Kenosha Harbor Survey Signals Industrial Traffic Potential
About 33 local and nearby firms showed possible use of a developed Kenosha harbor in a survey led by City Manager Richard Custer. Nineteen firms indicated they would increase seaway traffic if facilities existed, with products including machine tools dairy equipment and autos. The Chamber of Commerce harbor committee urged robust harbor improvements to attract industry and support inland Wisconsin shipments.
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Kenosha
Richard Custer
St. Lawrence Seaway
Custer
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce Harbor Committee
CC Office
Rockford
Beloit
Burlington
Janesville
South Beloit
Kenosha Harbor
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Loch Wis Doctor William Whitelaw Dies at 101
Dr. William R. Whitelaw a 101 year old retired physician died today in Loch Wisconsin. He practiced medicine for decades and was a prominent local figure. His survivors include family and longtime patients who honored his contributions at a private service.
Brazil arrests over a thousand Reds after Vargas suicide
Rioting and demonstrations sparked by the death of President Getulio Vargas prompted a police crackdown in Brazil. More than 1,000 Communists were detained, some for burning a police car, as authorities seized Imprensa Popular and raided a Communist paper editor in Porto Alegre. The capital slowly returned to normal with public offices and shops reopening as Joao Cafe Filho seeks a new finance minister and Oswaldo Aranha resigns.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Communist Party
Getulio Vargas
United States
Imprensa Popular
Porto Alegre
Joao Cafe Filho
Vargas
Oswaldo Aranha
UN Assembly
Britain says Russia spent 33 billion on Navy since WWII
The British Admiralty reports Russia has allocated over 33 billion dollars to its navy since World War II and may have armed ships with atomic tactical weapons and guided missiles.
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London
Russia
Kohler seeks waiver to aid foe at Wisconsin state fair
Wisconsin governor Kohler urged fair officials to make an exception and allow Democratic candidate William Proxmire to pass out campaign literature at the state fair in Madison. The court battle over a rule banning campaign material continued as Proxmire sought relief while Kohler defended fair traditions.
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Madison
Wis
Walter Kohler
William Proxmire
State Agriculture Department
Milwaukee
Dane County
Alvin Reis
State Fair Management
Supreme Court
Edward Gehl
Proxmire
Kohler
Fair Management
Illinois
Fair
Agriculture Department
Hi guchi Wins Ebert Prize At APhA Convention
Dr. Takeru Higuchi, 36, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, received the Ebert prize, the top research award from the American Pharmaceutical Association, at its 101st convention.
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Boston
Takeru Higuchi
University of Wisconsin
Ebert
American Pharmaceutical Association
Weather Turns Cooler as Canadian Front Drops In
Temperatures across Wisconsin fall as a cold front from Canada brings rain. No major changes expected today or tomorrow. Sewage plant readings ranged 81 to 65 degrees with noon at 68. Nash 74, downtown 72. Kenosha pollen count 71 grains per cubic yard at 8 a.m.
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Canada
Wisconsin
Nash
Kenosha
Witnesses describe wartime atrocities in Hungary hearings
In testimonies before a house subcommittee two men recount rape and looting after World War II as Soviet forces took control. A Hungarian exile, known as Mr Z, says Russian soldiers raped his daughter 27 times in April 1945 and she later died by poisoning. Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi cites systematic looting by Communist booty commissions.
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Cleveland
House
Hungary
Nicholas Nyaradi
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Shrine of bronze from sunken ships to honor lost seafarers
Five hundred pounds of bronze from U S ships sunk in battle flown to Genoa Italy aboard an American military plane. The bronze will be used to create a shrine honoring all those who have lost their lives at sea.
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Genoa
Italy
U. S
Virus Encephalitis Ends Peak Across 11 Indian Cities
In New Delhi India health officials report the encephalitis outbreak across 11 northern cities has peaked and fatalities have reached at least 347 children.
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New Delhi
India
Good Old Days at Settlers Reunion in Kenosha County
Recalling the Old Settlers reunion tradition at Paddock Lake Kenosha County once drew crowds in the thousands. The club formed in 1877 grew to 61 members, held annual reunions with music, speeches, and dances, and quieted after the 1942 last general meeting. In 1952 the remaining five deeded the land to the county, ending an era.
