Oshkosh Board OKs West Side High Plan for 2400 Students
The Oshkosh education board adopts a resolution backing a single West Side high school to be built south and east of the municipal athletic field, with Perkins and Will designs. It would seat 2400, include a theater auditorium, and a recreation area, with the current high school usable by the city. Completion target 1958 or earlier if needed.
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Education Board
West Side High
Board of Education
Oshkosh
North Point
Perkins & Will
Chicago
Municipal Athletic Field
Sawyer Avenue
Witzel Avenue
Campbell Creek
Fox River
Rush Street
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Beloit-Rockford
Agie
Rockford
Janesville
Milalso
Loca Auditorium
Charles M. Radford
Marne Reghire
Wethe
Billenous
Lake Geneva
Kenosha
Racine
West Berlin Blocks Escape Routes With 127 Barriers
West Berlin crews hammered the last spike to seal 127 barriers around escape routes for Communist criminals seeking safety in the Soviet zone. Western Allies allowed West Berlin police on border duty to carry rifles amid public outrage after the kidnapping of Dr Walter Linse. The barrier system spans 108 points with reinforced road blocks and 19 principal approaches into the East zone, built to deter vehicle crashes.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Walter Linse
anti-Red Free Jurists’ League
U. S
John J. McCloy
Vasily Chuikov
Red assault on Old Baldy battles Korean front
Rainfall drenched Beloit to Milwaukee and surrounding areas as floods rose in Wisconsin. In Korea, Communist forces launched an hour long assault on Old Baldy with tank support and heavy mortar fire, failing to dislodge Allied troops.
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Seoul
Korea
Old Baldy
Chorwon
Baldy
Rain and War Front Dullness Mark Wisconsin Weather and Korea Clashes
Rain floods southern Wisconsin but crops suffer no damage as dryness helps. Prairie du Chien hits 88 and Park Falls lows 60 while Park Falls sees cooler air. In Korea, UN tanks clash with Communist forces along the Central Front with 47 dead and 36 wounded reported among Communists and heavy aerial activity suppressed by cloud cover.
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Prairie du Chien
Park Falls
United Nations
Hantan River
Kumsong
Red Iron Triangle
Ike Dons His Fishing Toys Catches Trout
Eisenhower begins a vacation in Fraser Colorado with friend Aksel Nielsen at a secluded ranch for a week of fishing. He and Mamie bid farewell to their son Maj. John Eisenhower in Denver before he heads to Seattle and Korea. Mrs. Eisenhower struggles emotionally as she stays behind in Denver.
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Fraser
Colo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Denver
Aksel Nielsen
Nielsen
Mamie
Maj
John Eisenhower
Seattle
Korea
Eisen
Iee
Son
Gen
John
Mexico City Police Crack Auto Theft Ring Four Men Seized
Police in Mexico City say they have cracked an auto theft ring that smuggled more than 1 000 vehicles from the United States in eight months. Four men were arrested as investigators traced the operation from Wisconsin and 13 other states to Mexico. The gang allegedly used forged import permits and evaded customs to move cars across the border. Authorities described the seizure as a major breakthrough in cross border motor vehicle crime.
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Mexico City
United States
Seattle
Mexico
Senhower
Leandro
U. S
Camp Ei.1
Nielsen
St.iMo Mexico
Loring
United
Sions
Azung
Yoon
Eisethower
Denver
State Commissions For Aged to Convene
Washington The Federal Security Agency announced yesterday a conference will be held here. September 10 by state commissions.
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Yestersyday
Qavam Begins Iran Government Formation
Teheran Iran new strong man Premier Ahmed Qavam today began forming a new government for Iran facing near bankruptcy. Nominated by the Majlis and approved by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi the veteran statesman who led Iran through earlier conflicts with the Soviet Union now takes top post as the nation seeks stability.
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Teheran
Iran
Ahmed Qavam
Mohammed Mossadegh
Qavam
Soviet
Russia
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Australians Seized After Trail of Counterfeit Bills
A cross country chase ended in California with two Australians arrested after counterfeiting a string of $100 bills. The fugitives, linked to bills found in Chicago and San Francisco, faced federal charges as Secret Service agents traced the trail from New York to Detroit and beyond. An airline clerk sketched a suspect who passed one bill to her, while one man fled but was later captured.
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Washington
Detroit
Chase
Secret Service
Chicago
U. S
California
Lennon
New York
Hollywood
I Francisco
Alley
Baughman
Esterday Fool
Lenneen
William Blampied
Percy
iLennon
Alas Bierry A. Tomilin
London
Pearce
Australia
San Francisco
Laas Roswick
Alarm grows over mounting steel shortage crisis
Washington reports a plan to seize parts of the strike-bound steel industry under the Selective Service Act as the seven weeks of labor stoppage rattles production. Justice Department attorneys prepare papers for possible seizure while White House officials press for a quick settlement.
