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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1956
Page
1
Victor Riesel, 41, longtime labor columnist known for exposing racketeering, has gone blind after sulfuric acid was thrown in his face. Four eye specialists could not save his sight, and he will continue writing with assistants as police and FBI pursue a slender train jacketed assailant.
The Norwegian motor ship Fossum arrived at Sheboygan and began unloading clay for Kohler Co. without incident after a mass dockwide demonstration last July.
The Kenosha weekend forecast calls for damp conditions with cloudy skies and occasional rain and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 40 to 45 while Sunday highs reach the 50s. Rain since midnight totals .11 inch, with daytime readings around 41 to 46 at key city sites.
A 28-year-old mother, Mrs. Jame Riste, pleaded guilty to child neglect after leaving six sons, two ill, unattended while she visited a tavern for six hours. District Judge Robert Hansen ordered a pre-sentence investigation. she was released without bond to care for her children. Police entered the locked home after neighbors alerted them. Patrolman Aloysius Land described the scene as one of the dirtiest homes seen. She reported being at a tavern from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. Friday before returning home.
Wisconsin reports 252 highway deaths this year with two fatal crashes. At Edgar two high school prom attendees died in a head on collision, Edward Myszka 25 of Edgar and Malcolm Dendt 26 of Colby. Nearby, near Fond du Lac two truck drivers died in flaming semi crashes with two other occupants injured.
Harold E. Stassen announced that the just-ended five-power disarmament conference reduced the East West gap by about half. He cautioned that the remaining negotiations will be the toughest, but expressed optimism that the next year offers the best chance to close the gap.
Daniel James Lawler 21 told police he found his parents arguing and retrieved a pistol from under a mattress. He says his father demanded to shoot himself, Lawler loaded the weapon, and after a brief struggle, the father died. Lawler was charged with second degree murder.
Denver report says John Gilbert Graham, 24, was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1963 United Air Lines bombing that killed his mother Daisie King and 42 others. The jury deliberated 1 hour 12 minutes before the death ruling, with defense planning an appeal.
Task force officials announce an eight jet B52 will perform America's first H-bomb air drop at Bikini atoll next week weather permitting The Cherokee test shot targets Namu Island center with an airburst of several million tons of TNT Observation by 15 newsmen and 17 Civil Defense officials includes Gov Kohler of Wisconsin The crew will have six members with an AEC Los Alamos expert among them
Paris premier Guy Mollet secured three confidence votes in the National Assembly backing his plan to raise old age pensions. The measures set up a national solidarity fund to lift living standards for two million elderly French men with pension increases up to 15 percent, funded by 400 million dollars in new taxes.
Three men robbed the Cold Spring Tavern in Racine County of $112 Friday night. Two suspects wore guns and all three wore rubber face masks during the holdup.
Gov. Walter Kohler designates the week of May 2027 as Salvation Army Week in Madison. The proclamation highlights service and community aid by the Salvation Army in the state capital.
Washington report says Chairman Allen J. Ellender of the Senate Agriculture Committee aligned with the administration to block making grazing lands eligible for soil bank payments. The stance reflects the administration's broader push on farm policy and land use.
Kenosha public schools, the county garden club and the Lions Club back a new anti litter drive starting May 6. 20 public schools and multiple groups distribute 10 000 bookmarks and 5 000 brown bags with incentives including contests and plays to instill neatness and waste reduction.
Two Har-Brack high school players, Joseph Pitkavich aged 16 and Paul Crawford aged 15, wandered about 24 hours in the Allegheny Coal and Coke Co mine before rescuers found them 2,000 feet from the entrance. They pledged they would never go in a mine or play hockey again.
After 111 days of testimony in Sheboygan, Kohler Co unfair labor practices cases against the United Auto Workers wrap up. Trial Examiner George Downing notes a final ruling may come only after briefs and possible appeals, with moves affecting reinstatement of strikers and hiring since the two-year dispute began. Detroit labor leader John Gunaca may testify if records reopen. Michigan Gov Williams refused extradition.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee took up the nomination of Solicitor General Simon E Sobeloff to the U S Circuit Court. Sobeloff argued the winning federal side in the anti school segregation case before the Supreme Court. Southern senators oppose the nomination, arguing he would lack impartiality in states rights cases.
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