Bandits use bullet riddled car in Merton bank holdup
In Wisconsin, two armed men held up the Merton Branch of the Pewaukee State Bank at 9 30 a m during a snowstorm. The getaway car, later found abandoned at a railroad depot, carried a license number traced to Fond du Lac. Loot estimated at 4000 dollars. A bystander fired at the fleeing car, wounding no one, as police and FBI continued the search.
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Fred Staus
Merton, Wis
Staus
Green Bay
Merton
Waukesha County
FBI
Ed Biselli
Engineering
North Western Road
Biselli
Fond du Lac
Views Differ On Tax Cut Next Year
Washington top House leaders and several senators questioned prospects for tax relief next year. Speaker Rayburn and lawmakers Martin and Cannon doubt a substantial tax cut, while Byrd and Bridges prioritize a balanced budget. Senator George expects pressure for cuts and Johnson also backs tax relief.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Rmass
Cannon
D-Mo
Byrd
D-Va
Bridges
R-Nh
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Appropriations
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bank robbery warrants issued for two Wisconsin men
The FBI swore out warrants charging bank robbery today against Robert James Schibl ine, 24, and Roy Norman Kuehl, 31, in connection with the $4,733 robbery of the Pewaukee State Bank branch. They are still at large. In Washington the United States said Russia vetoed 15 nations seeking United Nations membership, dismissing the majority will.
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Merton, Wis
FBI
Robert James Schibline
Roy Norman Kuehl
Pewaukee
Washington
United States
Russia
United Nations
Indonesian air force rebels against new commander
Indonesian air force officials rebel against the appointment of a new commander sparking a political crisis on the eve of crucial elections in Jakarta.
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Djakarata
Indonesia
Defense Chief Halts Major Air Force Civilian Cuts
Secretary of Defense Wilson has agreed to rescind the order mandating an 18,000 civilian employee reduction at the Air Force, reversing a major force-shaping move and easing personnel reductions.
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Washington
Washington Star
Wilson
Air Force
Third Paratroop Outfit Planned For Army
The Army announced that the 101st airborne division will become the third major paratroop combat unit. Total Army combat strength will be 19 divisions by year end, a net loss of one from current levels. Details of the 101st remain to be announced. The 187th and 508th Regimental Combat Teams will be integrated into the new division.
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Washington
Army
101St Airborne Division
82Nd
11Th
101St
187Th Airborne
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Ft. Bragg
N. C
508Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Japan
Former professor accuses 34 in government of Communist ties
Chicago hearings reveal Herbert Fuchs testifies before HUAC naming 34 officials and lawyers as Communist party members or cells in NLRB WLB and other agencies from 1937 to 1942. Several named deny involvement while others face scrutiny amid ongoing testimony.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Herbert Fuchs
House Un-American Activities Committee
Law Faculty
American University
Washington
Fuchs
Communist Party
NLRB
LRB
Old War Labor Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lester Asher
Asher
Ruth Weyand
David Rein
Woodrow Sandler
Jacob H. Krug
Mortimer Reimer
John W. Porter
Margaret
Allen Heald
Harry Cooper
Frank Donner
Scheunemann
Burt Diamond
Allen Rosenberg
Martin Kurasch
Joseph B. Robison
Kurasch
Porter
Denver
WLB
Cecelia
Phil Reno
Gerald Matchett
Raymon LaVallee
Dwight Spencer
Don Plumb
Arlene
Leah Robison
Joseph Robison
James Gorman
Samuel Koenigsberg
Ellis Olim
Eleanor Nelson
Henry Rhine
Arthur Stein
Sidney and
Julia Katz
Janet Buck
Gaines Stern
Jessica Rhine
Dingell Defeats Brennan in Michigan 15th District
Detroit Democrat John Dingell Jr. overwhelmingly defeats Republican Thomas E. Brennan to succeed his late father as representative of Michigan 15th District in a heavily Democratic area.
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Detroit
John Dingell Jr
Thomas E. Brennan
Michigan
15Th
Adenauer Reviews Otto John Return and Questioning
Chancellor Adenauer and cabinet discuss the return of Otto John to West Germany. John is under interrogation with four to five days of questioning anticipated and no charges announced. East Germany praises his departure as he seeks to combat neo fascism from the West.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Otto John
Interior Ministry
John
West Berlin
Wolfgang Wohlgemuth
Wohlgemuth
East Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
West
Schroeder
Reds
ADN
East German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
Fire damages Kozciuszko Junior Trade School
An early morning fire at Kozciuszko Junior Trade School in Milwaukee caused about $5000 in damage. Battalion Chief Karl Schuh says the blaze gutted a paint shop and likely started by spontaneous combustion. Firemen contained it before it spread and classes continue today.
