Rabid Dog Poses Peril to Florida Students
Florida Southern College at Lakeland mailed about 2000 letters to warn students after a rabid mixed breed dog bit eight people including sorority members and coeds. The dog died in Frostproof after biting Barbara Hopson and her family, and the college urged anyone who had contact with the animal to seek medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Fla
Florida Southern College
A. M. Hopson
Frostproof
Barbara
Hopson
Allen
E. J. Saurman
Short Hills
N. J
Jacquelyn Sierra
Tampa
Judy Pereboom
Lake Worth
Sheila Bryant
Atlanta
Patricia Laden
Teaneck
Alpha Omicron Pi
Lawmakers Clash Over Aid for College Parents Tax Exemption Proposed
Washington reports House Republican Charles Halleck backed a special tax exemption for parents of college students as an alternative to federal scholarships. House Democratic Whip Carl Albert opposed the plan for broader science funding, citing limited impact for needy families and endorsing existing scholarship proposals. The debate signals looming controversy over federal education support and potential racial integration issues tied to university funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Charles A. Hallack
R-Ind
Halleck
White House
House
Carl Albert
Okla
Albert
Senate
Court Reverses Race Decision
The 5th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court order for Dallas to integrate schools at midterm. The court said authorities deserve more time to proceed with desegregation, citing a mandate that allowed a reasonable further opportunity to meet their primary responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
5Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dallas
Tex
William Atwell
Appeals Court
Richard Rives
Two Boys Drown Testing Sled In Milwaukee Cemetery
Two boys, Lee Scott Banks aged 5 and Dennis Hlava aged 7 from Brookfield, drowned at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Milwaukee while testing a Christmas sled on a thinly frozen lagoon. Dennis’s sister and a passerby called for help as cemetery workers intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lee Scott Banks
Dennis Hlava
Brookfield
Wisconsin Memorial Park
Dennis
Diane
John Masch
Menomonee Falls
Rabid dog scandal touches Florida Southern sorority house
Sue Ann Opler of Hinsdale faces 14 anti rabies shots after a rabid dog named Freckles illegally stayed at the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority house in Lakeland. The dog reportedly bit eight or ten people before dying. Opler says she was scratched and bought the dog at a Lakeland pet shop a month prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida Southern College
Sue Ann Opler
Hinsdale
Lakeland
Fla
Freckles
Miss Opler
Alpha Omicron Pi
Edmund Opler
The
Cook Chocolate Co
Fights Kill Dozens in Christmas Johannesburg Outbreak
Dozens of Johannesburg natives were killed and upwards of 1000 treated in hospitals after outbreaks of stabbings and fights over the Christmas holiday period, police said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Special Missile Fund Rumored
The Eisenhower administration plans a special 500 million dollar fund to advance missile and satellite research. The move, disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, follows a secret White House meeting with the National Security Council and could lift next year’s budget above prewar levels while preserving a balanced deficit target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street Journal
Washington Dispatch
the Journal Story
White House
National Security Council
U. S
Teens Launching Homemade Missiles Alarms Kenosha
Two 14 and 15 year olds confessed to a local missile project near Kenosha with about 10 high school students involved and 20 rockets launched at night. Deputies, sheriff, and fire chief warned supervision and safety, noting similar citizen experiments nationwide amid concerns of harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
James Marshall
William Brady
Bernacchi
Frank Odar
Joseph Kolbasnik
Fishermen Stranded as Lake Winnebago Ice Breaks Up
Scores of fishermen were stranded along a 22 mile east shore when ice broke on Lake Winnebago. Sheriffs officers and Conservation Department workers aided in an orderly rescue operation underway this afternoon in Fond du Lac. President Eisenhower left for a New Year work vacation at his Gettysburg estate to rest and work on the State of the Union ahead of Congress opening January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Geophysical Year
South Pole
Antarctic
Gulf Stream
Sputnik
Arctic Ocean
Fond du Lac
Lake Winnebago
Conservation Department
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Congress
Senate defense budget forecast sparks cautious stance
Washington reported Sen. Den nis Chavez, chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee, predicted Congress will give rough going to a defense budget as high as 40 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irp
