Albert Camus Wins Nobel Prize for Literature 1957
Albert Camus, French moralist and critic of totalitarianism, wins the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature at age 43. The committee notes his clear eyed works like The Plague and The Fall illuminate human conscience and revolt against futility.
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Camus
Alfred Nobel
Anders Ooesterling
Swedish Academy
Oesterling
United States
Algeria
Swordfish Nuclear Submarine Class Launched at Portsmouth
The fourth vessel of the Swordfish class, a nuclear powered attack submarine, was launched at Portsmouth Naval Base on August 27, 1957. It was christened by the widow of Commander K. E. Montross, commander of the original Swordfish lost in the Pacific in January 1945.
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Portsmouth
N.H
K. E. Montross
Pacific
Soviets Reportedly Aiming Rockets At Moon On Nov 7
The Examiner cites a European scientist claiming Russia will launch three unmanned moon rockets from a Caspian Sea base on November 7. If successful, authorities plan to send animals then humans, with air force personnel prepared for lunar life. The piece notes Lenin’s 40th anniversary and a full moon on that date.
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Los Angeles
Examiner
Russia
Christian Clausen
Peenemunde
Germany
Clausen
Moon
Caspain Sea
Lenin
Douglas 9th Grade Plans Bake Sale at Store
The ninth grade at Douglas School will hold a bake sale at Sherwin Williams Paint Store on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The sale supports their candidate for Miss Homecoming with homemade baked goods available.
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Douglas School
Sherwin - Willams Paint
Zhukov Ends 9 Day Yugoslavia Visit En route to Albania
Marshal Georgi Zhukov left Belgrade after a nine day visit during which he inspected Yugoslav military installations and observed training. He flew to Tirana aboard a Soviet military plane. Tito's government gave formal ceremony in line with protocol. Analysts say the trip aims at political accord and future military coordination with Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia
Georgi K. Zhukov
Tirana
Albania
Tito
Zhukov
Ivan Gosnjak
Russia
Soviet Union
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