Oshkosh appoints Hans Thorgrimsen city manager
The Oshkosh Common Council unanimously approved the appointment of Hans S. Thorgrimsen, former Rapid City manager, at 14000 per year. He and Mrs. Thorgrimsen are to arrive this weekend as officials plan a welcoming sequence at City Hall Monday.
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Hans S. Thorgrimsen
Rapid City
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Mrs. Thorgrimsen
DE la Case
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Albertanie
Charles
J. Fiss
Robert E. Stauffer
Theodore C. Widder Jr
Assembly of God Church
Wiliam Warner Company
A. J. Kienast & Sons
Robert Brand & Sons
Madison Faculty backs parking structure for Wisconsin General Hospital
University of Wisconsin faculty endorsed a main multi deck parking structure to serve Wisconsin General Hospital and two additional structures. They rejected a lakeside plan to add about 350 spaces at Lake Mendota, calling it a backward move. A fringe area lot network fed by expanded bus service was seen as the long term solution.
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Wisconsin General Hospital
University of Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Arthur D. Hasler
Becks Son Nephew Face Contempt Action
Washington report notes Chair man McClellan of the Senate Rackets Committee ordered contempt proceedings against Dave Beck Jr and his nephew by marriage Joseph McEvoy after fruitless questioning about ties to the Teamsters Union and Cits payroll. Both invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly and refused to confirm knowing the elder Beck as the panel prepares a possible contempt citation. If approved by the Senate, cases move to the Justice Department for prosecution with up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine.
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John L. McClellan
Senate
Congress
Teamsters
Dave Beck
J . McClellan
Dave Beck Jr
Joseph McEvoy
Beck
Union
Cits
Beck Jr
McEvoy
McClellan
America
Karl E. “Mundt
R-8.d
Sam J. Ervine Jr
Committee
Justice
Department For Prosecution
Dave
Boy Catches Eight Fish In One String At Kure Beach Pier
Michael Smith, 15, of Kannapolis, N C, reeled in a string of eight fish caught all at once while fishing from a Kure Beach pier. He later recovered the line he had lost an hour earlier.
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Kure Beach
WN. C
Michael Smith
Kannapolis
N.C
House Republicans Accept Bid to Stand on 1956 Platform
Washington reporters note GOP lawmakers welcomed President Eisenhower’s invitation to back the party platform. Some members reserve rights to pick planks while liberals highlight education welfare and health pledges and conservatives push for spending cuts and lower taxes. Leader Joseph Martin says not every Republican will support every point, but the effort is considered a party unity moment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol
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Joseph W. Martin Jr
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Girard Turned to Japanese Court for Manslaughter Trial
The United States ordered Army Specialist William Girard handed over to a Japanese court for manslaughter. Dulles and Wilson pledged full legal rights and counsel, citing the U S Japan security framework and the risk of broader U S-Japan relations.
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U.S
William §. Girard
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Graves E. Wilson
Japan
Formosa
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R-Chio
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Wilson
Girard
Thomas S. Gordon
Dol
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sirard
Tokyo
U.S Japan
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Joint Committee
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Konau Lac
Siating
Bheing
Races Form as Wisconsin Senate Vacancy Narrows
Madison AP Four Republicans had announced for the McCarthy unexpired term with Gov. Vernon Thomson calling a special election likely by mid August. Two Democrats, Rep. Henry Reuss and William Proxmire, are expected to enter the Democratic primary. more Democrats are considering runs. The move stirs GOP convention debates as opposition and potential endorsements loom.
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U.S. Senate
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Vernon Thomson
Thomson
McCarthy
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Walter Kohler Jr
Kohler
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Sen
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Wiley
R-Wis
Alvin O’kornski
Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Henry' Reuss
Milwaukee
William Froxmire
Clement Zablocki
Henry Maier
Mercury
Maier
Los Angeles
Colorado
GOP
la Crosse
Carpenters Rejected First Offer In Valley Wage Talks
Negotiations for a new three year contract stalled May 28 when carpenters demanded 85 cents more over the period. J C Swenson district council president says contractors offered terms equal to other trades after settling with teamsters bricklayers and laborers. The union pressed for 25 cents per hour raise each year beginning June 1 but no final agreement was reached.
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J. C. Swenson
Oshkosh
District Council of Carpenters
Fox River Valley Contractors Association
Swenson
District Carpenters’ Council
Carpenter Strike Parley Scheduled in Fox River Area
Negotiations between carpenters and contractors are set for noon and 2 pm to resolve a contract dispute that has halted work from Fond du Lac to Marinette. The meeting, called by John Hy Lacey of the federal mediation service, follows a walkout that has disrupted major Fox Valley construction. Picket lines remain at several projects as other trades decline to cross.
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Fond du Lac
Marinette
John Hy Lacey
Federal Mediation Service
Southwest Faces New Flood Threat
A combination of melting snow in the Colorado mountains and ongoing rains in the Southwest prompted new flood warnings today.
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Unitel Press
Colorado Mountains
Southwest
Madison Supreme Court rules Madison can build civic center
Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the city of Madison may proceed with a civic center on Lake Monona's bed despite state claims to lakebed authority. A bill in the Legislature could block high structures over 20 feet. Senate vote expected to be close after a 13 13 deadlock.
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Lake Morona- Daie
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St. Joseph’s
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Ellerbe and Co
St. Croix County
Kenneth 5. White
Town of Ripon
Thes
Fond du Lac
Russell E. Hanson
Dane County
Lee R. Endres
Frank Tiedeman
Colorado declares state of alert as flood threat grows
Governor McNichols announces a state of alert as southwestern Colorado rivers near flood stage. AEC headquar ters at Dell Colorado sandbagging dikes on the Gunnison River to protect installations. Lakes and reservoirs in Texas Oklahoma spill over as floods threaten the Red River in multiple states. Weather forecasters warn continued showers from Texas to the Gulf, Ohio Valley and South Atlantic coast.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Red River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Indian acquitted after claiming tomahawk tool of trade
William W. Martin a 48 year old Indian faced disorderly conduct charges in New York after police spotted a tomahawk on his belt. He testified the hatchet was a tool of his trade and was acquitted, with authorities noting he was not on the warpath.
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New York
William W. Martin
Rebels Hit By Cuban Bombers In Sierra Maestra Skirmish
Cuban air attacks target suspected rebel hideouts in the Sierra Maestra of Oriente Province as U S backed forces airlifted to Gorund operations. An American, William C. Leonard, 27, was arrested in Bayamo while seeking rebels and trying to recruit youths.
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Virginia
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Fidel Castro
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Ryan
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Manila
Health Department
Dan
Tha Twentande
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