Town versus Gown: Medieval College Rowdies and Oxford Riot
A look back shows students were rowdy in the Middle Ages with tales from Pavia Leipzig and Paris. Oxford endured the 1354 St Scholastica riot when students clashed with townsfolk over wine and tavern life. The city paid penance for 470 years, ending in 1825.
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Pavia
Italy
University of Leipzig
Paris
Oxford
England
Town and Gown
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Yale
New Haven
Conn
University
Blue Lustre cleaner preserves new look of wall to wall carpets
A textile engineer promotes Blue Lustre as the best product to clean and fluff down carpet paths and remove spots. The concentrate is applied with a long handle brush and a half gallon cleans three 9 by 12 rugs as DOERFLINGER'S notes.
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Doerflinger
Fighter Planes Could Be Rocketed Into Air
The Air Force demonstrated launching a large F100D fighter from a mobile launcher to rise without conventional runways. In war, fighters could be dispersed on rough terrain and fired into the air when needed.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
De Gaulle Debated as Shrewd Oddball and Immature Leader
AP News Analyst weighs Charles de Gaulle as shrewd or confused, noting his real oddity among 20th century leaders. The piece cites political immaturity, ambivalence toward politicians, and potential danger of him becoming a manipulated figure for stronger powers. It highlights postwar actions, including ties with Moscow and cabinet inclusion of Maurice Thorez, and discusses NATO concerns.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
Maurice Thorez
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Holloway Withdraws From Democratic Lieutenant Governor Field
MILWAUKEE AP Harry Holloway a Milwaukee attorney withdrew from the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor leaving five candidates. Phillip Nash of Wisconsin Rapids announced his candidacy after Holloway said Nash was highly qualified. Remaining contenders are Jerome Grant, John Enghe, Al Di Piazza and Harry Polakowski.
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Milwaukee
Harry Holloway
Phillip Nash
Wisconsin Rapids
Nash
Halloway
Jerome Grant
John Enghe
Oconomowoc
al di Piazza
la Crosse
Harry Polakowski
Molsa Social Set At Church in Wisconsin
At North Kickapoo Church in De Soto Wisconsin the men will serve a molsa social on Memorial Day from noon to 9 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Holiday Fare Features Ham And Turkey
Holiday dinners over Memorial Day weekend feature ham or turkey as staple meats. Stores highlight versatility for dinners, leftovers, sandwiches, and picnics, with ground beef common but pricier. Egg prices rise slightly while vegetables and fruit show mixed but steady availability and pricing.
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Associated Press
Blond Beauty to Sing With B Crosby Show
Gretchen Wyler, a Bartlesville Oklahoma native and dancer actress, joins the Bob Crosby Show on NBC TV starting June 14 for a 13 week summer run replacing Perry Como. Wyler known for Silk Stockings Damn Yankees and TV guest spots brings a sunny persona and is married to Shepard Coleman.
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New York
Gretchen Wyler
Bob Crosby
Perry Como
Wyler
Bartlesville
Okla
Crosby
Nbc-Tv
Belr
CBS
Como
Miss Wyler
Oklahoma
Shepard Coleman
Ballet Corps
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Kate Smith
Legitimate Theater
Charley
Ray Bolger
Wienecke
Cole Porter
Lela
Truckers Council to Monitor Trucks Statewide
R W Kaufman of Green Bay, president of the Wisconsin Truckers Safety Council, said the group will again monitor all motor carrier fleets on highways statewide over the Memorial Day weekend to help reduce fatalities.
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Green Bay (Ap
R.W. Kaufman
Green Bay
Wisconsin Truckers’ Safety Council
Safety Patrol
Church Sees Hypocrisy In Foreign Policy
The United Presbyterian Church in the U S A criticizes American foreign policy as international hypocrisy. A 2500 word document urges action against cold war declamatory zones and calls for closer dealings with hostile governments. The report, amid church merger, warns of God using godless powers against such conduct. The Rev Dr Theophilus Mills Taylor was elected moderator.
