U.S. Outrages Russ Attache Over Improper Purchases
The United States expelled Maj Yuri Krylov a Soviet military attaché for buying unlicensed electronic equipment and attempting to obtain classified military information. The State Department labeled him persona non grata and demanded immediate departure. Krylov remained in Washington as details on intermediaries and exports were not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Yuri P. Krylov
State Department
Krylov
Maj. Krylov
Department
School Budget Deliberations End With Uncertain Prospects
The board of education and city council discussed a 1957 budget gap of 135000 dollars and possible revenue boosts to avoid cuts. Officials debated raising state and county aid by 20000 dollars while weighing reductions in athletic, ROTC, forensics, and Renews programs. No formal action was taken as the council awaits a decision and adjourned to reconvene after reviewing potential revenue changes.
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Board of Education
Robert Hastings
Shirlee Lake
Edward Fechner
Harry Copen
Explosive fire damages McChord air fleet in hangar blaze
McChord Field near Tacoma Washington battled a major blaze that destroyed two maintenance hangars and about $3 million worth of airplanes. An air force spokesman said four planes were in the hangars with a C 124 Globemaster and a C 118 transport ruined beyond repair, while a T 33 jet trainer and an L 20 liaison plane may be repairable.
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McChord Air Force Base
Wash
McChord Field
Tacoma
Air Force
Alex Crewdson
Crewdson
WSEA Seeks Pay Hike in State
The Wisconsin State Employer Association executive board called on the Legislature to grant a 10 percent across the board raise for 14 000 civil service workers. The proposed monthly increases would range from 25 to 55 dollars per month, costing about 4 963 500 dollars annually. About 2 481 150 dollars would come from the state treasury with the remainder covered by self supporting agencies from revolving funds.
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Madison
Wisconsin State Employer Association
WSEA
United States Heads Toward Grave Economic Depression
Moscow Pravda reports today that the United States is on a path toward a severe economic depression.
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Moscow
Pravda
United States
Weather forecast for Kenosha in harsh cold snap
The weatherman warns of sub zero wind chills with a low of five to ten below tonight and a high of eight to twelve above tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies and no snow are expected. Noon readings: seven at the sewerage treatment plant, eight at American Motors, and ten downtown. Coastguard station low at one degree above zero.
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Kenoshan
American Motors Corp
Coastguard
Upstate New York Records 55 Below Zero
Polar air grips the east as upstate New York records reach minus 55 at Boonville the state’s all time low. Masena hits minus 44 while cities like Utica Elmira Syracuse and Albany report subzero readings. New York City shows 3 above.
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Upstate
New York
Boonville
New York State
Stillwater Reservoir
Massena
N. Y
Watertown
Utica
Elmira
Syracuse
Glenn Falls
Binghamton
Albany
Buffalo
New York City
LaGuardia
Four of Family Missing in Fire in Saline Michigan
A mother and three young children missing and presumed burned to death after an early morning fire on Main Street destroyed a bar and three adjoining buildings. Mrs Barbara Gibson and children Dianne 3 David 1 Gary 5 months were last in an apartment above the bar. Firemen search rubble for victims.
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Saline
Mich
Barbara Gibson
Dianne
David
Gary
Commission Favors Pensions For Legislators State Officers
Madison Wisconsin daylong study panel urged a pension plan for legislators and state officers with eight years service required for a $10 monthly minimum. The cost would total about $20,000 annually and optional coverage. The group also favored repealing a teachers referendum on OASI and integrating Milwaukee teachers retirement with OASI. It projected total statewide pension costs rising to about $15.46 million annually.
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Madison
Governor’s Retirement Study Commission
Arthur Padrutt
Padrutt
Milwaukee
OASI
Wisconsin
Ike Plan or Face Fighting Danger Dulles Involvement Told
Secretary Dulles warned senators that rejecting President Eisenhower's Middle East program could lead to disorder and a high likelihood that American troops would be required. He said standby authority to use force might reduce the chances of direct U S combat involvement if Soviet aggression occurs. He answered Senator Langer's question about risks of American troops fighting in the region.
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Ike
Dulles
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Middle East
U. S
Sen. Langer
R-N.d
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Sen. Green
DRI
Morse
United States
Langer
Dukes
Public seeks help in hit-run death of Kenoshan Julius Vines
Sheriff William P. Schmitt appealed for clues in a hit-run that killed Julius Vines, 68, on Cooper Road near his home Saturday evening. Police seek owners of cars with broken headlights and neighbors who saw Vines walking, with calls to OL 4-3052 or OL 4-5353. The case details include timing, location, and uncertain immediate death outcome.
