Plans Ready For One Mile Of 52nd St Reconstruction
City engineers completed plans for 1.03 mile segment of 52nd Street from 30th Avenue to 47th Avenue. Project calls for removing asphalt, laying 52-foot concrete pavement, and installing sidewalks where needed. State highway status means city pays 15 percent of $345,000 cost. $65,000 local share.
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52Nd St
State Highway Commission
30Th Ave
47Th Ave
39Th
60Th St
Roosevelt Rd
Washington Rd
Earthquake Shakes Portland City Amid Citywide Tremors
A moderate quake rattled Portland Maine with dishes shaking and pictures bouncing as houses swayed. In Washington President Eisenhower signed a bill extending present taxes for 15 months on corporations liquor cigarettes and automobiles.
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Portland
Washington
Eisenhower
Nehru Reelected Leader of Congress in India
New Delhi reports Jawaharlal Nehru was reelected head of the Congress party strengthening his hold to continue as prime minister.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Wisconsin Assembly Calls Convention To Amend Constitution
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 52 to 27 to petition Congress for a constitutional convention allowing any state to initiate amendments to the federal Constitution.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Congress
Call for Banks Washington by OCC accounts March 14
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Thursday March 14.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Crusade for Daylight Time Prompts Vote Next Tuesday
Readers are urged to vote YES on Daylight Saving Time next Tuesday to gain an extra hour of evening sunlight after work next summer. The appeal frames the measure as a daylight campaign for Americans seeking longer evenings.
Eisenhower Seeks Cabinet Vote on Presidential Disability
President Eisenhower proposes a Cabinet majority to decide if the President is disabled so the Vice President may take over. He faces immediate party opposition at a White House conference with leaders from both parties. Some favor a simple law rather than a constitutional amendment, noting applicability to Eisenhower personally is unlikely.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Family Hit Fourth Time In Fatal School Collapse
Margaret Rose Molitor, 16, collapsed and died at Pius XI High School in Milwaukee. Doctors ruled an apparent heart attack. She was the fourth Molitor child to die suddenly in nine years, with Frederick, Rita Marie, and Thomas dying before her. Survivors include parents Norbert and Mrs Molitor and siblings Donald and Yvonne.
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Milwaukee
Margaret Rose Molitor
Pius XI High School
County General Hospital
Margaret Rose
Norbert Molitor
Frederick
Rita Marie
Thomas
Donald
Yvonne
New Navy Zuni Rocket Claims Breakthrough Overtake Jet
China Lake California the Navy unveils the Zuni rocket propelled missile described as a 150 weapon able to overtake a jet. It serves air to air and air to ground roles with folding fins solid propellant and four rockets per launcher. The weapon targets bombers pillboxes and tanks and launcher is stowed and jettisoned to boost aircraft speed.
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China Lake
Calif
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Seven Children Die In North Philadelphia Tenement Fire
Seven children aged 2 to 9 were killed in a North Philadelphia tenement blaze. Four others were injured as firemen searched the debris for additional victims. The victims were all Nelson siblings: Denice 2 Lester 4 Louise 4 Earl 5 Edward 2 Franklin 6 and Joyce 9.
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Philadelphia—i
Philadelphia
Denice Nelson
Lester Nelson
Louise Nelson
Earl Nelson
Edward Nelson
Franklin Nelson
Joyce Nelson
Eden to visit Boston for medical checkup
Former British prime minister Sir Anthony Eden will travel to Boston for a physical examination. A medical bulletin released today said his health is improving but his repeated fevers necessitate further tests in the United States.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Anthony Eden
Boston
United States
Coroner System Debate Draws Kenosha Bar Speakers
Three speakers examined coroner versus medical examiner systems before the Kenosha County Bar Association. They favored change to a medical examiner model or at least study but no action was taken. Committee to report was appointed.
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Evening News
Andrew Brookhouse
Kenosha
Joling
Register of Deeds
Harold Schend
Kenosha County
William Raven
Ted Young, Bus Firm Head, Dies
Theodore S. Young aged 52 and longtime Kenosha motor coach executive died at St. Catherine's hospital after a six week illness. He served as general manager of Kenosha Motor Coach Co since 1955 and held several community roles including Knights of Columbus leader and Kiwanis member. He was born in Oconto Wisconsin on August 6 1904 and lived at 7328 27th Ave. Kenosha. He previously worked for Simmons Company Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co and was driver supervisor from 1933 to 1948. He was active in St. Thomas Aquinas church Holy Name Society and Usher's Society and served as Grand Knight 1955-56.
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Theodore S. Young
Kenosha Motor Coach Co
Knights of Columbus
Kiwanis
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Young
27Th Ave
Oconto
Wis
Simmons Company
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Holy Name Society
Usher’s Society
Fourth Degree Assembly
Kenosha Columbian Institute
Kenosha Serra Club
Chamber of Commerce
The
Chaplin Sues City to Halt Noise Near Villa
Charlie Chaplin filed suit against Vevey city authorities to stop what he calls excessive noise from a target range about 500 yards from his palatial residence.
