Haile Selassie Impresses Rochester on Minnesota Visit
Emperor Haile Selassie and his royal party toured the Edwin Doty farm near Rochester, viewed livestock, and signed a guest book. Officials noted his interest in American farming, dairy operations, and crops. he praised the U S while avoiding political talk. The visit included stops in Austin and St. Paul before an evening press conference.
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Tribune
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Minnesota
Edwin Doty
Rochester
Minn
Lion of Judah
United States
Prince Sahle Selassie
Ciie
Princess Sybel Desta
Doty
Haile Selassie
Joseph Simonson
Lewesboro
U.S
America
Xnreet
Austin
St. Paul
West Coast
Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area Tonight and Friday
Mostly cloudy conditions with local thundershowers tonight and Friday. Cooler temperatures with a low around 64 tonight and a high near 78 on Friday.
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la Crosse
Dulles Urges Allies to Act on Indochina Now
Secretary of State Dulles urged Britain and France to back action in Indochina via UN peace observers, arguing knowledge has never blocked honest negotiation. He warned of a possible shift in U.S. policy if Western Europe fails to ratify the European Defense Community and unite.
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Seattle
Wash
Dulles
United Nations
Indochina
Geneva
U. N. Security Council
Southeast Asia
Britain
France
U.S
Washington
Europe
Italy
United States
European Defense Community
McCarthy Says Stevens Was Mousetrapped in Army Hearings
Sen McCarthy asserts Secretary Stevens was mousetrapped into charging McCarthy and aides during the Army hearings. He says Stevens is honest and loyal but under pressure may have erred and should drop the accusations. Cross examiner Jenkins probes Stevens and Adams efforts to derail the investigation and blackmail threats over Roy Cohn.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Stevens
Ray Jenkins
Army
Roy M. Cohn
Questtion
Loyalty Board
Jenkins
G. David Schine
Lightning Kills 2 Boys In Milwaukee Park
A sudden thunderstorm struck Washington Park at 3 p.m. killing 11 year old Donald Feld and 12 year old Dennis Leland who sheltered under a large tree while playing baseball with Joseph Trump and Richard Hoff both 11. The two survivors alerted a filling station and police ambulance rushed the victims to County Emergency Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
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Milwaukee
St. Thomas Aquinas School
Donald Feld
Dennis Leland
Washington Park
Joseph Trump
Richard Hoff
Joseph
Richard
Park Boathouse
County Emergency Hospital
Recruits Parade At Riverside Park for Armed Service Careers
Sixty two youths gathered with families for Operation Advantage ceremonies in La Crosse and a three to four year career path in the armed services. Most of the group flew Thursday to Lackland Air Force Base Texas while two headed for Army service. Local recruiters praised the event as exemplary manpower procurement across three states with plans for a Minneapolis TV appearance.
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United States Air Force
Minneapolis
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
la Crosse
Riverside Park
Armed Services
Lackland
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Federal Building
GOP Platform Committee Worries On Farm Plank
MilwaukeeWisconsin Republicans sharpened a farm plank for the party platform as a Wisconsin convention neared. The steering committee urged a free competitive market for dairy output and protection against subsidized competition while noting no consensus on farm subsidies among GOP leaders. The draft also praises repeal of tax return publicity and calls for expanded higher education support.
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GOP
Milwaukee
Wis
Republican
Wisconsin
R Party
Robert L. Pierce
Mennomonie
Republican Party of
Washington
Congress
Benson
Kohler
Council Votes to Double Aldermen Salaries
Wednesday night the Common Council approved increasing aldermen salaries to $1200 per year effective immediately with Lang opposing and Gates abstaining. Absent members later questioned the move as city employees could gain leverage and budget timing was debated. The council also debated related elected official salaries and future budget considerations.
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Co. J. Lang
Clifford Gates
Gjerde
Ways and Means Committee
Donald R. Terpstra
Council
Guardsman struggles as wife barred from US by red tape
National Guardsman Irvine returns from Korea to find wife and child stranded in Niagara Falls Canada after immigration officials refuse visitor entry. Wife Lori Mullin, British subject by marriage, lacks required papers. Irvine says he submitted marriage and other documents but was denied entry. No official comment yet.
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Guardsman
Korea
Pittsburgh
Europe
Niagara Falls
Canada
Charles Ievine
National Guard
Lori Toome
Arthur Mullin
Garmisch-Panzenkirchen
Germany
Montreal
Irvine
South Sea
England
U. S
Kohler urged to pledge serving term at Wisconsin GOP meet
Gov. Walter J. Kohler faces pressure at the Wisconsin Republican convention to affirm he will complete his third term. The Knowles Smith fight hinges on Kohler's vow. Thomson supporters fear Kohler aims to clear the path for Knowles to succeed him. Rumors tie Kohler to Knowles as a stake in 1956.
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Walter J. Kohler
Warren P. Knowles
GOP
Senate
Philip Drotning
Kohler
Wayne J. Hood
la Crosse
Robert L. Pierce
Milwaukee
Wis
George M. Smith
Knowles
Thomson
USAF Backs 12 Year Old Prodigy Into Juilliard
Tony Il Han, a 12 year old Korean piano prodigy, will attend Juilliard with a $4,600 aid program from the Fifth and Sixth Air Forces. Lt Gen Samuel E Anderson helped spark the fundraising, and Tony will live with a Korean American family in New York as his scholarship is finalized.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tony Il
Tony) Han
New York
Juilliard School of Music
Tony
Sth Air Force
Samuel E. Anderson
Thomas Cutshaw
Carswell Air Force Base
Seoul
Pusan
5Th Air Force Theater
Anderson
Julliard
5Th Air Force
Japan
Easier Action For Annexation Plan Faces City Council
City council members, meeting as a committee of the whole, favored repealing an annexation ordinance to ease adding properties outside present boundaries. Debate stressed potential costs for improvements and tax implications, with aldermen arguing over who should fund extensions before joining the city.
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Harry A. Blair
Emil O. Schultz
Schultz Eens
H. J. Schleiter
Schultz
Council
Eisenhower defends tariff stance amid trade debate
President Eisenhower said he merely postponed, not abandoned, his call for a three year extension and revision of the reciprocal trade act. He noted the House Ways and Means Committee favored a one year extension to allow time for longer policy decisions. He urged allied trading to bolster collective strength.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Rules
United States
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