Wisconsin GOP To Honor Campbell At Milwaukee Dinner
Wisconsin Republicans will honor W. J. Campbell of Oshkosh at a testimonial dinner in the Crystal Ballroom Schroeder Hotel Milwaukee August 21. Vernon W. Thomson will be main speaker with Dr James A Daum to discuss Campbell's citizenship and long service to the party.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
W. J. Campbell
Oshkosh
Republican Party
Campbell
Republican of
Wisconsin Gop Clubs, Inc
Milwaukee County
Crystal Ballroom
Schroeder
Ruby Miler
Wisconsin Ave
Republican Voluntary Committee
Alexander Wiley
Joseph McCarthy
Walter Kohler
Thomson
Vernon W. Thomson
James A. Daum
First Presbyterian Church
Guatemala Junta Faces Ultimatum Amid Anti Communist Uprising
In Guatemala City strong groups including the Farmers' Association and Chamber of Commerce issued an ultimatum to the three man junta demanding Provisional President Carlos Castillo Armas be the sole leader. A mass rally honored Castillo’s “second battle against Communism” as the army pursued liberation forces and Castillo warned of severe punishment for infiltrators. Col. Elfego H. Monzon denied aiding the rebels, saying the army largely remains loyal.
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Guatemala City
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Farmers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Bank Workers’ Federation
Government House
Castillo
Jacobo Arbenz
Elfego H. Monzon
Wisconsin forecast fair with modest temps into Friday
The Wisconsin area sees generally fair weather with little temperature change tonight and Friday. Low temps expected around 52 to 57 northwest and 56 to 60 southeast, with highs 72 to 80 and northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Buckstall Observatory
West to spurn Russ bid for parley in Europe defense talks
U S officials predict the West will reject Russia's call for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting to discuss an all European defense system. Britain and France likely back the United States in refusing. The Kremlin seeks to link Eastern and Western security, but diplomats say Russia must show peaceful intent first. Zarubin delivered the note to Dulles outlining August or later talks. US Britain and France prepare a joint reply in London to the July 24 note.
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U.S
Russia
United States
Kremlin
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Zarubin
Georgi N. Zarubin
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Europe
Red China
London
Red China rejects second American protest over Hainan airliner shot
U S protests over the Hainan airliner shoot down were rejected by Peiping for a second time. British Charge d affaires Trevelyn relayed the notes as Washington presses compensation claims. Dulles says China has placed itself in the wrong by refusing such protests while Britain may file a global claim for casualties.
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China
Hainan
U.S. State Department
Peiping
Humphrey Trevelyn
Trevelyn
Washington
United States
U. S
Dulles
Noite
Britain
Foreign Office
U.S
Red China
Menzies Commits Australia to Support SEATO
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced Australia will provide military support to SEATO. He rejected the tradition of wartime commitments made only after conflict, saying principles of foreign policy require prepared mutual aid. He spoke before the House of Representatives in Canberra.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert Menzies
SEATO
Menzies
House of Representatives
Government reports show July construction boom and steady jobs
The government reported July construction at an annual rate around 37 billion dollars, pushing seven month totals to about 20.135 billion, higher than 1953. Personal income for the first half reached 285.4 billion, inventories fell 2.1 billion, and total sales across manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers rose in June, with unemployment near June levels.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Eisenhower
No Jap Red Agreements Amid Delegation Return
A Japanese parliamentary delegation member said the group met in Russia and Communist China but concluded no trade pacts or agreements with the Reds. He clarified no formal agreements were reached during the visit.
Whisky blaze destroys Pekin plant and five million gallons
A massive fire at the American Distilling Co. in Pekin Illinois raged for hours destroying three warehouses and a bottling plant. Five million gallons of whisky were lost and five men are presumed dead with 38 injured. Firefighters and officials warned of additional explosions from nearby stores of raw alcohol and aging whisky as the blaze burned through the industrial district.
