Senator Lester Hunt Dies After Self-inflicted Wound
Sen. Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming dies at Casualty Hospital after being found shot in his Senate office. The Capitol police say it appears to be a personal safety matter. Hunt had announced he would not seek a second term due to health concerns.
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D-Wye
Senate
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Hunt
Sen. Clements
D-Ky
Mike Mantos
Ira Whitlock
Sen
Morse
Oregon
W. J. Broderick
Capitol
George W. Calver
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Langer
Wyo
Monroe Students Receive UW Degrees at Camp Randall
Twelve Monroe students were among the more than 2,000 graduates at the University of Wisconsin 101st commencement in Camp Randall stadium. Degrees included nine bachelor and master level awards, with 1,500 bachelor recipients and 500 higher degrees. Honorary degrees went to earners from Harvard Yale and other institutions as Wisconsin’s 71 counties and 29 foreign regions contributed to the class. Commencement speakers included E B Fred Kohler and David Matson.
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University of Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
Robert G. Machotka
Gordon H. Orians
Marilyn J. Lanz
Mildred H. Krauss
Sybil A. Blumer
Virgil W. Rabe
Carol A. Schindler
Lois F. Burgy
John R. Maurer
James L. Forbes
Ernest G. ZumBrunnen
Leo R. Hilfiker
Elton B. Eastwood
Woodford
Ernest Hooton
Harvard University
Eudora Welty
Jackson
Miss
Elvin Stakman
St. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
Gregory Breit
Yale University
Asuncion Perez
San Juan Rizal
P. I
Wisconsin
Nevada
West Virginia
Vermont
E. B. Fred
Gov
Kohler
R. T. Johnstone
Wisconsin Alumni Association
David Matson
Madison
Denham Former NLRB Aide Dies at 68 in St Louis
Robert N. Denham 68 former general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board from 1947 to 1950 died at Barnes Hospital in St Louis in the early hours of the night apparently from a heart attack. He resigned at President Truman's request after disputes over Taft-Hartley law administration. Denham was born October 23 1885 in St Louis and held law degrees from the University of Missouri and the University of Michigan.
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National Labor Relations Board
Barnes Hospital
Denham
NLRB
Truman
General Counsel
University of Missouri
University of Michigan
Mathews Leaves West for Santa Barbara as Illness Threatens Father
Mets star Ed Mathews flew from Pittsburgh to Santa Barbara California where his father is reported seriously ill. The third baseman left the squad today due to the family emergency.
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Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Ed Mathews
Santa Barbara
Calif
Truman Taken III Misses Call Me Madam Guest Part
Former President Harry S. Truman was ill and left the Star Light theater in Kansas City before the first act ended while attending the opening night of Call Me Madam. Mrs. Truman said indigestion and heat contributed to his weakness as he rested in his room after the performance.
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Harry S. Truman
Starlight Theater
Truman
Irving Berlin
Perle Mesta
Washington
Luxembourg
Christ Stettler Dies at 75 in Twin Grove Home
Christ Stettler of Twin Grove died at 6 p m yesterday at his home after years of heart illness. He was born June 19 1878 in Canton Bern Switzerland and came to America in 1906. A cheesemaker for 46 years he retired in 1940. He leaves wife Emma Haldi and children Werner Helen Thomas Elsa Kueng Alice Hasse Alma Strahm Walter and others along with 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Stuesso funeral home with Rev Paul Kehle officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Twin Grove
Alma) Strahm
Monticello
Walter
Juda
Ferdinand
Hans
Fritz
Switzerland
Marie Lingg
Stuesso
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Milwaukee Receives U-505 Sub Exhibit
The U-505, a German submarine, is docked in Milwaukee for a week before its permanent display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Mayor Frank Zeidler led an official welcoming party as the submarine navigated Lake Michigan and Milwaukee River to the city dock.
