. He began the yearly mile-for-age challenge in 1946 and said the effort was for personal satisfaction though health issues briefly halted it in 1957.
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Burlington
N.C
Paul
Hardrock
Sputnik Reveals Aims Of Earth Satellites In Space Study
The piece notes satellites may track meteor hits, magnetism, temperature, cosmic rays, and sun effects under the IGY. It discusses potential data on ionospheric temperatures, wind, weather forecasting, radio, cosmic rays, meteors, ultraviolet radiation, and space travel implications.
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South Magnetic
United States
Earth
Space
Albert Einstin
Visually Spotted Sputnik Rocket Ahead of Satellite
A New Haven moonwatch team reported the first U S visual sighting of Sputnik's booster rocket pre dawn over New England. Smithsonian observers at Cambridge confirmed the sighting noting the rocket is larger than the satellite and bright reflections.
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Sputnik
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New Haven
James Plato
Moonwatch
Boston
Plato
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Sydney
Australia
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Cambridge
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Moscow
Canada
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Alberta
Auckland
New Zealand
Fred Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Mass
Community Keeps Drugstore Open For Injured Owner
In Calipatria Imperial Valley, Takeo Momita a Hiroshima born American citizen sustains injuries after a head on crash that kills his wife Shizuko. Local friends and officials run his drugstore keeping operations steady until his recovery in Gardena. The mayor praises community solidarity.
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Calipatria
Calif
Takeo Monita
Imperial Valley
Los Angeles
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Shizuko
Edward Rade‘macher
Chester Thompson
Brawley
Ipharmacy
Poston
Ariz
Hiroshima
United States
Louise Kikawa
Gardena
McElroy Examines Budget For Defense Spending
Neil H. McElroy new Pentagon head says he will study the current 38 billion dollar defense budget before deciding if it suffices. He notes the need to provide the American people with an answer on adequate defense while considering manpower cuts and interservice competition in the missile field.
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Neil H. McElroy
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Congress
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Hegeres
Weather Forecast For Miami Valley Turns Cooler
A cooler spell is ahead with scattered light fronts tonight and fair cool conditions through Friday. Today remains mostly cloudy with a high near 70 and a low around 40. Friday should be cool with a high about 65. Middletown reported a high of 73 yesterday at 3 30 p m and a low of 44 this morning at 7 55 a m. Rain last night did not register.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Dayton Bomber Explodes Killing 4 In Orlando Flight
A burning B47 Stratojet exploded over Orlando killing three U.S. fliers and a Royal Air Force officer. Col. Michael N. W. McCoy piloted the six engine bomber and died with Group Capt. John Woodroffe Lt. Col. Charles Joyce and Maj. Vernon D. Stuff. The pilot steered the craft away from a populated area before the crash. Stuff, born in Roseville California, had 27 Mediterranean World War II missions.
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Orlando
Fla
U.S
Royal Air Force
Michael N. W. McCoy
Pomona
Calif
John Woodroffe
RAF
Charles Joyce
Winchester
Mass
Vernon D. Stuff
Dayton
Ohio
Stuff
Roseville
Mediterranean
Dale Stuff
Springfield
Todays Chuckle Economists Say What To Do With Money
A witty quip that jokes about economists prescribing steps with money you would lack if you had followed their advice earlier. It frames economists as doubters of their own prescriptions.
Boy Admits Shooting Dad in Colorado Farm Home
Earl Wear an 11 year old boy confessed to shooting his father Leonard Wear 47 in their two room farm home near Pritchett Colorado. District attorney Carl M. Shinn said the boy fired a .22 caliber bullet over the father's right eye while the wife Eunice 46 slept beside him. The youth cried I shot him saying he did it because he was mad about going to school.
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Leonard Wear
Fa Ther
Wears
Pritchett
Colorado
Shinn
Eunice
Husky Earl Wear
Wear
Earl
Reds Ready To Quit San Marino Cold War May End In Surrender
In San Marino two rival governments hold talks in Italy seeking to end the stalemate. Communist leaders backtracked on surrender while anti Communist leaders insist on resignations from all Reds and pro-Communist Socialists.
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Italy
Zaccaria Svorett
Matum
Domenico Morganti
Builings
Morganti
Reds
Red
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