Dennis Chavez
Chaiman
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Yugoslavia to Buy 7.5 Million in Wheat and Cotton
The Agriculture Department announced an agreement under which Yugoslavia will purchase seven and a half million dollars of wheat and cotton. Sales will be conducted by private U S traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department Today
Yugoslavia
U. S
Fire Ruins Springhill Coal Town Main Street
A wind driven blaze destroyed 15 businesses and five apartment houses along Springhill Nova Scotia main street. Mayor Ralph Gilroy said the town would seek government aid after estimated losses reach at least one million dollars. No injuries except a heart attack in a hotel evacuee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springhill
N. S
Nova Scotia
Ralph Gilroy
Gilroy
Traffic Deaths Over New Year Estimated
The National Safety Council estimates 130 Americans will die in traffic accidents during New Year celebrations in Chicago and nationwide. The agency also predicted 180 highway fatalities during Christmas, with the total reaching 225.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Start Work On Hy 158 In February
Initial work on rebuilding and extending Hy 158 from Hys 31 to 192 is set to begin in February. Badger State Construction Co. won the contract for 1.6 miles at 434848 dollars. The project includes two rail over heads and will extend to Hy 41, with frost conditions delaying start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 52Nd St
Badger State Construction Co
Milwaukee
Vernon Thomson
Badger State
Joe Ramuta
Badger
Ramuta
State Highway Commission
Milwaukee Road
Chicago and North Western
Kenosha
Beacon Plastics Workers Get 15 Day Europe Trip
Newton Massachusetts Beacon Plastics Corp offers an unusual Christmas bonus with an expense-paid 15 day trip to Europe. The 29 employees join clients and wives for the tour funded by president Joseph L Sholkin. Ten year plus staff have fully paid expenses. shorter serving workers cover a proportionate share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mass
Gay Paree
Beacon Plastics Corp
Europe
Joseph L. Sholkin
Beacon Plastics
Sholkin
Weather Outlook and Temperatures for Kenosha
The morning forecast for Kenosha notes showers ending this evening with a partly cloudy and cooler Saturday high in the 30s. Tonight's low expected 18 to 25 degrees with noon readings at 40 downtown 38 at American Motors Corp and 35 at the sewage plant. Overnight low recorded at 20. Thursday’s high 34 and low 23 with sunrise 7 17 and sunset 4 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
American Motors Corp
Scott Given Life Term For Murder
Los Angeles jury views L. Ewing Scott as he is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife Evelyn Scott. The verdict follows a separate guilty finding on May 1955 disappearance, with prosecutors claiming greed and premeditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Los Angeles
L. Ewing Scott
Evelyn
Bel-Air
California
Clarese Stern
Canada
Detroit
Dep. Dist. Atty
J. Miller Leavy
Evelyn Scott
Nations Offer Economic Aid to African Asian States
Cairo reported the Soviet Union offered large loans and aid to African and Asian nations with no strings attached and urged nationalization of foreign enterprises. The non governmental conference of 400 delegates from 38 countries also heard Egyptian proposals for a regional common market to counter Europe’s six nation bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
Russia
U. S
Abdel Razzakh Hassan
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Semi-Screwballs May Be Best Space Crews
Dr. Donald M. Michael of Stamford argues space crews need minds suited to isolation and danger. He suggests semi-screwballs or Eskimos and monks as potential crew types for long missions. Mixing sexes could help but may introduce new issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Donald M. Michael
Stamford, Conn
American Assn
Dinary
Michael
Dunlap and Associates, Inc
Spanish Train Jumps Track Near Beus Kill Three
Two cars of the Barcelona Madrid express derailed plunging down a 50 foot embankment near Beus Spain. At least three people were killed and 40 injured in the accident. Local responders and railway officials investigated the derailment and the cause was not immediately known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beus
Spain
Berlin East German Deputy Premier Otto Nuschke Dead
Deputy Premier Otto Nuschke of the Communist East Germany died at 74 after a heart attack during Christmas holidays according to Evangelical Lutheran Church authorities in West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Otto Nuschke
East Germany
Evangelical Lutheran
West Berlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Africa
Ike
Florida
New Mexico
Rockford
Bulletins
Africa
Asia
P. Basil Lambros
Lambros
Clement D. Nye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!