Federal Firing Figure Revised By Government
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration raised to 1743 the number of federal workers fired or resigned with subversive data in files. The tally covers through June 30, 1954, and ties to the May 28, 1953 security program.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
Nixon
Democratic
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower Security
Defense Department
Truman
Probe of Rumor Continues Here
District Attorney Rodney O. Kittelsen said the probe into a false vice raid rumor remains ongoing as officials seek the rumor’s source. He noted no definite leads and did not confirm whether a John Doe hearing will be used. efforts to identify those who started the story will continue.
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Rodney O. Kittelsen
Kittelsen
John Doe
Mrs Maria Frenzel Injured in Street Collision
Mrs Maria Frenzel aged 32 of 1316 16th street was struck by a car at 14th avenue and 16th street suffering a bruised hip. The driver Henry Haberman aged 71 of 1332 18th street was arrested for failure to yield to a pedestrian and to appear in court.
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Maria Frenzel
16Th Street
14Th Avenue
Henry E. Haberman
18Th Street
Franzel
Milwaukee man dies in Hayward plane crash
Clarence Matuka 31 of Milwaukee died from injuries after a light plane returning from a fishing trip crashed near Hayward. He and two companions were involved. Matuka died two days after the Aug 16 crash.
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Milwaukee
Clarence Matuka
Hayward
Mendes France asserts broad support for London rearmament pact
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes France pushed for quick National Assembly endorsement of the London agreements to rearm Germany. He claimed an important majority would back him tomorrow, with Socialist and MRP backing while Communists oppose. He spoke at Pont Saint Pierre about a conciliatory debate and growing agreement on the issue.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
London
Germany
National Council
Socialist Party
National Committee
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Assembly
Robert Schuman
Georges Bidault
Mendes-France
Pont Saint-Pierre
Normandy
Justice Jackson Rites Wednesday
Washington reports a brief court ceremony paying tribute to Justice Robert H. Jackson who died at 62 from a heart attack. Chief Justice Warren led the court in mourning and the session adjourned as Jackson’s chair was draped in black.
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Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Washington, D.C
Washington
Earl Warren
Jackson
Warren
Frewsburg
N. Y
Length of Senate Session Predicted for McCarthy Censure
Washington reports two senators offered differing estimates on the Senate debate to censure Sen. McCarthy. Senator Knowland expects a short session of a week or two with long working days to move quickly, while Senator Capehart predicts about 30 days of debate and will vote against censure but could not forecast others.
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Washington
Senate
McCarthy
Wis
Knowland
California
Newsmen
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
CBS
Capehart
Wisconsin
Forecaster Grady Norton Dies in Miami at 60
Grady Norton, 60, longtime chief storm forecaster for the southeastern region, led hurricane warnings and served with the weather bureau since 1915. He died Saturday in Miami, Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Grady Norton
Southeastern Region Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Weekend Crashes Reported In Monroe County
The county sheriff reports two weekend traffic accidents with no injuries. Louis Duggan of Rockford and Ronald Rockow of Browntown were in a 6:05 p.m. sideswipe 11 miles west of Monroe on Highway 1181 near the McGrath farm. Gerry Albertson of Blanchardville and A. H. Clark of Elmwood collided near the Highway 69 trailer camp in New Glarus during yesterday’s rain. Albertson claimed steamed windows hid the other car. Duggan was fined 100 dollars and jailed five days for operating while intoxicated, with Judge Marshall L. Peterson warning of stricter penalties.
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The
County Sheriff's Department
Louis E. Duggan
Rockford
Ronald H. Rockow
Browntown
Monroe
Highway 1181
McGrath
Gerry G. Albertson
Blanchardville
A. H. Clark
Elmwood
Ill
Darris Albertson
Marion K. Clark
New Glarus
Clark
Albertson
Duggan
Marshall L. Peterson
Peterson
Barn Fire Totals Wamstad Farm Near Blanchardville
A blaze on the Oscar Wamstad farm five miles east of Blanchardville caused an estimated 30000 dollars in damage. Fire chief Vivian Ingwell said hay and feed were destroyed and the barn was a total loss. Lightning was blamed as the cause as Blanchardville firefighters fought the fire for four hours in heavy rain, saving two silos, a milk house and a corn crib. Wamstad reported the alarm around 1130 a.m.
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Blanchardville
Oscar Wamstad
Vivian Ingwell
Ingwell
Wamstad
Record Rain Floods Partially Paralyze Metropolitan Chicago
Heavy weekend rain drenched Monroe and area, three inches in Chicago, with Pecatonica cresting near Darlington but no major damage. Sugar River left banks, highways flooded briefly, but roads passable. power and telephone service largely intact as officials warn only minor risks if more rain falls.
