FAIR TO BE HELD SUPERVISORS SEE NO CAUSE FOR CANCELING
Winnebago County Fair and Exposition will go on as scheduled after the county board took no official action on cancellation. Mothers from Oshkosh urged cancellation citing polio fears, but health officials and the board found no grounds to bar the event. The fair association anticipates an $8,000 to $9,000 loss if held, $21,000 if canceled.
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Winnebago County Fair and Exposition
County Board of Supervisors
Ruth Starrett
Maxine Borst
Virginia Arendt
Oshkosh
Taylor G. Brown
Winnebago County Fair Association
Fair Association
Brown
Starrett
Neenah
Menasha
Outagamie County
Norbert Redlin
Fifth Ward
Xeenah
Fam Association
Dist
Herbert J. Alueller
Boards of Health
L. J. Ellinger
Second Ward
American Legion
Justiists
Winnebago County
Britain Sets Record Round-Trip Atlantic Flight
Britain holds a record breakfast-to-supper round trip across the Atlantic by a Canberra bomber. Pilot John Walter Hackett and navigator Peter Moneypenny completed 6,915.92 miles in 14 hours 21 minutes 45.4 seconds at an average 48152 mph, with speeds often exceeding 550 mph. Sir Miles Thomas of British Overseas Airways congratulated the crew, noting future passenger and freight Canberra flights. British papers praised the historic achievement as a sign of things to come.
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London
Britain
Atlantic
Royal Aero Club
John Walter Hackett
London New York
Hackett
Peter Moneypenny
Miles Thomas
British Overseas Airways
Daily Mirror
Thomas
Man Arrested After Stating He Is Stealing Bricks
In Salt Lake City a police officer responded to a residence construction site where a 29 year old man identified as a student admitted to loading bricks into his car. He was booked for drunkenness after stating it was obvious he was “copping a few bricks.”
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Salt Lake City
R. B. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Fim
Nixon to tour Africa and Near East in goodwill mission
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will travel to the Near East and Africa in November to strengthen U S relations on Russia s southern flank. Accompanied by Pat Nixon and State Department officials, he will meet leaders, hear views, and convey U S greetings as the timetable depends on time and political factors.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Near East
Africa
U.S
Russia
White House
Nixon
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Far East
Caribbean
United States
Pat
State Department
Egypt
Israel
Algeria
Morocco
Stolen Furs Valued at 20000 From Racine Store
Fessler Fur Co in Racine Wisconsin reported $20000 in furs stolen overnight. Three mink capes worth $2500 were taken from display dummies in a window. Furrier George Nielson found the front door lock broken and back door open on arrival for work.
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Racine. Wis
Fessler Fur Co
George Nielson
Texans Name Air Attache to West Germany
Col. John C. Kilborn of Cisco Texas will assume duties Sept 5 as the first United States air attache to West Germany. The appointment, Kilborn’s role as inspector general of U S Air Forces in Europe, was announced Tuesday by European Air Force headquarters.
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Weisbaden
Germany
John C. Kilborn
Cisco
Texas
United States
West Germany
Kilborn
U.S
Europe
European Air Force Headquarters
French Troops Hunt Terrorists in North Africa
Casablanca dispatch reports French forces in North Africa launching large scale mop up operations against Moroccan and Algerian militants. Tanks jets and armored vehicles support recall of reserves amid ongoing fighting in Atlas Mountain regions and Boujad Tadla sectors with several tribes surrendering arms. Paris probes political fallout as Premier Faure rushes back from Aix-Les-Bains to address a potential parliamentary revolt over concessions to nationalists.
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Casablanca
Morocco
France
Foreign
Foreign Legionnaires
Algeria
Tunisia
Edgar Faure
Aix-Les-Bains
Faure
North
Africa
Atlas
Tadla
Boujad
Algiers
Constantine
Ures
Paris
Govermment
Morcea
Derailment of Luxury Train in Lowell Massachusetts
Boston and Maine officials opened an investigation into the derailment of the Red Wing, a Montreal bound luxury train, after it struck a freight train halted on a bridge over the Concord River. No deaths, several minor injuries, mail car and three coaches derailed. an off tank car was hurled into the river.
