Dispute Flares On Dixon-Yates Plan And Bode Leader Dies
President Eisenhower defended Adolph E. Wenzell amid Dixon Yates contract controversy as Kefauver criticized FBI use. Meanwhile Mathias N. Bode 85 longtime Kenosha furniture executive died after a long illness, survived by a son, two daughters, and several grandchildren.
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Five Survivors In Hospital After Tragic Train Crash
Five members of a Beloit family survived a crash that killed a mother Harriet Smith and four of her children Jac line Debbie Skip py Larry and Keith as their 1950 auto was struck by a speeding Milwaukee Road passenger train near Allens Grove Wisconsin. The injured include Beatrice Smith Susie Cheryl Leland Betty Lou and others with serious skull fractures and internal injuries. Husband B Eddie Smith witnessed the event and sought his parents nearby as Sheriff and officials coordinated the response.
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Walworth County
George Sawyer
Jack Cusack
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Kohler Co Walks Out Of Meeting In Labor Tension
Kohler Co representatives walked out of a meeting with the mayor and union officials amid a high tension labor dispute in Sheboygan. The session followed a mob scene at the docks where a freighter carrying clay for Kohler faced attack and property damage. The mayor and company officials criticized the event as a publicity stunt while pledging further talks, and the ship M S Fossum remained tied up offshore with potential delays to unloading.
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China to Begin Atomic Energy for Industry Soon
Tokyo dispatch states Radio Peiping reports China plans to start atomic energy development for industrial use shortly.
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Chessman Granted Stay of Execution
Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark granted a stay of execution to Daryl Chessman, scheduled to die July 15 in San Quentin. The stay lasts until the court acts on Chessman’s petition for review, likely this fall, as he has repeatedly delayed death through legal maneuvers after being convicted seven years ago of attempted rape and kidnapping.
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U S Air Force Launches Kinderlift in Berlin
The U S Air Force opened its third annual kinderlift moving fourteen transports with 24 West Berlin children each to vacation centers in West Germany. The program aids underprivileged youngsters from the Soviet surrounded city who could not afford a vacation abroad.
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Stearns Motor Car Co. Pioneer Dies at 76
Cleveland obituary notes Frank B. Stearns aged 76, founder of the Stearns Motor Car Co in 1900, a pioneer in the early auto industry. The report records his death yesterday and recalls his role in automotive manufacturing.
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Greece and Turkey Accept Invitation for Cyprus Talks
Greece and Turkey agreed to join Britain in a London conference on Cyprus, announced after talks with British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan. The meeting may follow the Big Four summit in Geneva, with no fixed date yet, as representatives attend Council of Europe meetings in Strasbourg.
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Year Ago Tornado Leaves Kenosha Area in Shambles
A powerful tornado struck Kenosha area as skies darkened and winds of 70 mph toppled crops and farm buildings. A 21 inch rain deluge halted services, with hundreds of trees blocking roads and widespread outages, but no fatalities and only two injuries reported. Crews cleared debris over a week. few scars remain today.
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Eisenhower pledges good faith at Geneva talks
President Eisenhower told reporters the United States will negotiate in good faith at the Geneva Big Four meeting and warned Khrushchev not to view US as weak. He noted hope for progress but cautioned disarmament tasks need an acceptable inspection system.
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Prison revolt holds 11 hostages at Walla Walla prison
Nine officers seized at knifepoint during a riot remained prisoners as state and inmate negotiators clashed over terms for release. Eleven total were taken Tuesday morning after 33 inmates rioted to press parole and classification changes. Officials reported two hostages released early, one beaten. others, including Associate Warden Ted Bezzerides, were confined in the prison as talks continued without agreement.
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GM Plans Three for One Stock Split
General Motors announces a three for one stock split pending stockholders approval at a Sept. 23 special meeting near Wilmington Delaware. GM stock rose to 113.37 on the day with regional prices in San Francisco at 118.75 and Los Angeles at 121. The split would boost outstanding shares from about 93 million to roughly 279 million, with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. as its largest holder at 21 million shares.
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UW Enrollment Up at Madison Summer Session
The University of Wisconsin announced a summer session enrollment of 5 761, up 214 from the 1954 session, indicating growth in campus participation this year.
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University of Wisconsin
Rioting Convicts Leader Arrests Reported In Washington
Washington prison officials returned from a conference with five ringleaders of the penitentiary riot and warned that something is cooking. In Wisconsin Cynthia Jones, three, of Lake Koshkonong, drowned after wandering into the lake near her home.
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Senate approves four international war victim Conventions
The Senate voted 77 to nothing to approve four international conventions aimed at improving the treatment of war victims and prisoners of war.
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Defense department allocates 10000 draftees for September
The defense department announced a September draft totaling 10,000 men, matching the monthly quota that has been in place since April.
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Defense Department Today
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Turncoats Headed For Hong Kong
Sources report three American turncoats who allied with the Communists after Korea are en route from Peiping to Hong Kong by train. They are Lewis Gripp William Cowart and Otho Bell and are due to be handed to U.S. authorities in Hong Kong at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Peiping
Canton
Lewis Gripp
William Cowart
Otho Bell
Import from Red China for 50000 tons soy beans agreed
The Japanese government today decided to import 50 000 tons of soy beans from Red China if the price is reduced, with payment to be made in pounds sterling.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Rotarians To Pump Gas For Polio
Rotarians and other Keno shans will pump gas wash windows sell oil and tires at Wes Robinson's Standard Service Station 22nd Ave and Washington Rd to raise funds for the March of Dimes. All profits Saturday and Sunday go to polio fight with volunteers, station staff, and Rotary members assisting. General chairman Dr William A Mudge aided by Robert James and Chester Maxwell.
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Milwaukee Factory Damaged by Three-Alarm Fire
Milwaukee Metal Products Co sustained extensive damage in a three alarm fire that burned through the center of the two story brick building. Firefighters battled the blaze for about three hours before bringing it under control.
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Weather in Kenosha Sees Cool Break After Heat Wave
Cooler conditions spread across Kenosha ending five straight days of 90 degree heat. At noon temperatures reached 75 at the sewage treatment plant and 78 at American Motors and downtown, with yesterday’s high 90 at American Motors and 78 at the treatment plant. The low this morning was 62. Tonight and Thursday look partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms and a high of 90 to 95. Rainfall yesterday measured .05 inches at the treatment plant. Pollen count stands at 11.
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