Wittman Triumphs in Midget Plane Race at Oshkosh Show
Steve Wittman, flying the midget Bonzo, won the 12-lap Wittman race at the Second International Air Show in Oshkosh beating five rivals. He posted an average speed of 192.7 mph before 15,000 spectators at Winnebago County Airport. Cassutt finished second in the main heat with 187.0 mph. Falck, Ohm, and Tigers followed in order.
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Jo Ann Borseth
S J
Steve” Wittman
Wittman
Winnebago County
Oshkosh
Eastern
Tom Cassutt
Commercial Airlines
Roslyn Heights
Cassutt
Bill Falck
Warwick
Dick Ohm
Rochester
Don Tigers
Bradford
Falck
New York
Riel Stickney
Greeneville
S.C
Paul Booth
Nashville
Tenn
Bob Horn
Huntsville
Ala
Charles Bishop
Bishop
Steve” Whitman
Willman
Tiger
Garland Pack
Pack
Sanday
Cassall
U S Youth Plan to Visit Red China
Twenty five American participants in the International Youth Festival leave Moscow for a one day visit to Lenin grad before returning West. More than 40 Americans remain to consider a junket to Communist China despite State Department travel ban. Reverend Warren McKenna defends the trip, calling U S policy contrary to Christ’s gospel.
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Moscow
Lenin‘grad
Lenin Stadium
China
Red China
U.S. States Department
Warren McKenna
Boston
United States
Hoffa Sought Dio Ties to Teamsters in NYC Meet
Former UAW official Anthony Doria told the Senate Rackets Committee Hoffa, then Midwestern vice president of the Teamsters, was interested in bringing New York crime figure Johnny Dio and a Dio dominated taxi drivers’ local into the Teamsters. Doria recalled a 1953 New York meeting with Hoffa Thomas Hickey and others as the committee pressed for Dio’s removal from labor organizing.
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Washington
AFL
United Automotive Workers
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
New York
Johnny Din
Teamsters
Anthony Doria
UAW
Allied Industrial Workers of America
New York City
Hoffa
Dio
Teams
Doria
George Meany
Uaw-Afl
Thomas Hickey
Robert F. Kennedy
Ike Visits Mamie At Medical Center
President Eisenhower drove to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit Mrs. Eisenhower after her internal operation. The White House said her recovery remains satisfactory. He attended services at National Presbyterian Church before seeing the First Lady and planned to leave for vacation in about two weeks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
White House
National Presbyterian Church
Milton
Mexico
Ruth
Whi
Oshkosh Juniors win fourth state title in five seasons
The Oshkosh American Legion Juniors defeated Kenosha 12 to 2 to claim their fourth state championship in five seasons at marinelle. The victory advances Oshkosh to the national Region 9 tournament in Dickinson North Carolina, continuing a history of Region 9 titles in 1933 1954 and 1935.
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Oshkosh American Legion
Kenosha
Marinelle
Oshkosh
Dickinson
N.C
Oman War Deepens as Arab League Seeks U.N. Action
A pooled dispatch reports rebel forces in Oman may be armed by Saudi Arabia with American made grenades and land mines. The Arab League moves to ask the U.N. Security Council to address British military involvement seen as aggression against Omani sovereignty. Britain denies aggression and cites treaty obligations.
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Bahrein
Persian Gulf
London
Nizwa
New York Times
Sam Pope Brewer
U.N
Cairo
Arab League
United Nations Security Council
Oman
Security Council
Middle East
Omans
Foreign Office
Muscat
Nizsa
Sur
Red Army and Navy Threat Highlighted by General Carter
Gen. Marshall S. Carter warned the United States must face Soviet naval power and a vast land force, noting the Soviet Navy’s large submarine fleet and a massive army. He spoke at a WWI anniversary event, stressing potential global aggression and air defense needs.
