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The article focuses on the rumor concerning the launch of a manned missile into space by the Soviet Union in 1958. It states that the rumor was brought out by the Associated Press (AP) and was reported by some correspondents such as Moscow Bureau Chief Constantin Zar-nekau of the Agence France-Presse staying that for the fist time a man has sent aboard a Soviet rocket. However, it also mentions that some of the correspondents say the rumors have no official confirmation yet.

The article reports on the Russian Communists' decision to grant exit visas to Associated Press correspondent Eddy Gilmore's wife and two daughters, along with the families of two other Americans working for the U.S. in Moscow, Russia. Gilmore's wife, Russian ballerina Tamara Chernashova was no longer allowed to exit Russia when the couple visited the country just as the cold war began. The challenges facing American news correspondents who have married Russians are noted.