Ferry Disaster in Japanese Inland Sea Kills Dozens
In thick fog, two ferries collided near Takamatsu and Uno. The Shiun Maru sank within five minutes, leaving 143 dead or missing and 779 aboard, including many schoolchildren. 46 bodies recovered. 636 saved, 51 injured. American missioners Willis and Bernadine Adams survived.
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Takamatsu
Japan
Robert R. Dobson
Charlotte
N.C
Dobson
Army Ambuance
Ta‘kamatsu
Shikoku Island
Uno
Okayama
Willis Adams
Bernadine
Adams
Kansas
Junction City
Wis
Evangelical Alliance Mission
United States
Early Soviet Reply To Bid For Big 4 Parley Expected
President Eisenhower voiced willingness for a top level Big Four conference to test Soviet sincerity and clarify the international mood. He said no decision on a summit exists yet and favored a neutral country venue, with Switzerland mentioned as a July possibility. He noted a potential ministers’ meeting beforehand may be superseded by a summit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Minster Eden
Britain
Premier Faure
France
Marshal Bulganin
Paris
Switzerland
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Vienna
Geneva
Indochina
Stockholm
Moscow
Bulganin
United States
West Germany
House Votes Down Alaska and Hawaii Statehood Bid
The U S House rejected the Alaska Hawaii statehood measure by 218 to 170 and sent the bill back to Insular Affairs Committee. Delegates and representatives blamed party leadership, with calls to pursue separate bills for each territory and to test administration support for Hawaii first. The Senate outlook remained unclear.
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Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Engle
Calif
House Insular Affairs Committee
Rep
Saylor
Rpa
Bartlett
Eisenhower
Farrington
Senate
Pipe on a Plane Over Texas City
A humorous reminiscence by Tom Sims about flying to New Orleans where a strict hostess forbids pipes but allows cigarettes. He hides the pipe while the staff ensures safe passage and friendly, courteous service during the flight.
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Chatchee
U.S.A
New Orleans
Soviet Peace Plan Calls for Troop Withdrawals in Germany
The Soviet Union unveiled a world peace plan urging immediate withdrawal of most foreign troops from Germany, major arms cuts, and a ban on nuclear weapons. It proposes international control under the UN, phased disarmament to 1957, and limits on forces, with a two-stage plan for the United States, Russia, and China.
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Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
East
West Germany
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
U.N. Subcommittee On
U.N. Assembly
U.N
United States
Russia
China
Britain
France
Election contest pits Kohler against Wiley for Senate seat
Washington report notes Gov. Walter Kohler weighing a 1956 bid against Sen. Alexander Wiley. The piece surveys White House neutrality, potential GOP entrants Mark Catlin and Glenn Davis, and possible paths for Kohler or Wiley depending on future politics and committee leadership.
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Kohler
Wiley
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Kohler
Alexander
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
White House
Walter George
Georgia
GOP
the Assembly
Mark Catlin
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
Davis
Catlin
Kohler Attacks Opposition To Highway Expansion Plan
Gov. Kohler charged the Wisconsin County Traffic Officers Association with trying to sabotage highway safety efforts by opposing a bill to expand the state patrol from 75 to 610. He outlined three bills to fund expansion, increased examiner staff, and higher motor fuel taxes, with a package deal expected for passage.
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Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin County Traffic Officers Association
Leo T. Flaherty
Fond du Lac
Glenn Pattee
Jefferson County Traffic Patrol
State Patrol
Pattee
Flaherty
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Highway Committee
Eisenhower backs Salk vaccine to end polio in U S
President Eisenhower voiced absolute confidence that the Salk vaccine will eliminate polio in the United States within a reasonable time. He noted vaccine releases and halted mass inoculations pending factory rechecks, with plans to resume as inspections clear safety standards.
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Eisenhower
United States
U.S
Leonard Scheele
Lke
Washington
Public Health Service
Detroit
Parke-Davis Laboratories
Parke-Davis
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
CBS
Ile
House Banking Committee
House Debates 31.5 Billion Arms Budget
The House considers a defense bill totaling about 31.49 billion dollars with focus on manpower cuts. Rep. Flood urges maintaining current Army and naval transport strength, while opposition seeks to block large reductions. The plan calls for Army 1,027,000 Navy 657,000 Marines 193,000 Air Force 975,000 by June 3 1956, with overall manpower down 12,000 from June forecast.
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Washington
House
Flood
D-Pa
Appropriations Committee
Marine Corps
Durin
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Milwaukee 22 Year Old Charged With Thrill Killing Murder
A 22 year old Ronald F Riege was charged with first degree murder and armed assault and robbery in the tavern slaying of Carl Fischer 46. Investigators said Riege admitted the thrill killing and wished he had killed Fischer s wife and son as well.
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Milwaukee
William McCauley
Ronald F. Riege
McCauley
Riege
Rudolph Glaser
Carl Fischer
Glaser
Fischer
Local Weather Confusion Cited in Ronnie Riege Incident
Mrs. Albert Riege tells reporters her son Ronnie has not done anything wrong as La Crosse and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Thursday. Temperatures range from a low near 46 to a high around 74 on Thursday.
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Albert Riege
Ronnie
la Crosse
Talks Set For Big Four Summit Time And Place Likely
Washington reports indicate an early Big Four meeting with Soviet Premier Bulganin possible this summer. Eisenhower Eden Faure and Bulganin would discuss German unification satellite freedoms and disarmament with Vienna or Stockholm as possible venues.
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Eisenhower
Sir Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
France
Nikolai Bulganin
Census Work Completed In City Tuesday
The City of La Crosse population census and the La Crosse School District child tally, including Campbell town and Elm Grove in Shelby, are completed. The League of Women Voters conducted the survey under a district contract and asks any uncontacted residents to call designated coordinators to ensure 100 percent coverage.
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la Crosse
Campbell
Elm Grove
Shelby
League of Women Voters
Henry Setzer
M. L. Schirmacher
Kenneth Fish
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