Rain Delays Fair Races Then Doubles Saturday Shows
Heavy rain halted Wednesday races at the Winnebago County Fair in Oshkosh. Officials say races will be doubled this afternoon to make up the delayed events while track conditions improve. Today's program includes Neenah Menasha and County Day with Follies Manhattan acts and two evening performances.
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Winnebago County Fair Association
Neenah-Menasha
Follies
Manhattan
Fair Association
Winnebago County
Janesville Lone Bandit Steals $5700 From Councilman
Janesville operator William J. Cronin a city council member is robbed of about $5700 in cash by a lone bandit near police headquarters. The bandit a man about 30 years old with gray hair and glasses demanded the money from Cronin driving cronin to a block and then to the police station.
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Janesville
William J. Cronin
Cronin
Wisconsin Traffic Officers to Enforce Hard Labor Day Toll
Wisconsin state, county, and local law enforcement will mount the strongest traffic enforcement drive in state history for Labor Day weekend. About 170 patrol officers will work 1 am Friday to 2 am Tuesday to curb high highway fatalities, amid Gov Kohler’s call for full-strength action and a new driver point system.
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Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Melvin GO. Larson
Wis‘jconsin
U.S. Demands Ouster of Red U.N. Secretary
The United States called for the removal of Rotislav Shapovalov, second secretary of the Soviet mission to the United Nations, after testimony alleging he tried to blackmail a former Communist army captain to return to the Soviet Union. The State Department also warned Dag Hammarskjold it may seek Aleksei Petukhov’s recall over alleged efforts to persuade former Russian citizens to return home.
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Washington
United States
Rotislav Shapovalov
United Nations
State Department
Michael Shatov
Senate
Internal Security
Shatovy
Shapovalov
Soviet Union
Department
U.S
Dag Hammarskjold
Aleksei Petukhov
Shatev
Petukhov
Cairo Names 7 Britons As Alleged Spies
Cairo authorities named seven Britons and several Egyptians as members of an alleged espionage ring to topple Nasser. Three Brits were jailed or expelled, two embassy secretaries ordered to leave, and Britain denied espionage links while Egyptian authorities charged others.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
James Swinburn
Arab News Agency
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Mossadegh
Britain
Abdel Kader Hatem
P. Saint John
Cox
Hatem
Swinburn
Saint John and Cox
James Zarb
The
Maroon, Radio-Telegraph Co
Charles Pittuck
J. B. Flux
J. G. Govey
Inmate Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint in New Mexico
A New Mexico state penitentiary inmate filed a federal court complaint in Albuquerque claiming he was framed and that his civil rights and state rights were violated. The filing details alleged improper treatment and due process issues within the prison system.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Cyprus Force Push by Britain and France in Suez Crisis
Britain and France began forming a joint expeditionary force on Cyprus to counter the Suez crisis as talks planned in London and Cairo. Nasser rejects international canal control while a five power committee heads to Cairo to discuss Dulles plan.
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London
Britain
France
Cyprus
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Suez
Selwyn Lloyd
Egypt
Suez Canal Company
Foreign Office
Mediterranean
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
R.G. Menzies
Nasser
John Foster Dulles
Suez Canal
Menzies
Dulles
Spain
Ther
Dio May Face Murder Charge After Riesel Plot
FBI prosecutors sought more evidence to link John Dioguardi known as Dio to the murder of Abraham Telvi amid the Riesel acid attack case. Telvi allegedly talked too much about labor racketeering and was killed after a plot to frighten a grand jury witness. Dio and four associates remained jailed on $100,000 bail each as the FBI pressed for direct murder charges and continued witness investigations.
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New York
FBI
Telvi
Johnny Dio
Victor
Ruesel
Paul W. Williams
Dio
John Dioguardi
Riesel
Manhattan
Dib
U.S
Earle N. Bishopp
Williams
Abraham Telvi
Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Hagan
Tower East Side
Dion
Fall Guy
Wiliams
Marshall
Johnny Dioright
Victor Riesel
Dioguardi
Former Bank Official Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Milwaukee a former First National Bank of Neenah officer Harry J Roeck aged 49 pleaded guilty in federal court to two embezzlement charges and one falsifying bank records charge Judge Robert Tehan postponed further action pending a pre sentence study Roeck was assistant vice president and teller at the bank where he had worked 14 years In Springfield Illinois Edward A Hintz pleaded guilty to two conspiracy indictments tied to a 2552 80 total with a prior three year federal sentence for a million dollar Hodge scandal case The judge will determine the serving location Friday as Hintz begins serving his term He resigned a Chicago bank presidency after the Hodge scandal broke.
