Worst Storm In 70 Years Hits Chicago
The Chicago region endured the fiercest storm in over seven decades with heavy rain and lightning. Fatalities include two men shocked while pumping water in Chicago and Joliet resident Albert M. Cheney. Flooded streets, toppled trees, stranded travelers at Midway Airport, and widespread damage across Arlington Heights, Park Ridge, and Wilmette Harbor are reported.
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William Leen
Harvey Rogalla
Albert M. Cheney
Joliet
Arlington Heights
Park Ridge
Cedar Lake
Ind
Illinois
Park Forest
Ill
Loop
Indicted Becks Face Testimony Over Cadillac Sales
King County grand jury indicts Teamsters president Dave Beck and his son Dave Jr. for misappropriation tied to sales of three Cadillacs. Beck asserts all proceeds went to the Western Conference of Teamsters and will be proven by witnesses.
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Teamster
Dave Beck
Dave Jr
Teamsters
Union
Fred Verscheuren Jr
Western Conference
Beck
Beck Sr
Martin Duffy
Teamsters Union
Grand Jury
Dave Beck Jr
Joint Council of Teamsters
John L. Stratton
Young Beck
Kenneth L. Buckley
Severe thunderstorm drenches Kenosha with heavy rain
A summer thunderstorm drenched Kenosha with 58 inches of rainfall Friday while the official high reached 83. Yesterdays low was 57 and today fog lingered with mid day temperatures around 66 to 70. Rain ends Sunday with a forecast of scattered thundershowers and then clearer skies. Sunrise 5 28 a m sunset 8 25 p m.
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Kenosha
American Motors
State Public Service denies RR end pickup delivery for small shipments
The State Public Service Commission on Friday denied an appeal by the Chicago North Western Railroad to discontinue free pickup and delivery for less than carload shipments. The railroad faced opposition from the State Chamber of Commerce, the State Manufacturers Assn., and chambers of commerce in Milwaukee and Green Bay.
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State Public Service Commission
Chicago North Western Railroad
State Chamber of Commerce
State Manufacturers Assn
Chambers of Commerce
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Milwaukee woman critical after paint-store holdup
Mrs. Marjorie Meyer, 29, of Milwaukee, was in critical condition after a youth robbed her at her father’s east-side paint store, beating her with a wooden mallet. The thief escaped with 123.75 dollars, leaving the blood-stained weapon at the scene.
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Marjorie Meyer
Mock nuclear attack simulates Wisconsin devastation
In the Operation Alert 1957 drill Stevens Point and Madison simulate citywide destruction. The scenario predicts 71 000 deaths and 21 500 injuries in Madison with fallout across 44 counties and paper evacuations in Milwaukee and other cities.
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Madison
Anaana Desdvemer
Toyv Covapou
Milwaukee
Superior
Duluth
Three Die In Wisconsin Traffic Crashes Friday Night
Two separate two car and scooter collisions killed three Wood County residents and left a fourth injured. Neal Hilborn 16 of Wisconsin Rapids died after his scooter was rear ended on Hwy 73 near the Wood County line. Calvin Dalton 20 and wife Linda 20 died after a crash on Hwy 41 near Waukesha Trunk YY and Driver Douglas Dalton 22 died at the scene. Ernest Griffith 26 died and Warren Allen 25 died later from a crash on Hwy 12 near Whitewater. Authorities cannot determine which car was at fault in the Whitewater wreck.
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Neal Hilborn
Route 2
Wisconsin Rapids
Portage County
Hwy. 73
Calvin D. Dalton
Hwy. 41
Waukesha County
Linda R
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Douglas G. Dalton
Calvin
Hwy. 12
Whitewater
Warren G. Allen
Tallassee
Ala
Ernest E. Griffith
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Griffith
Allen
Fort Atkinson
Diablo Test Delay At Atomic Site Nevada By Weather
The Diablo atomic test at the Nevada site is postponed 24 hours again due to weather. Officials say cumulative delays push timing but do not change the planned sequence or participants.
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Nev
Soldier theft charge at Ft Sheridan involves Wen dell Price
Wen dell Price twenty four was charged after allegedly stealing money from sleeping soldiers at Ft Sheridan He reportedly told investigators he entered the post by simply walking through a gate and was questioned about his method of entry.
