Yellowstone Lake Dedication Sunday
The Yellowstone Lake project in Lafayette County Wisconsin will be officially dedicated Sunday afternoon. Vernon Thomson will give the main address and participate in ribbon cutting with a large turnout expected. The ceremony includes a morning lake inspection, wildlife displays, water fights by area fire departments, and multiple speeches by state and federal officials.
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Yellowstone Lake
Lafayette County
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Roy Simpson
Argyle
Darlington
Blanchardville
State Conservation Department
William Aberg
Madison
Msgr
Bernard Doyle
Guy van Matre
Town of
Voight
Conservation Department
Marvin Schneers
U. Conservation Service
D. H Janzen
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Aberg
Shullsburg
Gould
The
Game Commission
Justin Flakr
South Wayne
American Legion
Bride Dies After Honeymoon Crash on Highway 14
Mrs. Betty Kieskowski, 24, of Chicago, died at Mercy hospital after a Labor Day highway crash that ended her honeymoon hours after it began. Her husband survived. Fred Peters, 63, of Cicero, Illinois, the other driver, was killed in the head on collision on Highway 14.
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Janesville
Betty Kieskowski
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Highway 14
Fred Peters
Cicero
Ill
Miss America Title Hopefuls Near Finals In '55 Crown
Miss America prelims enter final round as 15 contenders lead with strong showings in swimsuit, evening gown, and talent. New York City, Michigan, and Florida earn top talent honors. California and District of Columbia also factor. Janice Somers and Heather Taferner tie in talent, while judges award equal points. Ten semifinalists will emerge after three nights of competition ahead of Saturday’s finale.
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Pawn Coon
New York City
California
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Fleming Saved Life, Court Told
Lt Col Harry Fleming, on trial for alleged collaboration, was praised by Air Force Staff Sgt George Milward of Idaho as saving his life during three years as a POW in Korea Milward testified Fleming, group leader at Camp 12 near Pyongyang, argued for Milward’s repatriation after he suffered a leg wound and gangrene, a request that led to a heated exchange with the Red camp commander Milward was later treated in a hospital two days after the incident by order of Fleming.
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Red
Fleming
Camp 12
Pyongyang
North Korea
Milward
Board Rejects Starling Evictor Plan For Winter
The board of health decided not to act this year on using a bird evictor machine. They will study the proposal through winter and reassess when starlings return in spring after hearing explanations from Armand Schudson of Milwaukee. The device records starling distress calls to drive birds from an area.
McCarthy Paper Topic Split By Censure Committee
The six member censure hearings panel agreed to receive McCarthy’s security document as evidence but barred public release or cross examination. The letter, tied to FBI material on Ft Monmouth radar risks, is deemed a security document and cannot be declassified. McCarthy and attorney Williams called the ruling fair, as the document’s use aims to show context rather than force publication.
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Washington
McCarthy
Watkins
Utah
Atty
Brownell
McCarthy Army
Te Group
Carthy
FBI
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
J. Edgar Hoover
Army Intelligence
Hoover
Senate
Edward B. Williams
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
U. S. Senate
Guy de Faria
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
Zwicker
de Furia
Marine Corps
Wisconsin Circuit Court
Sept 21 Mothers March Ward Chairmen Named
Walter Lonovan chair announces ward leaders for the Mothers March on September 21. Residents are urged to display porch lights to signal polio fund donations. Ward 1 leaders are Mrs John H Bruni and Mrs W R Schetze. Ward 2 leaders Mrs Ray L Glynn and Mrs Homer Baker. Ward 3 leader Mrs Frank W Pickett. Ward 4 leader Mrs Wesley L Dodge. A meeting of ward chairmen and sectional leaders is set for Tuesday night at the Monroe Clinic library.
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Monroe Clinic
Juda merchant G B Lahr dies at 86 after 61 years in business
George Benjamin Lahr known as G B or Uncle Ben, retired merchant of Juda, died at 1 30 am after four weeks illness. Born December 6 1867 in Sharon Wisconsin he started as a tin smith then ran Lahr's General Store from 1889 until his 1950 retirement. He married Elizabeth Asmus May 4 and built the Juda shop across from his original tin location.
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George Benjamin Lahr
Juda
Mr. Lahr
G.B
Ben
Sharon
Wis
Rev
Conrad
Amelia Schlicke Lahr
Evangelical Church
G. B
Albert
G. B. Lahr
Sawdey
Abeth Asmus
William
Sophia Victoria
Asmus
Conrad Lahr
New York Braces as Edna Threatens City
The weather bureau warned of a high risk hurricane strike on New York City with Edna expected to move north from the Carolinas. Forecasters cautioned a worst case scenario, predicting heavy rain, high tides, and winds possibly reaching hurricane force before noon Saturday.
