Radio Signals From Space Reported Beaming From Moon
Washington observers described a 23 inch diameter 285 pound Soviet satellite seen after launch near the Caspian region. US experts noted its weight suggested an intercontinental missile, while broadcasts and tests indicate ongoing Vanguard plans and global interest in satellite science during the IGY period.
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Naval Research Laboratory
Homer Newell
Satellite a Pioneer of Space
Satellite pioneers space exploration as the moon signals at 20 and 40 megacycles may be bent by Earth's atmosphere complicating path determination. Soviet scientists describe baby moons and multistage rocket guidance, noting Russia’s radio reporting and the uncertain plans for future high frequency transmissions.
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Dr Whipple of Long Beach Ties to Smithsonian Astronomer
Dr Fred L Whipple, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard professor, hailed from Long Beach. A 1922 Poly High graduate, UCLA bachelor, Lick Observatory fellow, he noted space travel within our lifetime and urged placing scientific gear in space. He helped discover several comets and has a periodic comet named after him that appears every 745 years.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Harvard College Observatory
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University of California
Lick Observatory
San Diego
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Russ Told All They'd Get to Space First
In Copenhagen, Soviet scientist Leonid Sedov, at the International Astronautic Congress, said the Soviet Union aimed to place its artificial satellite in space within two years, with a target of 18 months, asserting a space race against the United States.
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Russia
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Orbit of Baby Moon Satellite Passes North America
Russia launched an earth satellite reported by Moscow to complete one orbit in one hour and 35 minutes. The moon’s trajectory will cross most of North America and the polar regions in a north-south path, according to Associated Press.
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All Youth Delegates Leave Peiping on Flight Home
Peiping Radio announced that 17 of 42 American youth delegates who toured Red China have left Peiping by plane today en route to the Soviet Union. The rest previously departed via Russia and Burma toward Hong Kong, signaling a breach of the State Department travel ban. The trip followed a Moscow youth festival connection.
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Red China
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Classified Ads Offer Help for Selling and Renting
Want ad writer service advertises assistance in selling, renting, buying, and announcing items. Encourages calling HE 2-5959 for help to earn extra cash through ads.
Hoffa Election Promises Stricter Labor Legislation
In Miami Beach Hoffa won the Teamsters presidency with 1,208 votes to 313 for Lee and 140 for Haggerty. Senate Rackets Chairman McClellan said Hoffa’s election heightens push for federal labor racketeering laws. AFL-CIO urged a cleanup, with possible expulsions at the Atlantic City convention. Hoffa warned of defendable force if expelled, while pledging effort toward peace with the federation.
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Russ Test First Jet Platform Tested in Moscow
Sovietskaya Rossiya reports Russia successfully tested a jet propelled flying platform at Tushino airport near Moscow. The craft, described as a forerunner of vertical jets, resembles the U S Navy Flying Platform in appearance and marks the first such test by Russ
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Riot and Police Action Over Race Tensions
Philadelphia police assign 70 rookies from the Police Academy to patrol areas with juvenile disturbances amid racial tensions. The city urges officials to discuss the issue as NAACP and commission leaders seek dialogue. In Monroe North Carolina a caravan clash prompted car surveillance but no injuries reported. In Birmingham Alabama a grand jury clears three men of charges tied to the attempt to enroll four Negro children in an all white school amid earlier violence.
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Ala
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Knowland Backed by Sen Kuchel in California Governor Race
Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel telegraphed support for Sen. William F. Knowland in the California Republican gubernatorial contest. Kuchel becomes the first major Republican figure to back Knowland over Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, praising Knowland as highly qualified to serve as chief executive.
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William F. Knowland
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
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Oakland
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Goodwin J. Knight
Two Polish Seamen Refused U S Asylum Return to Ship
Two Polish sailors Andrzej 20 and Kotodzi 29 sought asylum but were returned to their vessel the Stefan Krrzeja by U S immigration authorities on the first US flight of 1955. The men claimed political refugee status arguing they faced anti Communist danger and sought asylum as political refugees.
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Knight Proclaims Two Special Weeks in California
Governor Goodwin J. Knight proclaims October 6 through 12 as Employ the Physically Handicapped Week and October 18 as Parent-Teachers Week across California. The proclamation urges public support and program participation to aid physically disabled citizens and strengthen schools.
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