Night sighting planned of Sputnik by Cambridge Moonwatch
Cambridge Moonwatch observers prepared for a first night sighting as Sputnik and its accompanying rocket passed the northeast to southwest arc near Boston. Data from the satellite will help refine orbital figures and future American satellite tracking.
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Jgian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge Moonwatch
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Boston
Wasgton
Asong
Hisen-Pont
Sputnik
Hower
United States
Benjamin B. Everett
North Carolina
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ocratic National Committee
Little Rock
Civil Rights Commission
Council
Congress
Senate
Averell Harriman
New York
Covncil
Rossellini Denies Divorce Talks as Nonsense in Paris
Italian director Roberto Rossellini dismisses divorce rumors with Ingrid Bergman as absolute nonsense. He travels to Paris to visit Bergman amid persistent reports of a romance with Sonali Das Gupta. He denies any romantic liaison and says he and Bergman have never parted.
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Switzerland
Roberta Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Rossellini
Bombay
Paris
Repartate
Sonali Das Gupta
Bywie
Rome
India
Miss Bergman
Das Gupta
Aliss S Bergman
Sona J
King Sized Welcome For Queen Vanguard Test Fire Today
New York prepares as the first stage engine of Vanguard 1 is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in a gala affair. Officials hope the firing will launch a three stage rocket with the satellite entering a roughly 300 mile orbit. The event marks a historic greeting tied to Elizabeth I and the British empire in the city’s celebration atmosphere.
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Francis Stilley
Washington
New York
Britain
Monarch
Vic
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Iutda
Elizabetly
Water bill delinquents fear jail as notices go out
The town warns 19 water customers who have not paid their bills. Delinquency triggers penalties under city charter. Meanwhile three men face fines or jail after a drunken driving incident that damaged property on Wayside Avenue and North Locust. The Water Department reports limited rainfall and continued reservoir draw.
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Outer Space
Aimw
Moscow
Sputnik
Broadway
Radio City Hall
Bansmnitter
Water Board
Richard C. Munson
Yetty
Permits For Improvements To Buildings
Permits for numerous improvements were granted in the past week by city building inspector Norman E. Heese. Projects include a one story concrete block addition with basement at a tavern on 301 Elizabeth Street, a $4,000 project. a one story frame side addition on Salem Avenue, $1,500. demolition of a tiny one story masonry dwelling at 7211 Washington Avenue. Pride of Hagerstown Elks No. 278 steel fire escape at 326 North Jonathan Street, $1,000. an open carport at 51 Nottingham Road, $100. Mrs. Della Weaver finish at Go for bedroom, 735 West Washington Street, $75. C. R. Feigley enclosing front porch with glass at 1222 Sherman Avenue, $700. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Pearman raising roof for a dormer window, 768 Spruce Street, $70.
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Norman E. Heese
Elizabeth Street
Frank
Aig
Salem Avenue
C. H. Hendrickson
Washington Avenue
Pride of
Hagerstown
Jonathan Street
George Dundas
Nottingham Road
Della Weaver
Washington Street
C. R. Feigley
Sher’man Avenue
Elwood Pearman
Spruce Street
Russia Faces Severe Flu Outbreak Across Regions
Report indicates influenza reaches epidemic levels in several Russian areas with WHO confirming rising Asian flu incidence in eastern and western Europe. Moscow censor reports offer no local case figures, but other channels describe a heavy impact.
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Washington
Russia
World Health Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Censorad
Moscow
Police Probe Two Larcenies
State Police operated a radar check on Rt 11 north of the city and reported thefts including two tires and $5 from a trunk. Forty four motorists were arrested for speeding with $11.45 collateral posted for court appearances.
