Air Collision Kills 48 Sparks Urgent Air Safety Probe
A Norwalk crash that killed 48 people sparked calls for immediate action by the secretary of defense. County Supervisor Hahn urged a special investigative court to review air traffic in metros, while Gov Knight pressed for a full congressional probe into airway controls. The disaster marked a deadly series with 55 fatalities over three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Norwalk
Secretary of Defense
Kenneth Hahn
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Air Force
Desert
Daggett
Military Air Transport Service
Here
MATS
Long Beach Municipal
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Navy
Sheriff's Office
Edith Hernandez
One Way Street Plan Approved Near Churches
City officials announced a Sunday morning one way traffic plan near St John s United Church of Christ and St Victor s church to ease traffic for church services. The trial will run if it avoids a snarl, with eastbound on 14th Street 17th to 20th avenues and westbound on 15th Street the same stretch, parking allowed both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s United Church of Christ
St. Victor’s Church
14Th Street
17Th
20Th Avenues
15Th Street
Stock Mart Missile Gains Cut in Trading
Stock Mart missile stocks advanced briefly on news of the first American earth satellite. Prices softened as trading stayed quiet with fractional gains and big blocks in missile and rocket fuel shares. Government bonds were mentioned with a lag in the ticker tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Mart
New York
U. S
Churchills Accept Washington Visit At White House
The White House announced that Sir Winston and Mrs Churchill have accepted an invitation to be guests of President and Mrs Eisenhower at the White House. Final dates and arrangements are not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Winston
Mrs. Churchill
Eisenhower
Woman Killed At Roadblock In Kidnap Hunt Near Paducah
In Paducah Kentucky a woman Jewell English 24 was killed when a car sped through a roadblock as authorities widened a search for escaped gunman Carl W. Burton 24 of Redwood City California and accomplice Harold Davis 33 who held Trooper William Little hostage for 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Missouri
Kentucky
Illinois
Carl W. Burton
Redwood City
Calif
William Little
Miss Jewell English
Vernon Hopkins
Forest McAllister
Fulton
Hopkins
Claudie English
McAllister
Burton
Little
Davis
California
Snowden Dell
Evelyn Foster
Melcher
Shelton
Sheltons
Rube Elliott
Doerfer Faces Six Allegations at FCC Hearing
A House subcommittee read six personal misconduct allegations against FCC Chairman John C. Doerfer, including improper hotel and travel payments, industry favors, and close contact with persons connected to FCC cases. Fellow commissioners Bartley and Hyde denied the claims as the hearing room pressed on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Doerfer
West Allis
Special
Moulder
D-Mo
Commission
Robert T. Bartley
Rosel H. Hyde
Two Brothers Drown After Ice Break On Oconto River
Two young brothers ages 10 and 8 drowned Saturday when they fell through ice beneath the Highway 41 bridge on the Oconto River. Their bodies were recovered early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oconto
Oconto River
Highway 41
Richard Mineau
Terry
Three Deaths Raise Wisconsin Toll in 1958
Three weekend highway deaths push Wisconsin total to 49 for 1958, down from 72 a year earlier. Elton R. Wetzel Jr., 20, of Mayville, died when his car left a Knowles road and hit a tree. Elmer J. Ryan, 50, former U. S. representative from Minnesota’s 2nd District, died in a two car collision near Somerset. Mrs. Delia Machenwaldt, 48, of Laona, was killed in a two car crash on U S Highway 8 near Crandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Elton R. Wetzel Jr
Mayville
Knowles
Dodge County
Elmer J. Ryan
St. Paul
U. S
Somerset
Wis
Delia Machenwaldt
Laona
U. S. Highway 8
Crandon
Space race heats up as Explorer mission advances
The Army’s Explorer satellite remains in orbit and gathering data on temperatures cosmic rays and meteorites as the Navy prepares a new Vanguard launch at Cape Canaveral. Officials note fixes to prior Vanguard problems and anticipate a test firing possibly before April while Jupiter C stages prepare for future launches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Explorer
Eisenhower
Russia
Ernst Stuhlinger
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Stuhlinger
Vanguard Project
William Hogan Hurt In Two Car Mishap
William H. Hogan suffered a severe contusion of the left shoulder when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Clifford J. Erickson at the intersection of 14th Avenue and 16th Street this morning. He was treated at Monroe Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hogan
