House makes error on bill blocks school integration amendment
Washington lawmakers mishandled a school bill when a Gwinn amendment inadvertently toppled the Powell anti segregation measure. Acting Speaker Walter ruled the integration clause could not be revived even if the income tax refund provision were removed. The 122 to 126 teller vote preceded a recorded vote later.
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Washington
House
Powell
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Walter
Exploratory Steel Talks in Pittsburgh Breakoff Edges
Joseph F Finnegan head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and two aides arrived in Pittsburgh for exploratory talks with United Steelworkers President David J McDonald and U S Steel vice president John A Stephens. No resumption plan set as 650000 workers walk out and mills run at 90 percent capacity. Finnegan showed optimism but offered no date or location for peace talks.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph F Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
New York
Rebel General Bacut Again Ordered to Die
A court martial condemned General Bacut, South Vietnamese rebel, to death for the third time. Bacut immediately filed clemency with President Ngo Dinh Diem after earlier sentences for arson kidnapping and murder.
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Bacut
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Food Prices Rise Slightly This Week
New York wholesale food prices edged upward this week according to Dun and Bradstreet Inc. The wholesale index stood at 6.05, up from 6.03 the prior week and 6.33 for the same week in 1955. The 1956 peak was 6.18 on June 5, with a year low of 5.86 on Jan. 17.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
U S Ahead In Planes Twining Reports From Moscow
General Nathan F Twining said after meeting with President Eisenhower that the United States leads Russia in air power following an eight day trip to Moscow He cautioned that the Russians have a capable air force and warned that the U S must keep working to avoid falling behind In his briefing to Eisenhower Twining outlined the growing Soviet air strength and his firsthand assessment of Moscow findings
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Gettysburg
Nathan F. Twining
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Twining
Moscow
Air Force
Hatchet Murderer Sentenced to Life
A Detroit ex convict was sentenced to life imprisonment for the hatchet slaying of a northern Minnesota bank cashier in Thief River Falls. James P Taylor 31 admitted the crime after the government withdrew a motion to submit the case to a jury for possible death penalty. Lindbergh as a hero.
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Minneapolis
Detroit
Minnesota
James P. Taylor
Kenneth Lindbergh
Thief River Falls
Minn
Lindbergh
Taylor
US allegedly tests super uranium bomb in Pacific
Tokyo based Metro lological Research Institute claimed the United States detonated a super uranium bomb on June 13 at Pacific testing grounds, reporting an event with geopolitical implications and international concern.
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Tokyo
Japan
Metrolological Research Institute
United States
Pacific
Sailors Raid Lord Mayor's Reception For Alcohol In England
U S naval authorities promise severe discipline for sailors who turned a Portsmouth tea party into a near riot. About 800 sailors attended a week long visit and stormed a closed bar, raiding crates of beer wine and whisky as heavy rain drove guests into tents. Lord Mayor A G Asquith Leeson blamed the weather and crowding for the incident and said he would not call police. Fleet Commander Adm Kenneth McManus said ringleaders would be severely disciplined if found.
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Portsmouth
England
U. S
A. G. Asquith Leeson
T. J. Mahoney
Navy
Adm
Kenneth McManus
Three Die As Train Strikes Crowd At Fox Lake
FBI arrests Kenosha man Edward W. Riley 34 in an Alhambra California restaurant on bank robbery charges. He allegedly aided in a $4 172 holdup of Lake Villa Trust and Savings Bank with Edward Lee Arnold and Edward Bond. Bond and Arnold held on $25 000 bonds. field details reveal a complex pursuit across Illinois Wisconsin Oregon and New Mexico with Riley named as driver in the getaway.
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Kenosha
Lake Villa
FBI
Alhambra
Calif
Edward W. Riley
7Th Ave
U. S
Los Angeles
Riley
Clarence Bond
Plainfield
Ill
Arnold
Oregon
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Illinois
Kenosha enjoyed warm Fourth of July weather
The piece notes the Fourth of July was warm in Kenosha with forecasts predicting partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday and higher temperatures in the 80s. It cites Milwaukee’s record 63F high for July 4 and lists Kenosha highs around 67 and lows near 58, with local readings at American Motors and a sewage plant.
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Kenoshans
Milwaukee
Kenosha
American Motors
Black River Falls
Baby Kidnaper Fails To Pick Up Ransom
A Nassau County investigation tracked a 33 day old baby, Peter Weinberger, snatched from his home as a note demanded 2000 dollars by 10 am. Police confirmed a ransom envelope left near the Weinberger residence was not collected, while sightings and movements by a taxi and a red car near the scene added mystery to the unfolding case.
