Byrnes Declines Senate Bid Despite GOP Pressure
Rep. John W. Byrnes of Green Bay informs 8th District Republican county chairs he has no personal ambition for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Joseph R. McCarthy. He notes discussing candidacy is premature and cites his duty to his House role, seniority, committees, and district interests.
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la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
8Th
United Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Byrnes
Congress
Secord
Wisconsin
Senate
House
U.S
Army tests Jupiter type missile in Cape Canaveral flight
The Army conducted another Jupiter type intermediate range ballistic missile test at Cape Canaveral. Officials say the test likely met planned height and range, though exact figures remain undisclosed. The Defense Department confirmed a ballistic missile test but withheld details.
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Washington
Army
Wilson
Air Force
Navy
Missile
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Defense Department
Weather Front Brings Showers Across Central States
The forecast calls for a band of showers and thunderstorms late tonight into Sunday as a cold front moves from the St. Lawrence Valley through Texas and into Washington State. Cool Canadian air under high pressure dips into the Central States, with cooler temperatures from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and mainly clear skies only in Southern California.
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North Dakota
Central States
St. Lawrence Valley
Texas
Washington State
Texas Panhandle
Gulf
Desert
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
California
Sparkman backs compromise on foreign aid with Congress oversight
Sen. Sparkman of Alabama endorses a compromise allowing long term foreign aid while preserving annual congressional review and control over appropriations. The debate centers on a permanent funding approach vs yearly appropriations and a development fund proposal tied to loan programs abroad. The Foreign Relations Committee plans hearings to reassess Eisenhower’s request amid expected cuts.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Unions Accused of Dodging Political Contribution Laws
Senate Republicans accuse labor unions of skirting the Taft Hartley rules by financing political activity through union dues. They cite UAW actions in Detroit and Flint during the 1956 campaign, noting 1549 Wayne County members served as poll watchers paid from union funds, with councils directing per member payments for temporary election workers.
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Washington
Senate
Sens
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Bridges
R-Nh
United Auto Workers
UAW
Detroit
Flint
Mich
Goldwater and
Wayne County
General Treasury
al Barbour
Greater Detroit
Goldwater- Bridges
Goldwater and Bridges
Greater Flint Industrial Union Council
13 Year Old Boy Held For Stabbing Girl In Brooklyn School
A 13 year old boy is held for the stabbing death of 15 year old Lois Jones at Stephen Decatur Junior High School in Brooklyn. Police say Walter Gloves confessed to stabbing her multiple times after an argument in a corridor. He was charged with juvenile delinquency and homicide and to be arraigned in Children's Court Monday.
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New York
Brooklyn
Stephen Decatur
Walter Gloves
Lois Jones
Gloves
Lois
Children's Court
Hog Prices Jump as Hog Market Hits 20.65 Top
Live hog prices in Chicago climbed to a top of 20.65 for 44 head of 210 pound hogs, the highest since 21.00 on July 5, 1955. The gain of 25 to 50 cents followed light receipts of about 6,000 head, with four trading days this week totaling around 24,500 head. Memorial Day had no market activity as farmers toil in fields to finish the rain delayed corn crop.
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Chicago
Monmouth College suspends governor’s daughter for campus beer
Pat Thomson an 18 year old freshman and daughter of Wisconsin governor Vernon Thomson is suspended from Monmouth College for drinking beer on campus while under medical treatment. A senior student was also suspended and will receive a diploma but cannot participate in commencement.
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Monmouth, Ill
Wisconsin
Monmouth College
Robert W. Gibson
Monmouth Pat College
Miss Thomson
Gibson
Deaths on Wisconsin Memorial Day Weekend Far Fewer
Wisconsin highway toll for the Memorial Day weekend stood at four, well below recent holiday levels. Four victims died in the first hours of travel, with the year’s total 54 below the 344 recorded last year on this date. The latest casualty was Mrs. B. K. Taylor, 56, of Menomonie, who died after a crash on Highway 8 near Brantwood.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
B. K. Taylor
Menomonie
Sacred Heart Hospital
Tomi
Hawk
Highway 8
Brantwood
You Can't Stop Hoping as Daughter Enters Second Year in Coma
Suzanne Payette, 16, begins her second year in a deep coma in Long Beach California after brain damage from a May 1956 tonsillectomy. Her father Lyle Payette, a furniture salesman, says doctors are split on hope but parents cannot stop hoping for a miracle. The coma drains family finances and insurance as medical bills mount.
