President Queen Dedicate Seaway Ship Goes Down After Collision
In Lake Huron fog, the 417 foot Monrovia sank after colliding with the Royalton. Norman W. Foy failed to locate Monrovia, rescuing 29 crewmen as markers warned other ships. Royalton sustained minor damage. The Monrovia carried steel from Antwerp to Chicago and Duluth. Royalton owned by F Scott Misener Ltd. Coast Guard cutters Mackinaw and Acacia aided.
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Monrovia
Lake Huron
Coast Guard
Norman W. Foy
Royalton
Foy
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mackinaw
Acacia
Detroit
Fay
Browning Steamship Lines of
Syesanes Svokos
Alex Gillies
Gillies
Buffalo
N. Y
Antwerp
Liberia
Chicago
Duluth
F. Scott Misener, Ltd
Port Colbourne
Ont
Heavy Rains To Bring Floods On Area Rivers
Heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday pushed area streams to flood levels. Root River will crest at Houston at 17.17 feet on Saturday, over 15-foot flood stage. Hokah at 48.5 feet with 47-foot stage. Zumbro at Rochester crest reached, 20 feet above flood stage at Zumbro Falls. Upper Iowa near Dorchester 2 feet above stage. Kickapoo safe with 2.42 inches rainfall noted. Weather office forecasts continued storms through Sunday with heat between showers. June rainfall total 3.87 inches, below last week’s normal. several towns log two-day and five-day rainfall totals.
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Houston
Hokah
Carl Peterson
Zumbro
Rochester
Zumbro Falls
Upper
Iowa
Dorchester
Mississippi River
Kickapoo
Peterson
U.S. Weather Bureau
French Island
Lanesboro
Harmony
Rushford
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Readstown
Viroqua
la Crosse
Lansing
Gov Earl Long Released From Mental Hospital
In Covington Louisiana a state court ordered Governor Earl K Long freed from the Southwest Louisiana Hospital at Mandeville. Judge Robert Jones signed the dismissal of the commitment order at 10 44 a m CST after arguments from Sims and hospital board officials.
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Covington
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Mandeville
Long
Robert Jones
22Nd Judicial District
Jones
Joe Arthur Sims
Ramrod
State Hospital Board
Grandmother and girl killed by home explosion in Rhinelander
An undetermined blast destroyed a two story frame house in Rhinelander Wisconsin killing 67 year old Mrs Cora Morgan and her one year old granddaughter Jane Morgan The child's mother Mrs Shirley Morgan 31 was critically burned and the body of Mrs Morgan was found after a crane lifted wreckage The blast at 9 05 a m tore the house apart investigators said the home had no gas service and nearby is the Oneida County Jail The mother is the daughter of Undersheriff Alfred Somers and the husband was at work at the Wisconsin Employment Service office
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Rhinelander
Wis
Cora Morgan
Jane Morgan
St. Mary's Hospital
Shirley Morgan
Oneida County
Alfred Somers
James Hamilton
James
The
Wisconsin Employment Service
41 Guardsmen Receive Commissions At McCoy
CAMP McCOY Wis Wisconsins 32nd Infantry Division neared the end of a summer encampment with an atomic blast that capped a three day field problem and prepared to pay its 11000 troops nearly 900000 for the 15 day exercise. A class of 41 Wisconsin National Guard officer candidates will be commissioned as lieutenants in ceremonies at the Main Post Officers Club Friday afternoon with Maj Gen Joseph H Harper as speaker. Named to receive commissions are Ronald Butler Paul Kuester Leo Martin and Elmer Simonson. They received their bars from Maj Gen Waldemar F Breidster. The division will begin leaving Camp McCoy Saturday morning by motor convoy and rail for homes in 78 Wisconsin communities. The movement includes the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron from Sparta Black River Falls and Viroqua at 825 am and Headquarters Company and Company A of Tomah Mauston’s Company B at 850 am. The La Crosse unit Company A of the 157th Transportation Battalion leaves at 815 am. Civilian component troops will still number nearly 7000 after the departure of the 32nd Division the 416th Engineer Group and smaller units. New arrivals include technical service organizations from Illinois and Michigan and the 356th Engineer Group from Omaha. The list of largest units to arrive appears on page 5.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin
32Nd
Wisconsin National Guard
Joseph H. Harper
5Th Army
Ronald Butler
Camp Douglas
Paul Kuester
Sparta
Leo Martin
Elmer Simonson
Black River Falls
Waldemar F. Breidster
32Nd Infantry Division
Viroqua
la Crosse
157Th Transportation (Boat) Battalion
416Th Engineer
Eisenhower vetoes two farm bills roiling farm policy debate
President Eisenhower rejected bills affecting wheat and tobacco, saying they would worsen surpluses and keep prices high. The action ends chances for this session and sets stage for next year’s fights in Congress and the presidential campaign led by Democrats arguing the veto hurts farmers and raises costs. Secretary Benson departs on a farm trade tour, while supporters plan new approaches to income and supply stabilization.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Switzerland
West Germany
Denmark
Separate Crashes Claim Lives Of Man, Two Girls
A Milwaukee suburb crash killed Eugene M. Devitt 32 of Madison after his car hit a utility pole and trees. Two other fatalities followed as Charlene Mark 16 of Janesville died from injuries in a two-car collision on Highway 14 east of Janesville, and Marie E. Braunschweigh 16 of Ixonia died when her car left Highway 55 and struck a tree north of Antigo.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eugene M. Devitt
Madison
River Road
River Hills
Devitt
Charlene Mark
Janesville
Highway 14
Marie E. Braunschweigh
Ixonia
Highway 55
Antigo
Escaped Lion Roams Mojave Deserts Near Amboy
An African lion escapes from a traveling circus after a highway crash and roams lava beds and arid Mojave wastelands. Sheriff’s Sgt. Lorimer notes the big cat appears near U.S. Route 66, posing heat driven danger to settlers and travelers. The lion has been seen four times in six days, with one homesteader firing three shots and missing. The animal subsists on jackrabbits and may venture closer to inhabited areas in search of water.
