Rain Dampens Attendance at Winnebago County Fair
Wet weather cut crowds at Oshkosh Dairy Day and Winnebago County Fair, with mid afternoon showers halting a horse show and a later downpour canceling final events. Officials estimate about 2000 attended over two evenings and one day, hoping improving skies will boost turnout for Thursday and Friday. The race track benefited from the rain and officials planned more horse races at 2 pm.
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Oshkosh
Winnebago County
L. N. Freckles
Winnebago County Fair Association
South Korea May Expel Tax-Defying Foreign Businessmen
Seoul Finance Minister Kim Hyun Chul warned that South Korea may expel foreign businessmen who refuse to pay taxes. The dispute involves American executives who allege high and discriminatory taxes. 41 are said to face exit permit refusals as they have not paid Korean taxes.
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Seoul
Kim Hyun Chul
South Korea
Kim
ROK
American Chamber of Commerce
Reds Catching Up In Making Planes Says Gen Twining
Gen Nathan F Twining warned the United States is ahead of the Soviets in air power but Russian production is closing the gap in both quantity and quality. He spoke at a VFW encampment noting the battle for preparedness grows tougher and the U S remains about two years from the 137 wing goal set in 1953.
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Boston
Nathan F. Twining
United States
Twining
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
LU. &. Air Force
Air Force
Merger plan backed for Wisconsin higher education
Wisconsin boards approve a coordinating committee to supervise a unified four year degree program in Milwaukee by merging the University of Wisconsin Extension and the Wisconsin State College under a new state system. The plan creates a 15 member panel with equal regent representation.
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Milwaukee
Boards of Regents
Wisconsin
University F of Wisconsin Extension
Wisconsin State College
State University
Board of Regents
State University Regents
Superior
Stevens Point
Eau Claire
Oshkosh
la Crosse
Whitewater
River Falls
Menomonie
Platte ‘Ville
Gov. Kohler
University
Coordinating Committee
Kohler
Regents’ Boards
Pub
Lic Education
George Watson
Govoor Kohler
Milwaukee State College
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Charles Gelatt
University Regents
W. D. McIntyre
College Regents
Watson
College
Ererger
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Russia silent on Geneva disarmament plan progress
At the United Nations disarmament subcommittee session the United States urged ground observers at key locations to provide early warning and verify blueprint data. Russia offered no comment while maintaining its demand for unconditional nuclear ban and rapid force cuts. UK delegate Nutting called Stassen’s proposals a helpful elaboration.
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United Nations
N.Y
Arkady A. Sobolev
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Anthony Nutting
Stassen
Tax Cut For Little Man Seen In 1956
Washington Senator Frank Carlson predicts a personal income tax cut in 1956 aimed at helping the average voter. He cites balanced budget forecasts and administration optimism, noting House support previously passed but stalled in the Senate. Democratic and Republican lawmakers signal bipartisan momentum toward tax relief in the election year.
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Washington
Frank Carlson
R-yan
Congress
Carlson
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Barry F. Byrd
D-Va
Treasury
George H. Humphrey
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Eugene D. Millikin
R-Colo
New Resident General Seeks Crisis Solution
Gen Pierre Boyer de la Tour arrives in Rabat as France appoints a new resident general to Morocco to implement Edgar Faure plans. He succeeds Gilbert Grandval amid calls for a nationalist backed government and a guardian council for the throne.
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Rabat
Morocco
Pierre Boyer de la Tour
France
Boyer de la Tour
Tunis
North Africa
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
Edgar Faure
Pian
Grandval
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Tunisia
Former Commerce Dept. employee testifies on security program
Benjamin Scher, once fired by Secretary Weeks in April 1953, tells Senate investigators about his court fight for reinstatement. A Rus sian native, Scher had won a loyalty clearance in 1948 as part of his Commerce Department service.
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Benjamin Scher
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Washington
Scher
Russia
New Aid Considered for Flood Zone Hard Hit Areas
Civil defense chief Val Peterson said officials are weighing new federal aid for Northeast flood zones after a White House session on repairing damage from heavy rains and rising rivers. He cited hard hit places including Winsted Connecticut and hinted at forthcoming measures.
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Washington
Civis
Val Peterson
Peterson
White House
Winsted
Conn
Civil Defense
Army Corps of
Polio prompts Oshkosh school opening postponement
Oshkosh health department orders delaying all public school openings to Sept 12 due to high poliomyelitis incidence in Oshkosh and Winnebago County. Parochial schools and Campus School plan to follow the same opening date with re evaluation after one week.
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Oshkosh
Washburn
Jhealth Department
Oshkosh State College
Sailor Shipp Makes Splash at Texas Lions Camp
Sailor Shipp of Kerrville Texas learns to swim at the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children. The article highlights his progress and the camp experience as part of a feature on rehabilitation and recreation for disabled youth.
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Kerrville
Tex
Texas Lions
Sailor Shipp
Peron Offers Resignation In Hope Of Political Peace
Juan Peron proposes to quit as Argentina's president to seek political peace as mass protests and a general strike call erupt nationwide. CGT and Peronista leaders urge demonstrations and a possible vote to reject the resignation while crowds gather in Plaza de Mayo and across major cities.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Casa Rosada
Montevideo
Uruguay
Plaza de Mayo
Jane
CST
Hugo di Piero
General Confederation of Labor
Alejandro Leloir
Supreme Council
Peronista Party
Alberto Tessaire
Peronista Movement
Petron
Perca
Plaza de Mare
Vatican
Eva Peron
la Plata
Eva
General Confederation of Workers 'Cgt
Is Power
Peronista
CGT
Pietro
Names Added to State Polio Death Toll in 1955 Wisconsin
The Associated Press reports more polio deaths in Wisconsin raising the year’s toll. Ten year old Thomas Anderson of Menomonee Falls died at Waukesha Memorial Hospital after bulbar polio. Barbara Pick, 2, Milwaukee’s 18th polio death, died August 22. Mary Kellogg, 12, Wisconsin Rapids, died of bulbar polio in Marathon County. Susan Harris, 6, Green Bay, died at St Vincent’s, Brown County’s 11th and Green Bay’s sixth polio death. Bear Creek and Outagamie County face heavy incidence with 1050 cases per 100000 population estimates. Appleton also shows high risk. Milwaukee reports 11 new polio cases, total 345 with 36 deaths. Public and private schools adjust schedules due to the outbreak.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
Thomas Anderson
Menomonee Falls
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Barbara Pick
Milwaukee
Mary Kellogg
Wisconsin Rapids
Marathon County
Wausau
Wood County
1Lth
Susan Harris
Robert Harris
Green Bay
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Brown County
Outgamie County
Bear Creek
Paul V. Cary
Outagamie County
National Polio Foundation
Appleton
Outagamie
South View Hospital
Milwaukee County
St. Francis
Glendale
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Aldo Icardi
Federal Court
Maj
William Holohan
Edward Bennett Williams
Holohan
Winnebagoland
Neenak - Menasha
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Gen. Twining
Health Department
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Association of Independent Schools
Phillips Academy
Andover
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