Hussein Denies U.S. Interference in Jordan Affairs
Amman King Hussein rejected Soviet claims that the United States interfered in Jordan. He said Jordan acted on its own and crisis is ended. Washington offered 10 million dollars in aid to bolster the economy, to be accepted if it does not bind Jordan to the Eisenhower Doctrine. Foreign Minister Rifai said aid is unconditional and not tied to doctrine.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
United States
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Soviet Union
Moscow
Middle East
U.S
King Hussein
Washington
State Departa
Lincoln White
White
Samir Rifai
Rifai
James P. Richards
U. S
Marines Visit Beirut on Leave
Marines of the U S 6th Fleet ashore in Beirut for a liberty party with 1800 Marines from the 2nd Battalion aboard six transports. A two pounder gun fired 21 gun salutes to Lebanon and President Chamoun as the amphibious force entered Beirut harbor at 9 a m. The fleet had sailed from European ports to deter foreign intervention in Jordan's crisis and protect the king.
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Beirut
U. S
6Th Fleet
Middle East
6Th Marines
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Jordan
Hussein
Newsman Fined for Contempt of Congress in 1956 Case
Seymour Peck, 39, a New York newspaperman, was fined 500 dollars and given a 30 day suspended jail term for contempt of Congress. The sentence stems from his appearance before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in January 1956.
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Washington
Seymour Peck
New York
Today
Congress
Peck
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Monroe Officials Eye Study Of Municipal Airport Project
Monroe Chamber of Commerce members and civic groups favor studying a municipal airport project with state and federal aid. The plan would use a 1 to 2 match, cost sharing 25 percent locally, and no new buildings would be required. Mayor Dinwiddie may appoint a citizens advisory committee to pursue site selection with state Aeronautics Director T. K. Jordan assisting.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Brooks J. Dinwiddie
John B. Greiner
Commercial and Savings Bank Directors
Dunwiddie
T. K. Jordan
State Aeronautics Commission
Jordan
Monroe
Wisconsin Rapids
Greiner
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Industrial Development Corp
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Gay Steensrud
Howard Olsen
Harold Blumer
Robert Goetz
James Kelley
W. Howard Smith
E. C. Hamilton
Joseph Dearth
W. R. Schuetze
Norman B. Schmeltzer
John Norton
H. L. Fenton
Hugo Voelkli
Joseph Urban
John Bruni
Robert Hahlen
Lustig Named City Manager by Janesville Council
Joseph Lustig, city engineer since 1927, was named city manager in a unanimous council vote. He had been acting city manager since January 1 after George Forster left for Des Moines. Lustig had previously served as acting manager on two occasions.
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Janesville
Joseph Lustig
Lustig
George Forster
Des Moines
Rural students study wildlife conservation during programs
Two hundred rural students attended conservation lectures at the Courthouse and viewed a wildlife display at the fairgrounds this afternoon to culminate six weeks of study. A total of 240 more attended yesterday with events planned for tomorrow and Thursday. Clarence Benkert and Harold Pederson directed the program with Irene Powers welcoming the students.
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Jerry Briggs
Lyn Koch
West Clarno
Harold A. Pederson
Fairgrounds
Times
Clarence R. Benkert
Irene C. Powers
Jupiter Test Termed Success by Pentagon
Military officials described the Jupiter ballistic missile test as a technical success with an altitude exceeding 100 miles. The Defense Department kept performance details secret, while some sources had reported a 600 mile range. Officials emphasized the altitude as the key achievement of the weekend launch at Cape Canaveral.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Wilson
Canaveral
Fla
Pentagon
Racket Probers Eye Navy Role In Union Bribes
Senate investigators pressed the Navy for its account of testimony that tax funds supported “extortionate payments” to a labor leader. Earl Bettendorf testified that about $18,591.30 was used to pay the Scranton Teamsters local business agent to obtain truck access at Tobyhanna Signal Corps depot, with payments described as bribes or hush money. He said the government and FBI knew of the scheme, while the exact total and final disposition of funds remained unclear. Bettendorf and others face federal indictments in Scranton over related payments.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Earl P. Bellendorf
Ashdown
Ark
Sandston
Bettendorf
Joseph McHugh
Scranton, Pa
Teamsters Union
Signal Corps
Tobyhanna
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
McClellan
D-Ark
Scranton
McHugh
Union
Cheese Demand Light as Offerings Remain Ample in Madison
Wisconsin dairy market reports steady demand for American cheese in Madison with ample to abundant offerings. Cheddar prices run around 34 to 35 cents, daisies at 35 to 36, longhorns 35 to 34, and midgets 37 to 38 cents per pound.
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Madison
Two Bandits Shot Dead After Plano Texas Payroll Theft Plot
Texas Ranger Jay Banks and officers chase two ex-convicts near Lake Worth then fire at them along Walnut Creek near Springtown Parker County. Norris and Humphrey, both 35, planned to kidnap a Carswell AFB employee and child to seize about 255000 dollars in payroll before crashing. both were killed in the exchange.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Here
Gene Paul Norris
Oklahoma
William Carl Humphrey
Walnut Creek
Springtown
Parker County
Jay Banks
Norris
Humphrey
Carswell Air Force Base
Banks
McCarthy Remains in Serious Condition at Bethesda
Senator Joseph R McCarthy stayed in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a bout of acute hepatitis. Officials said he was fairly quiet with slight improvement and no fever, though still weak. Visitors limited to family as doctors monitor his recovery from the illness and prior injuries.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Bethesda Naval Hospital
John H. Gilpin
McCarthy
Gilpin
Bethesda
Nathan Convicted In Contempt Case
Dr Otto Nathan executor of Albert Einstein estate was convicted today of contempt of Congress. Judge Edward Curran deferred sentence and released him on a $1000 bond. Nathan, NYU economics professor, faced questions on passport fraud and whether he was or had been a Communist party member.
