Severe Weather Hits Wide Areas Across The Nation
Severe winter weather blanketed the Southwest with a cold wave as winds gusted in California and snow fell across the Midwest. Vaughn New Mexico stranded motorists overnight. forecasters forecast 4 to 6 inches of snow across to Wisconsin and Michigan.
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United Press
California
Midwest
New Mexico
Vaughn
U.S
Los Angeles
New England
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio River
Green Bay Mayor Won't Seek Reelection
Green Bay Mayor Dom inic Olejniczak announced he will not run for a sixth term next spring. He will complete 10 years as head of the city government in April and will leave the $9,000 yearly post to enter the commercial field. Five candidates already announced for the vacancy.
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Green Bay
Dominic Olejniczak
Olejniczak
Ole Riczak
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Wisconsin License Plates to Include Inserts in 1955
Wisconsin will issue tag inserts in 1955 for both front and rear license plates. Commissioner Melvin Larsen announced the inserts will carry a 1956 expiration date on a yellow background. The state provided new license plates this year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Melvin Larsen
The
Motor Vehicle Jlenatment
Larsen
Weather summary for Wisconsin with snow and temperatures
Cloudy eastern Wisconsin with light snow southeast and east central portions expect 1 to 2 inches. Tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy with diminishing cold. Snow flurries southeast tonight. Low around zero to 10 above, high 23 to 30. Winds north to northeast 20 to 25 mph today, diminishing tonight and Wednesday. northwest winds 15 to 20 mph Wednesday. Observations show 1:30 a.m. 22 degrees and fair conditions.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fox River
Menasha
Sackstaff Observatory
Snow Falls Across Southeast Wisconsin With Freezing Mix
The southeastern half of Wisconsin faced one to two more inches of snow amid hazardous driving. A shifted low pressure system spared heavier snowfall, while parts of the state saw rain sleet and freezing rain earlier. Temperatures ranged from single digits to the mid-30s as conditions remained cold and windy.
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United Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
State
la Crosse
Wisconsin Rapids
Shawano
Granterburg
West Yellowstone
Mont. T
Superior Superior
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Wausau
Green Bay
Lone Rock
Madison
Beloit
Melwaukee
Superior
Milwaukee
Lower Rock
Green Bays
Grantsburg
Seventeen Crewmen Hurt In Train Collision
In Dunkirk New York a Nickel Plate freight train of 65 cars crashed into a standing six car wrecking train. Seven injured men were hospitalized in serious condition while ten others had minor injuries and were released. The wreck damaged hundreds of yards of track with eight cars in flames. The wrecking train was stopped on a side track to let the freight pass. officials could not immediately determine the cause.
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Dunkirk
N.o
Buffalo
Italians Rush Aid To Earthquake Area
Italians and the Red Cross rushed tents and relief supplies to Lipari islands off northern Sicily amid rolling earthquakes. No deaths reported, but several houses collapsed and a few people were slightly injured in Mondar and nearby fishing villages.
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Messina
Sicily
Red Cross
Lipari Islands
Mondar
No Action On Resignation Of Allis, Says Smith
Madison lieutenant governor George Smith says he will take no action on Louis Allis Jr’s resignation and will refer the matter to Governor Kohler. Smith proposes a full time lieutenant governor role to aid the governor and improve executive efficiency while noting Allis may remain until January 3 unless a successor is named.
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Madison W
George Smith
Louis Allis Jr
Milwaukee
Smith
Executive Department
Atis
Fred Zimmerman
Kohler
Spain
Alls
Republican Party
Kohler Smith
Madison
Vernon Thomson
Allis
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Naval Chief C Turner Jos to Testify on Korea War
Adm. C Turner Jos, commander of U S naval forces in Korea, will testify in San Diego before a Senate Internal Security subcommittee probing the Korean War. Lt Gen Edward Almond, head of the Tenth U S Army, also to testify privately at Almond's home before the public hearing. The panel seeks factors behind an early decisive victory, with Almond suggesting a stronger push could have won in 1951.
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Washington
Adm
C. Turner Jos
U.S
San Diego
Calif
Senate Intermal Security
E. Jenner
Ltces
Edward M. Almond
10Th
U.S. Corps
Korea
Almond
Say Firing Is Violation of Constitution
Washington report on Supreme Court briefing by Engineers and Scientists of America urging uphold of Dr. John S. Peters’s Yale professorship appeal. They argue discharging an employee for disloyalty without confronting accusers violates due process and undermines livelihoods in defense industries.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Yale
U.S. Public Health Service
Engineers and Scientists of America
John S. Peters
FSI
Labor Federation
Scientists
America
Three Air Force Instructors Killed In Jet Collision
Three Moody Air Force Base instructors died when two jet planes collided four miles west of the base during approach. Victims were 1st Lts Albert Dicker Booneville Arkansas Rex Allen Van Camp Kearney Nebraska and Henry George Keene Collinsville Oklahoma. Keene and Van Camp were in the F89 all weather interceptor. Dicker piloted the jet trainer. Keene and Van Camp were thrown free from their aircraft. Dicker and Keene's bodies were recovered. Van Camp held the United Korean Service Medal Defense Medal the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross?
