Army Probes Atomic Leak In Missile Policy Shuffle
The Army opens a formal probe into a leak of a document on limits to Army missile programs. Col John C Nickerson Jr of Redstone Arsenal Huntsville is named as questioned. The May 26 Wilson order shifted major missile control to the Air Force.
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Washington
Army
Wilson
Air Force
Pentagon
Col
John C. Nickerson Jr
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Nickerson
West Point
Dismiss Charge Against Teacher Harry Flowers
In Ionia County Michigan a charge of assault and battery tied to paddling a pupil was dismissed against Harry Flowers Palo school superintendent. Prosecutor Van Buren cited no public interest in continuing litigation. Flowers had been arrested October 12 after a mother accused him of spanking her 7 year old son.
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Tonia
Mich
Harry Flowers
Palo
Flowers
Vicie Wolfington
Robert
Ronald van Buren
Ionia County
Names Victims Of Air Crash
Washington Army released a partial list of personnel and dependents killed or injured in the Air Force C121 crash in Saudi Arabia on December 31. Among the named are Mrs Wanda Landis and her children Susan Joyce and David. They were traveling to Karachi to join Orval E Landis, a construction inspector for the corps of engineers at Ft. Riley Kansas, whose father lives in Kansas City Kansas.
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Washington
Army Today
Army
Air Force
Saudi Arabia
Wanda Landis
Susan Joyce
David
Karachi
Pakistan
Orval E. Landis
Corps of Engineers
Ft. Riley
Kas
Kansas City
Robertson to Stay As Assistant Secretary of State Far East
Walter S. Robertson, a 63 year old Virginia investment banker and foe of recognizing Red China, will remain as assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs after a White House request. He has helped draft the boycott policy under Dulles. John Allison, ambassador to Japan since 1953, is expected to move to Indonesia.
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Washington
Walter S. Robertson
Red China
White House
Virginia
Dulles
Pieping
Robertson
Eisenhower
John Allison
Japan
Indonesia
To Recommend New Revenue Topeka Senator Says Docking Will Propose New Sources
Senate Democrats were told Gov elect George Docking will likely recommend eight to ten million dollars in new revenue sources to help fund the state budget. Senator Joe McDowell said if current levels persist the Legislature must raise about 25 million dollars for the 18 month period starting July 1. He did not specify sources but noted they would not raise existing taxes.
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Topeka
Senate
George Docking
Joe McDowell
Kansas City
McDowell
Docking
Unique Seating Plan For Buses
Tallahassee city commissioners approved a seating plan to preserve segregation on city buses. Drivers assign riders to specific seats via tickets and violators face up to $500 fine or 60 days in jail unless they opt for fare refunds.
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Tallahassee
Fla
City Commission
New Purge Threat Looms in Hungary After Revolt
Budapest reports Premier Janos Kadar’s regime pledges a renewed purge to crush remnants of the Hungarian revolution. Nepszabadsag declares no truce with counterrevolutionaries and vows political action to isolate and destroy anarchists, petty bourgeoisie, and others with a false outlook. The stance follows a Russian-backed policy declaration rejecting concessions and threatening dissidents with punishment.
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Budapest
Janos
Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Family Affair as Driver Fined in Parked Car Crash
Elaine Okunicewski of Hillsdale witnessed a Christmas Eve crash in Emerson New Jersey when a motorist rammed a parked car and fled. She reported the license plate to police. Driver Robert W Day, her brother, was fined 100 dollars. she did not know his relation at the time.
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Emerson, N. J. i
Elaine Okunicewski
Hillsdale
Robert W. Day
Matching Lamps Pattern for Home Workshop
Brass tubing and wood lamp projects showcased as a floor lamp for a chair and a table lamp for desks or end tables. Pattern 204 mailed for 25 cents, part of five patterns in the Complete Living-Room Packet for 1 dollar from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York.
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Ottawa Herald
Bedford Hills
New York
Plot Rumored To Invade Mexico
Mexico City reports confusion over a La Prensa story claiming a Communist backed invasion of Guatemala from Mexico. The Foreign Ministry denies any government action or knowledge of such a plot and calls the report unreliable.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Foreign
Guatemala
la Prensa
Traffic Deaths in Topeka 1957 Update
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. To date in 1957 there have been 14 fatalities, versus 19 for the same period in 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blast Wrecks Storage Area Near Montreal Refinery
A series of blasts shattered the Shell Oil storage area on the eastern outskirts of Montreal and triggered a spectacular fire. Eight people were injured, with damage estimated above three million dollars. Firemen, aided by Shell workers, fought flames that leaped 200 feet and were visible for miles until under control at dawn.
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Montreal
Shell Oil Co., Ltd
Shell
Nevins Named Docking Aide As Legislative Secretary
Arthur Nevins former state representative from Dodge City will serve as legislative secretary for Gov elect George Docking. Nevins announced at a Democratic House caucus last night after not seeking re election and being defeated in the Democratic primary for Congress in the 5th District.
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Topeka
Arthur Nevins
Dodge City
George Docking
Nevins
Congress
Step Up Plans For Integration Leaders Debate Atlanta Campaign
Negro leaders prepare a stepped-up drive to integrate buses in the South to be discussed in Atlanta this week. The NAACP reports receipts exceeding one million dollars in 1956, with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. among participants.
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South
Atlanta
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King
Montgomery leader calls for Atlanta strategy meeting on integration transport
Montgomery Alabama resident urges Southern Negro leaders to attend a two day strategy session in Atlanta to coordinate the campaign for integrated transportation in the South. The Waves, the Navy’s women branch, now count over 6000 officers and enlisted on duty at stateside and overseas bases.
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Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
South
The
Waves
U. S. Navy
Firm To Design Building for SedAn Post Office
Benedick Hines of Wichita Kansas won an $8100 contract from the General Services Administration to design a $220,500 federal building at Sedan Kansas. The structure will house the post office and provide space for the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Benedick Hines
Wichita
Kas
Sedan
General Services Administration
Agriculture Department
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