Wisconsin Senate race features Kohler Proxmire clash Tuesday
A five way contest for the U S Senate seat opens Tuesday as Republican Walter Kohler and Democrat William Proxmire renew their rivalry amid independents Howard Boyle Jr Georgia Cozzini and Douglas Wheaton. Voters in Kenosha County and the state face a first time governor appoint power under new law.
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Walter Kohler
William Proxmire
U. S
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Kohler
Proxmire
Howard H. Boyle Jr
Georgia Cozzini
Douglas J. Wheaton
Winnecone
U. S. Senate
Kenosha County
Dane County
Glenn Davis
Davis
Clement Zablocki
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Boyle
Wheaton
Civil Rights Bill Clears House Rules Action
The House Rules Committee voted 10 to 2 to clear the civil rights bill for House action, overriding opponents and paving the way for rapid passage. The measure, in compromise form, would create a bipartisan civil rights commission, expand DOJ powers for voting rights enforcement, and include a judge handed contempt trial option with potential jury review.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rep
Colmer
Dmiss
House
Rules Committee
Senate
Smith
Civil Rights Investigating Commission
Justice Department
U. S
AF Aids Rescue From Ice Floe
Eighteen Norwegians stranded on the Polarbjoern abandoned their ship and waited on a polar floe off Greenland. Capt. John Graver ordered the crew and passengers to evacuate as ice pressure threatened hull damage. A Catalina flying boat of the Royal Norwegian Air Force assisted while U S air bases dispatched help.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Greenland
U. S. Air Force
John Graver
Catalina
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Amercian
Pravda Urges More Refrigerators for Soviet Use
Moscow Pravda called for immediate expansion of refrigeration across the Soviet Union. It noted only 180 meat packing plants have refrigerators and urged at least 300000 tons of home and industrial units to cut food losses.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Farmer 74 dies as flames sweep Cedar Lake home
An elderly farmer Henry Asmussen, 74, died Sunday night when a fire destroyed his Cedar Lake residence. Sheriff Harry Jenson said the body was found in bed and speculated the blaze may have started from a cigarette.
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Rice Lake
Henry Asmussen
Cedar Lake
Harry Jenson
Asmussen
Weather outlook for Kenosha cooler with light frost risk
Forecasters predict a fair and cooler day for Kenosha tomorrow with a chance of light frost in the extreme northwest. Tonight's low should be 45 to 55, Tuesday's high near 60s, and Sunday reached 78 with 57 low.
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Kenosha
American Motors
U S Newsmen Demand Reciprocal Visas From China
Peiping demands reciprocal visas for Chinese reporters to visit the United States. The State Department rejects the Chinese demand. Secretary Dulles said the U S will not grant reciprocal visas to Chinese bearing Communist regime passes. Eleven of the twenty four American reporters await visa replies as Red China hosts forty one U S youths and twelve Korean war turncoats.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
U. S
State Department
Radio
Red China
America
Peiping People’s Daily
Dulles
Washington
United States
Fast Freight Hits Rail Car in Atlanta Yard Tragedy
A speeding freight train crashed into a tool car at Inman yards in Atlanta. Four railroad workers were killed and a fifth injured as seven derrick crew members waited for pickup and two escaped moments before impact. The train smashed the wooden car, trapping the others.
