Traffic Toll Tops 324 Holiday Fatalities Across Nation
A United Press tally from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight shows 603 accidental deaths during the July 4 period, including 324 in traffic. Authorities credit cautious driving for keeping the toll below earlier estimates, with Michigan reporting 31 traffic deaths and California 29.
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United Press
National Safety Council
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Harvey
Ebensburg
Pelican Rapids
Minn
Michigan
California
Ohio
Texas
Illinois
New York State
Utah
Oshkosh Boy Wins National Elks Youth Leadership
Jack G. Hough son of Mr and Mrs J Gordon Hough 205 Church St has won national first place in the boys division of the Elks youth leadership contest Notification came to Oshkosh Elks youth activities chairman Herbert A Baggs from Dr Melville J Junion Green Bay state Elks youth chairman Official announcement will be made at the Elks national convention in Los Angeles Wednesday Hough a June 1954 Oshkosh High School graduate and his family are vacationing in California The prize carries a 400 cash award
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Oshkosh Elks Lodge
Melville J. Junion
Green Bay
Hough
Elks National Convention
Los Angeles
Calif
Briggs
Oshkosh High School
California
Men Killed In Highway And Home Accidents
Two fatalities occurred in Winnebago County over the holiday weekend. Otto Wesenberg, 71, of Oshkosh died at Mercy Hospital after being struck while crossing Highway 26 near County PRT. The other death resulted from a home mishap the following day.
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Wesenberg
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Calumet
Midh
Irregularities cloud Clark in Justice probe strong inferences
A House Judiciary subcommittee found strong inference that Justice Tom C Clark bore responsibility for some conditions at the Justice Department due to his refusal to testify. The panel said there was no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing by Clark, but his noncooperation suggested accountability for issues criticized in the 135 page report. The report cited his cooperation stance as a key factor in the inquiry fading into a matter of inference.
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French Act To Bolster Indo Forces
Paris sources say the French government moved to restore the Indochina expeditionary force to its pre Dien Bien Phu strength. The plan aims to secure Hanoi and show France will not accept capitulation in Indochina. Mendes France may announce steps to the National Assembly within hours.
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Typhoid Threatening Mexican City Amid Rio Grande Flood
Typhoid fever, a feared aftereffect of the Rio Grande flood, threatened Ciudad Acuna across the border from Del Rio. Texas dispatched 300 bottles of typhoid vaccine to the flooded Mexican city to curb potential outbreak.
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Terrorism Grips Tunisia as Cabinet Resigns
Ten people died and six were wounded in a Tunisian clash between terrorists and French troops near Djebel Orbata and Gafes. Premier Mohammed M Zali resigned after failing to quell attacks by the group calling itself Soldiers of the Liberation. The violence prompted appeals for medical aid and vaccines from Nuevo Laredo and Laredo, with the U S Public Health Service expected to fulfill requests for antibiotics and tetanus antitoxin.
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Nuevo
Piedras Negras
Mohammed M'Zali
M'Zali
Sidi Mohammed el Aminh Pasha
Liberation
Wisconsin Weather Ahead With Showers and Cooler Temps
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday across Wisconsin. Cooler trends in the north and west, warmer southeast, low tonight 62 to 68, highs Wednesday in the 70s to mid 80s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to north near Lake Superior Wednesday. Randall gauge shows 1 inch rise since Friday, skies remain cloudy in the morning with a 67 predicted high and 58 low for Monday.
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Fox River
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Buckstaff Observatory
Four Are Burned In Boathouse Blast Near Rhinelander
In Sugar Camp Lake, 14 miles north of Rhinelander, a motor launch backfired triggering an explosion that damaged a boathouse on Frederick J. Meyer’s estate. Meyer, 43, president of Red Deer Foods Corp., and three other Madison residents—Mrs. Margaret Thoma, 47, Mrs. Ralph Britton, 54, and Mrs. Jean Davies, 51—suffered first and second degree burns and were treated at Rhinelander Hospital. The boathouse burned in the incident.
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Guatemala Junta rounds up 2000 suspected Reds
Guatemala's new military regime announced a continuing roundup of more than 2,000 suspected pro Communist figures. The junta promised rapid justice as jail space ran out. El Salvador recognized the regime and Col Elfego Monzon sought Western ties while shunning Communist countries.
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Red Divisions Threaten Hanoi Near Front Lines
Six Communist divisions spread within 25 miles of Hanoi forming a north south pincers. French High Command reports three divisions south of the capital and three more north, after redeploying from Thai Nguyen. Military sources say a strong pincer could begin almost immediately and artillery and armor are massed around Hanoi.
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Czechs Offer Swap for Seven Americans in Border Incident
Czech border guards propose freeing seven American soldiers who strayed across the Iron Curtain if three Czech refugees who fled last week are returned. West German police report meetings between Czech and West German officials and confirm three Czechs are in custody.
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Milwaukee Man Jailed After 25 Pounds Marijuana Found
Milwaukee detective reports Gerald F. Russell was questioned for parking at a closed filling station and booked for illegal possession after 25 pounds of marijuana valued at 42500 were found in his car. He later led officers to another pound at his home for curing. Also noted is the death of Dr Wayne Cowan at 75 after a heart attack. He had practiced in Dodge County and Fortage County since 1910, delivering about 4000 babies. He is survived by his wife Cornelia and son John in Chicago.
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Arrests Break Car Theft Ring in Midwest
Federal agents say Grace Harkins and Gerald Leo Harkins, a Milwaukee couple, led a stolen car ring that operated across Dallas Texas Seri Tex Nevada Wisconsin and Florida. They are fugitives on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.
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Warrant issued for Kohler worker assault in Sheboygan
Sheboygan County authorities issued a warrant for Nick Vrekovic about 30 of Sheboygan on two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The incident occurred at a Sheboygan Falls gas station where William Bersch Sr 65 and his son William Jr 29 were attacked while the younger man worked during a CIO UAW strike at Kohler Co. Local 833 entered its 14th week as police described a carful of men fleeing after the assault.
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Sheboygan Falls
Henry A. Billmann
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United Auto Workers
McCarthy Returns From 38 Day Vacation
Senator McCarthy has returned from a 38 day vacation and plans to be back at his desk this afternoon. Aides would not disclose the travel location, but he described it as south of the Rio Grande with hunting fishing and talking.
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Reds Retaliate For Ouster Of Trio for Spying
Washington reports a retaliatory expulsion of two US officials after Moscow ousted three Soviet diplomats for espionage. The State Department said the moves show vigilance against Red agents and cited that the Russians aim to deter further expulsions.
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Stielow Elected Grand Tiler of Elks in Los Angeles
Otto Stielow of Sheboygan Wisconsin was chosen grand tiler of the Order of Elks at the 90th annual national convention in Los Angeles. The election capped the meeting held yesterday with Elks leaders and delegates.
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