Rocket Tests Moon Launching in Florida Test Flight
In a step toward a first man made moon, scientists fired an instrument laden rocket 125 miles into the air from Cape Canaveral. The Vanguard test carried a minitrack transmitter and other telemetry gear to be used in future earth satellite missions. The 42 foot Viking rocket reached 50 miles altitude before ejecting its radio device and descended into the Atlantic offshore from Miami.
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Washington
Florida
Vanguard
Viking Research
Patrick
Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral.Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Ing Point
Miami
Navy
Cape Canaveral
Patrick Afb
Jim Halbe
Orlando Sentinel
Viking
White Sands
N.M., Proving Grounds
Students Replace Presley Records at Marquette Union
In Milwaukee on December 8, Elvis Presley records were pulled from the Marquette University student union juke box after a student petition. The union council voted to replace Presley with Harry Belafonte recordings.
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Milwaukee
Elvis Presley
Harry Belafonte
Marquette University
Presley
Belafonte
Reorganization of Texas School System Recommended
The State Board of Education urged the Legislature to reorganize Texas schools by phasing out county superintendents and consolidating districts. If approved, 31 districts would be dissolved and about 600 would need consolidation or improvement. Alternative regional plans were offered and a 1959 target set for completion along with five essential law changes.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Texas
State Department of Education
State of Texas
Andrews
Arkansas
Baylor
Borden
Brooks
Calhoun
Camp
Crane
Crockett
Culbergen
Ector
Glasscock
Jim Hogg
Kenedy
Kent
Kinney
Llano
Loving
Mason
Maverick
Menard
Reagan
Real
Roberts
Schleicher
Somervell
Stephens
Sterling
Sutton
Terrell
Zapatg
Quake Felt But Not Located Near Pasadena
A sharp earthquake with magnitude 6.5 was recorded at 10:19 a.m. CST Saturday by the Caltech seismology lab. Dr. Charles Richter said the temblor was about 3,000 miles away in an unknown direction and could cause considerable damage if located in a populated area.
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Pasadena
Calif
Seismological Laboratory
California Institute Oof Technology
Charles Richter
Power Cut Off In Miami Oklahoma Ice Sleet Break Lines
Power was cut off in Miami Oklahoma for four minutes Saturday when ice and sleet broke equipment. Local utilities restored service after the outage caused by winter weather.
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Miami
Okla
Lioness That Mauled Boy Put In Quarantine
Garden Grove California December 8 The owners of the lioness that mauled 11 year old Brian Trenholme before escaping from its enclosure await word on the animal s fate Cubby the lioness is described as gentle by trainer Mrs George E Fraser The boy was treated at Orange County General Hospital and his father Elwood Trenholm said the lion bit his knee and held on until he pulled free as the lioness squeezed through the bars and fled across a highway
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Garden Grove
Calif
George E. Fraser
Orange County General Hospital
Elwood Trenchold
Erian
Trenholm
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Mississippi
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United Press
Texas — School System
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Rere
Iron Rite
Ferguson-Mcculloch Appliance Co
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