U S Sabrejets Down Two MIGs in Battle
The U S Air Force reports that Sabrejets fought off a Communist MIG squadron off North Korea. Eight Sabres faced 12 to 16 MIGs, shooting down two and damaging a third. no American losses. Capt. R V Fulton Lt B C Phythyon and Lt J E McInerney led the fighters.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Air Force
Yellow Sea
Communist
China
U. S. Air Force
8Th
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Soviet Union
Europe
U. S
Japan
State Department
Washington
United States
Frost Warning And Warmer Break In Wisconsin Weather
A frost or freeze warning was issued for Wisconsin with a low of 32 to 38. Tonight clears and cooler, then mostly fair skies and moderate temperatures Wednesday. Highs 58 to 62. Last night’s low 41 at the sewage treatment plant with 0.28 inch rain Monday and 0.11 since midnight. High Monday 42. Noon today 51 at the treatment plant, 54 at American Motors, 52 downtown.
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Wisconsin
American Motors
Sheppard Loses Bid as New Trial Hope Fades
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard lost a bid for a new trial after Judge Edward S. Blythin rejected a 50 page affidavit from Dr. Paul L. Kirk as newly discovered evidence. An appeals hearing is scheduled for May 23 to review the life-prison conviction for allegedly beating his wife to death.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Edward S. Blythin
Sheppard
Paul L. Kirk
University of California
Corrigan
Kirk
Blythin
Sam Sheppard
Warn of Russian Unified Command Forming with East European Satellites
Western planners say 80 to 90 satellite divisions will join the Soviet war effort under an Eastern NATO that takes effect Wednesday. The unified command would let the Kremlin control seven East European allies and marks a major step toward full political economic and military integration of the region.
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Paris
Kremlin
Stump Cancels Trip to Taipei Visit
Adm. Felix B. Stump, commander of the U S Pacific Fleet, canceled an intended visit to Quemoy today due to bad weather.
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Taipei
Formosa
Felix B. Stump
United States Pacific Fleet
Quemoy
First statewide conference on industrial development at Green Lake
The first statewide conference on industrial development will be held at Green Lake May 25 26, announced today.
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Madison
Green Lake
Probes Open Into Polio Vaccine Policies by Congress
Two congressional committees launched investigations into polio vaccine policy. The House Banking Committee will hear Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele on delaying the Salk program by one week. The Senate Commerce Committee begins its inquiry next week amid comments from governors on vaccine distribution.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Leonard A. Scheele
U. S
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Congress
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Scheele
Congress Leaders Seek Early Adjournment This Summer
Washington report says Republican leaders in the House and Senate told President Eisenhower they aim to adjourn by late July or early August. House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr said progress on the president's program is good and they will push to speed up further.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Kenosha sportsmen back state on nine day deer season
At the Kenosha county annual fish and game hearing, locals mostly endorsed the conservation department. Key issues included a nine day spike back deer season and a shorter pheasant season with a later start, plus twenty one special recommendations and many local regulation votes. Delegates were elected to the state conservation congress and attendance was 85 despite rain.
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Kenosha County
Conservation Department
Kenosha
State Conservation Congress
Don Tiedeman
Robert Thomas
Somers
Tiedeman
Scott Barnett
Walter Benson
Thomas
Tommy Huck
Robert Winnie
Montgomery Lake
Little Fox River
Camp Lake
Coon Sea
Wisconsin
Old City
Lee Perry
Milwaukee
Phil Sander
Delbert Benedict
Richard Schenning
Walter Marlatt
Earl Scoville
Vernon Jorns
Nick
Bill Lichter
Russell Fonk
Carl Benson
Ray Scoville
Scoville
Benson
Perry
Michigan
Ray McCue
Western Big Three invite Soviet for summer East West talks
NATO backed proposal asks Eisenhower Eden Faure to convene in Switzerland with Bulganin and Molotov. The plan calls for a preliminary leaders’ meeting to outline a broad agenda, followed by a longer foreign ministers conference to draft concrete directives and potential agreements.
