Eisenhower Signs Bill Outlawing Reds At White House
President Eisenhower signed a law at Lowry Air Force Base criminalizing the Communist party and empowering law enforcement to curb Red infiltration in unions. He stated the measure aims to deny legal rights to the Communist party and treat members of conspiratorial action groups as Internal Security Act violators.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Lowry Air Force Base Administration
Attorney General
FBI
United States
Catholic rural life institute opens at Wisconsin
A Catholic rural life institute opened at the University of Wisconsin on Monday with 50 seminarians from 10 states in attendance.
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Madison
Wis
Catholic Rural Life Institute
University of Wisconsin
Pressure Push on Mendes France to Ratify EDC
United States urged Premier Pierre Mendes France to push European Defense Community ratification through the French National Assembly. Mendes France met Churchill in Chartwell after Brussels talks on the Western Army Plan and reported to President Coty. Ambassador Dillon urged rapid passage. Pinay said the EDC project deserves an 18 month trial.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Pierre Mendes-France
Biggin Hill
London
Mendes- France
Brussels
Churchill
Paris
United States
European Defense Community
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Chartwell
England
U. S
France
C. Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Rene Coty
Normandy
Antoine Pinay
Pattison Sees No Communist Buildup Along Yangtze
U.S. businessman A. P. Pattison, freed from Red China, said he found no evidence of a Communist buildup along the Yangtze River to invade Formosa. He spoke after his release last week.
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Hong Kong
U. S
A. P. Pattison
Red China
Yangtze River
Formosa
President Eisenhower Highlights 83rd Congress Record
President Eisenhower praised the 83rd Congress for enacting tax cuts, expanding social security, adjusting farm price supports, and providing weapons to combat communism. He urged voters to support administration goals, noting 54 bills enacted from 64 White House requests and likening it to a strong batting average. The address touched on Western Europe security amid Brussels talks collapse and urged faith in European leaders.
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Eisenhower
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America
Europe
European Defense Army
Brussels
White House
Heat wave claims three in Milwaukee and a lightning death
Milwaukee endures a late summer heat wave with three men succumbing to the heat and a fourth killed by lightning. Harry Callaway, about 40, of Chicago, was struck while on a warehouse roof. Fred J. Slawyk, 60, a coal delivery driver, collapsed after asking for water and died at County Emergency Hospital. Earl DeKeyers, 49, a dairy supervisor, died after driving into a garage at noon. Arden Gill, 37, a factory welder, died in a plant tank in the afternoon.
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Milwaukee
Harry Callaway
Chicago
Wauwatosa
Fred J. Slawyk
Earl DeKeyers
Arden Gill
Bridegroom Missing After Milwaukee Wedding Trip
Jerald Jorstad 21 of Newark Illinois disappeared from the Hotel Schroeder in downtown Milwaukee two days after a Saturday wedding to Deanna Christensen of Joliet Illinois. The bride reported he left after saying he felt ill while they returned from Chicago and has not reappeared.
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Newark, Ill
Jerald Jorstad
Lockport
Ill
Deanna Christensen
Joliet, Ill
Chicago
Hotel Schroeder
Jorstad
Deanna
Joliet
President Vargas Dies by Own Hand in Rio Palace
Getulio Vargas died at Catete Palace after 58 generals pressed him to resign. He shot himself at 8 41 am leaving a note blaming enemies and expressing sorrow for not giving the humble all he wished. Joao Cafe Filho named in line to succeed as Brazil faced military and economic turmoil.
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Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Catete Palace
White House
Cardo da Castro
Congress
Joao Cafe Filho
Air Force
Ruben Vaz
Carlos Lacerda
Maj. Vaz
Brazilian Labor Party
PTB
Climerio Eurides de Almeida
Guard
Jose Antonio Soares
Lacerda
Joao Alcino de Nascimento
Dulles Hopes France May Back European Defence Community
Secretary of State Dulles said he still hopes France will follow its tradition of idealism and approve the European Defence Community proposal. He warned hope is not an expectation and noted France did not join at Brussels with the other five continental powers.
