Royal Flight Opens Ten Day Canada US Tour
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip fly from Britain toward Ottawa ahead of a planned 10 day tour of Canada and the United States. The RAF escort gives way to the Royal Canadian Air Force. They will meet Prime Minister Diefenbaker at Up lands base and proceed to the governor general's residence before traveling to Williamsburg and Washington on the return leg.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Royal Canadian Air Force
RAF
Prince Philip
Gordon Store
South Africa
Uplands Air Base
John G. Diefenbaker
Governor General's House
Philip
Williamsburg
Washington
Elington
Eisenhower
Byrd cites $200000 daily cost to enforce integration
Virginia senator Harry F Byrd told Henrico County listeners that federal actions to integrate Little Rock high school cost about $200000 per day. He warned Virginia voters the issue dominates the state race, criticizing Almond and Dalton over their stances on school integration and constitutional changes.
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Richmond
Little Rock
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Henrico County
Arkansas
Litte Rock High School
191St Airborne Division
Byrd
Virginia
Democratic Party
Brownell
NAACP
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Supreme Court
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Ted Dalton
Almond
Dalton
Washington
Lindsay Almond
State Senate
Philippine Ambassador's Son Killed in Airplane Crash
A Beechcraft crash south of Manila killed five American businessmen and Carlos Romulo Jr. Young Romulo, 32, was a partner at Findlay Timber Co. and secretary to the Philippine ambassador in the United States. Col. P. J. Gunn led the delegation in the memory-filled tragedy.
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Manila
Carlos Romulo Jr
United States
Mania
Batangas
Mindanao
Young Romulo
Findlay Millar Timber Co
Col. P. J. (Pappy) Gunn
Philippine Aviation Development Corp
U.S. Navy
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Harold Broad
New York
U.S. Plywood Corp
Philippines
Allan O'Gorman
The
Timber Company
Thor Launch Tests Hint at Missile Range Expansion
Cape Canaveral reports said a Thor rocket, possibly the second successful firing, may have tested the intermediate range missile range beyond 1500 miles. Unofficial Washington sources noted confusion over whether the flight signaled progress toward a space capability, while lawmakers urged unified U S efforts to match Soviet space gains.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. 2
Thor
Washington
Sputnik
U.S
Jackson D-Wash
Armed Services Committee
Sen
Stennis OD
Congress
Knowland
Army
Atlas
Contact Made With Soviet Satellite From Jodrell Bank
The world’s largest radio telescope at Jodrell Bank reports contact with a Soviet satellite or debris hurtling through space. This breakthrough marks a notable event in space observation and Cold War era astronomy.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Moonwatch
Cambridge
Churchmen Seek Peaceful Solution to Little Rock Crisis
In Little Rock Arkansas church leaders and ministers urged prayer for peace amid integration tensions. The gathering, with 24 Baptist ministers, called for calm as National Guard troops remained at Central High.
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Eisenhower
Brown
Little Rock Central High
Horace Man _n Negro High
M. L. Moser Jr
Orval Faubus
National Guard
Faubus
Federal District Court
101St Airborne Division
Himelf
al Baptist
Central Baptist Church
Little Rock
M.L. Moser Sr
Moser
E . Burgess
J. P. Johnson
Negro Children. the Rev. Mr. Burgess
Elenhower
Golf Cerse
Newport
R. I
Virginians Face Coldest Night As Frost Hits State
Temperatures dip to freezing in multiple regions with lows near 32 in Winchester area and 25 at Front Royal. Many locales report frost and a cool forecast continues with 30 to 45 degree ranges across Allegheny Highlands and Tidewater. Shenandoah foliage near peak with color expected to fade by next weekend.
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Weather Bureau
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Gordonsville
Quantico
Danville
Tidewater
Allegheny Highlands
Luray
Shenandoah National Park
Rangers
Skyline Drive
Observers See Blurred Sputnik Photo Across North America
US observers obtained a blurred but usable image of Russia's Sputnik as it streaked across the North American sky, providing a rare glimpse of the satellite's passage and confirming its orbital path.
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Washington
SAP
Russia
Sputnik
North America
Couple Killed in Auto Crash Near City
A man and a woman died in a one car crash on Route 50 about five miles east of town at 1 p m today. The driver Thornton Mith 28 of Arlington is in serious condition. The vehicle a 1957 Chevrolet was demolished after striking a cement bridge abutment a witness said the car had struck another car earlier. The dead man is Duard Felton Tarkenton Jr of Arlington. Identification of the woman could not be obtained.
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Thorntonmith
Arlington
J. H. Smith Jr
Chevrolet
Omps Funeral Home
Duard Felton Tarkenton, Jr
Ivy St
Harvard Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Pasadena
Calif
National Bureau of Standards
Roger Galet
Boulder
Colo.a
Sputnik
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Earth
Outer Space
U.S
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
London
M. Ovenden
John P. Hagen
U. S
National Press Club
Hagen
Feeder Calf Sale Posts Record Totals in 18th Year
The 18th annual Northern Virginia Feeder Calf Sale drew 3,306 calves weighing 1,480,815 pounds, grossing $352,076.07 with an average $106.49 per head. Buyers from the Eastern Seaboard and as far as Ohio attended. Hereford pen from Sky Meadow Farm, Fauquier County, topped at $58 cwt.
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Northern Virginia
Seaboard
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Sky Meadow Farm
Fauquier County
R. H. Mullenix
Woodbine
United States Criticized Over Russia Military Science Lead
Seven Western European Union nations denounced the United States for allowing Russia to gain an edge in military science, criticizing U S policy and strategic posture.
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Strasbourg
France
Western European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Russia
Two Asian Flu Cases Reported Have Recovered
Blood tests from Richmond show two laborers at the Fairmont Avenue Labor Camp tested positive for Asian flu. Both have recovered and returned to work. A Health Department official noted a prior cluster at Winchester Fruit Growers’ Labor Camp but not all cases were confirmed Asian flu.
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Richmond
Fairmont Ave
George Troxell
Sent
Winchester Fruit Growers
A. L. Lindall
Winchester - Frederick County
State Health Department
Lindell
Lindall
Lindal
Quint Improved Montreal Girl Over Flu Complications
Yvonne Donne of the quintuplet sisters showed improvement today after flu complications. Dr Real Gelinas had earlier stated she was seriously ill but not out of danger.
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Montreal
Yvonne Donne
The
Quintuplet Sisters
Real Gelinas
Navy to deactivate 22 ships by June 30
The Navy announced plans to remove 22 ships from active service by June 30 for economy. The largest vessel affected is the heavy cruiser Albany.
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Washington
Albany
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Queen Elizabeth
By Eddy Gilmore
Queen Elizabeth II
mid-Atlantic
Sky Meadow Farms
MAL Feeder Sale
Mrs. Scott
Leroy Keesling
Lemuel Sopthin
Jack Kinzer
Clearbrook Firemen
Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Dept
W. H. Lawrence
Rexall le Sale
Beaver'’S
Pocahontas
Thor Launching
By Adrren Cooper
Ark
Robert R. Brown
Episcopal
Associated Press
Front Royal
Dental Group
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
J. L. Hutchinson
Charlottesville
C. Kintner Johnson
Staunton
Orville van Deusen
This City
W. H. Wunder
Woodstock
O. L. Burkett, Jr
Treasuer
George Eagle
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
Virginia Livestock Action Market
Quint
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