Chiang Kai-shek Tightens Grip After Taipei Riots
Chiang Kai-shek's forces locked down Taipei with 33 000 troops after violent anti American rioting that damaged the U S embassy and injured Americans. Protests followed a U S court martial acquittal. riots targeted Americans, embassies, and a communications center as authorities sought leaders.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
U.S
Peiping
United States
Reynolds
Philippines
U.S. Information Building
Karl Rankin
George Yeh
Yeh
Home in Argyle Damaged by Fire
Argyle special report notes extensive smoke and water damage to the Ralph Pederson residence from a blaze believed caused by faulty wiring. Ralph Pederson, 14, discovered the fire about 8 p.m. and alerted the fire department while his parents and sister were away in Monroe.
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Argyle
Ralph Pederson
Pedersons
Ralph
Pederson
Marlynn
Monroe
Fritos
Rain Does Not Dampen Monroe Flight Breakfast
The Monroe airfield will serve breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon tomorrow as planned despite rain. Richard Kelley, president of the Green County Pilots Association, announced the event to acquaint locals with the airfield. Weather permitting, 150 to 170 airplanes are expected to attend, with attendees not required to fly.
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Monroe
Richard Kelley
Green County Pilots Association
Tornado Outbreak Sweeps Across Central States
Dozens of tornadoes ripped a wide path across Oklahoma Texas Colorado Wyoming Missouri and New Mexico with at least four fatalities and numerous injuries. Fire officials credited radar tracking for saving lives as towns reported heavy damage and flooding.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Lawton
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Alton
Tom C. Smith
Tohoka
Colorado-Wyoming
Wyoming
Colorado
Yoder
Wyo
Pierce
Colo
Missouri
Joplin
Okla
Shawnee
Tulsa
Death toll rises as Wisconsin highway toll hits 278
An Oshkosh boy, David Worden, 14, died in a hospital from injuries suffered May 4 when his bicycle was struck by a car on Highway 41. He was part of a group of boys on an outing. Wisconsin’s 1957 highway death toll reaches 278, down from 318 on the same day last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
David Worden
Highway 41
David
School Board Seeks House Removal Bids
The Board of Education advertised for bids to remove the house west of the old high school heating plant at 1324 15th Avenue. Bids open at noon June 11 and the building must be removed by July 31.
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Board of Education
15Th Avenue
Club backs Davis Madison for U S Senate
The Dane County Republican Club executive committee announced its support for former Rep. Davis of Waukesha in the U S Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Madison
Dane County
Republican Club
Rep
Davis
Waukesha
U. S. Senate
Subpoenas Served on Beck Family Members in Racketeering Probe
Dave Beck Jr and two other men linked to the Senate rackets committee received formal orders to contact the panel immediately. Beck Jr was served at a truck welding shop after a tip directed deputies to the location. Also cited were Joseph McEvoy and Fred Verschueren Sr with ties to the Beck family, plus Norman Gessert sought two weeks earlier in Ellensburg.
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Seattle
Dave Beck Jr
Senate
Dave Beck Sr
Marshal’s Office
Fred Verschueren Sr
Western Conference of Teamsters
Providence Hospital
Beck
Norman Gessert
Ellensburg
Wash
Three Accidents Reported in City
Police reported three accidents today with substantial vehicle damage and one minor injury. Janis Johnson suffered minor cuts when the car she rode in collided at 10th street and 11th avenue yesterday. Jane D. Lordelen and Glenn E. Smith, both from listed addresses, caused extensive damage at the same intersection. Louis Walder backed into a Monroe Clinic meter post at 5:25 p.m. and reported the incident. Evelyn Siederschlag and Byron Broge collided at 10th street and 13th avenue.
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Janis Johnson
L1th Street
10Th Street
11Th Avenue
Jane D. Lordelen
Glenn E. Smith
9Th Avenue
Louis Walder
Rewey
Monroe Clinic
Walder
Evelyn Siedschlag
Byron Broge
9Th Street
13Th Avenue
Syria Pulls Out Troops From Jordan After Hussein Claim
Beir ut report says Jordan King Hussein won another victory as Syria begins withdrawing about 5000 troops from northern Jordan, including an armored regiment, from Mafrak base. The pullback follows Hussein's ousting of the pro-Syrian government and regional security concerns after the Egypt-Israel crisis.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Hussein
Syria
Mafrak
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Suleiman
Baccalaureate Service Opens Graduation Week in Madison
Baccalaureate services begin at 8 tomorrow in the Monroe high school auditorium for 113 seniors. Rev. Paul H. Olm will deliver the sermon Five Smooth Stones with Rev. Warfel and Bernard Bartel giving the invocation and benediction. The class picnic is Tuesday in Vilas Park Madison. Awards day is Wednesday afternoon and report cards go home Friday.
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Monroe High School
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s Church
C. C. Warfel
Bernard Bartel
Vilas Park
Madison
Fisherman Drowns In Rock River Near Fort Atkinson
Fort Atkinson Indiana reports a fisherman drowned when his boat capsized in the Rock River inside city limits. The victim was James Clay, 40, of East Chicago, alone in the craft.
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Fort Atkinson
Indiana
Rock River
James Clay
East Chicago
Lester M Johnson Named Unopposed District Lions Candidate
Lester M Johnson of Monroe is an unopposed candidate for district Lions Club governor at the Wisconsin state convention in Elk Horn. He has served two terms as deputy governor and would succeed Arthur Farwell of Reedsburg. Election is scheduled between 8 and 10 am tomorrow at the convention.
