Racine-Kenosha Normal School Highlights Regional Cooperation
The Racine-Kenosha County Teachers College near Union Grove marks a rare joint effort between counties in a two year program for prospective teachers. Enrollment of 96 supports 80 children in on site model classrooms while principal Bert Vogel drives active recruitment across five counties. Tuition relief lowers costs for local counties with Kenosha and Racine residents paying 30 per term.
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Racine- Kenosha County
Union Grove
Wisconsin
Amy Jean Hulse
Bert Vogel
Algoma VanDerheyden
Mabel Roskilly
Esther Sommerfield
Alice Rinahan
Robert Hendrickson
Kenosha
Racine
Racine-Kenosha County
Vogel
Walworth
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Teachers’ College
New Jersey
Texas
Colorado
California
Racine County
Medics Set Priorities For Shots in Polio Immunization Plan
The Kenosha County Medical Society at the Elks Club adopted a priority system for Salk vaccine distribution. First call goes to pregnant women and children ages 6 months through 13 years, with 14 through 19 year olds next as supply grows.
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Kenosha County Medical Society
Elks Club
Kenosha
Medical Society
Public Health Service
State of Wisconsin Board of Health
Kenosha Health
Elmer Bertolaet
Frederick J. Hofmeister
Marquette University School of Medicine
Milwaukee
Hofmeister
Wisconsin
Mary A. Doherty
Statehood Bill Loss in 218-170 House Vote
The joint Alaska Hawaii statehood bill fell 218 to 170 as it was sent back to committee. Chairman Engle and Rep Saylor blamed party leadership for the defeat and urged separate bills for each territory, with Hawaii favored to be considered first to test administration recommendations.
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Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Engle
Calif
House Insular Affairs Committee
Rep. Saylor
R-Pa
Saylor
Bartlett
Eisenhower
Statehood
Kohler Rebukes Wisconsin Traffic Officers on Bill Clash
Governor Kohler accuses the Wisconsin County Traffic Officers Association of opposing a bill to increase state traffic patrols, calling their stance selfish and harmful to the public. Legislative action nears completion as the Assembly rapidly approves a Senate bill to curb agency rule making. The New York Coliseum collapse casualty, Joseph Lombardi, is identified as the sole fatality, with his body recovered from the debris.
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Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin County Traffic Officers Association
Assembly
New York
Joseph Lombardi
New York Coliseum
Japanese Ferry Disaster Kills and Disappears Hundreds
In dense fog two large ferries collided in Japan's inland sea sending 779 passengers into icy waters. The Shinn Maru sank in five minutes with 143 dead or missing, 46 bodies recovered, 636 saved. The Udaka Maru struck the Shiun Maru, tearing a large hole and causing 300 schoolchildren to scramble for life jackets. An American mercy mission aided evacuations as rescuers searched for missing.
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Takamatsu
Japan
Hokkaido
Maj
Robert R. Dobson
Charlotte
N. C
Dobson
Billy Graham Farewell Rally Ends Scottish Mission
Billy Graham's supporters flocked to Glasgow station to send the evangelist to London for a seven day campaign. He closed a six week Scotland mission eleven days ago with a rally that drew over 100000 people and 20000 decisions for Christ.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
London
Graham
Christ
NATO calls for cease fire in Formosa Strait
The NATO council of foreign ministers urged a cessation of hostilities in the Far East and a mutual pledge to abstain from force. They warned continued fighting would endanger world peace and expressed hope for an immediate ceasefire.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Formosa Strait
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
Far East
City School Districts Realigned to Alleviate Crowding
The school board approved a temporary 1955 56 plan transferring about 80 pupils from McKinley Wilson and Weiskopf districts to less crowded schools. Transfers include McKinley Bonnie Hame housing pupils to Bain and other grade blocks to Wilson or Bain with Jefferson and Weiskopf areas. The superintendent may reassign pupils as needed at fall term. a city council site meeting on West 52nd St. is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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McKinley Elementary
Wilson
Weiskopf
McKinley School
Bonnie Hame
Bain School
Wilson School
50Th St
51St St
30Th Ave
31St Ave
Bain
Jefferson
Jefferson School
H. R. Maurer
West 52Nd St
Shorts for Milkman Set Style in Dallas
In Dallas a milkman fashion trial sees 30 of 120 Metzger Dairies milkmen wear Bermuda shorts with black shirts knee socks and loafers for the summer through mid September. Owner Jake Metzger says the test aims to spark a trend and ease public relations for the crew despite expected teasing.
