Train Crash Averted At West Salem
Averted wreck saved 200 passengers as the Olympian Hiawatha halted near West Salem after wheel failures and a locked center engine unit. Conductor applied emergency brakes at 6:40 p.m. causing a safe stop. no injuries reported. The train continued to La Crosse for repair. note cites a prior fatality in Reesville.
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West Salem
Milwaukee Railroad
Olympian Hiawatha
la Crosse
Reesville
Dodge County
Milson Annexation Vote Fails by Narrow Margin
The Common Council rejected Milson Corp petitions to annex two undeveloped areas east of the city by an 11 to 7 vote. A 14-vote threshold blocked approval, with aldermen split on benefits and costs of extending city services and potential development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Milson Corp
John K. Flanagan
Harold Arentz
Clayton Burkart
William Finn
Lynden Gjerde
Dorrance Heistad
Edward Hilbert
Frank Kaufmann
Hubert Schietter
James Snoger
Curtis Storck
Donald Terpsia
George Bonsack
C. J. Lang
Joan Marasck
James McKillo
Sheldon Nerby
Richard Schelbe
Walter Selbe
Monegan
Burlington
Monegan Overhead
Milson
Boy Hero Of Flood Rescue Led To Freedom
Norman Shepard, 21, who helped rescue a California family during a May flood in Oregon, was freed by a grand jury that refused to indict him on a bad check charge. Sheriff Jesse Wooldridge praised him as changed for the better and Shepard returned to work at a local sawmill.
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Prineville
Ore
Norman Shepard
California
Shepard
Wisconsin
Jesse Wooldridge
First National Bank
Wooldridge
Martin
Danny
Permanent Farm Market Area On Square Voted
The Common Council voted 19 to 0 to establish a permanent farmers' marketing area in Market Square after 90 minutes of debate. Attempts to relocate, abolish, or delay the decision failed. City officials noted the square will be unavailable for 2 3 weeks, and discussions cited limited use by sellers while some residents urged preserving the market.
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Common Council
Market Square
W & Vote
Randall- Graw
Tillman
Sth
Cameron Avenues
Zenno A. Gorder
The
Mar
Aldbert L. Klein Jr
John K. Flanagan
Fox River Valley Safety Parley Draws 400 Attendees
About 400 people attended the 29th annual Fox River Valley and Lake Shore Safety Conference in Neenah. Nathan H. Bergstrom, president of Bergstrom Paper Co., gave the keynote, while George Nelson, president of the Wisconsin Council of Safety, spoke at the luncheon on the council's plan to support the Governor's Traffic Safety Program.
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Fox River Valley
Lake Shore
Nathan H. Bergstrom
Bergstrom Paper Co
Neenah
George Nelson
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Soviets Propose 2 3 Year Nuclear Test Moratorium
The Soviet Union proposed a two or three year moratorium on nuclear tests with international inspectors at key points to deter cheating. US officials in Washington described encouraging signs as Stassen and Zorin discussed a first step toward disarmament. Khrushchev criticized Western plans while noting possible room for continued talks.
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London
Soviet Union
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Stassen
Washington
Russia
U. S
Valerian Zorin
United States
Zorin
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Helsinki
Khrushchev
Arctic
32nd to Move Into McCoy Saturday
More than 12 000 national guardsmen of the 32nd Infantry Division will begin filtering into Camp McCoy Saturday by 11 a.m. for a two week encampment. About 1 200 vehicles will bring units from 78 Wisconsin communities with governors day planned for June 22 and a first formal review by Gov Vernon L Thomson.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
32Nd Infantry Division
Wisconsin
Waldemar Breidster
Whitefish Bay
Jim Dan Hill
Vernon L. Thomson
Paratroopers Die As Army Truck Crashes Into Creek
The 101st Airborne Division unit the 327th crashed off a bridge near Ft. Campbell Kentucky killing 14 soldiers and wounding nine. Survivors described a rapid rescue as helicopters evacuated the injured and the scene prompted a board of inquiry into the worst accident on the base.