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Milwaukee
Kozciuszko
Battalion
Karl Schuh
South Side
U S to Send Surplus Wheat Corn to Foreign Relief Agencies
Secretary Ezra Benson announced immediate release of U S surplus wheat and corn to charitable groups for overseas hunger relief. Dried beans and rice also to be released. 67 foreign countries to receive aid with packaging and transport costs covered by the Agriculture Department and ICA funds.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
U. S
Benson
Agriculture Department
Congress
International Cooperation Administration
Milwaukee Officials Push Lower Fire Insurance Rates
Milwaukee officials urged the Insurance Commission to cut fire insurance rates citing strong fire protection records. Fire Chief Edward Wischer reported total Milwaukee fire losses from 1945 to 1954 of 17.1 million against 55.3 million in premiums, noting losses to premiums near 31 percent for 1950-54 and about 21 percent in 1949.
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Madison
Milwaukee
Insurance Commission
Harry Sater
Paul Rogan
Edward Wischer
Wischer
National Board of Fire Underwriter
State Insurance Department
Fire, Insurance Rating Bureau
Raw Whisky Drainage After Bayview Yard Fire
Nearly 20 000 gallons of raw whisky spilled from a box car after a freight car collision at Baltimore and Ohio Bayview yards. Firefighters controlled the blaze and extinguished 65 gallon whisky kegs broken open by the heat.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bayview
Oklahoma sheriff and aides choke bootleg trade
Cotton County Sheriff Bill Dyer and three deputies, all former cotton farmers, gain a reputation for intercepting bootleggers from Texas into dry Oklahoma. They seized and sold 84 cases of whisky gin and vodka and 48 cases of wine to a Dallas firm, with funds allocated to the county school fund.
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Walters
Okla
Oklahoma
Cotton County
Bill Dyer
Texas
David Hooper
Dyer
Lawton
Hooper
Alvin Clifton
Bob Simpson
Wichita Falls
Dallas
J. R. Ray Co
Violence erupts as France opens postwar campaign
Supporters of Pierre Mendes France clashed with Communist and far right hecklers in Paris and across the provinces as France begins the January 2 National Assembly elections campaign. Incidents mar campaign meetings in multiple cities as parties push vote-getting drives.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Milwaukee County Clerk George F Breitbach Dies at 71
Milwaukee county clerk for two decades until 1952 George F Breitbach, aged 71, died today from a heart attack in Milwaukee. He served as clerk for 20 years and was a prominent local official.
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Milwaukee
George F. Breitbach
Milwaukee County
Rambler Santa Parade Kickoff In Kenosha Tonight
Santa rides in a Rambler and the new 1956 Rambler join the parade at 6 30 pm starting from 55th and Sheridan Road. Downtown Businessmen’s Association sponsors the event with high school and CYO bands and Nash and Hudson cars. Lincoln junior high mixed chorus performs at 6th Ave and 56th St around the parade. Evening Christmas shopping hours begin.
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Santa
Kenosha
American Motors
55Th
Sheridan Rd
Downtown Businessmen’s Association
CYO
Kenosha Post Office Sees Record Christmas Mail Volume
Postmaster says December mail and parcel volumes exceed 1954 with 314000 letters canceled in first 10 days and outgoing sacks totaling 3460. National Guard aid brings 10 trucks for transport while a new basement conveyor helps handle parcel inbound. Saftig expects a record year for Kenosha postal service.
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Paul Saftig
Kenosha
National Guard
Jordan Cabinet Resigns as New Government Forms
The Jordan cabinet resigned and a new government led by Haza Majali began forming. Officials expect Jordan to sign the Baghdad Pact aligning with the northern tier to curb Soviet influence. Four ministers quit Tuesday. Premier Said Eil-Mufti’s government followed.
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Amman
Jordan
Haza Majali
Middle East
Said Eil-Mufti
Fire blast at Clover Foundry claims one life in Muskegon
A violent explosion at the Clover Foundry plant in Muskegon Michigan left one man dead and eight others injured. The Clover Foundry is a unit of Hastings Manufacturing, and responders work to secure the site and investigate the blast.
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Muskegon, Mich
Clover Foundry
Musigon
Hastings Manufacturing Company
Russia calls emergency UN Security meeting on package bid
United Nations in New York Russia urged an emergency Security Council session to revisit the deadlocked package plan that would admit 18 new members. Vetoes by Nationalist China and Russia blocked the bid as Assembly members pressed for debate before week's end.
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Russia
United Nations Security Council
Arkady A. Sobolev
Arrow
New York
South Korea
Viet Nam
China
United Nations
N. Y
UN Security Council
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
General Assembly
Council
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Security Council
Outer Mongolia
South Viet Nam
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Italy
Ceylon
Jordan
Ireland
Portugal
Austria
Finland
Nepal
Libya
Japan
Laos
Cambodia
Spain
Albania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Lausche enters Democratic presidential race
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination and said he would seek Ohio's 56 delegates at next year's Democratic National Convention. He indicated he would decide on other states later and pledged to enter the May 8 Ohio primary for delegates.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Weather Teases Warm Day Then Drops to Cold
Tuesday's warmth fades as temperatures fall tonight with a 5 to 10 degree low and a 10 to 18 degree high forecast for Thursday. Noon readings reach 29 at American Motors, 30 downtown, and 35 at the sewage plant. yesterday's high was 35 with a 21 low at the plant. Tonight and Thursday bring clouds, wind, and scattered snow flurries. Sunrise 7 10 a.m. Sunset 4 21 p.m.
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American Motors
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