Man Aims to Begin Conquest of Outer Space in 1957
The 1957 outlook for science envisions rockets testing to place a small satellite into orbit, possible launch within a year, and observers may glimpse a faint dot in dusk or dawn skies. The International Geophysical Year will unite scientists from 40 nations to study weather, gravity, magnets, Earth's shape, glaciers, oceans, and the sun, with polar research planned.
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Will Urge Price Floor For Corn In New Farm Bill
Republican lawmakers in Congress back a price floor for corn, opposing Secretary Benson who favors a broader reform. They met at the Agriculture Department to discuss a new corn program to stabilize production and prices, aiming to remove the zero to 90 percent support option and push for a firm price floor despite past referendum results.
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Police quell tears after accidental gun discharge in North Side flat
Miss Charlotte Frost, 38, led four Chicago police to a North Side apartment early today where Donald Elems, 24, an amateur gun collector, sat tearful after a drinking incident. He tested a new weapon, firing a shot into Miss Frost’s room and another into his own. The gun discharged tear gas pellets. He was treated at American Hospital and questioned at Town Hall.
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