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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1954

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New Industry Coming Here Soon Voss Reveals

Oshkosh Mayor John C. Voss announces Sexton Can Company of Everett Massachusetts will open a 50 000 square foot plant at 262 Marion Street on the former Wisconsin Iron and Metal site creating 30 to 40 jobs initially and up to 300 as operations expand with production planned by November 1 and site inspection by August 30.

Oshkosh John C. Voss Sexton Can Company Everett Mass Boston Marion Street Marion St Everett Industrial Building I. H .Rudey Ben Borsuk Black Iron and Supply Company Wisconsin Iron and Metal Company Voss Jack Delveau Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce M.S. Dailey Associated Industries Paul Redemann & Company I. E. Sexton Edward Sexton George Wells

Headon Collision Near Beaver Dam Claims Three Lives

Three men were killed and two others injured seriously in a headon collision on Wisconsin Highway 33 just north of Beaver Dam Monday night. Victims were Clem Ptachinski 37 Clinton J. Mallon 38 and Russell Larson 19 all of Beaver Dam. Larson died at a hospital. the other two at the scene. Emory Wendt and Robert Palmiteer 37 were in serious condition at a Beaver Dam hospital. Traffic officers were unsure of the crash cause.

Beaver Dam Wis Clem Ptachinski Clinton J. Mallon Russell Larson Larson Emory Wendt Robert Palmiteer

Wisconsin Weather Summary and Observations

Partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers likely in the west. Tonight low 50s to 58 north and 58 to 62 south. Wednesday mostly cloudy and warmer with occasional showers. Winds southeast to south 10 to 18 mph. Randall gauge reads 0.10 inch above crest at Menasha dam. Buckstaff Observatory notes a high 73, low 62, with 0.09 inch rain that day. One year ago temperatures 75 and 59.

Associated Press Wisconsin Fox River Menasha Dam Buckstaff Observatory

Mendes-France Opposed European Army Faces Allies' Pushback

Premier Mendes-France faces strong Allied opposition as Washington and London push back against his European Army amendments. French advisers meet to refine strategy amid calls from Adenauer and foreign ministers conference in Brussels.

Paris Pierre Mendes Foreign Ministry Mendes - France Conante Adenauer Konrad Adenauer Federal Republic of West Germany European Army Brussels Mendes-France Bonn

Consolidation of Studebaker and Packard Approved

Consolidation of the Studebaker Corp and Packard Motor Car Co was approved by stockholders. Packard stockholders cast 12 016 402 shares or 82.9 percent. 98.6 percent favored the merger. Studebaker vote totaled 1 955 320 shares or 2 percent. 98.6 percent supported the merger. A new Studebaker Packard Corp will form within about four weeks with James J Nance as president and CEO Paul G Hoffman as board chairman Harold S Vance to head the executive committee.

Detroit U.P Studebaker Corp Packard Motor Car Co Packard Studelbaker Studebaker Wilmington Del Packlard Studebaker-Packard Corp James J. Nance Paul G. Hoffman Harold S. Vance Vance Hoffman

Committees Study Engineer Planner Issues in Oshkosh

Oshkosh Common Council refers two proposals to finance and advisory committees to study separately whether to establish a planning department with a director or an engineer planner director. Mayor Voss backs a distinct planning director, citing lack of qualified candidates for a combined role and Blucher supports the engineer not viable for Oshkosh size. Page 4.

Common Council City Hall Ald Arno Nonweiler Fred Lentz John C. Voss Walter Blucher American Society of Planning Officials National Authority Nonweiler Blucher Oshkosh Fred Wolverton

Nationalists Gain Green Light for Attack on Mainland China

Reports from Formosa sayNationalist leaders claim a green light to strike the Red-held mainland amid Communist threats. Estimates of 275000 Red troops along coastal provinces and 100000 Communist forces in amphibious training on Hainan Island are noted. Foreign observers credit U.S. naval power with restraining both sides while Chiang Kai-shek seeks more ships to act.

Taipeh Formosa China The World News Agency Hainan Island U.S

Knowland counters Mitchell charges over Dixon-Yates

Senate Republican Leader Willam F. Knowland denounces Democratic Chairman Mitchell for alleging favoritism in Eisenhower's Dixon-Yates power contract award. Mitchell links a friend of the president to the deal, while Bobby Jones denies discussing it. Cooper dismisses claims. farm bill advances toward final passage with flexible price supports and parity aims for 1952 elections.

