Kohler cites fuel tax need for four lane Highway 41
Gov. Walter J. Kohler told Oshkosh Optimists that there is not enough money to build the four lane Highway 41 from Slinger to Green Bay and urged a gasoline tax increase. He spoke at a lunch with Rep. William K. Van Pelt before appearing at the Winnebago County Fair and endorsed Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy.
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Slinger
Green Bay
Walter J. Kohler
Oshkosh
Aul
Winnebago
William K. van Pelt
Fond du Lac
Republican Voluntary Committee
Kohler
Oshkasa
FE. R. Siewert
Golz
Harvey R. Abraham
Recepton
GOP
McCarthy
Joseph KR
Rmadelt
John Stewart Servi
Twister Cuts Path Through Morris Minnesota
A tornado with winds near 100 mph struck Morris Minnesota causing widespread destruction. It toppled trees damaged power lines and broke shop windows within minutes. A barn on the Z S Brouillet farm was leveled and several buildings including a bakery and paint store suffered damage.
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Morris
Minn
Here
Z. S. Brouillet
Thomas ' Smith
Continue Search For Six Crew Members Of B-17 Downed in Error
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Florida six crew members are still missing after a B-17 was shot down by mistake over the Gulf of Mexico amid a stormy sea. Two crewmen, Charles D. Jones of Meridian Massachusetts and Peter D. Rosing of Ingleside Michigan, were rescued after 24 hours on a life raft.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla. 6
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
S. Sm
Charles D. Jones
Meridan
Mass
Peter D. Rosing
Ingleside
Gulf
Judge Moore says DOJ interfered in St Louis tax probe
House investigators heard sworn testimony from Federal Judge George H. Moore that the Justice Department influenced a grand jury investigation of tax cases in St Louis last year. Moore cited U S attorney Drake Watson and tax attorney Ellis Slack as involved in a partial report critics termed a whitewash.
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Washington
House
George H. Moore
Justice Department
J At
Slack
House Judiciary
Watson
Moore
James P. Finnegan
St. Louis
Truman
Department of Justice
Grand Jury
Gutheart
Henry J. Butler
U S Bombers Hit NKorean Supply Centers Near Pyongyang
U S Air Force bombers struck Communist supply centers near Pyongyang and power plants in the Northwest after carrier strikes from Boxer Essex and Princeton. Eighth Army reported light front action but a briefing officer warned the day was not quiet.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Pyongyang
North Korea
U. S. Navy
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Eighth Army
West Allis Flyer pilot killed in Yuma jet crash
Capt. Edward Filipowicz 30 of West Allis an Air Force pilot with the 125th fighter interceptor Squadron based at Truax Field was killed Wednesday night in Yuma Arizona while attempting to land an F-5 Sabre jet. He had been recalled to active service in March 1951 and was stationed here since then. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Madison T
Edward Filipowicz
West Allis
Truax Field
Here
Yuma
Ariz
Filipowicz
Milwauk
National Air Guard
Senate probes fault air program over indecision and gadgets
Senate armed Services Committee criticizes the air program for delays in aircraft production and weak defenses. It urges a full time production czar with authority, design freezes, and mass production while calling for more federal air power funding and less emphasis on ordnance and sea arms. The report notes changes in models and gadgets hinder progress and cites absence of strong authority for a production chief.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Senate Armed Services
Ness
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Stoop
Johnson
Defense Department
Clay Bedford
Secretary of Defense
Ezar
Orduni l
Sea Arms
Record Labor Day toll forecast for highway travel
Chicago report shows the National Safety Council predicting a Labor Day weekend toll as high as 480 deaths, surpassing last year’s record of 461. Council president Ned H. Dearborn notes about 40 million cars will be on the move as summer ends and back to school traffic rises.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Governor Kohler Proclaims Labor Day Observance
Gov Kohler issued a proclamation urging a Labor Day observance on September 1 acknowledging the role of labor in the economic and social life essential to the continued health and prosperity of the state and nation.
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Madison
Kohler
Zorin Named Soviet Delegate to U N as Malik Steps Down
UNITED NATIONS N Y Valerian Zorin Deputy Foreign Minister chosen to replace Jacob Malik as Soviet delegate to the United Nations. Malik leaves for rest and reassignment amid a Soviet diplomatic reshuffle. Zorin arrives by Sept 15 ahead of the General Assembly.
