Army Told To Launch Satellite
Secretary of Defense McElroy ordered the Army into the American earth satellite program using the Jupiter C test vehicle, supplementing the Navy led Vanguard effort. The move follows Soviet space wins and sets the stage for an imminent U.S. launch from Cape Canaveral with potential signals of a definite public announcement.
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Washington
Secretary of
Defense McElroy
Russia
Defense Department
McElroy
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Tass
Sputnik II
Moscow
Laika
J. Allen Hynek
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Hynek
U.S
John P. Hagen
U. S
Hagen
Twisters Leave Trail of Damage Across North Carolina
A string of tornadoes and high winds struck eastern and western North Carolina causing five injuries near Rocky Mount and one electrocution near Newton. Siloam Elementary School sustained $10,000 in damage with 80 pupils present but unharmed. Other towns including Candor Charlotte Winston-Salem and Surry and Yadkin counties reported damage and power outages.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Newton
Henry Lutz
Surry
Yadkin
Candor
Sandhills
Winston- Salem
Surry County
Siloam
H. E. Hiatt
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
VF. W
Harry Lake
Great Lakes Storm Delivers High Winds and Snow
A powerful storm over the Great Lakes drove winds up to 70 mph, killing at least two and injuring a dozen. Snow flurries joined the cold air as temperatures plunged to near freezing from New York to the Gulf states, with widespread structural damage reported in Pittsburgh.
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Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
Seaboard
Lakes
Canada
Pittsburgh
Northern Lakes
New York
Gulf States
Plains
Southwest
Desert
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Sputnik to join vodka in English dictionaries
AP correspondent explains the Russian word Sputnik entering English dictionaries as artificial satellite. It notes Sputnik means satellite in science and travel companion, with prefix and suffix meanings. Laika dog reference appears, while vodka translates to little water and voda means water.
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Sputnik
VODKA
Thomas P. Whitney
Russia
Siberia
Three-State Manhunt For Accused Killer
A three state manhunt began for Paul Norton 25 after a deadly gun battle in a Kingsport home. Norton shot Mary Jones 36 and wounded Algie Jones 47 who later identified Norton as the assailant. Phyllis Jones Norton ex wife was assaulted during the incident as Norton fled.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Paul Norton
Green County
Mary Jones
Norton
Algie
Jones
Phyllis
Algie Jones
Fresno man pays record cotton penalty of nearly one million
Jack A. Harris of Fresno paid a government penalty of 965,595.84 for exceeding his 1957 cotton quota. He said he expects to make money despite the penalty, noting Washington officials allowed planting with penalties and that the current cotton price leaves some profit after costs. Harris argues the US should not rely on price supports or foreign guarantees.
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Fresno
Calif
Jack A. Harris
Harris
Gila Bend
Ariz
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank
Assassin Urged to Kill King
Egypt's propaganda calls for assassination of Jordan's King Hussein amid regional tensions. The piece notes martial law in Jordan and pressure from Egyptian Syrian regimes and Palestinian groups, while Hussein remains under guard and faces threats as Nasser is accused of betraying Arabs.
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William L. Ryan
Egypt
Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
Moscow
Voice of Arabs
Arab East
Israel
Palestine
Arab Legion
Amman
Abdullah
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Congress Will Fund Missiles Says Chavez
Sen Chavez said Congress will provide all money for missiles if President Eisenhower grants Dynami Killian authority to speed the program. Killian, MIT president, is Eisenhowers new special assistant in charge of pushing U S weapon superiority in the space era. Chavez added the defense committee will consider any proposals Killian drafts and urged bold action beyond budget limits.
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Washington
Sen. Chavez
CNM
Congress
Prsident Eisenhower
Dynams R. Killian
Chavez
Senate
Killian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eisenhower
Hospital Board Sets Semi Annual Meeting Tuesday
Winchester Memorial Hospital will hold its semi-annual board meeting Tuesday afternoon in the staff conference room. Andrew J. Bowen, president, will preside. Reports will be presented by Dr. W. P. McGuire, Dr. E. C. Stuart Jr, Mrs. Robert Grove, and H. Albert on the hospital's semi-annual report highlights.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Andrew J. Bowen
Hospital Corporation
W. P. McGuire
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Robert Grove
Women’s Auxiliary
H. ¥. Albert
Treassurer
Motorist Fled After Assault on Leavenworth Pedestrian
Police found 52 year old Martin Skinkowski with a broken ankle on a Leavenworth sidewalk after a motorist stopped to ask directions. The driver allegedly kicked him on the ankle and fled, leaving Nebraska license plates on the car. Skinkowski did not reveal his reply to the motorist.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Martin Skinkowski
Leavenworth Wing
Skinkowski
Skinkowsi
Nebraska
Anderson Steps Down as Highway Commissioner
Gen. James A. Anderson retires after 16 years leading Virginia’s highway department to return to Rockbridge County farm. Gov. Stanley names Francis A. Davis acting commissioner and reorganizes key posts as a permanent appointee to be chosen by Governor-elect J. Lindsay Almond Jr. after Jan. 11.
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Richmond
James A. Anderson
Virginia
Highway Department
Rockbridge
Stanley
Anderson
Francis A. Davis
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Davis
Virginia Highway Conference
Lexington
JCC Hosts Five Charter Members and Officers
The Junior Chamber of Commerce entertained five charter members and past officials. Charter members listed include Senator Byrd Jr., Dr. Leon Slavin, J Pinckney Arthur, Hedrick D. Koontz, J Michael Steck, Fred Ritter and J Thomas Kremer. The event featured leaders Forrest Wesson and Vernon Uber as program co chairs. Roy W. Williams presided as president.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
C. Ridgely White
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Senator Byrd, Jr
Leon Slavin
J. Pinckney Arthur
Hedrick D. Koontz
J. Micheal Steck
Fred Ritter
J. Thomas Kremer
Forrest Wesson
Vernon Uber
Senator Byrd
del. Sewell
Clayton Adams
Robert Glover
Charles Fleming
David Tavenner
Roy W. Williams
Americans urged to reappraise policy toward Red China
At UNESCO's sixth national Asia conference in San Francisco Burma's ambassador urges the United States to rethink acceptance of Peking. He argues UN membership and recognition would not quickly normalize relations and blames U S isolationism for souring Asian ties while urging closer cooperation to stabilize the region. The meeting closes with panel reports and an address by India's Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
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San Francisco
America
Asia
China
Unesco
Burma
Washington
U Thant
Peking
United Nations
United States
North Korea
North Vietnam
Mme
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
United Kingdom
Kennedy Opposes 1958 Tax Cut Amid Sputnik Talk
Senator John F Kennedy argued against a federal tax cut in 1958 citing declining revenues rising expenditures and the Soviet Sputnik as reasons. He spoke at a Young Democrats convention urging restraint and warned against predicting tax cuts for years to come. The event also touched on civil rights foreign policy and leadership races for the 1960 Democratic ticket.
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Reno
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Young Democrats
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
United Nations
Phillip Burton
San Francisco
Nelson Lancione
Columbus
Ohio
Jack Noles
Tonkawa
Okla
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Hospital Board
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Anderson Steps
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Pacific Ocean
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Hawaii
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Gordon H. Brown
Palo Alto
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Robert B. Murray Jr
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Hono
JCC
Sen. Kennedy
Martha Washington Restaurant
Mt. Williams
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