Russia says rocket fell in Alaska during Sputnik 1 debris search
Moscow reports the burned remains of the Sputnik I carrier rocket fell in Alaska and on the West Coast, while scientists in Cambridge and Britain question the claim. The USSR Academy of Sciences asks for the pieces to be returned, and U.S. officials say they know nothing about rocket debris on American soil.
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Basin News Editor Named By American Basin News Editor Named By American
Bill Lee, 32, joined The Odessa American editorial staff as Permian Basin news editor. A Mississippi graduate, he will oversee news and picture coverage for cities across the basin, moving from Angleton Timers where he was news editor. He is from Kosciusko and is married with two children.
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Permian Basin
Ross Davis
Denrol
University of Oklahoma
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Brenda Joyce
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Harvey A. Lee
State Council Names Officers
HOT SPRINGS Ark Dec 7 UP The Council of State Governments elected Gov William G Stratton of Illinois as its president The Council the executive committee of the National Governors Conference selected Denver for a February conference to plan the Miami governors conference next May Governors from 10 states and two former governors attended the two day meeting A report by Gov Abraham Rubicoff of Connecticut cited 15 states enlarging highway patrols to cut traffic deaths He said US traffic fatalities for the first 19 months of 1957 fell 2 5 percent from 1955 and could reach about 38600 if the trend continues sparing about 1000 lives
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Treasury cancels plan to shut 11 customs districts
The Treasury Department bowed to protest and canceled its November 19 order to abolish 11 of 44 customs districts, including Port Arthur Texas. The move aimed to save about 100000 annually but faced opposition from communities and Congress citing adverse effects on port development and local jobs.
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Stevenson Aide Calls London Dispatch A Hoax
Adlai E Stevenson aide William Blair labeled a London News Chronicle dispatch a hoax. The piece criticized the Eisenhower administration and NATO summit plans, but Stevenson and his staff did not write or authorize the dispatch.
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