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Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church
America
United Presbyterian Church
General Council of the Presbyterian Church
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
U. S
New Church
Theophilus Mills Taylor
Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary
Promenaders Plan Supper At Longfellow
The Coulee Region Promenaders square dance club plans a potluck supper at Longfellow Junior High School at 7 30 p m for its last season session. Afterward dances continue weekly at Onalaska Park Veterans Memorial Genoa REA plant and other venues through September 6 with changes announced. Kitchen duty led by Mr and Mrs Clifford Hefti and a committee including Mr and Mrs Arthur Hundt E Ideker and Norbert Gerstle.
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Coulee Region
Onalaska
Veterans Memorial
Myrick Park
Clifford Hefti
Longfellow
Arthur Hundt
E. Ideker
Brownsville
Norbert Gerstle
Memorial Day Dinner Planned by Retreat WSCS
Serve Dinner at noon in the Methodist Church parlors in De Soto Wisconsin. Memorial Day meal organized by the Retreat WSCS.
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DE Soto
Wis
WSCS
Kirke Simpson Recalls Unknown Soldier Story
Kirke Simpson, AP Washington writer, recalled writing the Unknown Soldier burial story in 1921. His Stevenson influenced lead and the poem Taps helped shape the piece, earning him the first AP journalist Pulitzer Prize.
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Kirke Simpson
Los Gatos
Calif
Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Olympia
George Dewey
Manila
France
War Department
Robert Louis Stevenson
Jack London
San Francisco
California
Oakland Tribune
Tonopah
New
Catafalque
Stevenson
America
Dulles Rests on Island Silent on French Crisis
Dulles spent Memorial Day on Main Duck Island in Lake Ontario and gave no public comment on the French crisis. He stopped in Watertown en route to the island retreat, avoiding reply to questions about France.
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Watertown
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
Main Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Dulles
France
Colman Estate Goes To Widow Daughter Juliet Heir
Actor Ronald Colman left most of his estate to his widow Benita Hume and their daughter Juliet, 14. The value was not disclosed when the will was filed for probate after Colman’s death on May 19.
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Colman
Santa Barbara
Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
Juliet
All-Grandma Orchestra Rocks With Rock and Roll
Hollywood AP reports an all grandmother orchestra of 22 women in their 70s who play blues and rock within a weekly rehearsal schedule. Organized by Jean Ward, they aim for television bookings to prove grandmas can stay active and needed.
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Hollywood
Jean Ward
Granny
George Shearing
Woody Herman
Woody Herman Arrangement of “Jumping At the Woodside.” When Mrs. Jean Lutty
Alice Mortimer
221 Seniors At Aquinas Will Receive Diplomas
221 Aquinas seniors will receive diplomas at a commencement in Holy Cross Seminary. Bishop Treacy will confer diplomas as the Aquinas Senior Choir and orchestra provide music. Valedictorian Mary Majerle and salutatorian Patricia Wopat lead the class of 1958.
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Aquinas
Holy Cross Seminary
John P. Treacy
James Finucan
Andrew Karoblis
Edwin Thome
Edward Bertz
Thomas Ninneman
Albert Sonnberger
John McDonald
Bach
Jungen
Christ the King Chapel
Zittel
Juanice
Yon
Singenberger
Flor Peters
Seminary
Aquinas Orchestra
M. Teresilda
Smith
Ivy
Williams
Robert J. Eddy
Robert H. Hansen
Treacy
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Rosanne Abnet
Sharon Abnet
Francis Alberts
Patrice Allen
Judith Amundson
Darlene Anderson
Gerald Arenz
Rudolph Arlt
Lucille Bahr
Carol Bakalars
Glen Bakalars
Janice Ba
Mary Lee Stowe
Daniel Strittmaier
Sharon Strupp
Michael Stuber
Thomas Terry
Michael Tighe
Therese Trussoni
Thomas Venner
Donald Weber
Judith Weber
Gerald Weise
William Wera
John Wettstein
Dennis Whelan
Kenneth White
Judith Wolfe
Patricia Wopat
James Zeimentz
Michael Zeisler
Mary Majerle
Advertising Code For Tires Proclaimed
The Federal Trade Commission issued a 12 point code for ethical advertising and labeling of automobile tires. It bans deceptive ads and meaningless labels, requires disclosure of tire grades and bona fide selling prices, and takes effect August 27. The FTC warns it will pursue formal complaints if the guides are ignored.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
FTC
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