Sad Story of a Boy Runs Away to Lake Michigan
Richard Bentz, 12, ran away from Racine after fear of punishment over low grades. A roughly drawn map shows plans to walk 400 miles to Traverse City. His body was found drowned near Racine north of Berryville school, north of the city. Investigators believe he fell into Lake Michigan.
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Evening News
Racine
Kenosha
Richard Bentz, Jr
Coast Guardsmen
Leo Sikora
William Raven
Robert Eating
Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Richard Bentz
Richard
Kenosha County
Berryville
Holy Name School
Green Bay
Louis Szabo
Wisconsin Brisk Air Returns After Warm Spell
Weather notices over Wisconsin describe a cooler spell with cloudy skies and occasional showers. Nighttime lows expected between 36 and 42 degrees, Saturday highs near 40 to 45, and a 67 degree high recorded Thursday at a sewage treatment plant. Noon readings show 43 at the plant 48 at American Motors and 45 downtown.
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Wisconsin
American Motors
White House Health Bulletin Is Issued
Washington reports a White House health bulletin from Press Secretary James C Hagerty. Mrs Eisenhower is much better today and up out of bed for the first time since Monday after a bout with the flu. President Eisenhower's cold has cleared but he still has bursitis in his shoulder and was treated at Walter Reed Hospital yesterday.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Oscar Mayer Dead at 95 founder of meat firm passes away
Oscar Mayer, 95, founder of Oscar Mayer & Co, died at his home. Born in Bavaria in 1859, he came to the United States in 1873, started in Detroit, moved to Chicago in 1876, and opened a retail meat market in 1883. His business expanded with plants in Madison, Prairie du Chien, Davenport, and Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Oscar F. Mayer
Mayer
Bavaria
United States
Detroit
Gottfried
Oscar Mayer & Bros
Madison
Wis
Oscar Mayer & Co
Prairie du Chien
Davenport
Iowa
Philadelphia
End of France port slowdown Ends at midnight
A customs men slowdown that disrupted French ports for two and a half months ends officially at midnight tonight.
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Paris
Kindergarten Verdict Left To Maurer
School Superintendent Harold Maurer asked the board for an immediate decision on the four-year-old kindergarten amid space and classroom shortages. He and Miss Signe Corneliuson were tasked to report back March 21 with recommendations, as several members urged careful evaluation of the program’s merit and impact on teacher staffing.
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Harold Maurer
Board of Education
Kindgarten
Maurer
Signe Corneliuson
Forest Park
Sunnyside
Roosevelt
McKinley
Wilson- Bonnie Hame
Miss Cornelius
Joseph Zuffa
Leonard
William Tyson
Robert Heller
Tyson
Kenosha
Zuffa
Joseph Hameling
Mary Zicarelli
Post Office and Treasury Budgets Face Cuts in 1955
The first 1955 appropriation bill goes to the House floor with a 2.3 percent reduction from President Eisenhower’s request. Total funding of 3.282 billion includes Post Office and Treasury needs, with notable cuts for the Post Office at 69.1 million and Treasury at 8.58 million. The bill’s scope excludes debt interest and Social Security funds, and the House will begin debate Monday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Treasury
Post Office
Internal Revenue Service
House
Appropriations Committee
Gary
D-Va
Widespread Wind Storm Hits Pennsylvania Indiana Ohio
Hurricane force winds up to 98 mph sweep through Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio causing deaths and injuries. Two Pittsburgh area fatalities reported from toppled sign and collapsed wall as se ven counties suffer damage including power outages and air and TV towers knocked down. Tornado-like activity reported near Butler Lawrence and Beaver counties.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Pauline Dugas
Rankin
Brookville
Orin Ramsey
Connersville
Union City
Indiana-Ohio Line
Newcomerstown
New Philadelphia
New Comerstown
Columbus
Michigan
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Butler
Lawrence
Beaver Counties
Chinese Red Delegation Heads to Moscow Talks
The Chinatone News Agency reports a Chinese Communist military delegation led by Gen Chu Teh arrived in Moscow to confer with Soviet military leaders on the Formosan situation. Chu Teh is commander in chief of the Communist armed forces. no source is given for the information.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chinatone
Chu Teh
Moscow
Chu
Sir Alexander Fleming Dies at 73 in London
London reports the death of Sir Alexander Fleming, 73, the Scotch scientist who discovered penicillin. He died of heart disease at home after pioneering work on penicillin, first produced in 1928 and later developed during World War II for antibacterial use.
