Council cites Nicaragua support in Costa Rica conflict
The Organization of American States formally charged that a substantial part of the rebel fighting in Costa Rica originated from Nicaragua. After a six hour meeting, the council condemned interventions into Costa Rica's internal affairs and urged Nicaragua to curb use of its territory for attacks. The commission was ordered to deploy observers to airports and to set a date for a foreign ministers meeting. Nicaragua denied involvement and pledged tighter controls. President Somoza urged the commission to verify Nicaragua’s noninvolvement.
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Washington
Council of the Organization of American States
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Interven
Central America
Guillermo Sevilla
Secasa
Ana Somoza
United Press
Council
Eimars
Body of test pilot found in bleak desert near Edwards
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP a 36 year old test pilot B Verdin was found dead 20 miles east of the base in the Mojave Desert his parachute unopened. The Skyhawk jet crash followed an apparent 35000 foot fall with the ejection seat nearby investigators say the bomber was under test flights since last June potentially carrying an atomic bomb and may have knocked Verdin unconscious during egress from the speeding aircraft.
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Howard Knapp
Edwards
Vere
Knapp
Verdin
McCarthy to Speak at Appleton Lincoln Day Dinner
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin will address a hometown audience in Appleton on February 11 as the featured speaker at the annual Lincoln Day dinner.
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McCarthy
Appleton
Appleton Uf
R-Wis
Costa Rica probes to visit Managua in on the spot review
An international investigating team from the Organization of American States will travel to Managua to review charges that Costa Rica was attacked from Nicaragua. Five members, led by Luis Quintanilla, will arrive this afternoon as the council pressed Nicaragua to prevent its territory from being used for aggression.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Quintanilla
Special Investigation Commission
Organization of American States
Quimanilla
OAS
Organization
Washington
Anastasio Somoza
Jose Figueres
Figueres
Somoza
United Press
Chicago
la Cruz
Marciana Aguilas
Jorge Mace
Brazil
Liberia
Air Force
Villa Quesada
Home Building Is Heavy
The Labor Department reports that total housing starts in 1954 were the second highest on record, only trailing the 1950 peak, indicating a strong pace in new home construction nationwide.
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Washington
Labor Department
Row over Red Probe fuels Senate clash in 1954
Senate turmoil erupts as McCarthy clashes with Democrats over ongoing anti communism probes. Long uses gavel to silence McCarthy after he accuses leaders of being controlled by a small group. The scene highlights political fragmentation during the era of anti communism investigations.
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Washington
Joseph J. Mene
Wisconsin Republcan
Seesie Berimament
Wid
Spaas
Sen
Hussell Beine
D-La
Verisith MacCarthy
Senate
McCarthy
Tam
Democratic Party
Harry
Long
Ringling Pushes Green Bay Lawyer For Judge Post
Frederick N Trowbridge a Green Bay attorney and leader of Wisconsin Republicans is urged for a new federal judgeship in eastern Wisconsin by Ringling. Henry E Rinzing asks Attorney General Browne to request President Eisenhower to appoint Trowbridge. Trowbridge presides over the Wisconsin State Bar and serves on Packers and federal court boards. Sen. Wiley and Sen. McCarthy are noted as supporters.
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Baraboo
Frederick N Trowbridge
Grven Bay
Wisconense
Wisconsin
Henry E. Rinzing
Stgie
Ati
Herbert Browne
Menhower
Trowbridge
Tre Posss
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Brown County
Comimittee
Green Bay Packers
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tilt
Sen
Wiley
Cnarius D. Ash
Mike County
Republican Committee
Ringing
Sen. McCarthy
H-Wist
Brownell
Robert Tehan
Milwaukee
Mendes France Adenauer Optimistic After Parley Conclusion
Paris reports optimistic end to talks between Prime Minister Mendes France and Chancellor Adenauer on Franco German cooperation and Europe unification. They agreed to back a Saar border underwrite WEQ dispute handling and a Franco German economic treaty while arms pool plans drew German changes though no final accord was reached.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes - France
Germany
Mendes - France
Baden - Baden
Black Forest
Koniad Adenauer
European Union
Adenauer
France
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Saar
WEQ
Italy
Mendes-France
Gentva
Tunis
North African
Pierre Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
Baden-Baden
Frankfurt
Woman With Baby Robs Houston Liquor Store
Police search for a shabbily dressed woman who, with a baby in one arm and a small revolver in the other, held up the Brother-in-Law package liquor store Friday night and escaped with about $25.
