Senate Votes For Foreign Aid Bill Amid Party Unity
The Senate approved Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill 57 to 25. Democratic and Republican leaders worked to block cuts, backing a multi-year program and a $3.637 billion top line with loans and defense support for allies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Green
D-Ri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jenner
R-Ind
Barrett
Wye
Bricker
Ohio
Curtis
Neb
Dworshak
Idaho
Malone
Nev
Williams
Del
Young
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
United States
Defense Department
Army replaces Haiti president amid protests in Port au Prince
The military junta ousted provisional President Daniel Fignole, sparking sullen street protests from workers in Port au Prince. Demonstrators, who backed Fignole as one of 10 presidential candidates, rallied under army gunfire as the junta announced a transition pending elections. Fignole had led for 19 days before exile.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Fignole
Safety Group Seeks Veto of 2 A.M. Tavern Bill
The Wisconsin Council of Safety's executive committee asked Gov. Thomson to veto a bill passed by the Legislature allowing resort area taverns to stay open until 2 a.m. The move comes as the bill advances through the state legislature.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Springfield Area Hit Illinois Storm Batters Capital
Tornadic winds and heavy rain struck central Illinois injuring more than 50 and killing two. In Springfield a square mile area suffered widespread destruction to homes and businesses including Allis-Chalmers plant and Weaver Manufacturing, while the governor's mansion and Lincoln home escaped major damage. A second strike hit Jacksonville four days earlier, injuring five and causing widespread damage.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Paul Farley
Anna Belle Larson
Allis-Chalmers
Weaver Manufacturing Co
Cole Chemical Co
Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
Jacksonville
Storms Forecast Push Flood Risk in Winslow Area
Storms threaten the Pecatonica River with cresting expected tonight and again tomorrow as rains lift water levels. Flood warnings reach Winslow and nearby towns with reports of rising rivers, flooded cornfields, and damage to crops, while gauges in Freeport show a rising stream.
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Monroe
Winslow
Pecatonica
Pecatonica River
Ernest Mani
The
Lumber Company
Mani
South Wayne
Dill
U.S. Weather Bureau
Moline
Freeport
Alvin Timms
U. S
Darlington
Browntown
Seven Die In Flash Flood Near Beaufort Missouri
Seven members of a farm family died when a wall of water swept their parked car downstream in a flash flood near Beaufort Missouri. The tragedy followed eight inches of rain in a few hours as St. Louis endured its heaviest rainfall in 87 years and prepared for flood relief efforts.
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ST. Louis
Beaufort
Here
Alice Bandy
Winfred
Benny
Herbert
Gene
Joe Bandy
Two Americans Die, Three Survive in Moscow Air Crash
A Polish twin engine airliner crashed in a Moscow storm killing two Americans and leaving five Americans aboard unaccounted for. Surviving Americans are Mrs. Margaret Tremore and daughter Michelle, both of Grand Rapids, and Richard Cheverton, WOOD-TV news director. Other survivors include a Polish stewardess, with six bodies counted at the scene.
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Moscow
Margaret Tremore
Michelle
Richard Cheverton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Soviet Union
Wood-Tvv
Cheverton
Harvey Beaker
Beaker
Harold Milks
Roy Essoyan
Associated Press
Irving R. Levine
National Broadcasting Co
Warsaw
Suspect Admits Slaying Couple in Arizona
In Marana near Tucson Freelin Huff 50 and Louise 30 were shot to death and found in a desert culvert arranged in a cross. Suspect Paul Whalen 30, a Tucson laborer, confessed claiming the old man upstairs planned it. Whalen was captured near Coolidge after a high speed chase.
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Freelin Huff
Louise
Tucson
Huff
Coolidge
Ariz
Paul Whalen
Judge Studies Final Arguments In Girard Case
Final arguments on whether a U S decision to let Japanese courts try Army specialist William S Girard have been submitted to Federal District Judge Joseph C McGarrity The ruling is expected late next week Girard is accused of fatally wounding a Japanese woman scavenging for scrap in an Army area in Japan His lawyers say a Soviet Gestapo analogy is warranted while the government argues Congress authorized trial by foreign courts via the security treaty with Japan and the uniform code of military justice The government contends there is no constitutional right to trial by court martial in cases crossing military and civil law and Girard could face a court martial if not delivered to Japan The case challenges delivery of Girard to Japanese authorities to face trial after a January death tied to an empty grenade launcher shot
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Washington
U.S
William S. Girard
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
Japan
Witt elected Wisconsin FFA state secretary at Green Lake
Donald L. Witt of Monroe Route 4 was chosen secretary of the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America at the American Assembly grounds Green Lake. He led Monroe high school FFA as president last year and earned the Wisconsin Farmer degree. three Monroe members also earned degrees. Wayne Martin of Cambridge was elected vice president of section 5. The convention opened with state quarter and public speaking contests and closed with officer elections and the Farmer degrees ceremony.
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Donald L. Witt
Lester Witt
Wisconsin Future Farmers of America
American Assembly
Green Lake
Witt
Monroe High School
FFA
Monroe
Monroe Ffa
Wisconsin Farmer
Nathan Rinehart
Morris Wolf
Romayn Rote
Kenneth Allen
Wayne Martin
Cambridge
Old Timers Concert Opens Summer Series in Recreation Park
The 19th annual Old Timers massed concert led by Allen F. Barnard showcases a city and high school band fusion at 8 p m Monday in Recreation Park. Musicians from Monroe Juda South Wayne Browntown Monticello Madison Milton Clarno Albany Dodgeville participate. program features Bless This House On Wisconsin The Clarinet Polka and more with special vocal and dance performances. The 32nd Division March honors Monroe Company prior to Camp McCoy departure.