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Valdosta. Ga
Air Force
Moody Air Force Base
Albert Dicker
Booneville
Ark
Rex Allen van Camp
Kearney
Ned
Henry George Keene
Collinsville
Dicker
van Camp
Moody
Keene
iKeene
Boone van Camp
Tracy al van Camp
Lakeland
Henry Keene
Cotinsville
Nationalists Asked to Ratify Sino U S Treaty in Taipei
Premier O K Yui urged Nationalist China’s parliament to ratify the recently signed Sino American Mutual Defense Treaty. He said the pact aligned with Nationalist aims to counter the mainline influence of China and urged a New Year ratification session.
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Formosa
O.K. Yui
China
Eisenhower gratified as France backs German NATO entry
Augusta report says President Eisenhower is gratified by the French National Assembly vote admitting West Germany to NATO. No formal statement will be issued until all Paris accord measures on rearmament are complete. State Department sources note cautious optimism but unresolved issues remain.
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Eisenhower
French National Assembly
West Germany
James C. Hagerty
Chamber of Deputies
White House
Britain
Boan
Washington
State Department
Mendes
France
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West European Union
Foreign Affairs Committee
National Assembly
Ike
James Hagerty
NATO
Hagerty
Department
Xelicome
Three Americans Held in Soviet Prison Reported Healthy
Vienna dispatch says three U S citizens Ham T Brackenridge William Verdine and John Nobie held in a Soviet camp southeast of Moscow are in excellent health and may be released soon Austrian prisoners add that the State Department has pressed Moscow for their freedom The names and hometowns are listed with brief notes on AWOL status and prior custody
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Vienna
Austria
Moscow
Ham T. Marci Brackenridge
William A. Verdine
Starks
John Hellmuth Nobie
Detroit
Mich
State Department
Russia
Marchuk
Berlin
Maynard
Germany
World Peace Conference Opens Under Indonesian Leadership
In Bogor Indonesia Prime Minister Sastroamidjojo opened a two day African and Asian nations conference aimed at fostering global peace. The delegates planned to discuss reducing East West tensions and decide invited nations and topics for a potential Indonesia hosted summit next February or March.
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Bogor
Indonesia
Mair
China
John Kotelawala
Deyion
United Nations
Mohammed U Ne
Burma
West Java
Sastroamidiojo
Conference of
Asia
Afica
Colombo
Sastroamidjojo
Radford Arrives in Hong Kong for Southeast Asia Tour
General Arthur W. Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Hong Kong today from Manila to inspect and tour Southeast Asia.
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Hungkryong
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manila
Southeast Asia
Mansfield urges 25 percent boost in military pay
Senator Mike Mansfield proposed a 25 percent military pay increase to attract three million professional service members, arguing it would reduce the need for universal military training and cut training costs for nonprofessional troops. He urged fringe benefits and a stronger reserve, plus tapping excess profits during war to fund defense. He also called for expanded high school and college training programs to grow reserves and for the government to train engineers for defense needs.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Montara Demorat
Congress
Tex
Mansfield
Net Rossa
United States
Air Force test subject endures 632 mph dead stop
Lt. Col. John P. Stapp survived a 632 mph forward run and 1.6 second stop at Holloman with minor injuries. He endured 35 times his weight while strapped to a rocket sled, protected only by a plastic helmet and visor.
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Washington
Air Force
John P. Stapp
Holloman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
N. M
Stapp
Japp
Hollomar
French Rearmament Vote Faces New Delays In Assembly
Paris reports show Premier Mendes France confident of final approval of German rearmament with two votes of confidence set for Wednesday. Opposition introduces amendments for talks with Bessize prior to ratification. NATO entry approved 289 to 251 amid cautious international reaction.
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Mendes-France
National Assembly
Paris
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pierre Mendes - France
Peasant Party
Georges Loustannan - Lacan
Bessiz
Ssurcee
Mendes - France
NATO
Britain
United States
Bonn
London
Washington
Briain
Cramer Quits Wisconsin Conservation Post After 38 Years
Henry T. J. Cramer, a top figure in Wisconsin conservation policy for over four decades, resigns as assistant director amid ill health. Acting Director Voigt grants retirement. Cramer plans to move to California to pursue photography and painting.
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Madison
Henry T. J. Cramer
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
L. P. Voigt
Cramer
East German Reds Challenge French NATO Vote
East German Communists accused French deputies of bowing to external pressure in Monday’s vote to admit Germany to NATO. Neues Deutschland claimed Premier Merde-France used American and British pressure, denying the move reflected the French people’s will.
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East Gereman
Germany
NATO
National Assembly
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Pierre Merdes
France
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