Lake Geneva and Baraboo clash over Air Force Academy site
The Lake Geneva area and Baraboo region clash over locating the Air Force Academy near their shores. Citizens fear property loss, while national defense takes priority. The academy is an academic institution like West Point, not a flying school, and site choices include three locations.
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Lake Geneva
Air Force Academy
Camp McCoy
Baraboo
Badger Ordnance Works
United States
West Point
Annapolis
Air Force
Airlines post record passenger counts but lower profits
A Steven V. David AP survey shows airlines move record passenger totals into weaker profits. Eastern American Trans World United report high May figures and rising costs per mile, as load factors slip and jets arrive, suggesting a wait for traffic to catch up. Ezekiel 16:59 appears in the text.
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Steven V. David
Associated Press
Eastern Air Lines
Trans-World Airlines
American Airlines
American
United Airlines
Oppenheimer Case Winds Through Gray Board Findings
The Gray Board report and related documents scrutinize J Robert Oppenheimer's actions and security risk concerns. It notes he advised on military policy beyond his science role and cites a Fortune article as early disclosure. The materials question whether his continued service aligns with U S security interests.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis S. Strauss
United States
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dr. Oppenheimer
Em- Lawrence
Special Board
Gordon Gray
Oppenheimer
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Air Force
Fortune
Charles J.W. Murphy
Air Force
Hoyt §&. Vandenberg
Gray Board
William L. Borden
Borden
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Senator McMahon
Army Air Force
Yale Law School
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Finland
Berkeley Atomic Project
Mr. Borden
Klaus Fuchs
Berkeley
United States Army
Capitol Dome GOP backs eight Wisconsin incumbents
Eight incumbent Wisconsin Republicans receive formal backing from the Voluntary Republican Organization for renomination and re election. The resolutions may aid campaigns or fund efforts, while a few races remain uncertain in districts such as Ninth and Milwaukee Fourth where strong local factors affect results.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Charles Kersten
Milwaukee
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
Kersten
Withrow
John Bosshard
Arthur Mockrud
Westby
William E. Owen
Menomonie
Lester Johnson
Owen
Clement Zablocki
GOP
Humphrey Advances in Michigan GOP Bid for 1956
A Michigan driven push for George Humphrey as Republican presidential candidate circulates in Grand Rapids via Frank McKay and his Times weekly. McKay argues the party mishandled victory and foreign policy, while noting Washington interest in Humphrey. Also notes Navy mix ups with Adm Boone and a Turkish visit gag.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
the Times
McKay
Grand Rapids
Humphrey
Pentagon
McCarthy
Pushes Legislative Program Front in Eisenhower Era
The Washington Merry Go Round reports Ike presses a first-term push in Congress while delaying the Flanders McCarthy finances vote. Knowland and White House oppose, hoping to shield McCarthy and advance Eisenhower's overarching program amid internal GOP debates.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Ihe
Dewey
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Milwaukee
Ike
Peoria
George Marshall
Congress
White House
Flanders
Senate
Hisenhower
Pearson
Knowland
Justice Department
Charlie Halleck
Indiana
Gerald Morgan
Capitol Hill
Defense Wilson
McCarthy Dominant Figure in Army-McCarthy Hearings
The Army-McCarthy hearings ran for 36 days as McCarthy dominated the sessions with attacks on individuals, sudden new charges, and dramatic moments. Welch, the opposing counsel, struggled to match McCarthy's vitality, while Republicans largely controlled the proceedings.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Welch
Boston
Ball Park
McClellan
Arkansas
Symington
Missouri
Jackson
War Bond Honors From Local Children
Ten years ago the La Crosse Children’s Home collected small savings to fund 25 war bonds of 25 dollars each. The article also notes La Crosse’s three new wells and cites May issue details from The American City for engineers and public works officials.
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la Crosse
New York City
Departments of Public Works
American Utilities Co
la Crosse Gas and Electric Co
Madison
Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Co
Fred W. Dickens
Arthur Strum
Frances Egbert
Grace Hildreth
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Mercer
O’konski
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