Army Begins Nugent Trial at Ft. Sill
A general court martial convened at Ft. Sill Oklahoma to hear the government’s case against Maj. Ambrose H Nugent a 44 year old Wisconsin artillery officer charged on 18 counts of crimes against the country and fellow prisoners The defense argues acts occurred under duress while a POW in Korea The court heard questions on potential impartiality from Lt Col Donald Manes Jr and other officers with the panel indicating they will require competent evidence of any mental disturbances from prison conditions.
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Ft. Sill
Okla
Wisconsin
Ambrose H. Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Claude Batchelor
Kermit
Tex
Korea
Manes
Hough
Cowan
Dean E. Painter
Ferdinand T. Unger
Isaac R. King Jr
Mrs. Morrow Dies at 81 in Engelwood New Jersey
Mrs. Morrow aged 81, mother in law of Charles A. Lindbergh, widow of the former ambassador to Mexico and U S senator, died at her home Sunday night after a two month illness. Survivors include daughters Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Aubrey Neil Morgan and son Dwight W. Morrow Jr.
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Engelwood
N. T
Dwight W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
U. S
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Aubrey Neil Morgan
Dwight W. Morrow Jr
Rayburn to Bring Formosa Defense Resolution Up Tomorrow
Washington Speaker Sam Rayburn said he will call up the Formosa defense resolution tomorrow and expected it to pass with little opposition. In Durham North Carolina "Bleeder" Willie Cook died today after bleeding for 422 hours following a tooth extraction and a record 400 pints transfusion.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Formosa
Durham
N. C
Willie Cook
Nautilus Completes Trials Returns To Groton Port
The atomic powered submarine Nautilus returned to Groton Connecticut after a week of trials covering over 1000 miles with 50 dives and torpedo armament tests, as announced by the navy.
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Groton
Conn
Navy
Fire Tears Through Keshena Old Church Complex
Flames destroyed St Michael's Roman Catholic church on the Menominee reservation in Keshena, with the adjoining monastery and bakery, in an estimated 300000 replacement loss. Fire crews battled near freezing conditions, starting in the attic and spreading to the roof, with aid from Shawano and several other departments. no injuries reported. The structure dated to 1852 with ties to the Franciscan order and housed valuable statues vestments and records carried out by order members.
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Keshena
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church
Wisconsin
Shawano County
Ted Eul
Snerum
Shawano
Clintonville
Bonduel
Neopit
Antigo
Ike Asks OK for Defense Of Formosa
Optimistic after a Washington trip Ke nosha officials report potential federal aid for city projects. City Manager Richard Custer and Councilmen Eugene Hammond and George Epstein outlined meetings with government officials and agencies, noting possible airport and other program funding opportunities. The group met with representatives from the American Municipal Association Housing and Home Finance Agency Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Bureau of Public Roads. They expect data preparation for modified airport aid criteria and anticipate a 1956 President's appropriation of 22 million dollars.
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Kenosha
Richard Custer
Eugene Hammond
George Epstein
Washington, D. C
Custer
Hammond
Randy Hamilton
Washington
American Municipal Association
Hamilton
T. J. Chamberlin
Community Facilities Service
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Herbert Howell
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Epstein
Senator Wiley
Sen. Wiley
Dunn
Smith
O’melia
Sen. McCarthy
Col. Allen
U. S. Army Engineers
Howard
John Manero
Bureau of Public Roads
Howell
Eisenhower asks Congress for authority to use forces if necessary
President Eisenhower told Congress the United States may call on armed forces to defend Formosa and the Pescadores against Communist attack. He stressed redeploying Chinese Nationalist troops would be impractical without US help and urged readiness to act to preserve the free world stake in Formosa. The plan aims to clarify policy, not expand defense, and follows Communist gains around the Tachens.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Formosa
Pescadores
Free World
Chiang Kaisheks
Senate
Yikiangshan Island
Liic Minglianadana Salled
State Accidents Claim Two Lives
At least two persons died in Wisconsin accidents over the weekend. Augste Zimmerman, 80, Milwaukee, died from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Anna B. Netz, 62, in Milwaukee. Netz is charged with failing to yield. Floyd A. Murphy, 54, Fond du Lac, died when he fell from a bridge onto a frozen creek in Mapleton while checking tracks for North Western Railway.
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Wisconsin
Auguste Zimmerman
Milwaukee
Anna B. Netz
Netz
Floyd A. Murphy
Fond du Lac
Mapleton
Murphy
North Western Railway
Seine Rises Subside In Paris Flood Retreat Begins
The swollen Seine falls slightly in Paris after weekend peak the highest in 31 years with 7.5 feet reported amid fears of further recede days. Elsewhere the Moselle and Garonne rivers rise inundating towns while Notre Dame basement floods but the cathedral remains intact.
