Wilson Reactions to Top Defense Post in Washington
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson spoke to business editors about the job calling it intriguing fatiguing and frustrating. He noted the difficulty in finding qualified people and the Capitol scene with visitors and autograph seekers amid a busy Senate session under Lyndon B. Johnson. The Senate has passed 408 bills and 30 728 nominations. Library of Congress softball league chapters show mixed results.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Weatherman Aids Fellows With Rain Out Double
The fellows were rained out twice with help from the weatherman. The National Women's Press Club hosted its annual dinner and stunt show featuring Ike and Mamie as guests. The stunt show titled Out of This World drew Sen. Bob Kerr’s comment about the phrase’s presidential roots.
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National Women’s Press Club
Ike
Mamie
Wwe
Sen
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma Democrat
Sen. Kerr
Washington Baseball Senators
Griffith Stadium
Recreation Department
Ball Park
United States
Association of American Railroads
Pennsylvania Limited
Ada
Ohio
Tornado Rips Farm Area Near Beaverton Michigan
A small tornado swept across farmland southwest of Beaverton Michigan late yesterday. It leveled a barn unroofed a garage and granary twisted a house off its foundations knocked down power lines and uprooted trees. No one was injured.
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Beaverton
Mich
Michigan
Bills Signed By Kohler Increase Deer Killing Penalty
Governor Kohler signed multiple bills increasing penalties and funding. One bill raises deer hunting with artificial light from a fine up to 100 dollars or 30 days to 100 to 200 dollars plus jail time. Another bill allocates 20 000 dollars annually to school districts for conservation camps and funds study on financing state and county institutions.
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Madison
Kohler
Sen
Lorge
Bbear Creek
Joint Finance Committee
Rusk County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Motel Operator Not Negligent in Gas Explosion Death
A coroner's jury found the motel operator not negligent after a liquified gas stove caused a fatal explosion at Daniel Adney's motel ten miles south of La Crosse. Dr. Jekab Renigers, 34, of Highland Park Illinois, died from burns and his wife was treated and released from hospital. Jury member I F Statz suggested a burner or valve had been left partially on, causing the incident.
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la Crosse
Jekab Renigers
Highland Park
Daniel Adney
Here
Digrida Renigers
I. F. Statz
Madison
Eden Urged To Accept Union Plan
Britain’s Trades Union Congress and major Conservative papers pressed Prime Minister Eden to accept the TUC plan to end the 11 day rail strike. ASLEF approved immediate talks with the British Transport Commission while other strikes disrupt dock workers and transatlantic stewards.
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Britain
Trades Union Congress
Eden
Associated Society of Engineers
Trade Union Congress
TUC
Liverpool
Southampton
British Transport Commission
Daily Mail
The
Daily Telegraph
Commission
West German Officers Sworn In at Bonn Cabinet
Chancellor Adenauer swore in three new ministers in Bonn Heinrich von Brentano as foreign minister Theodor Blank as defense minister and Hans-Joachim von Merkatz. Eugen Gerstenmaier presided the ceremony as Bundestag president. Merkatz named liaison between Cabinet and Bundesrat.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Heinrich von Brentano
Theodor Blank
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
Eugen Gerstenmaier
Bundestag
Adenauer
West Germany
von Merkatz
Bundesrat
Kohler Case Hearings Enter Second Day in Sheboygan
Hearings on unfair labor practice charges filed by the CIO United Auto Workers against Kohler Co. continued in Sheboygan with witness Robert Burkart stating the firm erected guard houses and prepared for strike negotiations. Company negotiator Lyman Conger said preparations had been under way for a year.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Kohler Co
Kohler
Robert Burkart
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Burkart
Lyman Conger
Drunk Driver Claims Big White Rabbit To Help Drive Home
Port Hueneme Calif William T Risse 41 of Oxnard arrested on a drunk driving charge. He told police he would be okay because Jimmy would drive him home and indicated a big white rabbit under the seat, a reference to the Harvey character.
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Port Hueneme
Calif
William T. Risse
Oxnard
Elwood P. Dowd
Harvey
Risse
Jimmy
Tennessee Governor Predicts Big Democratic Victory in 1956
Chicago diners heard Governor Frank G. Clement forecast a landslide Democratic win nationally in 1956. He criticized President Eisenhower as aloof to the people and endorsed party nominees, while Adlai Stevenson offered cautious remarks about a possible run. Stevenson avoided pledges, saying any statement would come via written note. Daley received praise for Chicago achievements.
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Chicago
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Cook County
Democratic Organization
Democratic Party
Adlai E. Stevenson
Clement
Illinois
Stevenson
Richard J. Daley
White House
United States
Slowpoke Driver A Highway Menace
The Automobile Legal Association general manager Philip C. Thibodeau called slow drivers a highway menace on par with speeders, saying a driver who travels far below the normal traffic flow endangers others. The statement was issued last night in Boston.
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Boston
The
Automobile Legal Association
Philip C. Thibodeau
Frustrated drivers seek minimum speed limits nationwide
The speaker argues that aggressive drivers forcing others to take risks out of frustration are a real road menace. He urges treating such behavior as harshly as speeding or reckless driving and supports a nationwide minimum speed limit.
Three Year Old Ingests 15 Candy Like Cathartics
In South Coffeyville Oklahoma Rodney Urquhart, a three year old, ingested 15 chocolate covered cathartic pills thinking they were candy. A rushed trip to the hospital followed as doctors treated the poisoning.
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South Coffeyville
Okla
Rodney Urquhart
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