Board OKs School Plans for Franklin and Washington
Oshkosh boards approve final drawings and specs for Franklin Elementary and Washington Elementary, authorize bids with minimum wage requirements, and list subcontractors. The Franklin project, to be built in Sixth Ward near Fifth to Seventh Streets, will be a one story with seven classrooms and multiple support rooms. An $890,000 bond issue funds both new schools, plus fees and equipment.
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Franklin
Northwestern
Washington
Board of Education
Oshkosh
New Franklin Elementary
Sixth Ward
Sawyer Avenue
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Fifth Street
Isabel Hogan
Joan Grunwald
Lynne Koch
University of Wisconsin
OHS
Marie Diekemper
Edgewood College
Carole Croschke
Oshkosh State College
Jean Dissinger
Jane
University of Town
Truck Hit By Train Kills Twelve In Colorado
A Santa Fe freight train struck a pickup carrying twelve farm workers to sugar beet fields near Rocky Ford Colorado, killing all aboard. Driver Sylvester Licano died. sun glare was blamed. Bodies scattered along the track. crews could not identify victims immediately. None of the train crew was injured.
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Vroman
Colo
Santa Fe
Rocky Ford
Sylvester Licano
Here
Colorado State Patrol
Liccano
U.S
JC. Prince
Troy Thomas
D.A. Johnson
Tornado Rips Through Springfield and Midwest Storms
A severe squall line struck the Upper Mississippi Valley with a tornado in Springfield Illinois and damaging storms across Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Homes were damaged trees felled and utility lines knocked out as rain totals rose in Quincy Peoria and Burlington. A separate storm line tracked from Utah to Nebraska bringing more rain, while sweltering heat persisted in parts of the Southeast and Florida coastal waters saw a search for missing fishermen.
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United Press
Mississippi
Springfield
Ilinois
Iowa
Wis
Consin
Capitol Building
Quincy
Ill
Peoria
Saint Lucas
New Hampton
Burlington
Illinois
Wisconsin
Utah
South Dakota
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Wyoming
Nebraska
Miami
Arizona
Colorado
Washington
Ohio Valley
Florida
Perry
Tallahassee
Conservatives Win in Canada Over Liberals
In Ottawa officials reported the Conservative Party won Canada’s general election for the first time in 22 years, but without a parliamentary majority. John Diefenbaker led the Tories to a notable upset as final returns showed 108 Conservatives and several independents and third parties, with 265 seats needed for a majority. St. Laurent faced a decision to seek another election or govern as a minority.
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Ottawa
Ont
Conservatives
Canada
Liberal Party
Commons
John Diefenbaker
Louis St. Laurent
W. L. Mackenzie King
St. Laurent
Vincent Massey
U S Asks Dismissal Of Girard Plea In Japan Trial Case
Government lawyers urged Federal Judge Joseph McGarraghy to dismiss William S. Girard’s habeas corpus petition and keep him under Japan’s jurisdiction for trial. Atty. Oliver Gasch argued U S rights overrode President Eisenhower’s decision to hand the 21-year-old suspect to Japan after he killed a Japanese woman at a firing range. Details disclosed by Defense Dept General Counsel Robert Dechert show Girard lured the victim with shell casings and fired from about 30 yards.
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Washington
UPI
William 5. Girard
Ous. Atty
Oliver Gasch
Joseph McGarraghy
U.S
Hisenhower
Japan
Girard
Shome
Gasch
Beckwith Elected First Plumbing Inspector in Township
Arthur P. Beckwith is elected as the first plumbing inspector for Caldwell Township New Jersey a town of 2500. He has not conducted any inspections yet as the town has no plumbing code in place.
