Oshkosh Day Opens 1960 Winnebago County Fair
Children and adults flock to Oshkosh for the opening day of the 1960 Winnebago County Fair with an expected attendance near 26 000 including children. Harmonica virtuoso Jerry Murad’s group headlines two shows today while Becker Accordion Band returns for pre show spots. Friday’s finale promises Jonny Rivers Golden Horse Beach.
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Winnebago County Fair
Jerry Murad
Hermonicais
Aso
Becker Accordion Band
Rex Allen
Jonny Rivers
Golden Horse Beach
Petrified Mammoth Tooth Goes to Auction at Post Office
A 52000 year old petrified mammoth tooth weighing 52 pounds in two pieces is auctioned at the St. Louis post office along with other dead letter office items. Postal officials cannot identify sender or recipient of the tooth.
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ST. Louis
Houston Asks Interposition to Halt School Integration
The Houston School Board appeals to Texas Governor Price Daniel to interpose against federal court orders desegregating first grades. The board seeks to delay Sept 7 integration, arguing state action is needed to maintain segregated classrooms. Similar delays hit New Orleans and Louisiana cases as federal judges press for compliance.
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Houston
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
Herferime
Orleans Paresa School Board
J. Shelly Wright
Davis
Darlington
S.C
Amputate Foot Caught in Gears
A power shovel operator, Nervous C. Kazar, 63, had part of his right foot amputated after gears jammed and trapped him for 50 minutes in San Mateo California. Firefighters police and medical staff struggled to free him before Dr Walter Gillogley began surgery.
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San Mateo
Calif
Apia i
C. Kazar
Walter Gillogley
Kavar
Kazar
Nazi Inspired Youth Killed In Automobile Crash
Gadsden Alabama report says 17 year old Jerry Hunt, tied to a planned grand jury on a synagogue bombing, died in a crash while speeding and firing from a car. He had been charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and was free on $10,000 bond. Investigators note he was a Nazi fanatic and admirer of Hitler’s stormtroopers.
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Gadsden
Connec ‘Tion
Jerry Hunt
Dii
Noble Yocum
Jerry
Storm Itroopers
Congress Deadlock Casts Doubt on Eisenhower Aid Plan
Republicans blame Democrats for a fractured session that hurt the party and aided Eisenhower's critics. Senator Dirksen and Senator Mansfield assess the impact, Kennedy and Johnson praised for effort, while the endgame on foreign aid and minimum wage stalls looms. The windup nears with a House vote on Latin America aid and a stalled wage bill.
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Washington
Amoner
House
Easenower
Senate
Eweshower
Congress
Latin America
Senate House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Eisenhower Sent Tax Relief Bill to Congress
Washington reports Congress sent to the resident administration a bill aiming to provide an estimated 26 million pounds to 40 million dollars in annual tax relief for certain American corporations operating abroad. The proposal targets firms with overseas operations and seeks to ease their tax burden.
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Washinton
UPN
Eisenhower
Woman asks for Renoir umbrella print in other colors
In a London scene a smartly dressed woman at the National Gallery bookstall studies a reproduction of Renoir’s Les Parapluies and asks the clerk if the image is available in any other colors.
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London
JUPD
National Gallery
Wautoma Fertilizer Plant Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Wausara Farm Co op fertilizer plant on Wautoma's east side with estimated losses around 25 000 dollars. Fire officials including Herbert Zellmer and Frank Schultz investigated the cause, noting it unlikely to be spontaneous combustion. Firefighters prevented spread toward nearby tanks and storage gal. The former Heinz pickle warehouse building had been refurbished for fertilizer use and was to begin full production on the rear near year end.
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Waushara Farmce Co-operaine
Wautoma
Mer
Herbert Zellmer
Frank Schultz
Zeilmer
Rory Swensen
Justice of the Peace
Aubrey Digenen
Chef Schultz
Wautome City
Warhouse
Pennsylvania Railroad Strike Threat Looms
Negotiators for Pennsylvania Railroad faced a last effort to avert a strike that could halt the nation’s largest rail line. More than 20,000 non operating workers were ready to walk out at midnight, with furloughs looming for 34,000 Kentroad employees as talks continued between five man committees from the railroad and the Transport Workers Union and System Federation Union over job classification and equipment repair.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Kentroad
Railroad
Transport Workers Union
New York
S. Louis
TWU
System Federation
Unon
Daniel
Wases
Storm floods New York area with severe power outages
A sudden summer storm drenched the New York metropolitan area Tuesday flooding streets, subways, and highways. Nassau County saw fires and homes burned while Queens faced a long blackout. Two deaths were reported as authorities worked to clear debris and assist stranded commuters.
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Nea Torkers
East River
Connecticut
Isruck
Westchester
Redignol
New Jersey
New York City
Manhattan
Brook
Queens
Long Island
Nassau County
Nassau
North Shore
Box
Michael Sheehan
Hillary arrives in Singapore on Everest expedition
Sir Edmund Hillary landed in Singapore on Tuesday on the first leg of his expedition to the Himalayas to search for the abominable snowman. He admitted uncertainty about the creature’s existence but said, we’ll have a jolly good look.
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Singapore
UPN
Sir Edmond Hillary
Himalayas
Hillary
Congo Conference Urges UN Congo Cooperation
In Leopoldville the conference of independent African states urged frank cooperation between the United Nations and the Congo. Lumumba, who has denounced the UN as imperialist, listened as the resolution was read. The meeting praised UN work and welcomed Belgian troop withdrawal, while Katanga Premier Tshombe pressed for control of Kamina base or threat to block runways. The UN wants the bases neutralized and troops banned, but Tshombe fears Lumumba-led forces landing. Page 7 Congo.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
IAP
Conference of Independent African States
Patrice Lumumba
Frank and
Loval
United Nations
Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Kasai
Hatanga
United
Kamina
Kitona
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Natons
Elisabethville
Car dealer sues to recover car from alcohol agents
Montgomery dealer Ralph Smith went to court Tuesday to demand the return of a car seized by state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents after a driver was accused of carrying 25 gallons of illicit whisky. Smith says the driver only wanted to test the car before deciding on a purchase.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Ralph Smith
Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents
Smith
Bag suffocates child in Illinois crib accident
Six month old Cathy Durham suffocated when a plastic bag fell over her face in her crib on Tuesday in NORMAL Illinois. The tragedy was reported by UPI as authorities investigated the incident.
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Normal
Ill
UPI
Cathy Durham
Castro Charges US Backing Attack on Cuban Plane
Fidel Castro accused the United States of backing an international plot to shoot down a Cubana airliner carrying Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa home from San Jose Costa Rica. He claimed two warplanes based in Guatemala were ready to strike but the plan was foiled when Roa departed early.
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UPP
Fidel Castro
Raul Rea
San Jose
Costa Rica
Castro
Cuba
Guatemala
Roa
Caribbean
United States
U.S. State Department
Dele Sauion
Harvey Raserhouse
Mexico
Durea
Puerto Ries
State Youth Indicted in Murder Case
Hennepin County Grand Jury indicted 19 year old James E. Keene of Lynxville Wisconsin on a first degree murder charge for the fatal knife attack on Irwin E. Reed 48 a Prairie du Chien tavern operator. Reed was found dead in his parked car after giving Keene a ride. The case to be set for trial at the fall term of District Court starting September 12.
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Hennepin County
James E. Keene
Lynxville
Wis
Wisconsin
Keene
Gene Arnold
Irwin E. Reed
Prairie du Chien
Reed
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