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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
1
The Ohio Supreme Court affirms the wife murder conviction of Dr Sam Sheppard in Columbus. His remaining option for freedom is a U S Supreme Court review.
The Ohio Supreme Court denied a new trial for Dr. Sam Sheppard in the 1954 bludgeon murder of his wife Marilyn. The ruling upheld the conviction despite claims of 29 errors, including venue publicity and juror contact rules. The decision labeled the trial atmosphere a Roman holiday for the media.
Albert Woolson aged 109, the last Union Civil War veteran, was reported in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital Duluth Minnesota on Thursday night with recurring lung congestion. He had been with family over Memorial Day before returning to the hospital.
Radio Moscow reported the Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov resigned today and Pravda editor Dmitri Shepilov was named his replacement. In Montgomery Alabama Judge Walter B. Jones issued a temporary injunction outlawing the NAACP in the state.
The Republican national committee considers shortening the San Francisco convention starting August 20 from four days to three to streamline proceedings.
The bodies of three murdered school boys were quietly exhumed today in a last hope search for clues to their slayer.
The University of Wisconsin Student Life and Interest Committee suspended Labor Youth League officers for next year. President Matthew Chapperon of Roslyn Heights New York and secretary Ronald Radosh of New York City were deemed to have failed to assume responsibilities. They were the LYL’s only officers.
Syria and Jordan announced on Thursday night they have agreed on a unified military policy to counter the Israeli threat as part of a growing Arab security linkage against Israel Syria and Jordan said they would coordinate defense measures and share intelligence in a new alliance.
Three ex Army GIs from Kenosha and Chicago begin a year long Central and South American trek. James R. Wilson Brookfield Illinois Gene Felz Chicago and Donald E Jarrela Kenosha converted a 1947 van into a livable expedition vehicle with storage cooking sleeping space and power. They aim to study productivity in Latin America gather local data and share experiences with friends and relatives through a letter service.
Wisconsin's 1956 highway death toll rose past the 1955 level with the 326th fatality, 27 more than this time last year. Roy O. Streeter, 21, of Fond du Lac, died in a head on crash on Hy. 41 near Oshkosh. Duane E. Christenson, 63, Walworth, perished when his pickup struck a semi trailer. Glenn John Haugen, 1, died in a crash West of Richland Center. George Grant, 49, Evanston, Ill., was killed when his car left the road and struck a tree in Milwaukee County.
Exhausted rescue workers found the bodies of two veteran Alabama By-Products Corp. employees trapped about 700 feet underground after an explosion at 11 a.m. Thursday in Birmingham.
At a lower East Side Polonia Club two masked gunmen killed Thomas Dombrowski editor of the weekly Glos Ludowy and Frank Grodzki 45 as guests lined walls during a holdup. A third man Walter Nogas 60 from Newark was wounded. police say robbery motive. Dombrowski recently wed Stella Nowakowski.
An Air Force B25 bomber crashed in a crowded Denver suburb today. Four of the eight aboard were killed and four were injured. The craft narrowly missed three homes as wreckage fell near residences. a house caught fire from the flames.
An Italian air force C-48 plane crashed near Treviso last night killing four people, including a high ranking Italian general and an American woman officer.
Weather notes show 6 to 13 degrees below normal prompting topcoats. Yesterday’s high at the Sewage Treatment plant reached 70 with 53 at noon today. Low yesterday was 44 and 41 this morning. Tonight’s outlook is fair and cool with scattered frost. tomorrow looks generally fair and warmer. Sunrise 4:19 a.m. Sunset 7:19 p.m.
Mrs. Jane Schneck, 52, operator of a licensed foster home in Waukesha County, was found guilty on four counts of assault and battery and two counts of maltreatment of children after a 22 hour jury deliberation. The Milwaukee County Welfare Department had placed Eugene and Richard Antonia, brothers, in her care. Sentencing was postponed to June 13 for post verdict motions. she had pleaded not guilty to all six original charges.
Tito arrives in Russia for his first trip to the Soviet Union since breaking with Stalin eight years ago. Moscow radio reports his arrival at Ugeny frontier station, with Tass confirming his special train entered the USSR.
Robert D. Gilberts, 32, of Shell Lake, was appointed superintendent of the Oconomowoc public school system Thursday night.
Undersecretary Thomas S. Gates Jr. asks Congress to permit selling scrapping or sinking 107 old Navy ships including the battleships California and Tennessee, cruisers, escort carriers, submarines and landing ships. The plan aims to cut future maintenance costs and streamline the reserve fleet.
Rio de Janeiro students who spurred three days of unrest over streetcar fare hikes called off their demonstrations as tanks and machine guns remained visible in the city. Police and local officials had warned of harsher measures if protests resumed.
A Chicago heiress, Mollie Bragno, fights to preserve a 10 million dollar share of an estate amid a master of chancery report. The court case questions the will of Mollie Newbury, the "Merchant Queen of State Street," and could redefine a 112 million dollar legacy and trust. Hearings are set for June 13 before Superior Court Judge George M. Fisher.
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