Eisenhower Fights to Save Foreign Aid Program
President Eisenhower led a last minute push to reverse a 30 percent foreign aid cut by the House. He teamed with Sam Rayburn to urge restoration and sent four aides to pressure the Senate on restoring $80 million cut. Dulles and Radford warned the cuts threaten US prestige and security and could wreck the forward looking aid policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
House
Capitol Hil
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
America
Radford
Dulles
John B. Hollister
Congress
Tragic Drowning of 2 Year Old at Oakwood Beach
Leanne Dillman age two of 1712 Shorewood was pronounced dead after drowning at Oakwood Beach near Lake Winnebago. Neighbor Martin Anderson pulled the child from the water and administered CPR until Oshkosh firefighters arrived. The girl was born in Oshkosh on April 25 1955 and died Saturday afternoon at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leanne Dillman
Shorewood
Mercy Hospital
Dillman
Oakwood Beach
Lake Winnebago
Dillmans
Martin Anderson
Edward Dillman
Anderson
Red Cross
Oshkosh
Miller
Beck's No 1 Aide Called By Racket Probers
The Senate Rackets Committee summoned Teamster vice president Einar Mohn to testify on how thugs entered Teamster unions. James Hoffa, Beck’s heir apparent, is to appear next, as the panel weighs possible anti trust style legislation to curb labor rackets. Hoffa has agreed to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Teamster
Dave Beck
Robert Kennedy
Beck
Einar. Mohn
Kennedy
James R
Jimmy) Hoffa
Hoffa
Irving M. Ives
New York
Havel
Ives
Kenneth B. Keating
Gales Capsize Four Boats Off Lator Coast
Strong winds capsize four fishing boats off the western coast of Lator. Eight fishermen are reported missing and feared drowned by the Philippine constabulary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Lator
Philippine Constabulary
Historic Horseless Carriage motorcade visits Oshkosh
A 2–motorcade of antique and classic cars arrived in Oshkosh from Green Bay en route to Madison. Vehicles ranged from a 1908 Rambier to a 1930 Duesenberg, with owners from Manitowoc and Manitowoe leading the tour joined by others near Kaukauna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Madison
Wisconsin
Horseless Carriage Club of America
Menominee Park
Maxwell
Manitowoe
Manawa
Rhinelander
Duesenberg
Manitowoc
Joe Kaufman
Marion Davies
Kaufman
Kaukauna
Packard
Roswell
Beaver Dam
Automet
de Perenade
ARS
City
Flanders
Nick Spannagle
Sheboygan
The
Pro-Soviet Clique Puts Syria Under Iron Rule
City officials agreed to close the Wangoo High intersection at Main Street to speed work on Main Street resurfacing. J L Sullivan contractor says traffic will be barred starting Wednesday with reopening planned for Aug 31 if weather permits. Police advise alternate crossings. other streets can handle traffic during closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wangoo
Main Street
J. L. Sullivan
Lin
S. Thorgrimsen
Coape-Marion
High Street
Algoma Boulevard
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Cyril Boushele
I Jackson Drive
Marion-Ceape
Alagoma Boulevard
Ceape-Marion Streets
Sullivan
Washington Boulevard
J. L. Sullivan Company
Draft Act Revisions Considered To Ease Induction
Senator Case proposes amending the draft act to raise the induction age from 18 to 20 and lower the maximum age from 26 to 25. He argues married men and those in work fields would be exempted, aiming to reduce civilian liability while maintaining defense needs. Pentagon advocates press for Senate approval as hearings concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Frank
Case
RSD
Congress
Senate Armed Services Portant
National Defense
Military Services
Pentagon
Army
Senate
Tot Dies As Flames Roar Through Tent
A two year old Ontario child Ricky Easter died when a gas lantern exploded inside a Moon Lake camp tent near Iron River. The fire injured Ricky’s parents a 14 year old uncle Allan Stiles and Ricky’s grandmother. Allan reentered to save Gary and was critically burned. William Stiles slept nearby uninjured. Mrs Easter is a Stiles daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
Ontario
Ames
Moon Lake
Ricky Easter
William Easter
Sarnia
Ashland
Ricky
Gary
Allan Stiles
William
Allan
William Stiles
J. Jeaster
Frisco Shift Approved By Giants Board
The New York Giants board voted 8 to 1 to move the baseball franchise to San Francisco in 1958. Horace Stoneham announced the plan, contingent on San Francisco officials meeting promised conditions. The team will keep the Giants name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Giants
San Francisco
Horace Stoneham
The
Giants
Stoneham
George
Christopher
Police arrest two for car prowl and chase incident
Police arrested two men Sunday after they prowled a parked car, backed through three blocks turning twice, and crashed into a second vehicle before fleeing. The driver identified was Frank Burns. Fort Dodge commissioner of finance and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Frank Burns
Alvin Anderson
Bloomington
Fossum
Canfield
Oficers
Soviet backed Syria crisis shakes Middle East and NATO talks
Urgent London consultations follow a communist led coup in Syria raising fears of a Soviet backed invasion. Israel, Jordan and Britain weigh risks while NATO partners plan options to reinforce the Eisenhower Doctrine and Baghdad Pact amid reports of purges and military moves against the Populist Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
London
Israel
P . I . United
K. C. Thaler Ionatst
Middle East
Russia
Mediterranean
Mideast
Egypt
Suez Canal
NATO
Turkey
Eliay Simon
United Press
Jerusalem
Ali] Rizvi
U.S
Butthey
Britain
United States
Amman
Jordan
Dr. Tascus
Lebanon
Gunmen kill policeman in Minneapolis ambush
Federal state and local authorities hunted three well dressed young men after they killed patrolman Robert Fossum and critically wounded Ward Canfield in a roadside ambush. A woman motorist abducted and freed described the suspects as under 25 with pistols and a shotgun taken from the wounded officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Robert Fossum
Ward Canfield
Poison-Tipped Kris Stolen by Burglary Ring
New York police report a burglar stole a dagger described as a 10th century Oriental weapon with a poison tipped blade from a residence. Officers say the weapon’s lethal potential is a chief concern, and investigators are pursuing leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Java
Prawo Toadi Koesoshordes
State Solon L H Prange Dies at 73 in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Senator Louis H. Prange longtime Republican and chair of the Contingent Expenditures committee collapsed and died at his fall home after hosting a family party. He represented Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties and had served since 1952. Survivors include his widow and two sons. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Sarton Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plynguth
Louis H. Prange
Wisconsin
Prange
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Ozaukee
Sheboy‘gan Counties
The
Dairy State Bank of
Plemanth
Koesmartono
Prawotoadikossoeme
Prawolpadixoescemo Werejmen
Milton
Henry
Cvil
Sheboygan Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ike
Winnebago
Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shukri Kuwatly
Cairo
Kuwatly
Damascus
Alexandria
Dakota
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Tot
Frisco
Giants Board
Wees
State Solon
L.H. Prange
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!