Open Primary For Senate Race Opens In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans voted 2 526 to 801 against endorsing a candidate for the nomination to succeed the late Sen. McCarthy. The rules committee rejected endorsing and a July 30 primary will narrow five candidates for the Aug. 27 special election. Former Gov. Walter Kohler leads among pro Eisenhower candidates, while others like Glenn Davis Alvin E O Konski Warrn Knowles and Henry Hughes critique administration spending and foreign aid.
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Wisconsin
Sen
McCarthy
John Coffin
Green Bay
John O’melia
Rhinelander
Walter J. Kohler
Eisenhower
Kohler
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Wiley
Alvin E. O’konski
Mercer
Warrn P. Knowles
New Richmond
Henry Hughes
Oshkosh
Supreme Court
Davis
GOP
Knowles
Hughes
Flat $3.25 Toll Set For Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge Authority announced a flat $3.25 toll for a passenger car and all occupants, to take effect when the Straits of Mackinac bridge opens. Truck tolls will be set later. The $100 million bridge is due to open November 1, replacing ferries that charge $2.75 for a car plus 25 cents per occupant.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Straits of Mackinac Bridge
Axies
Mackinac
Co Manager Jake Mintz Dies in Pittsburgh
Jake Mintz, co manager of former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, died today at Montifiore Hospital from a heart attack. He was a longtime boxing adviser and figure in Charles's camp.
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Pittsburgh
Jake Mintz
Ezzard Charles
Montifiore Hospital
No Tax Increase Pledged by Wisconsin Governor Thomson
Gov. Thomson told Wisconsin Republicans no rise in income taxes is needed for the next two years. He urged avoiding personalities in the U.S. Senate race to fill McCarthy’s seat, praising GOP candidates and stressing a one cent raise to cigarette tax as the only potential new levy.
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Lacrosse
Thomson
Wisconsin
U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
GOP
Senate
Rudder Lost as Bombers Pilot Lands Safely
At Travis Air Force Base California Captain Albert D. McKinnon of Brewer Maine landed a B 36 bomber safely after a 20 foot rudder section tore from the tail during a Stockton area turn with 27 men aboard. The Air Force opened a probe into the loss of the rudder and McKinnon controlled the aircraft by using elevators and speed adjustments.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Albert D. McKinnon
Brewer
Maine
McKinnon
Stockton
Watertown Hospital To Be Sold by Order
Watertown city manager C. C. Congdon said St Marys Hospital is listed for sale after a bulletin from the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Ghost operating the hospital. The notice was to City Council members as part of official city business.
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Watertown Hospital
Watertown
St. Mary’s Hospital
C. C. Congdon
Congdon
Missionary Sisters
Servants of the Holy Ghost
Goldwater lauds McCarthy and Eisenhower at Wisconsin GOP
Sen. Goldwater told Wisconsin Republicans that the party must separate from personality and honor Dwight Eisenhower and Joe McCarthy as differing yet valuable figures. He praised McCarthy as a faithful tireless American and argued his battles made the nation safer and freer while noting his frequent disagreements with Eisenhower.
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Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Wisconsin
Dwight Eisenhower
Joe McCarthy
Arizona Republican
Sen. McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Scientist Announces Isolation of MS Germ By Russian-Born Researcher
Miss Rose Ichelson of St. Luke's and Children's Hospital reports isolating a live micro‑organism called spirochaeta myelophthora as the cause of multiple sclerosis MS. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society notes the finding could advance treatment if substantiated by others.
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Philadelphia
National
Rose Ichelson
St. Luke’s and Children’s Hospital
New York
Miss Ichelson
Girard Dismisses Japanese Lawyer in Fatal Range Case
U S Army Specialist William S Girard dismissed the Japanese lawyer Tsuru Hayashi who was to defend him in the charge of causing death of a scrap metal scavenger at a firing range. Girard indicated his defense would be handled by three American attorneys held by his family with guidance from Louis Girard. Hayashi said the court must approve the dismissal and predicted a government-paid lawyer would be appointed if needed.
