Weather satellite Tiros reaches orbit from Cape Canaveral
A Thor Able rocket launches the Tiros weather satellite with two TV cameras. The 270 pound craft aims for a ~400 mile Earth orbit. Officials note data could aid long range weather prediction and future global 24 hour watches.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital to add 220 bed wing
A four million dollar six story expansion for Elyria Memorial Hospital was unveiled at the hospital company annual meeting in St. Andrew Episcopal Church. The plan adds 222 beds on five upper floors with administration facilities on the first floor and includes a new dietary department and parking. Financing includes 2,666,000 from a fund drive and 1,334,000 in federal Hill Burton funds, with a completion target of five years and potential height increase to 11 stories.
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Joseph G. Norby
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Scott
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France detonates Sahara atomic blast amid Khrushchev clash
Paris reports France conducted its second Sahara nuclear test near Reggane at 12:15 a.m. east coast time while Khrushchev visits, despite Soviet objections. De Gaulle aims to keep France on track to become a major atomic power, with talks in Geneva and push for disarmament.
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Weather summary for Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio
Cloudy and warmer today with highs 50 to 55. Tonight and Saturday showers and a few thunderstorms. not so cold tonight with lows 47 to 53. Five day forecast shows average temps about 6 degrees above normal. warmer tonight, cooler Sunday, warmer again midweek. total rainfall around one inch in showers and storms. Lake Erie winds 5 to 10 knots rising to 20 to 30 knots tonight. Partly cloudy today with likely showers tonight.
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Aid curb urged to halt Cuba funds in foreign aid
Rep Wayne L Hays Democrat from Flushing Ohio has sent a measure to the Eisenhower administration seeking a prohibition on further foreign aid to Fidel Castro s Cuba government The House Foreign Affairs Committee favors stopping aid to Castro authorities
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Midwest Floods and Snow Strain Heartland Rivers
Severe weather across the Midwest brings snow sleet and up to 80 mile per hour winds. Flooding drives about 6,000 from homes as Missouri and Mississippi rivers swell. Nebraska suffers the heaviest floods with thousands homeless. 11 dead across five states. National Guard, civil defense workers and volunteers battle levees with sandbags. Two Seventh Day Adventist ministers disappear on the Shiawassee River. Milwaukee and Chicago face rising flood pressure as authorities warn of rising waters.
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Sitdown protests sweep southern campuses and stores
Negro students continue anti segregation actions with sitdowns at lunch counters and mass withdrawals from classes in Tallahassee and other cities. Arrests occur in Birmingham and Montgomery as participation broadens. Desegregation pressure grows amid various city and college protests and a federal suit in Memphis demanding immediate school desegregation.
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West Hope for Arms Pact Rises
In Geneva Western sources report rising hopes for an early accord among the United States Britain and Russia to ban nuclear weapon tests. Eisenhower and Macmillan signaled potential progress after 17 months of haggling while French A-bomb tests unlikely to derail talks. Soviet reaction seen as tentative amid strategic bargaining.
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Second Fire Sweeps Stewart Brothers-Alward Furniture Co
Newark Ohio United Press International reports a second blaze at Stewart Brothers Alward Furniture Co causing $100000 in damages today. The fire follows a prior incident in the same week that produced $1500 in losses.
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Trace The Civil War On C T Color Map
The centennial of the Civil War nears as the Chronicle Telegram publishes a full color Battle Map showing Northern and Southern states with dates, places, and events in chronological order. A supplement by Civil War historian Dr. Philip Van Doren Stern explains the war’s scope, losses, and tactics.
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Troops Called Up In African Violence
In Johannesburg four reserve regiments and Home Guard units were mobilized as clashes left one African dead and seven wounded. Police reported control but warned the situation remained explosive with three other casualties among Africans, Indians, and a Chinese. UN Security Council expected swift action to authorize talks with South Africa.
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Dad Saves 3 Sick Sons In Blaze
Cleveland report says Robert Winklemier raced through flames to rescue his three ill sons ages 2 3 and 4 from a burning home. He then used a brick to free his 6 year old daughter who jumped to safety. Winklemier and his wife Helen, 30, suffered burns.
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Administration Holds Line On Aid Program Clash Over Aid in Spirits Areas
Representative James E. Van Zandt says Republican congressmen fail to move administration officials against a larger federal aid program for low income districts. Eisenhower backs a 57 million plan to spur jobs in economically distressed regions, while senators already passed a broader 20 million bill.
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Where To Turn Worries End-For A Day
City officials celebrate an annual rosy finance picture as a sense of utopian confidence fills the air. Students join an international art program for the Junior Red Cross to showcase work, signaling hopeful civic and educational collaboration.
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Mother Sought In $30,000 Firm Shortage
Cleveland police sought Mrs. Moiselia Ethridge after a $30,000 shortage appeared in the books of Industrial Truck Service where she worked from 1956 until her resignation in February. An audit is ongoing. Mrs Ethridge is mother to a six year old son.
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Many Voices in Secretarial Dial tone Study Says
A New York Telephone Company study finds many efficient secretaries lack warm telephone technique with drab voices. Lorain County readers prefer Chronicle ads from a friendly ad-writer. Solve problems by dialing area numbers for Elyria or Lorain. Also a classified ad offers a 14 cu ft Coldspot Deep Freeze for $100 at 1394 East Ave after 5:00.
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