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Ft. Campbell
Creek
101St “Pentomic” Airborne Division
Kentucky-Tennessee Line
Tennessee
327Th Airborne Infantry
Bas
Pvt
Ronald J. Curtis
Kalamazoo, Mich
Flag Day Parade and Park Program in La Crosse
A downtown Flag Day parade leaves 3rd and State at 7 p.m. with Judge Lincoln Neprud as marshal, forming at the courthouse square. The procession goes east on State, south on 5th, west on Main to the Wendell A. Anderson Memorial bandshell, then Riverside Park hosts ceremonies, band concert, and speaker Norman E. Schulze with other local groups and scouts participating.
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3Rd
State Streets
Lincoln Neprud
Courthouse Square
Neprud
Roy V. Ahistrom
State
Sth
Main
Wendell A. Anderson
Riverside Park
Ellis
John Flanagan
Carrol J. Weigel
B. W. Ingli
Norman E. Schulze
la Crosse
Change In Annexation Method Voted
The Senate approved a sweeping annexation procedure bill by 21 to 9 after a year of study. The 25 page measure tightens filing rules, bans petition withdrawals, sets court action time limits and assigns property values. It heads to the Assembly, while other actions included pension plan options for Waukesha water works employees and a state industrial commission appointment.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Waukesha City
State Pension Plan
Sen
Dempsey
Hartland
Waukesha
Thomson
Reuben G. Knutson
Stevens Point
Industrial Commission
Council Delays Auditorium Board Election
City aldermen postponed electing two members to the auditorium board at the mayor s request to allow a full report on auditorium operations. The adjourned Common Council session set for 7 30 p m June 25 to consider the report and the election. Mayor Milo Knutson cited gross mismanagement and incomplete investigation as support for delaying the vote.
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Common Council
Milo Knutson
Harry D. Newburg
Cass St
Ray A. Sunder
Winnebago St
August Grams
Maier opts out of Wisconsin Senate race in 1956 special
Wisconsin state Senator Henry Maier announces he will not seek the July primary nomination for the seat left by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. He had contemplated a run with William Proxmire Clement Zablocki and other lesser known candidates.
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Madison
Henry Maier
U. S. Senate
Alexander Wiley
Rwis
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Maier
William Proxmire
Clement Zablocki
Milwaukee
Council Rejects Eased Summer Curfew for Teens
The Common Council voted 17 to 1 against relaxing curfew hours for 16 and 17 year olds on summer Fridays and Saturdays. Detective Lt. Vern Weber warned relaxation would give violators more time to break laws, while Alderman Kaufmann opposed any change and urged police pragmatism. The plan would have allowed teens to stay out until midnight on weekends from the last Sunday in August to the last Sunday in September.
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Common Council
Vern Weber
Kaufmann
Harold Patton
Patton
A.m
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Lonnie Bunkert
Bunkert
Hubert J. Schreiter
Unifax
Edgar Martin
Delano
Calif
Betty
Debra
Clayton J. Burkart
Wiliam R. Finn
la Crosse Tribune
Soviets
Harold E. Stassen
U. N. Disarmament
Secretary of State
Dulles
McCoy
Joseph R. Santimays
Red Arrow
Coulee
32Nd Reconnaissance Co
Sparta
732Nd Ordnance Battalion
Mauston
Tomah
132Nd
Black River Falls
173Rd Field Artillery Battalion
128Th Infantry
Prairie du Chien
Mondovi
Viroqua
426Th Infantry
Arcadia
Curtis
Post Headquarters
Piney Fork Creek
326Th Engineer
Army
Ernest J. McNeill
Lumberton
N. C
J. B. Cooper
Gatesville, Tex
Elks Club
All la Crosse
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Peete Wee Eeenes
Knutson
Sen. Maier
Donald Terpstra
Ferry Street
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