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Atlanta
Inman
Southern Railroad
Personal Income Sets a National Record in 1956
Census Bureau figures show the United States’ total personal income reaching 324 billion dollars in 1956, with a per capita level of 1 940 dollars. Delaware leads at 2858, while Mississippi trails at 964. Wisconsin’s per capita income rose to 1864 and total state income climbed to 7.016 billion dollars.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Delaware
Mississippi
Indiana
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Nevada
New York
Illinois
District of Columbia
Wisconsin
Bureau of Census
Senate panel restores part of foreign aid cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 14 to 7 to restore 500.9 million of 809.65 million cut by the House from President Eisenhower's foreign aid bill. It approved 3.0256 billion in new funds and reappropriated 667.05 million in carryover funds for a total of 3.6927 billion. The panel rejected a move to hold new funds to the 1.25 billion House limit. Lyndon Johnson said he backs about a half billion more than the House figure, after meeting privately with Eisenhower. Eisenhower hopes for the full 3.367 billion authorization. The two leaders toured the White House after a steak breakfast.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Eise Oner
White House
Nixon
West Side murder of 15 year old Judith Andersen shocks Chicago
Detectives hunt for clues in the mutilation death of Judith Mae Andersen, found in Lake Michigan in two oil cans. Police confirm identification by fingerprints and dental charts. head bullet wound noted. father Ralph Andersen questions the match amid grief.
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Chicago
West Side
Lake Michigan
Judith Mae Andersen
Judith Mae
Montrose Harbor
Ralph Andersen
Andersen
O Howie Hustles Offers Easy Property Rent Services
O Howie Hustles of Kenosha News Classified Act promotes property rental assistance. He guarantees to bring buyers and secure tenants with modest fees, inviting readers to call OL 7 5121 for service.
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O. Howie Hustles
Kenosha News
Asian Flu Epidemic Reported at AF Bases
An epidemic of suspected Asiatic flu has hit U S air bases in Britain. More than 500 American servicemen were reported in hospitals today. Except for a few suspected cases the worldwide flu epidemic has not yet hit the British public.
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London
U. S
Britain
Red China charges US spies deny by State Dept
Washington says it resents the charge as fantastical and wholly unfounded. In Pittsburgh a Navy trainer plane crashed into two Clinton homes killing the pilot and causing fires while four residents escaped. Washington also reports Arnold R. Jones pledges to serve TVA interests over loyalty if confirmed as TVA director.
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Pittsburgh
Clinton
Washington
Arnold R. Jones
Eisenhower
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Laymen to Confer at Green Lake in September
The 11th annual layman's conference sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches will be held at the American Baptist Assembly grounds here September 20 to 22.
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Green Lake
Wisconsin Council of Churches
American Baptist Assembly
Chicagoan Drowns in Lake Marie
Willard Heist, 55, of Chicago, drowned in Lake Marie while boating with Sue Smith. The Twin Lakes rescue squad searched 20 to 25 minutes and attempted 40 minutes of CPR before declaring him dead. Heist, who could not swim, owned the boat and a curtain cleaning business with his wife. He was born October 28, 1901.
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Chicago
Lake Marie
Heist
Sue Smith
Twin Lakes
Ernest Oberhofer
Alfred Oetting
William Raven
Twin Lakes Manor
Raven
Camp Lake
Trevor
Girard
Kawachi
U. S. Army Camp
Drew
Tourists Lose Big at Cannes Palm Beach Casino
Movie producer Jack Warner reportedly squandered 42 million francs in two hours at the Palm Beach Casino in Cannes, following a prior 40 million-franc win that helped trigger a temporary three day closure. Reports note exchange-rate shifts affected the net loss versus gain.
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Cannes
France
Jack Warner
Palm Beach
Warner
Daryl Zanuck
Frances
Monte Carlo
Innocent Plea Filed At Trial In Japan
Specialist 3/C William S. Girard pleads innocent to manslaughter as trial opens in Maebashi Japan. Prosecution outlines multiple shots including at Mrs Naka Sakai and others. Judge adjourns to Sept 6. defense seeks dismissal on jurisdiction grounds.
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Girard
Sakai
Isamu Yadoyara
Toshizo Koyama
Katsuzo Kanae
Yoshio Konawa
Victor Nickel
Inkster, Mich
Itsuro Hayashi
Japan
Kawachi
Prince Rainier Hints Grace Is Expecting
Prince Rainier of Monaco said he is waiting for medical confirmation before announcing whether Princess Grace is again expecting a child during his Swiss vacation. He spoke to a United Press correspondent from Schonried, Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Prince Rainier of
Monaco
Grace
United Press
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