French defense secrets leak to Reds rocks Laniel era
Paris police prepare to hear ex Premier Joseph Laniel and two former ministers Pierre-Henri Teitgen and Edmond Barrachin as witnesses. Investigating magistrate probes how defense counsels allegedly fed top secrets to the Communists during the Laniel government. Police also search the Liberation offices and the home of editor Emannuel D Astier de La Vigerie as part of the case involving communist journalist Andre Baranes who was arrested Friday.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Edmond Barrachin
Andre Baranes
Reds
Baranes
Liberation
Emannuel D’astier de la Vigerie
French National Assembly
Progressive Party
France
Switzerland
Andre Hugues
National Assembly
Hugues
Market Moves on Aircrafts and Steels Lift Shares
New York markets rose as aircrafts and steels stocks led early gains with many issues up one to two points. Large blocks hit the tape and trading stayed brisk, roughly two million shares. Friday's total was about 1.85 million.
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New York
Ol Pete the Python Returns to Fort Worth Zoo
After a 15 day absence Ol Pete the 18 foot python crawled back into Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth Texas. keeper Harry Jackson and night-watchman Ed Baker captured him with a rope loop and placed him back in his cage amid a fanfare of startled animals and hundreds of onlookers. The escape had involved moving aside tin plates and replacing them with boards to secure the exit.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Pete
Python
Forest Park Zoo
Harry Jackson
Ed Baker
Ol Pete
Zoo
Supreme Court Opens New Term 1954 55 in Race Desegregation Era
The Supreme Court began its 1954 55 term led by Chief Justice Warren as hundreds of white students protested in Washington against Negro admission while orderly classes continued. About 100 attorneys joined in the opening, a Negro page boy served behind the bench, and three white page boys worked in the courtroom.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
Charles Vernon Bush
Howard University
Soldiers accuse Reds of threats in confinement protest
Two American soldiers Capt. Richard H. Dries and Pfc. George Pisk said Czech captors threatened 10 years imprisonment if they disclosed U S military secrets during two weeks of solitary confinement after being seized near the Bavarian border. They said the Czech interrogators pressed about atomic weapons and claimed the U S would not help, despite U S Embassy efforts for release.
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Mernberg
Germany
U. S
Richard H. Dries
St. Albans
N. Y
George Pisk
Austin
Tex
Bavaria
Saidhaus
Europe
Dries
Red _ inquisitors
Pisk
Prague
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Czechoslovakia
William Oatis
Associated Press
Mother Slays Family and Self in Oakland Tragedy
In Oakland California a middle aged mother Olive Lesser a kindergarten teacher killed her two sons Donald 19 and Richard 17 with a .22 rifle then waited ten hours before shooting her husband Milan 52 fatally and ending her own life. Neighbors described the Losser family as a fine, quiet household.
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Oakland
Calif
Olive Lesser
Donald
Richard
East Oakland
Milan
Losser
Lossers
Giese Named Wisconsin Chapter President of United World Federalists
Lawrence Giese of Milwaukee is announced as the new president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the United World Federalists, signaling leadership change within the local federation.
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Federalists
Madison
Lawrence Giese
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
The
United World Federalists
McCarthy frames censure fight as combat against communism
Senator McCarthy used a radio and television appearance to frame his censure controversy as a battle against communism, arguing Congress should weigh facts and avoid political bias. He cited Eisenhower and the Democratic Party as voting factors and questioned a White House stance while a Tribune report floated staff changes tied to the Army hearings.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Democratic National Committee
Sen
Flanders
R-Vt
Vermont
Pebble Beach
Calif
White House
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Uarge Transportation
New York
Carr
Roy M. Cohn
Army
Cohn
Watkins Group
Rain totals dominate Wisconsin weather with damage and floods
Wisconsin faced heavy weather with 3.49 inches of rain in Green Bay and flooding along the East River. Damaging winds hit Kewaskum, Cedarburg and Mequon reported up to 4% inches of rain, with a dam washout risk near Shoto and a National Guardsman action at the East Twin River dam.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Manitowoc
Shoto
Camp Haven
East Twin River
Kewaskum
Paul Korth
Horicon
Cedarburg
Milwaukee County
Mequon
la Crosse
Beloit- Rockford
Superior Duluth
Grantsburg
Beloit-Rockford
Daniel Rogalla
Route 1
Eland
Greyhound
Highway 10
Stevens Point
Brown County
Leslie Reinhart
Harvey George
Gegare
Reinhart
Harry Stewart
Chippewa Falls
Chicago
Fox River
Montello
Lawrence Huff
Michael
Ed Huff
Scouts Earn Awards at U S Grant Camporee at Charles Mound TH
Monroe troops 101 and 106 plus 114 from Monticello and other units attended the U S Grant Council Camporee on the Leslie Spiefel farm near Charles Mound TH. About 275 boys and 36 leaders from 30 troops endured rain and wind with judging in Cooking craft Scout craft camping and Scouting equipment results and pennant colors blue red yellow awarded at a court of honor.
