Wittman Aims To Repeat Victory At Air Show Races
S J Steve Wittman the Oshkosh speed pilot seeks a second straight win at the Second International Air Show and Races at Winnebago County Airport. Top fliers including William Tralek Charles Bishop Garland Pack and more will compete for 5000 in prize money amid mass parachute jumping aerobatics and model demonstrations.
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Tom Cassutt
Roslyn Heights
N.Y
Rim
Winnebago County
Cassutt
Oshkosh
S. J
Steve” Wittman
Bonzo
Wittman
Falck
Charles Bishop
Garland Pack
Nashville
Cole, Brothers Air Circus
20Th Street
Staite Highway 26
Dio Called From Jail To Testify Today
Senate investigators summoned John Dioguardi nicknamed Johnny Dio from his jail cell to testify on charges tied to New York Teamsters power. The committee seeks Dio’s role in creating seven paper locals aiding Hoffa to control the union and influence an election in the region.
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Washington
John
Johnny Dio
Dioguardi
Teamster Union
James R .Hotta
New York
Senate
Dio
Murder Inc
Call
Robert F. Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Arrests Reveal Hungarian Unionists Tied to Pro-German Effort
A Hungarian unionist crackdown reports arrests of Abe Brier Sydney BUDAPEST and Nate Gordon linked to Local 262 and Local 639 AFL groupings. The article mentions former AFL officers and a pro-German army influence within wartime leadership, noting attempts to influence Teamster and UAW locals amid a shifting anti-Soviet stance.
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Loeals
Nate Gordon
Teamster
Abe Brier
Sydney
Budapest
Gangars
Hades
Communist Party
Today
Brier
Hedes
AFL
Gyula Timor
United Rule Workers
New York
Hungary
Dio.1
Khrushchev Warns of Hydrogen Threat to U S From Germany
Khrushchev told a East German Parliament session in Berlin that war over Germany would pull the United States into a hydrogen rocket attack. He accused Western powers of turning West Germany into a military base and using German people as cannon fodder in plans to conquer the world. The remarks followed a string of similar criticisms and aimed to terrify West German readers.
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Berlin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
United States
Khrushchev
West Germany
Red Chieftain
Makarios to Sail for New York on Aug 31
Reliable sources in Athens report Archbishop Makarios will sail for New York on August 31 to attend United Nations discussions on Cyprus. He plans to remain in New York during the talks and related negotiations.
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Athens
Greece
Makarios
Iail
New York
United Nations
Cyprus
Lake Winnebago algae treated by copper sulfate plan discussed
Wednes day night the water board opened an investigation into treating Lake Winnebago algae rather than only expanding a pre treatment basin at Miller's Bay. President Francis Lamb urged trial copper sulfate treatment for about seven miles into the lake hoping to cut algae 80 percent and secure safer water.
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Water Board
Winnebago
Miller’s Bay
Francis Lamb
Lake Winnebago
Lamb
Wisconsin
Fabrney’s Point
Nevitt's Point
Water Department
Lake
American Legion
R. W. Frazier
Miller's Bay
Senators Favorable To McElroy Nomination as Defense Secretary
Washington senators generally supported President Eisenhower's nomination of Nel T. McElroy to head the Defense Department. McElroy, Procter & Gamble president, would replace Charles Wilson. Reactions ranged from favorable to cautious with calls for a thorough confirmation process.
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Washington
Llp
Eisenhower
Nel T. McElroy
Defense
McElroy
Senate
Procter & Gamble
Charles E. Wison
White House
James C. Hagerty
Wilson
Monkey escapes after lab break loose in North Wales
Police chief Benjamin Cairns of Upper Gwynedd Township tried to scare a monkey from a tree with a baseball but the animal caught the ball and threw it back. The rhesus escaped with 48 others from a local lab. 11 remain at large.
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North Wales
Benjamin Cairns
Upper Gwynedd
Cairns
Anti-Slap Squads Form To Protect Queen Critic
Manchester police organized an anti slap patrol to guard Lord Altrincham as he appears on a nationwide program defending his criticism of Queen Elizabeth II. Granada TV placed four guards at its Manchester house and called for police to manage crowds after Altrincham was slapped by an ex-sergeant previously.
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London
Manchester
Lord Altrincham
Granada
Televi
Sion
Tiis
Altrincham
Ciy
Heould
Iglesson
Philip Kinghorn Burbidge
Burbidge
Fellow Agent Key Witness Against Red Spy
A fellow Russian defector, Reino Hayhanen, testified before the Brooklyn grand jury in the Abel espionage case. Abel, 55, is indicted on three counts of transmitting defense secrets to Moscow, potentially facing execution under the Rosenberg precedent.
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New York
West
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel
United States
Reino Hayhanen
Abel
Hayhanen
Brooklyn
Moscow
Russia
Rosenberg
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Electric Chair
Canada
Senate approves civil rights bill in 72 18 vote
The Senate passed a civil rights measure 72 18, with a bipartisan coalition supporting a commission to investigate voting rights violations and new enforcement powers. The House action and subsequent steps were uncertain as leaders push for early agreement on a compromise.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ande
Blowine
Dixie Bloc
Wayne Morseyre
Senate Bil
Sen. Wiley
Adverse Winds Delay Atomic Test at Nevada Site
Adverse winds forced the Atomic Energy Commission to postpone for 24 hours the firing of its 12th nuclear device of the 1957 test series at Nevada. Scientists, after a briefing, concluded winds could push fallout toward populated areas east of the site. The test, named Shasta, was rescheduled for the same time Friday.
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Las Veruss
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Draving Crauine
Aaveaig Nevusus
British Led Forces Move Into Oman Hills
British led forces advance through the Oman hills surrendering villages Karsha and Rada with tribesmen retreating. They push toward Nizwa while jet fighters attack an abandoned camp as they anticipate overrunning the rebel capital by Friday.
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Bahreln
Persian Gulf
Oman
Karsha
Rada
Nizwa
Izz
Sharja
Fiz
Nzwa
Hich
Muscat
French Cabinet Sticks to 15 Percent Deficit Target
The French cabinet approved an emergency 15 billion dollar budget to hold the 1958 deficit to 15 percent. Finance Minister Garbard demanded the cut, with original estimates far higher.
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Paris
Finance Ministr Febs Garbiard
Orginal
Cat Rescue Ends in Collapse in Detroit
Mrs. Florence Loverde 45 placed a wooden table under a tree to reach two stranded cats. The table collapsed causing a broken left leg and internal injuries. The cats climbed down unaided and left the scene.
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Detroit
Florence Loverde
State workers face holidays cut under Wisconsin bill
Gov. Thomson signed a measure reducing holidays and vacation time for civil service employees. Beginning Jan 1, 1958 they gain one week after a year, two weeks after two years, and three weeks after ten years, with several holidays removed and some partial day off. Additional bills expand health board powers, pension boosts for Milwaukee teachers, milk testing licenses, an urban expansion study panel, a retirement fund option for public safety staff, and a state chauffeur license program.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Thomson
State Board of Health
Milwaukee
Motor Vehicle Department
Eisenhower Vetoes Bill Over States Rights Concerns
President Eisenhower vetoed the bill stating he hoped and prayed for passage but doubted success. He argued the measure would deliver a "terrific blow at what is left of states' rights" and urged opponents to reconsider its impact.
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Eisenhower
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Humphrey
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