Smoke Puff sodium cloud experiment over southwest in 1958
The Air Force released a sodium vapor cloud from an Aerobee rocket at 5:55 a.m. over 80 miles up as part of Operation Smoke Puff to study effects on long range radio transmission. Ham operators from California to the Mississippi River tracked the ionized cloud seen across the Southwest, with Stanford Research Institute participating.
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Air Force Aerobee
Virgil Domenic
Holloman Air Force Base
Public Information Office
Air Force
Domenic
United States
Stanford Research Institute
The
Navy Plans First U S Satellite Test Next Week
The Navy aims to launch a six pound six inch diameter satellite from Cape Canaveral within a week in the Vanguard project. If weather delays occur a second attempt is planned, with a December schedule for additional tests and a March fully instrumented satellite.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Sputnik
Vanguard
U.S. Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Moscow Radio
London
United States
Project Vanguard
International Geophysical Year
Carlsbad Turkeys Trigger Public Disturbance Charge
Carlsbad police cited Sam Jenkins for creating a public disturbance after releasing 33 turkeys from his furniture store roof. Turkeys carried coupons for store discounts, causing confusion and traffic jams as Jenkins planned more releases the next day.
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Carlsbad
Sam Jenkins
Jenkins
Tucker Agrees With Browns Call to Action
Roswell Democratic Chairman Er nest Tucker says he agrees with National Committee member Tom Brown Sr. that Democrats must get on the ball to win next year. He dismisses talk Brown aimed at ousting him and notes Brown’s hospital visit and airport meeting.
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Ernest Tucker
Roswell
National Committee
Tom Brown Sr
Brown
Santa Fe
Tucker
Japanese Dedicate Giant New Reservoir
Tokyo officials today formally completed the Ogochi Dam, claimed as the world’s largest reservoir. The 447 foot high, eight mile long dam in Tokyo’s northern suburbs holds 189 million tons of water and can supply about 980000 tons daily, at a cost of 60 million dollars.
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Tokyo
Ogochi
Japan
Fresno man says something buried near home
Artie Starks told officers he believed a buried object was on a vacant lot near his Fresno residence. Police dug up 10 cases of beer, still cold, valued at $48, and suspected the beer had been stolen.
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Fresno
Calif
Artie Starks
Eisenhower Suffers Cerebral Condition With Speech Impairment
White House doctors report President Eisenhower experienced a clotting of a middle cerebral artery branch with mild aphasia and speech impairment that improved over hours. A formal bulletin notes no definite stroke and outlines rest ahead with an excellent recovery outlook.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Secre
Howard M. Snyder
Walter Reed Hospital
Leonard D. Heaton
Morocco
Gen. Snyder
WAC Colonel Sees No Need For Changes
Col Mary Louise Milligan heads the U S Women’s Army Corps on a Far East tour and says no need to expand policies on undergarments or uniforms. She notes WACs could be trained for combat if required and that romance with foreign husbands is not widespread.
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Tokyow
U. S. Women’s Army Corps
Wacs
Mary Louise Milligan
WAC
Jeane Wolcott
Kent
Ohio
Yokohama Wac
Col. Milligan
Shell Oil changes three executives
Shell Oil announced three executive moves. Production Manager R. W. Bond is named vice president in charge of the Tulsa exploration and production area, effective January 1, replacing C. P. Bristol, who will become vice president for the Midland area. J. E. Clark moves from Midland to New York to lead production.
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New York
Shell Oil
R. W. Bond
Tulsa
C. P. Bristol
Midland
Tex
J. E. Clark
Bond
Oil Industry Credits New Mexico Growth at 1956 Convention
New Mexico oil and gas industry paid 47 million dollars into the state's direct income in 1956, said Joe Lackey president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn at the 29th annual convention. He urged public understanding and noted cooperation with Rocky Mountain and Western groups for Four Corners issues. He praised the legislature's work and commended executive director Fred Moxey and staff.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn
Association
Joe Lackey
Ching Uns
Lackey
Rocky Mountain and Western
Four Corners
Fred Moxey
Doolittle Says U S Leads in Air Missiles
Lt Gen James Doolittle testified that Russia leads in land-fired missiles while the U S lags in air to air missiles. He attributed the gap to a lack of a coordinated program until 1953 and noted Soviet efforts since 1946 as evidence of greater diligence.
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Doolittle
U. S
Washington
James Doolittle
Russia
United States
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Penate
Soviet Russia
Japan
Senate
U.S
Johnson
D-Tex
Roswell Man Answers Call to Sea and World Travel
Bert Shannon of Roswell New Mexico serves as a third mate in the Merchant Marine. He has sailed to major ports worldwide, twice around the world last year, and intends to keep at sea for good pay and a life linked to ships. Shannon regards sea work as his natural path despite family wishes to settle.
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Elvis
Bob Dietch
Fair Lawn
N. J
New York Coliseum
Roswell Man
New Orleans
New Mexico
Bert Shannon
Roswell
Shannon
Coast Guard
Tucson
Ariz
Bill Barnett
Vaughn
W. B. Shannon
East Sixth
Joe Head
Washington Street
Arizona
Seven year old killed on bike ride down Flora Street
Kenneth Watson rode his brother’s bicycle down a steep Flora Street hill near his home. The bike, lacking brakes, jumped the sidewalk and crashed into a garage door at the bottom. He died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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San Francisco
Kenneth Watson
Flora Street
Kenneth
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