Moon rocket plan by Air Force and Army outlined
The Air Force and Army were ordered to launch four and possibly five unmanned rockets toward the vicinity of the moon to obtain data with TV like ground scanning instruments. ARPA provided eight million dollars to start the moon research while the Army plans two to three more Explorer satellites during the International Geophysical Year.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
White House
Eisenhower
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Calif
McElroy
Pentagon
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Department
Moon
Earth
Department
Space Program
ARPA
Roy W. Johnson
Thor
Navy
Vanguard
Ballistic Missile Division
Los Angeles
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Weather Los Angeles Forecast and Regional Snow Totals
The noon forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for moderate to locally heavy showers in coastal and mountain Southern California with scattered showers in deserts. Heavy snow is expected above 4000 feet, with storm totals of one to two inches on coasts and three to six inches in the mountains. Winds will be strong and temperatures cooler, with clearing Friday as the disturbance moves inland. Saturday looks mostly sunny and warmer. San Bernardino valley reports rain today and tonight with gradual clearing Friday.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Knowland Says Tide Has Turned In His Campaign
Sen. William F. Knowland said the tide has turned in his bid for California governor. He returns to Washington encouraged by early reactions and expects a hard fall race, aiming to recapture state legislative seats and possibly one or two congressional seats. He cited a improving economy as a factor but said federal policy shapes the overall race. He warned Brown’s positions could shift as campaigns begin in earnest.
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Knowland
Washington
Wiliam F. Knowland
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Anal Brown
Elvis Enlists for Basic Training at Fort Hood
Elvis Presley, 23, sails toward Army boot camp as he heads from Fort Chaffee to Fort Hood Texas. He receives a fatigues outfit and 75 pounds of gear, vows to become a soldier, noting he has long ties to Texas and Houston where his music began. He is vaccinated for tetanus typhoid and Asian flu ahead of eight weeks of basic training.
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
Elvis Presley
Fort Hood
Tex
Jsinger
Texas
Idol
Lone Star State
Houston
Hollywood Awards Honor Kwai Stars Guinness and Woodward
Hollywood feted Alec Guinness Joanne Woodward and The Bridge on the River Kwai at the 30th Academy Awards selecting the film as best picture with seven wins. Guinness was absent but credited the win to luck and wine bets while Woodward expressed surprise at best actress for Three Faces of Eve. Red Buttons won best supporting actor and Miyoshi Umeki best supporting actress amid a two film night dominated by Kwai.
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Hollywood
Filmland
Alec Guinness
Joanne Woodward
Kwai
Guinness
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Sayonara
Japan
Red Buttons
Miyoshi Umeki
United States
London
New York
Actors’ Studio
Deborah Kerr
Miss Kerr
Nan
Mr. Allison
Miss Woodward
Buttons
William Goetz
Negro Most Popular In Texas School at Weslaco High
Leon Jackson a 17 year old senior and halfback on the football team at Weslaco High School in South Texas was named most popular boy by his graduating class. He was one of three Negro students at the Class AAA school and received the award Wednesday.
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Weslaco, Tex
Weslaco High School
South Texas
Leon Jackson
Jackson
Slain Financier Left $2 Million Estate Record
In New York Serge Rubinstein left a gross estate just under two million dollars. Creditors filed claims totaling over six million. In Surrogate's Court Administrators said they rejected or fought all but about $200,000 of the claims. The accounting covers January 27, 1955, to March 7, 1938.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Rubinstein
Fifth Avenue
Townsend Not Suitor For Hand Of Princess
London reports former Group Captain Peter Townsend formally declared he is not a suitor for Princess Margaret. He said no grounds exist to suggest his meeting her alters the 1955 renunciation over her religious beliefs.
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London
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Townsend
Clarence House
Margaret
Queen Elizabeth
Holland
Court Upholds Conviction of Union Officials
California Supreme Court upholds 4 3 decision convicting three Butchers union officials and five San Francisco seamen of conspiracy to commit assault. Defendants include Max Osslo Joseph McFadden Arthur Meyer and seamen Chester Hazel Louis Cacio Paul Depster Jerry Dimitratos and Charles Tucker for beating John Maurer Jr in a 1956 San Diego jurisdiction dispute over TV dinners.
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San Francisco
Butchiers
California Supreme Court
Max J. Osslo
Western Federation of Butchers
Joseph B. McFadden Jr
Butchers
Arthur Meyer
Chester D. Hazel
Louis J. Cacio
Paul E. Depster
Jerry L. Dimitratos
Charles A Tucker
John H. Maurer Jr
Long Beach
Ossio
McFadden
Klaus Accused Of Murder
Riverside AP report says detectives sought a warrant to arrest 22 year old Donald Earl Klaus charged with the March 9 murder of 29 year old Long Beach college student John Henry Sherman. Detective Lt. William Auld refused to disclose details or Klaus whereabouts after a meeting with FBI and other agencies. DA to file formal murder complaint.
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FBI
Sherman
Arizona
Auld
Klaus
Jatal
Reuther Proposes Fact Finding Board On Kohler Strike
Walter Reuther urged President Eisenhower appoint a three member fact finding panel to resolve the Kohler strike after a five week Senate inquiry. He accused Kohler of violence since 1897 and said the company refused to recognize the union's right to bargain while prioritizing actions to widen the gap, urging government involvement after years of deadlock.