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OLD Settlers
Paddock Lake
Old Settlers Club
Kenosha County
Kenosha
Geneva Road
Wilmot
Fox Lake
Old Settlers Organization
Club
Wisconsin
Gav
Robert la Follette
Salem
Racine
Kenosha County Court House
Charles Pfennig
A. B. Ames
John Evans
J. W. Rhodes
William Crosby
Court reverses Keeney contempt conviction in UN inquiry
Washington bulletins report the U S Court of Appeals reversed the contempt of Congress conviction of Mary Jane Keeney once employed by the United Nations after she balked at questions from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. Detroit updates note Arnold Palmer from Cleveland and Ed Martin of Winchester Massachusetts upset stars in the National Amateur golf fifth round defeating Frank Stranahan and Bill Campbell.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Congress
Mary Jane Keeney
United Nations
Senate
Internal Security
Detroit
Arnold Palmer
Cleveland
Ed Martin
Winchester
Mass
Frank Stranahan
Bill Campbell
Eisenhower Pledges Priority to Reciprocal Trade Program
President Eisenhower announced he would place high priority on the reciprocal trade program in framing the 1955 legislative program for submission to Congress in January.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
Plane crash near Mullin tunnel leaves four dead
In Helena Montana a light plane carrying four passengers crashed and burned near Mullin rail road tunnel about twenty miles northeast of the city. The four occupants are presumed dead with no survivors known at this time.
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Helena
Mont
Mullin
Here
Slight Quake Felt In Los Angeles Area
A slight earthquake was felt early today in the Los Angeles area with no immediate reports of damage.
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Los Angeles
Ease Curbs On Trade With Reds
Washington moved to relax restrictions on U S trade with the Soviet Union and European Communist nations reducing the embargo list by one third to one half while promising later itemized releases. Commerce and Stassen said settlements would not affect trade with China Korea or Vietnam and remain not material to military value.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
Iron Curtain
Commerce Department
United States
Red Bloc
Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
China
North Korea
Vietnam
President Signs Supplemental Bills In New Defense Aid
President Eisenhower signed the fourth supplemental appropriation bill totaling 1.659 billion dollars and the mutual security authorization bill. The supplemental money includes 100 million for military public works and housing, 88 million for veterans unemployment compensation, 33 million in state unemployment grants, and 21 million for state hospital construction grants.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Sabre Jets Move to Nagoya and Korea Shifts
The U S Fifth Air Force plans to move many Sabre jets out of Korea and base some units in Nagoya Japan consolidating command with the U S Japan Air Defense force next month. An advance Korea headquarters will remain and the reshuffle could take months.
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Air Force
Korea
Seoul
U. S. 5Th Air Force
Nagoya
Japan
5Th Air Force
U. S
Army Air Force
Far East
United States
Roger M. Ramey
5Th
U.S
Japan Air Defense Force
Ramey
Roy Lynn
North Korea
Asia
South Korean Air Force
South Korea
Top U.S. Commanders Inspect Okinawa as Base Prospect
Gen John Hull arrives with Gen Earle Partridge and Vice Adm W M Callaghan at Kadena to survey Okinawa for potential American base and training use. Marine Corps Gen Lemuel Shephard also tours U S installations in Far East as part of the delegation.
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Naha
Okinawa
Far East
Far East Command
John Hull
Kadena Air Base
Earle Partridge
Far East Air Forces
W. M. Callaghan
Far East Naval Forces
Russians Frund Uranium in East Germany Threatens 44 Atomic Bombs
Bonn West German survey says Soviet produced uranium in East Germany since the war could fuel 44 atomic bombs. The study warns these bombs could destroy or cripple every major city in the United States or West Europe if used.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
United States
West Europe
Capt Joseph McConnell Jr top jet ace killed in crash
Edwards Air Force Base reports Capt Joseph McConnell Jr also known as a leading jet ace with 16 confirmed kills in Korea died in a routine test flight crash in the Mojave Desert. His ejection and parachute issue noted as probable, body found beside his seat.
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McConnell
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joseph McConnell Jr
Korea
Mojave Desert
Rogers Lake
Air Force
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Manchurian
Yellow Sea
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