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Atlantic
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Frank Zeidler
Hitler
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Milwaukee River
Defense Chiefs Warn Margin Over Russia Narrows
A Defense Department briefing to top leaders warned the U S advantage in weapons tech over the Soviet Union is shrinking. Assistant Secretary Donald Quarles cited four major developments and urged readiness for a possible closer Soviet gap. Admiral Radford echoed the need for combat-ready forces amid uncertainty about future war.
New Signs Warn Of Deer Crossing In The County
Sheriff Wilbur E. Deininger and Warden Harold A. Pederson placed two deer crossing signs on Highway 11 west near Bechtolt's Bros. farm to alert motorists from Monroe to Browntown. Five deer have been killed in the region since Pederson became game warden last year, with cars damaged in collisions. Similar signs exist in neighboring counties.
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Browntown
Wilbur E. Deininger
Harold A. Pederson
Highway 11
Bechtolt’s Bros
Pederson
Killer of Alabama Candidate Hunted
Phenix City under guard as Governor Gordon Persons orders National Guard to restore order after the murder of Attorney General Nominee Albert L. Patterson. Adjutant General Walter J. Hanna given wide authority to use emergency measures to quell rising faction tensions.
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Phenix City
Ala
Gordon Persons
National Guard
Albert L. Patterson
Walter J. Hanna
Deputy Jackson County Deputy Killed in Page Road Crash
Jackson County Deputy Sheriff Fred Reilly, 26, of Vandercook Lake, was killed when struck by a car on Clark Lake road, eight miles southeast of here. The crash occurred today as the deputy was on duty.
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Wis
Jackson County
Fred Reilly
Vandercook Lake
Clark Lake Road
Here
Mercury Drops 23 Degrees as Rainstorms Hit Region
A strong thunderstorm cooled temperatures from 90 to 67 degrees within about three hours. Rain totaled 0.73 inches with widespread showers and gusty winds. Expect scattered thundershowers in the south with highs 86 to 92. Eau Claire reports 1.03 inches overnight. Milwaukee saw hail up to an inch and 45 mph gusts while the national high reached 108 in Gila Bend.
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Ariz
Midwest
Iowa
Delegates Gather for 12th Purple Heart Convention
About 125 delegates arrive in Fond du Lac for the Military Order of the Purple Heart annual convention. Anton D. Kneller of Philadelphia will deliver the principal speech at tonight's banquet.
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Veterans
Rockefeller Flies To Reno For Divorce Settlement
Millionaire Winthrop Rockefeller, 42, arrived by private plane in Reno to sign a six million dollar divorce property settlement with estranged wife Bobo Sears Rockefeller. She traveled from Chicago aboard the Southern Pacific Overland Limited and has a five room suite at the Mapes hotel. The agreement provides Bobo with fifty million plus a five hundred thousand dollar trust and custody of their son Winthrop Paul. Rockefeller gains visiting rights.
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Bobo
Sears Rockefeller
Southern Pacific
Overland Limited
Chicago
Mapes Hotel
New York
Winthrop Paul
Rockefeller
Palm Beach, Fla
Nevada
Richard Sears Jr
Boston
Mendes France names cabinet in France ten years after liberation
Paris premier Mendes France unveiled a 16 member cabinet with 10 ministers and 13 secretaries of state. He kept the foreign ministry. Two MRP members, Robert Buron and Andre Monteil, defied party abstention and supported his confirmation.
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France
Foreign Ministry
Popular Republican Movement
Mendes-France
MRP
Robert Buron
Overseas Territories
Andre Monteil
Navy
Buron
Monteil
Thailand seeks U N General Assembly review of Southeast Asia patrol
The Big Three agreed Thailand’s request for a Southeast Asia peace patrol vetoed in the Security Council should go to the United Nations General Assembly. Thailand plans to push for assembly consideration, studying whether a special or resumed session is needed. The Thai proposal asked for a small subcommission to assess threats to Thailand and report back.