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Calif
Suzanne Payette
Lyle Payette
Suzanne
Payette Thursday
Youth and Truck Crash Near Irish Hill Causes Minor Injuries
A 22yearold Janesville youth Kenneth Hansen suffered bruises and abrasions when his car hit the rear of a truck on Irish Hill Highway 33. The truck driver Julius Raatz 41 and passenger Leo Stephen 36 from Markle Road were uninjured. Hansen received a ticket for driving without due caution as police noted the curve speed limit is 35 mph and Hansen reported about 60 mph. The car rear and right side damaged while the truck remained undamaged.
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Janesville
Irish Hill
Highway 33
Kenneth Hansen
Julius T. Raatz
Markle Rd
Leo Stephen
la Crosse
Hansen
Raatz
Kansen
Prices Paid by Farmers Level Off After Upward Run
The Agriculture Department reports a temporary halt in the long rise of prices paid by farmers for production and living costs in mid May. Prices received by farmers rose about four tenths of one percent in the month to May 15, while prices paid remained near the record high, about 3.5 percent above a year earlier.
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Agriculture Department
Wisconsin Crime Lab Chief Heads to Philippines Project
Madison Wisconsin state crime laboratory superintendent Charles Wilson heads to the Philippine Islands to help set up a new crime lab. Attorney General Stewart Honeck says Wilson received a leave of absence and will use vacation time to undertake the assignment. Joseph C. Wilimovsky Jr. of Madison is named acting superintendent in Wilson’s absence.
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Madison
Charles Wilson
Philippine Islands
Stewart Honeck
Wilson
Wilenn
Joseph C. Wilimovsky Jr
Honeck
Wisconsin declares white tailed deer as state wildlife animal
Gov. Thomson signed a law naming the white tailed deer Wisconsin’s wildlife animal after previously naming the badger the official state animal. The two laws resolve a humorous legislative gap caused by the absence of an official state animal.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Thomson Friday
Japanese scavengers rely on scrap for livelihood near U S range
About 300 scavengers including women and children search a firing range for shell casings to earn up to a dollar daily. They wear union tags and dig after firing ends, despite the risk and a killing linked to Specialist 3C William Girard. The community supports their activity as a vital income while seeking resolution of the case and continued access.
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Somagahar
Japan
U. S
The
Somagahara Scrap Collectors Union
Naka Sakai
U. 8 S. Army
William
Girard
United States
Market Shows Resilience After Drop
New York stock market edged back after a week of slight declines yet stayed near 1957 highs. The Associated Press average dipped 20 cents to 184.30 as trading reflected a cautious readjustment, while oil and aluminum shares moved on news of disarmament progress and crude price firming. The five most active NYSE issues were Getty Oil, General Dynamics, Olin Mathieson, Standard Oil New Jersey, and Bethlehem Steel with modest gains.
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Persian Gulf
United States
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Getty Oil
General Dynamics
Olin Mathieson
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Bethlehem Steel
Lynch proposes two officer patrol cars in Wisconsin
Assemblyman Rob ert Lynch of Green Bay plans a bill to require all police patrol cars to carry at least two officers on patrol. He cites recent incidents where singly driven officers were overwhelmed by criminals and says the measure would apply to all government police units in the state.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Robert Lynch
Green Bay
Lynch
Hanson Faces New Bank Holdup Charge
MILWAUKEE Howard J. Hansen 38 formerly of Watertown pleaded guilty to robbing the Brookfield office of the Pewaukee State Bank and was ordered Friday to face another bank holdup charge in Illinois.