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Dallas
Tex
Metzger Dairies
Dairies
Jake Metzger
Soviet peace plan calls for troop pullout and disarmament
The Soviet Union released a two-part peace proposal via Tass urging immediate withdrawal of most foreign troops from Germany, large cuts in arms, and a UN backed control system. It also proposed a broad international alliance under a Russian commander and hinted Bulganin may meet Eisenhower and allied leaders.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
East
West Germany
Warsaw
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Tass
UN Subcommittee On
Germany
UN Assembly
Milwaukee youth charged with first degree murder in tavern slaying
Ronald F. Riege, 22, alleged to have shot tavern operator Carl Fischer for thrill, later expressing regret he did not kill Fischer’s wife and son. He faces murder and armed assault charges after police traced his jacket, cap, and gun to a car trunk.
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Milwaukee
Dist
William McCauley
Ronald F. Riege
Rudolph Glaser
Riege
Carl Fischer
Glaser
Fischer
Plan School Addition at St. Mark's Catholic Church
Milwaukee architects outline a 400000 addition to St. Mark's Catholic school with classrooms for primary grades and a parish auditorium. The project near Sheridan Road and 73rd Street will add up to 24 future rooms, a 56 by 110 foot hall, dining setup, kitchen, and modern lobby featuring St. Mark carving. Construction starts after bids due May 14 with completion in under a year, ready by September 1956 for new classrooms.
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St. Mark's Catholic School
Henry R. Slaby
Milwaukee
Ralph J. Altstadt
Sheridan Rd
73Rd St
Polio Record Low Reported in Wisconsin Week
The State Board of Health reports one polio case in Wisconsin for the week ending April 30, reflecting a continued decline in new infections across the state.
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Madison
State Board of Health
Wisconsin
Weather Fresh, Pleasant under Fair Skies in Kenosha
Skies remain fair to partly cloudy with little temperature change through tonight. Noon readings ranged from 68 at the sewage plant to 75 at American Motors, after a Tuesday high of 51 and a 40 degree overnight low. Frost touched northern Wisconsin. tonight’s low 44 to 48 and Thursday’s high 65 to 72.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Wisconsin
Eisenhower weighs summit meeting amid Russia tensions
President Eisenhower said he favors a top level Big Four conference to test Soviet sincerity and clarify the international climate. He noted nothing definite about a summit with Eden Faure Bulganin, though a July meeting in a neutral country like Switzerland was mentioned. He also discussed polio vaccine timing, Margaret Chase Smith’s re election remark, Rayburn’s criticism of a FTC nominee, and concerns about canned hamburger supplies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Eden
Britain
Premier Faure
France
Marshal Bulganin
Paris
Switzerland
United States
U. S
Leonard Scheele
Poltics
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Smith
House
Rayburn
Texas
William Kern
Indiana
New York
James Mead
Federal Trade Commission
Hoover Commission
Navy
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Atom Power Plant Planned for Northern Illinois
Commonwealth Edison and six utilities outline a 45 million dollar project to build an atomic power plant in Grundy County at the Kankakee Des Plaines River junction, pending Atomic Energy Commission approval.
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Chicago
Illinois
Atomic Energy Commission
Commonwealth Edison
Grundy County
Kankakee and
Des Plaines Rivers
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