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Paris
Seine
France
Moselle
Garonne
Toulouse
Dividend Record Set By U S Corporations
Washington based corporations paid a record 9.2 billion dollars in cash dividends to stockholders last year, according to the commerce department.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Liquor Tax Fight Linked to Moonshine Violence Says CEO
Wachtel Calvert Distilleries president warned that keeping liquor taxes at $10.50 will fuel bootleg moonshine and crime. He argued the tax subsidy promotes illegal stills and cites a deadly Atlanta case as Moonshine Murder Inc. grows, urging Congress to cut taxes or risk nationwide corruption.
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New York
Eisenhower
Congress
W. W. Wachtel
Calvert Distilleries Corp
Racketeer Drama Allegations Hit Chicago Police Courts
Chicago police investigate a report that policy racketeers used actors to impersonate numbers writers in police courts to portray arrests as legitimate. Claude Murphy testified to a federal grand jury about payoffs to officers and politicians from 1951 to 1954. He described fake raid setups and a five dollar actor fee, with fines logged as business expenses. Police Commissioner Timothy O'Connor ordered the claims investigated.
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Chicago
Claude Murphy
DroUugat
Illinois Stave
Joliet
Murphy
Timothy O'Connor
Pure Milk Co-Op Opposes Daylight Time in Wisconsin
Directors of the Pure Milk Products Co operative voiced unanimous opposition to instituting daylight saving time in Wisconsin. The proposal is again before the state legislature.
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Pure Milk Co-Op
Fond du Lac
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Wisconsin
Kenosha Records Coldest Winter Temperatures Yet
The city logged a low of 7 degrees Sunday and again early today. Highs reached 19 at the sewage plant, with noon readings around 29 at American Motors and 28 downtown. Forecasters expect continued cold with partial clouds and snow flurries. lows tonight 10 to 15 and Tuesday highs near 20.
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American Motors
Red Premier Warns U S Against Intervention Over Formosa
Chou En-lai and Foreign Minister warned the United States against intervention as Communist China declares the Chinese people determined to liberate Taiwan Formosa. The premier spoke in London about Taiwan and the PRC’s stance.
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London
Red
China
Chou En-lai
United States
Formosa
Peoples’ Republic of
Eisenhower seeks United Nations role to end China hostilities
President Eisenhower urged UN jurisdiction to halt fighting in the Formosa area and offered U S support to redeploy Nationalist forces. He warned of possible military action to deter Red China and protect the Tachen Islands. Vice Admiral Pride said the Seventh Fleet stands ready to act if Congress approves using naval power.
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Pacific
United Nations
United States
Red China
Eisenhower
Republic of China
Formosa
Tachen Refugees Due In Formosa Tuesday
The first civilian refugees from the besieged Tachen Islands about 315 children including many orphans are due to arrive in Keelung Formosa Tuesday.
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Taipei
Tachens
Formosa
U.S. Navy
Tachen Islands
Keelung
Loot Recovered in Heidelberg Raid Report Shows MPs Recovered Most
An official report states thieves robbed the U S Army and personnel in Europe of 1 990 024 dollars last year with MPs recovering 63 percent of the loss. The findings detail the extent of looting and recovery efforts across Heidelberg and surrounding areas.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Europe
Admiral Pride says Eisenhower may seek Congress on Tachens evacuation
Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, commander of the 7th Fleet, said Eisenhower likely would ask Congress to order the Seventh Fleet to assist in evacuating the Tachens describing it as a very grave move. He added the fleet could handle any eventuality and listed carriers Essex Yorktown Kearsarge Wasp as available for protection and evacuation duties.
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Eisenhower
Alfred M. Pride
Seventh Fleet
Taipei
Formosa
Congress
Tachens
Pride
Essex
Yorktown
Kearsage
Wasp
Navy
Helena
Yikiangshan
Communist Artillers
Tresmen Island
Kearsarge
Keeling
7Th Fleet
Thaws in Oak Park Aim to Melt Prejudice
In Oak Park a series of eight “thaws” brings together Protestants Catholics and Jews to discuss bias in homes across the suburb. The weekend session led by Mrs Anna Julian included candid remarks about religious tension and past attacks on the Julian family. Oak Park population around 65 000 has seen anti Negro and anti Catholic incidents in recent years.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Oak River-River Forest
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Anna Julian
Percy Julian
Julians
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