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TOP NEWS SELECTIONS OF MAJOR NETWORKS
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Following are the events selected by the major networks as the top 10 news stories of 1958.
— ABC —
1 — United States scientific achievements, including the submarine voyages of Nautilus and Skate under the polar ice; Seawolf's 60-day submersion; orbiting of the nation's first artificial satellites, and the two moon rocket attempts.
2 — Brink-of-war crises in the Middle and Far East.
3 — General DeGau!le's return to power in France.
4 — The Democratic landslide in November.
5 — The Soviet threat to West Berlin's freedom.
6 — The continuing school integration fight.
7 — Alaska's entry into the union.
8 — The Sherman Adams-Bernard Goldfine controversy.
9 — The death of Pope Pius XII and coronation of John XXIII.
10 — The Senate labor-management probe.
— CBS —
1 — The developments in Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan.
2 — The Quemoy-Matsu-Formosa crisis.
3 — The crisis over West Berlin.
4 — DeGaulle's return to power in France.
5 — The death of Pope Pius XII and election of Pope John XXIII.
6 — The U. S. Congressional elections.
7 — Statehood of Alaska.
8 — The continuing story of the leap into space.
9 — Integration problems in the South.
10 — The Chicago school fire.
— MBS —
1 — DeGaulle returns to power in France.
2 — Pius XII dies; John XXIII his successor.
3 — Explorer launched; America in Missiles Race.
4 — Alaska becomes 49th State.
5 — Chaos in Mid-East; Nasser rises as Arab leader.
6 — Soviet pressure on Berlin.
7 — Reds open fire on Formosa.
8 — Democrats sweep General Elections.
9 — Adams accused; sensational probe started.
10 — Killer Starkweather runs wild.
— NBC — 1 — The Adams-Goldfine case. 2 — Quemoy crisis. 3 — National elections. 4 — Chicago school fire. 5 — Pope Pius' death. 6 — School integration problem. 7 — DeGaulle's ascendency. 8 — Mideast crisis. 9 — Atlas satellite. 10 — Nautilus' underwater polar trip.
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