Oshkosh Woman Killed in Wild Rose Crash
An Oshkosh woman, Mrs. Floyd Biebel, 46, was killed when her car collided with another vehicle at an intersection 2 1/2 miles east of Wild Rose Wisconsin. She and 11 others were injured and transported to Wild Rose Hospital. The accident occurred about 3:30 p.m. at a town road and a county trunk road. The Blebel car was struck by a car driven by Thomas L. Diener, 17, of Weyauwega. In the Oshkosh car were Floyd Biebel, his wife, and six others including Doris 14. Judith and Janet Williams 12. Nancy Harrison 16. and Joan Domer 16.
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Weyauwega
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McMath Set to Contest Run-Off in Arkansas Primary
In a run-off, Governor Sidney McMath faces Francis Cherry as he seeks a Truman endorse for a third term. McMath touts a "program of progress" to shape state policy for two decades while Cherry accuses him of vilification and questions farm-to-market road funding. A Helena event featured McMath replying to Cherry’s broadcasts.
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Arkansas
Francis Cherry
Helena
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Truman Aids Disagree On Special Session
Washington observers report a rift among top officials over calling Congress into a special session to tighten price controls. Roger Putnam opposed a session unless prices rise rapidly, while Senator Sparkman warned against acting now. Farm Bureau and Rep Javits criticized the move as politically motivated. OPS intends new price standards within a week to ten days.
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Recluse King Left Hidden Wealth at Farm
Authorities near Somerset, Pennsylvania, uncovered a mountain farmhouse stash after the recluse Samuel Jackson King died at 73. Police found bonds, currency, and coins concealed in a sofa, a corset, and a cookie jar, totaling about $50,000 plus real estate deeds and bank records. A loaded pistol lay beside the body, with death attributed to a heart attack. Sheriff Karl J. Hare placed guards as court action likely will determine the estate’s title.
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Register
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Shipley
Child Dies of Polio in Madison Hospital
Patricia Weitzel aged nine died of polio in a Madison hospital Sunday. A daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Weitzel of Valley Bachland County she became ill Friday and was hospitalized.
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Venezuela Is Granted Lower Oil Import Duty
The State Department overrode protests by 13,000 independent U S producers and granted Venezuela a lower crude import duty. A reciprocal trade deal will open Venezuelan markets for U S products, with secrecy kept until both governments approve. Major U S oil firms stand to benefit, while independents fear市场 impacts.
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Caracas
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Russell B. Brown
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Striking City Employees Back to Work in Bargaining Truce
A week-long truce ends six-day garbage buildup as incinerator, street, parks, and cemetery workers resume duties. Negotiations open today with Aug. 18 as deadline. failure could trigger renewed strike. Mayor Siewert chairs a special bargaining committee. unions appoint a negotiating team. Public talks to be limited to officials. health authorities worry about polio season and sanitation risk.
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Clifford Benning
Sidney J. Mertz
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Tony
Siewert
Allies Repel Reds on West Front at Siberia Hill
On the Korean Western Front, Chinese Communist forces dug in on Siberia Hill under a day-long U.N. air assault and Marine pressure. The hill changed hands multiple times, with the Reds recapturing at 5 am today amid intense shelling and heat that rose to 104 degrees. Un forces reported heavy fighter-bomber sorties and ongoing hand-to-hand fighting, while ground casualties totaled 1,245 killed and 1,268 wounded for Aug. 17. The carrier Bon Homme Richard joined Task Force 1 off the East Coast replacing the damaged Boxer after a fire onboard caused nine deaths and 75 injuries.
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Japan Too Poor To Rearm Says Ikeda In Hiroshima
Hasato Ikeda, Japan’s finance minister, told an atom blasted Hiroshima audience that Japan is too poor to rearm. He urged prioritizing living conditions over armed power, estimating rearmament would cost over 11 billion dollars for 51 army divisions 5 000 aircraft and a navy of Pacific War scale, with annual maintenance near three billion. The total would equal the nation’s entire national income.
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Romanian Olympic Sharpshooter Flees to West
Panait Calcai fled Communist Romania for the West using a forgotten knapsack and a cry for help on a crowded Helsinki street. He said the government branded him politically unreliable while he competed in Oslo and Helsinki, guarded by secret police, which affected his pistol shooting before his escape. he later found refuge.
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Wisconsin Sunday Weather Bright and Mild Across State
The Associated Press reports pleasant Sunday weather across Wisconsin with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Showers were limited to a few areas including Grambsburg Park Falls and Eau Claire, with Park Falls receiving the heaviest rain at 3.6 inches. Night temps dropped to the 40s in the northwest and 60s in the east and south, while Milwaukee and Madison saw around 42 and 45 respectively. Across the nation severe weather included a Yakima washout, Marmoth County NJ storms, and a continuing Texas heat wave with scattered western showers.
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Schuman Plan Nine-Man Authority Opens Parley
The Schuman Plan nine member authority began work in Luxem bourg with chairman Jean Monnet guiding aims to fuse Western Europe into a coal steel market and possibly political unity. The group will meet here as French German talks proceed and may relocate activities to the Saar.
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Schuman Organization
Robert Schuman
Europe
Iran Senate Grants Mossadegh Emergency Power Move
The Iranian Senate backed Premier Mossadegh's bid for dictatorial powers to cope with a looming economic crash after oil revenue losses from the Anglo-Iranian dispute. Only two of 27 senators opposed, including Mossadegh's son in law Dr Matin Daftari. The bill now goes to the shah for signature, while a tanker docked at Bandar Mashur reportedly loading oil despite Whitehall warnings.
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Barkley Used as Pawn in Democratic Power Play
Union leader accuses Alben Barkley of being used as a pawn in a power play at the Chicago Democratic convention. James B. Carey told CBS that James A. Farley and other leaders dumped Barkley after stoking a bid for the presidential nomination. Farley denied malice, saying he supported Barkley to unite the party, while Carey urged viewers to notice forces manipulating Barkley’s name for leverage.
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Democratic Comention
Chicago
Jim Farley
Mother and Son Missing After Freak Storm Near Wenus Valley
In Yakima Washington a mother Mrs Norman Wintchell aged 37 and her son Floyd are missing after a freak summer storm and flash flood sent a wall of water 30 to 75 feet high down Wenus Creek. Four persons hospitalized and Sharon Wintchell survived. The storm uprooted seven houses and caused extensive flooding in low land farms north of the city.
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Gene Pomeroy
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Norman Wintchell
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Sharon
Thore
Weather Brief From Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions
Fair to partly cloudy outlook in Wisconsin with clearing later. Minnesota expect pleasant but cool conditions tonight and Tuesday with highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds and low temperatures near 49 to 55 in Wisconsin and 40 to 50 in Minnesota. Cloudy observations note a river gauge reading and minor precipitation none for the month.
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