Ike Prepares for Macmillan Visit and Nuclear Talks
President Eisenhower convened the National Security Council to prep policy ahead of Harold Macmillan’s visit. Topics include the French crisis and possible U S British nuclear test suspensions. Debate over halting tests hinges on Soviet disarmament progress. Polish and Czech scientists may join East West talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Harold Macmillan
U.S
The
Security Council
White House
Macmillan
Pacific
State Dulles
James R. Killian Jr
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Dulles
Khrushchev
Britain
France
NATO
Little Note On Rebel Leader
Washington AP reports the 150th birth anniversary of Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy. A modest Library of Congress exhibit marks his June 3, 1808 birth in Todd County Kentucky as the U S government notes the event. Next year Abraham Lincoln’s sesquicentennial triggers extensive birthday plans.
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Washington
U.S
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Davis
Todd County
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Steel Industry To Boost Production
NEW YORK AP The steel industry a major barometer of the nation s economic health will boost production for the sixth straight week The American Iron & Steel Institute said output this week is estimated at 1 641 000 tons a high for 1958 equal to 60 8 per cent of capacity A month ago mills produced 1 334 000 tons and a year ago 2 240 000 Tons rise attributed to increased buying driven by low or unbalanced inventories across many consumers.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Father Tests Sack Look Steals Spotlight in Town
E. T. Swoboda stirred a crowd when his daughter Sharon fashioned his peppermint striped shirt into a sack look with a back puff and a bow. The 6 foot 2 inch, 200 pound bus driver drew steady compliments as strangers asked where to buy the daring style.
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Dad
Sharon
Swoboda
Martial Spirit Plays Out In Wichita Case Of Idaho Teen
Jason Smith, 16, slipped from Boise to seek Cuba aid for Castro rebels, financed by lunch money. He traveled with companions Jed Hurley and Mike Foley, was identified in Kansas, and will return home under escort after his father, Idaho Attorney General Graydon W. Smith, arrives. The story also notes Wichita area rail traffic and a new city speed limit, with trains running about 30 minutes late.
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Kas
Jason Smith
Idaho
Cuba
Fide Castro
Kansas
Graydon W. Smith
Boise
Jason
Florida
Bayfield
Colo
Jed Hurley
Mike Foley
New Mexico
Hurley
Smith
Merriam
Kansas City
Frisco
Missouri Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Speed Limit Slows Merriam Trains and Cars
Merriam records show a 10 mile an hour train speed limit in effect from Sunday. Police Chief Jack Dodson says traffic backed up with 80 cars waiting at a crossing as slow freight passed, some trains taking about ten minutes to clear the crossing.
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Merriam, Kas
Merriam
Jack Dodson
Dodson
Think Little Of Red Talks Goes Quiet Peace Aim
Washington AP two Senate foreign relations members say Soviet talk of peaceful co existence may mask an East West trade war. They cite Menshikov remarks as shift from military to economic competition and call for speeding up a proposed summit.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Mikhail Menshikov
Menshikov
United States
Redstone missile first inland launch by Army troops
Army troops of the 40th Field Artillery Missile Group tested the Redstone missile under tactical desert conditions at the nation’s largest overland rocket and missile testing center. It marked the first inland Redstone launch though officials did not disclose range or location. The missile, once used to launch Explorer, has a 200 to 250 mile range and earlier launches were at Cape Canaveral.
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White Lands
N, M (Ap
40Th Field Artillery
Desert Sands
Cape Carnaveral
Fla
Cape Canaveral
40Th Group
U.S
Redstone
Navy To Try Again On Its Vanguard
Washington AP reports the Navy will continue Vanguard satellite launches despite four failures in five attempts. Defense officials say Vanguard remains the best option when it works and the nation seeks high returns on the program investment. The project, run for the IGY, has at least 110 million dollars sunk, with six or seven more Vanguard launches planned at roughly one million each.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
Army
Defense Department
U. S
Navy F8U3 maiden flight over Mojave Desert
Edwards California AP reports the Navy's push-button fighter F8U3 won its wings with a 48 minute maiden flight over the Mojave Desert. Chance Vought, its maker, described the performance as a secret.
Crusader Aircraft Achieves Speed Twice Sound at Ground Level
The Crusader, an advanced aircraft, is described as capable of reaching 760 mph at ground level. Its push buttons form part of an automatic flight control system in the Fg03, allowing the pilot to select climb rate, speed, and angle, and to cruise or follow pre-set headings.
TV Winner Sets Record on Twenty One
Elfrida von Nordroff of Brooklyn became the all time high money winner on television quiz shows with 237500 dollars in winnings after defeating Charles Hewitt and Emile Librescu on NBC Twenty One. She topped 224000 by Robert Strom for the single record. Hewitt and Librescu failed to name Edwin Arlington Robinson and Prince Rudolph of Habsburg. Next week she may continue with 23500.
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New York
Elfrida von Nordroff
Brooklyn
Robert Strom
The
Bronx
Miss von Nardroff
Charles Hewitt
New Brunswick N.J
Emile Librescu
Pound Ridge
N.Y
Hewitt
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Librescu
Edwin Arlington’ Robinson
Austria-Hungary
Miss von Nordroff
Plan Course In Russian In Ottawa This Summer
A short summer Russian language course will begin Monday in Ottawa for beginners. Instructors are Sam F. Anderson, Jim Terrill, and John G. Gagliardo. Anderson teaches German and Russian at the University of Kansas and recently helped arrange an exchange of library materials with Soviet libraries. Terrill studied Russian in college and at Phillips University, served as an interpreter in East Germany, and is pursuing a Master’s in Russian. Gagliardo is a Yale doctoral candidate with substantial Russian language experience. Anderson covers grammar and perception, Terrill handles pronunciation and conversation, and Gagliardo will substitute. Contact Terrill in Ottawa at 302.
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Ottawa
Sam IF. Anderson
Jim Terrill
John G. Gagliardo
Anderson
University of Kansas
Ussr
Certtain
Soviet Union
Terrill
K. U
Phillips University
Marburg
Germany
Army
East Germany
Gagliardo
Yale University
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