Five Youths Hurt In Area Mishaps
A 21 year old Monroe youth was injured in a county accident near Ed Kubly farm in Sylvester Township. Four 18 year olds were hurt in Blanchardville when their car struck a tree. In all incidents injuries ranged from cuts and bruises to a back fracture and concussion.
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Monroe
Blanchardville
Melchior Denny Jr
St. Clare Hospital
Ed Kubly
Sylvester
Harlow Robb
Millie “Robb
Perry Pasley
George Pasley
Madison
Robb
Pasley
Wiley Starts Position Drive for Senate Re- election
The Associated Press reports Senator Wiley filed 2,909 nomination papers sent to 1,869 constituents as he begins a formal re election bid. He has not yet filed officially but is expected to before the May 26 Wisconsin Republican state convention in Milwaukee. Three rivals seek the GOP nomination: Mark Catlin Jr Charles Kersten and Howard Boyle. Proxmire criticizes dairy price support votes and cites Poage proposed compensatory payments to milk producers to reach parity.
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Rhe
Wiley
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
GOP
Senate
Mark Catlin Jr
Appleton
Charles Kersten
Howard Boyle
Rock and Roll rally revives Monroe auto heritage
Hundreds flocked to Monroe for the Antique Automobile Club of America Illinois region Rock and Roll rally, the third annual spring reliability run. Edward H. Bennett Jr. won the 1914 Locomobile class and the overall finish, earning the Brighton Park bowl.距
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Edward Bennett Jr
Monroe
Antique Automobile Club
Illinois
Bennett
Veteran Car Club of Great Britain
Turnerhall
Evening Times
Antique Automobile Club of America
Monroe Area
Stark's Corners
Ill
Edward H. Bennett Jr
Lake Forest
Lakeshire- Marty
Brighton Park Bowl
Veteran Cars Club of
Great Britain
David Lechtfeld
Libertyville
Fred Woods
Evergreen Park
Brush
Aaron L. Smith
Salem
Wis
Studebaker
Wenzel Vockel
Island Lake
F. L. Baughman
Downers Grove
Arthur Seidenschwartz
Milwaukee
Stanley Kordek
Mendota
Nash Hudson Extend State Factory Layoffs
American Motors Corp reports continued weak demand for Nash and Hudson autos delaying recall of 4,550 workers. About 450 laid off in Milwaukee and 3,100 in Kenosha on March 22 and 23, with 1,000 more laid off in Milwaukee on April 20. The Rambler line remains in production with 400 workers in Milwaukee and nearly 6,000 in Kenosha.
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American Motors Corp
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Three Brothers Drowned In Ill. Farm Pond Tragedy
Allan Gollmer 17 and his brothers Charles 13 and Claude 10 vanished after a homemade raft tipped in a three acre pond on the family farm between Warren and Apple River Illinois. Allan could swim. searchers recovered all bodies after hours with a rubber boat and dam blasting. Parents, sister Cleo 15, and brother Thurl 4 survive. funeral planned at Warren Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Peterson.
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Warren
Apple River
Allan Gollmer
Warren High School
Charles
Claude
Laverne Gollmer
Allan
Jo Daviess County
Thurl
Methodist Church
Charles Peterson
Elm the
Graham Funeral Home
Czechs arrest 10 Vienna men for spying on air force
The Czechoslovak Communist government announced the arrest of ten men in Vienna accused of spying on the Czechoslovak air force and arms industry for U S intelligence services.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
Stan Barnett Dies Green Bay Newsman of 33 Years
Stan Barnett, 58, longtime Green Bay Press-Gazette reporter and first staff photographer, died Sunday of cancer after resigning this spring. A specialist in industrial and scientific news, he sparked the first break on a Milwaukee Road and Chicago and North Western merger. Barnett contributed widely to AP and helped form the Valley Lake Shore Press Club in 1953. He served in both World Wars, mentored boys, and remained devoted to his community through journalism and public service. Born May 21, 1897, in Ishpeming, he studied at Northern Michigan State College and worked at several papers before joining Green Bay in 1923.
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Green Bay
W. G. Stanley Barnett
Wisconsin
Barnett
Green Bay Press-Gazette
St. Vincent's Hospital
Milwaukee Road
Chicago and North Western Railway
WME
Associated Press
Green Bay News
Valley Lake Shore Press Club
Appleton
Neenah
Menashi Oshkosh
Fond’ du Lac
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Stan
Fos
Ishpeming, Mich
Marquette, Mich
Evening Chronicle
Ishpeming
Northern Michigan State College
Marquette Daily Mining Journal
Daytona, Fla
Morning Journal
Marquette Chronicle
Escanaba Daily Press
Brodhead Churches To Hold Centennial
Brodhead prepares a joint centennial observance by Congregational and Methodist churches. A 6 30 p m picnic opens the program with an 8 30 p m play in the high school gym directed by Marvin Stabler and written by Frances Riemer Burt, with Mrs. Wraight and Mrs. Malkow overseeing.
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Brodhead
Stanley Wraight
Marvin Malkow
Frances Riemer Burt
Marvin Stabler
$105 Million UW Improvement Plan Proposed
I L Baldwin proposes a 105 million dollar University of Wisconsin plant improvement program for Madison and statewide use over ten years to accommodate an expected 25,000 students by 1965. The plan allocates 85 million to Madison, 19.3 million to Milwaukee, and 750 thousand for farms branch stations and the arboretum, noting 34 percent of Madison campus facilities were built since World War II.
