Airmen attempt record one day London to New York trip
Two British airmen aimed to fly via a round trip across the Atlantic in one day. They landed at Floyd Bennett Field after 7 hours 31 minutes from London in a Canberra jet bomber. Pilot John Hackett and Navigator Peter M Penny planned a 14 hour total flight covering 6920 miles with favorable winds.
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New York
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
London
Air
John Hackett
Peter M. Penny
Royal Air Force
Northern Ireland
Gander
Newfoundland
French Beat Back Africa Rebels Amid Weekend Attacks
French forces repelled Saturday attacks in Africa with heavy rebel losses. An Algerian night raid reported, killing the 42 year old mayor of Fort National in Kabylie. In Aix les Bains Premier Faure urged restraint and urged settlement with nationalists.
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Algeria
Fort National
Kabylie
Aix Les Bains
France
Committee of Five
Edgar Faure
Faure
FBI Presses Search For Missing Portion Of Greenlease Ransom
FBI searches for the missing Greenlease ransom money after a $20 bill found in Minot North Carolina is linked to the case. Agents increased presence in Minot, seeking the packet with $303,720 from the $600,000 ransom paid for Bobby Greenlease. Informants recall Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady admitting they opened only a few packets.
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ST. Louis W
FBI
Minot
N.C
Federal
Roger Lind
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Four Thefts Reported In City Police Bulletin
City police were notified of four thefts on Monday. Items stolen or damaged include switch lamps at the North Western Railroad crossing near St James street and Lang drive, a padlock from Ida Bishop's garage, two quarts of paint and hub caps, and a battery from a Quick Ice Cream Co truck. Vandals also damaged a painted siding and grape thefts were reported by Mrs Pearl Lewis.
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North Western
St. James Street
Lang’ Drive
Ida Bishop
State St
Quick Ice Cream Co
Pearl Lewis
Charles &J
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
U S department of commerce reports partly cloudy and warmer conditions with scattered thundershowers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Iowa trends include mostly fair areas in the south and east with some cloud cover in the northwest and brief thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures show little change, cooler in northwest Wednesday afternoon.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Cooler Weather Forecast Across New England and Midwest
Forecast issued for 7 30 am est 6 24 45 predicts cooler conditions in New England New York state northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania plus much of the Northwest. High pressure north of the St Lawrence will dominate northeast with a weak high off the Texas coast. Thunderstorms are expected Tuesday night from the Dakotas to Wisconsin and the western Great Lakes with showers in Texas.
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Auvué
Starmen
New England
New York State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Northwest
Iowa
Pacific Coast
St. Lawrence River
Texas
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Ft. Worth
Miami
Milwaukee
New York
Los Angeles
Seattle
Unifax
Area Barley Growers Win State Prizes
La Crosse and Vernon County barley growers collected 300 in prizes at the state barley contest during the State Fair in Milwaukee County Agent Al Francour reports Robert Garner of Hillsboro led with 200 state prize and 50 regional prize. Other regional winners Gi anoli Brothers Genoa Earl and Robert Rhyme West Salem Frank Breidel La Crosse earned lesser prizes. They will attend the ninth annual malting barley meeting at Heileman Brewery Milwaukee Wednesday evening Sept 14.
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la Crosse
Vernon County
Moniday
Milwaukee
al Francour
Robert Garner
Hillsboro
Gianoli Brothers
Genoa
Earl
Robert Rhyme
West Salem
Frank Breidel
Heileman Brewery
Third
Mississippi
Polio vaccine progress and regional case totals described
Dr. Frank Urban notes two and three inoculations are needed for antibody build up, with second shots planned in September and third in January. The Green Bay area reports one polio case after vaccinating over 1,800 youngsters, and the city records nine polio deaths this year. Madison hospitals report six deaths, Outagamie County shows three new cases in 24 hours, state totals list Milwaukee with 249 cases.
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Frank Urban
Green Bay
Green Bay Area
Madison
Outagamie County
Milwaukee
A C Talks Picket Lines Halt Production Across Plants
Union talks halted production at A C talks plants with others in Oxnard California Gadsden Alabama and La Crosse Wisconsin still in dispute. Union seeks layoff pay plan wage increases and other benefits while the company cites current wages from 1.48 to 2.47 dollars per hour plus 5 cents cost of living allowance.
