First Missile Sub Launched at Groton
The George Washington 380 foot 5 400 ton nuclear powered submarine the first missile firing vessel in its class was launched at Groton Conn Electric Boat Division. President Eisenhower called it a vital deterrent and hoped the ship would be ready but never used. Attending were Wilfred J. McNeil William B Franke and Raborn Jr with Mrs Robert B Anderson sponsor. The sub will undergo builder's trials after fitting out and is designed to fire Polaris missiles from underwater or surface for rapid strikes against adversaries.
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Groton
Conn
George Washington
Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Defense
Wilfred J. McNeil
Navy
William B. Franke
Special Projects
Re Raborn Jr
Robert BB. Anderson
Secretary of the Treasury
General Dynamics’ Board
Frank Pace Jr
Army
Fingerprints Link Syracuse Man to Lake Body
Fingerprints of a man found in Onondaga Lake match Arthur C. Prybylski of Syracuse, a 46 year old steelworker. Coroner Harry Gilmore ruled probable death by own action despite bound hands and feet. Troopers will continue investigating circumstances.
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Syracusan
Syracuse
Onondaga Lake
Arthur C. Prybylski
Prybylski
Harry Gilmore
Gilmore
Washington
Cangland
Patterson Johansson bout contract halted by New York judge
Federal Judge Kaufman deferred ruling on Eddie Machen’s bid to stop the Patterson Johansson world heavyweight title fight. NYSAC chairman Krulewitch halted formal signing pending Kaufman decision. Machen seeks second Johansson bout. contract details had been arranged. tickets sales and theater showings planned.
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New York
Irving R. Kaufman
Eddie Machen
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Sweden
Melvin L. Krulewitch
New York State Athletic Commission
Khrutewitch
Irving Kaufman
Eddie Machen-Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Machen
Patterson
Johansson
Gatesboro
Johansson- Machen
Kaufman
Alvin Ahquist
Ahlquist
Albany Trucker Killed In Overturned Tractor-Trailer
Charles N. Zessin, 46, of Albany, died when his tractor trailer rolled on a curve at the hill’s bottom, smashing into a guard rail after the load shifted. State Police cited loss of control as the cause.
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Albany
Oneontapi
Charles N. Zessin
Zessin
Inside and Sports Radio TV Bridge to Phoenix
Local pages list radio and TV bridge features and schedules for Phoenix events. Classifieds cover listings, ads, and notices across departments with brief details and contact points.
Two Teachers Win Trips to Holland in History Year
Albany reports that Gilbert Hagerty of Rome and Bernice OConnor of Schenectady won two week all expense trips to Holland for their Year of History classroom projects. Hagerty, 50, teaches at Rome Free Academy. OConnor, 24, teaches at Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Central. Six student winners will be announced Wednesday.
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Albany
Gilbert Hagerty
Rome
Bernice O'Connor
Schenectady
Holland
State Commission On Historic Observances
Hagerty
Rome Free Academy
Miss O'Connor
Burnt Hills
Balls
Sound dollars drive 1960 GOP bid at $100 dinner
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon pitched a sound dollar platform as Republicans celebrated House and Senate campaign committees after a profitable dinner. Eisenhower urged money to back “a stable, progressive government” while Nixon stated victory hinges on funds and mobilized support for the 1960 bid.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
House
Congress
Hisenhower
Nixon
Congressional
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
White House
Hole in Heart Fixed Pamela Raab to Go Home
Pamela Raab, a girl with a hole in her heart, is to be discharged after two delicate operations at Montefiore Hospital. She will return to Newburg this week, ending a hospital stay in New York.
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Pamela
New York
Pamela Raab
Montefiore Hospital
Newburg
Eisenhower convenes Pentagon chiefs over missile disputes
President Eisenhower summoned top Pentagon leaders and military chiefs to a White House meeting to resolve interservice disputes over missiles. Officials stressed the session would focus on the U S air defense question with no stated emergency. McElroy leads a study of the missile field as Ike backs the defense program and signals readiness to aid modifications if needed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pentagon
White House
James C. Hagerty
United States
Hagerty
Neil H. Mcvoy
Mmcelroy
C. Douglas Dillon
Armed Services
Hingerty
Army
Air Force
McElroy
Congress
TI Am
President Eisenhower to address medical meeting in Atlantic City
GP President Eisenhower will arrive by plane tonight to address the 108th annual meeting of the American Medical Society in Atlantic City New Jersey. His speech titled The Doctor's Influence in Our Civilization will be carried live over CBS and Mutual radio networks.
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Atlantic City
Somoza Calls Rebels to Surrender After Decisive Battle
Gen Anastasio Somoza says rebels were knocked out in their first major battle and urges surrender claiming insurgents ran out of ammunition after an 11 day revolt. A rebel radio in Honduras counters with growing civil resistance.
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Ay Miaragua Upi
Nicaragu
Anastasio Somoza
Luis Sosald
Honduras
Somoza
Torres Lazo
Washington
Costa Rica
Enrique Lacaya Farfan
Million Dollar Fire Flares at West Virginia Plant
A blast at the Ohio Apex Division of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp in Nitro West Virginia caused a costly fire and minor injuries to two workers. Manager Merlin Sims warned damages could reach one million dollars, saying the blaze started from an exploding distillation unit.
