Dulles Attacks Khrushchev Speech and Soviet Leadership
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles denounces Khrushchev's revelations as the stark indictment of despotism and accuses Soviet leaders of being Stalin's close collaborators. He argues free peoples must shun the regime and warns the Soviet system lacks checks and balances.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Dulles
Kiwanis International
Germany
Geneva
Russia
East
West Germany
East Germany
Khruschev
Crop-Dusting Plane Pilot Killed in Field Crash
James True age 31 of East Prairie Missouri died when his light crop-duster crashed after clipping a tree in a pea field owned by Hillsboro Canning Co. The plane, owned by J O Dockery of Stuttgart Arkansas, came down on the Charles W Larson farm about six miles south of Manston.
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Manston
James True
East Prairie
J. O. Dockery
Stuggart
Ark
True
Hillsboro Canning Co
Charles W. Larson
Here
Welcome Summer Arrives With Mixed Forecast In 1956
Summer arrives in Kenya today at 4 24 am with clear skies and springlike temperatures. The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Friday turns warm and humid with thundershowers, temperatures dipping to the 60s to start the weekend. Overnight rainfall totaled .13 inch as spring weather fades into summer.
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Kenosha
Bureau
West Allis
Amc
Seek Cause For Major Air Disaster
Venezuelan inspectors fly from Caracas to join the investigation into the four engine Venezuelan liner that crashed 32 miles off New Jersey killing 74 aboard. The CAB assists though outside U S jurisdiction as Coast Guard cutters search debris and victims.
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Coast Guard
New York
New Jersey
United States
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Caracas
Ex Legislator Dies on Racine Golf Course
Carl C. Christensen sen 54 a former state legislator died of a heart attack Wednesday while playing golf at Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine He was Racine alderman from 1926 to 1933 president of the citys board of health 1941 42 and a Republican assemblyman 1943 47.
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Racine
Carl C. Christensen
Meadowbrook Country Club
Christensen
Board of Health
Poland Fires Security Police Chief in purge
Vienna reports Poland has dismissed Col. Stanislaw Wolanski, head of the security police, as part of a purge of Stalin era officials in the government. The firing signals continued cleansing of senior authorities by the regime.
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Poland
Vienna
Austria
Stanislaw Wolanski
Radio Warsaw
Miller Admits Aid To Fronts In 1947 Passport Inquiry
Playwright Arthur Miller testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities that he did not belong to the Communist Party and would not now support communist dominated causes. He recalled signing many documents in 1947 but could not remember most details, and noted plans to marry Marilyn Monroe before July 13. The hearing followed questions about passport use to assist international communism and Miller’s past affiliations with groups labeled subversive.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
All My Sons
New York Drama Critics Award
Crucibel
Antionette Perry
Aware, Inc
U. S
State Department
Belgium
Communist Party
New York City
Walstead Enters Wisconsin U S Senate Race
Milwaukee candidate Elliot N. Walstead former state Democratic chairman and head of the Wisconsin club backing Adlai Stevenson announced his bid for the party U S Senate nomination opposing State Sen. Henry Maier. Walstead cited open primary appeal and Con Vention support from Superior as reasons to run.
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Milwaukee
Elliot N. Walstead
Wisconsin Club
Adlai Stevenson
U. S. Senate
Walstead
Henry Maier
Superior
Air Funds Debated In Senate Military Budget Battle
Senate debate opens on a 35 billion defense bill to boost Air Force funds. Democrats claim defense needs trump budget balancing, while Republicans challenge the large increase. The appropriations committee added 1.16 billion to the president's request for planes and bases, setting a peacetime defense record. Johnson demands the air power boost. Bridges proposes a half billion substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Bridges
Johnson
Wisconsin Reports 407th Traffic Fatality
The Associated Press notes Wisconsin logged its 407th traffic death after a 24 hour pause. Jennings Christ, 52, of Prescott died when his car left County Trunk A near Cuba City and overturned. The toll compares with 338 on this date last year.
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Wisconsin
Jennings Christ
Prescott
Cuba City
General Twining heads to Moscow for air show visit
General Nathan F. Twining and a six general officer party departed Washington National Airport in a DC6 bound for Europe en route to Moscow. He hopes to fly Russian aircraft and learn from the June 24 air show while Russians promise an interesting itinerary and possible demonstrations to impress the visitors.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Moscow
Air Force
Washington National
Europe
Twining
Berlin
Bowling Alley and Cafe Hit by Fire in Whitewater
A fire destroyed the L and L Bowl on Main St in Whitewater causing about 60000 dollars in damages. The brick and cement building housed a bowling alley and a cafe later called the College Grill sustained smoke and water damage.
