Four U S Fliers Freed by Reds
Four American fighter pilots released by Communist China after more than two years in captivity arrived in Hong Kong and soon left for Hawaii. They described good treatment and planned a family reunion. names include Fischer Cameron Heller and Parks, with ties to Iowa Nebraska Pennsylvania and Omaha.
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U.S
China
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Neb
Edwin L. Heller
Wynnewood
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Harold Fischer, Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Hong Kong
Hawaii
U. S
C. W. D. Simpson
Tremely
Harold Fischer Jr
Edwin Heller
Lowu
Fan Ling
Simpson
Stevenson Likely Accepts Democratic Nomination in 1956
New York Times reported from Chicago that Adlai E. Stevenson would accept the Democratic presidential nomination if offered. Richard J. H. Johnston noted Stevenson has a firm conclusion Republicans cannot govern at a complex time and would not announce availability until late summer.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York Times
Times
Richard J. H. Johnston
Chicago
Stevenson
Johnston
Seoul Police seize North Korean soldiers amid spy claim
Seoul police announced the seizure of three North Korean soldiers they said were sent to South Korea on a spy mission. The incident raises cross border security concerns and ongoing tensions between the two Koreas.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kenosha Sees Warm Weekend Weather With Mild Outlook
Fair weather prevails across Kenosha and the state as vacationers return to work. Noon readings range from 57 at the sewage plant to 66 at American Motors, with 62 downtown. Yesterday’s high 65 and low 45 at the plant. Outlook calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows 48 to 56 and highs 75 to 80.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Queen declares national emergency over strikes across Britain
Queen Elizabeth II signed a royal proclamation from Balmoral granting Prime Minister Eden broad powers to end rail and dock strikes that halted Britain’s economy. The national action comes as 70,000 railway engineers and firemen enter a third day of walkout while stevedores prolong a second week of disruption in six major ports.
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London
Elizabeth II
Balmoral Castle
Scottish Highlands
Eden
Britain
Beloit youth to face trial for Beloit chapel fire
Beloit Wisconsin Stephen Dykstra Posey a 20 year old genius will face trial June 20 on charges of starting a fire estimated at 250000 dollars that destroyed the Beloit college chapel on December 13 1953.
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Beloit
Wis
Stephen Dykstra Posey
Beloit College
Ford Wage News Under Blackout
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers imposed a 24 hour blackout on public discussion of wage talks aimed at avoiding a crippling auto strike. Rumors suggested Ford rejected Reuthers proposal for a rank and file vote on wage plans as talks continued with no clear response from Henry Ford II.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Reuther
Henry Ford II
Milwaukee man dies from tavern shooting in weekend brawl
Milwaukee resident Milwaukee St Clair Carter, 23, died Sunday from a bullet wound suffered during a Saturday night tavern brawl. A 29-year-old man is in police custody pending charges.
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Milwaukee
St. Clair Carter
Freed Fliers Relatives to Fly to Hawaii for Reunion
Washington reports four U.S. airmen freed by Red China will be flown to Hawaii with 35-seat Air Force planes at no cost to relatives. Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott arranged the trip, planned 15 hours to Honolulu, with reunions after medical checks, while officials praised the milestone.
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Cameron
Canton
Shunchun
Special Air Force
Air Force
Washington
Hawaii
Talbott
China
Mukden
Manchuria
U. S
Red China
Harold E. Talbott
Air Secretary
Honolulu
United States
Supreme Court Rules Desegregation to Proceed via Local Courts
The Supreme Court directs that public school segregation end as soon as feasible with lower courts to determine prompt practical progress toward full compliance by local authorities. Chief Justice Warren notes compliance should proceed as early as practicable given local conditions.
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U.S
Washington
Supreme Court
Neus Tall
Warren
High Tribunal
Equity
Eisenhower
Sobeloff
Memorial Day Toll Hits Record Across Nation
The Memorial Day weekend saw a record 365 motor vehicle deaths plus 129 drownings and 86 other accident fatalities, pushing the four day total to 583. Wisconsin recorded seven highway deaths and four drownings, with several named local victims from Dodge, New Lisbon, Marshfield, Neenah, Black River Falls, and Reeseville.
