Polio Fears Delay Oshkosh High School Football Practice
Oshkosh High School and local ninth grade football practice postponed by the Oshkosh Athletic Council as polio concerns lead health officials to cancel strenuous activities for those under 18. The move blocks the planned Me nomi Park workouts and a Madison East pre conference game, with further student notices and PTA actions tied to the county fair and school openings.
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Oshkosh High School
Oshkosh
Oshkosh Athletic Council
Board of Education
Aehe Luulil
Vee Pew
Oshkosh Health Department
Menominee Park
Madison East
Perry A. Tipler
Wisconsin Interscholstic Athletic Association
Appleton High School
Oshkosha
Neenah-Menasha
Outagamie
Tipler
Oshkosh Board of Education
Health Department
Second $20 Ransom Note Found Says FBI
FBI agent James Milnes reported the second $20 Greenlease ransom note found this month at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The agency would not confirm more discoveries or progress toward solving the three year old case.
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ST. Louis
FBI
James Milnes
Federal Reserve Bank of
Greenlease
Carl’ Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Israelis Reports Two Egyptian Attacks Kill Officer Near Yad Mordecai
Israeli military spokesman Maj. Dan Gov said Egyptian forces conducted two unprovoked assaults in the Negev. One patrol jeep was ambushed killing an Israeli officer while reinforcements repelled attackers. In a second raid, Egyptians blew up a water well at Miflassim. Egypt halted talks with Israel on Gaza border security.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev
Dan Gov
Yad Mordecai
Gov
Miflassim
Egypt
Gaza
Vienna Doctors and Dentists Clash With Unionists
In Vienna a 48 hour strike by about 1500 doctors and dentists to protest a nationalized medical plan led to clashes with trade unionists. Police reported injuries but no serious harm, hospitals on high alert and one hospital chief resigning amid demonstrations.
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Vienxa
Austria
Vienna
Hans Fleischhacker
Vien!na
Hanusch Hospital
Berber Rebels Lay Down Arms in Morocco Uprising
Berber tribesmen emerged from Atlas hideouts in sizeable numbers to surrender after a brutal uprising against French rule in Morocco and Algeria, with about 1,500 deaths reported. The surrender followed encirclement by tank-led French forces in central Morocco, as French officials vowed to maintain control while awaiting allegiance of about 4,000 armed Smaala and 25,000 residents.
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Casablanca
Morocco
North Africa
Algeria
Middle Atlas
Gilbert Grandval
France
Grandval
Oued Zem
Arsenic in Baby Formula Fatal for Dozens in Japan
Tokyo officials say arsenic mixed into calcium of powdered milk at a Tokushima plant killed 31 babies and sent 1,885 to hospitals. Police confiscated stock and warned parents not to use products from the plant amid panic.
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Tokyo
Fas
Tokushima
White-Masked Band Prowls Davenport Streets
A group of up to 12 young men in white masks and crosses on their chests prowled Davenport streets in cars on Thursday night. They circled a home during a party and left after minimal disruption, while police warned they may shoot on sight if the behavior continues. Authorities investigate whether the acts are a prank or a cult linked to earlier incidents near Davenport and at the state university in Iowa City.
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Davenport
Town
White Mask
Harvey Smith
Iowa City
Iowa
The
State University
Hub Fitzsimmons
Teddy Roosevelt Hosts First Press Conference
The article notes Theodore Roosevelt’s first regular White House news conferences changing press access. It also promotes Want Ads as daily town reporters and advertises an ad-writer service via Bik at 8000.
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Teddy” Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Teddy
Basin Plans for Miller's Bay Face Council Review
The public works committee seeks council approval for a pre treatment water basin in Miller's Bay. The four point resolution directs the water board to obtain State Board of Health approval, assess feasibility and costs, and report findings to the Common Council.
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Miller's Bay
Public Works Committee
Water Board
State Board of Health
The
Ivar van Akkeren
Ernest R. Siewert
Red China claims anti-revolutionary medical group
Peiping radio said security agents dismantled a hospital anti-revolutionary group at Simhkiachwang in Hopeh, alleging they caused 43 medical incidents from 1952 to 1955, killing 22 and maiming 21 through deliberate medical errors.
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Tokyo
Red China
Balanced Budget Hope Is Voiced by Humphrey
Died suddenly in Philadelphia Mrs Doris Silver Ostreicher a 22 year old Philadelphia socialite who eloped last June with a Miami motorcycle policeman. The wealthy grocery executive’s daughter was taken to the morgue as officials probed circumstances surrounding her death. Washington officials discuss a smaller deficit and possible tax cuts in 1956 with Humphrey and Hughes outlining a revised budget.
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Doris Silver Ostreicher
Philadelphia
Miami
Fla
Eisenhower
Secretary of Treasury
George W. Humphrey
Rowland K . Hughes
L Kiowland R. Hughes
Humphrey
Hughes
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
Bonham, Tex
Republican Congress
Scan Reports For Clues To Heiress' Death
Philadelphia authorities studied medical reports in a mystery death of 22 year old heiress Doris Jean Silver Oestreicher, who collapsed and died while visiting friends. Autopsy failed to reveal cause. medical examiner said results depend on further lab studies. Dr A Samuel Manstein treated her and called the case puzzling.
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Philadelphia
Doris Jean Silver Oestreicher
A. Samuel Manstein
Melville J. Aston
Asten
Samuel H. Katz
Fervent Plea Eases Penalty in Atlanta Court
Alex Lane a 21 year old African American man faced traffic court for speeding 60 mph in a 50 mph zone. He pleaded guilty fearing the consequences and told Judge Charles Wofford he had four children. The judge ordered Lane to attend the court driver training school instead of paying a fine.
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Atlanta
Alex Lane
Charles Wofford
Lane
Illinois towns extend daylight time through October
About 25 Illinois communities decide to extend daylight time to the last Sunday in October. The measure shifts clocks ahead in spring and back in autumn, aligning with other regions.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Disarmament Talks Open by Western Powers and Canada
Western Big Three and Canada begin informal talks at the United Nations to forge a united front ahead of next week's Russia arms reduction discussions. British Anthony Nutting Jules Mocha Harold Stassen Paul Martin join. Arkady Sobolev represents the Soviet Union. meetings run into Monday before the UN Disarmament Commission subcommittee resumes. The talks aim to align Western powers after Geneva and gauge prospects for smaller armies.
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United Nations
N.Y
Canada
United Frost
Russia
Anthony Nutting
London
Jules Mocha
France
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Washington
Paul Martin
Health and Welfare
Ottawa
U.N. Disarmament Commission
U.N
Sobolev
Arkady A. Sobolev
Andrei ¥. Vishisky
Geneva
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