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Baldwin Madison
University of Wisconsin
Madison
I. L. Baldwin
Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
Wisconsin
Charles D. Gelatt
la Crosse
Baldwin
Milwaukee University
Arboretum
Eden faces Commons over missing frogman Crabb
Parliament prepares for a sharp session as Prime Minister Eden outlines government strategy to answer questions about Lionel Crabb the retired naval diver linked to Portsmouth Harbor near Soviet warships. Labor presses for a full account of his activities and authorization status amid tensions with Bulganin and Khrushchev.
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Wonvm
Eden
House of Commons
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth Harbor
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Crabb
Highway Crash Fatal to Seven
Seven people die in a head on collision ten miles west of New Castle Virginia including Ohio family members Mr. and Mrs. Robert Markwell from Niles and their three children, plus two New Castle men Allen F itzpatrick and Roscoe Williams.
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New Castle
Ohio
Here
Robert Markwell
Niles
Markwell
Dorothy
Mary
Ruthanne
William
Allen M. Fitz- Patrick
Roscoe Williams
Tornadoes Sweep Midwest and Great Lakes Region
Weekend storms left 13 dead and about 270 injured across Michigan Ohio and Ontario. Flint Cleveland and Detroit suburbs suffered heavy damage with multiple fatalities and hundreds hurt. Widespread power line deaths and collapsed structures marked the toll.
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Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Michigan
Flint
Ohio
Rocky River
Wisconsin Toll Reaches 284 As Weekend Crashes Add Deaths
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin’s 1956 traffic death toll now 284, up 30 from a year ago. Weekend fatalities include 17 year old Ray Dowling er of Hartford from a skull fracture after a two mile south Addison road crash. six others died in collisions across the state, with multiple injuries noted in Hastings and nearby towns.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ray Dowlinger
Hartford
St. Joseph's Hospital
Addison
Washington County
Donlinger
Stock Trend Mixed After Early Gains
The stock market moved higher at first but lost momentum in the afternoon. Prices shifted from about three points up to two points down amid a list dominated by gains. Heads for Washington. Manila reports President Soekarno of Indonesia traveling to the United States for an official visit to Honolulu.
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New York
Washington
Manila
President Soekarno
Indonesia
United States
Honolulu
Spring Returns After Sultry Tornado Warnings Weekend
Residents relaxed after two days of tornado alerts and sultry weather as temperatures plummeted from 88 to 48 overnight. A distant cloudburst hit Cedarville at 7:30 p.m. and Monroe saw light rain totaling .16 inches for the weekend. Forecasts promised a pleasant, warmer day with a high near 72 as wind gusts subsided.
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Cedarville
Monroe
Smith Proposes Break With Reds
Wisconsin's Rep Lawrence Smith announces a resolution to study severing diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. He cites 1917 Kremlin betrayals and claims embassies are espionage centers. The proposal would form a 10 member committee to study ending all ties with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Lawrence Smith
Congress
Soviet Russia
Smith
Court Rejects Review of Sedition Ruling by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its April 2 decision that state sedition laws are superseded by the Smith Act. The Pittsburgh conviction of Communist leader Steve Nelson was thrown out under Pennsylvania sedition law, with Chief Justice Warren stating federal law occupies the field of sedition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Steve Nelson
Pennsylvania
Warren
High Court
Congress
Actor Montgomery Clift survives weekend crash in LA
West Los Angeles reports actor Montgomery Clift, 35, escaped death after a rented car struck a power pole. He suffered a broken nose, facial cuts, bruises, and a possible concussion. doctors say he will be scarred but survives.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Montgomery Clift
Clift
Radford backs defense chief on American air power lead
Secretary of Defense Wilson said U S air power remains stronger than Soviet strength but not by a great margin. Adm Arthur Radford told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he believes the U S can stay ahead and would detail reasons in a later closed session. The testimony backed the administration’s foreign aid program and discussed NATO defense, India Pakistan aid questions, and the scale of allied forces supported by U S military assistance.
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Washington
Wilson
U. S
Russia
Adm
Arthur E. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radford
Capitol
Pentagon
Congress
Senate Armed Services
Free World
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
North Africa
India
Anassaarora
Pakistan
Dulles
U.S
Soviet Cuts Army By 1,200,000. Navy and Bases Affected
A government statement announced by the Soviet Union would slash armed forces by 1,200,000 men, disband 63 army divisions and three air divisions, mothball 375 ships, close several military training schools, and trim the military budget though the amount was not specified.
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Urion
Foreign Ministry
East Germany
Soviet Union
Beloit Kiwanis Leader George Cousin dies at 61
Beloit leader George E. Cousin 61 president of the Beloit Kiwanis Club died after a heart attack Saturday night. Born December 31, 1894 in Newark Township Rock County he was a lifelong farmer. Survived by wife Gladys Thomas and several children services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Second Congregational Beloit with Rev. Johnson officiating burial Newark cemetery. Body at Rosman Uehling Kinzer funeral home Beloit. Eisenhower returns to Washington after Mother's Day at Pennsylvania farm.
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Beloit
George E
Bob” Cousin
Second Congregational Church
Robert Y. Johnson
Newark Cemetery
Rosman-Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home
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