George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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That’s it was . . . IN THE WORLD The visit to this country of Queen Elizabeth did much to strengthen Anglo-American relations. Washington Post Photo Two metal moons lobbed into space by Russia made tbe biggest news of 1957, By the end of January in 1958, the United States’ answer, the Explorer, was orbiting as high as 1700 miles above the earth, but onlv after severe soul-searching on the part of Americans concerning both their educational and military setups , . . While the beep- beep from space arid the fate of the first space traveler, the little dog Laika. commanded the attention of the world, another drama was unfolding inside Russia it- self, the swift rise of Nikita Khrushchev to supr eme, if uneasy, authority ... A young Illinois soldier. William S. Girard, stationed in Japan shot and killed a Japanese woman on a target range and created an international issue . . , The Middle East generated another major cri- sis when Russia expanded her influence into Syria, and then, suddenly. Syria began hollering that I urkey and America were about to attack her. There followed Rus- sian warnings, American warnings, appeals to the U.N., a United States airlift of tanks to Jordan, Turkish ma- neuvers, and an Egyptian troop movement to Syria. And then Khrushchev barged into a Turkish diplomatic party, and said, in effect, there would he no war. Laika. the World’s first space traveler. United Press Photo

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d United Press Pliol.o Tile blast uiT the Army ' s Jupiter-C inissle that carried America ' s first earth satellite in its tip. Italy’s gift to the United States, film star Sophia Loren. The welcome that King Sand received in Washington was in marked contrast with the snub that greeted him earlier in New York City,

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That’s it IN THE UNITED STATES was The attention of the l nited States focused on Little Rock when federal troops were rushed in by presidential order as the White House ' s contribution to the solution of the integration problem, spreading bitterness through the South and stirring up political currents yet to be measured . . The Asian flu epidemic swept out of Hong Kong to place twelve million victims under the weather’ ' fora few days . . . Hurricane Audrey resulted in the loss of five hundred and thirty-nine lives and forty million dollars worth of property , . Dave Beck and James Hoff a of the Teamsters’ l nion starred in the con- gressional hearings on rackets . , , But the nation had time for fun too. Musically the age of rock-and-roll con- tinued. but, at the same time, Pat Boone replaced Elvis Presley as America’s favorite and the nation ' s number one tune was not Great Balls of Fire but “Tammy . In the sports world, the Milwaukee Braves, led by the great pitching of Lew Burdette became the new world champions, while two veteran outfielders, Stan Musial and Ted Williams, led their leagues in batting. In foot- ball the great Oklahoma winning streak was ended b Notre Dame. 7-0. while Auburn emerged as the top col- legiate team and the Detroit Lions reigned as the pro- fessional champions. They’re for Ho If a l nited Press Photo Join the air force and see the South . . , the political repercussions of this scene have yet to be measured. United Pre s Pholo