Unconfirmed Wisconsin storms cause damage across multiple towns
Strong winds up to 83 mph and hail struck Viroqua Merrill Lone Rock and surrounding areas. A barn collapsed trapping a rural Merrill man and son but they were freed unharmed. The Bethel Lutheran Home lost its roof. trees fell and power lines were interrupted. Widespread damage occurred with no reported injuries besides minor property loss.
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Merrill
New Bethel
Weather Bureau
Lone Rock
Lincoln County
Alfred Giese
Giese
State Traffic Patrol
Tomahawk
Pat Taylor
Route 1
Irma
Taylor
Platteville
New Richmond
WATK
Antigo
Postponed A-Bomb Blast Is Ballyhoo
Las Vegas civil defense director calls the oft postponed atomic test a lot of ballyhoo and unwise to bring spectators. Brig. Gen. Robert M. Woodward, among hundreds awaiting the test after eight weather postponements, says learning comes from lectures and films rather than witnessing the blast.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Civil Defense
Ilinois
Robert M. Woodward
Woodward
Settlement Reached By Gary Teachers
Public school teachers in Gary Indiana reached a settlement with the school board late Tuesday ending the strike threat. The agreement includes wage increases up to 350 dollars a year for teachers and staff.
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Gary
Gary, Ind
Grandson of Dr Ochsner dies from polio after vaccine
In New Orleans a small grandson of Dr Alton Ochsner died today from polio eleven days after receiving the Salk vaccine produced by Cutter Laboratories. The report notes the inoculation preceded the illness and references the prominent surgeon.
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New Orleans
Alton Ochsner
Cutter Laboratories
Wisconsin Assembly approves preliminary district map plan
Madison report states the Wisconsin Assembly gave preliminary approval to a plan redistributing the state into county based assembly districts with specified exceptions. The proposal aims to overhaul representation across counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin Panel Backs Fast Salk Vaccine Approval
The Milwaukee based Resolutions Committee of the State Medical Society approved a recommendation to permit immediate use of the Salk vaccine in Wisconsin once it arrives, without further testing.
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Milwaukee
Resolutions Committee
The
State Medical Society
Wisconsin
Senate rejects plan to scrap 21 year old reciprocity program
The Senate defeated by voice vote today a proposal to end the 21 year old reciprocal foreign trade program.
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Washington
Senate
Two Rivers Boy, 13, Killed by Car
Robert Boutnier, 13, of Two Rivers was killed instantly Tuesday when struck by an automobile on Highway 147 one mile northwest of town. He was dragged about 300 feet after the collision with Frederick J. Hlinak, 19, of rural Maribel, who drove the car.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Robert Boutnier
Highway 147
Here
Frederick J. Hlinak
Maribel
AMC Asks Economists For Advice On Guaranteed Wage
American Motors hired eight economists led by Edward Cushman to study how a guaranteed annual wage would affect employment at its plants. The panel includes Haber Lester Hansen Harris Witte Baldwin Altmeyer and Slichter. A meeting will follow after they review materials. The firm aims to improve employment stability as UAW pressure grows. Ford and GM negotiations with the UAW also progress with Reuther set to join Ford talks.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
American Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Edward N. Cushman
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Cushman
Nash-Hudson Company
William Haber
University of Michigan
Richard Lester
Princeton University
Alvin Hansen
Seymour Harris
Harvard University
Edwin Witte
University of Wisconsin
Vincent Baldwin
University of Toronto
Arthur Altmeyer
Madison
Wis
Summer Slichter
Harvard
Charles A. Myers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eveline Burns
Columbia University
Roger M. Blough Heads U. S. Steel
Roger M. Blough, 51, a Yale law graduate, reports for work as chairman and chief executive officer of U. S. Steel Corp. The board elevated him after a rapid rise through legal and finance roles since 1952, making him head of the world’s leading steelmaker.
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New York
Roger M. Blough
Yale Law School
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Blough
Eisenhower pledges vaccine access despite cash limits
President Eisenhower announced that no child will miss polio shots due to lack of funds and said he may seek authority to buy remaining vaccine supplies. White House secretary Hagerty explained the plan to distribute free vaccine to states if needed and support for voluntary distribution remains.
