British Troops Die In Cyprus Forest Fire During Manhunt
Nicosia Cyprus nineteen British soldiers were killed and eighteen injured in a forest fire during a manhunt for EOKA rebels in the Troodos Mountains. The blaze spread as troops battled to close in on leader Dighenis and 10 other EOKA chiefs amid shifting winds and fuel explosions.
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Cyprus
Nicosia
Troodos
George Grivas
Say
EOKA
Dighenis
Grivas
Greece
Trempealeau County Plane Crash Kills Two
Two killed and two injured when a light plane crashed into a fog shrouded hill eight miles south of Eleva Wisconsin at 9 55 a m Sunday. The dead are Arthur Swanson and his wife from Orion Illinois. Pilot Gilbert Corrice and his wife were seriously hurt and hospitalized in Eau Claire. The Stinson Station Wagon caught fire in the wreckage. Local residents searched the area and discovered the survivors near the flames. Officials said fog likely contributed to the crash.
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Whetehall
Wis
Eleva
Arthur Swanson
Orion
Gilbert Corrice
Eau Claire
George Brown
Wesley Bergen
Stanley Severson
Lloyd Edison
Donald Wood
Civil Aeronautics Board
la Crosse
Moline
Ill
Corrice
Ike Confers With Nixon No Politics On Campaign Question
President Eisenhower held talks with Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles at Walter Reed Hospital as doctors announced steady recovery from surgery. Nixon said no political discussion occurred and Eisenhower would speak for himself when he chooses a time. The medical bulletin reported stable vital signs and that skin sutures were removed after a light meal and walking. Nixon spoke to reporters after his visit.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Ike
Luggage firm owner H. L. Herken dies at 72
Harvey L. Herken of 230 S. 16th St. La Crosse, longtime businessman linked to Herken's Luggage Store, died Sunday morning. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Sletten McKee Chapel with Rev. H. N. Stoffel officiating and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation 7–9 p.m. Tuesday. Born Aug. 2, 1883, he helped run the family business first on 3rd Street, later at 212 Main, later named Herken's Luggage. Married Alma Engebretson in 1911. He was a member of First Congregational Church, Elks, Chamber of Commerce, and formerly La Crosse Country Club and Luggage Assn. Survivors include his wife and sister Grace Hegge of Fargo N D.
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Harvey L. Herken
S. 16Th St
la Crosse
Herken
Sletten- McKee
H. N. Stoffel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mr. Herken
George Herken
3Rd Street
Main &I
George Herken and
Alma Engebretson
Cashton
First Congregational Church
the, Elks and the Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Country Club
The
Luggage Assa
Grace Hegge
Fargo
N.D
Nine Blood Donors Registered Threaten County Program
La Crosse County faces a potential collapse of its voluntary blood program after August 1 with only nine donors registered for the upcoming drive. Officials fear failing to meet a 450-donor target could force cancellation, unless local turnout improves.
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la Crosse County
American National Red Cross
Dairyland Power Cooperative
East Ave. S&s
Madison
Alf H. Gundersen
County Blood Program
Weather Outlook for La Crosse and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Little change in temperature. Low tonight 68 high Tuesday 86.
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la Crosse
Former Milwaukee Teacher Named Israeli Foreign Minister
Israel’s parliament heard that Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett has resigned and Golda Meir is asked to take the post. Ben-Gurion signaled a tougher stance toward Arab neighbors as Namir was named labor minister amid shifting Mapai leadership. Meier, a former Milwaukee teacher, may serve temporarily as foreign minister during absences.
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Moshe Sharett
Israel
Golda Myerson
Milwaukee
Labor
Sharett
Mapai
Myerson
Lake Success
N.Y
Unifax
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Zionist Movement
Ben-Gurion
Labor Mini Lister
Mordechai Namir
Labor Federation
Labor Ministry
Egypt Ends British Occupation at Port Said Parade
Premier Nasser raised the Egyptian flag at the Suez Canal zone as Port Said marked the end of British occupation after 73 years. Nine MIGs flew overhead and a 21 gun salute rang from a frigate while Soviet diplomat Shepilov visited Bernesht. A national holiday June 18 celebrated the end of occupation.
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Port Said
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal Zone
Nasser
Navy House
Nile
Dmitri Shepilov
Bernesht
Nile Delta
Cairo
Czechoslovakia
Alexandria
Two Seniors Wed After Outliving Three Partners
In Parkville Michigan Samuel N. Sheppard aged 93 and Annie Miller aged 81, who have each outlived three mates, were married yesterday at Sheppard's home. The couple plans a honeymoon in about two weeks when fishing improves. Mrs Sheppard said we should have married sooner but Sam is an old fashioned boy.
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Parkville
Mich
Samuel N. Sheppard
Annie Miller
Sheppard
Sam
Orlando Boys Club Sends President Ike a Bicycle
The Orlando Boys Club mailed a bicycle to President Eisenhower yesterday and urged him to follow heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White's advice to take up riding.
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Orlando, Fla
Orlando Boys Club
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Twisters roam Texas Panhandle and Great Plains weather chaos
Thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes swept the nation with heavy rain and hail. In the Texas Panhandle and South Plains twisters blew sheds away while flooding and road washouts occurred in Colorado and Nebraska. Evacuations totaled over 30 families with damage around a quarter of a million dollars.
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Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Colorado
Greeley
Grover
Colo
Wyoming-Nebraska
Nebraska
Kansas
Wauneta
Neb
Rain grinds on with spotty June showers in Wisconsin
La Crosse area records more needed rain as crops perk up slightly after the most effective rainfall since May. 30 inches reported in the pan of the local US Weather Bureau from 6 30 to 11 30 a m Monday. Alfred J Francour says more is needed despite scattered showers. Nearby towns report varied totals with Madison Galesville and Minneapolis noting rainfall while Red Wing receives heavy totals. Crops on lighter soils suffer from the drought as humidity rises and more rain is forecast for the coming days.
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Southern Plains
Lubbock
Tex
Houston
Beaumont
Amarillo
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
mid-Atlantic States
New England
Rocky Mountains
la Crosse
Alfred J. Francour
la Crosse County
Red Wing
Minn
USWB
Emery Cig
Francour
West Salem
Bangor
Stevenstown
Mindoro l
Madison
Galesville
Minneapolis
Midwest
Detroit
Wisconsin Democrats End Convention In Bid For State Power
Wisconsin Democrats wrapped up their three day convention in Superior with about 800 delegates. Delegates weighed bids for Adlai Stevenson and Harriman for president while supporting a possible U S Senate bid by Elliott Walstead of Milwaukee against Henry Maier. Kefauver pledged delegates drift toward Stevenson and Harriman if his campaign weakens. A Harriman for President club formed in Racine and a Stevenson club was already active.
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Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Wisconsin
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Elliott Walstead
Milwaukee
U.S
Tennessee
Chicago
Harriman
Lynn Stalbaum
Racine
Walstead
Dane County
Maier
Plumber Sues To Recover 18000 Found In Heater
In Wilson North Carolina a plumber testifies in Superior Court that he found 180 one hundred dollar bills totaling 18000 in a cloth bag in M C Godwins Buckhorn area home on October 5 1955. Godwin denies knowledge of the bag and offered a reward while claims by Deans to recover the money proceed.
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Deans
Godwin
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Illinois
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Washington
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H. L. Herken
Administration
Badger
Edna Horschak
ABC 104
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Oshkosh
James N. Fosshage
American Red Cross
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Sea of Galilee
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Suez
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mid-Mississippi River Valley
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