Wisconsin Legislature Ends Hectic Session in Late Night Recess
Wisconsin lawmakers recess after approving about 254 million dollars in expenditures for 1953 55 and planning to return October 26 to address finances and possible tax adjustments. Major bills include reapportionment toll roads and extra pensions for retired teachers, while a move to integrate all higher education failed.
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Arthur Bystrom
Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
University of Wisconsin and
State College
Joint Committee On Finance
Kohler
State Supreme Court
Milwaukee
High Court
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
GOP Convention Sees Boos For Wiley Over Bricker Fight
At Madison Wisconsin Republicans debated impeachment telegrams aimed at Sen. Wiley for opposing the Bricker amendment and inviting a constitutional clash. Boos greeted Wiley during his speech as telegrams from Milwaukee urged a resolution charging oath violations and admitting 240,000 aliens. McCarthy urged probes of treason or dereliction over wartime duties and warned of grand jury action if needed. Gov Kohler spoke briefly on the convention floor.
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Madison
U. S
Wiley
Chippewa Falls
Convention
Wisconsin
Bricker
U. S. Senate
Milwaukee
Committee For
United States
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
Justice Department
McCarthy
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Acheson-Truman Administration
Kohler
Jefferson Jury Convicts White In Double Killing
Albert White Jr. 33, a Georgia laborer, is sentenced to concurrent 14 to 25 years in state prison after conviction for second degree murder and fourth degree manslaughter in the deaths of two Orfordville men during a three day drinking spree. The jury found he shot Knudson and beat Renly during an argument, with White claiming the shooting was accidental.
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Albert White Jr
Georgia
Waupun
Jefferson
White
Orfordville
Ben Renly
Albert
Ollie) Knudson
Knudson
Renly
Harry S. Fox
Arthur Schultz
Rome
Fox
Rock County
Frank X. Kinast
Janesville
Roscoe Grimm
Thunder Awakens Monroe Residents
The Wisconsin storm brought thundershowers and heavy rain totaling .50 inch. Lightning struck the Huber Brewing Co chimney, causing minor damage and bricks to litter the street. Temperatures dropped to the low 60s, then rose to the upper 80s with high humidity. More thundershowers are forecast for the weekend and cooler weather Sunday.
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Wisconsin
Sheriff's Department
Huber Brewing Co
Blackhawk Picnic Dates Announced at Woodford
The annual Blackhawk picnic at Woodford will be held July 11 and 12. A two day program features an amateur show free attractions and a tri state carnival.
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Blackhawk
Woodford
Toay
Flint Storm Fears Return After Deadly Tornado
Flint Michigan faced a fresh tornado scare as communities mourn 113 dead or injured from Monday's twister. A severe storm with high winds and hail caused minor damage in northern outskirts and disrupted communications. Gas gangrene symptoms appeared in 50 injured, prompting rush of serum from Detroit and two amputations.
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Flint
Mich
Weather Bureau
Beecer
Detroit
Two Soldiers Die in Missouri Vehicle Crash
Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in an automobile truck collision about one and a half miles east of Eureka Missouri Friday night. The dead are Privates Albert D Perkins 20 Vernon Illinois and Norman J Kolve 20 Ellsworth Wisconsin. All five soldiers were stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and had just received weekend passes after base rifle range performances.
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Eureka
Here
Albert D. Perkins
Vernon, Ill
Norman J. Kolve
Norman Kolve
Ellsworth
Wis
Fort Leonard Wood
Union Votes for Strike at Wisconsin Telephone Company
CIO official reports overwhelming strike support among 7000 Wisconsin Telephone Company employees. Arthur B. Le Fevre notes returns from 30 locals tallied. final tally shows six percent in favor of a walkout.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Company
CIO Communications Workers
Arthur B. le Fevre
Wisconsin
Kidnap Victim Believed Slain in Chicago Case
State Rep. Clem Graver was abducted near his home on Thursday night and is believed slain after more than 30 hours missing. Police including Commissioner Timothy O Connor express certainty he will not be found alive as investigators, joined by state and county officers, probe the case amid a vague telephone tip and questions over his voting record with mob influence claims.
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Chicago
Clem Graver
Timothy O’connor
Graver
Amelia
Clem
O. K
Chicago Crime Syndicate
West Side
Eisenhower Sees Armistice Path to Korea Peace
President Eisenhower, returning from a five state trip, expressed hope that the Panmunjom POW agreement will speed an armistice and just peace in Korea and ease world tension. He praised Nehru's role and noted ceremonies in Dartmouth College and Sagamore Hill before heading to Washington.
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Oyster Bay
Long Island
New York
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
French Creek
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
Panmunjom
Korea
State Department
United States
Far East
Five Nation Commission
Commission
Rhee Urges U S Pact as Korea Protests Grow
South Korea seeks an immediate mutual defense pact with the United States to calm violent anti armistice protests as truce talks near completion. Rhee calls for concrete security guarantees while Allied staff advance cease fire and prisoner exchange plans at Panmunjom and in Washington.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
U. S
South Korea
Rhee
Eisenhower
Rolf Lampborn
Stockholm
Tidningen
United Nations
ROK Defense Ministry
Panmunjom
Braves Beat Pirates 54 In NL Game On Run-Shortened Ninth
The Milwaukee Braves defeated Pittsburgh in a National League game, 54. The contest ended in the ninth when the Braves turned a double play after the Pirates had a runner on first with one out.