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Paris
NATO
Soviet Union
Europe
Moscow
Kremlin
Eisenhower
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Restaged Civil War Battle in Missouri Draws Thousands
In Lexington Missouri reenactment marks the 75th anniversary of Wentworth Military Academy as 700 cadets guardsmen and ROTC units reenact Price versus Mulligan clash on the river bluff. Price’s hemp breastwork and a siege led to Mulligan’s surrender after six days.
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Missouri
Lexington
Missouri River
Sterling Price
James A. Mulligan
Wentworth Military Academy
National Guardsmen
Kansas City
Mulligan
Price
Housing chief asks Senate to extend public housing program
Washington reports that Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole urged the Senate to approve extending the public housing program with authorization for 70,000 new units over two years. Madison notes Gov Kohler vetoed a tuition bill for vocational and adult education students seeking clarification. Wisconsin Senate passed a bill revising the children's code by 26 to 6 after amending to ban charges by social agencies for adoptions.
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Washington
Albert M. Cole
Senate
Kohler
Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Refugees Loaded As Vietminh Seize Haiphong Port
U S Navy task group ferried thousands of refugees from Red rule in Haiphong while Communist Vietminh troops moved to take control under the Indo China armistice terms.
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Haiphong
North Viet Nam
U. S. Navy
Statehood Bill Faces Close Vote in House
Washington reports a tense roll call on a bill to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii. About 80 undecided representatives linger as backers push a plan to return the measure to lawmakers with two changes, including designating a northern Alaska military reservation and capping Hawaii at one representative until the 1960 census reapportionment.
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Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Statehood
Eisenhower
House Insular Affairs Committee
House
Emperor and Empress Attend Tokyo Trade Fair
The Emperor and Empress visited Tokyo for the International Trade Fair drawing crowds to the enormous event. Officials highlighted displays of industry and diplomacy as part of the royal attendance.
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Tokyo
Apportioning Change Plan Voted Down in Wisconsin
MadisonWisconsin assembly members reversed course rejecting a constitutional amendment to change legislative seat apportionment. The measure would have frozen assembly districts by county seats while Senate districts followed population totals, reducing Milwaukee county seats and shifting seats to sparsely populated northern and western counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin caps and pistols law facing no repeal
The Wisconsin Assembly today signaled it will not repeal the 1953 law permitting sale and possession of caps and cap pistols. Lourigan of Kenosha failed to move his bill out of committee 46 to 39, leaving year round cap pistol shooting likely to continue.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Lourigan
Kenosha
Postal Pay Bill Back to Senate
The compromise postal pay bill, granting an 8.8 percent raise to postal workers, was approved by the House 328 to 66 and sent back to the Senate. President Eisenhower opposed any boost above 7.6 percent, and Postmaster General Summerfield indicated he would recommend a veto.
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Washington
I?i
Senate
House
House-Senate
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Eight-Jet Bomber Dazzles at Eglin Public Air Show
The Air Force unveils the eight-jet B-52 Stratofortress at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. It flew 2,200 miles from Seattle to arrive on time at 3 59 p.m. escorted by two F84F fighters. The demonstration included rocket firings, toss bombing with atomic-capable bombs, and other combat aircraft feats before 6 000 spectators.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Flan
Air Force
Air Proving Ground Command
Eglin
Seattle
Wash
Eisenhower Signals Willingness to Meet Anywhere for World Peace
President Eisenhower told the National Conference of Republican Women he would meet with anyone, anywhere to advance world peace, with the condition that the United States could confer and maintain self-respect. He avoided specifics about Paris Big Three talks but implied openness to a Big Four if it advances a better world for future generations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Paris
Ringling Seeks GOP Job Again in Wisconsin
Henry Ringling of Baraboo national Republican committeeman announced at a Monday night meeting in Wisconsin Rapids that he would seek re election to the post. State GOP chairman Robert L. Pierce had previously indicated he would seek the job. Pierce attended the closed session of the seventh district Republican executive committeemen where Ringling disclosed his plan.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Henry Ringling
Baraboo
National Republican
Ringling
Robert L. Pierce
GOP
Pierce
Michigan Invites Ike to 100th Soo Locks Anniversary
Michigan invites Dwight D. Eisenhower to attend the 100th anniversary of the Soo Locks this summer. The event centers on a ceremonial milestone citing the historic canal and regional transport significance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Michigan
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