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Southeast Asia
U. N. General Assembly
Security Council
Soviet Union
Lebanon
Thanat Khoman
U. N
Korea
Peace Observation Commission
Invasion Advances as Guatemalan Ports Fall
Reports from Tegucigalpa say anti-Communist Liberation Army forces seized two Guatemalan ports Puerto Barrios and San Jose and may hold inland towns Zacapa and Retalhuleu. NBC out of New York cites invasion reaching near Guatemala City with air raids on the capital and airport. Guatemala seeks a U N Security Council emergency session to address aggression.
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Gillermo Toriello
San Jose
Arrow
Hog Island
Honduras
Puerto Barrios
Tegucigalpa
Liberation Army
Carrbbean
Pacific
Carlos Castillo Armas
Zacapa
Puerto Barrio
Guatemala City
NBC
Mac Bannell
New York
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Quezaltenango
Villa Canales
U. N
U. N. Security Council
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
Toriello
Council
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Castillo
Lodge
Castillo-Arriola
Security Council
Beloit Guardists Injured in Truck Crash
Five members of Co. L Beloit National Guard were hurt when their truck left the road and overturned in a drainage ditch east of Juda while en route to a National Guard encampment at Yellowstone. All were taken to St Clare hospital. injuries described as cuts bruises and one possible broken leg. Names not released.
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National Guard
Yellowstone
St. Clare Hospital
Australian salvage group uncovers carrier at Rabaul harbor
An Australian syndicate began salvage operations at the bottom of Rabaul Harbor and reported a Japanese aircraft carrier with 20 planes intact on its flight deck. They estimated the prize at about $175,000.
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Australia
Rabaul Harbor
Eisenhower Receives Guatemala Uprising Report
President Eisenhower reviewed a State Department report on the anti Communist uprising in Guatemala. White House press secretary Hagerty said Eisenhower is keen on the situation and kept informed by the State Department. Congressmen voiced hope for a stable non Communist government, with Rep. Vorys predicting Communist regimes may not endure in the western hemisphere. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Wiley said the government would protect American citizens and property.
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Guatemala
James C. Hagerty
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Capitol
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hemisphere
Sen. Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
French Break Up Red Ambush Unit
In Indochina near Hanoi and Haiphong a Vietminh ambush was repelled by French planes artillery and tanks. The French spokesman said 35 Vietminh were killed and 20 captured with light French losses. Bombing of Vietminh bases and rebel convoys continued in the delta while villages west of Hanoi were shelled.
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Indochina
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Delta
Ogden Man Elected President of Jaycees
Ogden Utah’s E. LaMar Buckner, 32, was elected president of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce after five ballots and a record 12 hours of voting. He defeated W L Jack Joward of Monroe La. Ten regional vice presidents were also chosen including John M King of Wheaton Illinois and Howard E Norris of Madison Wisconsin.
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Colo.e. LaMar
Buckner
Ogden
Utah
U. S
Junior Chamber of Commerce
W. L
Jack) Joward
Monroe
John M. King
Wheaton
Ill
Howard E. Norris
Madison
Wis
Berg Resigns From Shiocton School Board Over Neglect Suit
Shi oco n high school board member Clarence Berg resigns amid a court action to remove him for neglect of duty. The four remaining board members accuse him of missing meetings.
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Shiocton
Clarence Bergstresser
Shiocton High School
Eden and Smith to Leave Geneva Conference
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and U S Undersecretary Walter Smith plan to depart Geneva on Sunday with no stated return, as Smith goes to Washington at the president and secretary of state request to report on Indochina peace talks.
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Anthony Eden
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Indochina
Czechoslovakia
U. Alexis Johnson
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Eden
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Mendes- France
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Chou En-lai
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Nguyen Quoc Dinh
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Darlington Blast Hurts Woman 65
Mrs. Margerita Gertsch, 65, suffered second and third degree burns when a gas explosion destroyed her two story house in Darlington last night. She was found on the lawn by neighbors. police say the blast may have been sewer or bottle gas. Fire Chief ordered a full investigation.
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Margerita Gertsch
Lafayette Memorial Hospital
Glen Winslow
Carroll Kinson
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