Five Die In Wisconsin Highway Crash Weekend Toll Rises
A three car crash on Highway 53 near Eau Claire Saturday night killed five, including Floyd Wooley Sr and his family. The state death toll rose to 713 with other fatalities reported in Milwaukee and Pewaukee areas.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire
Aca
Wisconsin
Floyd Wooley Sr
Thelma
Floyd Wooley Jr
Darnold Everson
Eleva
Phillip Christianson
Osseo
Doris Smith
Chippewa Falls
Richard Lorek
Donald Wooley
Wooleys
Lorek
Chippewa County
Wooley
Wooley Auto
Christianson
Wooley and
Christianson Autos
Milwaukee
Anthony Skandal
Arthur E. Herr
Pewaukee
John Shenkerik
Waukesha County
Ten Die in Head-On Crash on Texas Highway Tenaha Family Fares Fatal Loss
A head-on collision on Texas Highway 10 near San Augustine killed ten people and injured two. Four victims were children and seven belonged to the Tenaha family from Shelby County. Charles McClellan, driving the pickup from Center, died. Maurice McClellan was hospitalized in critical condition. Ralph Reed of Tenaha was the auto driver.
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San Augustine
Tex
Here
Percy Garner
R.H. Vinyard
Center
Tenaha
Shelby County
E. C. Nichols
Maurice McClellan
Charles McClellan
Vinyard
Charles
Maurice
Shreveport
Winyard
Ralph Reed
Estimated 40 Deer Bagged in Lafayette As Busy Season Opens
Lafayette County reports a doubling in deer hunters with an estimated 40 deer killed during opening weekend. Clarence W. Benkett notes only 22 deer were shot in all of 1957. Earl Alm nets a 240 pound 10 point buck near Yellowstone Lake with Rolland Zimmerman. Two deer are struck by cars in Green County near Argyle and the Rock County line.
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Lafayette County
Clarence W. Benkett
Benkett
Rock County
Green
Earl Alm
Monticello
Rolland Zimmerman
Yellowstone Lake
Zimmerman
Green County
Argyle
Ned Thompson Dies at 84 in Blanchardville Home
Ned Thompson 84 lifelong Blanchardville resident died at 2 a.m. after a long illness. Born August 29 1874 in York Township he married Annie Bear in 1904. Survived by son Ansel and daughter Mrs Carl Nybroton. several grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Adams Lutheran Church with Rev Emil Carlson officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Erickson Funeral Home Argyle after noon tomorrow until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Blanchardville
Ned Thompson
York Township
Nils
Anne Eriksdatter Thompson
Paulsrude
Thompson
Annie Bear
Ansel
Carl Nybroton
Argyle
Manford
Norman Rood
Oscar J. Rood
Adams Lutheran Church
Emil C. Martinson
Erickson Funeral Home
Wisconsin deer hunting ends with five shot deaths
Eleven people died during Wisconsin's 1958 deer season including five gunfire deaths. Among the dead are Dennis Trusty 14 of Medford Taylor County, and James Bundick 17 of Warrens killed by a stray or deliberate gunfire. Heart attack deaths include Herman Testzloff 60 of Menomonie and Clarence Koth 55 of Tomahawk.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Dennis Trusty
Medford
Taylor County
Walter
Herman Testzloff
Menomonie
Clam Lake
Ashland
Joseph Robichaud
Kingsford
Mich
Florence County
Iron Mountain
James Bundick
Warrens
Monroe County
Richard Lambert
LaCrosse
Jackson County
Bundick
William
Knapp
Black River Falls
Lambert
Clarence Koth
Tomahawk
Koth
Joseph Vanden Borgart
Sturgeon Bay
Charles Schroeder
Fountain
Juneau County
Arno J. Schmitt
Sheboygan
Levi Krake
New London
Nordean Groth
Watertown
Omfry Karsh
Ambherst Junction
Lawrence Olson
Appleton
Marty Steen
Whittlesey
Richard Olson
Camp Douglas
John Tessman
Madison
Lee Allen
Ferryville
Fred Christen
Hixon
Larry McQuality
Delavan
State Conservation Department
West Central Area
Seven U S Air Force crew missing after jet crash near Seoul
An Air Force spokesman said seven airmen are missing after a B66C jet reconnaissance bomber crashed Saturday on the west coast of South Korea about 130 miles south of Seoul.