17Th Street
Clifford J. Erickson
Monroe
14Th Avenue
16Th Street
Hogan
Monroe Clinic
Wisconsin names Elvehjem as next UW president
McFarland born biochemist Dr. Conrad Arnold Elvehjem, 56, named to lead the University of Wisconsin. He has been dean of the graduate school since 1946 and chairman of the biochemistry department, joining the university in 1923 and rising to full professor by 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rate
Elvehjem
Wiscon
Area fisheree hampered by cold as anglers endure near zero winds
Fishermen from southern Wisconsin gathered at Yellowstone Lake for the annual fisheree but biting winds and near zero temperatures reduced catches. Winners in the walleye and bass divisions received prizes of 50 dollars for first, with 35 and 20 dollar awards for second and third. Ralph Gross won the grand prize a 14 foot boat. Volunteers and wardens officiated and the Lafayette County Sportsmen Clubs organized the event along with W E Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Yellowstone Lake
Jesse Hanson
Kenneth Grabow
Beloit
Walleye
Gene Greenwood
Mineral Point
Lucas Dischler
South Wayne
Dischler
Bill Kunstman
Middleton
Charles Gruman
Ralph Gross
Darlington
Peter Olson
Elda Dillon
Potosi
Robert E. Amenda
Costa Valley
Calif
Ira Williams
Kewey
Wis
Harold A. Pederson
Monroe
Omer Thorpe
Lafayette County Sportsmen Clubs
W. E. Gould
Blanchardville
Clayton McGranahan
Fayette
Harold Staver
Belmont
Wilber Eckstein
Benton
Milwaukee Democrats Urge Special Vote for First District
Milwaukee County's 18 Democratic assemblymen urge Gov. Thomson to call a special election to fill the vacancy in Wisconsin's First Congressional District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Thomson
Larger satellites scheduled if Navy blastoff succeeds
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. Reports say an early Vanguard launch will carry a small moon like satellite in its nose a 6.4 inch 32 pound grapefruit size payload. Navy planned two more mini moons before moving to a larger sphere the move may end small satellite tests for Vanguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Navy
Vanguard
Army
Self-Help Dairy Subsidy Bill Set for House Hearing
Rep Laird announces a House agriculture subcommittee hearing on a self help dairy program. The bill would hold a referendum for farmers, tax them up to 25 cents per 100 pounds, set production quotas, and guarantee milk used for manufacturing no less than 3.86 dollars per 100 pounds at 3.95 test. The current government support is about 3.25 with a planned cut to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep Laird
R-Wis
House Agriculture
Laird
Subcommittee
Rep
Abernethy
D-Miss
Benson
Chicago Hunts Cause Of Shockwave Boom
Authorities seek cause of a tremendous shockwave that rattled the north side and suburbs on Sunday. Police say the blast likely came from a sonic boom as a jet broke the sound barrier, though nearby bases report no barrier crack by any pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hicago
Soviet propose nine point plan for summit talks on arms
Bulganin in Washington outlines a nine point agenda including immediate ban on atomic and hydrogen bombs, denuclearization pledges by three powers, a central Europe atom free zone, a non aggression pact, troop reductions, measures to prevent a sudden attack, trade expansion, propaganda end, and easing Middle East tensions. He also favors discussing outer space control as part of a broader ban on nuclear and rocket weapons, contingent on Western willingness to disarm and dismantle foreign bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Eisenhower
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Washington
Soviet Union
Dulles
Bulganin
Foreign Ministry
Leonid F. Ilyichev
Moscow Radio
United States
Britain
Europe
Germany
European
Near
Middle East
Outer Space
Kremlin
Marijuana Home Found at Kenosha
A ramshackle Kenosha house yielded 702 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated 700000 in a major seizure. Isuaro Garza 34 was jailed awaiting federal charges. Garza born in Mexico naturalized at Racine. house described as the distribution center for a syndicate employing 25 to 50 workers in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Bernhard Gettelman
Milwaukee
U. S. Customs
Isuaro Garza
J. H. Page
Chicago Customs District
Garza
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Racine
Page
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stirf
L of
Industrial Combustion, Inc
Monroe Building Corp
21St Street
Times
Monroe High School
T. R. Holyoke
The
Associated Press
Robert Fugate
Janesville
Yellowstone Lake Fisheree
William Hogan
McFarland
UW ‘Product’ of
Sina
On. C. A. Rlv
U.S
Red Overtures
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!