Air Base Use Offered to Soviet Aircraft
Gen. Nathan F. Twining proposed that U S Air Force bases be opened to Soviet aircraft under Eisenhower's mutual aerial photography plan. He said bases could be used for refueling and maintenance of Russian planes, while the U S would keep its strength until arms reductions are agreed. The idea aims to deter surprise attacks and promote peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Air Force
Eisenhower
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force Assn
Twining
U. S
Russia
Wisconsin Solar Energy Research Grant
New York The Rockefeller Foundation awards the University of Wisconsin a 250000 grant for a four year solar energy program. Twenty scientists from ten departments join a steering committee led by Dr Farrington Daniels to pursue solar engines irrigation pumps solar refrigerators solar cookers water distillation and longer term work on photochemistry photosynthesis photoelectricity and large scale energy storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
University of Wisconsin
Rockefeller Foundation
Farrington Daniels
Dean Rusk
Wisconsin
Wisconsin to replace signs with red and white stop signs
The State Highway Commission announces red background with white lettering stop signs will replace current yellow and black non reflecting signs on Wisconsin roads. The change aligns with national safety standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Miss America Contest Attracts Beauty And Talent
A 1955 Ming Features Syndicate piece by Tom Sims questions why cooking isn’t a recognized talent in Miss America. It imagines a contestant cooking on stage, noting beauty, personality, poise, and various talents are judged, while proposing a kitchen demonstration as a novel superlative skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatchee
U.S.A
Tom Sims
Ming Features Syndicate, Inc
Peurifoy and son die in crash near Hua Hin Thailand
U S ambassador John E. Peurifoy, 48, and his year old son Daniel died when their Ford Thunderbird collided head on with a truck on a narrow bridge 125 miles south of Bangkok near Hua Hin. His other son Clinton, 14, was critically injured as the family vacation ended in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Peurifoy
Daniel Byrd Peurifoy
Hushin
Bangkok
Thailand
Clinton
U. S
John E. Peurifoy
Guatemala
Peurifoy
Daniel
Clinton Peurifoy
Hua Hin
Gulf of Siam
Greece
Senate
Washington
Betty Jane
State Conservation Groups Prepare Pact On Policies
Conservation Congress and the Wisconsin State Conservation Commission agreed to sign a pact to improve cooperation. Leaders Edward Morse and Lester Voigt will draft a joint policy statement after a meeting where the congress pressed for earlier input on seasons and regulations. The commission pledged to meet with the council before regulation votes to avoid future misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wisconsin) Conservation Congress
State Conservation Commission
Congress
Commission
Edward Morse
Lancaster
Congress Executive Council
Lester Voigt
State Conservation Department
John Lynch
Gordon
Guido Rahr
Congress Council
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Saturday
Local forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday. Temperatures range from a low of 58 degrees tonight to a high of 87 degrees on Saturday with a slight warming trend on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Prairie Man Dies Sparks Second Degree Murder Charge
Delford Pitzer 42 faces a second degree murder charge after Milton Burns 46 died in Prairie du Chien hospital from a bullet wound inflicted at Ambrough Park Tavern last Saturday. Burns leaves a wife and three children. Funeral plans pending as Crawford County records its first murder trial since 1936.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Delford Pitzer
Milton Burns
Prairie duChien
Pitzer
Burns
Ambrough Park
Here
Elmer Queram
Dist. Atty. Queram
Leo Chabela
Crawford County
Hurricane Connie Rages Up North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Connie drives 75 mph winds along the North Carolina coast with higher gusts at Cherry Point and aimed toward the mid-Atlantic. Evacuations mount as 2,000 New Bern residents are moved inland and National Guard units assist in rescues and looting prevention. The storm weakens slowly as warnings extend to the Delaware breakwater and Province Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
Connie
North Carolina
Morehead City
Cape Hatteras
Albemarle
Pamlico Sounds
Cherry Point
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Delaware
Provincetown
Mass
Diane
Miami
Charleston
S.C
Atlantic Seaboard
Carlina
Virginia
New Bern
N.C
Trent
Neuse
U.S. Highway 17
New York
Big Marine Air Station
National Guard
Kinston
Luther Hodges
Washington,n.c
Pamlico River
Hodges
Governors Conference
Chicago
Tension Rises in Korea Over UNSC Exit Demands
In Seoul a Korean was killed and two wounded as South Korea demands the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission depart by tomorrow night. An informed source says President Rhee urged the U.S. to ensure safety only if troops guard UNSC billets and aids in peacefully evicting Polish and Czech members. At Panmunjom Maj. Gen. Parks cited illegal activity by Polish and Czech MNSC members fueling protests while South Korea also press calls for Swedish and Swiss members to leave.