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Lowell
Mass
Boston and Maine
Red Wing
Concord
Montreal
Boston
George Clapp
N.H
Clapp
Berserk airman kills three at Manston and Broadstairs
A deranged airman identified as Napo Leon Green fatally shot three people and wounded eight at a U S Air Force base and Broadstairs beach in England. He seized a car, went on a chase through crowds, then killed himself after being cornered by a mixed force of American and British police led by Col. H Manson. Among the dead were an American air policeman and a RAF corporal. several others were wounded including American service personnel and British civilian workers. Royal Air Force and U S Air Force personnel shared Manston base duty during the attack and pursuit.
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Broadstairs
England
U.S
Napoleon Green
Nelson Gresham
Philadelphia
Air Force
Washington
Green
Chicago
RAF
Cpl
Grayer
Manston
Broadstairs Beach
Col. H. Manson
English Channel
Royal Ai Force
U.S. Air Force
Kent
Channel
Stuyvesant Organizes First North American Volunteer Firemen
Peter Stuyvesant organized the first volunteer fire department in New Amsterdam in 1648 as Dutch rule persisted. The piece hints at classifieds offering volunteer suggestions and a contact number for action.
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Stuyvesant
North America
Peter Stuyvesant
New York City
New Amsterdam
Fire Department
Prank Kangaroo Staged on Northeast 23rd in Oklahoma City
Caller reported a kangaroo sighting on Northeast 23rd. dispatcher C. D. Scott mobilized East Side patrols led by Lincoln Park zoo director Julian Frazer. They tracked the animal through brush and captured it, only to find the creature was a stuffed prank prop.
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Oklahoma
C. D. Scott
Julian Frazier
Lincoln Park Zoo
Frazer
Eisenhower vows no peace with divided Germany or Soviet influence
President Eisenhower declares the United States cannot accept a divided Germany or Soviet subversion as part of any peace. He urges justice and human rights, warns against trading freedom for a false peace, and outlines a Geneva-inspired aim for genuine peace with no toleration of injustice or domination. He spoke at Independence Hall during a John Marshall program.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
United States
Germany
Abu Satu Lind Takai
Geneva
Iwe
American Bar Association
Independence Hall
John Marshall
Egypt Withdraws From U N Backed Talks With Israel
Cairo announces withdrawal from United Nations supervised talks with Israel aimed at easing border tension in the Gaza strip after two clashes in 24 hours. Egypt says an Israeli patrol opened fire on an Egyptian outpost causing unspecified casualties.
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Cairo
Egypt
United Nations
Israel
Gaza Strip
Gaza
Polio Cases Rise Across Wisconsin as Outbreak Grows
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin polio cases continue to climb with Milwaukee’s South View Hospital adding 11 new cases to reach 270 for the year. Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, and Outagamie County all show increases and various public health actions including bans on gatherings and delayed school openings. At Camp McCoy, about 1000 soldiers received gamma globulin injections. Appleton and surrounding districts delay school openings and football practice due to polio concerns.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
South View Hospital
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
R. G. Strong
Manitowoc Board of Health
County Fair Assn
Camp McCoy
8Th Infantry Division
Army Reserve
National Foundation For
Outagamie County
Lawrence College
Appleton
Menasha
Seymour
Government rushes 80 million flood relief plan
Washington reports President Eisenhower moved to expand a total war style flood relief program. Public facilities debris clearance and restoration, with funding spread across Connecticut Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Jersey New York Rhode Island. Army Engineers to lead debris removal and facility repair efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Colorado
White House
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Civil Defense
Val Petterson
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Peterson
Army Engineers
S. D. Sturgis Jr
Boston
Midwest
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