Nike Zeus Intercepts Hercules Missile in Test
Washington reports Nike Zeus, the United States air defense missile, tracked and intercepted a Nike Hercules during a December 14 test at White Sands New Mexico. Army officials say the intercept occurred within the weapon system’s expected lethal radius and involved no live warhead.
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Secretive Bridgeport helper aids soldiers’ stamps
A Bridgeport woman, seen at the post office for 15 years, buys many special delivery stamps for first class overseas military mail arriving late at Christmas. The postmaster knows her, but her name must stay secret as a yearly good deed.
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Eisenhower Starts Winter Desert Vacation in Palm Desert
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at a rented home in Palm Desert for a winter retreat focused on golf and relaxation. He plans at least two public speeches in Los Angeles but avoids campaigning for Nixon in the California GOP gubernatorial primary.
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John Day Postmaster Receives San Francisco Card Request
John Day Oregon Postmaster George Benson received a batch of Christmas cards from a San Francisco resident. The sender attached a request that Benson mail the cards using the John Day stamp cancellation. The sender signs as John Day.
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Misuse of Federal CD Funds Cited By GAO Report
Washington auditors cite frauds abuses in civil defense spending. Reports describe dinners dances and other events charged to federal funds, use of helicopters for spraying, and training buildings misused as memorials. GAO flags $4.2 million in ineligible purchases and weak controls across 1956 to 1957 program.
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Deaf teaching pioneer Elizabeth Brand dies at 80
Elizabeth Brand, 80, a pioneer in lip reading instruction for the deaf and former director and executive secretary of the National League for the Deaf, died Thursday in Urbana.
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