Ask Relocation Of Water Basin Proposal at City Hall
Boating interests urged Oshkosh to relocate a pre treatment water basin to Miller's Bay near Menominee Park. Public works asked the water board to study feasibility and report quickly with city engineer help. The plan would extend into the bay toward Horseshoe Reef to preserve deep water entrance and aid harbor. critics fear insufficient space for sailing craft.
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Public Works Committee
Water Board
Weliiu
We Bold Sual
Resentea Py Voal
Menominee Park
Miller’s Bay
Horseshoe Reef
Charles Nevitt
John D. Buckstaff
Ernest R. Siewert
Thomas B. Anger
Bay
Oshkosh Yacht Club
Water’ Board
Oshkosh
U S Denies Russian Charge on Deep Air Force Flights
The United States rejected Soviet claims that U S Air Force bombers flew 200 miles into Soviet territory on July 4 5 and 9. Washington called the Soviet note unwarranted and said an Air Force inquiry found no planes deviated from known flight plans.
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United States
State Department
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Moscow
Georgi N. Zaroubin
West Germany
Poland
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
Loss At $75,000 In Farm Blaze
A lightning sparked blaze in Spring Prairie destroyed multiple farm buildings in northeast Walworth County. The $75,000 loss affected a farm owned by Ellen Hemsted, superintendent of Walworth County Hospital, operated by Mr and Mrs Fleming. A purebred Holstein bull perished, 13 cattle saved, as firemen from three communities battled the flames at a stanchion barn calf barn feed mill and two silos.
Commons Adjournment After Summer Recess Confirmed
London reports Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden announced the House of Commons will adjourn for its summer recess. No date has been set for the next session.
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London
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Plaintiff Sues Apartment House Over Bed Mechanism Failure
William Duckweil of Louisville sues an apartment house claiming injuries from a folding bed collapse. He alleges a sprained right shoulder bursitis a torn ligament and a dislocated joint and seeks 315 000 in relief stating he was thrown into the wall by the bed mechanism.
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Lousville
William D. Duckweil
Duckweil
Neutralists Seek Free Algeria and Nuclear Ban
Leaders Tito of Yugoslavia, Nasser of Egypt, and Indian Prime Minister Nehru issued a 2000 word platform from Brioni urging freedom for Algeria and a ban on nuclear weapon tests. They backed disarmament, urged UN framework oversight, and called for peaceful German reunification while opposing bloc divisions. The statement also urged admission of Red China to UN and to a peace energy body, plus expanded UN aid to undeveloped areas.
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Yugoslavia
India
Egypt
Algeria
Tito
Nasser
Nehru
Adriatic
Soviet Union
United Nations
Cairo
International Agency For Development
United States
Britain
Germany
Suez Canal
West German NATO Draft Bill Cleared by Bundesrat
Bonn reports the Bundesrat approved the draft bill 2 to 17, finalizing West Germany's move to a 12 million man conscript army for NATO. Adenauer warns against shrinking armed forces as debates on service length and timing continue with October exams and a 1957 goal of 270000 draftees.
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West Germany
NATO
Bundesrat
Konrad Adenauer
Atlantic Alliance
Adenauer
North Atlantic
Pring
Army
Navy
Air Force
$468,000 For Waukesha Postoffice Plan
Washington reports the House Public Works Committee approved funding for a new postoffice in Waukesha Wisconsin. The structure will be built by private interests under lease purchase contracts with the federal government.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Waukesha
Wis
Parliament backs Eden Cyprus policy amid tensions
Britain’s Parliament approved Eden’s Cyprus policy by 319 to 246 as Labour sought to censure his handling of the island crisis. Greek Cypriots push for union with Greece, while Britain offers self rule and considers NATO mediation amid strikes and British military actions in the region.