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American Distilling Company
Pekin
Ill
Pekin, Tl
Ilinois River
American Distilling Co
Roy C. Weinheimer
Dames
The
Corn Products Co
Lawrence Neavear
James Dancey
Richard Bremoed
Marion Garber
William Kohler
Nixon names six to weigh censure of McCarthy
Vice President Nixon selects six senators, three Republicans and three Democrats, to form a committee to study and report on censure charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. The group may issue subpoenas and hear testimony as it works before Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Joseph R. McCarthy
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Frank Carlson
Francis Case
S.D
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
Joan C. Stennis
Miss
Sam J. Ervin Jr
N.C
Senate
Ralph E Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Flanders
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Wayne Morse
Ind-Ore
Special Committee
Eadership
Fulbright
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Arkansas Democrat
Nitlee
Rom
House Passes Witness Immunity Bill by 293-55 Vote
The House approved 293 to 55 a bill to compel certain witnesses in national security cases to testify if granted immunity. The measure, differing from Senate and prior White House proposals, would apply in courts and before committees with immunity decided by a two thirds committee vote and AG notice, or by a district court grant.
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Brownell
Senate
White House
Senate House
Attorney General
U. S
French Leave Defense Posts Move Evacuation to Refugees
French forces pull out west of Hanoi and begin 24 hour airlift of refugees from the Red River Delta. About 1,500 evacuees plus 40,000 slated to flee Hanoi this month by air, with 45,000 more by ship from Haiphong. One Communist casualty reported in Laos as cease fire nears.
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Indochina
Red River
Viet Nam
Haiphong
Orient
Laos
South
Iran West Reach 25 Year Oil Agreement
Iran and Western oil interests announce a 25 year deal to resume Iranian oil sales, ending a three year pause and stabilizing revenue for Iran while easing Britain’s postwar economic strain. The pact covers field operations and the Abadan refinery, with initial income projections and a phased restoration of oil exports to Western markets.
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Tehran
Tran
Iran
Tthe West
Middle East
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Russia
Oil Combine
Abadan
Bandar Nashar
Western Oil Combine
Twenty One Italian Agitators Sentenced in Ferrara Strike
In Ferrara 21 agitators received seven month jail terms for violence during the Ferrara farm strike. About 100000 farm workers participated in the two month protest, which ended after Italian troops moved in to restore order and aid starving cattle.
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Ferrara
Italy
Alleged Slayer of Parents Named Beneficiary of Trust Fund
Thomas Kemble, 31, jailed in Milwaukee for his parents' California slaying, is named beneficiary of a trust fund up to 60 000 dollars set up by the couple to care for their mentally ill relative. Estate attorneys filed a probate petition in Bakersfield as Kemble awaits extradition. He confessed beating his parents with an iron table leg to avoid returning to a mental institution, and he sought to delay extradition while awaiting trial.
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Milwaukee
Thomas’ Kemble
Milwaukee County
California
James Kemble
Bakersfield
Calif
Superior
Kemble
FBI
Washington
Hoe
Annie Moss Seeks Open Hearings On Security Status
Washington attorney for Mrs. Annie Lee Moss says she would welcome wide open hearings on whether she is a security risk. Moss was suspended from her Army Signal Corps job for the second time as the Senate weighs censure moves against Sen. McCarthy. The Army reopened her case citing new information not resolved by prior investigations.
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Washington
Annie Lee Moss
Moss
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Army Signal Corps
MccCarhhy
Army
George E. C. Hares
Haves
Mossi
Secu
Sec
Stevens
FBI
Immunity Bill Passes House For Witnesses Before Committees
Eight Wisconsin congressmen joined a majority to approve a bill granting immunity to witnesses before congressional committees and grand juries. Republicans Byrnes Davis Kersten Laird O'Konski and Smith and Democrats Johnson and Zablecki voted with the majority as the measure moved to the Senate.
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Jashington
House
Senate
Byrnes
Davis
Kersten
Laird
O'Konski
Smith
Johnson
Zablecki
Showdown on Price Supports in Senate Debate Looms
Washington officials debate President Eisenhower farm policy as supporters press for a Friday vote on a 50 percent price support level for cotton wheat corn peanuts and rice next year. Sen Milton Young opposes the plan citing consumer food costs while administration aides argue higher supports raise prices at the store.
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Eisenhower
Isite
Sravg
Jure Committee
Paris
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Senate
Young
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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