Miners Dead and 14 Rescued After Virginia West Virginia Mine Blast
Bodies of 11 miners trapped by an underground explosion were recovered at Pocahontas Fuel Co mine No. 31 on the Virginia West Virginia border. Fourteen other miners were rescued uninjured after seven hours, with survivors describing a gas explosion and heavy dust.
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Thermionic converter promises sun and atom power
Indianaplis report on a new thermionic converter unveiled at the AAAS meeting. The device converts heat directly into electricity, potentially replacing steam cycles and enabling direct power for interplanetary propulsion.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. R. Morgan
General Electrc Company
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Soviet scientist blames U.S. social structure for satellite failure
Prof. Y Pobedonostsev argues in New Times that systemic flaws in the United States, reliance on foreign talent, and capitalism hinder native science. He notes U.S. engineer training fell from 70 thousand to 26 thousand between 1950 and 1956 while the Soviet program expanded, and cites Bruno von Braun and others as imported brains.
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Cape Canaveral
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Hillarys Party Nears Pole Trek Endurance Update
Sir Ed Hillary and a four man team push toward the South Pole 240 miles away from the bottom of the world. A monitored radio message to Scott base notes strain at 10 000 feet but reports 41 miles covered in the night and a steady 40 to 50 mile pace in recent days.
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Minnie Mermaid Praises Sarasota’s Youthful Beauty
Sarasota marks 72 years as Minnie Mermaid extols the citys aging gracefully. Weather outlook calls for increasing clouds with scattered showers tonight and cooler conditions tomorrow. highs 75 to 80, low 58 to 65 with southeast winds turning to breezier southwesterlies. Readings at 9:30 am show temperatures as reported.
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Cold Air Moving Into Orange State
The Associated Press reports a cold air invasion expected to push Florida temperatures down tonight and tomorrow. Forecast calls for increasing clouds and scattered showers today, with clearing in the extreme north as temperatures fall. As the cold front moves through the peninsula, central and southern Florida will cloud over and cooling will continue.
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Florida
Top Officials Confer in Paris on East West Relations
Dag Hammarskjold and French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau led a group of top officials in private talks in Paris on East West relations and the Middle East. The U N secretary general arrived after meetings with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was greeted at Orly Airport by Pineau before traveling to the foreign minister’s residence for the conference.
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Scots migrants helped found Sarasota in 1885
Miss Robertson, visiting from Edinburgh, recalls the 68 Scots who first camped on the Sarasota site in 1885 after arriving from Cedar Key on the Governor Stanford. Her tale links to Iate 19th century ties with Leith and Toronto families, and notes Gillespie and Edwards shaping Sarasota as town and city.
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Edinburgh
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Frank Rixon Broderick
Point Crisp
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Cedar Key
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Scotland
Robertsongs
Toronto
Florida Mortgage & Investment Co., Ltd
Main Street
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Young Gillespie
Sarasota Bay
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Eisenhower Plans Weekend Farm Rest and Space Program Draft
President Eisenhower will spend a weekend at his Gettysburg farm with family and work on a space age State of the Union message. Budget chief Brundage will assist in drafting the 1959 legislative program as Congress returns January 7. Hagerty notes defense funds not yet fixed and eyed a possible missile fund, with McElroy possibly skipping the meetings. The President’s family gathers for Christmas and New Year holidays while talks with Dulles on East-West disarmament are paused.
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Percival Brundage
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White House
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America
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Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Ohio
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Youth shoots mother over nagging in Brooklyn
A 17 year old John Jessup walked into a Brooklyn police station and confessed to shooting his mother Gladys Jessup 35 to death with a .22 rifle after an argument over a telephone. He said he then dragged her body to the tub and cleaned the scene with a friend Howard Denlea who is held on juvenile delinquency charges. Jessup is jailed on a homicide count and claimed he lost his temper.
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Brooklyn
John Jessup
Gladys Jessup
Jessup
Howard Denlea
Denlen
Punta Gorda Truck Rammed Bridge Abutment Hospitalized
Lonnie C. Melton, 39, of Punta Gorda RD, was hospitalized in fair condition at Charlotte Hospital after his pickup crashed into a bridge abutment on State Road 43 at 2 a.m. He was returning from a furniture route for King Furniture Co. of Punta Gorda. the truck was a total loss.
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Lonnie C. Melton
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King Furniture Co
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Stassen And Dulles Feud Heads Toward Showdown
Washington reports a high level dispute between Harold E. Stassen and John Foster Dulles over the U S approach to Soviet disarmament proposals. A National Security Council meeting next month will push the rift toward a decision, with NATO Paris talks looming.
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John Foster Dulles
National Security Council
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News staffer Lucien Fluty defends the ancient one
News staffer Lucien Fluty faces barbs over his blue serge and defends the ancient one in a page 5 feature. The item reflects local press culture and ongoing debates within the newsroom about style and tradition.
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