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Westbury
N. Y
Nassau County
Styvesant Pinell
Peter Weinberger
Pinell
Weinberger
Louisiana Senate approves ban on interracial athletic events
The Louisiana Senate unanimously passes a bill banning interracial athletic contests and social events, a measure linked to a potential clash between LSU and the University of Wisconsin. In Arizona, two helicopter daredevils retrieved new evidence from a DC-7 wreck site near Grand Canyon Village suggesting a collision with a TWA Super Constellation before the crash.
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Louisiana
Senate Today
Grand Canyon Village
Ariz
United Airlines
Grand Canyon
Fry Stuns Brough To Reach Wimbledon Final
Shirley Fry of St. Petersburg Florida, the fifth seed, defeated defending champion Louise Brough of Beverly Hills California in three sets 6 4 4 6 6 3 to advance to the Wimbledon women's singles final in the tournament’s biggest upset.
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Wimbledon
England
Shirley Fry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
U S Holiday Traffic Toll Near 140 Seven in State
The Fourth of July toll rose past the pre-holiday estimate of 130 with 136 deaths in the 30 hours ending Wednesday midnight. A fireworks death occurred in Wyoming, and Wisconsin logged seven highway deaths this holiday, pushing the year total to 461.
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U.S
Associated Press
Wyoming
Lepucramub
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Grand Canyon
Wisconsin
Ray Hofsted
Fourth of July Traffic Quiet. Two In Hospital After Hy 32 Crash
Sparse holiday traffic left Kenosha County quiet. At Hy 32 and Tobin Rd two riders Larry Vedder and Earl Cramer were hospitalized with injuries after Vedder’s southbound bike collided with a car driven by Jorge Vazquez. A second crash at Hy 50 and Cooper Rd injured a driver and left a soda sign broken. Robert Hoar was arrested for expired license. No other injuries reported.
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Hy. 32
Tobin Rd
Kenosha Hospital
Hy. 50
Cooper Rd
James Marshall
Larry Vedder
Zion
Earl Cramer
Waukegan
Vedder
Cramer
Jorge E. Vasco
Loraine E. Cafferty
40Th Ave
Robert I. Hoar
38Th Ave
Hoar Auto
Hoer
Sheriff's Department
Hoar’s
Prominent Kenosha Architect C O Augustine Dies at 70
Charles O Augustine longtime Kenosha architect died at St Catherine s hospital after a short illness on July 4 he was 70 he designed many local buildings including Lepp company store Terrace Court apartment Holy Rosary church Crossin s funeral home and Evening News west wing addition 1923 24 he leaves a widow Lillian Bell and ten children plus siblings and grandchildren born April 20 1886 in Pleasant Prairie Township he was a member of Wisconsin Architects Society and A I A and active at St Mark s Church Holy Name Society.
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Charles O. Augustine
10Th Ave
St. Catherine's Hospital
Augustine
Lepp and Company
Terrace Court
Holy Rosary
Crossin’s
Evening News
Kenosha
Pleasant Prairie Township
Fred Augustine
Wisconsin Architects Society
American Institute of Architects
St. Mark's Church
Holy Name Society
Fireworks crowd struck as Milwaukee Road train hits group
A passenger train rammed into a Fourth of July fireworks crowd near Fox Lake Illinois killing three people including a mother and her son and injuring five others as 80 to 100 watched from a track and trestle. The incident occurred about 9 p.m. with witnesses saying the train did not stop until Fox Lake Station.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Milwaukee Road
Ilinois
Chicago
American Legion
Riverside Island
The
Legion
Walworth, Kil
Legion Field
Jim Tutt
Lillian Pavelchik
Gary
Round Lake
Carl Strand
Waukonda
III
Pavelchik
Mel Platenko
Robert Babcox
Babcox
Platenka
John Cullerton
Sandra Walweiler
Grass Lake
Waukegan
Fred Dittmar
Florence
Antioch
Gunman Robs Florida National Bank in Starke
A slim gunman robbed the Florida National Bank in Starke, Florida, taking more than $28,000 before fleeing the scene according to early reports. Authorities were investigating the crime and seeking leads.
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Starke
Fla
Florida National Bank
Morehan
Subcommittee to Probe Grand Canyon Crash
A Washington House subcommittee decided to conduct an on the spot investigation into the Grand Canyon plane crash that killed 128 people on Saturday. The inquiry aims to determine causes and assign responsibility amid growing public concern.
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Washington
House
Grand Canyon
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