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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1960
Page
1
Two Navy scientists, Piccard and Walsh, completed a deep ocean descent on January 22 to the bathysphere mission noting four hours to descend and three hours seventeen minutes to ascend. They stayed on the bottom thirty minutes and surfaced January 23.
Rescue teams rely on a northern Transvaal drilling rig with a 13 inch bore to reach a passageway thought to house trapped miners. Five squads battle a mile long rockfall while ventilating and seeking contact as 30 pit ponies are rescued and 45 others remain stranded amid dangerous gas.
Ten children of Mr and Mrs W Bb King Jr of Hope Villa Louisiana assemble in their home vane room to display headgear after all contracting mumps at once. Front row Warren Catherine Sylvia Noel Cindy. rear Kevin Gregory Marsha Karen Fiorita. Fiorita accused of starting the family epidemic.
In closed Senate testimony Gates faced sharp questions as Solon urged caution against basing defense plans on Soviet intentions rather than capabilities. He warned against relying on Khrushchev mind readings and noted the broader missile gap challenges to U S national security.
Senator Talmadge and Senator Sparkman express cautious optimism about civil rights proposals. They note southern voting weakness with about 18 reliable votes to oppose any civil rights bill and hope broader national support may grow, despite continued congressional resistance.
Nixon said the United Steelworkers Union chief David J. McDonald insisted on parity with gains in other industries. Steel companies pegged a settlement around 92 cents an hour.
The 14-year-old Blackledge boy confessed to luring the girl from a car then striking her with a hammer at a remote ranch three miles west of town. The body was dragged into a chicken house and found by volunteers. an inquest was set for the next week.
The article notes a foreseen showdown in Algeria with barracks recalled and downtown Army patrols canceled to prevent clashes between soldiers and civilians. Civilian authorities impose semi censorship and caution newsmen against inflammatory right wing appeals while De Gaulle and Massu discuss the crisis.
In Montpelier Vermont lawmakers enact a ban on shooting quail arguing the species is extinct in the state. The move ends any hunting activity and aligns with wildlife protection goals.
Britain expects to spearhead a long range disarmament effort aimed at eliminating nuclear and mass weapons, reducing conventional arms, and creating an international control body. The plan, outlined to the U N by Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd, envisions staged progress from nuclear test bans to global policing, with reduced military forces and an international pool for conventional arms.
Frost damaged vegetables as workers faced job loss and exposure with little money or warm gear. Lakeland forecaster warned citrus at risk overnight while Miami predicted further frost, temperatures dipping to the 20s in Deland and other cities. Farmers used smudge pots bonfires and water to protect fields as fires and power outages followed the cold.
Ethrem Dodd 54 of Farmerville died at his residence Saturday morning after a brief illness. Services Sunday at 2 30 p m at Rocky Branch Church of Christ with Revs Meredith Johnson and Graham Yale officiating. Interment Rocky Branch Cemetery under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home. Survivors include widow Kathram Dodd two sons Norman E Dodd Clayton Dodd one daughter Wendell Parks two brothers George Dodd Idd Dodd one sister Delta Dyer three grandchildren Body will lie in state at Norman I Dodd's home until time for services.
Chicago officials clash over Governor Stratton's call to reform the police department linked to the Orville Hodge case. Daley denounces politics as Stratton demands drastic action and Cooperates with the investigation. Daley names Kyran Phelan as acting chief while a citizens committee will choose a new commissioner.
Snowy conditions persist in the district with warmer temperatures possible tonight. For Arkansas the forecast shows cloudy skies and a gradual rise with highs near 35 to 45 degrees. Observations include barometer 30.36 inches and reports of sunrise and sunset times for the day.
The text debates whether a virus acts inside the nucleus or in the cytoplasm, noting potential effects on genes and cancer risk, or on cell nutrients. It also suggests viruses might poison cells or create material that damages them, and mentions using advanced microscopes for study.
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