14 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1957
Page
1
Frontier era excitement stirs Oshkosh as prospectors and merchants rally for a frontier days event. Local shops prep displays while residents debate land rush style activities and trade routes around the budding town.
Legislature passes a cigarette tax increase as Frontier Days organizers offer land grant deeds for admission boosts to swimming pools and movie tickets. Oshkosh square dance clubs deploy volunteers to man land offices for a day of open air dancing and sales near Main and Jefferson, with proceeds aiding the pool fund.
Maj William J. F. Young of the Oshkosh Marine Corps Reserve spoke at the Elks Flag Day service, tracing Old Glory from 1620 Pilgrims to the 1777 Congress design and its rallying role in American history. The address culminated with "I Am Old Glory" as the crowd sang patriotic tunes.
Port au Prince Haiti The army under Gen Antonio Rebreau ousted provisional president Daniel Fignole in a bloodless early morning coup surrounding his home and moving him to Les Casernes Dessalines fortress Plan for a new military regime expected. The action follows a cycle of political crises since December and the recent short-lived May 25 revolt.
City councilmen, meeting at City Hall, assigned a list of issues to manager Hans S. Thorgrimsen including subdivision control, uniform house numbers, quarry hazards, and zoning. They asked for a study on an official city map and street rights beyond limits. Referred zoning petitions seek change to permit a filling station at Murdock Street and Jackson Drive.
Oklahoma trooper Charles R. Rich stopped a motorist east of Oklahoma City to inspect a headlight and request the driver's license. The license bore the name Charles R. Rich.
A big truck carrying about 25 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division skidded off a gravel road near the Kentucky Tennessee border, plunging into Piney Ford Creek. Fourteen soldiers died, with others injured. an investigation is underway as survivors describe the scene and rescue efforts.
About 200 passengers and crew were uninjured when a Milwaukee Road passenger train left the tracks at West Salem last night. Some wheels on two cars buckled but the cars stayed upright and no injuries were reported.
A line from a Chicago to Seattle train through Reeseville Wisconsin triggered a fatal bike crash and a derailment scare. Officials briefed on a secret report while a luggage and passenger cars derailed after a rain soaked track.
Maurice Bourges Maunoury 42 and a Radical Socialist, formally took over as premier from Guy Mollet. He becomes the 23rd PM of the Fourth Republic after World War II. The National Assembly gave lukewarm approval to his 14 member left of center cabinet.
Dulles hosts the fifth annual defense conference with about 170 US civilian and military officials from domestic and foreign posts. The event is kept unusually secret to allow frank discussion. The Defense Department also named a guided missiles expert to head the weapons system evaluation group, effective Aug 1, to oversee interservice competition.
Washington reports a high profile legal battle as Atty Oliver predicts a today ruling and McGarraghy prepares to decide whether Girard may be tried in a U.S. court for killing a Japanese woman. The government plans to submit supporting court decisions.
Two commercial pilots reported an underwater eruption about 70 miles west of Hong Kong. Captain P. R. Holden of Civil Air Transport described a yellowish green patch about 200 yards wide. Captain L. Newly of Pan American World Airways confirmed seeing the underwater eruption.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee backers press for direct military aid and possible cuts to the 800 million dollar aid program. They hope to trim the bill to about 3.637 billion and shift 360 million from the president's 1.8 billion request as House actions loom. Senator Long leads critics while amendments shape final action.
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