Record Memorial weekend highway deaths top 300 in US
The nation reported a Memorial weekend total surpassing 300 traffic deaths for 54 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, a record high. The National Safety Council blamed heavy travel and multiple crashes, with drownings and other accident deaths included. Ohio and California posted high totals while states like Alaska Delaware and Vermont reported no traffic fatalities. Several fatal crashes across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota produced multiple victims including a mother and four of her children struck by a train near Crown Point Indiana. The AP noted 385 overall deaths in the 54-hour window and warned the toll could spur safety efforts.
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Roof Fire Damages Warehouse Used by Trane Co
A lightning strike caused a warehouse roof fire at 2018 South Ave. early Sunday. The Stukins warehouse, housing Trane Co materials, suffered water damage to stock while the building owner Les Stukins could not yet estimate losses. Fire crews spent two hours fighting the blaze starting at 3 27 a.m. with multiple engines and 11 hose lines. No damage to Trane property was reported. Nearby residences also reported minor lightning damage.
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Madison
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Charles St
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Wisconsin Man Dies In Crash Of Navy Plane
A twin engine anti-submarine aircraft crashed at sea during Navy operations near Norfolk. Three crewmen were killed including Wisconsin native Lt. Richard Edgar Maegli of Whitefish Bay. King Baudouin of Belgium witnessed the incident from the carrier Randolph and arranged condolences for the families. The crash occurred about four miles from the Randolph, over 100 miles off Virginia’s coast. One body and three helmets were recovered at once. the other victims were Lt. Cig Rankin Magill of Hamden, Conn., and Alfred Brunke of East Greenwich, R. I.
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Belgium
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Whitefish Bay
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Marquette University
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Randolph
Grumman
Atlantic Ocean
Virginia
Harry Nash
Associated Press
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Hamden, Conn
Alfred Brunke
Aviation Electronics
East Greenwich
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Drowning Toll In Wisconsin Stands At Five
The Memorial Day weekend drowning toll in Wisconsin rose to five. Teens Bryan Gruetsman and John Hauck died at Lake Koshkonong and Silver Lake, while Melvin Jordan, Mathew McGuire, and Ronald King also perished in Langlade, Milwaukee, and Pepin counties. Police investigated incidents involving a boat fall, deep hole, and a head injury from a pier.
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Bryan Gruetsman
Fort Atkinson
Lake Koshkonong
Jefferson County
Melvin Jordan
Hales Corners
Post Lake
Langlade County
Mathew McGuire
Chicago
Fox River
Wilmot
Ronald King
Arkansaw
Pepin County
John Hauck
Glendale
Silver Lake
Washington County
West Bend
Village Named For Anne Frank in Germany
In Wuppertal a refugee village named for Anne Frank was blessed by Father Dominique Pire. The 20 family village honors the diary author who perished at Bergen-Belsen in 1945, recalling her faith in mankind’s inborn kindness.
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Germany
Anna Frank
Dominique Pire
Anne
Amsterdam
Bergen - Belsen
Local leaders to confer with Nelson on La Crosse industry
City and county officials will meet Gov. Gaylord Nelson in Madison Tuesday to discuss La Crosse area industry problems ahead of the Electric Auto-Lite plant closure on July 3. Attendees include Mayor Milo Knutson and leaders from AFL-CIO, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Industrial Development Commission.
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Nelson
Madison
Milo G. Knutson
Bernard Thill
Wisconsin State Employment Service
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West Presses Stalin on Berlin Crisis at Big Four Talks
In Geneva the United States Britain and France urged the Soviet Union to suspend threats to West Berlin and negotiate a stopgap settlement. Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville met with Gromyko at his villa as talks continued toward a summit while Khrushchev rejected concessions and insisted no bargaining.
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Six Explosions Hit Clinton Strip Mine In Run of Attacks
In Clinton Tennessee several dynamite blasts ripped Paul B. Ross's independently operated strip coal mine Sunday night. Ross and his family have endured five prior incidents including shootings ambushes explosions and fires targeting their operation.
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Paul B. Ross
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No Foul Play Suspected In Two Women Deaths
State police ruled out foul play in the deaths of Juanita Ferguson and Virginia Conley, two Clarksburg women found dead in a car submerged in Elk Creek seven weeks after they disappeared. Autopsy findings support a auto accident theory as the ignition, lights, and transmission were in driving position and the car doors remained locked.
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Juanita Ferguson
Virginia Conley
Elk Creek
Here
W. L. Pike
Storm Arlene Dies Down In Mississippi
Tropical storm Arlene blew itself out over central Mississippi leaving high waters across parts of Louisiana but minimal wind damage. The U S Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers for the region as torrential rains closed main roads near New Orleans and Moisant International Airport recorded 10.92 inches in 24 hours ending 6 p.m.
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Sparta Boy Rescued From River Falls By Teen Hero
In Sparta Wisconsin a 14 year old Cataract area boy Donald Jensen was pulled from the La Crosse River below Angelo Dam after slipping into a deep hole and being swept by a current. Joe R Wisman 16 of Sparta rescued him and Jensen’s father towed them to shore where Jensen received artificial respiration. Jensen was treated for shock at a Sparta hospital and released. Sheriff Dewey Reinstra said he will nominate Wisman for a heroism award from the Wisconsin Association of Traffic Officers and Radio Operators.
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Wis
Angelo
la Crosse
Donald Jensen
Kermit Jensen
Joe R. Wisman
Five Killed In Texas Light Plane Crash Near Sugar Land
Five people died when a light plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Hull Airport near Sugar Land Texas. The pilot Ralph Flores manager of Hull Airport was tentatively identified. Names of the other victims were not immediately learned.
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Here
Hull
Ralph Flores
Mother races to save girl struck by train in Wrenshall
In Wrenshall Minnesota a mother ran toward her 2 year old daughter on tracks as a passenger train approached at about 60 mph. The engineer said he saw something and brake was applied but the train could not stop in time. The child Jan Newsum was killed.
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Jan Newsum
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Julius Newsum
Newsum
Food costs up 20 percent in decade. farmer receipts fall 8
Washington AP report shows retail food costs rising 20 percent in 10 years while prices received by farmers declined 8 percent. The House Agriculture Committee notes food remains cheaper relative to earnings than ever, with last year’s farm-produced food costing 53.7 billion dollars, a 16 billion rise from 1947-49. About 13 percent of the increase, or 8.4 billion, went to processors and middlemen.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Delegates Astonished by Lloyd Outfare Report at Big Four
Geneva AP reports British delegates at the Big Four talks voiced astonishment at a London Times claim that Selwyn Lloyd’s days as foreign secretary are numbered. Officials in London called the report pure speculation and uninspired.
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Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Britain
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Foreign Office
Times
Jury Drawn for Dakin Murder Trial in Wisconsin
MAULTON AP Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss ordered a jury panel of 56 drawn to hear first degree murder charges against 17 year old Jane Dakin for the December 1 slaying of her parents in their Wisconsin home. Pretrial questions and motions dominated the hearing before jurors were seated.
Where to Park Tonight Clarifies Parking by Street Side
City ordinance directs drivers to park on the even numbered side of streets. The guidance aims to regulate curb use and improve traffic flow.
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