All Cuba Under Rebel Control
Havana awaits Fidel Castro as rebels claim control of Cuba. Castro plans a triumphal march from Santiago to Havana with Manuel Urutia installed as provisional president. Rebels overrun garrisons and government offices in Pinar del Rio. fighting and looting erupt in Havana as foreigners and Americans seek exits amid strong security and transport collapse.
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Headwaters Of Jet Stream Being Sought
Baltimore AP report says scientists search high above to locate the jet stream’s head waters to enable weather modification. A top meteorologist hinted that rockets and explosions could create temporary dams in the upper atmosphere. Research centers on the Alaska Siberia region.
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Burning of the Greens ceremony set for Tuesday night
The Burning of the Greens will be held Tuesday at Husky Park with Rev. Fr. Herbert R. Jordan as speaker. The Boy Scouts sponsor the event and local trees gathered for the Yule season will be burned. Maryland Beautiful praised the ceremony as a model for safe tree disposal.
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Snow Ball profits fund hospital microfilm project
Mrs. Richard F. Kline announced over nine thousand dollars in receipts from the Snow Ball will cover the microfilming equipment and supplies for the hospital records project at Hood College. The event December 22 raised funds aimed at purchasing a viewer and film supplies, with further surplus expected as the six thousand yearly patient admissions require extensive records.
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Moon Rocket Presents Major Challenge to U S Space Effort
Moscow claimed its moon rocket surpassed all prior interplanetary attempts and will reach the moon by Sunday local time. US officials warned of the need for more moon shots as Congress pressed for accelerated programs while Soviet state media touted the mission as a first successful interplanetary flight.
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Toll Death Toll Soars Across Holidays On Roads
Auto fatalities surged during the New Year holiday period as motorists pushed toll counts toward a record. The National Safety Council warned drivers to slow down after a rapid rise in deaths, with projections nearing 409 for the period. An AP tally through midnight local Sunday showed a pace higher than expected, amid fears the combined Christmas and New Year travel would explode past prior records.
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Soviet lunar probe may become long lasting planet around sun
New York AP reports the fledgling Soviet Pioneer mission launched a 3,239 pound probe that could orbit the sun for millions of years and relay data on space near Earth, the Moon, and beyond. It may one day approach Earth again or study the Moon’s magnetism and radiation while opening space travel routes to Mars.
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Russian Moon Rocket Sets Record Yet to Orbit Moon
Russians announced a rocket has gone farther into space than any man made object. It is expected to pass the moon and drift toward a distant planet, as world observers react with admiration. Tracking posts await requests from Cape Canaveral for monitoring.
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Canaveral Not Asked To Trace Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP America's space tracking post idles Friday no attempt to track Russia's rocket to the moon Maj Gen Donald Noyates says he was not asked Washington dispatched an official order about Russian claims Manila state visit Abdul Rahman Malaya prime minister nears five day trip to Manila Seoul purchases rise in Korea American military buys total 30 million dollars in the year ending June 30 1959 according to U S Army data
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Optimism Riding High as 1959 Outlook Seen Bright
New Year buoyed by hopes of a boom as leaders from industry and finance forecast stronger activity. Strauss predicts a decade of prosperity driven by population growth and invention while Blough cites steel capacity near 80 percent. AT&T plans over two billion in construction as Ford sees around six million new car sales in 1959.
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Standard Oil Co
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Roger M. Blough
United States Steel Corp
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telewanker
At&t
George P. Hitchings
Ford Motor Co
U. S
Norman Strunk
United States Savings & Loan League
Year Becomes Coldest Since 1916 In 1958 Weather Record
A cold, snowy year in Midland Texas set records with an average temperature of 51.4 degrees, the coldest since 1916. February brought a blizzard with ten inches of snow and a one below zero reading. July was the wettest month at 6.34 inches, while December was the driest at .90 inches.
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Soviet Moon Rocket Declared First Sun Orbiting Satellite
Moscow Radio reported the Soviet lunar rocket as the first artificial planet and sun satellite, predicting trajectory toward the moon and then the sun. Officials hailed engineering as a great success, noting the craft survived heat and carried scientific apparatus.
Alaska Becomes 49th State and Unveils New Flag
President Eisenhower proclaims Alaska the 49th state with a noontime White House ceremony timed to end the 85th Congress. A new flag design is unveiled, to become official July 4, with Alaska gaining voting representation and self government after years as a territory. Senators Bartlett Greening and Rep Rivers will be sworn in when Congress convenes.
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