Eisenhower weighs future amid fatigue and health notes
President Eisenhower, resting at the White House, weighs whether to seek a second term as doctors monitor fatigue after a heart attack. He meets congressional leaders to discuss next year’s proposals, hosts Uruguay’s Luis Battle Berres, and aims a peace and prosperity program with farm aid, tax policy, and highway and school funding on the agenda.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Uruguay
Luis Battle Berres
Leonard W. Hall
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Martin
Sen
Knowland
California
Howard M. Snyder
Gettysburg
Snyder
Bridges
R-N. H
New Hampshire
Ives
New York
Watkins
Utah
Harold E. Stassen
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Purdue names Mollenkopf head football coach
Kenneth Mollenkopf Purdue University line coach is elevated to head football coach to succeed Stuart Holcomb who becomes athletic director at Northwestern University.
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Lafayette
Ind
Kenneth
Jack) Mollenkopf
Purdue University
Stuart K
Stu) Holcomb
Northwestern University
Eisenhower Seeks Balanced Budget and Road Programs
President Eisenhower told Republican congressional leaders the 1956 program envisions a balanced budget by next June and a start on large road building and school construction efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fire Destroys First Floor in Oakwood House
A library fire at an Oshkosh Oakwood residence damaged the first floor. Owner Dan Harmon Jr. estimated the loss at $50,000. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and investigated its cause.
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Oshkosh
Oakwood
Dan Harmon Jr
Senator George Predicts 1956 Tax Cut For Georgia
Georgia Senator George forecasts a 3.2 billion dollar income tax cut for 1956 and says it will come after June 30 as the federal budget can bear. He notes the amount is the maximum feasible at present.
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Atlanta
Sen. George
Georgia
Supreme Court agrees to decide fair trade legality nationwide
High court agrees to take up cases on wholesale price fixing under fair trade laws amid a broader docket. Other actions include unions' right to inspect employer books, a Utah custody ruling, and California's bid to join the Lower Colorado River dispute.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
High Court
National Labor Relations Board
U. S. Court of Appeals
Richmond
Labor Board
Steve Nelson
Pennsylvania
Utah
Short Creek
California
Colorado River
Arizona
Iron Ore Shipping Sets New Record in Great Lakes Trade
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association announced a new peace time shipping record for the Great Lakes season ending, with vessels carrying 87,459,853 net tons. The prior all time high was 95,844,449 tons set in 1953 during the Korean War era. All ore boats have completed their trips for the year.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Weekend highway crashes injure nine near Burlington
A Pleasant Prairie woman Beatrice Majerko, 45, survived after her westbound car hit a Milwaukee Road freight train and was dragged a quarter mile. Nine people were injured in weekend crashes including Mrs Charlotte Ambrose, 33, in Hy. 75 area, and others in collisions at Hy. 50 and 83. Deputies reported chest and facial injuries plus head and leg wounds.
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Beatrice Majerko
Kenosha Hospital
Majerko
Milwaukee Road
William C. Hoffmann
Charlotte Ambrose
Rt. 2
Salem
Paddock Lake
Burlington Hospital
Ambrose
Lester Wallow
New Munster
August Schwanz
Rt. 3
Burlington
Pansy
Frieda Yopp
Antioch
Ill
Wallow
Vernon L. Joerndt
50Th St
Daniel B. Sprecksel
Cudahy
Seven Save Selves From Racine Fire
Seven children escaped a late night fire that consumed their Racine home while parents worked. Fire Chief Peter Mueller called it a miracle that all survived as 13 year old Donald Lindstroth reentered the blaze to rescue infant sisters Diane and Debra. Damage was about 16200 dollars. the family dog was saved by older brother Danny, who returned home.
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Racine
Peter Mueller
Mount Pleasant
Donald Lindstroth
Diane
Debra
Donald
Robert Lindstroth
Lindstroth
Danny
Reds Report Reduction in Armed Forces
London Moscow Radio reported that the promised cut of 640,000 Soviet armed forces by August has now been completed.
