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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1956
Page
1
Pilot Robert Francis 37 landed at LaGuardia Field after a snowstorm disabled radio navigation and compass guidance. The incident halted control until the aircraft touched down safely, ending a tense approach to the airport.
Former Gov Earl Long surged to a decisive victory in the Democratic primary securing a possible third term, defeating Mel Morrison and others as Orleans County bucked the trend. Unofficial returns show Long well ahead across most parishes except New Orleans, with a runoff avoided.
The new Ford motor stock opened at about 70 dollars, then pulled back to the high sixties by noon. About 10.2 million shares were offered at 64.50 dollars, with 1.5 million shares reserved for dealers. trading started in Montreal and Toronto and unofficially in London at 72.80 dollars before easing.
In Helsinki the premier Urho Kekkonen of the Agrarian Center led the presidential race with 27.7 percent of 1,768,689 votes and 89 electors. Karl-August Fagerholm, anti Communist speaker and state liquor monopoly head, followed with 23.9 percent and 74 electors.
Czechoslovakia has offered cheap Communist arms to Afghanistan, a strategic Baghdad pact ally. The move follows an arms deal with Egypt that unsettled Western balances in the Middle East, sources said.
The government allows buyers to repay government insured mortgages over up to 30 years. A joint FHA and VA announcement confirms the existing 2 percent down for GI loans and an additional 2 percent down for FHA loans remain required. The maximum term was reduced from 30 to 25 years last July.
Bay City Michigan reports Electric Auto Lite Company and the United Auto Workers reached a new contract Tuesday night clearing the way for resumed production.
A truck carrying 10 tons of eggs slid on ice in Dunstable England and crashed through a barrier, tumbling down a 30 foot embankment. Remarkably no eggs were broken and all eggs remained intact.
Seven family members died in a two story frame house fire in Marmora Ontario with the father critically injured. The incident is reported as late bulletin news from the area.
East Germany's lower house voted unanimously to establish a peoples army and defense force including land sea and air components. The move followed the government's request to create the armed forces.
U.S. Representative Ford of Michigan introduced a measure urging federal support for milk served in school lunches, proposing a 20 percent increase in spending to bolster the program. The action aims to improve nutrition funding and dairy procurement for schools.
AFL CIO president George Meany urged Congress to approve at least one billion dollars annually for the next five years for U S school building and teacher pay. He called Eisenhower’s plan inadequate and said the schools program is the first order of business.
Rep. Harold Velde of Illinois says he will not seek a fifth term, citing the Eisenhower administration’s developed security program against communism. Velde, former head of the House Committee on American Activities, announced his decision in Peoria, Illinois.
A Cities Service tanker exploded at refinery docks in Lake Charles Louisiana causing multiple deaths and missing crew members. Initial counts ranged from 16 to 27 survivors with 23 missing reported. fire and explosions spread to three barges as flames engulfed the river area. The tanker's captain John Rugman from Milton Massachusetts was among the missing, with two confirmed fatalities including L J Acquillan and Howard Reynolds.
The province saw light snow coating highways and causing poor driving conditions across the state early today. Tonight the low is expected around 14 to 20 with a high Thursday near 20 to 30. Noon readings were 35 at the sewage plant and 36 at American Motors and downtown.
Police opened fire as rioters protested Nehru's bid to redraw Bombay State. Four killed in three days of violence raising toll to ten. Curfews imposed citywide with dusk to dawn rules in northern industrial sectors. Leftist unions call general strike. Communist leader A Dange detained on arrival.
The Census Bureau reports the average work week last year was 42 hours, down from 44 hours in 1947. The data reflect a gradual shift in labor patterns affecting workers nationwide.
A major blaze swept the Juneau cold storage building feeding on oil soaked fishing gear causing about 250000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported. The fire destroyed a fish loft storage plant with fish house cannery a packing plant box factory and a meat market inside the large facility.
A flash fire gutted the Green Bay Milling plant in Wisconsin today, destroying records but causing no injuries. The blaze began in a ventilating machine and spread quickly, forcing 35 employees to flee the building. Company officials reported only records saved.
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