Operation Alert 1956 drills unfold across nation and Kenosha
The nationwide civil defense drill Operation Alert 1956 simulates a surprise attack beginning at 9 am with warning and evacuations. In Kenosha a mock A bomb find triggers local CD action at the county jail and radio networks prepare emergency messages. Six drown in a marine training march at Parris Island as court martial testimony questions discipline methods.
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Kenosha
Civil Defense
Madison
Milwaukee
Parris Island
S. C
Edward A. Huff
Chicago
Matthew Co. McKeon
McKeon
Worchester
Mass
Huff
D. S
Navy
Irving N. Klein
New York City
Emile Zola Berman
W. L. Oteen Jr
Easton
Sheriff's Department
Welfare Department
Red Cross
Joseph T. Ripp
Dorothy Volpentesta
Frank Travanty
Sam Pellicori
Robert Eating
Henry High
Watertown
Washington
United States
National CD
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
National Security Council
U. S
House OKs Safety Refrigerator Bill
The House unanimously passed a bill requiring manufacturers to fit safety releases in refrigerators to prevent children from being trapped. The Bureau of Standards would have 90 days to set requirements, with mandates for manufacturers to adopt them after one year. The bill goes to the Senate. Two firms already install such devices.
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Washington
House
Bureau of Standards
Senate
Train Derailment Near Grenoble Kills Three
An express train bound for Marseille derailed south of Grenoble, France, resulting in three deaths and seven injuries among passengers and crew. Rescue teams worked through the scene as investigators began inquiries into the cause.
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Grenoble
France
Grenoble- Veynes-Marseilles
Weather Update for Kenosha Overcast Skies and Rain
Overcast, cool weather continues in Kenosha with a threat of showers through tomorrow. Yesterday evening brought 1.3 inches of rain as thundery skies opened up. High yesterday reached 79 with a 56 overnight low. downtown and American Motors report 73 at noon. Sunrise was 4:33 a.m. and sunset 7:21 p.m.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Lightning Kills 14 Year Old Golfer At Racine
A 14 year old Racine boy, Russell Geschke, was killed and companion David L. Sorenson, 20, hospitalized after a bolt struck them on the 10th fairway at Meadow brook Town and Country Club. The strike burned their shoes and clothing and occurred as a thunderstorm began. Sorenson suffered shock but no burns. Greenskeeper Ray Mertens noted the timing as the storm broke.
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Racine
Russell Geschke
David L. Sorenson
Meadowbrook Town and Country Club
Racine County
Joseph Vergadamo
Sorenson
Lightning destroys farm buildings near Walworth County
A Thursday thunderstorm struck Spring Prairie 9, destroying a 52-stanchion barn, calf barn, feed mill and two silos with an estimated loss of 75 000 dollars. Miss Ellen Hemstreet owner and Stuart Fleming operators reported losses while 13 cattle were saved and a Holstein bull died. Fire from three communities battled the blaze but the Elkhorn Fire Department was hard to reach by phone during the storm.
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Spring Prairie
Walworth County
Ellen Hemstreet
Elkhorn
Stuart Fleming
Elkhorn Fire Department
Airman Given Death Sentence in Britain
American airman Airman 2/C James C. Jordan 20 from Newark New Jersey was sentenced to death by hanging in a British civil court for the May 4 fatal stabbing of 27 year old Walter Beaumont in a Hull dockside cafe. The jury recommended mercy.
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Leeds
England
James C. Jordan
Newark
N. J
Walter Beaumont
Hull
Jordan
U. S
Britain
Manitowoc Girl, 6, Struck and Killed by Auto
Amy Helene Hartwig, six, was struck and killed by a car driven by Floyd Nelson, 56, in Manitowoc Wisconsin. The accident occurred Thursday night and raised the state's traffic toll to 504, compared with 415 at the same 1955 point.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Amy Helene Hartwig
Here
Wisconsin
Floyd Nelson
Deaf boy to ride in USS Danny T derby float
Elkhart Indiana 12 year old Danny Thompson who is deaf will lead a Navy band parade in the Elkhart Soapbox Derby. Thirty seven sailors from 26 states volunteered to play for his event including a drum major. The band arrives by seven car caravan and will perform at a city park after the race.
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Elkhart
Ind
Danny Thompson
Navy
Danny
Ennis
Seaman
Washington, D. C
States
Danny T
Navy Bandsmen
City Park
George L. Thompson
Deny Reports Of Steel Offer Amid Three Year Pact Talks
Pittsburgh reports say steel negotiators consider a three year contract with a higher pay package while union officials deny any offer. Sessions continue behind closed doors as federal mediators observe. union spokeman calls reports absolutely untrue and company negotiators stay silent.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Steel Company
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Eviction Ends Long Battle Over Detroit Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Seidel, 69, was evicted from the Detroit house her son Leonard Leidel bought after she deeded it to him in 1952. Courts upheld the eviction after a nearly four year fight. she left with a nephew and was taken to a home for the aged.
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Detroit
Elizabeth Seidel
Mike
State Supreme Court
Mine Explosion Kills 11 in Polish Coalfield Disaster
Eleven killed and 72 injured in a blast at the Boze Dary coal mine in Upper Silesia. Described as one of Poland's worst mining disasters, the event follows unrest among miners protesting harsh living and working conditions.
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Warsaw
Poland
Upper Silesia
Boze Dary
Poznan
White to Visit Moscow for Heart Study Tour
Dr. Paul Dudley White, heart specialist to President Eisenhower, will travel to Moscow for about a week in early September. He described the trip as an extension of his studies on how different lifestyles affect the heart and blood vessels, following prior work in Japan and Italy.
