Five year old boy Kenneth Farley killed on Highway 31
Kenneth Farley age five became Kenosha county's 20th traffic fatality when he darted onto Highway 31 and was struck by a southbound car driven by 26 year old Jack Burns. Burns and the following truck driver described the unavoidable crash as the boy ran from a driveway toward the road. Kenneth, an only child, lived with his mother Wilma Farley and grandparents near the Drigot and Williams households in Kenosha.
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Evening News
Robert Eating
Kenneth Farley
Highway 31
Kenneth
Frank Drigot
Rt. 2
William Raven
Leo Sikora
Euting
Kenosha County
Jack A. Burns
Trevor
Wilma Farley
Burns
John Richards
Rockport
Ind
Hy. 31
Lyons
Kenosha
Lebanon, Ill
Pleasant Prairie
Maude Farley
Steel Heads Study New Proposals
Government sponsored peace talks in the steel strike recessed today until noon to allow industry leaders to study bargaining proposals. Ben Moreell and Philip Murray voiced cautious optimism as talks paused after a four hour delay.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
Philip Murray
CIO
Taft Appears Victor In South Dakota Vote
In South Dakota Taft leads Eisenhower by about 900 votes with seven precincts left unreported. Taft's 64,721 to Eisenhower's 63,821 would give him the state’s photo finish presidential primary and 14 national convention delegates.
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Pierre
S. D
U.P
Robert A. Taft
South Dakota
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army to set up ROTC at two colleges
The army announced reserve officer training corps units will be established at Wisconsin State Teachers College Milwaukee and Wheaton College Wheaton Illinois.
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Washington
U.P
Army
Wisconsin State Teachers College
Milwaukee
Wheaton College
Wheaton
III
Truman Flies To Reunion Of 35th Division Veterans
President Truman departed from National airport at 10 08 am CST for Springfield Missouri for a final reunion with World War I 35th division comrades aboard the Independence. He wore a silk Italian hand woven blue suit gifted by his daughter Margaret. He will return to Washington after a noon speech at Shrine Mosque.
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Truman
National Airport
Springfield
Independence
Mr. Truman
Italy
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Miss Truman
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Laurel
Wright
Europe
Springfield Municipal
Colonial Hotel
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35Th Division Association
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Methodist Youth Drive Prompts Church Expansion Plan
The Wisconsin Methodist annual conference emphasized a four year focus on youth outreach. Dr Mary Alice Jones highlighted secular trends and space shortages as drivers for church programs. She proposed home visitors and shared use of church facilities to nurture children.
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America
Wisconsin Methodists
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Taft Signals Compromise in Eisenhower Delegates Clash
Senator Robert Taft said he would compromise on a fair basis in GOP delegate splits like Texas as Indiana delegates were chosen. He urged tax cuts, budget balance, and air force restraint in Korea while backing 15 percent tax relief and continued Western defense. Taft expected about half the Indiana delegation to back him, with Michigan's uninstructed group leaning his way.
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U.P
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas
Taft
Indiana
Eisenhower
Korea
Truman
Europe
South Dakota
Michigan
Bipartisan call on foreign policy amid aid bill action
Senator Alexander Wiley urged bipartisanship as the Senate moved to finish action on the 6.45 billion dollar foreign aid bill for Western Allies. He pressed prompt ratification of the German peace treaty and NATO extensions while hearings on German agreements begin next Tuesday.
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Washington
U.P
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
America
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West Germany
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ban on Koje Name Enforced for Telephone Calls
The army ordered correspondents not to mention Koje Island in any telephone from Koje to the mainland. All main line calls will be monitored and any mention at either end will cut the connection with no stated reason or censorship implied.
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Koje Island
Korea
U.P
Koje
Blue Phantom Sniper Strikes Illinois Highways
Two motorists report being fired at by a phantom gunman 65 miles apart on central Illinois routes. Ray Zeegler of Staunton described a blue 1939 Ford shot at him near Litchfield on Route 16. William Holbrook of Decatur said a dusty 1942 Chevrolet passed and fired toward him near Dalton City on Route 121. Police pursue clues as Chief O'Donnell notes eight recent sightings across Joliet Plainfield Decatur Springfield Lincoln Stonington and these two incidents.