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Lester M. Johnson
Monroe
Lions Club
Elkhorn
Johnson
Arthur Farwell
Reedsburg
Johnson Pontiac Sales Co
Monroe Lions Club
Wisconsin
Okays Flexible Policy For Arms Cut Conferees
Eisenhower administration faces Senate hurdle to restore defense budget cuts. House supports $33.54 billion for 1958 with $2.59 billion in reductions from the President’s request. Debate looms as lawmakers differ on security needs and funding levels. Secretary of the Army Brucker seeks $204.7 million restoration of cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Rep
Wigglesworth
R-Mass
Appropriations Committee
Scrivner
R-Kas
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Army
Brucker
Area Students Honored at UW Senior Swingout
At the University of Wisconsin 37th Senior Swingout ceremony Miss Joyce Babler was elected to Mortar Board and received Phi Beta music scholarship. Sonja G Leatherman and Beverly May of Brodhead also received honors Panhellenic and Associated Women Students scholarships for perfect or high grades.
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Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Joyce Babler
Harry W. Babler
Mortar Board
Sonja G. Leatherman
Beverly May
Brodhead
Leatherman
Miss May
Associated Women
Spencer E. Bowen Celebrates 91st Birthday at Home
Spencer E. Bowen, age 91, observed his birthday after finishing planting a one acre garden behind his Monroe home. His plot includes corn, potatoes, and usual vegetables, with a large lawn and various odd jobs done for his daughter, Mrs. J. T. Etter Jr. Bowen has lived in Monroe since age seven, originally from Oneco in Stephenson County, Illinois.
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Spencer E. Bowen
6Th Street
J. T. Etter Jr
Monroe
Onecoa
Stephenson County
Anti ROTC Placards Greet UW Marchers
About 3000 Army Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets paraded at the University of Wisconsin for a president's review and awards ceremony. Demonstrators with signs opposing compulsory military training stood outside Camp Randall Stadium and left as the program started inside.
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Madison
Army, Navy and
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
Wilson backs Eisenhower critics and GOP unity rally remarks
Defense Secretary Charles Wilson told 575 supporters at a $100-a-plate Republican fund-raiser that Eisenhower’s policy and leadership unite the party. He urged backing the administration’s budget, warning against deep cuts that could harm national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Charles Wilson
Eisenhower
Wilson
Sherman Adams
Trenton
N.J
Ackerman Opposed For Board of TVA
Rep. Baker has pushed A. J. Ackerman of Madison into the background as a potential Tennessee Valley Authority Board nominee. Ackerman drew opposition from several congressmen over his reported friendship with TVA chairman Herbert D. Vogel.
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Washington
A. J. Ackerman
Madison
Rep. Baker
R-Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority Board
Ackerman
Herbert D. Vogel
TVA
Senators Oppose Eisenhower Item Veto Power
Senate GOP leaders Knowland of California and Bridges of New Hampshire oppose giving the president authority to veto specific items in appropriations. They argue only a constitutional amendment could grant such power and warn it would subordinate Congress. Eisenhower says the veto could enable serious budget cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
GOP
Congress
Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
Trenton
N. J
Flames Ravage Elkhorn Church
Fire of undetermined origin damaged St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Elkhorn, with losses pegged at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Fire Chief Bruce Lannon reported the blaze started around midnight and fire crews from Elkhorn Lake Geneva and Delavan battled flames for three hours. Two Elkhorn firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bruce Lannon
Lake Geneva
Delavan
Boy Kills Grandmother and Wounds Deputy in St Paul Shootout
In St Paul Minnesota a 17 year old boy Dennis Weis admitted strangling his 90 year old great grandmother Mrs Ann Pedersen and wounding deputy Roger Johnson during a gun duel Friday night before surrendering to police reinforcements T R Egan Ramsey County sheriff s office chief criminal deputy said Weis signed a statement confirming the killings and injury
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
T. R. Egan
Ramsey County
Test Delayed Again at Atomic Test Site
The first atomic test explosion in the summer series was postponed for the 10th consecutive day due to adverse wind conditions.
Eisenhower backs limited atomic weapon monopoly plan
President Eisenhower approved a flexible disarmament policy to restrict nuclear weapons to the powers that already possess them and to consult allies in talks with Konrad Adenauer. Key aides Stassen Dulles Strauss Quarles Radford and Cutler met at the White House as London talks loom.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Dulles
White House
United States
Konrad Adenauer
Harold E. Stassen
London
Stassen
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Donald Quarles
Defense
Robert Cutler
Russia
Britain
Coup in Haiti: Armand Seizes Military Command
Sporadic shooting erupted in Port au Prince as Col Pierre Armand, Haiti police chief, seized leadership of the army from Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave in a sudden coup. Cantave reportedly resigned while officers confirmed Armand’s takeover near the presidential palace.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Leon Cantave
Pierre Armand
Cantave
Armand
Youth Shot Fatally In LaCrosse Robbery
A 20 year old filling station attendant Edward David Buchner Jr. was shot to death during a $70 holdup in La Crosse early today. Two men were later taken into custody at Red Wing Minnesota in connection with the case and returned to Wisconsin for questioning. The attendant said he followed the bandit's orders and did not resist before he died.
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LA Crosse
Red Wing
Minn
Wisconsin
Edward David Buchner Jr
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