County Breeders Win Show Honors at Tri County Fair
Robert Stauffacher won senior showmanship at the Tri County Black and White show in Evansville. John W. Ruff claimed grand champion bull and John Spanton the grand champion female. Rock County earned the county trophy while Primrose 4-H of Dane County led the top 4-H herd. Area honors went to listed breeders from Monroe Brodhead Verona Mt. Horeb and Blanchardville with multiple class placings.
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Robert Stauffacher
Evansville
Rock, Green
Dane
John W. Ruff
John Spanton
Clinton
Charles Maas
Charles C. Brace
Lone Rock
Holstein-Friesian Association
Ernie Zehner
University of Wisconsin
Rock County
Primrose
Dane County
Gary
Duane Kahl
Verona
Paul
Duane Peterson
Mt. Horeb
Gene. Rhiner
Ruff
Kenneth Hartwig
Monroe
Kenneth Wyss
Walter Haberman
Brodhead
Kenneth Haberman
Harold Abey
Brooklyn
Patricia Paulson
Blanchardville
Britain offers shared control of Suez defenses with Egypt
British officials propose sharing defense control of the Suez Canal with Egypt as part of a new settlement. Weekend talks in Cairo with Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser’s government discussed ending Britain’s role as sole guardian and distributing future defense responsibilities.
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London
Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez
Well Looting Sentenced for Cave of the Mounds Theft
Norman J. Bug nacki, 21, Milwaukee, was sentenced today in Green Bay to two concurrent terms of one to three years each for stealing from the Cave of the Mounds wishing well. He was on probation for a similar theft.
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Madison
Norman J. Bugnacki
Milwaukee
Green Bay State Reformatory
Cave of the Mounds
Grassland Picnic Draws Attendees From 20 Counties
About 300 people from twenty Wisconsin counties and Scotland gathered at the William Figi farm in Jordan Township for the state Grassland picnic. The event featured Ruth Ann Buesser, Swiss yodeling, Mary Lou Figi on accordion, and a Jordite vocal quartet. Attendees included Jack Densmore and professors W. F. Bucalow F. H. Turner Donald Peterson and Arthur Peterson. Herman Erfurth invited the 1955 picnic to his Mt. Vernon area farm.
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Wisconsin
Scotland
William Figi
Jordan Township
Thomas B. Reed
United States
Carl Gobrecht
Platteville
Grant County
Ruth Ann Buesser
Mary Lou Figi
Jordites
Jill White
Wanda Sarbacher
Diana
Vivian
Alabama Holds Attorney General Charged With Vote Fraud
Alabama Attorney General Si Garrett was indicted June 30 for vote fraud in the June 1 primary. He posted a $1,000 bond after surrendering to the sheriff. Lunacy proceedings were filed to determine his mental condition, with a July 21 hearing set, after psychiatric treatment in Galveston began June 24. Garrett denied any law violations or moral wrongdoing.
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Birmingham
A.a
Si Garrett
Alabama
Jefferson
Emmett Perry
Garrett
Perry
J. Russell McElroy
Jefferson Circuit Court
Galveston
Tex
Dubuque Trucker Denies Death Charges in Collision
Edward Rupp, 28, of Dubuque, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to three counts in a double death crash on June 18 south of here. He faces negligent homicide and reckless driving charges after the Malitz trio was killed when their car struck his truck on Highway 15.