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Amboy
Calif
Mojave Desert
Robert Lorimer
U. S. Highway 66
Lorimer
Little Rock Schools Ordered Integrated by Board
The Little Rock school board announced plans to operate high schools on an integrated basis this fall despite Gov. Faubus warning of possible violence. Details were to be released later, with decisions guided by the Arkansas pupil placement laws.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
U. S. Supreme Court
Central High School
Central
Arkansas
Seaway Opening Celebrations Connect Eisenhower and Queen
Glittering ceremonies on land and water marked the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway as President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II arrived at a Canadian air base near the new river channel. The royal party met with Prime Minister Diefenbaker as a 21 gun salute rang out and the guard presented arms.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth II
Columbine
Prince Philip
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Air Force
Wilber M. Brucker
Christian A. Herter
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Elizabeth
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fight Prospects Brighten With Clearing Skies
Clearing skies and better forecasts raise hopes that the Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout may proceed at Yankee Stadium tonight. Grounds crews worked as rain drenched fields dry. The Weather Bureau predicted sun and only a slight risk of showers, with possible showers shifting to surrounding hills if they occur.
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Associated Press
New York
Floyd Patterson- Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Weather Bureau
Estate grows after 1924 death of Albert Oppenheimer
In San Francisco, the widow Hilda Oppenheimer inherits a $15,000 life policy from her husband. Her October death at 83 leaves an estate valued at $441,246, all from stock investments. The inventory filed in Superior Court Wednesday details the sizable increase from the original policy.
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San Francisco
Albert Oppenheimer
Hilda
Monument To Friendship Of Nations Dedication
President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II dedicate the St. Lawrence Seaway with a ship channel cruise to mark a joint achievement. The ceremony at St. Lambert Lock draws 20 000 spectators as the two leaders praise US Canada cooperation and friendship.
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Montreal
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth II
St. Lawrence Seaway
Washington
St. Lambert
Epeevee
Congress
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
Canada
United States
North America
U. S
Upper Miss Wildlife Refuge Clears Way For La Crescent Project
The Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge withdrew condemnation on 80 acres of marshland near Highway 1661 west of the West Channel bridge aiding Strupp Enterprises. A dredge will begin once fill payment terms are settled, and a private land route may connect a boat canal to the West Channel. Approval by the Engineer Corps remains required.
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Upper Miss. Wildlife Refuge
la Crescent Project
Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Strupp Enterprises, Inc
la Crosse
la Crescent
West Channel Bridge
Lloyd Duxbury Jr
Caledonia
Joe Strupp
Strupp Enterprises
Minnesota Conservation Dept
Blue Lake
Conservation Dept. Division of Waters
Strupp
The
Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi
West Channel
Wildlife Refuge Office
Steelworkers Seek Direct Talks With Executives In NY
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald rejected further meetings with the four man industry bargaining team and invited direct talks with steel firm executives tonight. He said two union offers were rejected and accused the industry of stalling. Contracts expire Tuesday with a potential strike by about 500000 workers. He dispatched strike instructions nationwide but remains open to talks if executives present a concrete monetary settlement offer.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Steel Company
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Roger M. Bough
U.S. Steel Corp
A. B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel
Charles M. White
Republic Steel
Avery C. Adams
Jones & Laughlin
J. L. Mauthe
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Cooper
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Alpena, Mich
Thunder Bay Island
Miles
Anada
Michigan
Unifax
Thunder Bay Area
Queen Elizabeth
President Eisenhower
ST. Hubert. Que
Lke
Otes
Russia
McCoy
Tomah and
Mauston
Illinois
356Th Engineer Group
Omaha
Neb
By Ovid A. Martin
House Agriculture Committee
L. C. Bates
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
A.m
By Relman Morin
Lewis L. Strauss
St. Hubert Air Force Base
St. Lambert Lock
Seaway
Herbert Hoover
R. B. Bennett
Comics
Dinin Ves
Ewenetewernte
Eames
Nema
Engineer Corps
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