Wisconsin GOP opens 1960 bid at fiery state convention
HARVEY BREUSCHER GREEN BAY AP Wisconsin GOP leaders launched a sharp 1960 election push at the 1959 Republican State Convention. Sen Kirby Hendee led a 13 resolution slate attacking Gov Gaylord Nelsons tax plans and spending. Sen Thruston Morton urged a big GOP drive in 45 marginal House districts and outlined a national campaign focus. He disclosed Chicago suite reservations for presidential hopefuls at the 1960 convention.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin
Resolutions Committee
Kirby Hendee
Milwaukee
Hendee
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
State Conservation Department
Republican Resolutions Committee
Bureau of Budgets and Accounts
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
United States
Eisenhower
Treasury
Congress
House of Representatives
GOP
Chicago
Keynote Seen As Financial Responsibility in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans push thrift as campaign focus with Blanchard, minority leader, warning voters of Democratic budget and tax plans While condemning Governor Nelsons building program and expenditure proposals, party leaders emphasize unity and opposition to labor peace act repeal amid concerns over Auto-Lite plant closures and Simmons departure.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Blanchard
Nelson
Republican Organization
GOP
Claude Jasper
la Crosse Tribune
Jasper
State Senate
Khrush Hints Rocket Bases In Balkans
NIKITA Khrushchev warned at Lenin Stadium that the Soviet Union would set up rocket bases in Albania and Bulgaria unless the Balkans become a rocket free zone under mutual control. He spoke after a 12 day trip to Albania and Hungary and emphasized peace. In Geneva, Andrei Gromyko and foreign ministers from the US Britain and France failed to progress on Berlin occupation rights amid firm Western resistance.
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Britain
France
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Selwyn Lloyd
Gromyko
West Berlin
Lloyd
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Pilot Killed As Inflatable Plane Collapses In Akron
Army lieutenant Malcolm B. Wallace, 26, learning to fly an inflatable aircraft, plunged several hundred feet when the craft collapsed near Wingfoot Lake. Witnesses saw him bail out, but his parachute failed to open. Investigators say the motor was missing before the crash and the body landed in swamp water about 500 feet from the wreck.
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Akron
Ohio
Army
Malcolm B. Wallace
Warner L. Hughes
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Wingfoot Lake
Goodyear
Cabinet Nomination Denied Only 9 Times in U S History
Washington reports Lewis L Strauss faces a pivotal Senate decision with 10 to 15 undecided lawmakers across parties. Seven Democrats back confirmation, one Republican opposes, and a GOP disciplined bloc could still influence the outcome. Only nine cabinet confirmations have failed in U S history.
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Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
William Langer
North Dakota
Republic
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Viewing With Alarm Dampens Wisconsin GOP Unity
In Green Bay, Wisconsin Republicans adjust to life in opposition after last fall's defeat. Delegates vent strong criticism of Gov. Nelson and the Democratic administration while eyeing 1960 campaigns. Discontent with Sen. Wiley signals unsettled unity as tax and spending questions loom.
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Republican Party
Wiley
Claude J. Jasper
Sen. Wiley
Jasper
Madison
Boy Struck By Bat Dies After Surgery
Wayne Brandl seven died after emergency brain surgery in Green Bay following an accident at St Joseph's school grounds Silver Lake. The Manito woe boy was injured Wednesday when a baseball bat slipped from a companion during a school picnic and struck him on the head. He was treated at Manitowoc hospital before transfer to St Vincent Hospital.
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Wayne Brandl
St. Joseph's
Silver Lake
Reinhardt Brandl
Manitowoc
St. Vincent Hospital
Where to Park Tonight Odd Sides Rule
Citizens are advised to park on the odd numbered side of the street to comply with the new city ordinance. The guidance seeks orderly night parking and reduces curbside clutter while enforcement standards are clarified by local authorities.
Jail Matron Pays Drunk Driving Fine
DETROIT AP reports Hassie Dole a county jail matron pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Judge George T Murphy ordered a $50 fine or 10 days in county jail. She chose to pay the fine so she could return to work.
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George T. Murphy
Hassie Dole
Dalai Lama cites new Tibetan atrocities by Chinese
In New Delhi the Dalai Lama reports ongoing Tibetan torture by Chinese Communists. He says refugees in Mussoorie hear daily fresh abuses as Beijing tries to crush the revolt. He urges India and others to back truth over power.
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Mussoorie
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Mystery Bomber Found in Libyan Desert After 16 Years
A World War II B24 with a nine-man crew was unearthed in Libya, 380 miles south of Bengazi. Last seen in 1943 during a Naples raid, the plane sits intact on desert sand with a working radio. No crew remains or records were found. Pentagon identified the aircraft by serials and released the nine crew names and kin. Relatives say they were told of missing in action status in 1943 and then confirmed dead a year later.
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Italy
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Portsmouth
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Mane
William J. Hatton
Amelia J. Hatton
Whitestone
Queens
Elizabeth Henry
Hatton
Amelia Brodrick
Broadview
Ill
John S. Waravka
Alex C. Waravka
Cleveland
Robert F. Toner
Gertrude O. Emerson
North Attleboro
Mass
Harold S. Ripslinger
Frank
Saginaw
Mich
James
Army
Robert E. la Motte
John D
Lake Linden
Russell
Bob
Desert Mystery
Air Force
Sahara
Unifax
Veterans revisit scene taps sound on Omaha Beach
On the 15th anniversary of D-Day in Omaha Beach France veterans and French residents joined relatives at the American Cemetery in St Laurent. Wreaths were laid and prayers offered beside 9 386 graves as a Wall of the Missing honored 1 557 names. A monument to the 116th Infantry Regiment marked the landing.
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Landing Beach
116Th Infantry
H-howr
Virginia
Edward Green
Elizabeth City
N.C
Green
U.S
Omaha
Utah
East German Threat of Berlin Blockade Over West German Vote
East German official Gerhart Eisler warned in Berliner Zeitung that West Berlin could be temporarily blockaded if West Germany holds its presidential election in the city. He said East German workers would withhold all transport into West Berlin while the Bundestag convenes in West Berlin on July 1 to elect a president.
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West Berlin
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Theodor Huess
Med student on faculty’s best double milestone
Joyce Saunders had a baby May 18 while four medical exams were taken for her degree at the Medical College of Virginia. Her husband Grier, an economics student at Richmond, completed final exams that week. She graduates Sunday. he graduates Monday.
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Richmond, Va
Joyce Saunders
Grier
The
University of Richmond
Mrs. Saunders
Medical College of Virginia
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