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New York
Weather Bureau
New York City
New York Weather Bureau
Pete
South Carolina
New England
North Carolina
Miami
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Florida
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Virginia Capes
Block Island
Connecticut
Portland
Maine
Dallas Boy Dies of Rabies After Stray Dog Bite
Ben Earl Ivery, nine, died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after being bitten July 18 by a stray dog. He was admitted in critical condition and diagnosed with rabies after violent symptoms required multiple doctors and staff. This marks a second summer rabies death in Dallas, with Judy Allene Brown a few weeks earlier, within a mile of Ivery’s home.
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Dallas
Tex
Parkland Hospital
Ben Earl Ivery
Bessie Ivery
Parkland
Ben Earl
Secand Dallas
Judy Allene ‘Brown
Algerian Quake Toll Over 1,000 Reported
ALGIERS Algeria Earth tremors continued from Orleansville after the quake. Death toll estimated over 1,000 Europeans and Algerians, with about 2,000 injured. Shocks recurred five times overnight and into Thursday.救
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Algiers
Algeria
Orleansville
Alpers
Eisenhower Holds Breakfast With 19 GOP Chiefs
President Eisenhower met with Republican leaders from 19 states at a downtown Denver hotel. He said the group assured him they are working for a Congress to support him and discussed organizing and pursuing GOP gains in the November elections at the Summer White House office.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Isenhower
Congress
House
Senate
GOP
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
United Nations Debates U S Soviet Air Clash Over Siberia
The United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 1 to discuss an American protest that Soviet fighters shot down a U S Navy bomber off Siberia. U S chief delegate Lodge pressed for negotiations or International Court adjudication on damages while Soviet deputy foreign minister Vishinsky defended the Soviet action.
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United Nations
U. N. Security Council
U.S. Navy
Siberia
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
United States
Security Council
Russia
International Court of Justice
Soviet Union
United States unveils milk plan for schools
The Agriculture Department announced a program to cut milk prices for school meals by up to four cents a half pint through federal payments. The plan, funded this year at up to 50 million dollars, aims to boost student milk consumption, with higher subsidies for schools already serving milk and new schools receiving payments for all milk sold.
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Washington F
Agriculture Department
Department
Brooklyn Bingo War Erupts After Police Demotion Row
Louis Goldberg, longtime deputy chief inspector, is demoted to captain amid retirement filing after a dispute over his Brooklyn bingo crackdown. Police Commissioner Adams cites failure to keep his superiors informed as the cause. His successor James Leggett orders cancellation of a Coney Island synagogue bingo game while allowing ongoing games elsewhere to continue with future suspensions.
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Brooklyn
New York
Louis Goldberg
Bingo
Goldberg
Francis W. H. Adams
James Leggett
Coney Island
Death of Pickett Ruled Accidental
A Warren coroner's jury ruled the deaths of Eugene Neal Pickett and Wayne C. Krippendorf accidental after a plane crash four and a half miles southwest of Warren during takeoff. Krippendorf piloted. Pickett was a passenger. Services for Krippendorf were set for tomorrow. Pickett's service held today. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery with local clergy and pallbearers named.
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Daviess County
Eugene Neal Pickett
Monroe
Wayne C. Krippendorf
Warren
Charles Bartell
Krippendorf
Pickett
Picket
Greenwood Cemetery
Irvin Matzke
Juda
Esther Larson
Joseph C. Dearth
Fred L. Dearth
Herbert Dearth
Robert Logeson
Roy True
Nathan Dittmer
Car Smashed in Mishap Near Monticello
Sheriff’s department investigated a single vehicle rollover on County Trunk C one and a half miles east of Monticello. Paul Myron Jeglum, 19, of 809 19th Avenue, failed to negotiate a turn and the car rolled over. Jeglum was unhurt, a youth was alone in the vehicle, and the car was a total loss.
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Jeglum
Sheriff's Department
Monticello
Paul Myron Jeglum
19Th Avenue
Sapege
Allies Reject Soviet Demand
Washington reports that the United States Britain and France rejected Moscow s call for a four power foreign ministers meeting and a European security conference They said they want no tampering with NATO and insist on unification of Germany under Western safeguards They warned remilitarization of West Germany would make any German settlement impossible and emphasized readiness to meet Molotov only if Germany s unification plan is dropped
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Washington
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Foreign Office
Moscow
Molotov
Soviet Union
Berlin
French National Assembly
EDC
West Germany
Europe
Reich
Cincinnati Raps Out Victory Over Giants
The Cincinnati Reds routed six Giants pitchers for an 8-1 win as New York sat 3% games back of Milwaukee. Giants catcher Ray Katt set an NL record with four passed balls in the eighth on Hoyt Wilhelm knuckleballs. Rye prices eased on profit taking while soybeans declined ahead of a government crop report.
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NEW York
Cincinnati Reds
Milwukee Braves
Brooklyn
Ray Katt
Hoyt Wilhelm
Chicago
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Cuxhaven
Germany
Court
Starling
Victor
U.N
ORGE
Benjamin Lahr
Brodhead
Council
U.S
Edward Flannery
Irving M. Ives
Cincinnati
Giants
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