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Waukesha
Edward Rupp
Dubuque
Francis Malitz
Carl
Malitz
Rupp
Highway 15
Here
Weekend Toll in Wisconsin Reaches 14 Fatalities
An assortment of accidents over the weekend left 14 people dead in Wisconsin. Cases include two fishermen struck by lightning near Pepin. farmer Manfred Shilts killed by a raging bull. Stoughton man William Muir fatally run over as he tried to reenter his car. and multiple drownings and crashes across the state involving residents from Waukesha to Chippewa Falls.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Pepin
Paul Boreitung
Joe Murray
Stoughton
William Muir
Julian Alvarez
Waukesha
Blue Mound Road
Milwaukee County
St. Croix County
Walter Henek
Downers Grove
Ill
Edna Krueger
Glenwood City
Wis
Mina Jean Derry
Robert Derry
Mukwonago
Prisoner Tells Conflicting Tale in Judith Ann Roberts Slaying
Homicide detectives say Walter Lee Yow failed to connect to the kidnapping and killing of 7-year-old Judith Ann Roberts in Florida. He was cleared of complicity after returning from Georgia for further questioning. his varied statements included claim of witnessing the attack and later waiting in a car as another man took the girl.
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Bul Maimi
Fla
Walter Lee Yow
Judith Ann Roberts
Miami
Georgia
Charles Sapp
I. J. Whitman
Marietta
Judith Ann
Baltimore
Sapp
Yow
Bayshore Drive
Florida
County Officials File Nominations for September Primary
Franz W. Brand and Wilbur E. Deininger filed nomination papers for district attorney and sheriff. Joseph D. Viney has filed for district attorney with no sheriff opposition expected. Mrs. Helen F. Myers for clerk of courts and incumbent Herman A. Stuessy for coroner are expected to file by 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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Franz W. Brand
Wilbur E. Deininger
Joseph D. Viney
Helen F. Myers
Herman A. Stuessy
Army vows to continue hunt for McCarthy tipster
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens said the Army will never give up its search for the officer who allegedly supplied Sen McCarthy with a summary of a classified FBI document. The officer was unnamed by McCarthy and the case centers on espionage concerns at Ft Monmouth New Jersey.
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Washington
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
FBI
McCarthy
McCarthy Army
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Stevens
Army Unites
Europe
Brownell
Washington National Airport
John G. Adams
Adams
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Executive Branch
Sherman Adams
Subcommittee
Pvt
G. David Schine
John Adams
Schine
Senators Await Report by Dulles
The Senate foreign relations committee agreed to wait for Secretary of State Dulles to brief before acting on a foreign aid bill. Sen Knowland said Dulles would testify this afternoon and provide the administration's view. A New York Herald Tribune dispatch from London reported a draft agreement to bypass France and grant West Germany sovereignty in allied zones.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Dulles
France
Italy
Sen
Knowland
California
New York Herald Tribune
London
West Germany
Germany
the Tribune
U. S
Eden
U. S Congress
Grain trade active as hot dry weather spurs futures
Chicago traders moved aggressively in 1954 crop corn and soybean futures on the Board of Trade amid hot dry conditions that encouraged buying.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Runaway Car Kills Two Children Watching Kid Show
In Alton Illinois a driverless car rolled down a steep hill into a group of six children on a 16 inch wall watching a home made show. Donald Campbell age 4 died, Norman Williams Jr age 6 died later. Peggy Williams age 4 and Linda O Neal age 7 were gravely hurt. Two other children were injured.
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Alton
Ill
Donald Campbell
Norman Williams Jr
Peggy Williams
Norman
Linda O’neal
Williams
Three Airmen Die in Crashes During Check Point Exercise
In Colorado Springs Air Defense Command reports three airmen were killed and two injured in four crashes during Exercise Check Point. The event, likely the largest air defense maneuver, ran from Friday to Sunday, with all accidents occurring Saturday night. One B-29 from Scott AFB Illinois crashed somewhere in Texas. minor crash with no injuries also noted.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Defense Command
Texas
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Ill
Kiwanis Youth Cabin Rebuild Advancing After Fire
Kiwanis Club members labored over the weekend on the Kiwanis youth cabin reconstruction begun after a November 30, 1953 fire. Walls rise roof nearly ready doors windows soon. painting and use to follow. LaRoy Dodge leads the program with volunteers including Victor Carson Paul Gleiter Ernest Spring and others.