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Rt. 11
James T. Poindexter
Columbia Road
Dar
D. A. Stickell and Sonsi
West
Baltimore Street
Thomas Mades
Alan Martin
Richard Garvey
Robert Kirby
Clyde B. Treker
Glen Bawthan
Soviet Embassy Staff Planning For Motor Trip
Four members of the Russian embassy in Washington will drive to Cumberland to begin a motor trip through West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. Counselor Vladimir Lavrov outlined plans in a letter to the Cumberland News noting the trip aims to familiarize themselves with American life and address questions about their country. The group includes Anatoli Goryachev Sergei Bogomolov and Valerian Mikhailov with no fixed itinerary given. In Parkersburg West Virginia they were said to arrive Thursday after visiting Morgantown Clarksburg and then proceed to Zanesville Cleveland Warren Sharon Altoona University Park and Williamsport.
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Cumberland
Washington
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
State Department
Vladimir Lavrov
The
Cumberland News
Lavrov
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Zanesville
Cleveland
Warren
Sharon
Altoona
University Park
Williamsport
Sighters May See Sputnik s Rocket
The article notes the rocket may be visible tomorrow near Wakefield Michigan at 5 14 am and then exit near Tabor City North Carolina about four minutes later observers in the area may see it southwest at a 38 degree angle above the horizon.
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Sputnik
National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Wakefield
Mich
Tabor City
N.C
Piedmont Freight Car Blazes With Shells Explodes In North Alabama
In Piedmont Alabama a Seaboard freight car carrying sixty tons of 105mm shells burned near the city hall area as explosions followed the blaze. Local residents were evacuated and rail traffic rerouted while troops from Ft. McClellan patrolled the area. The car was bound for Sunny Point North Carolina after being picked up in Birmingham. No injuries were reported.
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Piedmont
Ala
Ft. McClellan
Seaboard Air Line
Birmingham
Atlanta
Seaboard
Sunny Point Jordinance Depot
Wilmington
N.C
Alabama
Tim Bowman Shows Tempie Strawberries In Warm Milieu
Three year old Timothy Bowman smiles and holds bright red Tempie strawberries picked in his parents garden on Smithsburg Rt. 2. His mother Mrs. Lloyd Bowman notes frosts have not killed berries, plants appear loaded with green fruit despite forecasts of springlike conditions.
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Timothy Bowman
Smithsburg Rt. 2
Tim
Lloyd Bowman
Unusual In News Brings Tips and Cash Prizes
A Mangansville resident notes a thriving department and the editor celebrates. The quirky item collection earns $2 cash prizes for readers and hints at continued pages with more tips and stories.
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Mangansville
Five Brothers and Sisters
ITV Set Burns Out At Summit Avenue Home
A television set burned out a portion of the net and produced heavy smoke at 112 Summit Avenue in the early hours. Firemen from the First Hose, Antietam and Pioneer Hook and Ladder Companies responded to the alarm, and Fire Chief John Hall reported the major damage was to a transformer net.
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BE. J. Swanner
Summit Avenue
Antietam
Pioneer
Lander
John Hall
Fair And Cool in East Today Wet Elsewhere
Eastern half enjoys fair and cool weather while western sections face wet and cloudy skies. Storms lash northern New Mexico with heavy rain and flooding hazards. The wet belt extends from southern California to the upper Mississippi Valley with showers and hail. Albuquerque sees heavy rain and hail as high water threatens the Rio Grande between levees.
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California
Mississippi Valley
Los Angeles
Plateau
Albuquerque
M. M
Rio Grande
Golden October Weather To End Here Tomorrow
A forecast describes a sunny to warm day followed by a cooling trend. A sharp frost earlier gives way to sun, with warmer temperatures tonight. The Weather Bureau expects cloudiness and some rain for Wednesday and Thursday, with mixed rain and snow possible in higher elevations. Cold air returns by Wednesday and remains through Saturday.
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Maryland
aNerncom
Four Tots Die In House Fire In Amarillo
Four young children of Airman 1/C Aaron White perished from smoke in a six room frame house fire in Amarillo. The blaze occurred while White was driving a babysitter home and his wife lay ill with influenza at Amarillo AFB hospital. Victims Kathy six, Aaron Jr four, Sharon two, and Stanley eighteen months were found on a bed in a back room. The Whites are natives of Oakwood.
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Amarillo
Texas
Aaron White
White
Amarillo Afb
Kathy
Aaron Tr
Sharon
Stanley
Lurine
Oakwood
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