Red Chinese Invasions Spark Indian Vigilance
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament Chinese Communist troops crossed from Tibet into Indian territory on two frontiers. In the northeast, several hundred Chinese reportedly seized a border post after driving off a 12 man picket. A camp was established in Ladakh, with a road cutting hundreds of square miles from Indian territory. Nehru urged vigilance and border guarding actions.
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New Delhi
India
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Tibet
Indian
Ladakh
Kashmir
Peiping
Kameng
Spangur
Northeast Frontier
Assam
Nepal
Bhutan
Sikkim
Times of India
Red
X15 Flight Delayed By Hydrogen Fuel System Leak
Edwards Air Force Base California reports a hydrogen fuel system leak slowed the X15 rocket plane's first power flight rehearsal. Crossfield planned to drop from a B52 at 38,000 feet then reach about 50,000 feet on its own power. The test, essential to NASA and North American Aviation, aims to prove the craft can climb to 100 miles and beyond at nearly 4,000 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Cal
Air Force
Space
Desert Test Center
Los Angeles
Ciuirhident No 2
North American Aviation, Inc
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Summerfield Calls War on Mailers Targeting Youth
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield urged a war to the finish against fifth racketeers who prey on school age children. He warned up to one million youths may receive pornographic mail this year, often unsolicited through mailing lists. He pressed for tighter laws to close loopholes and empower enforcement.
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Washington
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Crossfield
Conenry
Combined Armed Forces Pushed By Sen Engle
Senate discussion supported Sen Clair Engle’s plan to eliminate separate Army Navy Air Force and Marine corps in a defense overhaul. Senator Symington said the proposal could save a tremendous amount in annual defense outlays above 40 billion dollars.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Senate
Clair Engle
Calif
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
John Stennis
D-Miss
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Symington
Engle
Steel Talks Break As U S Steel Strike Goes On Hold
Nationwide steel talks recessed for a few days as leaders from both sides pause to review positions. The half million worker strike, now 50 days old, ends talks until Wednesday. Federal mediator Joseph F. Finnegan announced the recess after negotiations. Union President David J. McDonald and industry chief R. Conrad Cooper say adjournment is necessary for parties to reassess efforts.
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New York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Counciliation Service
United Steelworkers Union of America
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Blonde Youmans Named Queen Of 1959 New York State Fair
Carol Youmans a 19 year old Schenectady native was chosen queen of the 1959 New York State Fair in Syracuse by judges from a field of 18 regional contestants. She stands 5 ft 7 in, 125 pounds, and is a secretary at Knolls Atomic Energy Laboratory. She will reign Sept 4 to 12 and may select a 3500 college scholarship or 500 in wardrobe or cash.
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Albany
Schenectady
Carol Youmans
Miss Youmans
Knolls
Louis Froman
Russell Sage College
Bonnie Jo Marquis
Huntington, L. I
New York State
Joseph W. Murphy
Tear Gas Bomb Breaks Up Meet in Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas two unknown women threw tear gas bombs into the foyer as a school board met, causing fumes to fill the building. No one was hurt but attendees fled to a rear exit and then resumed the meeting behind locked doors at the Chamber of Commerce offices. Leonard Willis, a Negro janitor, said the women fled in a waiting car after the attack.
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Little Rock
Arkom
Iiate
Late Rock
Leonard Willis
Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower visits Balmoral with Queen and Prince Philip
President Eisenhower arrives in Britain for a social visit to the royal family at Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth II greets him outside the gates and the pair, along with Princess Margaret, inspect guards before a palace drive and tea. The trip includes plans for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan on Khrushchev era tensions.
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Eddy Gilmore
Balmoral
Scotland
Exenhower
Europe
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Balmoral Castle
Elizabeth II
Sim
Eisenhower
Prince Philip
Dace
Queen Victoria
London
Royal Air Force
Dyce
Aberdeen
Deeside
Prince Philp
Margaret
Castle
Philip
Elizabeth
Royal Highland Fusthers
Washington
Scottish Highlands
Chequers
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
John Hay Whitney
Regents Park
Macmillan
West Germany
Young Speeder Shot by Police After Wild Run
Kenneth W. Fillion, 24, of Utica, was shot and killed by Patrolman James Smuth after a high speed chase from Mohawk to Mohawk Valley. Fillion, halted for a possible credit card fraud report, could not produce license or registration and allegedly sped away, stopping only when shot after a second attempt to flee. He had prior arrests for motor vehicle violations and was wanted for passing bad checks in Rotterdam.
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Mohawk
N.Y
Aga
James Smuth
Kenneth W. Fillion
Utica
Mohawk Valley
Thon
Smith
Fillion
Herkimer
Filion
Rotterdam
N. Y
Dallas
Tex
Slighted Generals Resign Marines
Three Marine Corps generals resign after President Eisenhower named Maj Gen David M. Shoup commandant designate. Lt Gen Vernon E. McGee in Honolulu, Edwin A. Pollock at sea, and Merrill B. Twining at Quantico cite disappointment at not getting the top job.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
David M. Shoup
Shoup
Vernon E. McGee
Pacific
Edwin A. Pollock
Atlantic
Mandant
Merrill B. Twining
Quantico
Megee
Honolulu
Pollock
Twining
Dave Shoup
U S Experts Call Chinese Claims Phony
Washington experts discount Peiping claims of industrial and grain output for 1958 and 1959 noting downgrades from original targets. They question steel and grain figures amid food shortages and suggest Beijing downgrades set stage for later larger gains. Editor Fred Flanders dies at 76 in Concord California.
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Washington
U. S
Peiping
China
Concord
Cal
Fred Flanders
Aurora di
Beacon-News
Integration Advances Across Southmarking New Desegregation Steps
Federal integration pressures meet state laws as the 1959-60 school year opens. Miami Orchard Villa leads initial desegregation among Florida public schools with four Negro students. Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas report varying progress. Warren County High in Virginia hosts enrollment tensions. Little Rock and Dollarway Court actions shape enforcement as new schools plan to open under desegregation orders.
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Miami
Florida
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Ark
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Dollarway
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Front Royal
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Warren
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Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Havelock
New Bern
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Tex
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