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Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
May L. Luchsinger
The
Victor Carson
Paul Gleiter
Ernest Spring
Norman Christiansen
Alden Quick
Larry Vincent
Virgil Tertin
Ronnie Poff
Ray Beckman Jr
Gay Steensrud
Fritz Schild
Louis Oostdik
Nathan Roth
Uno Miller
John Bruni
Paul Baltzer Sr
Fred Flick
Herbert Lanz
LaRoy Dodge
Peiping Premier Returns for Talks in Geneva
Chou En-lai arrived in Geneva for a fresh Indo China bargaining round. Eden and Mendes-France plan combined diplomacy with Molotov as co chairmen. Vietminh forces pressed Hanoi while French troops repelled an attack on multiple posts, with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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Geneva
Chou En-lai
Indochina
Anthony Eden
Pierre Mendes-France
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Chou
Eden
Mendes-France
Molotov
Pham van Dong
U.S
Hanoi
Skywatch Alert Lifted in County
The end of an emergency Skywatch alert came yesterday after the Chicago Filter Center called J. B. Scherer to lift the alert. The test began Friday at 4 30 p m and ended yesterday at 2 15 p m. Scherer and the center thanked volunteers for keeping the post manned and noted potential issues if the alert had continued. A letter from the filter center explaining the test is expected soon.
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Chicago
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Post
Scherer
Filter Center
Mother's tragic act ends her life and two children's
In St. Petersburg Florida 26 year old Jean Mann killed herself to “do one thing for my children” by sealing the bedroom and using gas. She left an eight page note while her two kids Frances six and Steven five lay dead after the kitchen gas draft drew fumes into their room. The coroner cited a draft from an open bedroom window as the fatal mistake in her careful plan.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Jean Mann
Mrs. Mann
Frances
Steven
Clyde Kissinger
Wildcat Strike Hits Atom Plants At Oak Ridge
An AFL Laborers Local 818 wildcat walkout halted work on two atomic plant construction projects in Oak Ridge Tennessee. More than 8 000 AFL construction workers were idled as craftsmen refused to cross picket lines. Six other unions settled with the AEC. CIO Chemical Workers return to normal hours after a three day strike over wages.
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Oakridge
Tenn
AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
CIO
Knoxville Building Trades Council
AEC
CIO Chemical
Army Seeks 23 000 In September Draft
Washington reports a 23 000 man draft call for September matching July and August. The total drafted or earmarked since September 1950 reaches 1,766,430. Asst. Defense Secretary John Hannah said monthly calls will stay at 23,000 unless the international situation worsens.
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Washington
Army
Asst
Defense
John Hannah
Shot At Brother In Wisconsin Rapids
A 20 year old man was held without charge after firing two blasts from a 12 gauge shotgun at his brother. The 22 year old victim was not struck while one shot hit the brother’s car, authorities said. Sheriff Arthur Berg identified the brothers and said no charges had been filed.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Arthur Berg
Churchill refrains from urging China seat in UN
Prime Minister Churchill told the House Britain favors Communist China’s UN seat but says now is not the moment to press the matter. He noted wider Anglo American atom cooperation and discussed hydrogen bomb information and potential talks with Eisenhower and Malenkov.
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London
Minster
Churchill
Britain
China
United Nations
House of Commons
People’s
Washington
Eisenhower
Georgi Malenkov
U. N
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Indochina
United States
Geneva
France
European Defense Community
Germany
House
Sterling Cole
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
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Frank Koas
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Richard J. de Groot
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Richard Johnson
Clarksdale
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Sheboygan
Patrick Hibbard
Lake Missota
Chippewa Falls
Evelyn Larson
Solon Springs
Lake Wissota
William Dostal
Fred Dostal
Friendship
U.N
McCarthy Tipster
Arthur C. Benkert
Benkert
Glenn C. Langston
Monticello
Gratiot
Hollandale
Times
Peiping
Cenfer
Wildcat
Atom
Cole
W. Sterling Cole
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Marshall Islands
Eniwetok Atoll
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