Accidents Kill 21 in State
Twenty one persons died in Wisconsin over the weekend in water and road crashes. Fifteen traffic deaths set a state toll record of 374, while six drowned. Victims ranged from a 4 year old Janesville girl to several adults from Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
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Wisconsin
Gaetano Alioto
Anthony Alioto
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Matteo Calenza
Connie Topp
Janesville
Loretta Miller
St. Paul
Minn
Luck
Polk County
Alban L. Matson
Rt. 4
Viroqua
U. S. 14
Rosstown
Richland County
John Martineau
Highland Park
Ill
Chicago
Wis
Wautoma
John Wieczyk
Preble
Brown County
Albert Rodney Henn
Rock Springs
Wausau
Medford
Jack Davidson
Julian R. Levi
Edgerton
Michael J. Walsh
Superior
Vicki Barnette
Beaver Dam
Dulles to Discuss NATO Policy broadening with Pearson
Secretary of State Dulles prepared to tell Canadian Foreign Minister Pearson that the United States seeks to coordinate Western foreign policies. Pearson, in Washington to join a NATO committee, would talk with Dulles and Sen. George about giving NATO new duties beyond military responsibilities.
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Washington
Dulles
Lester B. Pearson
United States
Pearson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sen. George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
NATO
Riot In Chicago Sparks Nationwide Gunman Search
A gunman killed three in a North Side jazz bar then fled. Police trapped Lawrence Neumann in a Granada Theater standoff but he was not the killer. The manhunt widened nationwide as crowds mobbed the street and reinforcements were called in.
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Chicago
Granada Theater
Lawrence Neumann
Neumann
North Side
Max Epstein
Lois Gates
John Keller
Epstein
Mickey Epstein
Miracle
Heat Wave Grips Nation With Scorching Temperatures
Weather report notes a season long heat wave from the Rockies to the Atlantic with no relief in sight. A deep hot air blanket slows northern and western cold air intrusion. Scattered showers expected tonight and tomorrow with continued warmth and 90s forecast for tomorrow.
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Kenosha
Rockies
Atlantic
American Motors
President on Feet Today After Major Surgery
President Eisenhower, recovering at Walter Reed Hospital, is walking bedside and may be cleared to transact limited government business today. Doctors describe his recovery as excellent despite expected post operative discomfort and note the question of his re election bid remains undecided.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaton
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Wiley Davis May Debate Key Wisconsin Issues
Rep Glenn Davis challenged Sen Alexander Wiley to debates before the Wisconsin Republican primary on Sept 11. Davis, endorsed by the state GOP convention May 26, aims to bring issues to Wisconsin voters. Howard Boyle Jr plans a self funded campaign by hitchhiking and walking the state. Presidents health news follows.
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Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Davis
Senate
Milwaukee
Wiley
United States Senate
House
Howard H. Boyle Jr
Peron Followers Sought For Argentine Revolt
Argentina's regime hunted Peronist leaders after a weekend revolt by army and civilian followers. Executions under martial law killed 38 rebels. authorities warned of more as rapid trials continued. Security forces arrested hundreds across Rosario Santa Fe Santiago del Estero Corrientes.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Expictator
Tuan T. Peron
Rosario
Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero
Corrientes
Mendoza
Eisenhower Rejects Soviet Invitation for Chiefs Visit
President Eisenhower today rejected a tentative Soviet invitation for all American military chiefs of staff to visit Russia this month. He left the door open for a possible later visit after a meeting with Sherman Adams and press secretary James Hagerty.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Kenosha Project Wins State History Award
Kenosha received a joint award from the State Historical Society at its annual convention in Stevens Point for the Summer Playground program based on Kenosha history. Mary Rode and Mary Fortino planned the work with the Kenosha County Historical Society, and the award cited the "Old Southport Days" theme featuring a parade pageant crafts and trips to sites.
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Kenosha
State Historical Society
Stevens Point
Southport
Mary Rode
Mary Fortino
Kenosha County Historical Society
James Trebbin
Carrie Cropley
The
Historical Society
Hans V. Kaltenborn
Mass Communications Center
Charles House
Milwaukee Sentinel
Eleanor Knight
Bayfield
Mary Touhy Ryan
Evening News
Carrie J. Cropley
Kenosha County
Wisconsin man gets life for family killings
Circuit Judge Gerald Boileau sentenced Russell Monegar to life imprisonment after rejecting defense pleas for a new trial. The 38 year old Indian killer stabbed four family members to death and was committed to a mental hospital.
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Wausau
Wis
Gerald Boileau
Russell Monegar
Vatican condemns vice themed books amid narcotics critique
Pope Pius XII condemned books that stress vice and compared their effects to narcotics. In Cyprus, Greek Cypriot rebels urged countrymen to strike back as thousands of British troops swept northwest Cyprus seeking them.
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North Africa
Middle East
Cyprus
NATO Council
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Nicosia
Family Gets Degrees Every 25 Years
The Hubbard family from Williamsburg has earned a William and Mary degree every 25 years since 1906. James Nimmo Hubbard Sr. graduated in 1931, and James Nimmo Hubbard III received his diploma at the 1956 graduation exercises, continuing the tradition begun by Grandpa James Nimmo Hubbard.
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Williamsburg
J. Nimmo Hubbards
College of William and Mary
James Nimmo Hubbard
W&m
James Nimmo Hubbard Jr
James Nimmo Hubbard III
Heavily Cut Foreign Aid Bill Approved by House
The House passed a heavily reduced 3.8 billion dollar foreign aid measure backing 54 allies against communism. The 273 to 122 vote limits long term commitments, reallocates funds, and keeps military aid at about 2.0 billion and economic aid at 1.8 billion, with senate action pending.
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Washington
House
U. S
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Russia
Scouts Receive Religious Awards at Washington Services
Vice President Richard Nixon congratulated three Boy Scouts for receiving God and Country awards at Westmoreland Congregational Church services. John Eisele 13 Rodger Carten 14 and Doug Olson 13 earned the honors. Olson was born in Eau Claire Wisconsin Eisele a Milwaukee native Carten a Washington native.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Westmoreland Congregational Church
God and Country
John Eisele
Rodger Carten
Doug Olson
Olson
Eau Claire
Wis
Eisele
Milwaukee
Carten
Record Water Use Projects Warm Weekends for Kenosha
The Kenosha water station pumped 13.4 million gallons this Saturday under Superintendent C R Nicolazzo, lower than last August’s 16.7 million but a high figure for early summer. Last year June to August saw extreme heat with 432.83 million gallons in August alone. Milwaukee bans sprinkling in the southwest to ease a city water shortage amid high demand.
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Water Department
C. R. Nicolazzo
Kenosha
Nicolazzo
Racine
Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler
Socialists Name Hoppe Candidate for President
Chicago Reading Hoope of Reading Penn will run a write in campaign for president on the Socialist Party ticket this fall Hoppe the 1952 presidential candidate was chosen at the party convention with running mate Samuel H Friedman of New York They will seek write in votes rather than state ballot access The 1956 Socialist platform condemned Eisenhower administration foreign policy for failing to meet the Soviet challenge.
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Chicago
Darlington Hoope
Reading
Penn
Socialist Party
Hoope
Hoppe
Samuel H. Friedman
New York
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Pedro Aramburu
Juan D. Peron
Wiley, Davis
Boyle
United Nations
Peron
la Plata
Santa Rosa
la Pampa
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Kenosha Project
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