Motorist Killed In Crash at Highway 41 and County Trunk X
A Fond du Lac man was killed and his passenger critically injured when their car crashed at Highway 41 and County Trunk X south of Oshkosh. The coroner's jury planned to view the victims and scene, with filed reports noting speeding and a tractor auto collision. Victims named include Roy Otto Johns and Joseph Streeter. the latter survived initially but perished in the wreckage. The other car's driver Otto J. Nelson was hospitalized with minor injuries, and Rosemary J. Sohlman suffered critical injuries. Sheriff and district officials announced an inquest and a six-member jury to hear the case.
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Highway 41
Ray Otto Streeter
Fond du Lac
Rosemary
J. Bohrman
Otto J. Nelson
Rt. 3
Oshkosh
Sheriff's Department
Oshkoshee Street
William Niemuth
Evans St
Karl LeBeck
Forest Ave
R. Yelts
Yeim
Ohio St
Victor Hel
Istrom
E. Irving
Elmer
Roy Otto
Johns
Rt. 2
Joseph Streeter
Grove St
Fond
Helu
Lake Blyd
la Lac
Streeter
Aken
Mercy Hospital
Miller
Rosemary J. Sohlman
Ellis St
Fond Lac
Victor Jordan
J. R. H. Bitter
Ane Dist
Franklin Moore Jr
Paul Neubauer
Winnebago County
E. O. Misch
Misch
Xen
Traetor Auto
Wrecter
Inspector Eviction Mentioned in Korea Truce Row
A U S Army officer floated a blunt tactic to remove obstinate truce monitors in South Korea by physically carrying them out, likening it to Montgomery Ward executive Sewell Avery who was carried bodily from his chair during World War II. The United Nations Command ordered Swiss Swedish Czech and Polish inspectors to depart within about a week for obstructing work and truce violations.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Army
South Korea
Montgomery Ward
Sewell Avery
United Nations Command
Avery
United Press
U.S
State Traffic Fatality Total Mounts to 326
Wisconsin's 1936 highway death toll climbs beyond the 1955 rate as the 326th traffic fatality is recorded. Roy Streeter, 21, of Fond du Lac, dies in a head on collision on Highway 41 near Oshkosh. Duane Christenson, 63, of Walworth, dies when his pickup rear ends a semi on Highway 14 near Walworth. Glenn Haugen, 11, dies in a head on crash on Highway 14 near Richland Center. his father Norman is severely injured. Mrs. Sheila Haugen, 29, and Thomas, 2, are injured. other occupants in the other car from Madison are also injured.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Roy 0. Streeter
Fond du ‘Lac
Highway 41
Oshkosh
Duane E. Christenson
Wal‘worth
Frank Klipzke
Whiting
Ind
Walworth
Christenson
Glenn John Haugen
Highway 14
Richland Center
Norman
Moorhead
Minn
Richland Hospital
Shelia Haugen
Thomas
Madison
Joking Friends Repaint Charles City House Unseen
James Condon returned to a house splashed in multiple colors after friends prank painted it while he was away. Light blue cream yellow pink green and dark blue portions cover the home in a humorous, color splashed makeover.
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Charles City
Iowa
James Condon
Condon
Survivor recalls four victims in Guatemala crash
In Guatemala City the sole survivor of the Aviateca crash described watching four others die after the May 24 disaster. He recounted hours on the rugged mountainside, the odor of burning flesh, and growls of wild beasts, before hitchhiking to civilization. Continuous fear and a near breakdown marked his six day ordeal.
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Guatemala
Ups
Aviateca
Roberta Ovando Arden
Guatemala City
Ovando
Wreck-Strean
Extension of Defense Reduction Act Okayed
The measure authorizes an extension of the Defense Production Act for several years, directing the Commerce Secretary to investigate nickel supply and the diversion of priority defense materials into non defense use. The bill passed in the House by voice vote and moves to the Senate where approval is expected.