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United Nations
N.Y. Gir
Soviet Russia
Valerian Z. Zorin
Czechoslovakia
Jacob A. Malik
U. N
International Organization
Zorin
General Assembly
Malik
Moscow
Japan
Europe
Tot Escapes With Scratches After Blast Shatters Apartment
In Alexandria Virginia a two year old girl named Joan Wawkins was found under wreckage and escaped with minor scratches after two explosions rocked the Abingdon apartment complex. Five others were injured though none seriously as a basement oil burner incident is investigated. Rescue Squad Capt. L. W. Devers led the efforts.
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Alexandria
Abingdon Jepartment
Joan Wawkins
L. W. Devers
U S Raises Legations to Full Embassies in Middle East
The State Department announced that the U S legations in Lebanon Syria and Hashemite Jordan are being raised to full embassies.
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Washington
State Department
U. S
Lebanon
Syria
Hashemite
Jordan
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Summary with Temperatures
Considerable cloudiness tonight with scattered showers northeast portion this afternoon. Cooler north and west Friday. cloudy and cooler east and extreme south. Lows tonight 58 to 63 in the northwest to southeast range. highs Friday 65 to 70, near Lake Superior around 80 in the south. Partly cloudy tonight in Minnesota. Friday fair and warmer in west portions. Northwestern observations note cloudiness and a 0.5 inch of rainfall since Tuesday. Temperature high 90, low 66. month’s deficiency 69, year’s deficiency 2.67.
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Wisconsin
Southeas
Hugh
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Warner West
Randall Gaure
Fox Rivers
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Oshkosh Day At Winnebago County Fair Draws Big Crowds
About 1 500 to 2 000 people filled the grandstand by 1 15 this afternoon to watch horse races and acts at the Winnebago County Fair. Gov. Walter Kohler was present and fair officials reported heavy traffic and a near capacity crowd expected in the grandstand.
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Winnebago County Fairgrounds
Neenah, Menasha
Fair Association
Fairgrounds
Neenah
Menasha
Winnebage County
Walter Kohler
Winnebago County Fair
Will Jong
Carl Fugleberg
Yoshida dissolves Lower House and calls Oct 1 election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida abruptly dissolves the lower chamber of the Diet and orders a general election for October 1, a move aimed at consolidating power amid opposition figures led by Ichiro Hatoyama. The Emperor’s rescript dissolved the upper house and cites a swift political maneuver.
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Tokyo
U. S
Shigeru l Yoshida
Tower House
Hirohito
House of Councilors
Yoshida
Albania Raises Penalty to Children Over Twelve
A Vienna report says Albania extended the death penalty to youths over 12 years old for conspiracy against the state and related crimes. Authorities claim the penal code now covers offenses against state property and economic sabotage, with age limits altered to reach younger offenders.
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Albania
Vienna
Austria
Red Albania
Romania
Soviet Union
Building Trades Union President Supports Eisenhower
New York. General Dwight D. Eisenhower seeks labor votes in a series of political conferences promising a surprising labor backing. Richard J. Gray of Albany, AFL Building and Construction Trades Department president, says several top union officials may support Eisenhower and many rank and file members will vote Republican while criticizing federal labor administration.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gray
Eisenhower
Building Trades
United States Department of Labor
Red Spy Ring Claimed In Montreal Paper Says
The Montreal Gazette reports a Communist spy ring of apparent refugees operating in Montreal seeking defense industry data. Officials question the claim with Justice Minister Stuart Garson stating uncertainty and that he would not reveal if he knew. The informants claim agents posed as refugees and worked under cipher chiefs linked to Iron Curtain missions.
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Malik
Soviet Communist Party
Red China
Chou En Lai
Moscow
Germany
Far East
Singapore
Japan
Montreal
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Stuart Garson
the Gazette
Red
Defense Industries
Iron Curtain
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukraine
Salaries Hold Up British A-Program
Britain’s atomic arms program slows as atomic scientists demand higher pay. An all party committee cites private sector lure and urges salary boosts and better working conditions. Top government scientists earn around 2,000 pounds annually, far below private industry offers of 3,000 pounds or more.
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London
Britain
Select Committee On
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Red Czech
Tot
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Sam Howard
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Tokyo Bay
Woods
Office of Price Stabilization
Ellis Arnall
American Legion
Adlai Stevenson
Legion
Madison Square Garden
New York City
T. F P. Brantham
Alinois
Charles C. Shaw
Winois Department
Vincent Impellitteri
Donald R. Wikton
Clarksburg
W. Va
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Building Trades Union
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