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Boston
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Moscow
White
Japan
Italy
Ten From Airliner Return to Homeland
Six passengers and four crew members of a state owned Hungarian airliner were captured by seven anti red escapers and forced to return by train to their homeland. The seven plotters and two staying passengers registered at a U S escapee center near Nuernberg. All nine wish to go to the United States with job offers coming from American employers.
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Munich
Germany
West
U. S
Nuernberg
United States
America
Crane Accident Kills Cement Plant Worker George K Paulus
Manitowoc. George K Paulus, 24, was electrocuted Thursday when a crane cable he operated at a cement plant touched a live power line.
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Manitowoc
George K. Paulus
Swiss Pontoon Accident Leaves Soldiers Missing
A pontoon carrying 31 Swiss soldiers struck a pillar of the Rhinde bridge and split in two. Police report 10 soldiers missing and one man drowned.
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Rhinde Bridge
House Leaders Secure Pact to Vote Civil Rights Bill Monday
Washington reports House leaders struck a deal with southern opponents to bring Eisenhower's civil rights bill to a vote on Monday. The agreement aims to unlock support and advance the measure in Congress.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Five in car swept into flood creek near Robbins
A family of five traveling to the beach was carried into a flooded creek that covered the highway. Two occupants were feared drowned as rescue crews searched the wreckage and mapped the dangerous stretch in Robbins North Carolina.
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Robbins
N. C
State’s Attorney uncovers five more checks in Hodge scandal
Springfield lawman George P Coutralion disclosed the discovery of five additional checks totaling $130,000 as part of the Hodge check investigation. The new findings expand the probe into the alleged irregularities and possible misappropriation within the case.
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Springfield
Youth receives 14 to 25 year term for murder
Judge Oscar Schmiege sentenced 18-year-old Michael McCormick of Kaukauna to 14 to 25 years in Waupun State Prison for second degree murder of Theresa Van Der Horst. McCormick, found guilty by a six man six woman jury, is eligible for parole in two years and was to be moved to Waupun by county deputies.
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Appleton
Wis
Oscar Schmiege
Michael McCormick
Waupun
Theresa van der Horst
Kaukauna
Outagamie
McCormick
Schmiege
Western Powers Cancel Aid for Egypt Nile Dam Plan
The United States and Britain withdrew their offers to fund Egypt’s Aswan Dam, signaling a shift in regional diplomacy. Cairo sources warned the move could push Egypt closer to the Soviet Union as Moscow looms as the remaining aid option.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Egypt
Aswan Dam
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Russia
Nasser
Cairo
Soviet Union
Moscow
Hodge Denies Ties to St Louis Hoodlums in Check Scandal
Illinois prosecutor George Coutralion questioned Orville E. Hodge for two hours amid a broad inquiry into the state check scandal in the auditor's office. Hodge denied giving money to gangsters and said his link to Frank Wortman was slight. Prosecutor aims for indictments next week as 42 checks are examined and investigations extend to Hodge's stock holdings and bank connections. An aide, Edward A. Epping, was also questioned about removing records to Hodge's Lake Springfield home.
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Springfield
Orville E. Hodge
St. Louis
George P. Coutralion
Hodge
Coutrakon
Frank
Buster) Wortman
East St. Louis
Wortman
Coutralion
Sangamon County
Arthur M. Fitzgerald
Contralion
Edward A. Epping
Epping
Hugh J. Dobbs
Lake Springfield
Air Force C119 crashes into Inland Sea. four crew missing
A U S Air Force C119 transport jet with four crew aboard disappeared after plunging into Japan's Inland Sea. Rescue teams search for the missing crew members as authorities investigate the crash.
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Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Girl Wins Her Fight For Crossing Signals
Pamela Sue Huff, a 10 year old girl from near Cincinnati, wins a battle with New York Central Railroad after the Ohio Public Utilities Commission orders flasher lights at Sellars Road crossing Dayton. The railroad drops its appeal and will install the lights by December 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
New York Central Railroad
Pamela Sue Huff
State Supreme Court
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Pamela Sue
Cincinnati
Eisenhower
Sellars Rd
Dayton
James W. Hull
New York Central
Ohio Supreme Court
Wall of Water Hits Royal Gorge Wall of Water Strikes Royal Gorge
A rain and hail storm at Royal Gorge Colorado trapped sightseers and marooned about 70 on the incline railway. A small child was swept into Tele phone Gulch but rescued by Jerry Bilyeu of San Diego. No serious injuries reported. park rangers moved people to high ground.
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Canon City
Colo
Royal
Calif
Arkansas
Wann
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Ray Mertens
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Joan Neu
Anita Sheridan
Sue McIntyre
Marjorie Linn
Joy Layton
Audrey Johnson
Nancy Key
Kathy Hill
Mary Ellen Fosbinder
RoAnn Doerring
Judy Case
Carol Colter
Barbara Clark
Jan Ciboski
Regina Artibee
Bonnie Andreucci
Jean Winters
Marilyn Stone
Karen Monson
Gloria Eiffel
Judy Jo Bitzen
Eileen Blazavier
Geraldine Cina
Jean Baril
Marilyn Anderson
Rita Tourtelotte
Ben
Crane
State Man
Truebbach, Switzerland
Flood
U.S
Foreign Office
London
State Department
High Dam
Nile River
White House
Murray Snyder
Illinois
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Royal Gorge
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