Khrushchev Becomes Premier in Soviet Union Power Shift
Nikita Khrushchev is named premier of the Soviet Union, uniting head of government and Communist Party. He replaces Nikolai Bulganin as Parliament confirms the move. Khrushchev also serves as first secretary, a blend last seen with Stalin.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Voroshilov
Communist Party Central Committee
Khrushchev Becomes Premier Raising Soviet Power Questions
U S officials were startled by Nikita Khrushchev's ascent to premier of the Soviet Union signaling a return to Stalinist power patterns. The move elevates Khrushchev to direct talks with Eisenhower and Western leaders, while experts weigh shifts in internal Soviet politics and power relations between party and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U. S
U S Planning Five Flights To Near Moon
Explorer III, the latest Army satellite, pursues a unique orbit reaching about 1700 miles high and dipping to 110 miles, a maneuver thought to yield valuable data on upper air densities and near space. Maj. Gen. Medaris says it may last about two weeks amid promising performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Tte
Aerobee
Eight Million Initial Allocation For Space Program
The United States will attempt up to five unmanned lunar vicinity probes with an initial eight million dollars. ARPA and the Pentagon outline lunar probes and earth satellites using modified Jupiter and Thor Vanguard systems, with commands to Army, Air Force, and Navy units.
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Washington
United States
White House
Defense Department
Secretary of
Defense McElroy
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Outer Space
McElroy
Roy W. Johnson
Army
Air Force
Navy
Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Los Angeles
Calif
Naval Ordnance Test Station
Invokern
Moon
Peoria Loses Channel 8 Under Appeals Ruling
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission action removing television channel 8 from Peoria Illinois, after WIRL Television Co had a conditional permit for a channel 8 station and the FCC reallocated to channels 25 and 31. Peoria now has two operating UHF stations and two more authorized.
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Ashington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Federal Communications Commission
Peoria
Altcough
Wirl Television Co
WIRL
ThreeYearOld Victim Dies After Tractor Power Take Off Accident
Tommy Humphrey Herrin Area child dies after falling into the power take off of a tractor at a Freemans Spur area feeding lot near his grandparents home. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Herrin Hospital. Coroner Adolph E. Flack schedules inquest at Storme Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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James Thomas Humphrey
James Humphrey
Rt. 1
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Lee P. Humphrey
Freeman Spur
Humphrey
Strome Funeral Home
Tommy
Herrin Township High School
University of Illinois
Champaign
U. S. Air Force
Marion Lamb
Crab Orchard High School
Stephen
Janet
Elsie Lay
Marion
Williamson County
Adolph E. Flack
Storme Funeral
Storme Funeral Home
No Gravity No Weight Zero-G Is Space Problem
Space age problem is zero gravity. Col John Paul Stapp says a man in orbit must test weightlessness with a manned satellite and later a space platform. He foresees moon landing as a probable next step in exploration.
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Steve Lowell
Associated Press
Alamogordo
N. M
Space
Earth
John Paul Stapp
Moon
Stapp
Highway Bill Passage Due
Senators prepare to advance the highway construction speedup bill with a goal of final passage tonight. Senator Gore says conference with the House should proceed without major changes. The House approves a broader plan and aims to send it to President Eisenhower before the Easter recess. The bill would add 1.8 billion dollars in federal state road funds this year and includes a contested section supporting federally funded billboard regulation on the 1,000 mile network. Douglas opposed the billboard clause, Dirksen supported it.
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Washington
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Expres Wd
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Army awards $3.5 million armament contract to Olin St Louis
The Army awarded a $3,500,000 contract for small arms ammunition manufacture to Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corp of East Alton Illinois on March 27 per AP reporting.
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St. Louis
Army
Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corp
East Alton
Ill
Lead Poison Blamed For Stomach Ache
Er nest Miranda of Phoenix consulted a doctor for a persistent stomach ache and learned a bullet had entered his abdomen 11 days earlier. Deputy Sheriff Russell said Miranda recalled pain since March 15 when found unconscious in his yard after a night of drinking. the doctor left the bullet in place as it did no harm.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ernest Miranda
William H. Russell
Miranda
Risectl
Kinsey report finds wives most frequent abortion patrons
Kinsey Institute findings reported by McCall s magazine show among married women 66 percent births 17 percent miscarriages and 17 percent abortions. The study cites many previously married women continuing sexual relations and notes fewer abortions among young wives than mothers.
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New York
Kinsey Institute
McCall’s Magazine
Kinsey
Institute
Cloudy Southern Illinois Turn To Fair Weather Friday
The region remains mostly cloudy tonight with a shift to fair skies Friday. Temperatures hold near the 40s with a low tonight in the upper 30s and a Friday high around the low 50s. Friday night lows near mid 30s. Observed temps yesterday and today ranged from 41 to 42 degrees. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels indicate minor spillway elevations of 12 and 3 inches respectively.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
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