Army and Air Force discuss missile tests and flight paths
Secretary James H. Douglas said the Air Force is pursuing a mile-a-second plane as a step toward a manned satellite while testing missiles from base to base. Maj. Gen. Thomas DeShazo outlined safety measures and nonnuclear payloads, noting future tests may occur over nonmilitary areas as safety and accuracy improve. Local ranchers oppose Ft Sill expansion and the proposed missile impact area near Altus Oklahoma.
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Washington
James H. Douglas
Air Force
Douglas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Sill
Okla
Army
Thomas
DeShazo
Ft. Sill
Air Force Missile Development Center
Alamogordo
N. M
Alat Morardo
Wendover
West
Utah
Altus
Get
John
Hayden
AP Survey Forecasts Christmas Buying Near Record
AP survey across 26 cities shows mixed signals from merchants about holiday sales. LA and Milwaukee shopkeepers cite caution from layoffs and job security while Dallas and Baltimore optimism contrasts with weather and late Thanksgiving effects. Shoppers remain wary. some fear a weak year.
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Walter Sreede JR
New York
Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Milwaukee
Dallas
Associated Press
Subway Strike Eases as New Order Says Fair Treatment
NW YORK December 17 The city’s subway system returned to near normal service after an eight day motormen strike. About 1,500 MBNA workers voted to return, amid state promises for fair treatment. Lawmakers consider stripping TA of control over staffing decisions while TWU claims majority leadership. Election turnout sparse. TWU claims victory over 10,029 votes cast. Continued on Page 1 Col 4.
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York
Transit Authority
Independent Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Robert F. Wagner
Averell Harriman
MacNeil Mitchall
Manhattan
MBA
Transport Workers Union
Subway
Mitchell
State Labor Relations Board
Michael J. Quill
Quill
TWU
Bulganin
Europe
Dulles
Bulgaria
Middle East
NATO
Indonesia NATO Split Deepens Grief and Hunger
Indonesia faces famine in 30 Java areas and food shortages in East Indonesia as dockyard workers halt KPM unloadings. Indonesian forces seize Dutch enterprises amid port shortages and rising rice prices. Tokyo ships offer aid while NATO summit rhetoric intensifies Cold War divides.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
KPM
Interisland
Egypt
Spain
Amboina
Moluccas
Amboinése
West New Guinea
Interisland Inks
Tokyo
Transportation Ministry
Central Java
Nationalists
Budget decisions mark 1958 county plans
County Board approved 1958 budgets with wage increases across departments including Treasurer and Assessment offices. County Treasurer salary rose to 7000, several staff got $20 monthly raises. various offices like Sheriff and State's Attorney saw funding boosts. A Long Meadow branch library was not funded. NATO talks in Paris dominated reporting with Eisenhower absent at start but later joining.
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Sioners
Charles Carter
Simon Clopper
State Tax Commission
Washington County
Paris
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Bel Power
Hugh K. Troxell
Simon
Clopper
Sheriff's Office
Oka
Board of Election Supervisors
Long Meadow
Planting and Zoning Commission
Man snatches police gun ends up beaten and fined
James V. Fermes 24 resisted arrest after knocking out a bus terminal window and grabbing Patrolman J. James Baker’s service revolver. The officer subdued him with a blackjack, sustaining facial wounds requiring 19 stitches. Magistrate Ottinger refused a warrant against the officer, suspending Fermes’ sentence and fining him 25 dollars for resisting arrest.
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Pauli Ottinger
James V. Fermes
Antietam Street
J. James Baker
Guilding
Otttinger
Ottinger
Baker
Fia
Fermes
Washington County
Stinger
Fermes Sai
Captain Easy Bears First Manned Space Flight Event
Captain Easy covers the historic Cape Canaveral launch as the nation watches. Leslie Turner describes the mission as scientists discuss space mastery and the race with Russia. McKee builds the first satellite packing missile for manned cargo, a sober glimpse into space exploration.
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Captain Easy
Space
Russia
Apace
McKee
Awe Beders
Wharts
Daily
Medl
Weather shifts to rain or snow tonight and tomorrow
An updated Weather Bureau forecast calls for rain or snow tonight and tomorrow morning with temperatures near freezing. Western Maryland saw 29 degrees after a mild afternoon that reached 54, while a warmup is expected later. The nation anticipates continued rain in western areas and cooler weather in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions.
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Maryland
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
WCTU warns of deaths from Yale office parties
Evanston Illinois. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union warned that many lives will be lost this Christmas season due to office drinking parties. President Mrs. Glenn Hayes urged employers to give cash bonuses or donate costs to charity instead of parties, calling those events a gateway to sin and danger.
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Evanston
Til
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Bilt
Salvation Army
Glenn &. Hayes
WCTU
D Alesandro In Hot Water Over New Tax
Baltimore Mayor Thomas D Alesandro faced backlash at home over a tax on manufacturers while in Hot Springs Arkansas A council ally introduced a bill to repeal the levy on manufacturing machinery and inventory The move followed his criticism of reports that firms were ending operations due to the tax and cited two companies P M Womble Lumber Co and Barbick and Landrum Co as examples with mixed reasons for retirement or tax relief.
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Baltimore
Thomas D'Alesandro
Hot Springs
Ark
D'Alesandro
William Bennett
D’alesandro
Cay
P. M. Womble, Lumber Co
Earbbeck and Landrum Co
Stare Welding
Tess
Bit
Auto Collides With Parked Car in City Street
A vehicle operated by Mary F. Swarts, 31, collided with a parked car on Virginia Avenue owned by William and Sue Ann Wells. Police, led by Patrolman J. R. Tommy, charged a reckless driving case after Fire Department responders investigated a metal and debris incident. Bank deposit slip and greenbacks theft were noted in a separate line of events.
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Mary F. Swarts
Greenberry
Virginia Avenue
William
Sue Ann
Wells
Dey
J. R. Tommy
Earley
Joe Peiser
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frederick Street
Ralp Evans
Toh Phomograph
Hereiseys
Winder
Bere Howe
Kerbies
Tewerd
Pennsy Fines Local Hunters
A Washington County report details penalties for Pennsylvania hunting violations. Albert L. Hetzel of Sharpsburg paid 168 dollars for hunting without a nonresident license and failing to submit 10 inspections. Other locals including John F. Harnish of Hagerstown Fred C. Kretzer of Sharpsburg and Charles Bryson of Clear Spring paid 59 dollars each for similar license lapses. Harpers Ferry hunter Carli L. Hetzel paid 25 dollars for improper display of a hunting license.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Albert L. Hetzel
Sharpsburg Rt. 1
Edward Campbell
Fort Loudon
John F. Harnish
Hagerstown
Fred C. Kretzer
Sharpsburg
$2,200 In Cash Found Floating In Street Gutter
Palo Alto report details $2,200 in cash found in a gutter after being mailed from the Palo Alto post office to the Stanford Bank of America for deposit. Postal inspectors opened an investigation but produced no result. Also noted is a pair of children’s flooded canoeing in a nearby pond.
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Palo Alto
Catus
Stanford
Bank of America
Tommy Keeble
Naren
Hunt for missing schoolgirl Anna Kauffman widens
A wide search is under way for 14 year old Anna Kauffman a high school student from Haristown who has been missing since October 31. She lived with her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Kauffman at Waynesboro Pa and took a bus to school in this city. Authorities say she did not report to school the morning she vanished.
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Anna Kauffman
Ha Rristown
Paul Kaufman
Waynesboro
Tome
Sehiond
Kauffmans
Shey
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Boardok
Qvwaning
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Yale
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