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Milwaukee
Howard J. Hansen
Watertown
Brookfield
Pewaukee State Bank
Illinois
Three Persons Hurt in County Auto Accidents
Three people were injured in rural La Crosse County auto accidents during Memorial Day weekend. Thelmer Johnson 29 Westby and Orin Johnson 25 Coon Valley sustained back injuries and bumps when their car, driven by Thelmer, collided with David Kissler 21 Coca Valley on Hwy 14 near the Vernon County line. Kissler was ticketed for improper passing and driving without a license after crossing into the Johnson car’s lane while attempting to pass on a curve. Orin was ejected when the vehicle rolled into a corn field. In a separate crash Doris Miller 20 West Salem received a head injury as a passenger in Willard Miller 28 West Salem’s car when it hit Vilas Bonsack 1112 Liberty St on CTH FF near Star Lite Theater.
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la Crosse County
Thelmer Johnson
Westby
Orin Johnson
Coon Valley
Thelmer
David Kissler
Coca Valley
Vernon County
Johnson
Orin
Kissler
Doris F. Miller
W. Hamilton St
West Salem
Willard K. Miller
Star Lite Theater
Vilas H Bonsack
Liberty St
Car Stolen and Minor Theft Reports From City
A 1950 De Soto owned by Thomas P. Dwyer of 148 George Street was stolen between 12 30 and 1 40 a m Saturday from in front of 1521 Caledonia Street. Police report also notes a pair of women s glasses found at Hillview Grocery and claims of a stolen Milwaukee Journal paper sack from a bicycle and stolen baseball gloves from a garage with Michael Collins name on two mitts.
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Thomas P. Dwyer
George St
Caledonia St
Hillview
25Th
la Crosse Sts
Myrick Park
Gerald Sweet
Milwaukee Journal
Michael Collins
S. 16Th St
Michael
Jack Beats Ridgeley in Formby British Amateur Final
Jack, a 33 year old Scot, defeated Harold Ridgeley of Haverford Pennsylvania 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final over the 6803 yard Formby course to win the Cinderella golf campaign and come close to the British amateur title.
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England
Reid Jack
Harold Ridgeley
Air Force
Haverford
Jack
Fear U S Students Pose As Spies In Red Hungary
U S diplomats seek confirmation of reports that two 20 year old University of South Carolina students, Mike Gilbert and Warren Hair, vanished after a hitchhiking tour, believed captured by Hungarian militiamen at the Margarethen frontier. An Australian companion said the pair carried a camera and political papers to provoke the Hungarians.
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U. S
Hungary
Mike A. Gilbert
Walterboro
S. C
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
Budapest
University of South Carolina
Europe
Eisenstadt
Margareth
Janice de Pedro
Miss de Pedro
Hair
Gilbert
Rust
Controversy Clouds Prospects for Election Law Reform
Washington underway debates over federal election law overhaul as Sen. McClellan leads a new reform bill while others urge action. Controversy centers on campaign limits and disclosure, with Gore’s stricter provisions vs a committee bill allowing per-person spending and higher individual contributions.
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Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Sen. Curtis
R-Neb
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Deep Sea IGY Goals Cover Global Weather and Space
Five thousand scientists from 44 nations plan an 18 month IGY search beginning July 1 at 1 400 sites worldwide. They study weather prediction satellites ocean food supply and seismic activity while mapping ocean floors for mineral deposits and tracking Antarctic and Arctic air masses for climate insight.
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Russia
International Geophysical Year
IGY
U.S. Navy
Laurence M. Gould
IGY Antarctic Committee
River Readings Forecast Hastings to Guttenberg
Mississippi River readings from Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa show most talkwaters steady or with only light falls over the next 24 hours. Sunrise Sunday at 6 25 a m sunset Sunday at 8 41 p m.
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Mississippe
Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Iowa
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and La Crosse Area
Fair tonight and Sunday with cooler tonight and a high of 73 Sunday. Scattered frosts possible in northern areas, otherwise clear and cool tonight, then fair and slightly warmer Sunday. Minnesota sees fair and cool tonight with scattered frost. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer. Iowa partly cloudy and cooler with fair to cool conditions tonight and Sunday. some areas near 32 degrees above freezing elsewhere.
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LA Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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