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Seoul
U. S. Air Force
South Korea
Air Force
Pope Names 23 New Cardinals Including Two Americans
Pope John XXIII names 23 new cardinals. archbishops Richard Cushing of Boston and John F. O’Hara of Philadelphia among them. Consistory set for Dec 15, hats conferred Dec 17, public ceremony Dec 18. College size rises to 75 from 70. ten non-Italians included. Existing American cardinals Francis Spellman and James McIntyre noted.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Boston
Philadelphia
College of Cardinals
U. S
Richard James Cushing
John F. O’hara
Amleto Cicognani
United States
Washington
John
Sixtus V
Francis Spellman
New York
James Francis McIntyre
Los Angeles
Family loses rural home in fatal fire tragedy
A rural home six miles northeast of here burned to the ground destroying all belongings of the Deal family except clothing. The parents and four children aged 9 to 2 face loss. the 1957 death of Dennis Lee Deal weighed heavy as neighbors, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and welfare groups organize clothing drives and aid while housing is sought.
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Robert Deal
Here
Deals
Dennis Lee
Caledonia
Ill
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff’s Department
Welfare Department
Deal
Ronald
Kirk
Christine
Darlene
Richard Anderson
Red Cross
Percy Deals
27Th Avenue
Jos. Huber Brewing Co
Sylvester Township
Clifton Peterson
Theodore Stoll
Arthur Malkow
Malkow
Peterson
Erwin Coplien
Petersons
Copliens
Petersens
Youths Tell of Illinois Ride After Attack in Brodhead
Two Brodhead youths, John Maurer and Wayne Richards, say Vince DiGiovanni forced them to drive into Illinois after an attack with no weapons shown. Maurer suffered a broken tooth and facial wounds. DiGiovanni was detained for investigation. Authorities say no charges filed yet.
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Brodhead Area
Franz Brand
Illinois
Brodhead
Duane Youngblood
John Maurer
Route 1
Juda
Wayne Richards
Vince DiGio
Winnebago
DiGiovanni
Maurer
Richards
Youngblood
Pecatonica
Brodhead Creamery
Steve Lawrence to Join Army Band as Featured Vocalist
Singer Steve Lawrence, currently an Army private, will join the Army band here on November 24 as a featured vocalist. The announcement came at Fort Meyer Virginia, with Lawrence to be stationed after completing basic training at Fort Dix.
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Steve
Washington
Steve Lawrence
Ft. Meyer
Ft. Dix
Chicago Hunt Man Linked to Slain 15-Year-Old Bonnie Leigh Scott
Police linked a quarrel two months earlier between 15-year-old Bonnie Leigh Scott and a mystery man to her disappearance and the discovery of her nude decapitated body in Argonne Woods. Charles Melquist of Villa Park reported two phone calls about the man, and Bonnie Leigh had told him of misgivings about the companion before she vanished.
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Chicago
Bonnie Leigh Scott
Argonne Woods
Scott
Bonnie Leigh
York
Addison
Charles Melquest
Villa Park
Jean Schwolow
Melquiest
William Devaney
Melquist
Devaney
General Seizes Control of Sudan
Cairo reports Gen Ibrahim Abboud has seized power in a military coup, ousting Premier Abdullah Khalil. The radio in Khartoum pledged to pursue good relations with Nasser's United Arab Republic as Nile waters, frontiers, and trade issues strain ties. Parliament was to meet later this month with hopes for a ratified agreement.