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Washington
Dulles
France
Brussels
Warmest day of the month with scattered showers
Monday's high reached 92 with a low of 70, the warmest day this month as 0.08 inches of rain fell this morning and 0.3 inches overnight. Skies stayed partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with 68 to 72 night lows and 85 to 93 highs, while readings at Nash Motors, the sewage plant, and downtown ranged from 76 to 86.
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Nash Motors
New Plan Of Industry Readiness for War Production
Washington defense mobilization director Arthur S. Flemming orders a new plan to keep military production facilities in constant readiness for rapid full war production. The Aug. 25 effective order funds private industry to maintain idle equipment and secures key personnel and up to date production techniques. spokesman cites costs of several hundreds of millions annually amid urgent mobilization as defense output declined.
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Washington
Defense Mobilization
Arthur S. Flemming
Flemming
Governor approves expansion of handicapped employment panel
The Wisconsin governor approves enlarging the Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped from 22 to 37 members, adding 15 to 20 new members to broaden representation and oversight.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Five Forms Of Charges Against Joe McCarthy
A senate committee listed five charge categories for public hearings starting August 31 about Senator McCarthy. The charges cover contempt for the senate, encouraging federal employees to violate laws, handling of confidential documents, abuses of fellow senators, and abuse of Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker.
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McCarthy
Wis
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Utah
Senate Elections Subcommittee
United States
FBI
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Ralph Zwicker
Stoughton
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Former USC language professor Otto Becker dies in Buffalo
Otto F. Becker, 69, a former professor of languages at the University of Southern California, died Monday in Buffalo, New York. He was noted for his long academic career and contribution to USC's language programs.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Otto FE. Becker
University of Southern California
Madam X testifies collapse during Russian assault witness
A woman identified as Madam X testified behind a screen before a congressional committee about seven Russian soldiers ravaging her in Hungary and collapsed during the session. The White House announced Eisenhower will attend Labor Day ceremonies marking the start of the first peacetime atomic plant at Shippingport Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.
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Madam X
Hungary
Denver
White House
Eisenhower
Shipping Port
Penn
Pittsburg
US Senate optimistic on Brussels Conference breakdown
Senator Alexander Wiley said the United States and its friends must keep our powder dry and eyes open after the Brussels Conference collapse. Camp McCoy reports Maj. Gen. Ralph Immell will retire as commanding general of the 84th Infantry Division of the Army Reserve on September 11 when he turns 60.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Alexander Wiley
Camp McCoy
Ralph Immell
84Th Infantry Division
Army Reserve
Heat Takes Life Of County Lake Resident
Torrid weather contributed to the death of Russell G. Rollain, 49, of Paddock Lake, who collapsed while mowing a lawn during a peak heat period. Officials blame heat and overexertion. he died of a heart attack around 2:30 p.m. after rescue efforts. He had recently rented a cottage at Paddock Lake and worked as an Evanston janitor. Survived by family in Illinois and Michigan, with several relatives listed in the Racine area.
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Russell G. Rollain
Paddock Lake
Rollain
Twin Lakes
Clarence Huck
Huck
Raven
Alice
Rollains
Evanston
Munising
Mich
Chicago
Louis Rollain
16Th Ave
Bud Rollain
Robert Samson
14Th Ave
Clifford
Racine
Milwaukee
Wrong Time and Place For His Bird Watching
A 26 year old University of Wisconsin student told Judge Roy Proctor he was bird watching when arrested on an apartment roof with binoculars in his hands. The judge ordered him to pay $7.15 court costs and suggested finding a better time to birdwatch. He was arrested at 1 a.m. near a girls dormitory.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Roy Proctor
Zerk Suspect Held Under $60 000 Bail
Montos a Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured by FBI agents after a dramatic takedown in Westchester. He faces $60 000 bond on Zerk crime charges and additional bonds in Florida and Alabama. Investigations tie him to the Oscar Zerk robbery that yielded jade, ivory, art treasures and silverware valued at $150 000.
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Nick George Montos
FBI
Kenosha
Marshall Simonsen
Montos
Oscar Zerk
Montes
U.S
C. S. Bentley Pike
Richard Gorman
Florida
Alabama
Pike
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