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Houston
Tex
Airmen Held by China May Be Freed Later
Washington reports President Eisenhower was told UN official Hammarskjold expects China will release imprisoned Americans, though a slow process is possible. Officials caution against inflammatory rhetoric as 11 airmen face spy charges and release could take months.
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Washington
Presdemt
Eisenhower
Das Hammarskw
China
White House
I Hammarskjeld
Goetz Discharge Upheld by Board
The state Board of Personnel upheld the dismissal of Goetz, a Pewaukee conservation department employee, who was convicted last fall for taking a pheasant out of season. He was discharged December 29 after a $100 fine in Dodge County. La Crosse, appealing a similar discharge, faces a concurrent hearing.
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State Board of Personnel
Werlexs Goetz
Conservation Department
Pewaukee
Hercon Marsh
Goetz
Lester Vergi
Dodze
Weather forecast for Wisconsin with January chill
The report lists mostly cloudy and colder conditions with snow flurries, followed by clearing. Overnight lows near 16 to 19 degrees, winds west to northwest, diminishing. Monday outlook calls for clearer skies with occasional snow and brisk northwest winds. Observations show temperatures around 19 to 33 degrees with no precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Randall
Ciy
Buckstaff Observatory
Nautilus to Open Sea Trials Monday
Washington confirms the atomic powered submarine Nautilus will begin sea trials Monday from Groton Connecticut heading down the Thames River. The 2.80 ton vessel cost over a billion dollars and saw delays due to piping errors last fall. Trials will test propulsion and reactor performance as the Navy advances its nuclear energy program.
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Wilhein
Mayy
Groton
Conn
Businers Tials
Nave
Rees Eiclosed
Niwa
Cemaeien
Generd Ds
Eteetrie
Navy
Thames
Solons Report Overcrowding At Wisconsin Institutions
A Wisconsin Legislature report from the Statutory Canamaitice details overcrowding across 18 institutions including correctional, medical, and educational facilities. Led by Sen William A Drobin Neenah the committee urges new construction and equipment purchases with focus on Mendota State Hospital for alcoholic treatment. The document, published in a book set to be released soon, covers facilities statewide and outlines major capital needs.
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Madison
Wisconsin
William A. Drobein
Neenah
Mendota State Hospital
Thaw Triggers Europe Floods and Alpine Slides
A sudden thaw across Europe flooded the Marais and threatened Seine river traffic from Paris to Le Havre as bridges and roads were toppled. In the Alps, avalanches rose in danger due to melting snow driven by a warm south wind, prompting warnings to skiers and mountain towns. Isolated Swiss hamlets moved to free homes as a hard freeze lingered elsewhere.
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Marais
Fy Reyes Reeve
France
Seine
Paris
le Havre
Radin
Nheer
Briain
MBG
Faith in God Brings Man $300 Skeptical Police In Chicago
A North Carolina traveler, Maves, says a stranger offered him $300 after asking if he believed in God. Police, unsure of the tale, detained him on a disorderly conduct charge while investigators verify the currency. The money was seized as evidence after a bank declared it genuine.
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Chicago
Napin Carolna
Éhumarry
Faram Gad
Maves
Evergreen
N. C
Eau Claire
Wis
Stree
Maybo
Mayes
Panama impeachment follows assassination plot tied to predecessor
In a chaotic session the National Assembly impeached President Joss Ramon Granzado and ordered his immediate arrest amid claims of a plot to assassinate predecessor Jace Antonio. Atty. Rubeo Mara confessed to murder with a German gun, revealing Guirado’s alleged knowledge and complicity, while police detained cadets tied to a Guatemala counter-revolt and a web of debts, gambling, and political intrigue.
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Panama City
National Assembly
Joss Ramon Granzado
Jace Antonio
Asseomle
Hearne
Atty
Rubeo Mara
Aith
Guirado
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Gurzado
Jeoff Remon
United States
Guatemala
Luis Carlos Herenantes
Edgardo Tejada Con
Panarncantin
Siro
Rodolfo
Mido
Guizade
Miro
Sama Malo
Guizado
Dump Truck Driver Killed by Falling Earth Chunk
Henry Lemke a 31 year old dump truck driver from Merton Wisconsin was killed Friday in St Francis Milwaukee county when a chunk of frozen soil weighing 100 to 200 pounds jarred loose from his truck striking him on the head as he tried to unload. Lemke worked for an Oconomowoe construction firm.
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Milwaukee
Henry Lemke
Merton
Wis
Oconomowoe
Lemke
St. Francis
Milwaukee County
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