Fairgrounds Buzzes as Opening Day Nears in 1955
Work crews exhibitors and fair officials busy at Winnebago County Fair preparing for five day event starting Monday. Harness racing track condition praised after rain. exhibits tents and booths rising. horses arriving. Preview Day Monday features Ice Varieties show headlined by Evelyn Chandler with top skaters and circussy acts. events run Monday to Friday with multiple themed days and big grandstand shows including Aut Swenson Thrill Show and Oshkosh Civic Band concert series.
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Farge
Winnebago County
Evelyn Chandler
Winnebego County
Ringling Brothers
Johnny
Laddie
Adamson
Cal Claude
Aut Swenson
Winnebago County Fair
Fairgrounds
Oshkosh
Neenah-Menasha
U S 141 Crash Fatal for Two in Wisconsin
Two people died in a crash two miles south of Newton Wisconsin on U S 141 Friday. Elizabeth Rossberg aged 67 from Milwaukee a German professor at Milwaukee Downer College since 1912 died in the collision. Luis Leischow 66 of Forestville also perished. Mrs Ethelwynn Beckwith 77 of Milwaukee drove the other car and is in critical condition at Manitowoc hospital. County officials said Beckwith veered across the center line into Leischow’s path.
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U. S
Newton
Wis
Here
U.S. Wi
Elizabeth Rossberg
Milwaukee
Luis Leischow
Forestville
Rossberg
Milwaukee-Downer College
Ethelwynn Beckwith
Manitowoc Hospital
Manitowoc County
Flood Disaster Strikes Northeast Victims Face Rebuilding
Reconstruction crews slog through miles of mud and debris in flood wrecked cities across Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Federal state and local agencies coordinate relief as officials pledge every possible aid led by Secretary Sinclair Weeks meeting Connecticut Governor Abraham Ribicoff in Hartford.
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United Press
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Hartford
Weeks
Ice Theft Lands Man in Cooler in Lexington
Bernard Huggins, 49, was jailed for six months on a petty larceny count after stealing a block of ice from the front of a business in Lexington. The case notes that heat destroyed the evidence.
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Lexington
Bernard Huggins
Hurricane Edith Delays Strength On Slow Atlantic Course
Hurricane Edith churns slowly in the Atlantic with winds near 75 mph and a uncertain path. Weather officials warned of possible further development as forecasters track Edith while Gulf Coast squalls lash the region and coastal authorities prepare for potential wind damage.
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Gulf Coast
Edith
Atlantic
Pascagoula
Miss
U.S. Coast Guard
New Orleans
Apalachicola
Fla
Galveston
Tex
Kindler Air Force Base
Bermuda
US. Navy
Coast Guard
US Weather Bureau
Miami
Asiami
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Weather Bureau
Gordon Dunn
Adami
Hatteras
Mainland
Connie
Diane
Premier Faure weighs ousting Moroccan rulers in bid for peace
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure prepared to remove Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Arafa and Governor General Gilbert Grandval to restore order in Morocco’s turbulent North African empire. Grandval flew from Rabat to Paris for a meeting as protests and terrorist incidents persist. Faure fixes Sept 2 as deadline to present a plan while authorities urge calm and emphasize regular forces to maintain security.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
France
Grandval
Rabat
Faure
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Srafa
Arafa
Aix-Les-Bains
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Casablanca
Moorocco
Trujillo Donates 100000 Flood Aid to Red Cross
Former Dominican Republic president Rafael Trujillo donates 100000 to the American National Red Cross flood relief fund for use in the stricken Northeastern States.
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Washington
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
American National Red Cross Flood
Oil Plant Blast Kills At Least Two In Whiting Indiana
A major explosion at Standard Oil Co. in Whiting Indiana near Chicago caused at least two deaths and injuries. The hydroformer blast sent 75 foot steel sheets across blocks, damaged dozens of homes, and prompted evacuations as fire consumed tanks and crude oil stockpiles. Authorities reported the plant in operation 30 to 60 days and still testing.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard O Co
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Walter Rhea
Richard Plewniak
Adscent
Gary
the Hydroformer. Y
Charles Knoblock
Associated Press
Orer
Meigs
Loop
Knoblock
Crown Point
Standard Oil Co
Hammond
Gary Post Tribune
Standard Oil
Ann St
the Post Tribune
Valparaiso
129Th St
Indianapolis Blvd
128Th St
Dulles Proposes U S Britain Plan To Halt Arab Israel Attacks
Washington and London unveil a three point offer to guarantee each side against attack, use U S military force to enforce ceasefires, and back an international loan to move Arab refugees. Dag Hammarskjold welcomes move as a potential stabilizer amid Gaza clashes. Israel and Arab states have not yet responded.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
United Nations
Congress
Israel
Dulles
Gaza
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
U.S
U.N
Foreign Office
London
Dag Hammarskjold
Plas
State Department
Mayor Warns Council Over Park Board Clash In Oshkosh
Mayor Ernest R. Siewert voiced concern that park board disputes may influence other city boards. He urged the Council to hear boards before bypassing them, warning that overriding recommendations could deter civic volunteers and harm city governance. Three park board members have resigned amid the conflict.
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Ernest R. Siewert
Park Board
Robert Luedtke
Marshall Mus‘eavitch
Siewert
Park
Herman Hoxier
A. A. Smith
Anthony Herber
Board of Public Works
Menominee Park
Cormmon
Oshkosh
Canopy Blows Off As Jet Breaks Sound Barrier
Wing Cmdr Roland Beaumont piloted a Pi swept wing fighter when the canopy ripped away during a dive through the sound barrier over Morecambe Lancashire. He survived the incident after pulling out of the dive as the canopy shattered, scattering paving stones and scattering his helmet into a garden.
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London
Roland Beaumont
Beaumont
English Electric
Lancashire
Morecambe
Anna Chadwick
Plane Lands on Speeding Truck Near Orofino
In Idaho, pilot Merel Bowler and Rex Yates landed a high wing plane atop a moving truck driven by Lloyd Coons 27 miles from Kamiah. The truck continued 200 yards before stopping after a wing clipped. No injuries occurred and both aircraft and truck sustained minor damage. Deputy Chris Fredrickson called it the darndest thing seen.
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Orofino
Kamiah
Merel Bowler
Aiten
Lioyd Coons
Coons
Rex Yates
Chris Fredrickson
Truck Mishap Kills Five in Chile Collapse
A truck rolled over a precipice near LINARES killing its two occupants and crushing three residents inside a house. The tragedy occurred yesterday when the vehicle tumbled onto the dwelling, causing multiple fatalities.
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Linares
Chile
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Partte
Cooler
Sultan
Trujillo
Glenview Naval Air Station
Joe R. James
Oak Park
Battle Creek
Mich
Glenview
James
GS Navy
Robert
S Glenn
Park Road
Jet
Bart
Keji
Bowler
Northwestern
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