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London
Sir Alexander Fleming
Fleming
St. Mary's Hospital
Seventeen Cars Derailed Near Iron Mountain
A Milwaukee Road train derailed about ten miles north of Iron Mountain Michigan on Thursday afternoon. Seventeen freight cars left the tracks. no injuries were reported.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Milwaukee Road
Here
Dust storms whip Great Plains crops and knock KOA-TV
Dust storms lashed Colorado and neighboring states with winds up to 70 miles an hour, damaging winter wheat in Colorado and eroding cropland in Goshen County and other areas. The Colorado TV tower at Lookout Mountain was toppled, taking KOA-TV off air for five hours before an emergency transmitter resumed service.
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Connersville
New York Central
Pittsburgh
WENS
Kdka-Tv
WLOA
Braddock
Kansas City
Great Plains
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Goshen
Arkansas
Missouri
Joplin
Springfield
Boulder
Colo
Rockies
Lookout Mountain
Denver
Koa-Tv
Parachutes Save 11 From Crashed Air Force Plane
A C-119 troop transport returning to Stewart Air Force Base in Tennessee crashed and burned yesterday. All 11 occupants parachuted to safety, with reports naming the pilot and a sergeant among the survivors.
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Cullman
Ala
Stewart Air Force Base
Tenn
Winchell quits ABC radio and TV network by next Christmas
Walter Winchell announces he will resign from ABC radio and television by Christmas after 25 years with the network. He requested a release from a six figure contract, effective December 25 1955, and may join another network or produce his own newscasts. ABC declines adds that the split follows an honest disagreement and Winchell may continue his column in the New York Daily Mirror. His broadcasting spans 365 radio stations and 45 TV outlets on Sundays, with grievances over an insurance loophole and libel action defenses cited.
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New York
Walter Winchell
ABC Radio and Television
American Broadcasting Co
Winchell
ABC
New York Daily Mirror
Miami Beach
Hollywood
House Votes Army Pay Raise to Aid Recruiting
The House approved a career servicemen pay boost by 399 to 1, with Rep. Kilday noting aims to improve recruiting and reduce the draft. The measure, forwarding to the Senate, would average an 11.9 percent rise for enlisted personnel and warrant officers with over three years, plus hazardous duty pay increases and fringe benefits. About two million servicemen would be eligible. funds to be voted later. Rep. Taber was the lone negative vote.
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Washington
Kilday
D-Tex
Armed Services
House
Taber
R-Ny
Senate
Coffee prices fall as roasters cut wholesale costs
New York roasters announced price cuts Thursday aimed at aligning with chain-store brands. Maxwell House drops to 92 cents a pound, a five cent reduction, while Beech Nat lowers to 91 cents for large lots and 92 cents for small lots.
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New York
General Foods
Maxwell House Coffee
Beech Nat
Woman Fatally Burned In Wisconsin Rapids Bedroom Fire
Mrs. Mathilda Hanneman 88 died when a match she struck to light a closet ignited the clothing. Fire confined to the bedroom in her son's home caused about 1200 dollars in damage, said Fire Captain Glenn Athorp.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Mathilda Hanneman
Glenn Athorp
Double murder stated at Hayward farm home
Sheriffs officers report Emil Salzman and his wife, both in their 40s, were found shot to death in the yard of their Hayward farm home. The incident is treated as a likely double murder.
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Hayward
Wis
Emil Salzman
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