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Whitewater
Main St
College Grill
Forgotten Treasure Trove Of U S Historical Documents Sold
Ralph G. Newman, a Lincoln scholar, bought a bank vault trove of over 2900 Revolutionary and Civil War letters and papers. The collection includes George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and Lee, Grant, Sherman items with a potential retail value around one million dollars.
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Chicago
Lincoln
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Newman
Lee
Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
John Paul Jones
John Han
Thomas Paine
Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Edwin M. Stanton
French Fight Rebel Band Near Sidi Bel Abbes
French Foreign Legionnaires clashed with nationalist rebels about 25 miles from Sidi Bel Abbes in a pitched battle after an ambush on a convoy of about 100 soldiers and five vehicles. Ain Chair near the border saw 30 French troops routed by 200 attackers. 4 killed, 4 missing, 10 wounded before air support.
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Algiers
French Foreign Legionnaires
Sidi Bel Abbes
Ain Chair
Army of Liberation
Morocco
Youth Drowns In Wind Lake Near Milwaukee
Don Beck 16 from Milwaukee drowns while swimming at Wind Lake near a raft off the southwest beach. Companions shouted for help as Beck struggled. Davis Wilty 20 of Waterford rescued the body after diving, but artificial respiration failed. Beck is listed as son of Mrs. Ralph F. Weber of Hales Corners.
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Racine
Delmar Denbeck
Milwaukee
Wind Lake
Beck
Davis Wilty
Route 1
Waterford
Donbeck
Ralph F. Weber
Hales Corners
Bundestag Approves 50 Million Marks for Aid
The West German Bundestag votes to fund underdeveloped areas with 50 million marks, equivalent to about 11.9 million dollars. The approval targets regional development and infrastructure support.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
GOP to Plan Convention Activities
The GOP arrangements committee meets in San Francisco to set roles for the August convention and weighs shortening the session to three days. Leonard W. Hall expects no change in Eisenhower’s plans to run, while officials doubt a direct signal will come before the meeting.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
San Francisco
Nixon
Hall
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
National Committee
New U S Debt Ceiling Approved by House
Washington The House unanimously approved a new 278 billion dollar one year debt ceiling. The measure raises the limit by 3 billion from the prior 275 billion ceiling and stays below the 281 billion level in effect for two years. The bill was recommended by the administration and passed without debate. If not completed this month the ceiling reverts to 275 billion.
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Washington
House
Final Action Is Now Up To Congress
Senators and House conferees completed action on a 32.9 billion highway bill. The measure moves to Congress for final action and to President Eisenhower for signature, with taxes set to take effect July 1. The bill funds a multi year road program through 1972 with a 14.8 billion tax package.
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Congress
Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Byrd
D-Va
Two Planes Collide Over Beacon Hill Killing Three
In Seattle Washington two light planes collided about 1000 feet above Beacon Hill today killing at least three people. President Eisenhower left his hospital room for the first time since June 9 walking 40 feet to a corridor and back. Air France DC-4 skirted anti aircraft bursts from a U.S. unit near the West German border. The House Foreign Affairs Committee ordered a reevaluation of foreign aid objectives methods and results.
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Evening News
Ardent
Alaska
Edward Wavre
Fred Srdan
Louis Ruffalo
Arthur Dupons
Kenneth Bisno
Russell Horton
Robert Becker
George Becker
al Mengo
George H. Becker
Gilbert Drew
Raymond Spitzer
Charles Lepp
Raymond Spitzer Jr
Nathaniel Lepp
Lewis E. Larson
George Uttech
Leonard Smith
Lewis E. Larson, Jr
Morris Siegel
John Greb
Harry V. Carlson
I. J. Ritter
J. B. Pearson
William H. Lepp
Lewis Larson, Sr
Seattle
Cmdr
Larson
Wash
Beacon Hill
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Paris
Air France
Prague
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Gen. Twining
Ralph G. Newman
Wiley R. Reynolds
Palm Beach, Fla
Michigan
Florida
Reynolds
Eliot’ Cock
Sherman
Sheridan
Lafayette
Legion
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