Regents bill delays trigger heated Senate clash
In Madison Sen Travis blasts Gov Kohler over a plan to merge higher education boards as a parliamentary tactic delays the governor’s bill until Friday. Trinke denounces delaying tactics while Rogan seeks suspension to move action, with two related merger bills also laid over.
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Travis
Platteville
Kohler
Senate
Trinke
Lake Geneva
Rogan
Ladysmith
Milwaukee College
Nebraska convicts end 65 hour prison uprising
Eight Nebraska penitentiary inmates surrendered after 65 hours and released three hostages unharmed. Governor Victor F. Anderson pledged punishment terms, with four convicts receiving 15 days in the hole and 60 days in solitary confinement, freeing guards Eugene Swanson and Warren Miller.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Victor F. Anderson
Eugene Swanson
Warren Miller
Gov. Anderson
Gav. Anderson
Turkey Closes Customs Border to Syria
Ankara announces closure of the customs border with Syria banning transit of goods. The move escalates tensions with Syria, which has allied with Egypt and Saudi Arabia against the Turkish Iraqi alliance.
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Syria
Ankara
Middle East
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Gas Co Fire Burns Three Workers in Manhole Blast
Three WisconsinMichigan Gas Co. employees were burned Tuesday when an explosion tore through a manhole they were working in. The incident occurred in Appleton. Injury details were not disclosed.
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Appleton
Wisconsin-Michigan Gas. Co
Berlin imposes economic blockade with highway toll hikes
East German Communists raise highway tolls for Berlin shipments from about 7.50 to 100 dollars per truck round trip, effective April 1, on the seventh anniversary of the 1948 Soviet steps. West Berlin officials call it a cold economic blockade that makes normal trucking impossible.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Bevan Allowed To Stay In Labour Party Ranks
Aneurin Bevan won his bid to remain in the Labour Party as the party's national executive committee accepted his assurances he will not challenge leadership again over hydrogen bomb policy. He remains excluded from the parliamentary Labour group for now, with the whip withdrawn and considered an Independent Socialist.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
British Labor Party
Bevan
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Labor Party
Assembly Passes Bills In Wisconsin and National Wage Dispute Update
The Wisconsin Assembly sent to the Senate bills requiring out-of-state contractors to post bonds to insure payment of state taxes clarifying chiropodist restrictions and rewriting the national guard law to set a definite term for the adjutant general. Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell said the federal government will maintain a hands off stance in the guaranteed annual wage dispute between the CIO and the auto industry.
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Assembly
Senate
Wisconsin
National Guard
New York
James P. Mitchell
CIO
Auto
Congressman Doyle Confronts Communist War Hero at Hearing
In Milwaukee a congressional committee hearing on Communist activities turned dramatic as Rep. Clyde Doyle, grieving a son lost in war, pleaded with Communist war hero John Gilman. Doyle's voice broke while questioning Gilman who invoked the Eighth Amendment.
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Wis
Congressional Committee
Clyde Doyle
John Gilman
Denial of Gromyko Secrecy Breach at London Talks
The Soviet Foreign Ministry denied that Andrei Gromyko violated secrecy pledges by revealing the Soviet position at the London five power disarmament talks. Spokesman Leonid Slyichev said he only corrected biased reports, amid protests from Britain, the United States, France and Canada over a Tass interview.
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Foreign Ministry
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
London
Leonid Slyichev
Gromyko
Britain
France
United States
Tass
Canada
Wilson tightens military writing rules amid Carney row
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson orders stricter rules on military officials publishing material and sharing information with newsmen. The move follows protests over officers writing for profit and disclosing nonpublic details, though it does not resolve the Adm. Robert B. Carney incident.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Carney
Uprising in Saigon Put Down by National Forces
National troops concentrated at vital points in Saigon after a private army linked to Binh Xuyen attempted to oust Premier Ngo Dinh Diem by force. Twenty six people were killed and 112 wounded in four hours of fighting. An emergency plan was discussed by Gen J Lawton Collins and Gen Paul Ely to protect foreign residents. Diem and palace defenses remained secure as battles centered around the Boulevard Galliens and key police and army headquarters.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Binh Xuyen
U. S
Binh Xuyen Society
Cholon
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Paul Ely
Diem
Zindependence Palace
Prefectural Police
National Army
Holland Ratifies Paris Treaty To Rearm West Germany
The Hague parliament approved the Paris Treaty agreements by 71 to 6 with Communists the sole dissenters. Debate was brief and orderly as eight political groups used up their 80 minutes each.
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Hague
Holland
West Germany
Wisconsin Warm Spell Brings Well Above Normal Temps
Springtime warmth sweeps Wisconsin with readings near 55 at American Motors 51 downtown and 49 at the sewage plant as Tuesday’s 39/22 swing precedes a Thursday outlook. Skies stay fair tonight with 28 to 36 degree lows and Thursday looks partly cloudy and mild with a high around 50 to 60 and scattered late showers.
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Wisconsin
American Motors
Planes Hit Red Vessels Near Matsus in Navy Skirmish
Nationalist planes attacked a Red flotilla near the Matsus, sinking a wooden craft and damaging seven ships including three gunboats. The communique said three gunboats were heavily damaged, with a later strike hitting a two masted vessel and four others.
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Formosa
Matsus
Matsu Islands
Embezzlement Arrest of Walter Voigt at Downtown Shoe Store
Sheboygan police arrested Walter Voigt on Tuesday for embezzling 3500 dollars from a downtown shoe store where he formerly managed. He was released on a 2000 dollar bond after District Attorney David Weber said Voigt admitted taking the funds.
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Sheboygan
Walter Voigt
Dist. Atty
David Weber
Voigt
UAW CIO Strike Fund Approved At Convention
Delegates at the CIO UAW convention approved a 25 million dollar strike fund the largest in union history to be funded by tripling monthly dues from 2.50 to 7.50 with adjustments to maintain the goal. The vote followed a 10 hour debate on disbursement and operation based on need rather than right. AFL President Meany urged harmony between unions amid merger prospects.
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Cleveland, D
CIO
United Auto Workers
AFL
George Meany
AFL Cio
UAW
Meany
Wisconsin Young Republicans oppose Kohler education integration plan
The University of Wisconsin Young Republicans Club adopted a resolution opposing Governor Kohler's higher education integration plan unanimously on Tuesday night.
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Madison
Kohler
University of Wisconsin
Young Republicans Club
Matsu commander warns of possible Red attack any time
Col Hua, commander of the Chinese Nationalist garrison on Matsu, says Reds may strike soon though no date is set. He estimates 11,000 troops along the island chain and plans to reinforce whichever island is hit. American aid via Formosa personnel is present but U.S. involvement remains unclear.
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Matsu
Matsu Island
Free World
Hua
Red
America
Eisenhower cautions on war talk and speculations
President Eisenhower spoke against speculation about war and said no information supports an imminent Chinese attack on Quemoy and Matsu. He rebuked Admiral Carney for predicting a strike and urged careful handling of world tensions while confirming no firm decision on defending the islands. He noted complexities of a Big Four meeting and welcomed Paris treaty ratifications by Italy and France.
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Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Carney
Matsus
United States
Russia
Dulles
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Germany
Paris
Italy
France
White House
House
Senate
Britain Joins Mid-East Defense Pact Amid Soviet Threat
Britain announces joining the Turkey Iraq Mid East defense pact to bolster the region against possible Soviet moves southward. The United States is expected to follow suit shortly.
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London
Britain
United States
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