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Cairo
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudan
Abdullah Khalil
Khartoum
Abboud
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Khalil
Tornadoes and Deluges Sweep Illinois and Texas
Severe storm system battered the nation s mid region with tornadoes and cloudbursts. The storm spread from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains causing heavy snow in the Dakotas up to sixteen inches and widespread travel disruption. At least one death was reported on an icy highway and eleven injuries occurred in the Texas Oklahoma border region.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Texas
Weekend Rain Dampens Wisconsin Weather
Fog and wet conditions persisted over Wisconsin this weekend with over a half inch of rain reported in the area by 1 30 p m today. Forecast calls for more rain this afternoon in Monroe with colder air tonight and Tuesday. No snow is forecast for the region.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Tornadoes, floods sweep central plains and Midwest on Sunday
Severe weather battered Wichita Falls Texas and nearby areas with trailer damage and extensive destruction. Tornadoes and heavy rains spanned from Enid Oklahoma to Emporia Kansas, with record cold following behind the storm front and widespread snow in the west.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Iowa Park
Weather Bureau
Enid
Okla
Emporia
Kan
Missouri
Fremont
St. Louis
Pacific Ocean
Rockies
Dakotas
Minnesota
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Mexico
Arizona
Douglas
Ariz
Columbus
N. M
North Dakota
Illinois
Maryville
Centralia
Sandoval
Board Approves End Loader Purchase for City
The Board of Public Works authorized an $8,150 end loader purchase for the street department with Bark River Tractor and Calvert Co. of Madison the low bid. Armny Equipment Co. and Droft Tractor Co. of Milwaukee submitted bids. Mayor Schiller announced daily garbage burning and landfill disposal compliance and the incinerator is to be repaired with overtime to finish by week’s end.
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Board of Public Works
Bark River Tractor
Calvert Co
Madison
Armny Equipment Co
Droft Tractor Co
Milwaukee
Victor N. Schiller
State Board of Health
U.S. accuses Soviets of dangerous passes on Nov 7
The United States charged Soviet fighters staged dangerous and provocative attacks on American planes over the Baltic Sea and Sea of Japan on November 7. A formal note demanded that the Soviet government halt interference, while Washington declined to say if U S planes would fire back. The Baltic incident saw two firings at 33 000 feet, 65 miles from Russia, while in the Sea of Japan case Soviet jets launched three simulated attacks 64 miles from Soviet territory.
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Washington
United States
Baltic Sea
Sea of Japan
State Department
U. S
Meyer Installed At Chicago Rites
Archbishop Albert G. Meyer was enthroned Sunday as archbishop of Chicago at Holy Name Cathedral. The 55 year old prelate is noted as the church’s youngest archbishop and leads the nation’s largest archdiocese with a ceremony attended by more than 1,700 inside and thousands outside in drizzle. Archbishop Amleto Cicognani officiated and Meyer celebrated the mass, succeeding the late Samuel Cardinal Stritch who died in Rome last summer.
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Chicago
Albert G. Meyer
Chiago
Meyer
Holy Name
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Rome
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Two on Cargo Plane Missing in Colorado
A C46 cargo plane vanished in a northern Colorado blizzard Sunday morning with two crew aboard. The pilot F L Courtell of Hayward California reported one engine failure and planned to turn back to Denver.
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Colorado
Fort Collins
Colo
F. L. Courtell
Hayward
Calif
Courtell
Denver
Nelson Yields On Budget Plan
Milwaukee Wisconsin Democratic governor elect Gaylord Nelson says he will prepare a traditional two year budget for the state with a review of the second year after the first year and a special legislative session to act on the fiscal program. He opens budget hearings on November 24 and considers a withholding plan for tax payments though it would create a temporary windfall and administrative issues.
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Milwaukee
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Dodgeville Couple Celebrate 78th Wedding Anniversary
About 100 relatives and friends paid respects as John Sleeman aged 98 and Jane Sleeman aged 97 marked their 78th anniversary. The couple, born in Cornwall, England, married there and moved to Wisconsin in 1911, farming near Dodgeville until he was about 70. They now reside in St. Joseph’s hospital where visitors gathered.
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Dodgeville
John Sleeman
Jane
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sleemans
Cornwall
England
Wisconsin
Sleeman
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Browntown
Woodford
Times
Floyd Bignell
Durand
Pepin County
Chester Spencer
Hazel Gallion
Crandon
James H. Michaels
Green Bay
Lafayette
Pope John
Badger Council
Council
Judith Smith
Sally Ruf
Suzanne Gillette
Williams Bay
Jean Vickerman
Beloit
County Red Cross Organization
The
Salvation Army
Central Plains
U.S
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