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111
U.P
Illinois
Ray Zeegler
Staunton
Ill
Litchfield
Illinois Ave
Route 16
William Holbrook
Decatur, Ill
Dalton City
Thomas J. O’donnell
Joliet
Plainfield
Decatur
Lincoln
Stonington
O’donnell
Holbrook
Shelbyville
Zeegler
Truman Postpones Visit to McGrath Farm
President Truman postponed a planned weekend visit with former Attorney General J. Howard McGrath at McGrath’s Rhode Island farm to allow time with his daughter Margaret before her trip to Europe. The White House said the invitation will be rain checked and a weekend visit will occur at an early date.
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Europe
Waynel. Morse
R-Ore
State Department
Passport Division
Star Chamber
United States
Dean Acheson
Morse
J. Howard MaeGrath
William M. Boyle, Jr
House
Clark Clifford
Truman
Joel Seidman
University of Chicago
Senate
Ernest W. McFarland
White House
Washington
U.P
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Rhode Island
Margaret
Joseph Short
Copper price boost aims to end month-long import halt
The government authorized another increase in copper product prices as part of a broader effort to break a month-long stoppage in copper imports. The move signals a policy tactic to revive supply and stabilize markets amid ongoing disruption.
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Washington
Summer Heat Returns in Wisconsin with Blazing Temps
Weather snapshot shows Wisconsin temperatures climbing into the 80s across many areas. A brief cooldown is expected tomorrow while Kenosha braces for another sunny day. The high temperature record was 88 at the sewage treatment plant yesterday, with a 51-degree low last night and noon reading of 85 today.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Heat Blamed In 2 Deaths In Kenosha Area
Two deaths blamed on heat in Kenosha area as work and a porch painting incident occurred. William Jaeger 82 Milwaukee died of a heart attack after collapsing while painting at his son’s home. Joseph Cedar a track laborer died suddenly on Milwaukee Road tracks near the Illinois line. heat cited as a likely cause.
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Milwaukee
Joseph J. Cedar
Milwaukee Road
Illinois State Line
Jaeger
Clarence Huck
Robert Jaeger
Sheridan Rd
Racine
Minnie
William T., Jr
Robert L
Emma Sage
Bertha Jaeger
Cedar
William Raven
Antioch
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Ridgway Warns Communists on D-Day Anniversary in Normandy
General Matthew Ridgway marked the eighth Normandy anniversary at Utah Beach warning the lords of communism that another war would bring dreadful suffering but destroy their power. He commemorated the D-Day dead, recalled parachuting behind enemy lines, and praised the Western alliance and NATO. He was made an honorary citizen of Sainte Mère Église as crowds cheered a visit to Port Winston at Arromanches and greeted British Admiral James Thomas.
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France
Matthew B. Ridgway
Communism
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Utah Beach
Nazi Germany
82Nd Airborne
Sainte Mere Eglise
Europe
Old City Hall
Jean Philippe
Admiralty
James Thomas
Sabre Pilots Down 7 MIG-15s Near Manchuria
U S Sabre pilots claimed seven MIG-15s shot down and two damaged in a noon battle as 36 Sabres fought 16 Communist jets and another clash saw 28 Sabres oppose 12 MIGs. Fifth Air Force tallies 316 MIGs destroyed, 58 probably destroyed, 507 damaged in Korea.
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Korea
U. S
Manchuria
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Taft Blames Papers for Close South Dakota Primary
Dwight Eisenhower backed by four of the five largest South Dakota newspapers, Taft blames press support for his slim primary margin. The remark ties party papers to the tight race, highlighting regional media influence on contest outcomes.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Robert A. Taft
South Dakota
Dwight Eisenhower
Rhee Pressed by Korea Assembly Over Martial Law
The Korean National Assembly, freed from arrest threats by U S and United Nations pressure, demanded President Syngman Rhee explain why he continues martial law and called for the release of 11 arrested lawmakers. Rhee had refused to lift the decree after the chamber earlier voted against it.
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Pusan
Korea
U.P
Republic of Korea National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
U. S
United Nations
Rhee
John J. Muccio
Truman
Muccio
Phantom Gunman fires at motorists in central Illinois
Three motorists report being fired on by the Phantom Gunman, prompting Illinois State Police to set up road blocks across highways in a wide central region as authorities investigate the incident and seek leads.
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Springfield
Illinois
Chain Break Fatality Crushed Mechanic In Oshkosh
Oshkosh reports a fatal accident as a block and tackle chain hoist failed, dropping a car onto 50 year old mechanic Riley Johnson who was beneath the vehicle. Johnson died at the scene from his injuries.
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Oshkosh
Riley Johnson
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