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Sheriff's
William P. Schmitt
Kenoshan
Julius Vines
Cooper Rd
Schmitt
Bentz Rd
Eisenhower tours drought hit Arizona fields
President Eisenhower received a briefing in Tucson that Arizona’s drought is the worst in over 30 years. He heard cattle have reached their poorest levels since 1922 and will require years to rebuild breeding stock, with federal relief likely to be announced at a Wichita meeting.
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Tucson
Ariz
Eisenhower
Arizona
Harold Myers
College of Agriculture
University of Arizona
Myers
Davis-Mention Air Base
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Greek Foreign Minister comments on Eisenhower doctrine
New York Greek Foreign Minister Evarghelos Avr off today said he believes Eisenhower's Middle Eastern doctrine will help the situation. He cautioned that failing to settle the Cyprus issue will complicate matters.
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New York
Evarghelos Avaroff
Eisenhower
Cyprus
Shivers appoints William Blakley to U.S. Senate
Gov. Allen Shivers announces William Blakley of Dallas a Democrat will serve as temporary U.S. senator from Texas. Blakley says he will help Democrats maintain their narrow Senate margin.
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Lan Shivers
William Blakley
Dallas
Ley
Senate
Budapest Leader Sentenced to Death in Uprising
Budapest reports claim Josef Du das a leader of Hungary's uprising against the Russians was sentenced to death. The report cites a usually reliable source but notes no immediate confirmation.
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Budapest
Josef Dudas
Hungary
Atty General Rules Out State Port Loans Fund
Stewart Honeck ruled the proposed 10 million dollar state fund for loans to Great Lakes port cities unconstitutional. He said the state cannot appropriate money for port and harbor facilities without amending the constitution.
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Madison —i
Stewart Honeck
Great Lakes
Honeck
Gas service cut by valve break in Oswego area
A valve break cut heat to about 20 000 people across nine communities. Civil defense declared to aid families forced from homes as temperatures dropped to 24 degrees below zero.
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Oswego
N. Y
Accuse RFE of Interfering in Polish Elections
Moscow's Pravda accuses Radio Free Europe of attempting to influence the Polish parliamentary elections due next Sunday. The report frames RFE actions as meddling in Poland's voting, signaling Cold War power struggle narratives.
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RFE
Poland
Moscow
Pravda
Radio Free Europe Today
Air Force Chief Seeks More Skywatchers Amid Tensions
General Nathan F. Twining, chief of staff, urges expanding the Ground Observer Corps to boost air defense. He calls for increased effectiveness of all air defense elements and welcomes more Skywatchers now. Public service notice in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
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Ground Observer Corps
Nathan F. Twining
U. S. Air Force
Twining
Ground
Air Force
Wisconsin Telephone seeks general rate hike in-state
The Wisconsin Telephone Co the state s largest asks the Public Service Commission for a general rate increase to lift intrastate return on investment from 5.4 to 6.1 percent claiming a net $3.4 million annual rise. Atty Francis J Hart Milwaukee said long distance within state would drop to offset increases elsewhere with total exchanges rising $5.7 million but a $2.3 million cut in state intrastate long distance leaves a net $3.4 million rise.
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Madison —i
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Francis J. Hart
Milwaukee
State Public Service Commission
Hart
United Press
Wisconsin
Jscal
Eisenhower and Macmillan Reaffirm WWII Ties
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan exchanged messages of friendship during their route today, recalling their partnership in the North African campaign of World War II.
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Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
Fire destroys Dick's Bar in Platteville. seven flee in cold
A 5 am blaze in Dick's Bar on Second Street Platteville sent the Speth family and five children ages 3 to 13 fleeing in night clothes into freezing air. Firefighters saved adjacent structures leaving only the shell of the brick building. a pet dog perished. The town had another blaze at J J Scott Implement Co last Friday causing $100,000 in damage.
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Platteville
J. J. Scott Implement Co
Proxmire Sees Thomson Weighing State Withholding Plan
Senator William Proxmire said Gov Vernon Thomson is seriously considering a state withholding income tax. He argued a withholding plan could boost Republicans in 1958 and pave the way for a sales tax in 1959, while noting it would fund a windfall of about 48 million dollars in 1957.
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Madison
William Proxmire
Vernon Thomson
Proxmire
Ing
Thomson
U. S
Senate
GOP
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Recreation Department
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New Germany State Park
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Boston
Bradley Field
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Owls Head
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H. C. Weinlick
The
Wisconsin Education Assn
Riske
Vines
William Raven
Royal Canadian Air Force
Vancouver
B. C
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Kaw
McConnell Air Force Base
Pueblo
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Kan
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Blak
Air Force Chief
Advertising Council
Sen. McCarthy
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