29 May 1961
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1961
Page
1
National Safety Council officials described the holiday travel death rate as alarming as traffic deaths neared 300 with 284 road fatalities and a 100 projected for Memorial Day alone. Boating and drowning deaths added to the toll as favorable weather spurred millions to hit the highways and recreation spots.
Wisconsin reports seven fatalities during the Memorial Day weekend raising the year total to 301 from 281 a year ago. The four day period began Friday 6 p m and ends Tuesday midnight with several named victims including Eugene Furlong 23 of Dickeyville and Mrs Arthur Heyder about 70 of Platte South Dakota. Other earlier victims include John Sertich Burth Heindorf Art Besse Ray Thurn and Randy Peden.
A four engine Royal Air Force cargo plane crashed during an air exercise on Singapore Island killing 13 people. Five crew members and eight British soldiers died, with police calling it one of the worst local disasters. The aircraft was en route from Changi to Seletar bases on Singapore Island.
The Havana dispatch reports a blaze in a Pinar Del Rio cinema injured forty people, among them twenty six children, with victims treated after the afternoon fire.
Three unattended microwave and cable relay stations along U S highway 40 50A in western Utah and eastern Nevada were blown up in dawn explosions. FBI and National Guard swarmed the area while investigators searched rubble for clues and unexploded TNT was found at one site.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy will visit Greece after joining President Kennedy in Paris Vienna and London. She will travel to Athens and tour nearby Aegean islands aboard a yacht as guest of Prime Minister and Mrs Constantine Caramanlis per an official White House announcement.
In Dodge County Wisconsin Fox Lake reports a drowning Sunday when three year old Jane Sherek daughter of Harold and Mrs Sherek of North Fond du Lac fell from a dock into Fox Lake. The tragedy occurred during a holiday period with no paper published Tuesday.
Pleasant Prairie endures another go kart dispute as muffled machines resume at a 60th Ave position near Highway 50. Neighbors report still audible noise beyond 400 feet, challenging the town anti noise ordinance as the sheriff's department weighs action.
A UPI report from Ohio describes a Memorial Day crash test at 55 mph to show the deadly sequence when a car hits a tree. The vignette details brutal impacts, from steering wheel deformation to interior injuries, concluding the driver dies in seven‑tenths of a second.
Democratic leaders urged a cooling-off period in Republican attacks on President Kennedy as he prepared for talks with Khrushchev in Vienna. Mansfield and Humphrey called for unity and support for Kennedy, while Republicans pressed criticisms of foreign and domestic policy. Kennedy marked his 44th birthday and outlined plans for direct talks with Khrushchev, de Gaulle, and Macmillan.
Violence erupted as nonwhite workers began a three day strike in Johannesburg and surrounding areas. African mobs blocked roads and stoned buses in Port Elizabeth and Durban townships. a bus driver was shot while trying to steer a bus through a stone gang. Police escorted buses to their destinations as officials vowed protection and pledged that natives would go to work as usual.
Memorial Day tribute honors the fallen with 10 parade divisions. A 10:30 a.m. observance at Soldier's Plot Green Ridge Cemetery precedes a 1:30 p.m. patriotic parade. Grand Marshal William P. Schmitt announced route from Roosevelt Road and 22nd Avenue to Library Park then south to 61st Street.
Mostly sunny and warmer conditions are expected for tomorrow Memorial Day. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 40 as inland areas rise above the upper 50s near Lake Michigan. Readings yesterday reached 71 at Southport with a 51 low. current morning values were 45 with noontime readings in the low to mid 50s and sunrise at 5 21 with sunset at 8 16.
Danielle Bouvier 19, cousin of Mrs. John F Kennedy, died in a highway crash near Saint Georges de Reneine en route to Paris to meet Mrs Kennedy. The Kennedys are due to arrive in Paris Wednesday as President Kennedy plans talks with Charles de Gaulle.
Republican John G Tower captured the Texas Senate seat from Democrat William A Blakley in a historic statewide win. Tower, 35, led by about 8 099 votes with 7 800 ballots left to count, totaling 444 718 to 436 610 for Blakley as the seat vacated by Lyndon B Johnson drew to a close.
President Kennedy marked his 44th birthday at Hyannis Port while focusing on European talks with Charles de Gaulle and Nikita Khrushchev. He planned a Boston celebration that evening as officials described his mood as serious despite public birthday cheer from supporters.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.