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Vevey
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Kenosha Faces Growth Rise from New City Survey
A city planning department survey and construction reviews show Kenosha's population near 60 000 with annual growth about 1.3 percent. Births exceed deaths and school enrollments rise, while 1947 1956 construction totals exceed 92 million dollars, with 1849 new homes and 80 commercial structures added.
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Planning Department
Kenosha
Woman Abandoned by Kidnappers in Iran Search
U S official reports the missing wife of a slain American has been abandoned by the bandits in Baluchistan while a massive hunt continues. Anita Carroll of Issaquah Washington is not with the four fleeing captors who killed her husband and two others. Iranian authorities pursue across Baluchistan toward the Pakistan frontier as rain aids trails and officials fear she may vanish.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S
Senet Ore Clark Gregory
Point Four
Zahedan
Anita Carroll
Issaquah
Wash
Baluchistan
Gregory
Red Stone
Pakistan
Mrs. Carroll
Peter Winant
Winant
Great Britain
John G. Winant
Afghanistan
Young Winant
Gunnar Gunnison
Sweden
Bong Air Base Layout Unchanged Despite 7000-Man Plan
Col. J B W Corey Jr of the Chicago district office says the Bong Air Base layout remains fixed under the new 7000-man multi mission plan. He notes that construction directives set the area needs and that any acreage increase would require Congressional authorization.
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Bong Air Base
Corps of Engineers
J. B. W. Corey Jr
Chicago
Corey
Evening News
Lawrence Smith
Racine
Smith
Bong Air Force Base
Col
Burlington
U.S. Iran face ransom plan over kidnapped couple
Washington reports readiness to post ransom for safe return of Anita Carroll of Issaquah and her husband Kevin Carroll after Iran bandits killed Brewster Wilson and seized the couple. State Department monitors rescue efforts as to source of funds.
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Washington
United States
Iran
Anita Carroll
U. S
State Department
Carroll
Issaquah, Wash
Kevin Carroll
Brewster Wilson
U. S. International Cooperation Administration
Senate Approves Revision of Motor Vehicle Law
Madison Wiscon sin Senate clears a bill revising state motor vehicle laws after two years of study. The measure, prepared by a special committee, includes about 125 changes in registration requirements and road rules and moves to the Assembly.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Weekend Weather Outlook Sees Mild Temperatures Ahead
The forecast calls for a repeat of today with a high in the upper forties and partly cloudy skies. Tonight’s low should dip into the 20s, with mid day city readings ranging from 46 at the sewage plant to 50 downtown and 33 overnight. Thursday’s highs and lows were 48 and 28 at the treatment plant with .02 inches of rain last night. Sunrise was 5 39 a.m. and sunset 6 13 p.m.
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American Motors Corp
Indonesia Orders Censorship on Foreign News Reports
Jakarta reports the military command announced censorship on all news reports filed by foreign correspondents. The measure underscores government control over information and limits international press coverage.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
New York Jury Awards Damages Over Broken Tooth
Miss Myra Conklin, who fractured her tooth biting a roll in a fashionable hotel, was awarded 9000 dollars in damages after a Thursday court ruling.
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New York
Myra Conklin
AFL-CIO suspends Dave Beck and orders Teamsters inquiry
George Meany announces immediate suspension of Teamsters head Dave Beck from AFL-CIO posts and orders an investigation of the entire Teamsters Union after a two hour council meeting. The move follows charges being prepared by the AFL-CIO executive council.
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Beck
Teamsters
Council
Organized Labor
America
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Philadelphia
Charles Naddie
Washington
Dave Beck
George Meany
Not Guilty Plea Entered by Hoffa in Senate Bribe Case
James R. Hoffa and co-defendant Miami attorney Hyman I. Fischbach pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to bribe a Senate Rackets Committee investigator. Judge Richmond B. Keech set trial for May 27.
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Beck
Senate
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets Committee
Miami
Hyman I. Fischbach
Richmond B. Keech
One Killed and Three Hurt in Milwaukee Car Crash
A car on Milwaukee's South Side struck a utility pole early today killing Dennis Reardon of Bridgeport Connecticut and injuring Daniel Sheehan of Easton Connecticut. The four occupants were connected to Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Two women, Carmen Jubellirer and Lucille Pyter of Milwaukee, were critically injured and taken to County Emergency Hospital. Jubelizer was reported as the driver.
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Milwaukee
Dennis Reardon
Bridgeport
Conn
Daniel Sheehan
Easton
Jubelizer
Japanese Strike Over Pay Draws 80 000 U S Forces Workers
About 80 000 Japanese employees of U S forces in Japan went on a two hour strike seeking a raise of four dollars a month.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
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