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Wisconsin
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
John Knitter, Jr
Chicago
Polonia
Dodge County
Patricia Dorn
New Lisbon
Marjorie Grouleff
Wisconsin Rapids
Vera Cramer
Neenah
Herman Mathews
Black River Falls
Richard Tutton
Palmyra
Fort Aktinson
Donald Reinback
Reeseville
Kenosha County
Harold Jensen
Racine
Turtle Lake
Whitewater
Alois Laufer, Jr
West Bend
Cedar Lake
Eisenhower Warns on Red China Intentions and Policy
President Eisenhower said China may have released four American airmen to ease East Asia tensions but cautioned against hasty conclusions. He discussed polio vaccine timing, UN events in San Francisco, wage price controls, and possible auto industry strikes with no government intervention unless a national emergency.
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Washington
Eisenhower
China
Far East
Red China
United Nations
San Francisco
Congress
Executive Department
Supreme Court curbs Georgia school integration order
Georgia school official says the Supreme Court effectively closed state schools by its gradual integration order. In a separate item, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. lost a review challenge to a new natural gas line across Wisconsin Michigan Iowa and Missouri. Attorney General Vernon Thomson warns lawmakers that constitutional amendment dates require voter Referendum not legislative action.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Supreme Court
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Madison
Vernon Thomson
State Senate
Seaway Cost Share Seen Lower by 15 Million
Washington administrator Lewis G. Castle of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp said the United States portion of the cost for the 27 foot deep international waterway will be about 15 million dollars less than previously estimated.
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Washington
Lewis G. Castle
The
St. Lawrence Seaway
Two Drown in Artificial Pond Near Kenosha
Stephen Igo and Jerry Foss, aged 10 and 8, drowned in a small three acre community pond near their homes in Somers. Bodies recovered after an extensive search. pond depth up to 12 feet with a raft and life preservers on site. Parents, neighbors, and local officials conducted the lengthy rescue and investigation. Both boys attended Washington state graded school. survivors include siblings and grandparents.
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Kenosha
Stephen Jeffrey Igo
Joseph Igo
Rt. 4
Somers
Jerry Brian Foss
Herman Foss
James Marshall
Boy Scout Rescue Squad
John Goray
Goray
Nik
Eugene Schend
Washington State Graded School
Jerry
Stephen
Herman, Jr
Joseph M
Kathleen
Joan
Frieda Jacoby
Ida Tarbox
Racine
David
Judith
Elsie Igo
John Fraser
Union Army Vet Albert Woolson Hospitalized in Duluth
Albert Woolson 108, last surviving Union Civil War soldier, was hospitalized in Duluth Minnesota with bronchial pneumonia. An attendant at St. Luke’s Hospital said he was resting quietly and improved slightly after arriving at 2 15 am. He was placed in an oxygen tent and his general condition was fair. He had visited his wife’s grave Monday.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Lukes Hospital
Woolson
Free.for.All at Zoo Kills Two Monkeys in Milwaukee
Two young monkeys died during a free for all fight on Monkey Island at Washington Park zoo in Milwaukee. Spectators watched as staff attempted to separate the animals and rescue one drowning victim.
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Zoo
Milwaukee
Monkey Island
Washington Park Zoo
National Federation of Republican Women Plans Regional Conferences
The National Federation of Republican Women announced a plan to hold ten regional conferences for GOP women next fall to discuss party goals and outreach. The series aims to expand participation and strengthen grassroots organizing across regions.
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Washington
National Federation of Republican Women
GOP
Appeals Decision of Commission in Zimmerman Unemployment Fight
Madison Wisconsin former assistant secretary of state Robert C. Zimmerman appealed an Industrial Commission ruling denying him 528 dollars in unemployment compensation. Zimmerman lost his job when Mrs. Glenn E. Wise was appointed secretary of state by Gov Kohler and took office in January. Wise did not appoint an assistant, and Massee rejected the claim citing state law that appointive and elected officials are not eligible for benefits.
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Madison
Robert C. Zimmerman
Industrial Commission
Zimmerman
Glenn E. Wise
Kohler
Wise
Walter Massee
Commission
Air Force ends search for missing Wisconsin jet
The Air Force at Truax Field announced it has abandoned the search for an F-80 Air National Guard jet fighter missing since May 22 during a training flight over Wisconsin.
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Madison
Air Force
Alt Truax Field
Air National Guard
Wisconsin
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Ing
Harold Fischer
Judith Heller
Ocean City
N. J
Rolland Cameron
Lyle Cameron
Roland Parks
John Foster Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
Jawaharlal Nehru
Associated Press
High Court
Clarendon County
South Carolina
Prince Edward County
Virginia
Topeka
Kan
Claymont and
Hockessin
Delaware
District of Columbia
Seaway
Richard Nixon
Arlington National Cemetery
Foss
Union Army
Marineland of the Pacific
San Pedro
Calif
Bill Starr
Torrance
Kaye Fletchier
Norwalk
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