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Tokyo
William S. Girard
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Itsuro Hayashi
Stanley Levin
Los Angeles
Hayashi
Louis
United States
Levin
Washington
U.S
Maebashi
Fastest Navy Plane Explodes, Pilot Dies in Tex crash
In Grand Prairie Texas a Navy F8U-1 Crusader exploded during a test run over Hensley Naval Air Station killing test pilot James Buckner 31 of Dallas. His body was found in shallow backwaters of the swollen Trinity River.
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Grand Prairie
Tex
Hensley Naval Air Station
James Buckner
Dallas
Trinity River
Ike's Foreign Aid Plan Approved With Cuts
Senate foreign relations committee endorsed Eisenhower's foreign aid bill trimmed by 227.3 million dollars to 3.63711 billion for the year starting July 1. The panel authorized a 500 million reallocation and a two billion dollar three year loan program plus a two year military aid plan for long term planning.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Treasury
Defense Departments
Eisenhower Attacks Democrats and GOP Critics at Conference
President Eisenhower assailed Democrats as easy spending and inflationists while slashing at some Republican leaders for deficit spending. He tied 1956 pledges to his $71.8 billion budget and urged party unity to pursue modern Republicanism and the administration line in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen. Bridges
Bridges
GOP
County Republicans Attend State Convention in LaCrosse
County Republicans led by co chairs Joseph D Viney and Mrs Erma Thurber join delegates at the state convention opening in LaCrosse. Other county representatives including Joseph Stencel of Brodhead Grace Thorpe register of deeds Anna Blum and several officials travel today.
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Joseph D. Viney
Erma Thurber
LaCrosse
Joseph Stencel
Brodhead
Grace Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Anna Blum
Helen Myers
B. H. Lynch
Marvin Stauffacher
Browntown
T. J. Burgy Jr
Robert Tschudy
Samuel F. Humbel
A. Charles Howe
Head-on Illinois Crash Kills Five in Two Cars
Five persons died in a three car collision near Belleville Illinois. Four victims were from one family the Borrenpohl family. The victims include LeRoy Borrenpohl 33 his wife Corinne 31 and their two children LeRoy Jr 9 Samuel. The crash involved Jack L Bruehl 27 of Belleville and Airman Mervin L Stepp 17 of Scott Air Force Base.
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Illinois
Belleville
Ill
Here
Jack L. Bruehl
LeRoy Borrenpohl
Corinne
Wid LeRoy Jr
Samuel
Borrenpohls
Mascoutah, IN
Bruehl
Mervin L. Stepp
Scott Air Force Base
Borrenpohl
U.S. Students Freed From Hungarian Detention in Austria
Mike A. Gilbert and Warren William Hair, South Carolina college students, were released by Hungarian police after a border crossing incident. They traveled with no visas and violated Austrian border rules, later being returned to American custody in Vienna for possible continuation of their hitchhiking tour or homeward return.
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Vienna
Austria
U.S
South Carolina
Hungary
Mike A. Gilbert
Walterboro
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
State Department
Europe
Rust
Lake Neusiedl
Sopron
Budapest
United States
U. S
Gilbert
City Playspots Open Monday for Summer Activities
Monroe opens summer playground programs at Recreation Park East school and Green County Teachers College. Letters go to parents of K through 9 for activities. high schoolers may join sand lot baseball at 1 pm or theater at 3 pm. Morning and afternoon activities include crafts games music nature dramatics storytelling and sports with leaders Jane Thompson Janet Beckman Patricia Miller Geraldine Adams and Clayton Jackson.