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Chicago
Monroe
Darlington
Pecatonica
Twelve Die in Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
The Associated Press reports 12 people died in multiple Wisconsin crashes. Fourteen year old Gloria Crozier and sister Darlene, 18, along with 54 year old Louis Bertsch and 18 year old Alice Anderson perished in an Oconto County two car smashup. Teen Kay Bertsch survived with injuries. Other fatalities include Alice N. Anderson and her daughter Janet Trepanier, plus Mrs. Robert Smith and son in a separate Highway 61 crash near Boscobel, Willis Peterson near Dodgeville, five year old Robert Dranzik in Seymour, and 25 year old Richard Petura in a Herman Abraham Turn plane crash.
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Associated Press
Oconto County
Wisconsin
Trunk 1
Lena
Louis H. Bertsch
Coleman
Alice Anderson
Darlene Crozier
Gloria
Oconto
Janet Trepanier
Kay Bertsch
Miss Anderson
Bertsch
Oconto Hospital
Robert Smith
Robert Jr
Boscobel
Smith Auto
Highway 61
Fennimore
Willis Peterson
Dodgeville
Robert Dranzik
Seymour
Richard A. Petura
Milwaukee
Herman Abraham
Inventor Proposes Frozen Milk Concentrate Method
Roy G. Tulane, an assistant attorney general, describes a process to make frozen milk concentrate that stores like frozen orange juice. A half pint yields a quart and a half of drink resembling whole milk, using separated cream and evaporated non-fat milk then freezing the mash. Tests planned at the University of Wisconsin.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Lane
Tulane
University
Coffee Price Boost Blamed on Exchange in FTC Complaint
The FTC charges the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange Inc its four officers and eight members plus the Clearing Association with unlawfully restraining trade to push coffee prices higher. The complaint follows FTCs coffee market study and potential hearings before the commission.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc
New York Coffee and Sugar Clearing Association, Inc
FTC
Rain Postpones County Brodhead Picking Contest
County and regional corn picking event on C S Pierce farm north of Brodhead postponed to Wednesday and Thursday due to heavy weekend rain. Pierce says 2.1 inches fell Sunday morning. Contest schedule unchanged with briefing tomorrow night at Brodhead High School and entries due by 8 am Wednesday. state and national event near Janesville this Friday and Saturday. Officials estimate 10 000 attendees at Brodhead contests.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co
W. S. MacDonald
United Telephone Co
Browntown
C. S. Pierce
Brodhead
Beloit-Rockford
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Lone Rock
Park Falls
Madison
LaCrosse
Pierce
Brodhead High School
Janesville
London Presses Stop As Union Strike Halts 13 Papers
A pressroom strike sparked by an interunion quarrel halted publication of all London morning and evening papers totaling about 20 million copies daily. The stoppage follows a long feud at the Daily Sketch between the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants and the Printing Machine Managers Trade Society.
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London
Interunion
Daily Sketch
National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants
Printing Machine Managers Trade Society
Port Wing Woman Dies From Collision Injuries
Mrs. John Swenson of Port Wing Wisconsin Bayfield County sustained fatal injuries in an auto collision in Silver Bay Minnesota on Saturday.
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Silver Bay
Minn
John Swenson
Port Wing
Wis
Bayfield County
Navy Readiness Topic by Admiral Schindler at Banquet
Rear Admiral Walter G. Schindler will discuss the Navy role in peacetime and long range readiness plans at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet in Turner hall. He will cover day to day improvements, emergency readiness, and fleet operations as assistant chief of naval operations.
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United States Navy
Walter G. Schindler
Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Schindler
New Glarus
Arline Williams
Monroe
John A. Schindler
Forest Kubly
Rodney O. Kittelsen
William L. Rollins
R. F. Hulburt
C. C. Warfel
Joseph C. Dearth
Chamber
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Admiral Schindler
Green County
Dearth
Ship Survivors Safe in Port After Mormackite Sinking
Eleven crew members reached Norfolk harbor after drifting two days in a stormy sea. The 6,000 ton freighter Mormackite sank 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry due to shifting iron ore cargo. 37 shipmates perished, including Captain Patrick J. McMahon of Valley Stream, N Y. A Coast Guard inquiry began to determine the sinking causes.
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Norfolk
Patrick J. McMahon
Valley Stream
N. Y
Coast Guard Board of
Cape Henry
Chicago Flood Strikes City and Routs Commerce
Widespread rainfall paralyzed Chicago and northern Illinois after a 32 hour storm. Flooding halted rail lines at Union Station and Dearborn Station, flooded basements, cut power by a quarter, and left thousands homeless. Official losses near ten million with extensive damage to newsprint, machinery, and roads.
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Chicago
Union Station
Loop
Dearborn Station
Chicago Daily News
Commonwealth Edison
Hammond-Gary
Indiana
Chicagoland
Hammond
Vernon Anderson
Illinois
Daily News
Chicago Tribune
Chicago American
Early Trade Vigorous On New York Market
New York markets opened vigorously with active blocks on the tape. Early trading showed gains and losses narrow to about a point, volume reached around two million for the day, with Friday’s total at 2,120,000 shares and a slight overall decline.
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New York
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