West Berlin pledge and fatal drowning at Paddock Lake
Ike pledges protection to West Berlin people. Joseph Rose 13 of Chicago drowned at Pad docks Lake while swimming with two companions. Rescue squads and officers worked over an hour but could not revive him. Authorities suspect weed entanglement or mud as cause. Another drowning occurred at Silver Lake near Oconomowoc with Allen Salbourin 20 of Milwaukee.
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Herman Krueger
Leo Sikora
Joseph Rose
Chicago
Paddock Lake
Thomas Dwyer
Dwyer Cottage
Robert Smick
Joseph
Catherine Rose
Garfield Blvd
Paddock Lake South Channel
Edward J. Wavre
George Clifton
Dennis Banahan
South Beach
Rose
Clifton
Robert Shralacz
George Mayer
Twin Lakes
Bristol
Wavyro
Allen Salbourin
Milwaukee
Silver Lake
Oconomowoc
Salbourin
Fidelito Castro Jr Visits Nippersink Manor on Midwest Holiday
Fidelito Castro Jr a curly headed nine year old visits Nippersink Manor in Wisconsin on a Midwest holiday for his 10th birthday. He toured the resort joined by Capt Angel Saavedra Nelson Aspuru and four women. He defeated a local table tennis champ and narrowly lost an electric game to Saavedra. The party hosted by Hyman Berg plans golf and other activities as Fidelito considers a longer Midwest stay.
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Evening News
Castro
Fidel Castro Jr
Nippersink Manor
Genoa City
Midwest
Chicago
Hyman Berg
Nippersink
Nelson Aspuru
Young Castro
Berg
Fidelito
Angel Saavedra
Washington, D. C
Michael Blonstein
Capt. Saavedera
Nelson
Violent Quake Leaves 10 Dead
Earthquake in southeastern Mexico leaves at least ten dead and hundreds injured. Rescue teams search collapsed homes across a 600 mile area from Puebla to Progreso. Jalaipan reports seven dead and half its homes destroyed. Coatzacoalcos and Minatitlan suffer heavy damage to property and an oil refinery.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Temblor
Puebla
Progreso Port
Gulf Coast
Tehuantepec
Jalaipan
Veracruz
Coatzacoalcos
Minatitlan
Racine Realtor Expelled Over Unethical Conduct
The E. C. Orth Agency was expelled from the Racine Real Estate Board for unwarranted influence and unethical conduct. Orth allegedly used his YMCA director role to press an employee to pay half the commission on a home sale. the seller’s name was kept secret. Orth denied the charge.
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Racine, Wis
UPID
E. C. Orth
Racine Real Estate Board
Orth
Racine
YMCA
Torrential Rains Leave Dozens Dead and Missing in Honshu
At least 17 Japanese people are dead and 84 are missing after record rains hit northern and central Honshu causing widespread floods and landslides. Local authorities mobilize emergency services as rescue efforts continue.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Saukville Stock Car Racer Dies of Burns
Milwaukee man Don Klug aged 28 of Saukville died in a hospital after being critically burned on August 19 when trapped in his stock car at Cedarburg Raceway.
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Saukville
Milwaukee
Don Klug
Cedarburg Raceway
Newspaper seller Ike Eisenhawer Nearly Sees President
A German newspaper seller named Eisenhawer attempted to sell a paper to a man with a similar name who is the U S president. The president was guarded and not approached directly. Police could not confirm any relation, though friends also call him Ike.
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Bonn
Germany
UPI
Eisenhauer
United States
Eisenhawer
Kurt Eisenhauer
Ike
Emergency Arms Airlifted to Laos
UPI reports U S officials say emergency arms and equipment will be airlifted to Laos to bolster the 25 000 strong Laotian army against Communist guerrilla attacks. Admiral Felt leads the effort with Air Force Navy and Marine planes aiding the operation.
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Washington
UPI
Laos
U. S
U.S. Pacific
Adm
Harry D. Felt
India-China Republic
Felt
Navy
Neillsville Woman Marks 101st Birthday
Petra Erickson of Neillsville celebrated her 101st birthday quietly on Wednesday. A native of Norway she moved to Wisconsin at age 23 and has lived in the state since. Her husband died in 1939 and she now lives with a niece.