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Washington
Otto Nathan
Albert Einstein
U. S
Nathan
Walter
Dpa
New York University
Communist Party
County Republicans To Caucus Tomorrow
Green County Republicans meet in caucus tomorrow at 8 p.m. to name delegates and alternates to the state convention and to elect county officers. The state convention will be June 8 in La Crosse.
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Green County
la Crosse
Tinker forecasts last area snow despite warm weather
Amateur forecaster Tinker predicts two truckloads of snow to meet his 40 snowfall target for the 1956 57 winter. He notes the warm trend but recalls 1907 when late April and early May brought snow and frost.
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F. M
Tinker
Ties
Madison Charges Three in Slaying
Three Madison men face first degree murder charges for the slaying of Joseph Knock 57 during an attempted burglary at a west side bowling alley where he worked as a pinsetter. One suspect Ralph Elwin O'Dell 25 is sought with FBI help. Edward K. Krueger 25 and Robert E. Otteson 22 are jailed without bail awaiting a May 7 preliminary hearing.
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Madison
Joseph Knock
West Side
Knock
Harry Milsted
FBI
Ralph Elwin O’dell
Edward K. Krueger
Robert E. Otteson
Dane County
Roy H. Proctor
Krueger
Ottoson
O’dell
O'Dell
Kindergarten Registration Totals 46 Children
Fifteen children registered at Lincoln school and 31 at East today in the first day of registration for kindergarten this fall. Registration continues tomorrow at South and North schools. Children must be five before December 1 to register.
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Lincoln School
East
South
North
Stock Market Mixed As Steel Eases After Upward Move
New York by midafternoon a mixed stock market saw leaders wavering with fractions to nearly a point. U S Steel eased slightly after Monday’s strong advance as other specialties posted wider moves in moderate activity.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Collision in Rock Kills Three Youths
An early morning head on crash near Janesville killed three youths in a Beloit and South Beloit area car and a truck. In separate Wisconsin highway incidents Alfred Boettcher and Mrs Alta Horn died from crash injuries. Wenzel Wallenfang died later from injuries from March 10.
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Associated Press
Janesville
Wisconsin
James Keefe
Wilbur Shear
Beloit
James Messer
South Beloit
Robert Thomas
Decatur
Ill
Messer
Rock County
Alfred Boettcher
Merrill
Holy Cross Hospital
Lincoln County
Alta Horn
Campbellsport
St. Joseph Hospital
West Bend
Kewaskum
Harlan
Teen Age Driving Contest Arranged At Recreation Park
The annual Teen-age Road-eo sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held May 12 at 2 p.m. at Recreation Park. The competition includes a written exam May 9 at 7:30 p.m. and a driving test the following Sunday near the ball diamond. Co chairs Lloyd Holmes and Charles Mowbray say the event honors teenage driving skill and entries are due before the written test.
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The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Recreation Park
Ball Diamond
Lloyd Holmes
Charles Mowbray
Mowbray
Jaycee
Washington, D.C
Five More Days Of Cloudbursts Seen Over Areas
East and southeast Texas faces extended flood threat as rivers push toward major flood stages. Weather Bureau warns five more days of heavy rain with thousands evacuated, 11 drownings reported, and damages mounting across the Sabine, Colorado, Brazos and Trinity basins.
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Dallas
Texas
Gulf
Weather Bureau
The
Red Cross
Colorado, Brazos
Trinity
Wharton
Bay City
Gulf Coast
Liberty
Brazos
Dow Chemical Co
Colorado
Washington
State Extension Service
Rio Grande Valley
Cancer Drive Meeting Set For Thursday At Bank Basement
Local volunteers gather at 2 30 p m Thursday in the First National Bank basement to learn campaign plans. George Hibner from the state office will explain the cancer fund drive and a neighbor to neighbor canvas will replace door to door solicitation. Lowell E Lueptow of the American Cancer Society Wisconsin division visited on business yesterday.
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Cancer Fund
First National Bank
George Hibner
State Office
Lowell E. Lueptow
American Cancer Society
Wisconsin
Trucker, 20, killed in Mohawke accident
William A. Hansen, 20, of Route 1 Menomonie Wisconsin, died Monday night when his tractor-trailer lost control on a steep hill, struck a car, and plunged into a 50 foot ravine.
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Mohaweke
N. Y
William A. Hansen
Route 1
Menomonie
Wis
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Harlon Wright
Johnny Klevenhagen
O. R. Brown
Lake Worth
Jackie Bennse
San Antonio
Wenzel Wallenfang
DePere
Kaukauna Hospital
Wallenfang
Outagamie County
Freedom
Sabine River
Louisiana
Shreveport
Sabine
Gulf of Mexico
Cancer Drive
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