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Eden
Cyprus
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Greece
Vlorence
Leathorites
NATO
Britain
Lord Radcliffe
Nicosia
Radcliffe
Selwyn Lloyd
Middle East
Treasury Ends Period With Surplus in 1956
Washington report notes the Treasury finished fiscal 1956 with a 1.754 billion dollar surplus the first in five years. Revenue from personal and corporate income taxes totaled about 68.1 billion while spending reached 66.4 billion. The surplus reduces the national debt to roughly 272.361 billion from 273.915 billion at year end.
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Washington
Treasury
Polio Outbreak Expands as Chicago Records Rise
Chicago health officials report 14 new polio cases in 24 hours, total 10 226 for the year. Six new cases on the West Side reflect the outbreak’s reach. five deaths recorded. A NFIP official appeals for Red Cross nurses amid exhausted Cook County and state resources. nursing chief Eleanor McGuire cites a nursing shortage amid rising patient load.
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Chicago
City Board of Health
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Red Cross
Cook County
Eleanor E.mcguire
Polio Foundation
Ike Will Fly to Panama to Attend Conference
President Eisenhower will depart by plane tonight for Panama to attend the Conference of American Presidents. He plans to discuss regional issues with leaders and reinforce alliance commitments as part of the trip.
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Ike
Panama
Washington
Eisenhower
Witness Testimony Ties Training Drill To Death at Parris Island
At Parris Island a Marine witness testified that a training march into a tidal creek was a standard practice to build discipline and morale. He described leading a platoon into the swamp as part of a deadly exercise that resulted in a death, while defense counsel pressed for clarity on the phrase hockey and the meaning of snap out of it.
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M‘keons
Matthew C. McKeon
Elizabeth
Parris Island
C. McKeon
Ribbon Creek
S. C
McKeon
Edward A. Hull
Irving N Klein
Wulf
Emile Zola Berman
Hutt
Dis
Huff
Berman
Hull
Navy
McCormick Gets 14 to 25 Years in Wisconsin
McCormick, 18, was sentenced by Municipal Judge Oscar Schmiege to 14 to 25 years in Waupun State Prison for second degree murder in the death of Theresa Van Der Horst. The verdict followed an eight day trial with 35 witnesses for the state and 10 for the defense. McCormick had pleaded innocent by reason of insanity and claimed the killing was not premeditated. He was to be taken to Waupun this afternoon and will be eligible for parole in two years.
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McCormick
March
Dist. Atly
Frederick EK
Froehlich
Allen Cain
Miss van der Horst
Cain
Oshkosh Wins AAA Pedestrian Protection Award
Oshkosh received the American Automobile Association award for excellence in pedestrian protection for 1955 with no pedestrian deaths. The ceremony honored the city and its Daily Northwestern newspaper with citations, praising traffic safety efforts and reductions in pedestrian fatalities from prior decades.
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Oshkosh
American Automobile Association
Dean ‘Geer
AAA
Wisconsin Division
Cyril Boushele
Ernest R. Siewert
William A. Golz
Samuel W. Heaney
Daily Northwestern
Erwin M. Spoo
Ceremo
NY Protection
R. C. Salisbury
Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Oshkosh Traffic Division
Dean Geer
Wisconsin
Nudists Gather for Western Sunbathing Convention near Cajon Pass
Delegates prepare to avoid splinters on benches as 800 nudists convene at Oakdale Ranch in Cajon Pass Cajon Pass near San Bernardino California for the Western Sunbathing Association meeting.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Oakdale Ranch
Cajon Pass
U. S. Reverses Aid Offer for Aswan Dam
The United States withdraws its seven month old offer to aid Egypt's dam project, a calculated move to pressure Gamal Abdel Nasser and challenge Soviet influence. Dulles met Egyptian ambassador Ahmed Hussein in Washington to announce the decision, shifting leverage to Russia.
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U.S
Egypt
Aswan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
Nasser
United States
Soviet Union
Nile River
John Foster Dulles
Ahmed Hussein
Hussein
Cairo
Senate approves Hoffman as U N delegate
The Senate today approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Paul G. Hoffman as a delegate to the United Nations by a 64 to 72 vote.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Paul G. Hoffman
United Nations
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