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Milwaukee
Harry J. Roeck
First National Bank of Neenah
Robert Tehan
Roeck
First National Bank
Springfield
Mil
Ulp
Edward A. Hintz
Boeck
Hodge
Ted
Hintz
Orville E. Hedge
Chicago
John P. Barnes
LE. Wilhite
Wilhite
George PL ‘Coutrakon
Coutrakon
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Fires Threaten Monaco as French Front Burns
Hundreds of firemen and volunteers fought brush and forest fires along a 22 mile front north of the Riviera in France. One blaze reached within 50 yards of Monaco before being checked, with fires persisting through the night.
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Nice
France
French Riviera
Principality of Monaco
Fies
Canada Airliner Crash Kills 15 and Injures 7
A Canadian Pacific DC6B airliner crashed near Cold Bay Alaska while inbound to refuel from Vancouver to Tokyo. Fifteen of the 22 aboard died, seven survived in varying conditions, with four in critical state. Rescue aircraft and ships were dispatched to assist the crash site.
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Canada
Cold Bay
Alaska
Bhimalan Smaal
North Pacific Ocean
Vancouver
B.C
Tokyo
Alaska Peninsula
Unimak Island
Kodiak Island
Reeves Aleu Jan Airlines
Reeves
Kodiak
Adak
Coast Guard
Tom Higbee
Coast Guard Snhssmenl
Canadian Pacific Line
Far East
American negotiators seek Philippine land for radar network
Manila reports that American military negotiators have asked the Philippines for land to set up an early warning radar system and to build strategic dispersal air strips as part of air defense planning.
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Philippines
Manila
Detective Daniel Green Faces Assault Case In Court
Boston WM police detective Daniel Green appeared in municipal court to prosecute an assault case. He also served as a babysitter for the complainant's year old child, who began crying after he testified. Green reportedly lulled the child to sleep in the corridor within minutes.
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Boston
Daniel Green
Green
Highway Toll Reaches 620 in Wisconsin 1956
The 1956 Wisconsin highway death toll rose to 620 as Aloysius Stachnik 23 of Maple City Michigan died in a headon crash on Highway 10 near Reedsville Manitowoc County. His brother Bernard 21 of Detroit and Robert Burich 19 of Reedsville were hospitalized with undetermined injuries. Karen Mansavage, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mansavage, was killed when struck by a car near Stevens Point.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Michigan
Aloysius Stachnik
Maple City
Mich
Reedsville
Manitowoc County
Stachnik
Bernard
Detroit
Robert E. Burich
Rt. 1
Holy Family Hospital
Manitowoc
Karen Mansavage
Lawrence Mansavage
Stevens Point
AFL-CIO Acts to Cleanse Labor Ranks at Forest Park
The AFL-CIO hierarchy authorized its 140 affiliated unions to grant charters only to bona fide employee groups and deny charters to individuals. The move targets racketeers linked to Johnny Dio and aims to purge corruption, with further actions promised as the summer session concludes.
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Forest Park
Afl-Cio High Command
Aay
Afl-Cio
Johnny Dioguardia
Johnny Dio
Victor Riesel
George Meany
Dio
AFL Auto Workers Union
AFL Executive Council
Executive Council
Grain Elevator Burns in Newcastle Causes $100,000 Loss
A four story grain elevator burned to the ground in Newcastle Indiana early today. Firemen fought the blaze for over three hours. Authorities say the fire started Wednesday night and suspect a determined origin.
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Newcastle
Ind
U.P
Oaklawn Board Backs Oshkosh School Annexation Plan
Oshkosh officials and Oaklawn School District approve sending kindergarten through sixth graders to city schools next year on a tuition and transportation basis. The town board will join Oshkosh Common Council hearings to discuss annexation of Oaklawn to the city system. A $20,000 levy will cover tuition transportation and related costs for the year. high school costs will be calculated separately.
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Oaklawn
Oshkosh
Eday
Robert D. Sharratt
Qaklaan
Sharrati
The
Ann
Anichildren
Emmeline Cook
Batton Lewis
Perry A. Tipler
Oaklawn Board
Nicipally
Lewis
Sharratt
Sunset
State Superintendent
Eid Sui
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Rohier
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