Egypt and Syria announce merger into one Arab state
President Nasser of Egypt and President Shukri Kuwaily of Syria sign a merging proclamation in Cairo as crowds cheer. The new nation will feature a single flag cabinet parliament and army with Cairo named as capital and about 28 million Arabs to be governed under one state.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Israel
Jordan
Middle East
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Sudan
Libya
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Arabian Peninsula
FCC Group Maps Reply to Charges
Five FCC members are expected to reply Monday to charges of misconduct in a congressional staff report. The panel invited 15 witnesses to testify at House commerce subcommittee hearings into federal agencies. The report cites alleged industry favors including travel expenses and free color TV sets.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congressional
House Commerce
FCC
Robert T. Bartley
Robert E. Lee
Bernard Schwartz
John C. Doerfer
Rosel H. Hyde
Richard A. Mack
Hyde
Doerfer
Mack
Moulder
D - MO
T.A.M. Craven
Frederick W. Ford
Patton to Speak at Wisconsin Farmers Union Convention
The Wisconsin Farmers Union plans its 27th annual convention in LaCrosse February 21 to 23. National Farmers Union president James G. Patton of Denver will headline the February 22 convention banquet.
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Patton
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Farmers Union
LaCrosse
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Denver
Nebraska Killer Starkweather Implicates Girl
Charles Starkweather 19 and Caril Fugate 14 faced murder charges as authorities weighed their roles in 11 killings across Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather admitted to the deaths while Fugate was hospitalized as a juvenile.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Caril Fugate
Lancaster County
Merle Karnopp
Starkweather
Caril
Nebraska
Wyoming
Douglas
Wyo
Penitentiary
Guy Starkweather
Charles
Lincoln State Mental Hospital
Robert G. Calvert
Bennet Martin
Rep Smith's Office To Stay in Operation
The office of the late Rep. Lawrence H. Smith will stay open until a successor is elected. Mrs. Smith announced after conferring with Ralph Roberts, clerk of the House, that the staff remains to handle inquiries and finish pending cases.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
R-Wis
Ralph Roberts
58 Heart Campaign Launched in County To Provide Research
The 1958 heart fund drive opened in Green County with house to house solicitation on Heart Sunday Feb 23. Sponsored by Alpha Zeta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, with Dorothy Johnson Monroe as chairperson and others in charge of various solicitations and publicity. A volunteer force in 88 Wisconsin cities and 740 communities supports the effort. Wisconsin Heart Association President C Ellis Goldstein Racine states a state goal of 505000 dollars to aid those affected by cardiac disease.
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Walter Kubly
Heart
Lois Miller
Thelma Gamm
Charles Greene
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Heart Association
Dorothy Johnson
Rolland E. Karlen
Alpha Zeta
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Heart Fund
Green County
Monroe
Walter J. Kubly
Heart Sunday
Ruth Hanson
Grace School
Wisconsin
C. Ellis Goldstein
Racine
Snow Replaced Cold in January Here in Recent Years
January was one of the warmest mid winters despite near zero start. The Monroe Evening Times records an average of 20.23 above zero versus 12 above in January 1957. Lowest temp this year was five below on January 3 with prior years showing deeper colds and more subzero days. Snowfall totaled 14 inches, up from nine inches in January 1957.
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Monroe
Farmer Institute Speakers Listed for Dairy Meeting
The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture brings three dairy experts to Turner Hall for the Farmers Institute on Thursday Feb 20. George Werner on management Myron Dean on marketing and C W Burch on mastitis will speak at 10 30 a m The event is sponsored by the Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce A Big M meeting panel and awards for conservation farming follow the morning session with lunch served by Jaycees The program aims to honor top county conservation farmers and feature a film speaker and hay and silage show
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Farmers Institute
Turner Hall
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Jaycees
Larry R. Lindgren
Jaycee
Elvehjem Named 13th UW President Set for June
Dr. C. A. Elvehjem, 56, dean of the UW graduate school and noted biochemist, was named the 13th president, succeeding Dr. E. B. Fred who retires in June. Born May 27, 1901 in Mc Farland, he earned UW degrees and joined the faculty in 1923, rising to full professor in 1936 and chair of biochemistry in 1944. He gained fame for isolating nicotinic acid in the 1930s and led vitamin and rice research groups.
