Tragic Wisconsin excursion train crash injures over a hundred
A Milwaukee baseball excursion train carrying 907 students and staff from Portage to a Brewers game derailed after a truck collision at Dalpinville crossing. 104 admitted to hospitals, 37 adults and 23 children overnight. Driver Gordon Hinckley among the injured, engineer George Ives reports the impact tore 1500 feet of track.
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Waukesha
Wis
Portage
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gordon Hinckley
Wales
Daplainville Crossing
Here
George Ives
Oconomowoc
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee Braves-Brookyn Dodgers
Single-Shot Voting Law Applies Only in 17 Counties
North Carolina Attorney General W B Rodman Jr clarified that the law banning single shot voting is not statewide in effect but applies only in 17 counties. The act requires voting for as many candidates as posts to be filled on multi seat bodies and addresses misperceptions from inquiries across the state.
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Raleigh
W. B. Rodman Jr
General Assembly
Rodman
Coterte
Columbus
Quiz style questions push readers to Page 10A
A set of seven trivia items asks about global business, politics, sports terms, and patent activity with multiple choice options. It mentions Swedish explosives maker, Adlai Stevenson, Truman, eagle in a game, and patent applications, inviting readers to check Page 10A for the answers.
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Lisber
U. S
Africa
Harry S$. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. 5
Patent Office
Turkey
Arab League
James O. Eastland
U.S
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
South Carolina
Weather balloon mistaken for mysterious object over St Louis
A glowing round object seen about 90,000 feet up for two hours over St Louis was confirmed as a weather balloon after investigations by the Weather Bureau and pursuing jet pilots. The sight sparked widespread speculation among meteorologists military personnel astronomers and saucer enthusiasts.
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ST. Louis
Weather Bureau
Licenses Proposed For Hook And Line Fishermen In North Carolina
Raleigh report on a proposed law requiring hook and line fishermen to buy licenses. The plan, debated before, would set 1.10 for worm users and 1.10 to 3.10 for statewide rod anglers, with details to be discussed at public hearings starting May 22. The commission also considers Tar Heel hunting talks for 1956 57 and a Cumberland dam restoration request near Fayetteville.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Wildlife Resources Commission
Commission
Clyde Patton
N.C. Wildlife Federation
Ralph Daniels
Durham
Patton
Homme County
Sylva
Cumberland
Fayetteville
U.S
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Violet Groskreutz
Westfield
Columbia
Oscar Mayer
National Guard
Phaeton
Montclair
Monterey
Mercury
THE
BIG
WFMY/TV
Temple Motor Company, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
Motor Vehicle
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