Attempt to Launch Atlas ICBM Postponed at Cape Canaveral
The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile launch was postponed possibly until Tuesday at Cape Canaveral. Two missiles were visible, with prior static tests noted. planners expect another launch later in the week. The Atlas is a three stage vehicle, crewed by three rocket engines, designed to deliver a hydrogen warhead over long ranges with a high arc and inertial guidance.
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Vern
Haugland
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Soldier William Girard Returns to U.S. for Discharge
William S. Girard and his Japanese wife Haru arrive from Japan aboard the USS Gen. A. E. Anderson en route to Ft. Sheridan Illinois for discharge after an Army enlistment ends January 27. He was 22 and had been convicted in Japan of killing a Japanese woman, receiving a three year suspended sentence. The case drew international attention when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Japanese court would try the case.
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San Francisco
William S. Girard
Haru
Candy
Japan
A. E. Anderson
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
Braceville Crash on Route 66 Hospitalizes Nine
A failure to yield at the Braceville Route 66 intersection caused a two car crash Sunday. Walter Gray 34 Gardner was ticketed. nine people were hospitalized. Victims include Walter and Evelyn Gray, Sarah Mark Mary Leo Holland. Robert Screiber and Rose Holland treated at Morris and Joliet hospitals.
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Braceville Road
U. S
Gray
Screiber
Morris Hospital
Walter Gray
Evelyn Gray
Gardner
Robert Screiber
Lexington
Sarah
Mark
Mary
Leo
Rose Holland
Barrington
Otto Holland
Sereiber
Joliet Hospital
Hollands
Inspection Tour Opens With Pate Visit at Iwakuni
General Randolph McC. Pate commandant of the Marine Corps arrived at Iwakuni Naval Air Station today for an annual inspection tour of Marine facilities in the Western Pacific. He will depart Tuesday for Korea and then return to Japan.
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Iwakuni
Japan
Randolph McC. Pate
U. S. Marine Corps
Iwakuni Naval Air Station
Pacific
Korea
Clergy Urged to Help Reduce Traffic Deaths
Gov Stratton urged Chicago ministers to frame traffic safety as a moral issue. He told church leaders at a luncheon that solving fatal crashes requires moral action, beyond education and enforcement, and asked churches to mobilize their congregations to cut the tragedy and its costs.
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Chicago
Stratton
Subway Service Rises to Eighty Percent During Strike
New York City subways ran at about 80 percent of normal during the morning rush as a strike by motormen and transit workers entered its second week. The Transit Authority moved staff among divisions to bolster lines serving Brooklyn and Queens while Mayor Wagner pushed a back to work proposal.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Robert F. Wagner
Deadlock Marks 1957 United Nations General Assembly Session
The 1957 U N General Assembly session ran from Sept 17 to Sept 22 with 66 items on its agenda. Delegates from East and West claimed some gains while disagreeing on their significance, noting the Afro Asian bloc's rise and Soviet rocket advances reshaping the balance of power.
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William N.otis
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Algeria
Eisenhower Calls Alliance to Meet Missile Challenge
President Eisenhower urged NATO to bolster military strength in the missiles race with the Soviet Union while warning against delaying bases in Europe. Adenauer urged thorough study and a spring decision, Gerhardsen called for direct talks and no stockpiles in Norway, Spaak pressed for modern nuclear arms to counter Soviet monopoly.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
NATO
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Adenauer
Gerhardsen
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Alliance
Soviet Union
Dutch Speed Up Their Departure From Indonesia
Dutch nationals begin accelerated evacuation from Indonesia as three ships depart from Javanese ports. The Waterman sails from Surabaya carrying Dutch subjects, with the Siba jak and the Captain Cook to follow from Jakarta and Semarang. Many seek to leave amid Indonesian leadership of former Dutch assets and a rising visa demand for technicians and workers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Waterman
Surabaya
East Java
Sibajak
Cook
Semarang
Singapore
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
West New Guinea
Republic
Train Crash Near Brussels Kills Four, Wounds Fifty
A train from Ostend collided with a stopped train on a bridge in Forest suburb, Brussels. Police report four dead and about fifty injured in the crash.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ostend
Forest
Hospitalized By Accident Near Morris
Mrs. James Trenter of 210 West Illinois Avenue was hospitalized at St. Joseph's Joliet for fractures to both legs and head injuries from a two vehicle collision at Routes 6 and 47 north of the Morris Coal Mine entrance. Her husband James Trenter and George H Teal of Hinsdale were treated for injuries and released. Sheriff Olson and Chief Deputy Bell investigated.