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Wisconsin
Elvehjem
Edwin Brown Fred
Fred
Department of Bacteriology
President Hails Firing of Satellite Orbit News
Eisenhower calls the Jupiter C rocket launch wonderful as the United States places a scientific earth satellite into orbit. The White House confirms the IGY achievement and notes immediate data will be shared with the world scientific community. President, in Augusta for golf and bridge, expresses thrill at the milestone.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
United States
Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fla
White House
James C. Hagerty
J. Wallace Joyce
International Geophysical Office
National Science Foundation
Augusta National Golf Club
Hagerty
Haggerty
U. S
Russia
Navy
Brig
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Explorer in orbit surpasses Soviet rivals in size and longevity
The Explorer satellite, lighter at 30.8 pounds, remains aloft for 2 to 10 years as it orbits Earth at 18 000 mph. Sputnik I weighed 184 pounds and disintegrated. Sputnik II still orbits but may burn out soon. Sputnik III weighed 1 120.29 pounds. Sputniks visible from Earth. Explorer requires binoculars or a telescope.
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Associated Press
Explorer
U. S
Fireworks Ignite Huntsville as Jupiter C Lifts Satellite
Huntsville residents erupted in a wild celebration after the Jupiter C missile launched the United States first satellite at 10 48 p m EST. Sirens blared citywide and crowds grew to thousands in downtown Huntsville while banners and effigies marked the moment.
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Huntsville
Ala
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Redstone Arsenal
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Eisenhower
Augusta
R. B. Searcy
Europeans Celebrate U S Explorer Satellite Launch
Western Europe cheered the U S Explorer satellite launch with Russian congratulations delayed by censorship. British scientist Dr. Martin Ryle called it a fine show while Tokyo's Takeo Hatanaka praised U S IGY cooperation. An Allied officer in Paris expressed relief and humor over earlier failures.
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London
Europe
Moscow
State Committee On
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Asia
Australia
Africa
Latin America
United States
Moscow Radio
East Germany
Soviet Union
Martin Ryle
Cambridge Radio Observatory
Ryle
Takeo Hatanaka
Tokyo University
Japan
Allied
Paris
Wesley Dodge Suffers Fractured Hip in Fall
Wesley L. Dodge 42 of 710 14th avenue, partner at Monroe Tumber and Fuel Co., fractured his hip yesterday afternoon after a ladder slipped while he worked at his home. He underwent surgery last night and remained in St. Clare hospital in satisfactory condition, with about ten days of hospitalization expected.
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Wesley L. Dodge
14Th Avenue
Monroe Tumber and Fuel Co
Dodge
St. Clare Hospital
Explorer satellite profile from Jupiter-C launch
A pencil shaped Explorer satellite 80 inches long and six inches in diameter weighs 30.8 pounds with 12.67 pounds in the spent final rocket stage. It orbits 185 to 230 miles above Earth, swings to 1,230 to 2,000 miles, and completes a 106 to 113 minute round trip at 18 000 to 19 400 mph. Instruments study cosmic rays meteoroids temperatures and two radio transmitters relay data from the Jupiter-C launch on January 31.
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Associated Press
Earth
Florida
John B. Medaris
Army
Medaris
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Outer Space
Navy
Vanguard
U. S
Army Ballistic-Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
County Soil Bank Contracts Signed
Donald Siedschlag, county ASC manager, reports the county Soil Bank allotment has doubled with 72,000 available to pay farmers to remove land from production. Twenty-seven hundred acres tied to 35 signed contracts, 900 acres this year, 35 more on a waiting list. deadline moved to February 20. $3,000 maximum per farmer.
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Donald Siedschlag
ASC
Soil Bank
Siedschlag
Liedschlag
LeRoy Ruehle Killed in Crash Near Alexandria
LeRoy Ruehle 20 Milwaukee native and Armed Forces member was killed in a traffic accident near Alexandria Louisiana this week. He had been in Monroe on Christmas leave and is survived by his mother Mrs Lila Ames Ruehle Milwaukee and other relatives including a brother Charles and paternal grandmother Mrs Emma Ruehle. Details were not available.
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LeRoy Ruehle
Milwaukee
Monroe
Alexandria
Ruehle
Louisiana
Arthur F. Ruehle
Lila B. Ames
Emma Auenie
Carrie Ruehle
J. J. Tschudy
Madison
Charles
United States Satellite Explorer Launch Sparks Space Race
The Jupiter C launched a 30.8 pound satellite into orbit, marking the U S first man made satellite. President Eisenhower hailed the feat as a boost to national prestige as Medaris von Braun and others describe orbit altitude speed and radio transmission. A second satellite is planned with secrecy attached to the date.
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George Werner
Myron Dean
C. W. Burch
Dr. Elvehjem
Alabama
Searcy
Mars
Sputnik
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Defense Wilson
U.S
Red
Wesley Dodge
County Soil Bank
America
Space
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