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Washington
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Eisenhower
Kohler
Reuther
Senate
UAW
Wisconsin
United States
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Kohler Co
Kohler Management
General Motors
Ford
Sheboygan
Three Firemen Killed In Chicago Car Agency Blast
In Chicago an explosion at a burning automobile agency killed three firefighters and injured seven as debris buried them. Victims tentatively named as T Babich Morris Krotty 41 and Phillip Sheehan. Five alarm blaze destroyed the one story building full of about 50 cars. Fire Commissioner Robert Quinn put damages at $200000.
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Chicago
T. Babich
Morris Krotty
Phillip Sheehan
Robert Quinn
Explorer II May Last Six Months In Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Explorer II, a larger satellite than expected, is projected to remain in space for about four to six months. The Naval Research Laboratory announced the satellite’s eccentric orbit ranges from 100 to 2,000 miles from Earth, with ongoing data transmission from its sophisticated instruments. Some scientists predicted a shorter life, but officials expect the craft to endure long enough to collect extensive cosmic data.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Naval Research Laboratory
Navy Research Laboratory
Washington
Earth
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Tech
Luigi Jacchia
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
J. Allen Nynek
Observatory
Radioactive Rain In L A
Los Angeles health officials detected radioactive activity in weekend rains. Engineer Jack C. Rogers said levels were not dangerous and have been declining since Sunday. He attributed a temporary rise to atmospheric washing from Russian nuclear tests in Siberia.
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Los Angeles
City Health Department
Jack C. Rogers
Siberia
Rogers
Ford May Be Target of Strike
The United Auto Workers look to strike one of three major automakers on June 1, with Ford favored over General Motors and Chrysler in pursuit of bargaining goals. GM talks adjourned to April 8 after demands for profit sharing and wage gains. GM received a contract-modification notice to extend the current agreement to June 1, aligning with Ford and Chrysler contract expirations.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler’ Corp
Plane Crashes In Upland Three Hurt
A Cessna 172 clipped power lines while approaching an airfield east of town, overturned, and crashed into a rock pile in an orange grove. Pilot Mary Hall, 34, of Monte Vista, and two passengers John Melcher and Allen Heraldson, both 27 from Pomona, escaped with minor injuries and were in fair condition at a hospital.
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Upland
Mary Hall
Monte Vista
John Melcher
Allen Heraldson
Pomona
Melcher
Redlands
Propeller Fault May Be Diagnosed
HONOLULU UP Air Force officials say they may have the first clue to the propeller trouble that has plagued Stratocruisers for a year A C 97 encountered a runaway propeller on the inboard left engine during a Hawaii to California flight with a seven man crew It landed safely at Hilo Municipal Airport after the pilot froze the engine The propeller later broke free and spun Officials plan to study the recovered propeller to identify engineering causes Maj Joseph Tracy of Pacific Air Force calls it an engineering problem and notes no qualms about flying in C 97s He recently flew aboard a Stratocruiser from Japan to Hawaii
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Honolulu
Air Force
Hawaii
California
Hilo Municipal
Pacific
Maj
Joseph Tracy
Pacific Air Force
Senate Nears Highway Vote For Jobs and Speedup
The Senate moved toward possible passage of a $5.5 billion highway bill that backers say could create over 500,000 jobs. Democratic supporters aimed to push it through without lengthy House hearings so it could reach President Eisenhower by Easter. The bill would provide a $1.8 billion acceleration in state and federal highway authorizations this year.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Highway Commission weighs freeway route in 27 mile U.S. 91 466 reloca
SACRAMENTO UP The California State Highway Commission announced it is considering adopting a freeway route to relocate about 27 miles of U S Highway 91 466 in San Bernardino County between Barstow and Field.
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Sacramento
State Highway Commission
San Bernardino County
Barstow
Field
Khrushchev’s New Premiership Raises Western Danger
Washington officials said Khrushchev’s consolidation of the premiership after Bulganin’s ouster gives him a single Kremlin voice at future summits. While some doubt he would risk nuclear conflict, others warn of increased danger for the West from a more centralized Soviet leadership and a potential push for talks.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
West
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Josef Stalin
Russia
Bulganin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev Named Premier and Communist Leader
In a historic session the Supreme Soviet ousted Premier Bulganin and elected Nikita Khrushchev as both premier and first secretary, making him the most powerful Soviet figure since Stalin. Bulganin resigned. Khrushchev accepted amid world attention and questions on future leadership.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikitai Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Bulganin
P.A. Lobanov
Soviet of the Union
Stalin
Kliment Y. Voroshilov
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Alexei Illarionovich Kirichenko
Kozlov
Kirichenko
Georgi Malenkov
Slide Buries Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades
A rain swollen cliff slide buried 101A highway with about 15 feet of earth in Pacific Palisades, injuring three. Forrest Boniface and his stepson William Martin were treated for bruises after their foreign sports car was swept into the surf. a woman was also injured. Deputies redirected traffic to Sunset Boulevard as more rain and gales threatened.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Sheriff's
Santa Monica
West Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Highway
Sunset Blvd
California
New Cut Back In Oil Imports
President Eisenhower ordered another cut in oil imports under the voluntary program from 771,400 to 713,000 barrels daily. An executive order strengthens the program by withholding government purchases of petroleum products from any domestic producer who does not comply.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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