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Washington
Senate
Iso
Commerce Secutary Sinclair Weeks
Supreme Court upholds Dr Sam Sheppard murder conviction
Ohio Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 decision, refused to overturn the second degree murder conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard in the 1954 slaying of his wife Marilyn. The ruling leaves his fate to the U S Supreme Court, with Sheppard claiming a biased trial amid sensational publicity. His attorney expressed disappointment but optimism for eventual vindication, while prosecutors urged no retrial on the established evidence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
U. S. Supreme Court
Cleveland
Sheppard
Ohio Penitentiary
Marilyn
Sam
Supreme Court
High Court
Paul M. Herbert
Dr. Sheppard
James F. Bell
Eollars
Ohio ‘Penitentiary
Prison ‘Hospital
Bay Village
Board Approves Negotiations for West Side High School Site
Members of Oshkosh board of education met in a special session at the Vocational School and approved entering negotiations for purchasing property on the West Side adjacent to the Sawyer Avenue athletic field for a new high school. The action followed a May resolution urging the finance committee and board to negotiate for school site purchases near Sawyer Field and to incorporate the field into the site plan.
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Board of Education
Vocational School
Common Council
Finance Committee
Sawyer Avenue Municipal Athletic Field
Ald
Raymond Brusius
Glenn B. Koplitz
Ald George Oaks
Oaks
Oshkosh
Murdock Street
South Side
Charles M. Radford
Ernest R. Siewert
Roger Kliss
Ijelerk
Orville Gartman
Harvey A. Galow
Eisenhower Creates Cabinet Panel to Aid Small Business
President Eisenhower established a special Cabinet committee to strengthen the economic position and sound development of small businesses. Dr. Arthur F. Burns will chair, with members including the defense, commerce, and labor secretaries, ODM director Arthur Flemming, SBA head Wendell Barnes, and housing chief Albert Cole. The panel will issue recommendations and seek necessary legislation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur F. Burns
President
Wendell B. Barnes
Albert M. Cole
Tanks and Tanks Halt Rio Demonstrations
In Rio de Janeiro protests over higher streetcar fares ended as tanks and machine guns faced demonstrators. Military police rode streetcars and army patrols roamed the streets to prevent renewed violence after three days of turmoil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Braz
Bomber Crash Kills Four Near Denver
An Air Force B25 crashed while attempting to return to Lowry Air Force Base in suburban Denver. Eight aboard. four killed, four injured. The aircraft missed homes, set one house ablaze, and scattered wreckage over a 200 yard area. The plane was on a cross country flight from McChord to Tyndall via Panama City.
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Denver
Air Force
Kaling
WAF
Lowry Air Force Base
Lowry
Arapahoe County
McCord Air Force Base
Washington State
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Fla
Herbert Roddy
Woman Foster Home Operator Convicted of Assault
Mrs. Jane Schneck a 52 year old licensed foster home operator was found guilty on four counts of assault and battery and two counts of maltreatment of children regarding two fostered brothers Eugene and Antonio. Sentencing postponed to June 13. Trial told by seven women and five men after 19 days of proceedings and 14 days of testimony.
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Oconomowocf
Jane Schneck
Bodies Found Of Two Miners Trapped In Alabama Blast
Exhausted rescuers recovered the bodies of two Alabama By-Products Corp miners, Thomas Hogeland and H M Robbins, trapped about 700 feet underground after a blast at Praco northwest Jefferson County. Relatives stood vigil as fire hampered operations and cause remained undetermined.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama By - Products Corp
Thomas J Hogeland
H. M. Robbins
Praco
Jefferson County
Neighbor’s Barking Rampage Shakes Roseville Street
In Roseville California a neighbor overwhelmed by a dog’s nightly howls and two years of disturbance retaliated by barking under the owner’s window. Police responded as most residents were awakened by the commotion. The dog owner slept through the ruckus.
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Roseville
Calif
Transit Strike Shuts Lima Streets Over Wage Decree
About 1.70 streetcar workers walked out in Lima Peru on Thursday demanding higher wages after the operating company failed to comply with a government decree.
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Lima
Peru
Newsman Poses as Assassin Could Have Killed Queen
British columnist Simon Ward of the Daily Sketch recounts testing royal security by posing as an assassin near Queen Elizabeth II during the Jubilee parade. He claims he could have dropped a bomb and fired almost point blank, criticizing security as a farce despite extra police and Yard protectors surrounding the route.
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London
Simon Ward
The
Daily Sketch
Ward
Cyprus
England
Scotland Yards
Inside Information
Carrow
Horse Guards
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