Jakarta Forces Rout Insurgents in Medan
The Indonesian army said insurgents were driven from central Medan, Sumatra’s largest city, and that Jakarta forces regained the airport and harbor. Sukarno announced rebel gains near North Sumatra before retreating claims. The air and sea control was restored as rebels reportedly withdrew from the city.
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Singapore
Medan
Sumatra
Jakarta
jSummatra
Ture
Ruday Pirngadie
Farlher
Golan
Boyke Navin Golan
Celebes
Sukarno
U.S. Jet Pilot Freed by Reds Returns From Korea
Captain Leon Pfeiffer of Kenosha Wisconsin was released by Communist forces after parachuting March 6 when his F86 Sabre was hit by ground fire. He appeared at a brief news conference in Panmunjom and was taken to Seoul for questioning by Air Force security officers before UN control.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.S
Leon Pfeiffer
Kenosha
Wis
Costly Rain Hits North Hollywood Wallet Lost
In North Hollywood California heavy rainfall led to a street incident where Mrs Audrey Zummerman dropped her wallet and 335 dollars disappeared into a drain. The loss highlights the pricey impact of the ongoing wet weather.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Southern California
Audrey Zummerman
Moore Denies He Engineered Miami TV License
Col. George Gordon Moore testified before the House committee that he did not influence or seek to influence the FCC award of television Channel 10 in Miami. He said he appeared voluntarily to clear his name amid investigations and a grand jury probe into channel grants and FCC reconsideration.
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Moore
George Gordon Moore
Miami
Mamie Eisenhower
Washington
Col
House Committee
Federal Communication Commission
National Airlines
FCC
Channel 10
Merber
Federal Communications Commission
Subcommittee
Harris
D-Ark
Explosions Attack Jewish Centers in Miami and Nashville
Investigations probe two dynamite blasts at Jewish centers in Miami Florida and Nashville Tennessee with damages estimated at 30000 and 6000 dollars. Police linked threats to a federal judge and school integration tensions following a 1950s era case. No injuries reported. President Gronchi dissolves Italian Parliament to set May 25 elections.
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Miami, Fla.2
Nashville, Tenn
Miami
Temple Beth el
Nashville
William B. Silverman
William E. Miller
Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Four Killed as Beechcraft Bonanza Crashes Near Elkhart
Four young people including three students from Marquette University were killed when a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a snowstorm seven miles northeast of Elkhart Indiana. Pilot James Greiner 23 of Milwaukee rented the plane at Waukesha County Airport and took off around 9 30 am CST. The victims were Charlotte Docter 26 of Western Springs Illinois Dennis Kennedy 23 of Antioch Illinois Ronald Shockey 19 of Elmwood Park Illinois. Investigators removed the wreckage for examination but did not disclose a cause. The group was en route to New York for a holiday weekend and planned to attend the St Patrick's Day parade.
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Elkhart
Ind
Greiner
Marquette University
Kennedy
Shocker
Docter
Uni
James Greiner
Milwaukee
Charlotte Docter
Frank
Charlin
Wis
Ronald Shockey
Ilotte Docter
Western Springs
Dennis
Oshkosh
E. J. Doc. D. Kennedy
Antioch Ill
Werester
Frank Rose
High Ave
Dean of Men’s S
Marquette
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Here
CAA
Waukesha
Dale Crites
Spring City Flying Service
New York
Dennis Kennedy
Antioch, Ill
West
Pro-Americans win in Ryukyus election
Final returns from the Ryukyu Islands legislative vote show pro-American conservative and moderate candidates winning a majority. Center and right factions captured 24 of 29 seats while leftists, including the Communist-backed Minren Party, took five. The Minren faction had campaigned for immediate Ryukyu return to Japan, including Okinawa.
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Naha
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Id i
Minren
Minten
Red
Kamejiro Senaga
Japan
Ryukyu Chain
America
Far East
Wisconsin weekend traffic deaths total 13 on highways
Thirteen persons died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend, including a mother of 11. The toll brings 1958 fatalities to 122, with several more hurt. among the dead were Eleanor Ewert of Deer Brook and Ira Hicks of Antigo in a crash near Antigo, and Halvord Bakken near Mt Horeb. David Leecher of Amherst was among the injured.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Eleanor Ewert
Deerbrook
Ira Hicks
Antigo
Ewart
Heinz
Cocktail catastrophe floods drug store floor in hiccup chaos
An 800 bottle liquor cocktail toppled from a shelf at a local drug store, crashing to the floor. The incident caused about £5,000 in losses and left an undetermined amount of hiccups in the aftermath.
Vanguard launches a perfect orbit to place U S satellite
The Navy’s Vanguard rocket blasted off at 6 10 am CST from Cape Canaveral and reached orbit two hours and 94 minutes later. President Eisenhower announced the 34 pound Vanguard moon satellite circling the earth as Navy and Martin Co officials celebrated the flawless flight and successful three stage separation. The mission aims for an equatorial orbit with about 45 degree inclination and a 300 to 1500 mile altitude, joining Explorer and Sputnik I in space.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
U.S
Eisenhower
Explorer
Russia
Martin Co
Florida
Vincent Thomas
Washington
John P. Hagen
Mrica
Raleigh
N.C
Satellite To Stay in Orbit Five to Ten Years
Dr. John P. Hagen, Vanguard project director, estimated the new Earth circling satellite will remain in orbit 5 to 10 years. Provisional figures put its speed at 18,000 to 19,000 mph, with apogee about 2,500 miles and perigee around 400 miles. A larger Navy satellite, basketball-sized, may launch soon.
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Washington
John P. Hagen
Vanguards Project
Hagen
Navy
Van‘guard
Space Ship Test Crew Completes Orbit Mockup Trial
Five crew members aboard a lander style mock space ship at Wright Patterson Air Force Base finished a five day simulated orbit around the Earth with no contact outside the crew. The test recorded physiological data while the craft performed deceleration and landing maneuvers. Crew members Maj Russell B. Brewington Capts Lawrence J. McEachern William D. Johnston Jr. Fukgham and James V. Kennedy lived on frozen meals during the simulation and received their first cooked meal after the test.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Intri
Russell B. Brewington
Ton
Tex
Lawrence Space
J. McEachern
Arson Attempt Probed at Oshkosh Church
Trinity Episcopal Church in Oshkosh faced an arson probe after custodian Erwin Krueger found a burned vestment and burned pages from a pastor's record book. Fire marshal Earl Schwabe and officers reported smoke and matching debris, with Rev. William J. Spicer stating no activity by him between 2:45 and 3:30 pm Saturday. Vandalism at Christ Luther Church also noted with broken basement windows and damaged lighting.
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Earl Schwabe
Brillion
Trinity Episcopal Church
Erwin Krueger
Krueger
William J. Spicer
Spicer
Clara Luck
Robert Stoll
Elmwood Ave
Stoll
Tihe
Christ Luther Church
Polk St
Heald Brewer
Brewer
RCA broadcast reports high-pitched tone from Vanguard launch
A high pitched tone, believed to originate from the Navy's first satellite, was broadcast today by RCA over NBC radio. Signals were received in the moments after a Vanguard rocket fired from Cape Canaveral. The tone lasted only a few seconds.
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Riverhead
N.Y
Navy
Radio Communications of America
National Broadcasting Co
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Miami Herald
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