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Recreation Park
Monroe
Juda
South Wayne
Browntown
Monticello
Madison
Milton
Clarno
Albany
Dodgeville
Joyce Ludwig
Milton College
Penny
Haberman
Carol Koenig
Beverly Koehn
Wisconsin
Camp McCoy
Allan F. Barnard
Mountain King
la Fonda
Eisenhower liberalizes draft rules deferment for ready reserve
President Eisenhower liberalized Selective Service rules granting deferment from the draft to youths serving satisfactorily in ready reserve units. The order also defers some hardship cases and certain aliens, citing a small total impact. Officials say many in Class 1-A could then be unused for induction, with possible cuts in monthly draft calls if manpower reductions proceed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
Pentagon
Five Area Students To Be Honored at UW
Three Monroe and two area students will be among more than 500 at the University of Wisconsin honored for outstanding university work at the All University Honors Convocation Friday. Monroe honorees are Lawrence D. Barr Leatta S. Moore and William G. Snyder. Area honorees are Arthur F. Carter Barbara J. Eastwood.
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Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Lawrence D. Barr
10Th Avenue
Leatta S. Moore
17Th Avenue
William G. Snyder
H. T. Snyder
Lake Drive
Arthur F. Carter
Juda
Barbara J. Eastwood
Woodord
Test Delayed Again at Atomic Test Site
Unfavorable winds at the Nevada test site postpone the fourth shot in the summer nuclear test series for 24 hours.
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Nev
Truman Urges Wisconsin To Elect Democratic Senator
Former President Truman spoke in Milwaukee urging Wisconsin to name a Democratic senator this year. He praised the state's Democratic tradition and referenced Bob La Follette as a noted example. He declined to back a specific candidate in the July 30 primary while noting outsider endorsements in other states. He arrived to speak at a Jefferson-Jackson fund raising dinner at the Auditorium.
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Milwaukee
Harry Truman
Wisconsin
Truman
Bob la Follette
Missouri
Boy Scout Camp Opens Tomorrow
More than 120 boys and leaders from nine troops are expected for the first Canyon Camp period running tomorrow through June 23. Camp director Lyle Novinski announced provisional leadership for Troops 29 91 41 45 26 75 82 98 and 15. The Warren Lions Club and Valley District Committee will hold steak fries at the camp with the US Grant Council planning session on Thursday. Wednesday night visitors and a smorgasbord start at 6 p.m. CST, with new picnic areas for families and an Indian pageant each Wednesday night.
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Canyon
Lyle Novinski
Winslow
Glenn
Lewis Arnold
Lena
Harold Krupke
William Weitzel
Virgil Tyler
Savanna
Warren
Tom Flanigan
Cuba City
John Sauer
Platteville
Mt. Hope
Freeport
Warren Lions Club
Valley District Committee
U. S. Grant Council
Milk Reaches Shoppers Despite City Plant Strikes
St Paul and Duluth faced dairy strikes, yet milk remained available. Deliveries to most stores and homes in St Paul were cut off Friday morning by a dairy unionist strike. The Duluth local joined the action earlier on May 24.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Duluth
Southern effort to add jury trials to civil rights bill fails
In Washington Southern House members report White House appeals swayed Republicans as the 199 to 167 vote rejected a southern backed amendment that would have guaranteed jury trials for civil rights injunctive cases. The House aims to pass a form acceptable to Eisenhower with the Senate still uncertain.
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Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Group
Rep
Willis
D-La
South
U.S
Kuzimns Nearing Soviet Help With Custody Fight
In Copenhagen a 54 year old Russian citizen and his wife 35 plan to appeal to the Soviet government for help in regaining custody of their four children left in Chicago seven years ago. The children aged 10 9 8 and 19 months are under court custody of welfare authorities.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Soviet Union
United States
Chicago
George
Nadejda Kuzmin
Youths Seek Army Pay for Fare Home from Europe
Two South Carolina students aged 20 Myron A. Gilbert from Walterboro and Warren William Hair of North Augusta were ordered home for illegally crossing into Hungary. They announced plans to enlist in the U S Army in Paris or Frankfurt so the army would cover their travel costs.
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Vienna
South Carolina
Hungary
U.S. Army
Paris
Frankfurt
Myron A. Gilbert
Walterboro
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
Four Million Dollar Theft Gap Alleged in Cook County
Cook County State’s Attorney Benjamin Adamowski raised the loss estimate to at least four million dollars, citing new irregularities in tax foreclosure warrant books. He alleged tampering and widespread fraud, suggesting an audit would reveal deeper malfeasance across county offices and both political parties.
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Chicago
Cook County
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Adamowski
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Richard J. Daley
Coox County
Democratic Party
Dailey
Edward J. Barrett
Illinois
Richard B. Austin
William Stratton
Paschen
Lela Ladwig Injured in Two Car Collision
Miss Lela Marie Ladwig of 520 21st Avenue was treated at St. Clare hospital and released after a two car collision on the north side of the square at 11 05 a m. Her knee was contused when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs Evelyn Updike Route 4 in the outer lane. Police reported both cars suffered extensive damage.
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Lela Marie Ladwig
21St Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Miss Ladwig
Evelyn Updike
Route 4
Ronald H. Rockow
Browntown
Andrew T. Heinzelman
12Th Avenue
9Th Street
Turncoat Arrives in Hong Kong After 30 Years
American turncoat Andrew Fortuna arrived in Hong Kong saying homesickness drove his decision to leave Red China after three decades. He will board a ship to the United States tonight.
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Hong Kong
Andrew Fortuna
Red China
United States
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