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Chicago
Ft. Sheridan
Wendell D. Price
Price
Howie Hustles Promises Fast Help for Ads in town
O Howie Hustles introduces himself as a champ of classified ads offering 24 hour service. He pledges to punch for customers until a sale is made and invites calls to OL 7 5121 for assistance with wording and fast results.
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O. Howie Hustles
Grandson Karim Karim becomes Aga Khan IV at 20
Harvard senior Karim, 20, named by the late Aga Khan III as successor over his uncles Aly Khan and Sadruddin. The 79-year-old ruler died in Switzerland after a 71-year reign. Karim, of Persian Italian and English descent, is set to complete his Harvard senior year.
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Sadruddin
Aly
Aga
Aly Khan
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Yasmin
Rita Hayworth
Civil Rights Victory Predicted in Senate Debate
Senate GOP Leader Knowland predicted supporters will win the next round and bring Eisenhower civil rights measures to a vote on his motion to take up the House approved bill. Lyndon Johnson secured unanimous consent for the Tuesday vote as long debate looms and a possible six to eight week filibuster risk persists.
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D-Ga
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
William Knowland
R-Cal
Washington
Senate Gop
William F. Khowland
Chamber
California
Eisenhower
Knowland
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Reuss Urges Ike's Approval of Soil Bank Limit
Rep. Henry Reuss urged President Eisenhower to approve the Agriculture Dept. appropriation bill setting a $3000 cap on soil bank payments per producer each year. He said the conference report passed the House and should clear the Senate next week. Reuss said approval would show farm programs benefit all, not just corporate farmers.
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Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Eisenhower
Agriculture Dept
House
Senate
Reuss
Ezra Benson
Army Harbor Project Clears in Prairie du Chien
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill Friday including a small Army Engineer project at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. The harbor improvement will be funded by a three million dollar lump sum appropriation.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Wisconsin Senate race narrows as filing deadline passes
Nine candidates eight Republicans and one Democrat stay in the Wisconsin special primary to replace the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. GOP contenders include Walter Kohler Glenn Davis Alvin O\u2019Konski Henry Hughes Warren Knowles John Schafer and Gerald Lorge. Lorge sought 3000 signatures but missing nine names from Brown County halted his bid.
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U. S. Senate
Wisconsin
Alastian Tulw
Piitsas
Joseph R. McCarthy
Washington
Walter Kohler
Kohler
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Alvin O’konski
Mercer
Gaige Roberts
Lorge
Brown County
Kohler-Davis Money Feud Continues in Wisconsin Race
Milwaukee leaders report a Kohler for Senator meeting and a 70 name donor list as the GOP primary heat grows. Campaign finance claims and rival claims about personal fortunes fuel a contest among Kohler Davis Knowles O’Konski and Proxmire amid calls for investigation of spending in the Wisconsin special election.
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Kohler
Walter Kohler
John Benson
Benson
Eisenhower
Knowles
O'Konski
Davis
Sen. Wiley
Beaver Dam
Washington
Proxmire
Kenosha
Senate Subcommittee On
Wisconsin
Giant Tax Lien Filed Against Industrialist Werner
The Internal Revenue Service filed a tax lien in federal court Friday against Arnold J. Werner, president of Wagner Iron Works, and his wife. The lien covers $449,532 plus $32,892 in taxes the government says they owe, totaling $482,424, with Werner denying liability and contesting the assessment.
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Internal Revenue Service
Arnold J. Werner
Wagner Iron Works
Werner
Navy Pilot Dies in Plane Crash Near Oroville California
Lt. J. G. Jerome P. Ellis, 26, a Wisconsin native and pilot from the Naval Air Station Alameda, was killed during a routine training flight when his AD7 Skyraider crashed in Sierra foothills east of Oroville. His burned body was found in the cockpit after the aircraft exploded.
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Calif
Wisconsin
Sierra Foothills
California
Naval Air Station
Almeda
J. G. Jerome P. Ellis
Charles F. Ellis
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Ellis
Thompson Stratton to Dedicate Memorial in Birthplace of GOP
Gov Vernon Thomson of Wisconsin and Gov William Stratton of Illinois lead Republican leaders in the August 2 dedication at the birthplace of the Republican Party. A $1,500 monument donated by Delano Granite Works employees will be unveiled near the small schoolhouse where the party organized.
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Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
William Stratton
Illinois
Walter Kohler
Delano, Minn., Granite Works
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