Knowland Mitchell Congressional Atomic Energy Committee Justice Department Cooper John Sherman Cooper Rky Dixon-Yates Senate Washington LLP Clifford R. Hope House Agriculure Committee House House-Senate Eisenhower Ezra T. Benson White House Caputo Hill

Death Penalty Demanded for Fatemi in Iran Conspiracy Case

Tehran Iran UP government seeks the death penalty for former foreign minister Hussein Fatemi charged with conspiring to overthrow the Shah Fatemi was Mosaddegh s top ally during the oil expropriation dispute with Britain and he faces a high profile political trial in connection with the ousted premier s abuses of office.

Tehran Iran Hussein Fatemi

Soviets claim large lead in grain campaign

The Soviet government says it is far ahead of its target in a campaign to sow grain on milliards of acres of previously barren soil. The report emphasizes rapid progress and broad scope of the effort.

Moscow

Contempt Citations Sent Against Lamont and Two Aides

The Senate voted 71-3 to cite Corliss Lamont Abraham Unger and Albert Shadowitz for contempt for refusing to answer McCarthy era questions. The trio face possible prosecution by the Justice Department as Lamont vows to appeal to the Supreme Court. Lamont criticizes the subcommittee and defends free speech while denying Communist ties.

Washington Senate Corliss Lamon New York Justice Department Lamont Sen. McCarthy R-Wis Supreme J Court McCarthy Senate Investigations Subcommittee Dept. Adv William P. Rogers McCarthy Committee Thomas W. Lamont Abraham Unger Albert’ S Shadowitz Nutley N.J Communist Party

House Nears Final OK for Atomic Energy Bill

The House expected to approve the administration atomic energy bill and send it to President Eisenhower. The Senate passed it 59 to 17 after a short debate. Sixteen Democrats and Sen Wayne Morse voted no. 39 Republicans and 20 Democrats backed the measure. The bill included compromise safeguards amid charges of a giveaway to private interests.

Washington House White House Eisenhower Senate Wayne Morse Ind-ore Shadowitz

U S Airlift Delivers Aid to Flooded East Pakistan

Huge U S Air Force transports rush medicines and supplies into Dacca to combat epidemics after the nation’s worst floods. Ten planeloads planned with more shipments by sea, following Eisenhower’s authorization for seven million Pakistanis left homeless.

U.S Pakistan East Pakistan Dacca Eisenhower

McCarthy Probe Contempt Vote Sees Lamont Cited

The Senate approves citing Corliss Lamont for contempt of the Senate after he refused to answer McCarthy questions during the United Nations probe. The ruling moves to the attorney general to decide if the matter should go to a grand jury. penalties include up to $1,000 fine or one year in prison.

Unger McCarthy United Nations Attorney General Senate Washington W Sen WcCarthy Wis Morse Ore Corliss Lamont Langer R-Nd Chavez New Mexico Lehman New York Wiley R-Wis

Edison man builds talking beer barrel Nellie in England

Alan Tamplin, a 50 year old retiree in Birdham, unveils Nellie the beer barrel as a two part device. An outer rolling unit and an inner barrel pour pints by radio control and can handle soft drinks and a shandy. Nellie rings a bell at closing time.

Birdham England Edison Bell Tamplin Alan Tamplin Nellie Tampin Nel’lig Nethe Nethie

Reds Truck Food To West German Strikers

In Munich East German communists were reported sending food across the border to support striking West German metal workers as tensions rose over labor action at the border region.

Reds Munich Germany

Senate approves bill making Communist Party membership a crime

The Senate, overriding Republican leadership, approved a bill to outlay the Communist Party by criminalizing membership and stripping rights. The 41 to 39 vote followed a Democratic victory to restore the membership crime provision, sponsored by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, with Kefauver dissenting. The measure now goes back to the House for action.

Washington Senate Communist Party Estes Kefauver D-Fenn House Humphrey Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn John Marshall Butler R-Md Gouth Butler

Pair Seized In Attempting To Extort $500 In Hartley Case

A 20 year old La Crosse laborer and a teenage boy were arrested for attempting to extort $500 from the Dr Richard Hartley family by claiming information on Evelyn Hartleys whereabouts The case ties to a 16 year old missing since Oct 24 1953 Police say the letter was false and no connection to the disappearance exists The suspects were nabbed after Mrs Hartley followed the bag scheme and police spotted them across the street.

Lacrosse Richard Hartley Evelyn Hartley Asst. Dist Phil Arneson Jack Duffrin la Crosse Miss Hartley Viggo Rasmusén Iystery George C. Long Miss Hartsley Long Hersaid Duffrin Duffrin Mrs. Hartier

Political Leader Dies In Havana Bomb Blast

Two blasts hit downtown Havana killing a district leader of the Orthodox party and injuring four others. Enrique Martinez Sanchez was found dead in his apartment doorway. The four injured include a woman in deep shock. extensive property damage reported.

Havana Orthodox” Party Enrique Martinez Sanche

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