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Oxnard
Calif
Gadsden
Ala
la Crosse
Wis
Young Motorist Pleads Guilty In Reckless Driving Case
Bud C Nolan 17 of Winona appeared in Justice Court before Oakley Parkhill at Galesville on three charges. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving and leaving the scene without reporting. Fined 25 dollars on each count plus 11.75 costs. Bound over for concealed weapon case, released on 500 dollar bond. Arrested in Winona August 16 by Sheriff Ernest Axness after Trempealeau County officials picked him up. Car found abandoned on Joe Kulas farm after driving off road August 14.
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Bud C. Nolan
Winona
Oakley Parkhill
Galesville
Trempealeau County
A. L. Twesme
Ernest Axness
George Fort
Joe Kulas
Dodge
Family returns from trip to Grand Forks and Manitoba
Mr and Mrs T M Reynolds of 1418 Madison Street have returned from visiting Grand Forks North Dakota for their son Thomas Jr graduation from the University of North Dakota with a B S in commerce business administration and personnel. They also toured Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba Winnipeg Kenora and International Falls after the exercises.
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T. M. Reynolds
Madison St
Grand Forks
N.D
Thomas Jr
University of North Dakota
Death notices and farm market prices blend in local brief
Obituaries for Albert A. Wieland and John Cewe appear with detailed livestock and produce market figures from Chicago and South St. Paul. Wieland, 65, Coral Beauty Shop founder, Elks member, dies in Shore Acres. Cewe, 78, Dakota resident, dies suddenly en route to hospital. Market data list hogs, cattle, calves, and lamb pricing by weight and grade across major Midwest markets.
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Shore Acres
Merrill
Wis
Coral
Elks Lodge
Barbers and Carpenters Unions
Cora
Carl
Augusta) Mueske
Merrill, Wis
Irwin Wieland
McLean, Va
John Cewe
Dakota, Minn
Mazie
William Cewe
Minneapolis
Minn
Raphael Cewe
Arlington
Gordon Cewe
Evanston
Ill
John Donehower
Dakota
Alice Purdy
Winona
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Sts
Morning Star Lodge
A.M
la Crescent
la Crosse Catholic
Cewe
Masonic Lodge
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago Produce Notes Steady Butter Prices and Mixed Grades
Chicago market report shows butter prices steady with receipts of 723,898 and wholesale buying unchanged. Grading details include AA 93 score and various letter grades with multiple percentages and U.S. standards, plus current receipts 36.5 and large whites 60-69.9 percent A's.
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Chicago
Building Collapses in Madison Bursting with Noise
The three story Odd Fellows building in Madison collapsed on Monday with a deep rumble. Five construction workers fled the site as 25 feet of debris fell into their excavation near the Hammacher Hotel site two blocks from Capitol Square. Police found the front door locked and believed no one was inside. Damage was estimated around 75 thousand dollars. the building housed a dining room kitchen storage on the ground floor and clubrooms and a parlor on the second floor.
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Odd Fellows
Capitol Square
Lodge
Cash Galvin
South Dakota
Supermarket Operator Pleads Innocent in Liquor Sale Case
Howard A. Birnbaum owner of Birnbaum's Park and Shop Super Market pleaded innocent in County Court to selling liquor to a 17 year old Ronald Slaback. Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom set trial for Sept. 12 with no bond. Slaback later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.
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Howard A. Birnbaum
Woods St
Birnbaum's Park
Gillette St
Ronald Slaback
Wood St
Philip G. Arneson
Birnbaum
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Slaback
North Side
Apple Equipment Tour Showcases Orchard Machines
Visitors at Apple Fruit Acres viewing a four size grade line handling 170 bushels per hour and spraying units from John Bean, plus a Holland import. Demonstrations cover pruning debris chopper and sod breaker. Wildlife agent Fitzwater shows rodent control methods amid Minnesota horticulture officials and fruit grower leaders.
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Yates
John Bean
Holland
William D. Fitzwater
Lafayette
Ind
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Leon Schneider
Jo Nelson
University of Minnesota
W. H. Alderman
Department of Horticulture
George W. Nelson
Minnesota Fruit Growers Assn
H. J. Rahmlow
Wisconsin State Horticulture Society
ABA backs teaching communism in schools if Congress acts
The American Bar Association endorsed a plan urging Congress to pass a Flood bill creating a commission to develop curricula on the differences between American ideals and atheistic communism. The stance followed debate at the ABA convention and stressed teaching as a policy if authorized by law.
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Philadelphia
American Bar Assn
Congress
House of Delegates
ABA
Daniel Flood
D-Pa
Walter M. Bastian
Bastian
Diplomatic Faux Pas At Houston Restaurant Prompted Removal
India's ambassador Gaganvihari Mehta and his secretary B A Rajagopalan were asked to move from a public dining room after supervisor Mary Alley claimed they appeared to be Negroes. Witnesses and officials say the incident occurred during a layover en route to Mexico City.