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Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh
Braves
Bucs
Reds Raid Seoul Drops Flares in Longest War Raid
Five to seven Communist planes raided Seoul and outskirts for two hours and 33 minutes dropping flares but no bombs. They targeted Kimpo Airfield and Inchon port, circled the area under searchlights as anti aircraft guns fired, with no aircraft shot down and no damage claimed.
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Seoul
Kimpo
Inchon
Venus Seen by Area Residents Spars With Air Force Report
Residents across Monroe and Darlington reported a bright object in the dawn sky May 31. A two man Wright Patterson team concluded the object was Venus and fit its path to the planet. Locals disputed the finding saying it appeared larger than the moon and changed course as it moved east to west.
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Monroe
Darlington
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
A. J. Hynes
Ohio State University
R. M. Olson
Air Technical Intelligence
Air Force Base
Venus
Winslow
Lington
Truax Field
Madison
Chinese Reds Attack Central Korea Front in Major Offensive
More than 5,000 Chinese forces struck Allied positions along a 530 mile front in central Korea. Artillery and mortar barrages set a possible war record as Reds penetrated trenches near Capitol Hill and Outpost Harry. Allied tanks and bayonet fighting repelled many attackers. casualties reported on both sides with heavy fire.
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Seoul
Korea
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
U. S
Eighth Army
Russell Akers
Washington, D. C
Akers
Harry
Capitol Hill
Kumsong
U. N
Red
Iron Triangle
Marachowsky Ordered To Start Serving Term
MADISON Jake Marachowsky of Portage was ordered to serve a 5 year prison term imposed a year ago. His wife received a 6 month sentence reduction. The couple were convicted of false swearing and perjury in a bankruptcy hearing. Marachowsky also faces a $25000 fine. Mrs Marachowsky’s sentence dropped from 24 to 18 months after appeals delayed sentencing.
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Madison
Jake Marachowsky
Portagé
Robert Tehan
Marachowskys
Marachowsky
U. S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Wisconsin highway official Culbertson dies at 65
Dillon F. Culbertson district engineer for Wisconsin highways since 1918 died at his home Friday night after a long illness. He served the state for decades, shaping road projects and transportation policy. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Green Bay
Dillon F. Culbertson
Wisconsin Highway Department
Hazardous device threat targets Judge Kaufman home
A male caller warned of a bomb at 1185 Park Avenue the Park Avenue 16 story building housing Federal Judge Irving Kaufman. No device found though special guards remained. Kaufman and family are away. Separately Justice Jackson moved for a stay of execution for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg before the Supreme Court, which has repeatedly refused Review.
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Rosenberg
New York
Park Avenue
Irving Kaufman
Atom
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Judge Kaufman
Rosenbergs
Kaufman
Washington
Jackson
Supreme Court
Sing Sing Prison
Vinson
Fire Fatalities As Sparta Home Burned In Storm
An expectant mother Beverly Jean Leis 23 and her three children Diane 5 Barbara 4 Stephen 2 died when the rural home five miles south of Sparta burst into flames during an electrical storm. Arnold Leis the husband suffered severe burns and is in critical condition at Sparta Hospital.
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Sparta
Beverly Jean Leis
Diane
Barbara
Stephen
Arnold
Sparta Hospital
Leis
Sparta Volunteer Fire Department
Erv Edwards
Highway 27
Three Sheboygan Youths Killed in Crash on Highway 28
Three young people from Sheboygan were killed and one seriously injured when an auto failed to turn and struck a tree one half mile west of Sheboygan Falls on Highway 28. Victims named Victor Vincent 21 Joan Gilbertson 17 and Frank Rehberger 19. Herbert Baumgart 20 was in critical condition at St Nicholas Memorial Hospital.
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Sheboygan Falls
Sheboygan
Highway 28
Here
Victor Vincent
Joan Gilbertson
Frank Rehberger
St. Nicholas -Hi Tal
Herbert Baumgart
Flying Convict Captured by FBI in Savanna Illinois
Robert Arthur Chick alias John Francis Davis, a 31 year old Texas prison farm escapee serving 25 years for robbery, was seized by FBI agents in a Savanna Illinois hotel room after flying from Milwaukee in a silver Republic Amphibian plane bought for about 1300 dollars from Dr. D H Lando Jr. He arrived in Chicago on a commercial flight and was armed with a 32 caliber pistol but offered no resistance.
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Freeport
Texas
FBI
Savanna
Milwaukee
Robert Arthur Chick
John Francis Davis
Otey
Tex
Chick
Robert L. Murphy
Chicago
D. H. Lando Jr
Young Sailor Killed as Car Rolls West of Waukegan
Joseph Evan aged 19 from Glen Lyon Pennsylvania an apprentice seaman at Great Lakes Naval Training Center died in a car rollover west of Waukegan Illinois three sailors were injured in the crash officials said the incident occurred today and the car rolled over while traveling near the city
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Waukegan, Ill
Joseph Evan
Glen Lyon
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Waukegan
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