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Washington
Justice Department
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Phil Murray
Pittsburgh
Chicago
CIQ
Thei
Murray
Rmilitary
Detroit
Auto
Motive News
Truman
Ellis Armall
United State Steel Corp
Amail
Fay
ICC Okays Sleep Car Rate Hike For Pullman Cars
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Pullman to raise minimum sleeping car charges by about 23 percent. The new schedule allows a $5 minimum for a lower berth in a Standard Pullman car, up from the present $4.05, effective July 2.
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Washington
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Russell Faces Rift With Virginia Democrats Over Nomination
Virginia Democrats at Roanoke debated aligning with Richard Russell of Georgia after his Taft Hartley Law repudiation. Russell received no commitments from Virginia's 2 vote delegation and was snubbed by keynote speaker William M. Tuck. Delegation pledged to unit rule, leaving open potential bolt if platform or candidate fails to meet expectations. Sen. Harry F. Byrd remained central to Virginia strategy.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Richard Russell
Georgia
Chicago
Russell
William M. Tuck
Fa Bolt
Harry F. Byrd
Democratic
Communist Bloc Walks Out in India in Parliament
New Delhi India Communist bloc in the lower house walked out after the speaker ordered a left winger to shut up or leave The walkout followed chaotic debate over an extension of preventive detention used to curb communist and communal violence Parliamentary police tried to remove a Communist challenging the speaker The party spokesman H XN Mooker said since hands have been laid on one of our members our sensibilities have been short
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New Delhi
India
H. XN. Mooker
Mississippi And Texas Fights Loom Before Convention
Washington reports a civil and criminal anti trust probe into seven large oil firms tied to the Mississippi and Texas factions of the Democratic Party. Govs Shivers and White lead rival Regular factions, while Kefauver and Stevenson supporters shape the Loyalist lines. Delegates from both states contest seats at the national convention amid party split tensions.
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Texas
Mississippi
Justice Department
Democratic National Committee
James P. McGranery
McGranery
District of Columbia
Semall Aeeaaganreppees
The
Standard
Allan Shivers
Oil of
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Standard Oil
Hugh White
California
Texas Oil Company
Gulf Oil
Richard B. Russell
U. S
Georgia
Shivers
Truce Talks Resume at Panmunjom in Deadlock Over Prisoner Exchange
Panmunjom, Korea, resumed off the record talks between United Nations and Communist delegates after a four day recess. The 11th meeting under a news blackout began with no sign of progress on prisoner exchanges as plans for a 11 a.m. session tomorrow were set and rumors swirled around higher authority concessions.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
William P. Nuckols
U. N
U. S
Jacob Malik
Russia
India
Red China
Malik
Veep Hint Boosts Barkley Bid As Arvey Signals Support
In Chicago the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heats with Alben Barkley gaining first ballot momentum after reports that Illinois national committeeman Jacob Arvey will back him. Arvey and Pittsburgh Mayor David Lawrence conferred with Barkley strategists as Pennsylvania’s delegation remains split and possible Barkley support grows. Meanwhile tensions over civil rights persist with Southern defections and Sen Russell’s Taft Hartley Act remarks.
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Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Ilinois
Jacob Arvey
Tllinois
Arvey
David TL. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Barkley
Hnois
Lawrence
CARTEL COVERAGE PROMPTS STANDARD O F CALIFORNIA RESPONSE
A San Francisco spokesman for Standard Oil of California stated the company’s international operations were conducted in the best interests of the United States with a clear record. No comment came from other gillt companies in the U S or London. Eugene Holman, president of Standard of New Jersey, denied involvement in any price fixing or production restricting arrangements worldwide, noting those points align with the Turn to CARTEL on Page %.
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Standard OF of California
San Francisco
United States
London
Eugene Holman
Standard of New Jersey
Holman
Weather Report From The United Press Night Forecast
Considerable cloudiness with occasional showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Saturday turning cooler in the northwest. Low tonight 65 to 70 in the northwest and 68 to 72 in the southeast. High Saturday 76 to 82 in the northwest and 73 to 83 in the southeast. northwest observations note rain and a fox river gauge reading. Temperature ranges and precipitation figures from observatory data and monthly summary provided.
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United Press
Backstart Observatory
Thardas
Three Killed By Quakes In Central Japan
In Osaka and a 650 square mile area of Central Japan three people were killed and at least 83 injured by a strong earthquake rated four on a seven point scale. The tremor centered unusually deep beneath the mountains of Nara Prefecture hindered rescue efforts amid heavy rains.
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Osaka
Japan
Nara
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