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Caldwell Township
N. J
Arthur P. Beckwith
Legal Tangle Follows High Court's Decision
Washington court ruling limits military trials for American civilians overseas accused of capital crimes. The 6-2 decision may force immediate foreign court jurisdiction for servicemen's dependents. Pentagon offered no comment pending opinion review. Dorothy Krueger Smith and Clarice B. Covert may be affected by extradition treaties and foreign requests.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Defense Department
Cpurts
Pentagon
Itigation
Dorothy Krueger Smith
Tokyo
Clarice B. Covert
Atlanta
England
Frederick B. Wiener
Britain
Japan
Five Die in Kerosene Stove Blast at Madison Home
A kerosene stove blast in a Madison Connecticut home killed five people including Mary Cooley 29 and her children Patricia two and Suzanne ten months. Cooley also killed was her brother Charles VanderWalker 37 and her mother in law Mary. Grandfather Charles Nilson and two other relatives escaped as fire trapped the stairway and spread through the house triggering a fatal upstairs blaze. Fire crews were alerted by a neighbor after the blast.
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Mary Cooley
Charles VanderWalker
Handy
Charles Jr
Friend Errs. Capozzi Bound in Real Estate Office
A friend visiting in Philadelphia saw five men with real estate agent William A Capozzi and assumed they were customers. He said hello and left. Capozzi was later found bound and gagged in his office as the group believed to be customers escaped with 1480 dollars.
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Philadelphia
William A. Capozzi
Capozzi
Fifth Cited 32 Times By Union Leaders
Washington based report notes AFL-CIO Executive Council actions after Carpenters leaders cited the Fifth Amendment 132 times before a Senate subcommittee. Also reports IAM staff dismissals and Elizabeth II and Prince Philip accepting a U.S. visit invitation for October with Canada trip preceding it. The Queen and Prince Philip may visit Washington New York and Jamestown, with arrival tentatively October 16.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Carpenters’ Union
Carpenters
M. “A. Hutcheson
Senate Public Roads Subcommittee
Indiana
International Association of
AFL - Cio
Senate Inter- Washington
Queen
London
U.S
Ottawa
Canada
United States
New York
Jamestown
Executive Council
Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Measles Quarantines State School Cottages
A temporary quarantine on two cottages at the Southern Colony and Training School for Children was ordered by the Department of Public Welfare. Superintendent John Garsteck told the board that 31 measles cases had been reported in the two cottages.
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Madison W
Department of Public Welfare
I Ae
John Garsteck
Board
Monfay
Milwaukeean First in State To Get IOOF Service Award
Emil Schwartz of Excelsior Lodge No 20 is the first Wisconsin IOOF member to receive the Meritorious Service Award. He was surprised at a joint Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly meeting in Oshkosh as color guard ceremonies unfolded. The four day convention opened with reports, officer elections, and public joint events including a 8 PM program at Recreation Gym and 9:30 PM installation ceremonies.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Thhat
Emil Schwartz
Excelsior Lodge No. 20
Grand Lodge
Rebekah
IOOF
Bower
Omro
Schwartz
Grand’ Lodge
Gort
Colordon Hanson
Rebekah Assembly
Wis
Ida May
Recreation
Appleton
Apollo Theta Rho
Arrow Rebekah Lodge No
West Allis
Almira Rebekah Lodge
Noom
Eisenhower Returns To Office Virtually Recovered
President Eisenhower, after a stomach upset kept him in bed Monday, returned to his desk and work at the White House. He told reporters he felt fine and anticipated signing papers, with a morning briefing by Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder. Hagerty said the president was sufficiently recovered and had a quiet day with no official callers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Strick
Howard McC
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dulles backs regular 13 30 minute radio TV talks with USSR
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposed a reciprocal 13 30 minute monthly radio and television program with the Soviet Union to discuss East West issues. He said the plan, first suggested at the Geneva talks in 1955, would involve leading Americans speaking to the Soviet people. Dulles questioned the value of Khrushchev’s one off appearance and urged ongoing bilateral broadcast exchanges.
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U.P
John Foster
Dulles
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Nikita Khrushchev
CBS
Lould
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