Ike Advisers Analyze Meaning Of Sputnik II
The White House said President Eisenhower and his science and national security advisers are analyzing the significance of Russia s new satellite in rocketry and scientific terms. Officials note the satellite carries a dog and that the launch demonstrates powerful Soviet rocket capability.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Anne Wheaton
Vanguard
Ft. Stewart
Antigua
West
Inders
Little Rock Seeks Indefinite Delay in NAACP Suit
Little Rock asks for an indefinite postponement of a federal suit where the NAACP challenges a city ordinance forcing disclosure of confidential records. The delay would hold until Arkansas state courts decide the ordinance's validity after its adoption by the City Council amid integration tensions.
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Little Rock
NAACP
Ark
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Arkansas
Muscovite Reflects On Recent Power Shifts
In Moscow a street corner interview captures a nameless resident calmly noting the rise of Sputnik and the fall of Zhukov. The man offers a stoic, resigned view of the rapidly changing events that have unsettled the city.
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Moscow
Sputnik
Zhukov
Tragic Accidental Strangulation of West Monroe Boy
Eight year old Richard Taylor son of Rev E F Taylor at 214 Reagan Street West Monroe was found hanging by a rope from a persimmon tree in the yard Sunday afternoon. He was taken to St Francis Hospital where he died on arrival. Funeral plans were tentatively set for Trinity Baptist Church with interment under Hixsons. Authorities cited strangulation from the rope and suspected a fall during play from two saw horses beneath the tree with no witnesses present. The body remained at the residence until services.
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Richard Taylor
West Monroe
E. F. Taylor
Reagan Street
Trinity Baptist Church
St. Francis Hospital
A. T. Mitchell
C. P. Bazar
Filer
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Mr. Taylor
Louisiana senator outlines plan to close public schools over integration
Baton Rouge Louisiana today reported that lawmakers planned legal incentives for school officials to defy federal courts with school closures as a last resort to block integration. Sen. W M Rainach said measures would protect officials and employees and provide continued education for children and guard teachers. The proposal targets the 1958 legislature or a possible special session and ties to Eisenhower's Little Rock intervention.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sen. W. M. Rainach
Committee On
North Louisiana
Citizens Councils of America
Rainach
Louisiana School Boards Assn
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Monroe News Star World plant feature and ROTC cadet honor
Dr H H Baur of Monroe sent a copy of the Monroe News Star World progress edition to Tell City. Charles V Breard of Monroe is named a Distinguished Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet at LSU, among twelve top cadets chosen for outstanding grades and campus leadership.
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Tell City
Ind
H. H. Baur
Monroe
Monroe News-Star — World
Charles V. Breard
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Louisiana State University
Protests Grow Over Dog Used In Soviet Space Flight
Worldwide animal groups condemn Russia for sending a dog into space. Warren W. McSpadden of the ASPCA warns of unnecessary sacrifice and harm if the dog survives, while D Kibbe Riddell of Bide-a-Wee and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urge action and vigils.
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New York
Russia
New Earth
Warren W. McSpadden
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Soviet Union
State Department
McSpadden
Bide-a-Wee Assn. Inc
Riddell
Manhattan
London
National Canine Defense League
Curly
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Liverpool
Monroe Delivers 4.5 Million Water Light Revenue Bonds
The City of Monroe delivers 4.5 million water and light improvement revenue bonds to purchasers in New York. Mayor W L Howard and City Secretary-Treasurer P A Poag signed the bonds with Benton Wakefield handling funds from Ouachita National Bank. Proceeds fund a gas turbine and system expansion boosting capacity from 34 500 to 44 500 kilowatts, installed next summer.
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City of
Monroe
New York
W. L
Jack) Howard
P. A. Poag
Benton Wakefield
Ouachita National Bank
Howard
Poag
Monroe Group
Nixon Premature In 1960 Drive
Washington observers warn Vice President Nixon may be moving too fast in 1960 presidential plans. Backers like Dewey and Knowland spark unease over early momentum and potential GOP backlash as Nixon’s tough foreign aid stance could unite conservatives against him.
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Washington
Nixon
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
William F. Knowland
California
Goodwin Knight
Knowland
Man Held For Murder Attempt
A 21 year old man was held on attempted murder charges after firing a shotgun at his brother in law in Baton Rouge. Roland Arnold was booked for the shooting of Wayne King age 24 of Sunshine. The 16 gauge shell struck King's upper legs after a domestic quarrel involving Arnold and his wife. King's sister in law later entered the scene. Police said Arnold claimed King had threatened him and was ordered to leave the house.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Clemmons
Roland Arnold
Wayne King
Sunshine
King
W. O. Kelly
C. Larsen
Arnold
Space Traveling Pup Faring Well
Moscow reports Sputnik II dog survives blast and flies 17 840 miles per hour in a half ton satellite circling Earth. Breathing heartbeat and blood pressure normal. signals from radios show data and beeps as the beamed craft orbits about 1 000 miles out. Pravda hints at future apes and other small creatures for genetic studies while announcing a four engine airliner carrying 120 passengers from Moscow to New York in 10 to 12 hours.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Earth
Communist Party
Pravda
New York
Court Upholds Grandparents in Custody Dispute
The Mississippi Supreme Court refused to remove 10 year old Lucy Hutchins from her Clarksdale grandparents and place her with father Grady L. Hutchins Jr. The court backed Coahoma County Chancery Court's custody ruling, noting Texas court lacked jurisdiction. Lucy’s father, a Navy man, had sought custody after his former wife’s death in 1955.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Clarksdale
Texas
Coahoma County
Hutchins
Possible Russian Rocket On Moon
Cambridge, April 8 A top astronomer said it is entirely possible the Russians have launched a rocket toward the moon. Dr. Fred L Whipple of Harvard noted a five day transit and that a telescope could perhaps reveal a trail if launched Saturday.
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Cambridge
Mass
Fred. L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Whipple
Harvard University
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Includes Rain Drizzle
An overcast sky and intermittent showers are forecast for the Twin Cities area this afternoon through tomorrow. Yesterday saw light showers with a pre-dawn low of 51 rising to 58 mid-morning, with tonight’s low 52 to 56 and tomorrow’s high 64 to 68.
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Twin Cities
Bold Thinking Demanded In U S Policy
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged bold new thinking in U S defense and foreign policy after Sputnik demonstrated the need to mobilize resources rapidly He discussed missile development with Secretary of Defense Neil H McElroy and other senators and signaled a Senate inquiry to evaluate the nation’s missile program amid Russian advances
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Johnson
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Secretary of Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Congressional
Russia
Administration
PAR seven years of public service detailed at Baton Rouge luncheon
Gen. S. G. Henry outlined PAR s seven years of activity in a Bayou DeSiard Country Club luncheon talk to PAR members and guests. The regional conference followed focusing on state finances as PAR was founded in March 1950 and remains privately supported and non partisan.
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Public Affairs Research Council
Louisiana
PAR
Propaganda Victory Seen In Sputnik II Launch
British and French commentators say Sputnik II marks a major propaganda win for the Soviet Union and prompt talk of a rocket to the moon. Reports warn the Soviets could strike the United States with H bombs with titanic rockets. Peiping radio hails Soviet science while the Daily Mail urges new British American scientific partnership.
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London
Soviet Union
United States
China
Red
Peiping Radio
Daily Mail
Britain
America
Classified Hotline Numbers And Hours
The notice lists contact numbers for the Editorial, Circulation, Classified, and Composing rooms with hours from 5 PM to 8 AM on weekdays and from noon Saturday to 8 AM, plus holidays. It directs readers to call the appropriate department.
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Ike
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