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Seoul
South Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Syngman Rhee
U.S
UNSC
Rhee
Panmunjom
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
MNSC
Parks
United Nations Command
8&Th Army
U. S
Inchon
Korea
Tax Benefit Curtailment For Industry
Senate remarks welcomed curtailment of tax advantages that fueled industry growth. Arthur Flemming ordered end to tax benefits for 19 industries and suspension in 38 others pending review. About 924 applications remain, tied to military expansion goals and credit tightening.
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Washington
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Flemming
City parking ramp proposal eyed by La Crosse board
Chicago consultant P M Linscott told the City Parking Utility Board that a 600 car ramp on Market Square could cost about 500000 with higher per space costs for downtown land. He urged studies on need and feasibility before proceeding while noting a 700 to 800 per space construction cost and 1000 per space for one level.
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City
Market Square
Zenno Gorder
P. M. Linscott
Chicago
Milo Knutson
Linscott
la Crosse
Gorder
Jrun
Sconfines
Jroom
Plan Dedication of New Mary Sawyer Auditorium Oct 9
The Auditorium Board votes to hold dates October 8 and 9 for dedication events with a parade on October 8 and a formal ceremony on October 9 at 2 p.m. Gov Kohler and Mayor Knutson may speak, and La Crosse State College and high school groups will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sawyer
Mary’ FE. Sawyer Auditorium
Kohler
Milo Knutson
August Grams
Mary E. Sawyer
la Crosse State College
Ray Nibbe
Grievlance
Ferris
Officer's Hunch Traps One Of Three Fugitives
MILWAUKEE One of three escaped state prison convicts was arrested here Thursday because a police officer had a hunch. Arthur Villalobos, 28, of Milwaukee, was nabbed by Patrolmen George Ivkovich and Richard Noenning as he hid in a basement after fleeing Waupun State Prison with two others at a power plant. The other two fugitives, James Deppoleto of Milwaukee and Calvin Van Sleet of Wausau, remained at large Thursday.
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Milwaukeep
Arthur Villalobos
Waupun State Prison
Villalobas
Milwaukee
George Ivkovich
Richard Noenning
Ivkovich
James Deppoleto
Calvin van Sleet
Wausau
Trane Co Offers 12.9 Cent Wage Increase in Strike Talks
The Trane Company via W H Burtz offers a 12.9 cent hourly raise and related benefits to Federal Labor Union 18558 to resolve a strike dating from August 1. Proposals include holidays, insurance, job reclassification changes, a pension plan, and a cost of living adjustment based on a July 15 1955 index, with a three year contract and annual 6 cent improvements. Permanent disability and early retirement provisions are included, funded by a company trust with no employee contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trane Co
W. H. Burtz
Milwaukee
Comemissioner
U.S. Mediac ‘Tion
Conciliation Serven Ice
TRANE
Freed Fliers Back In US From Red China Prisons
At Travis Air Force Base California two groups of 11 airmen return from 32 months in Chinese prison cells. They landed in two C54 planes named Bataan and its sister ship as part of a long road to home. A thousand Air Force members greeted them but the men preferred a private reunion later with families.
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John K. Arnold
Silver Springs
Travis Air Force Base
California
Robert Arnold
Col. Arnold
China
Unifax
Calif
Red China
Hawaii
Gen. MacArthur
Bataan
Hong Kong
Travis
Air Force
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Carlos Castillo Armas
Puerilfoy
Arthur MacArthur
Janesville
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Hal Boyle
Seeeves Senvese
Seeeeer
Wyatt
Zeke
Swpf
Middle Atlantic
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Eve
Wolmi
NNSC
Eerkr
Harry Newburg
Horace Heidt
Dd. C. Ferris
Burtz
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