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W. Va
Ohio
Goodrich Union Reach Accord To End Strike
The United Rubber Workers and the B F Goodrich Co ended a 13 day strike by 14 000 workers in eight cities after an all night negotiation in Canton Ohio Workers will begin returning to Akron plants immediately pending ratification by locals The two year master contract and five year pension and insurance deal were not immediately released and wages will be reopened later this summer in the broader Big Four talks with Firestone Tire Rubber Co The URW Firestone dispute involves 18 000 workers in eight cities and is being negotiated in Cleveland
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Canton
Ohio
United Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Akron
URW
Firestone, Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Cleveland
UAW
Chicago
Goodfear
Western ministers fret over Geneva talks collapse risk
Western foreign ministers warned of a possible Geneva conference breakdown over Berlin issues with Soviet Gromyko awaiting Moscow orders. Khrushchev’s Budapest interview fueled hope of a last minute concession while signaling blame if talks fail.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian
Maurice Couve
Maurce Couve de Murville
Selwyn Liord
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Herter
Nikkita Khrushchev
Hungary
Gromyko
Nikita
Budapest
Khrushchev
West Germany
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Court Upholds Travel Passport Denial to Red China
U S Court of Appeals sustains State Department authority to deny passports to Americans traveling to Red China and other restricted areas. The ruling in William Worthy Jr. case holds no beliefs or associations are involved, only travel restrictions.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
State Department
Red China
William Worthy Jr
Worthy
Hungary
Barrett Prettyman
Aautd Aly US Serge
Prettyman
Pilot Fined For Leaving Cockpit Of Plunging Jet
The pilot of a jet that dived 30,000 feet toward the Atlantic last February was fined 1000 by the Federal Aviation Agency for being out of the cockpit. American World Air, owner of the plane, was fined 1040 for failing to keep a flight recording device operating. The copilot, at the controls when the dive occurred, faced a six month suspension of his captain’s rating for not stopping the descent promptly. The jet carried 114 passengers from London to Gander, Newfoundland, on February 3.
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New York
London
Gander
Ntd
W. Waldo Lynen
3. T. Peters
Lynch
Pan-Am
Peters
British actor Sonny Tale dies at 57
British stage and screen favorite Sonny Tale, known for more than 25 years of performances, died today at age 57 from a throat infection in London. Fellow actors paid tribute as the news spread from the London guild and press offices.
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Sonny Tale
London GP
Sonny Flare
Spacemen debate normal life versus isolation in flight training
In San Diego a panel at the American Rocket Society discussed whether space pilots should live in sterile isolation or lead normal lives during training. Dr. Toby Freedman of North American Aviation argued that isolation is neither possible nor desirable for ongoing space exploration.
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San Diego
Calif
Ike
American Rocket Society
Toby Freedman
North American Aviation Inc. J
Freedman
Pilot Snatched To Safety From Atlantic Raft
Westhampton Beach New York UP A pilot who bailed from a crippled jet over the Atlantic was found on a life raft and rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. First Lt Edward F Parsons Jr 35 of Payette Idaho attached to a fighter interceptor squadron at Suffolk County AFB was uninjured and rescued before 6 a.m after bailing out at about 3 000 feet following a report of a fire in the fuselage. Planes helicopters and Coast Guard vessels joined the search aided by dye marker and smoke distress signals from the raft.
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Westhampton Beach
N.Y
Atlantic
Edward F. Parsons Jr
Payette
Idaho
Suffolk County
Coast Guard
Trial of Four Whites For Raping Black Student Opens
Four white men go on trial in Tallahassee Circuit Court for the alleged rape of a Florida A&M University coed. Judge W May Walker presides as 156 jurors are summoned. Defendants Collinsworth Scarborough Beagles and Stoutamire have lawyers. Collinsworth slated for mental illness defense.
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Tallahassee
Fla.p
W. May Walker
North Florida
Willion Collins Worth
Patrick G. Scarborough
Air Force
David Beagles
Ollie Stoutamire
Collinsworth
Gunter Toney
Collnsworth
Florida A&m University
Florida
Moravia Fire Destroys Elevator and Silos
A Moravia fire destroyed an elevator and silos owned by the Orange League Federation. Loss estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars. Fireman Gregory Mulvaney injured a shoulder but not hospitalized. The fire ruined corn beans barley and fertilizer stored in the silos.
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Moravia
Orange League Federation
Gregory Mulvaney
Eight Orphaned After Newly Weds Die in Crash
In Pilgrim Me England a newly married couple Jack Morley 36 and Jenny Howell 35 died in a motor car crash just after their 36 hour wedding. Morley had six children and Howell two leaving eight orphans.
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Dgrham
England
Pilg Me
Jack Morley
Jenny Howell
Six Family Members Die in Route 22 Crash Near Duncanville
Six members of a family were killed and another injured when their car collided with two trucks on Route 22 near Duncanville Pennsylvania Monday night. Police said the tragedy occurred in western Pennsylvania as responders worked at the scene and the cause was under investigation.
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Duncansville
Peonsylvania
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