Red China Freeing 11 U.S. Fliers Sparks Geneva Talks
In Geneva Wang Ping nan and U S ambassador U Alexis Johnson opened private talks on easing Far East tensions. Peiping announced 11 American fliers released and to be sent to Hong Kong, with 40 civilian prisoners to be repatriated.
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Geneva
Red China
Hong Kong
United States
Peiping
Wang Ping-nan
Warsaw
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czech-oslovakia
Far East
Strike Vote Scheduled By A C Workers
Local 401 UAW CIO members will vote Wednesday at the Allis Chalmers plant to back demands for a better contract. The union says the company offered a three year pact deemed inadequate, noting other plants have reached 20 cent settlements.
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Uawcio
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Don Fitzpatrick
Allis-Chalmers
General Motors
Ford
Uaw-Cio
Northern Engraving Co
la Crosse
John Deere Co
Caterpillar Co
John Deere
Surney
West Allis
Adjournment Delayed by Housing and Pay Dispute Impasse
Congress adjournment plans stalled by fights over public housing and a pay raise for federal employees. House session ran late Saturday while Senate continued into Sunday. leaders fear quorum may be hard to reach before the July 31 deadline. Three major measures dominate the remaining work: housing, the Defense Production Act, and a $92 million appropriations bill.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
New York
Europe
Senate House
Eisenhower
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Rep
Martin
R-Mass
NBC
U S Conciliator Optimistic In Trane Plant Negotiations
United States conciliator W H Burtz expressed optimism that Trane Company plant negotiations with management and the union would avoid a strike. Workers at the Milwaukee area plants left at noon for a vocational meeting, while a general union meeting was scheduled for 1 30 p m.
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U.S
Trane Co
Trane Co. Employes
Federal Labor Union No. 18558
W. H. Burtz
Milwaukee
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Trane Co. E
D. C.ferris
Rehiring Is Big Issue In Kohler Talks
Chicago reports the Kohler Co and UAW negotiators resume talks after a weekend recess. Kohler wants to keep about 2300 workers on payroll including those hired during the strike. The UAW seeks to restore all Local 833 members who joined the strike August 5 1954.
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Chicago
Kohler Co
CIO United Auto Workers
UAW
Lyman Conger
Kohler
Emil Mazey
Motorcyclists and Woman Die In Minnesota Crash
A motorcycle carrying two men crashed into a car at a highway intersection in Detroit Lakes Minnesota killing the two riders Adrv Dean Drake and Wallace L Luchau both 20 21 and a woman passenger Mrs Alvin Strand 38 of Anoka. Strand's husband was seriously injured and their two children suffered cuts and bruises. Witnesses said the bike sped as high as 80 mph and did not stop at a stop sign. The incident raises Minnesota's year to date traffic toll to 316 compared with 364 a year ago.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
John Kriz
Adrv Dean Drake
Wallace L. Luchau
Ada
Alvin Strand
Anoka
Nightcrawler Train Tops Pony Express in Grudge Race
In Roseburg Oregon the Nightcrawler train defeated the Pony Express riders in a seven mile head start grudge race to Eugene. About 75 riders including seven women wore Western garb and changed mounts along the route. Railroad officials praised the iron horse while residents hoped to hint at keeping night service on the branch line.
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Roseburg
Ore
Pony Express
Oregon
Eugene
Southern Pacific Railroad
Vernal S. Quayle
Portland
Local Weather for La Crosse area Partly cloudy with thunderstorms
Partly cloudy conditions with local thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday. Not very warm tonight and a slight temperature rise by Tuesday. Low around 88 tonight and high near 94 Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Government adopts filing idea with cheese driven mice
Tom Sims criticizes federal filing system as inefficient tossing vast reports into barrels. He suggests placing cheese in barrels to attract mice, reducing storage costs and surplus. He jokes that his plan avoids overflow and mirrors his own four foot high basket method.
