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Stem Warning On School Initiation SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (UPD —A group of high school boys accused of roughing up a schoolmate during initiation ceremonies of an unsanctioned fraternity may be given a lecture by police. Prosecutor Robert Schaeffer indidated it was unlikely that ' charges would be filed. But he 1 hinted they may get a stern warn- J ing not to indulge in such conduct . again. The mother of the student told police her son was paddled several times during initiation ceremonies for seven new members late Friday night into an organization called Sigma Alpha Delta. Principal James Sharp of Shelbyville High School said the fraternity is neither sanctioned nor recognized by schooTofficials. As many as 40 boys may have been involved, authorities said. One of the youths said there was nothing unusual about the. initiation. Army Research Rocket Reaches Highest Record WASHINGTON (UPD— A five stage Army research rocket dubbed “The Strongarm" was successfully fired 1,050 miles into the upper atmosphere today, the highest ever recorded for the launching station at Wallops Island, Va. The vehicle was launched by the Army in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to measure electron densities, The Army said the data would be valuable in the intercontinental ballistic missile and anti-missile missile *programs. The rocket assembly stood taller than a five-story building, but considerably shorter than the missiles used for satellite launchings and military shots of intercontinental range. It was fired at 7 a m. and finally plunged into the Atlantic Ocean about 800 miles away from the NASA launching pad about 20 minutes later- The rocket was designed to reacha speed of 17,000 feet a second at burnout. Scientists from the Army ballistic research laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.. aided by a University of Michigan team, used -an Army Honest John rocket, two Nike-Ajax boosters, a modified Recruit and a scaled down Sergeant to ram the| nose cone into the upper atmos- t phere. In announcing the shoot, the Defense Department said that it was one of a number planned by various agencies in connection with the U.S. program for- international geophysical cooperation in 1959. Information on the • experiment will be made available to all nations participating in the Internationl Geophysical Year program. The Army said a similar rocket would be launched at night before the end of the month. Warren Berning, project chief for the ballistic research laboratories, said Army experts and NASA pimarily are interested in how ionization decreases with altitudes above 187 miles, and measurements will be taken to furnish a profile throughout the upper flight of the rocket. The complete rocket was designed w meet overall requirements of the ballistic research laboratory and assembled under the supervision of William Hansen of the University of Michigan. It was 58.48 feet long and weighed 7,125 pounds.

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Open Hearings Os Aspects Os Nuclear Power WASHINGTON (UPD — The Atomic Energy Commission opens public hearings today on safety aspects of a nuclear power reactor scheduled to begin service a year from now at Elk River, Minn. n»e public was invited to attend, but AEC records indicated there would be no unfavorable witnesses. The reactor will be owned by the government and operated under a five-year contract by the Rural Cooperative Power Association of Elk River. This is the only agreement of its kind by which a rural co-op will distribute nuclear energy, the AEC said. The 15-million-dollar reactor will be housed on a small hill overlooking the Mississippi River in east - central Minnesota, almost due north of Minneapolis. Housed in a silo-shaped shell of steel and concrete, 115 feet high and 74 feet in diameter, it will produce about 22,000 kilowatts of power. The RCPA will distribute it to thousands of homes and business firms in northern Minnesota. The government will make up the difference in costs above their regular bills. This is done to encourage private industry to develop engineering information about nuclear power and speed the time when it can compete economically with other forms of power. , , ~ When ground was broken for the Elk River project about a year ago, some biologists complained it would dump dangerous radiation into the river, AEC spokesmen said. , Two scientists since have been assigned to study farm livestock and products in the area and to compare current conditions with tbouse found when the reactor begins operation. They are confident they will find no contamination, it was reported here. If construction continues according to the AEC timetable, the reactor wiU begin operation in time to light up Christmas trees next year.

Nikita Khrushchev To Visit In France PARIS (UPD—President Charles de Gaulle announced today that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will visit France on March 15, 1960, and for the first time gave ' Russia credit for trying to ease tension in such troubled spots as. India, Laos and Central America. | De Gaulle's statement seemed to clear away one of the major blocks De Gaulle had erected in the way of an East-West summit conference. He has opposed such a meeting until he felt certain of Soviet good will in diminishing world troubles. In a rare news conference —only the third since he became president De Gaulle said: "After years of international tension, it appears that on the Soviet side, some signs of easing tension are showing themselves. "I am referring to the fact that in certain difficult cases, the Mideast, India, Laos, Africa, Central America, for example—Moscow is. at the moment, avoiding throwing oil on the flames." In announcing the date for Khrshchev's visit, De Gaulle said "We hope he will remain until the end of the same month (March, 1960); if he so wishes.”

Four Airmen Killed In Separate Crashes GREAT FALLS, Mont. (UPD — Four Air Force fliers were killed and two parachuted to safety in the separate crashes of three FB9 Scorpion jet interceptors early ioday in a central Montana blizzard, the Air Force here reported. Two of the two- seater planes crashed while attempting to make

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emergency landings in the storm at Lewistown, about 75 miles southeast of here. The pilot ana radar robserver of one bailed out and apparently Were unhurt. The crew of the other died in the flaming wreckage. The third plane crashed about 19 miles south of Great Falls. Its two-man crew also perished, a Malmstrom Air Force Base spokesman hear said. A witness said wreckage of the two planes in the Lewistown area was scattered over four or five acres on two -anches about nine

miles "West of Lewistown. Lewistown Sheriff George Stevens said no one on the ground was injured. Meanwhile, a spokesman at Malmstrom AFB said a T 33 jet trainer from Ellsworth AFB, S.p., had made a wheels up landing at Malmstrom and both occupants walked away from it. He said the plane was assigned to the 54th Fighter - Interceptor Squadron at Ellsworth. J v Trade to e food town — Decatr

Keep Death Watch On Burning Tanker ■ HOUSTON,' Text (UPD - Firei men today maintained a “death : watch" over boiling oil in the i burned out tanker* Amoco Virginia t which was racked by explosions and fire that killed eight men. The last man to die in connection with the tanker Maze was fireman H. D. Chandler, who slipped hold filled with bub-,

bling oil and gasoline Monday. He was dead when other firemen managed to pull him out. The other victims were members of the Amoco Virginia’s 43man crew, including the skipper, Capt. R. R. Combs. Firemen said the 20,000 ton vessel was still so hot that several thousands barrels of unburned oil and gasoline in the ship were "boiling like grease in a hot frying pan." The death watch will be maintained until the ship cool* off to the point where there will no long-

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er be danger of new flames that could touch off billions of gallons of gasoline in tanks on shore. If those tanks explode, disaster would spread over an area where 50,000 to 60,000 persons live. Winchester Plant Strike Is Settled WINCHESTER, Ind. (UPD—Union mouldmakers were back at their jobs today at the Overmyer Mould Co. plant, ending a strike which began Sept. 13.