Substantial Agreement on Missiles Talks at NATO Summit
Paris reports say the United States and Western allies reached substantial accord on a compromise plan to explore East West settlements while NATO moves toward arming Europe with nuclear missiles. Final decisions on base deployments may wait, with Bulgin’s letters steering broader discussions.
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United States
Russia
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
NATO Europe
NATO Permanent Council
Nikolai Bulganin
Europe
Bulgnin
Middle East
Africa
Weather Brief for Southern Illinois and Local Lakes
Cloudy conditions prevail in southern Illinois with light precipitation totals. Forecast shows tonight and Wednesday cooler with lows near 50 and highs around 60, plus prior day readings and lake elevations near spillways at Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake.
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Illinois
Snider to Undergo Knee Operation this Week
Los Angeles December 17 AP Duke Snider will have knee surgery this week at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. The Dodgers center fielder will have cartilage removed from his left knee after persistent trouble during the 1957 season. He finished with 92 runs batted in.
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Duke Snider
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Snider
Lee
Russian Moon Rocket Is Possible In Year
Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas said there is a real possibility the Russians will launch a moon rocket within a year. He testified the U.S. plans to have workable ICBMs within two years and described the Thor missile as ready for early substantial production.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Saltonstall
Rmass
Russia
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Bridges
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Army Air Service
Texas
Mitchell
War and Navy Departments
Coolidge
Mitchell Statue Highlights Air Warfare Prophet’s Cause
A larger-than-life bronze of Billy Mitchell in World War I gear is unveiled at the Smithsonian Aeronautics Hall. The event marks his 1925 court martial and ongoing push by his son William for reversal after an Air Force review panel urged clearing his record. Mitchell forecast air power and space weaponry amid today’s defense debates.
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Billy Mitchell
Col. Mitchell
United States
America
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Lon
Aeronautics Hall
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Bruce Moore
George H. Stephenson
Philadelphia
William
Air Force Review Board
Air Force
James H. Douglas
Orville Wright
Army
Congress
Mother Of Seven Faces Christmas Without Mom
Bellport New York December 17 AP Sidney Severance 41 tells seven children that their mother is dead after being struck by a car while shopping for Christmas gifts. She died Monday. The seven children are Wayne 12 David 10 Glenny 9 Gary 6 Patricia 5 Kevin 2 and Terry Lynn 4 months.
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N. Y
Sidney Severance
Britain Plans Skip of $175 Million Postwar Loan Installment
Britain announced it will skip the $175 million installment on its postwar loan from the United States due this month. Officials said the decision aims to strengthen the economy and is not due to an emergency, noting improved gold and dollar positions since the 7 percent bank rate rise in September.
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Britain
United States
Treasury
Unlucky 13 in Cressona Fatal Car Crash
Myron F. Moyer, 62, died in the town of Cressona after his car skidded on ice and struck a truck. The accident occurred Monday, marking the community's first highway fatality in 13 years.
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Cressona
Myron F. Moyer
Frisco Police Pay Rate High Crime Rate
San Francisco remains the nation’s top paid police force yet suffers high crime and low clearance rates. Bruce Smith Jr reports systemic weaknesses in the department and urges wide scale reform from top down. He cites supervision gaps and merit based promotions as remedies.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Bruce Smith Jr
Oftew
Smith
Bob Hope Heads for Japan Christmas Tour
Bob Hope sails to Japan for a Christmas tour entertaining U S troops. His group includes Jayne Mansfield Jerry Colonna and Les Brown and his orchestra who previously performed in Hawaii Okinawa and Korea.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Japan
Hawaii
Okinawa
Korea
Jayne Mansfield
Jerry Colonna
Les Brown
Army to test guided missiles base to base in future
Army plans to eventually fly missiles from Ft. Bliss Texas to Ft. Sill Oklahoma to test battlefield accuracy. Gen. Thom as De Shazo said timing not set and emphasized safety devices and nonnuclear payloads. Previous Matador tests were conducted at Alamogordo and Utah ranges without incident.
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United States
Thomas de Shazo
Ft. Sill
Ft. Bliss
Tex
de Shazo
Air Force
Air Force Missile Development Center
Alamogordo
N. M
Wendover
Utah
Indiana Illinois leaders meet in Vincennes over I 64 route
Civic leaders from Indiana and Illinois along U S 50 plan to organize a position against a proposed southern route for Interstate 64. Illinois communities have formed the St Louis to Vincennes Interstate Highway Assn to oppose the plan.
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Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
U. S. 50
St. Louis-to-Vincennes
Indiana GOP split surfaces at closed meeting in Indianapolis
At a closed Indiana Republican state committee session in Indianapolis on Monday, Sen. Homer Capehart and Rep. Charles Halleck accused Gov. Harold Handley’s faction of criticizing the Eisenhower administration. The exchange warned that intra party bickering could cost Republican seats in 1960. Reporters were asked to leave before the confrontation, and a malfunctioning PA system let the remarks leak.
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State Committee
Homer E. Capehart
Charles E. Halleck
Harold W. Handley
Halleck
Capehart
Handley
Eisenhower
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