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Reds
London
Moscow Radio
Three IU Students Escaped Cave Rescue After Slide
Three Indiana University students crawled to safety after being trapped for hours in an abandoned saltpeter cave near Bloomington. Rescuers guided Barbara Rea card, Robert Jordan, and Lawrence Cooke through knee-deep water to a second exit as others navigated the labyrinth to reach them. All seven explorers endured exposure but escaped serious injury.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Air Force
Barbara Reachard
Wabash
Robert Jordan
Seattle
Wash
Lawrence Cooke
Lonsdale
R. I
William Sparks
Louisville
James Glatz
Steven Bedwell
Jay Thomas
Cooke
Miss Reacard
Jordan
Collision Kills 4 At Fond du Lac
A weekend Wisconsin crash near Fond du Lac killed four people in a head on collision. Victims included Carol Ann Heil age 5 and her 19 month old brother Duaine, their uncle Joseph Drewek 52, and Gustave Mattie 62. The children's sister Margene 3 was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
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Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Carol Ann Heil
Wausau
Duaine
Joseph Drewek
Milwaukee
Gustave Mattie
Racine
Margene
Marcella Heil
Drewek
Arnold
James Mattie
Joan
Mattie
Young Mattie
Gus Mattie
Heils
Dreweks
103 Year Old Man Reveals Longevity Formula
Julius Barkow, age 103 in Embarrass Wisconsin, shares his longevity formula Eat like a wolf Sleep like a bear Work like a horse He adds keep the doctors and lawyers away He walks daily gardens in summer and votes on election day He has eight daughters eight grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Embarrass
Wis
Julius Barkow
Barkow
ICC Approves Milwaukee Road Fare Hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the Milwaukee Railroad may raise intrastate Chicago suburban passenger coach fares by about 20 percent. The move should yield roughly $383,000 in additional annual revenue for the company.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Monroney Alleges Weeks Seeks Czars in Civil Aviation
Senate Commerce Committee to probe Weeks and Rothschild over CAA control after Frederick Lee’s resignation. Monroney accuses Weeks of grabbing aviation power, says Lee was fired for not bowing to Commerce Department dictates and cites Lowen’s deputy role as an attempted workaround. He predicts strong opposition to Lowen’s confirmation.
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Washington
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
Secretary of Commerce
Civil Aviation
Senate Commerce Committee
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
Lee
Charles J. Lowen Jr
CAA
Weeks
Lewis S. Rothschild
Rothschild
Josh Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ross Rizley
Commerce Committee
The
Oklahoman
Lowen
Senate
Israeli raid near Sea of Galilee kills 55 Syrians
Israeli forces attacked Syrian outposts along the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in a four pronged advance killing 55 Syrians and taking 29 prisoner. Twelve Israelis were wounded as four outposts were blown up and then withdrawn. UN observers rushed to the area as the Foreign Ministry said the action aimed to silence batteries firing on Israeli vessels and protect citizens.
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Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Kursi Naquart
Beth Habeq
Jordan
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Foreign Ministry
Syria
Ein Geb
Damascus
UN Truce Supervisory Commission
David Ben-Gurion
Ek. L. M. Burns
Truce Commission
Burns
Dag Hammarskjold
el Au
Gruenther taps Glover as deputy commander in chief
In Paris General Alfred M Gruenther Allied supreme commander Europe appoints Vice Admiral Cato D Glover of Washington DC as deputy commander in chief Allied Mediterranean forces Glover assumes duties in the post today and will coordinate Mediterranean operations and strategy with Allied officers
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Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
Cato D. Glover
Washington, D. C
Allied Mediterranean Forces
Milwaukee Driver Dies After Collapse at Wheel
Gottfried Weinberger, 46, died Sunday after collapsing at the wheel while driving home to Sheboygan. His northbound car on Port Washington Road in Glendale careened 200 feet into a field before a companion regained control.
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Milwaukee
Gottfried Weinberger
Sheboygan
Weinberger
Port Washington Road
Glendale
Weather Summary for Kenosha Weekend Glow
The Kenosha area saw clear skies and chilly conditions with Sunday highs near 28 and lows around 10. Tonight may drop to 10 to 15 with a partly cloudy sky, and temps warm to the 34 to 40 range by Tuesday. The day’s noon reading reached 28 with a 10-degree morning low. sunrise was 7:09 and sunset 4:21.
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Kenosha
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