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Milwaukee
Marshall S. Carter
United States
Carter
Continental Air Defense Command
Longhi
U S Employment Hits All Time High in July
Washington reports seasonally adjusted totals show unemployment steady near 4.2 percent with nonfarm employment at about 39.4 million. Job gains come from young workers and summer hires while trade holds and manufacturing edge higher.
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U.S
Washington
Lowe
Fear Dangling Climber Is Dead
Alpine rescuers report the second of four climbers accounted for on the north wall of 13038 foot Mt Kiger. Stefano Longhi of Italy dangled from a tiny ledge 1200 feet below the summit and died likely during a night storm. One climber was saved hours earlier. two others were missing and feared dead amid blizzards.
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Eger
Grindewald
Switzerland
Spider Glacier
Grindelwald
Stefano Longhi
Ltahan
Longhi
Lonshi
Alfred Helmart
Claudio Corti
Lec
Seven Die in Wisconsin Weekend Road Crashes
Wisconsin records 484 road deaths for 1957 after a weekend spree of crashes in La Crosse and surrounding counties. Army Reserve private John V. Bayer, 23, of Warren, Missouri, died on US 1 near Monroe County. Donald Roxtien, 18, of Blair, died after a tree collision on State 34 near Black River Falls. Howard Lucas, 56, of Milwaukee, and Noratan Kautala family members from Waukegan Illinois perished in a Washington County collision. Dale Kautala, 28, and Margery, 37, were also killed in the same incident.
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la Crosse County
Wisconsin
John V. Bayer
Warrentown
Monroe County
Bayer
McCoy
Donald Roxtien
Blair
Black River Falls
Howard Lucas
Milwaukee
Nor
Tan K. Kautala
Waukegan
Washington County
Kautala
Margery
Dale
War Veterans Families Die in Quebec Airliner Crash
A chartered Maritimes Central Airways DC4 carrying British war veterans and relatives crashed in a Quebec swamp killing 79 aboard. The flight from London to Toronto via Keavik ended near Montreal after an uneventful Atlantic crossing. Investigators, RCMP, and officials surveyed the scene as rescuers recovered debris and baggage.
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Quebec City
Britain
Maritimes Central Airways
Imperial Division
Canadian Legion
Toronto
Alexandre DeBlois
Ste. Croix
Canada
United Kingdom
Norman Ramsay
Montreal
Jburea
Ramsay
Trans-Canada Airlines
Brampton
Ont
Assn
MCA
TCA
Fournier
Department of Transport
Andre LeClerc
Alphonse Charest
Denise
London
Atlantic
Keavik
Teeland
Nordair
Trenton
Air Force Gains Partial Budget Victory Against Army
Washington reports Defense Secretary Wilson restored 25 percent of the Air Force budget cut, adding about 3.0 billion to its 17.9 billion total. Most restored funds come from the Army, funding weapons and guided missiles as part of a broader drive to curb defense spending.
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Washington
Air Force
Pentagon
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
James H. Douglas
Douglas
Navy
Iowa
Army
Two Richland deputies thwart early morning prowler call
Two Richland County deputy sheriffs quickly responded to a 2 a.m. prowler complaint. They stated on the report that they were checking the property.
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Columbia, S.C
Richland County
Jockeys in Civil Rights Battle Face Jury Trial Clash
Senators and House leaders jockey for advantage as civil rights legislation stalls. debate centers on extending jury trials to voting rights cases and how injunctions against violations would be enforced. Eisenhower administration opposes expanding federal court power and jury requirements.
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Federal
Senate
Washington
Riva
House
Eisenhower
Appeals
Supreme Court
Elderly climber missing after week on Pikes Peak
Authorities said volunteers would continue searching for Mrs. Inesting Roberts a Colorado Springs woman aged 88 presumed to have survived seven days on Pikes Peak. She became lost Monday while descending the 14 100 foot peak and had climbed it annually for 13 years. She was last seen near the summit.
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Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Inesting Roberts
Roberts
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