X-15 achieves first free glide test boosts space hopes
At Edwards Air Force Base the X-15 completed a 5 minute 10 second free glide from 38,000 feet atop a B-52, with pilot Scott Crossfield calling the flight flawless. The researchers plan a powered flight in 2 3 weeks to push toward space.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Earth
Scott Crossfield
Calif
UPI
Space
America
Mojave Desert
Rogers Dry Lake
Los Angeles
Crossfield
Fifth District Teachers Name New President
Mary Lou Humphries of Lakeshore Elementary School will lead the Fifth District Classroom Teachers Association for the coming school year. She succeeds Charles M. Tillman, elected second vice president. Other officers include Mildred Muirhead first vice president, R. G. Hanchey secretary, Sybil Brantley corresponding secretary, K. D. Everett treasurer, Ludie Ferguson parliamentarian, and Daisy Daniels reporter. The group adopted a resolution endorsing Monroe ordinances banning sale or distribution of indecent comic books to juveniles and pledged to urge statewide statutes matching the intent of the ordinances. They praised Mayor W L Howard and the city council for focusing on juvenile welfare. They also agreed to appeal to lawmakers and officials to support efforts to activate related statutes statewide.
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Lakeshore
Charles M. Tillan
Northeast State
Mildred Muirhead
Lake Providence
R. G. Hanchey
Lincoln Parish
Sybil Brantley
Monroe
K. D. Everett
Bastrop
Treasuer
Ludie Ferguson
Caldwell Parish
Daisy Daniels
Fifth District Classroom Teachers Association
W. L. Howard
Kids Need a Lobby in State Capitals Says Expert
H An Aubrey Elliot consultant for the Southern office of the national probation and parole association told a Tulane University workshop that delinquent children require governmental support. He argued kids cannot vote so they lack political weight and urged a lobby to back services.
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New Orleans
UPI
H. Aubrey Elliot
National Probation and Parole Association
Tulane University
Elliot
City Courts Rule on Concealed Weapon and Related Charges
In West Monroe and city court sessions, several individuals faced penalties. Charlie Roe Jr. received 100 days in jail plus a $100 fine for carrying a concealed weapon, while Robert Foster was fined $100 or 60 days for theft. Lonnie L. Pumphrey was fined $95 or 95 days for a sex offense. Additional bonds forfeited covered reckless driving and speeding, with multiple public drunkenness, trespassing, and disturbances noted. Ed Faye Walters in West Monroe was fined $25 or 25 days for reckless driving, and speeding bonds for Royce Parker and James Davidson were forfeited.
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Charlie Roe Jr
Grammont
W. M. Harper
Robert Foster
Hippmarks Alley
Lonnie L. Pumphrey
Owl St
Annie Jackson
Bobby R. Nordan
Richard S. Jackson
West Monroe
Ed Faye Walters
Shreveport
Jasper Jones
Royce F. Parker
Rt. 1
James E. Davidson
Trenton St
Parker
Davidson
Erhard Adenauer Showdown Signals CDU Rift
Bonn Germany UPI Erhard returns from the United States for a clash with Chancellor Adenauer that could split the Christian Democratic Party. Adenauer won the first skirmish by saying he would stay chancellor through his term ending 1961. Erhard may challenge now or wait until 1961. He left the U S with hopes of succeeding Adenauer but declined to say if he would fight.
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Germany
UPI
Ludwig Erhard
United States
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Erhard
United State
Franz Etzel
Eugen Ger- Stenmaier
New York
Idlewild
Eisenhower and John Wayne Star At GOP Dinner
President Eisenhower and actor John Wayne drew crowds for autographs at a GOP dinner in Washington. The $100-a-plate event had Mrs. Eisenhower signing alongside Wayne and the President, who kept signing for about a half hour before Wayne halted the request line.
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Mamie
Washington
Eisenhower
John Wayne
Wayne
Patterson Blasts Court Over NAACP Ruling in Alabama
Gov. John Patterson condemned a U.S. Supreme Court decision that set aside a $100,000 contempt fine against the NAACP. He asserted the organization remains prohibited from doing business in Alabama due to ongoing law violations. Local justices declined comment and the attorney general weighed next steps after study of the ruling.
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Montgomery
Ala
NAACP
Alabama
John Patterson
U.S. Supreme Court
National Assn
Advancement of
Colored People
Patterson
State Supreme Court
J. Ed Livingstone
Walter B. Jones
Jones
MacDonald Gallion
Chicago Architect Clears Fifth Floor Lounge Congestion
City Architect Paul Gerhardt who heads maintenance at Chicago’s central office building suspended 10 city janitors found lounging overtime to ease congestion on the fifth floor men’s lounge.
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Chicago
UPI
Paul Gerhardt
Municipal Central
Public Hearing Set Today On Route U.S. 165
Property owners affected by the proposed by pass route U S 165 will meet District Highway Engineer Wayne Huckaby today at 2 p m in the Highway Department building on DeSiard Road near Monroe city limits. The new road will be part of the federal interstate program and cross Monroe near the Louisville intersection.
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Wayne H. Huckaby
Highway Department
DeSiard Road
Monroe
Louisville
Touro Infirmary Receives Hartford Foundation Grant
Touro Infirmary in New Orleans announced a $31,295 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation for cardiovascular research. Foundation president Ralph W. Burger noted the grant is part of a $5,585,066 appropriation in 1958 for 66 medical institute grants.
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Upi
Touro Infirmary
John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc
Ralph W. Burger
Hartford Brothers
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Blue Rain Rains Over Luton After Dye Works Dust
In Luton England blue tinted rain fell on Monday, linked to dust from the demolition of an old dye works. Local residents reported the unusual coloration and authorities trace the cause to airborne particles from the site.
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Luton
England
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