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Houston
Tex
India
United States
Mary Alley
Alley
Gaganvihari Sailubhai Mehta
B. A. Rajagopalan
Living Costs Rise for Second Straight Month in July
The government reported July living costs rose 0.3 percent driven by higher food and services, lifting the index to 114.7 percent of the 1947-49 average. Take home pay for a three dependent worker averaged 60.84, up 3.84 from last year, with variations across workers and sectors.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford Motor Companies
Labor Department
Statistics Bureau
Joseph A. Clarety
War Claims To Be Paid by Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission urges media to publicize compensation for U S citizens and companies who lost bank accounts or credits due to Japanese sequestration in the Philippines during World War II. Letters to apply must reach its Washington DC offices by midnight August 31 to qualify for reimbursement.
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Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
United States
Philippines
Commission
Washington 25
D.C
Flood Damage Billions Hit New England and Mid Atlantic States
The flood from Hurricane Diane crippled industry and left thousands jobless across Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Woonocket Worcester and Putnam faced long recoveries with dozens of plants idle and official estimates of years to rebuild. Red Cross mobilized 260 specialists and allocated funds while rail and road networks reopened gradually under heavy restrictions.
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Diane
Ribicoff
Woonsocket
R.L
Worcester
Mass
Putnam
Conn
Winsted
Main Street
Waterbury
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Civil Defense
Red Cross
The
Wisconsin cities honored for traffic court reforms
Philadelphia reports the American Bar Association praised Wausau and Milwaukee for progress in improving the equality of traffic courts, highlighting two Wisconsin cities honored for such reforms.
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Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Wausau
Milwaukee
American Bar Association
Pioneer Day at Wisconsin State Fair Highlights 50-Year and Century-Old Ties
Milwaukee fairgoers expect cooler weather to boost attendance on Pioneer Day honoring exhibitors with 50 years at the state fair and farms remaining in one family for a century. The dairy building showcases cheese and butter prizes while midway and fireworks add excitement. Children’s Day drew 54 330 attendees with Hopalong Cassidy appearing as a judge. Wisconsin won Holstein bull class and Jersey bull grand championships with Pabst Fobes Burke of Pabst Farms and Jester X. Thomas' Royal of Shades Jerseys the top animals.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Terry Footit
Oshkosh
Milwaukee Area
Hopalong Cassidy
Pabst
Picket Lines Form At HC Plants In Six States
About 40 000 workers across 18 International Harvester Co plants in six states went on strike over a new contract. Wildcat walkouts began Friday and spread to nearly all Harvester plants by the deadline. Negotiators stayed in session until 2 15 a m and recessed till 1 p m. Union leaders called the strikes unauthorized. William J Reilly and Leonard Woodcock commented on the impasse and possible settlements.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto
International Harvester Co
Harvester
William J. Reilly
Leonard Woodcock
UAW International
Community Chest Drive Leader Christensen Named 1956 Chairman
Christensen, resident of La Crosse since 1941, has served as solicitor and division chairman in prior Community Chest drives. He chaired committees, sat on the budget committee, and is president of the YMCA board of directors, a Red Feather agency. He came to La Crosse as Northern States Power Co sales manager in 1941 and was named division manager in 1950.
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Christensen
Ymca Board of Directors
Red Feather
la Crosse
Northern States Power Co
Nine Killed in Flying Boxcar Crash Near Charleston AF Base
A C119 Flying Boxcar crashed near Charleston Air Force Base and exploded in Liberty Park killing nine or more including airmen and civilians. The base reports five of 11 crew died. four civilian bodies found amid wreckage hitting three houses. Survivors not critically injured. Names of five deceased released: Capt Robert L. Mac Neal pilot, 1st Lt Francis L. McShane, 2nd Lt James John Maher, Airman 3C Keith Halis, Airman 2C John W Glahn.
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Charleston
8.C. WA
Charleeston Air Force Base
Base Public Information Office
Liberty Park
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent Breaks Ankle in Fishing Trip
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent fractures an ankle after a fall at Knob Lake in northeastern Quebec while on a fishing trip. A cast was set in Rivière-du-Loup and the 73 year old Liberal leader remains under medical care with hospital bed or cane mobility undetermined.
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Louis St.Laurent
Quebec
St.Laurent
Riviere du Loup
Que
Knob Lake
Quebec City
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