McCarthy to Attack Administration in Horicon Dinner
U S Senator Joseph R McCarthy heads to Horicon Wisconsin for a dinner address expected to sharply criticize President Eisenhower's administration He will not reveal specifics and says news may follow if Ike or he is criticized The trip follows Milwaukee Mitchell Field arrivals and talks on investigations and Zwicker perjury potential.
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Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Horicon
Eisenhower
Yalta
Patrick Hurley
China
Albert Wedemyer
Wedemeyer
U. S
MccCarthy
Ike
Mitchell Field
Washington
Sen. Mundt
RS. D
Investigations Subcommittee
George Anastos
Ralph Zwicker
Anastos
Army
Maj
Irving Peress
Peress
Zwicker
Mary Morrill
Jets Crash near El Paso Kills Three
Two military jets collided during landing in a dust storm near El Paso Texas. A B 47 bomber killed three Air Force members and another pilotless T 33 trainer crashed later with two unidentified crew. Damages to a nearby new house and property estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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el Paso
Tex
Air Force
Weather Postpones Atom Test at Yucca Flat
Las Vegas reports another postponement of a 500-foot tower blast at Yucca Flat due to weather. The 50 kiloton test, part of a series this week, was delayed until at least Sunday by the Atomic Energy Commission. A nonatomic test followed, using smoke trails and a high cloud to simulate an atomic event.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Atomic Energy Commission
Quare Times Wins Grand National in Mud at Aintree
Quare Times captured the 109th Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree in wet conditions before a large crowd that included the queen and royal family members.
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Quare
Aintree
England
Slippery Roads Hit Madison and Wisconsin Highways
Southern Wisconsin highways were slippery in spots today while roads elsewhere were in good driving condition.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Benson Decries House Attack as Political Propaganda
Secretary Ezra T. Benson voiced strong displeasure at the House Appropriations Committee's denunciation of his department calling it political propaganda. He described theCriticism as unfounded and asserted his agenda remains on track.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
House Appropriations Committee
Western powers press for arms cuts at London talks
United States and France outlined disarmament plans in London while accusing the Soviet Union of leaking proposals to Tass. Jules Moch reported Moscow rejected Western calls to cut armed forces to 1 to 10 million for each nation and proposed a uniform one third reduction instead.
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London
U. S
Paris
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tass
Jules Moch
Moch
Russia
Family of 12 Loses Farm Home in Wisconsin Fire
Belmont Wisconsin reports a family of twelve headed by Ed Weber lost their farm house seven miles south of town when flames swept through the structure. Mrs Weber and four of the ten children at home were inside as alarms sounded. Firefighters from Shullsburg arrived too late to control the blaze.
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Belmont
Wis
Ed Weber
Here
Bitter Winter Grip Shifts Across Wisconsin and Nation
The bitter cold continues with a light night snowfall and temperatures dropping to nine degrees in Keno sha Wisconsin. Sewage plant shows a temperature swing from 26 yesterday to 17 this morning while American Motors reads 20 and downtown 19. Forecast calls for cloudy cold and windy weather with possible snow flurries tonight and tomorrow.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin
American Motors
Red Chinese Invasion Of Matsu Feared Near
Intelligence reports in Washington suggest the Chinese Communists may attack Matsu within weeks and Quemoy a month later. U S officials note Bandung Conference date April 24 could delay action. Rome of observers warn a strong defense may deter a larger assault.
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Matsu
Washington
Quemoy
Bandung
Indonesia
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Formosa
Sects Spurn Indo China Peace Bid
Three religious sects refuse Ngo Dinh Diem peace bid in Saigon during renewed civil crisis. Clashes reported in Cholon as armored units patrol and troops guard key defenses. Sect leaders reject Diem and break off contact, escalating tensions in free Viet Nam.
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Indo-China
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Cholon
Diem
Unemployment Claims Drop to Low Since 1953
Washington reports that new unemployment compensation claims fell for the week ending March 19 to the lowest level since October 1953, as the labor department notes the decline.
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Washington
Labor Department
Scout volunteers assist in search for missing Barbara Gaca
A large forces' search spans three states and Canada for Barbara Gaca a seven year old from Detroit with assist from Boy Scouts and police. Tips flood in as the reward reaches 1500 dollars and authorities review all leads though few prove substantial. Barbara Brown hair was to have her first communion May 1 and classmates at Assumption Grotto school prayed for her safe return.
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Detroit
Canada
Barbara Gaca
Barbara
Assumption Grotto School
Snow delays Niagara Falls ice jam blasting operation
Snow and foul weather halted the plan to use dynamite to break up a massive ice jam on the lower Niagara River. Demolition expert Karl Dintruff was ready to work from a harness under a helicopter. Col. Loren Olmstead approved a blast attempt despite doubts, acting on pleas from Lewiston and Youngstown mayors with Fort Niagara as the operations center.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara River
Karl Dintruff
Rochester
Loren Olmstead
U. S. Army
Buffalo
Lewiston
Youngstown
Inventor Dr. Lee de Forest Recovers From Pneumonia
Prominent inventor Lee de Forest aged 81, famed for the vacuum tube that propelled radio and television, returns to his workshop fully recovered from a severe pneumonia attack, resuming daily research activities.
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Hollywood
Lee de Forest
Sabers Used To Disperse Angry Brussels Crowd
In Brussels mounted police charged crowds of Roman Catholics protesting cuts to church school aid. Riot troopers on foot used batons. no casualties reported though hundreds were detained for screening. Fracas centered near Place de Brouchere as leaders urged peaceful dispersal.
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Brussels
Belgium
Place de Brouckere
Times Square
Franz van Cauwelaert
House of Representatives
Social Christian Party
Theo LeFevre
Place de Brouchere
Hope Fades for Life Of Silent Film Star Theda Bara
Theda Bara, 64, famed silent screen actress, lies in a coma at California Lutheran hospital with little chance of recovery. Doctors report an unlikely return to consciousness as she battles a stomach ailment and has spent days under an oxygen tent.
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Hollywood
Theda Bara
California Lutheran Hospital
Youthful Scientists Display Wares at Annual KHS Science Fair
Ke nosha Wilmot and Central high schools enter three day event starting Sunday 2 30 p m with exhibits from elementary and junior high pupils. Tom Werner a KHS senior studies estrogen effects on arteriosclerosis in rabbits and mice while John Erickson faces a setback in diamond making experiments. Other projects include radish seed breeding hamsters growth studies and a sun planet model. Judges include Walter Bloxdorf James Connolly Ford Charlton and Hardy Gregory.
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Sha High School
Kenosha
Wilmot
Central
Tom Werner
KHS
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Tom
John Erickson
Ageold
John
Walter Bloxdorf
James Connolly
Ford Charlton
Hardy Gregory
John Friedrich
Marquette Univer
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