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James Trenter
Illinois Ave
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Morris Hospital
George H. Teal
Rte. 1
Hinsdale
Trenter
Teal
Morris Coal Mine Co
John E. G. Olson
James Bell
Weather Outlook and Temperatures at Pyatt Station
The forecast warns of a mostly cloudy night with a low in the upper 20s. Rain is expected Tuesday afternoon or night with highs in the upper 40s through Wednesday and into Thursday. Saturday and Sunday may bring more precipitation as readings show 47 degrees by day and 30 at night with 38 degrees at 9:15 a.m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Postcard campaign joins effort to find Maria Ridulph
In Sycamore Illinois authorities launch a 17000 postcard appeal to DeKalb County residents asking them to search their property for 77 year old Maria Ridulph missing since December 3. Sheriff Alf M Deisz urged daytime searches and return of the postcard within 24 hours as volunteers and autos comb county brush piles and buildings.
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Sycamore
Maria Ridulph
Alf M. Deisz
DeKalb County
Maria
Deist
Atlantic talks at Paris luncheon on loans and economy
American and French financial experts met at a luncheon to discuss strengthening economic aspects of the Atlantic alliance and the potential loan France may need. The discussion centered on cooperation and financial support within the alliance.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
France
Navy Vanguard satellite test discussed in secret inquiry
Norton testified before the Senate Preparedness subcommittee about Navy plans for a Vanguard satellite test and publicity orders from the defense public affairs chief. Lt. Gen. McCaul warned of Soviet tech advances and urged focus beyond missiles. Johnson called for more hearings and industry testimony as U S efforts to reach the moon amid Cold War pressure continue.
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Subcommittee
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Defense Department
United States
Soviet Russia
Duvick 15 Dies After Route 6 Ice Crash
Joan Pauline Duvick 15 dies en route to Morris hospital after a car driven by Richard Hausken spun on ice near Holderman home in Erienna township. Hausken uninjured. sheriff and deputy investigated. Funeral set for Bethleham Lutheran Church with burial in West Lisbon cemetery. Survived by parents Sharon, Jackie, and grandmother Isabelle Anderson.
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Joan Pauline Duvick
John Duvick
Morris
Morris Hospital
S. J. Holderman
Erienna Township
Davick
Richard
Dick) Hausken
Ervin Hausken
Wauponsee Township
Marseilles
Hausken
John E. G. Olson
James Bell
Finland
Bethleham
Rev
L. G. Hinderaker
West Lisbon
Joan Pauline Davick
Ottawa
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Morris Community High School
Lutheran Church
Sharon
Jackie
Isabelle Anderson
Seneca
Gordon Davis Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Grundy County
Gordon F. Davis of 816 E Jeffer son Sr announces as a Republican candidate for sheriff of Grundy county. He is the first to announce for the sheriff race and the third for county offices in the April 1958 primary. Jan. 13 is the filing deadline for nominating petitions with the county clerk.
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Gordon F. Davis
E. Jefferson
Grundy County
Davis
Nels Nelson
Lillias K. Walker
Tank Job on Municipal Shoreway Speeding Rampage
Cleveland resident Victor Yonke 28 claimed he sped to a gas station after running out of fuel when stopped at 100 mph. Officers jailed Yonke despite his explanation.
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Cleveland
Victor Yonke
Municipal Shoreway
Yonke
Want Ads Include Typewriter Calves and Lost Watch
Portable Underwood typewriter for sale. Twenty nine Hereford calves around 425 pounds offered. Lost Elgin wrist watch belonging to a lady. reward offered for return.
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Underwood Portable Typewriter
Lady’s Elgin
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William Girard
U.S
Rte. 66
Braceville
New York City
The
Transit Authority
U.N. General Assembly
Syria
Turkey
By John M. Hightower
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Kill Devils Hill
National Park Service
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kill Devil Hill
Wright
Dave Beck
Teamster Union
Seattle
NEA Telephoto
Navy
Vanguard
Joan Duvick
Rte. 6
Gordon Davis
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