Vanguard Rocket Launch Elevates U S Space Effort
The Navy’s Vanguard rocket succeeded in placing the second U S satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral. After two prior failures the nearly flawless flight reached orbit at 7 16 a m EST marking a major milestone in the space effort and prompting celebration among Navy and Martin officials.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
U. S
E.S.T
Eisenhower
Army
Explorer
Russia
Martin Co
Tiniest Satellite Performs Big Job
A tiny U S moonlet launched from Cape Canaveral, grapefruit sized with a 4.4 inch diameter, orbits in and out of sunlight to test harvesting solar energy for electricity and to power one of its two radio voices. The 3 3/4 pound craft carries six glass windows with solar cells on its polished aluminum skin.
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AP Science
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
Space
Supreme Court Allows Bookmakers Deductions. Truckers Penalized
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that rents and wages paid by bookmakers operating illegal books may be deducted as ordinary business expenses for federal taxes. It held fines paid by truckers for weight violations are not deductible as such expenses. The decision cites ordinary and necessary expense criteria and notes state weight limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
U. S. Circuit Court
Chicago
Clark
Pair arrested in Paris for attempted robbery
A Peoria soldier Donald Bruemmer and his GI companion Ronald Gordon were arrested by Paris police after an attempted robbery of a cab driver in Place Pigalle. They were identified by a nightclub entertainer who recovered a dropped photograph.
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Paris
Peoria
Donald Bruemmer
Place Pigalle
Ronald Gordon
Olathe
Kan
Vanguard project foresees long lived earth satellite
Dr John P Hagen said the Vanguard earth circling satellite should orbit in 5 to 10 years. Provisional speeds of 18 000 to 19 000 mph place it 2 500 miles out and 400 miles high. A larger Navy instrumented satellite of basketball size may launch soon, with the Vanguard third stage possibly visible from earth as a small cylinder and funnel shaped bottom.
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Washington
John P. Hagen
Vanguard Project
Hagen
Navy
Vanguard
Brother-in-law of Mamie Denies FCC Influence
Col. George Gordon Moore testified before a House committee that he did not seek to influence the award of a Miami television station license. He is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s brother-in-law and was linked to claims that the FCC granted Channel 10 to a National Airlines subsidiary. He spoke voluntarily to clarify his involvement.
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Washington
George Gordon Moore
Miami
Moore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House Committee
Federal Communication Commission
Irish Bet Sparks Transatlantic Call To Dublin Bar
In Jersey City on St Patrick's Eve a tavern debate over Easter 1916 and Nelson's Pillar escalates from stories to a transatlantic call. James McCloskey seeks help from Dublin police chief Frank Doris after contacting Eamon de Valera and finds no easy resolution.
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Jersey City
N. J
St. Patrick’s Day
James McCloskey
Dublin
Ireland
Brian Sharkey
Sean
Sinn Fein
Brian
Nelson's Pillar
O’connell Street
John Touhy
Touhy
Nelson
McCloskey
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
London
Frank Doris
Doris
Weather summary for Terre Haute area and Indiana
The map shows no rainfall with a 3.5 ft river level. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy, cold conditions with light snow flurries in Terre Haute and Indiana, with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s, and a chance of 2 to 3 inches of snow in extreme southwest Indiana tonight.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Rebels Withdraw From Medan in Sumatra Revolt
The Indonesian army said Jakarta forces drove insurgents from Medan, Sumatra’s largest city, and regained control of the airfield and harbor. Rebels had announced capture of the city after seven hours of fighting, with no immediate confirmation from their side.
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Singapore
Medan
Sumatra
Jakarta
Sumarta
Antra
Tucker Calls for United Front Over Terre Haute Rail Plan
Mayor Ralph Tucker urged Chamber of Commerce and civic groups to oppose New York Central Railroad plans to drop all passenger service through Terre Haute. He asked residents to attend the Indiana Public Service Commission hearing and warned against making the city a whistle stop. Tucker noted rail transportation fuels local growth and pledged city support for workers amid rumors of moving 400 to 500 Pennsylvan ia Railroad crew jobs from Terre Haute to Indianapolis.
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Ralph Tucker
Chamber of Commerce
New York Central Railroad
Indianapolis-St. Louis
Terre Haute
Tucker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indianapolis
New Plan Would Overhaul Terre Haute Parks System
Terre Haute officials consider a measure to abolish the Terre Haute Park Department and recreation boards effective July 1 and create a Department of Parks and Recreation with a four member plus one ex officio nonpartisan board. Current park properties funds and papers would transfer to the new department under a special capital fund.
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Joseph Pipp
Common Council
Terre Haute Park Department
Park Board
Recreation Department
Recreation Board
Pipp
John S. Lamb
Parks and Recreation
Lamb
J. H. Thomson
South Twelfth Street
Thomson
Parent-Teacher Association
Indiana General Assembly
Board of Parks and Recreation
Terre Haute
Persistent Chill Lingers Across Indiana Through Week
Indiana faces a week of persistent cold with temperatures in the 30s to 40s and intermittent snow flurries. A snow cover up to one inch appears in the northeast and southeast while icy spots linger on highways. Low temps range from 21 at Lafayette to 30 at Evansville, with Sunday highs from 32 to 44.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Lafayette
Evansville
Jerry Falk Ordered Committed to Norman Beatty Hospital
Vigo Circuit Court Judge Herbert Criss ordered 13 year old Jerry Wayne Falk committed to the Norman Beatty Memorial Hospital for the criminally insane after medical witnesses testified he is a mentally unstable, schizophrenic youth with a split personality. Doctors Melville Caracobs and N M Silverman urged institutional care, saying he poses danger and may never recover. The case stems from an Sept 22 slaying of his father.
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Jerry Wayne Falk
Norman Beatty Memorial Hospital
Vigo Circuit
Herbert R. Criss
Criss
Melville A. Caracobs
N. M. Silverman
Jerry
Funds of State Show Increase
Indiana state funds totaled 128 million dollars as of February 1 scene. General fund revenues fell by over nine million from the prior year. State Auditor Roy T. Combs reported the start of last month with 128 699 895 dollars versus 104 841 188 dollars in 1957.
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Indianapolis
Roy T. Combs
Indiana
Combs
Man shoots at rabbit. bullet hits father instead
In Galt California on Sunday Daryl Carlton 25 fired at a rabbit the shot ricocheted and seriously wounded his father. Police say the incident occurred in a rural setting and no other injuries were reported.
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Galt
Calif
Daryl Carlton
Where to Register for Primary Election May 6
Voters must register for the May 6 primary. Registration is available at traveling boards 1 to 9 p.m. on listed dates or at the Vigo County Board of Registration Office Room 3 Court House 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Locations include Fire Station Fourth and Farrington Streets Thompson School Twelfth and Ohio Streets and other sites. April 7 is the last day to register.
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Vigo County
Fourth
Farrington
Thompson
Ohio
Honey Creek
U. S. Highway 41
Pirtle
Eagle Street
Harrington
North Fourth Street
McKeen
Second Avenue
Ft. Harrison
North Eighth Street
Marion Heights
Consolidated
U. S. Highway 40
Seelyville
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FCC
William Barry
Oneida, Sr
Burlington
Galesburg
Walter Berry
U. 8
United Front
R. R
T.H. City
Associated Press
Euleta
Dr. Silverman
Caracobs
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Cupertino
Joseph M. Gilmore
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