Heavy vote seen in city and rural areas
A heavy but sub record turnout is forecast for the city with 18 000 to 20 000 voters and more than 5 000 rural ballots expected for the April election.
01 Apr 1957
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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1957
Page
1
A heavy but sub record turnout is forecast for the city with 18 000 to 20 000 voters and more than 5 000 rural ballots expected for the April election.
The 14 year old suspect in a family tragedy killed four family members in a case that has shocked the area. Police say the youth acted alone and the motive remains under investigation as detectives expand the scene and interview relatives.
In a Sunday attack at the Woolridge home, Daniel Woolridge 14 used a pump action .22 to kill plumbing and heating installer Ossie Woolridge 57, his wife Delores 45, and sons Paul 6 and Doris 12 wounded. Eight-year-old Doris survives. Daniel surrendered after police traced a call from a disguised voice.
Madison police sought a gang of about 15 girls aged 14 to 17 after a Sunday afternoon attack on four girls on State Street. The assailants chased the victims to a nearby home, knocked one girl down and kicked another, then spat on floors and walls when confronted by the residents.
A community asks residents to vote YES for Daylight Saving Time next Tuesday to gain an extra hour of evening daylight after work. The call emphasizes the potential benefit of longer sunsets if the measure passes.
A Milwaukee man arrived at police headquarters near midnight Sunday to report he is father to two children missing since the weekend. Edward Martin said he left Jerry, 5, and Linda, 4, with a neighbor Saturday while he worked, and they vanished amid mixed signals about where they stayed. The neighbor believed the children stayed elsewhere, while older youngsters later brought the runaways to a filling station after finding them wandering on a north side street.
Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel of West Germany was officially named commander of NATO ground forces in Central Europe. The ceremony in Fontainbleau, France, marks his ascent to a top allied command role.
A military plane from Langley field Va. exploded and crashed eight miles south of Dickson Tennessee killing nine of the 10 or 11 aboard. The incident occurred shortly before noon today. In Cincinnati Ohio, over 13 000 United Rubber Workers struck at nine B F Goodrich plants nationwide after negotiations failed to secure a new contract by the Sunday midnight deadline.
In London a medical expert testified the heroin dose given by Dr John Bodkin Adams to a wealthy patient two days before her death was 35 times the normal maximum. In Greenhaven New York Minot F Jelke 27, heir to oleomargarine fortune, was released after about two years for compulsory prostitution.
Washington pushes Egypt to adopt a Suez Canal agreement aligned with UN six principles and the Western tolls plan. Ambassador Hare delivered a preliminary U S response calling it constructive while seeking modifications to ensure international character and binding participation.
Heavy smoke from a lower level fire swept through a seven story building on Manhattan west side. Twenty seven families were evacuated. Five firemen were overcome by smoke.
The Supreme Court today declined to disturb lower court orders requiring Negroes be admitted to a municipal pool and beach in St. Petersburg Florida and to a Houston county courthouse cafeteria. The rulings continue the Court’s pattern of deferring race case specifics to lower courts within the framework of the 1954 school desegregation decision.
In Hollis Center Maine 13 year old Ronald Berube was practicing casting when the hook caught in his mouth. Startled he gulped and swallowed hook line and sinker and was hospitalized for treatment.
Beal’s new biography cites Secretary Dulles withdrawing U S support for the Aswan Dam to provoke a Soviet response in the Cold War. The book notes Eisenhower’s letter to Chiang Kai-shek and claims the move was a major gambit to deter Communist influence in the Middle East.
Police report Leon Marcus 61 a former Southmoor Bank stockholder carried more than 300000 in cash and checks when killed. A 300000 check drawn on Society National Bank Cleveland dated June 28 1956 signed J A Harmon was found in Marcus wallet along with 3600 in other checks and 1640 in cash.
A southerly air flow brought mild temperatures to Kenosha with cloudy skies and occasional drizzle. Noon readings ranged from 39 to 41 across local sites, and the forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle into Tuesday, highs in the low 40s and overnight mid to upper 30s. The sun rose at 5 34 and will set at 6 16 p m today.
Jakarta reports a cabinet crisis after Premier Ali Sastroamidjo resigned. Antara says outlaw gangs killed 200 people in the last month near Makassar, capital of Celebes, as revolutionary groups challenge central authority in Jakarta.
Cairo reports John J. McCloy, representing the United Nations, conferred with President Nasser on a possible Egypt loan for new canal gear after losses in November fighting. Egypt may seek at least 10 million dollars for tug and dredger replacement while clearance costs, under 20 million dollars, could be funded by a toll surcharge for a limited period.
In Madrid General Francisco Franco led a victory day parade marking the 18th anniversary of the civil war defeat of the Republican government. The event featured Spain displaying its newest U S military equipment to observers.
U S officials suspend Point Four aid operations in southeast Iran amid the Dad Shah gang pursuit after the ambush and killings including Anita Carroll. Maj Ali Qoli Golpira leads the search with Iranian police as rains hamper efforts and reinforcements move toward the Pakistan border.
Sen Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin to speak on Wednesday at the three day Wisconsin Wholesale Beer Distributors convention opening in Milwaukee. Other speakers were expected as the event began.
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