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Chatchee
U.S.A
Warm Weather in Sight as Rain Breaks Heat Spell
The region faced relief from scorching heat as a front brought rain Sunday, dropping temperatures from near 102 to 62 in Fraser and easing a 19 year high. Rain totals differed by town with La Crosse receiving .06 inch, Richland Center four inches, and nearby Iowa and Wisconsin locales reporting varied totals as forecasts called for cooler, unsettled conditions into midweek.
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la Crosse
United States Weather Bureau
Richland Center
Pine River
Hillsboro
Lansing
Iowa
Decorah
Coulee
Wausau
Madison
Lone Rock
USWB
Park Falls
Fraser
Colo
Lincoln
Neb
Lightning Ignites Hay Barn In Elroy Rescue Efforts
A lightning strike amid a severe storm destroyed an 85 by 50 foot barn on the Jake Lunde farm near Elroy Wisconsin. The barn held 700 bales of hay and burned quickly while Mrs Lunde was knocked aside. Harry Lunde 15 aided in freeing two cattle as fire crews and water from the Elroy creamery aided efforts to prevent further loss.
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Elroy, Wis
Jake Lunde
Here
Harry
Elroy
Couple Injured In Airplane Crash Near Hibbing
Wayne L. Haskin 25 and his wife Genevieve 22 of Mountain Iron Minn sustained back injuries cuts and bruises when their light airplane faded in heavy fog struck telephone lines and crashed in a ditch two miles east of Hibbing after taking off from Freleth airport en route to Sauk Center Minn injuries not life threatening
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Hibbing
Minn
Mountain Iron
Here
Wayne L. Haskin
Genevieve
Freleth
Sauk Center
La Crosse Fairgrounds Prepare For Five Day Exposition
Activity swells at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair as concessions rise and midway setup begins for a five day event. Carnival trucks arrive from Minot North Dakota to push rides into place while entry lists are verified and livestock and 4-H entries rush in. Judging starts Wednesday for flowers and vegetables with other departments following. Saturday features a horse pulling contest.
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la Crosse
Minot
Joseph W.frisch
Fairgrounds
Frisch
Flower
Barnes-Carruthers Booking Organization
The
Fair Association
Dulles hails release of 11 airmen as patience payoff
Secretary of State Dulles calls Peiping decision to free 11 U S airmen a victory for Eisenhower policy of patience and forbearance. President Eisenhower says nationwide relief and joy, gratitude to the UN and its secretary general, and swift family reunions. Names and sentences list follow in the article.
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Washington
Dulles
China
U.S
Eisenhower
United States
Families Rejoice As 11 Airmen To Be Released
Families across the United States celebrate news that 11 American airmen held by Red China since 1953 will be released and reach British Hong Kong Thursday. Mothers like Mrs. Vaadi and Mrs. Baumer express profound relief and gratitude as the imprisoned B29 crew faces freedom after years behind bars.
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Eisenhower
Peiping
James C. Hagerty
United States
China
United Nations
United Nations Command
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
Maj
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Associated Press
Red China
British
Hong Kong
John R. Vaadi
Lafargeville
N. Y
John Vaadi
Hurley L. Baumer
Hurley L. Baumer, Mother of Maj
Red
Air Force
North Korea
Peiping Radio
Red China to Release 11 U S Airmen Likely Tuesday
Peiping announced the immediate release of 11 U S airmen held in Red China since 1951 after trial for spying. The fliers shot down in the Korean War may reach Hong Kong soon, with Geneva talks amid efforts to secure further releases.
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Tokyo
Red China
U. S
United States
Geneva
Warsaw
Wang Ping-nan
Hong Kong
Peiping
China
Harold E. Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Farmer Can't Kid This City Slicker
In Oneonta New York a city youth visiting a upstate farm learns from his boss that animals in a field are horses the youth quips horses come with wagons and the farmer replies you cant kid me
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Oneonta
N.Y
New York City
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