Kenosha Hiring Davin for Health Director Post
Dr. C. C. Davin is named full time city health director in Kenosha, with $6,450 salary under consideration and potential rise to $10,500 after talks. Council approval drew sharp criticism from KCMS critics and advisory members who called for qualified candidates and raised concerns about Davin’s credentials and hiring process. Davin is on vacation and may decide whether to accept.
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Kenosha
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Kenosha County Medical Society
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Stewart
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Madison
Jack Beni
Health Advisory Council
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Clinton Young
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After-Shocks In Tehachapi Disaster Still Rattle City
Tehachapi Calif residents and volunteers work through rain and rubble after the killer quake that killed 11 and damaged dozens of California cities. After shocks measured 7.5 nearby with ongoing tremors, while Red Cross mobile kitchens fed homeless residents and bulldozers cleared debris. Center of quake placed about 10 miles southwest of Tehachapi.
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Truman backs Stevenson as Democratic nominee
President Truman believes Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson is a sure bet for the Democratic presidential nomination and will back him in the campaign, per United Press. A bomber crashed over Marianna Florida killing five, and the Democratic convention rules committee votes to make a loyalty pledge permanent. Bob Richards wins Olympic pole vault title at 4.55 meters, Don Laz second.
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Severe storm lashes Superior Wisconsin with high winds
A severe thunderstorm hit the Superior area in northwest Wisconsin early today bringing winds up to 90 mph and hail. The Duluth Minnesota region suffered more damage with downed trees and wires while the sewage plant read 104 and downtown thermometers showed 95. Yesterday’s low was 70 and today reached 88 at 11 am.
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Wisconsin
Duluth
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Kenosha Bakes Under 90 Degree Heat Averages Rise
Local records clerk Frank Wilen notes 20 90 degree days this year vs 42 in 1949 as July heat peaks at 104. He projects more hot days ahead with August and early September staying warm while rainfall nears July’s record.
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Vilen
Uproar Over Loyalty Pledge Roils Democratic Convention
At the Chicago convention Southerners protest the loyalty pledge tied to the party's civil rights debate and mutter about leaving the fold. Gov Adlai Stevenson signals openness to a nomination if offered, while rivals like Averell Harriman and Estes Kefauver stay in. The loyalty rule passes amid fierce speeches and warnings from Georgia, North Carolina, and others about seating and future strategy.
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North Carolina
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New Hampshire Leader To Aid Ike's Campaign
Governor Sherman Adams of New Hampshire announced he would take a leave of absence from office to join General Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaign in a vital post. He will depart August 1 and will not take state salary for three months.
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Radio Writers End Strike at ABC After Settlement
Radio writers returned to work at American Broadcasting Company after ABC accepted the same settlement reached last Friday with Columbia and NBC. A spokesman for the union said agreement was reached yesterday.
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Binion to be tried in Texas on tax charges
Chicago sources report U S Attorney General James McGranery said Benny Binion would face trial in Texas for income tax charges rather than in Nevada, shifting the venue of the case.
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Doctor Denies Cope Charges In Kenosha Narcotics Case
Dr Raf faele M LaMacchia, 60, was arrested for unlawfully prescribing and administering narcotics to Muriel Boettcher, 47. Boettcher, treated at Winnebago state hospital, faces embezzlement charges and is to be released as a state witness.
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Muriel Boettcher
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Felix Miller
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56Th St
W. W. Davis
W. A. Gehrke
State Board of Medical Examiners
Urban J. Zievers
Wisconsin
Muriel Gauss Boettcher
State of
Riley and Gehrke
Kenosha Soldier Burzynski Dies of Korean War Wounds
Sgt. Joseph Stephen Burzynski 24 died July 14 from wounds in Korea. A 45th division 179th RCT member, he served since Dec 1951 after joining January 1951. Survived by his father, three sisters, and a brother. Kenosha mourns its 14th Korean War fatality.
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23Rd Ave
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Wisconsin Telephone Company
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Frank Curi
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Gloom Over Steel Outlook Deepens in 51st Day Strike
The United Steelworkers renews demand for a noncompromise union shop as the 51 day steel strike stalls. Negotiations remain at a standstill with no government intervention seen. Union leaders led by Philip Murray reject the industry's union shop terms after a joint briefing by Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel officials.
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Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel
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Bethlehem
John A. Stephens
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Ben Moreell
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Lightning bolt leaves man speechless in Windsor
Albert Hasler said a lightning bolt in Windsor Ont spun him around and left him speechless for minutes. He added the bolt bounced across the street and burned out every light in another house, leaving a coppery taste in his mouth.
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U.P
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Flying saucers sighted near Washington National Airport
Reports say radar detected eight unidentified images near Washington National Airport and Andrews AFB around midnight. Capital Airlines pilot Captain Pierman observed seven objects moving varied speeds while another Capital Airlines jet tracked a light from Herndon to near Washington. Newsman Saul Pett also saw a flying saucer near River Edge, New Jersey.
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Detroit
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Martinsburg
W. Va
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Herndon
Saul Pett
Associated Press
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N. J
New York
Three Bodies Found in Burned Ship Black Gull
New York reports three bodies located in the charred hull of the Black Gull which burned Saturday sixty five miles off Long Island. The trio joins the remaining 46 survivors from the 49 aboard when the cargo ignited turning the vessel into a flaming torch.
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Mercy
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Polio Scare Grows In Sioux City Iowa
Polio death toll rises with 1 year old David Anderson among the 14 deaths in the current epidemic. Sixty plus patients are hospitalized in Sioux City with 135 active cases and fourteen in iron lungs. New iron lungs from the Midwest and East are expected as Des Moines reports an outbreak.
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