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Monroe
Reecreation Park
East School
Green County Teachers College
Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
Recreation Park
Johnson
Jane Thompson
Janet Beckman
Patricia Miller
Geraldine Adams
Misses Beckman
Thompson
Miss Adams
Miller
Miss Beckman
Daniel Boone Club
Miss Thompson
Clayton Jackson
Blythe Myers
Myers
Mayflower II Speeds Toward Cape Cod Area
From Penzance England skipper Alan Villiers reports the Mayflower II heads for Cape Cod under a squally sky. Gusty winds and the Gulf Stream push the ship to seven knots as the vessel lies nearly south of Nantucket Island.
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Mayflower
Cape Cod
Penzance
England
Alan Villiers
Villiers
Nantucket Island
Area Farmer Joins Tour Group To View Russia
Francis Friestad a Spring Grove farmer joins 28 northern Illinois farmers on a farm tour heading to Brussels Belgium then Warsaw Moscow Leningrad Kiev Berlin and Paris. They depart Rockford yesterday and plan to return to New York City by 9 am Monday June 24.
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Francis Friestad
Spring Grove
Russia
Northern Illinois Armers
Brussels
Belgium
Rockford
Chicago
New York City
Hotel Palace
Warsaw
Poland
Moscow
Hotel National
Leningrad
Kiev
Berlin
Paris
Minnesota Mishap Claims Five Near Clarks Grove
Five people died and a sixth was seriously hurt when two cars collided on U S 65 two miles north of Clarks Grove Minnesota. Victims include Ralph Berard 58 and wife Ruth of Des Moines Iowa Waldo R Schultz 41 of Minneapolis Marilyn Ann Torgeson 22 Mason City Iowa and her grandmother Mrs Mabel Larson 64 Forest City Iowa. Schultz car reportedly left the highway on a sweeping curve.
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Clarks Grove
Minn
U. S
Minnesota
Ralph Berard
Ruth
Des Moines
Iowa
Waldo R. Schultz
Minneapolis
Schultz
Marilyn Ann Torgeson
Mason City
Mabel Larson
Forest City
Ohio and Colorado Girls Share Spelling Honors
Sandra Owen of Navarre Ohio and Dana Bennett of Denver Colo shared the national spelling championship. Both out-spelled 65 finalists to become co winners in the 30th annual national spelling bee. Sandra was runner up last year while Dana claimed her first national bee title.
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Washington
Sandra Owen
Navarre
Ohio
Dana Bennett
Denver
Colo
Sandra
Dana
Fatal explosion at Nakat su fireworks factory kills three
An explosion at a Nakat su fireworks factory left three dead, two seriously injured, and one missing. Police and emergency crews launched a regional search as investigators inspect the site for causes. Local officials asked residents to avoid the area while responders work.
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Bast
Nakatsu
Japan
Dispute Over New Jail Site Heard In Green County
Circuit Judge Harry S. Fox heard two hours of oral arguments in the county city zoning dispute over a proposed jail site. County counsel Howard H. Moss argues Green County as an arm of the state may build without city zoning. City counsel Robert J. Cunningham contends state delegated zoning powers require compliance. The decision, expected early next week, could reach the State Supreme Court.
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Harry S. Fox
Howard H. Moss
Janesville
Judge Fox
Circuit
Moss
Robert J. Cunningham
Franz W. Brand
Arthur C. Benkert
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Green County
Fox
State Supreme Court
Monroe
Cunningham
Supreme Court
Wisconsin Traffic Deaths Fall 75 Since 1956 Toll
The death of a man in a rural collision near Fond du Lac raises Wisconsin's 1957 traffic fatalities to 301, down from 376 a year earlier. Ralph Langenfeld, 52, of Elkhart Lake, died when his car collided with a milk truck at a county trunk intersection three miles north of Johnsburg in Fond du Lac County.
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Associated Press
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Ralph Langenfeld
Elkhart Lake
Johnsburg
Judge's widow Levi Bancroft dies at 87
Mrs. Levi H. Bancroft, widow of the former attorney general and judge, died at her Richland Center home at age 87. Her husband died in 1948.
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Richland Center
Levi H. Bancroft
Judge Bancroft
U. S
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