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Monroe
Monticello
Charles Mound
Leslie Spiefel
Harry Miller
U. S. Grant Council
Galena Gazette
American brothers claim to have seen a concentration camp in Pennsylvania
William and James Starr, both former Westville residents, appeared at a East Berlin news conference to seek asylum and denounce U S policy. William said they defected from the United States and described a Pennsylvania camp for undesirables near their New Jersey home.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
William Henry Starr
James Starr
Westville
N. J
Germany
East Berlin
United States
America
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U. S
Starr
Farm Outlook: 1955 Expected to Mirror 1954
The Agriculture Department predicts 1955 will closely match 1954 for farm and consumer economics. Prices for beef cattle and dairy are not expected to differ much, hog prices may fall, and corn could rise slightly due to a smaller current year crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nikolay To Speak At Green County Democrats Meeting
Frank Nikolay the Democratic candidate for attorney general will address Green County Democrats Tuesday at 8 p m in the Monroe hotel. He faces incumbent Vernon Thomson the Republican in the November 2 general election. both were unopposed in the September primary.
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Frank Nikolay
Green County
Monroe
Nikolay
Vernon Thomson
Duck Hunting Mishaps Claim Two in Wisconsin
Weekend fatalities include two duck hunting deaths and ten total accidental deaths in Wisconsin. Victims include Robert Schultz and Duane Schultz in Waupac a County, Victor Waughtal near Keeler Island, and others in bus, car, and water incidents across the state.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Robert Schultz
Ogdensburg
Vesey Lake
Waupaca
Duane Schultz
Victor Waughtal
Black River Falls
Mississippi River
Keeler’s Island
Buffalo County
Waughtan
Western Europe backs new Atlantic defense alliance
Western Europe welcomes the London act to free and rearm West Germany and bind it to the Atlantic alliance against aggression. Mendes France and Adenauer push ratifications, while French deputies prepare a confidence vote and parliaments review the treaties for signature as NATO members anticipate approval. The East German press blasts the pact as U.S. pressure grows.
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Adenauer
Anthony Eden
Pierre Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
London
West Germany
Western Europe
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Bonn
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Chamber of Deputies
West
Germany
Assembly
EDC
Britain
Canada
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
NATO
Norway
Denmark
Turkey
Greece
Iceland
Portugal
U. S
Dulles
Erich Ollenhauer
Heavy Rain Drenches Brownsville Texas
A Gulf of Mexico tropical disturbance moved inland at Brownsville Texas dumping 6.09 inches of rain in six hours. The storm caused rough seas and high tides with outlook that water laden winds and showers could reach West and North Texas by Tuesday. The Brownsville rainfall was the heaviest since June 1950.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Weather Bureau
Plant Operators Hold Regional Meet in Monroe Wisconsin
Sewage treatment plant operators from southwest Wisconsin gathered at the Monroe hotel for a one day regional meeting. Thirty five operators attended as Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie welcomed them. Lectures covered basic sewage treatment digester problems chlorination practices and plant records with a tour of the Monroe plant to close.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
G. A. Rohlich
Robert Kaun
Reedsburg
Harold L. Lautz
State Board Health
O. J. Muegge
State Board of Health
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Rudolph Reger
Richard Schmiedlin
Jerry Zimmerman
Thomas Clark
Byron Broge
Thomas Hefty
Robert Stair
Kenton Potts
James Furniss
William Boyd
Blythe Meyers
Larry Trickel
Morton Wittner
Wayne Bahn
Alan Babler
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Jerry Waelti
Times
Juda
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Monroe Evening Times
Inland Daily Press Asociation
Ol’ Pete the Python
Texas Zoo
Miller
Paul Allen
Superior
Robert E. Dungan
Francis Clark
Hawthorne
Donald Koser
Plain
Sauk County
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D. J. Thomas
Eugene Wilcox
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