Soviet Launched Artificial Moon Circling World Every 95 Minutes
The Associated Press reports a Soviet launched artificial satellite circling Earth every 95 minutes at about 18 000 mph. Observers across Japan and the United States tracked its orbit, with radio and telescope signals confirming its existence as a milestone for space exploration.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical
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Hoffa in Saddle Teamsters Face Double Dilemma
In Miami Beach the 1.4 million member Teamsters Union faces potential AFL-CIO censure and a Senate investigation. Hoffa-backed candidates contest leadership as Balloting concludes with Thomas Haggerty and William Lee receiving votes. McGellar chair probes seating irregularities.
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International
Air Hunt Resumed For DeWitt Colonel
An air search for Lt Col Clinton Merrill and three other Army officers missing since Thursday on a flight from New York City to Burlington Wisconsin continued with 150 military and civilian aircraft. A spokesman at Stewart AFB Newburgh said many tips were received but none led to a location. The Civil Air Patrol dispatched 40 planes over Hudson Valley and northeastern New York while leads in Schuylerville and Lake Ticonderoga were checked.
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Newburgh
Civil Air Patrol
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Hudson Valley
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Saratoga Springs
Glens Falls
Lake Ticonderoga
Pagea, Gol
Rockefeller cites Arkansas race crisis harming industry plans
Arkansas industrial figures including Rockefeller condemn integration tensions in Little Rock as damaging to state growth efforts. Rockefeller, head of the Arkansas Development Commission, says it will take months to gauge the impact and urges unity and resilience to move Arkansas forward.
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Signals of Earth Satellite Spark Debate
Washington reports scientists doubt the observed signals were from a real satellite. Dr. Fred L. Whipple and others note the craft would be invisible to observers and caution observers worldwide tracked the event. Officials say Russia and other nations push ahead with spaceflight plans as headlines rise.
Listening for Rae satellite signals on short wave
United Press reports instructions for ham radio operators to listen for signals from the Rae Istan earth satellite on 25 meter and 1.5 meter bands with a pulsating beeping sound. Signals may peak every 25 minutes as unmanned Soviet probes, radio and radar, are used to fly toward Mars. The announcement notes some Western scientists see space travel near term and mentions Kenneth Gatland.
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Ei- Moscow
Mars
Didassia
Kenneth W. Gatland
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Book Adds 7 Years To Tito Critic's Term
Milovan Djilas, former Yugoslavia vice president, sentenced to seven more years in prison for writings. The case highlights propaganda battles against communism and the Yugoslav government as Arkansas Governor Faubus remains a focal point in race tensions surrounding Little Rock.
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Arkansas
Jilas
Court links sentences in nine year term
A defendant, brought after a one day trial, had his prior prison term concatenated with the current offense to yield a new nine year sentence. The case stemmed from publication of the U S book The New Class and the court cited charges of harming Yugoslavia's aims and undermining the country's communist system. Weather forecast notes fair skies with a high near 46 degrees and an overnight low around 39.
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New York
Yugoslavia
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Satellite Statistics Moscow (UP) Facts and figures
Satellite Statistics from Moscow report the Soviet satellite is 22.8 inches in diameter and weighs 184 pounds. It travels at about 13 000 miles per hour and remains in orbit roughly 56 miles high. Two radio transmitters emit beeps at 20.005 and 40.002 megacycles, strong enough for chain operators to detect, with visibility best at sundown. Orbit is continually changing and the craft contains two radio transmitters and allied equipment.
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Moscow
Today’s Chuckle: A Practical Nurse Joke
A lighthearted quip notes a practical nurse who sits in love with a rich patient, delivering a playful pun about care and romance in a gentle newsroom voice.
They've done it Can't happen again
Washington reports that Soviet space achievement stunned American scientists as newsmen confirmed Russia launched mankind's first artificial satellite. Dr Richard Porter, spokesman for the committee, said the event is epic making and may be visible at dawn or dusk with binoculars or telescopes. Estimates place the chance of spotting the satellite at one in two hundred.
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Signals Heard Here Radio Signals From Russia Satellite
Eric Olsen of 724 Comstock Ave. transmitter operator at Station WSYR heard signals from a Soviet satellite in Syta case after WSYR signed off at midnight. He recorded a continuous beep for about 20 minutes at 19 15 and again at 8 10.
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