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U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
National Foundation For
Hagerty
Congress of the United States
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Leaders Call For Ouster Of Bao Dai
Vietnamese leaders press for Bao Dai's removal and transfer of power to an elected assembly. US hints constitutional monarchy may suit Vietnam's political maturity, while 700 provincial officials form a states general to back the move. The national army reports pullback of Binh Xuyen rebels from Saigon port police HQ.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bao Dai
United States
States
General” Assembly
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Revolutionary Committee
France
National
Binh Xuyen
West Germany Inches Toward Sovereignty Amid Tension
The West German cabinet meets to draft an independence proclamation as Soviet and East German leaders warn that resuming arms will deepen Germany’s split. West Germany becomes sovereign on Thursday after a decade of Allied occupation. The Soviet press deems unity with a Paris-pact tied East Germany unlikely.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
Soviet High Commission
East Germany
Weather Dips, Warm Temptations Across Town
Mostly fair and cooler conditions were forecast for tonight and Thursday as unseasonably warm weather persisted. Temperatures climbed to 82 on Tuesday with 89 in the west. Beloit reported an official high of 88, and lows ranged from 45 to 51 overnight.
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Beloit
American Motors
Juvenile Code Revision Urged in Wisconsin Senate
A 300 page bill proposing a complete revision of Wisconsin's juvenile code is recommended for passage. It covers adoption fees up to 250 dollars, possible termination of parental rights for mental illness, automatic license revocation for certain traffic offences, detention for under 14s in approved jails, transfer of 16 year olds to criminal court for major crimes, and required probation services. amendments would allow newspapers access to juvenile records without identifying the youth.
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Madison
Senate
Lamn
R-Kiel
Rubber Workers Extend Walkout In Eau Claire
Protesting U S Rubber Co employees briefly returned to work Tuesday night and Wednesday morning then walked out again keeping production halted. About 2550 workers were idle as the assembly line stopped after the company suspended 44 workers last Thursday for alleged slowdowns following changes in work standards.
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Eau Claire
U. S. Rubber Co
Wisconsin congressional delegation at chamber dinner
The Wisconsin congressional delegation attended the annual dinner sponsored by the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Draft Board Chief Dies in Kenosha
Walter J. Hannan, 72, longtime chair of Kenosha County Selective Service board, died of a heart attack at his home. A Kenosha native born May 6, 1883, he led the board since its 1940 organization aside from a draft-law gap, and retired farmer since 1949. Survived by widow Mary C. Mc, and preceded by three brothers and a sister. He attended St. James, Hannan, and Kenosha High, belonged to St. Thomas Aquinas church and Catholic Order of Foresters.
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Walter J. Hannan
Kenosha County
Selective Service Board
60Th St
Hannan
Kenosha
John Hannan
St. James School
Hannan School
Kenosha High School
Mary C. Mc. Question
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
St. Thomas Court
Order of Foresters
Frank
William
James
Winifred
Kohler Strikers Move to Appeal Ruling to Supreme Court
The Kohler Co. union seeks to overturn a Wisconsin employment relations board ruling in a year-long dispute. Max Raskin of Milwaukee, attorney for UAW-CIO Local 833, says the appeal will be filed as quickly as possible.
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Kohler
Kohler Co
United States Supreme Court
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Max Raskin
Milwaukee
Uaw-Cio
Detroit Man to Honor Friend United States
Alfred P. Adamo, 67, hosts a party for 300 friends marking 50 years since arriving from Catanzaro Italy as a penniless immigrant. He details his journey from 1905 to 1915 and his rise to U S citizen and Detroit businessman in a booklet praising America.
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Detroit
United States
Alfred P. Adamo
United States of America
Adamo
America
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Denver
U. S
Henry Ford
Youth Dies From Hiroshima Blast After-Effects
Makoto Chiba an 18 year old student from Tokyo died Tuesday from internal injuries attributed to the Hiroshima atomic bomb. He had been undergoing treatment after exposure and his death comes a week before completion of a movie about the student fight against atomic radiation funded by Japanese student donations.
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Eisenhower
Senate
House
Tokyo
Makoto Chiba
Hiroshima
Japan
Kaukauna Farmer Crushed by Tractor Tragedy
Clifford Lambie age 64 was killed Tuesday when a tractor overturned in a shallow ditch on his son Eugene Lambie’s farm near Kaukauna. The accident occurred while Lambie was working on the property.
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Kaukauna
Clifford Lambie
Eugene
Here
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