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Neillsville
Petra Erickson
Ongoing Heat Wave Grips Kenosha Area
The Kenosha area endures at least 24 more hours of hot humid weather with mid day readings near 86 at American Motors 90 downtown and 85 at Southport. Overnight low 70 and a brief .05 inch cloudburst provided slight relief as highs reached 90 and 71.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Southport
Kenoshans
Missing Plane Hunt Started
A helicopter search for a missing single engine airplane carrying a Winnetka man began in Cassville Wisconsin. Sheriff Naomi Seemeyer said helicopters from Truax Field Madison and Milwaukee joined the search for the blue and white Tri Pacer flown by James Hamilton Jr who departed Watke gan NL Wednesday morning.
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Cassville
Wis
UPS
Winnetka, Ill
Grant County
Naomi Seemeyer
Seemeyer
Truax Field
Madison
Milwaukee
James Hamilton Jr
Watkegan
Khrushchev Warns West Germany Amid Coexistence Shift
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sends a warning to Konrad Adenauer about nuclear arms and the risk of war as he and Eisenhower prepare for talks. The note suggests a possible historic shift toward peaceful coexistence amid ideological tensions between the Soviet bloc and West Germany. A light plane circling a Wisconsin power plant sparked a wide search before disappearing. Cassville and Dubuque are mentioned in connection with transportation and landing possibilities.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Seemeyer
Hamilton
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Cassville
Dubuque
Iowa
Here
East
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet
Russia
Wisconsin expands disability coverage under new bill
Gov. Gaylord Nelson signed a measure broadening the state definition of total disability, potentially quadrupling eligible recipients for federal and state disability funds within two years. The move was reported from Madison by UPI.
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Madison
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
Danish Refugees Said Spied For Communists
Aktuelt reports Danish intelligence watches East European refugees suspected of spying for the Communist bloc with close scrutiny by authorities.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Aktvelt Today
Elaborate Plans Made for Khrushchev Visit in Los Angeles
Police in Los Angeles prepare for Nikita Khrushchev's September 19 visit with a 70 to 80 page instruction pamphlet for officers. The guide will include maps and a minute by minute timetable of Khrushchev's itinerary.
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Los Angeles
Nikita Khrushchev
William Parker
Parker
Khrushchev
Living Dead Society Claims Another Victim
Beatrice Workman 54 of Park Ridge died after an autopsy found radium poisoning. Her husband said she suffered for 30 years after working at Radium Dial Co in Ottawa Illinois painting glowing watch dials. The Ottawa group of about 25 girls faced lawsuits and limited winnings.
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Chicago
Beatrice Workman
Park Ridge
Thomas
Ottawa Group
Catherine Donohue
Workman
Eisenhower Nominates Philip A. Ray Undersecretary
The Senate confirms by voice vote President Eisenhower's nomination of Philip A. Ray of California as undersecretary of commerce.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Philip A. Ray
California
Commerce
Eisenhower and Adenauer Hold Talks On Berlin and NATO
President Eisenhower wrapped up talks with Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn pledging to protect West Berlin and maintain unity with Western allies against Soviet Communism. They reported mutual cooperation as essential to world peace and discussed disarmament Berlin reunification European integration and allied unity. Eisenhower stressed conversations with Khrushchev, not negotiations, and praised Adenauer's stance on easing Cold War tensions.
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Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
West Berlin
America
Konrad Adenauer
Western
Europe
Nikita S. Khrushchev
NATO
Khrushchev
Berlin
Adenauer
Palais Schaumburg
Ike
Wahn
London
Harold Macmillan
United States
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Butler Proposes Southern Ban at 1960 Convention
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler says his proposal to curb Southern revolt at the 1960 party convention is not new. He dismisses Southern demands for his resignation and notes his firm civil rights stance irks Southern leaders. Butler asserts the proposed rule mirrors the 1956 convention rule.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Butler
New Hospital Vacuum Traps Germs at Convention
A hospital designed vacuum cleaner with a germ filter made of Fiberglas fibers is showcased at the American Hospital Association convention in New York. The device traps germs as well as dirt, highlighting infection control advances.
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New York
American Hospital Assn
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China
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