Oshkosh Nurse and Brother Injured in Freak Accident
Mercy Hospital nurse Sue Johnson suffered abrasions and a head injury when the car she was driving was struck during a severe storm. Her brother Richard Johnson and three others were injured or killed in related incidents as tornadoes and high winds swept Wisconsin, Michigan, and nearby areas, causing property damage and multiple traffic crashes. A separate Oshkosh collision left Kenneth King with a bruised side and another minor crash at 10th and Ohio Streets.
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Mercy Hospital
Dwest
Sue John
Joe Son
Madison St
Springfield
Tor
Johnson
Richard
JackonSaenner
Michigan
Church Street
The
Soo
Belle Larson
Division
Main Streets
Paul Farley
Carl R. Applegate
Cross
Beau
Mer
Montmorency
County
Mich
Wisconsin
Tron Mountain
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Midwest
Louis Mo
Coast. Guard
St. Louis County
Oklahoma
Purcell
Indiana
Oshkosh
Kenneth King
Oregon St
King’s Auto
Frieda Krueger
19Th St
10Th
Ohio Streets
Krueger Auto
King Auto
Ike to Appoint Truman Aids to AEC Posts
President Eisenhower plans to name two former Truman aides to the Atomic Energy Commission. John F. Floberg and John F. Graham were named by Chairman Carl Durham after Eisenhower informed him of the plan.
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Ike
Truman
AEC
Washington
Eisenhower
Truman Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Carl T. Durham
N.C
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
John F. Floberg
John F. Graham
Governor’s Budget Plans Suffer Setback in Wisconsin
Madison reports the Finance Committee rejected 7-5 the governor Vernon W. Thomson’s plan to skim 72 million dollars from income tax collections. The move would fund increased school aid by diverting future distributions to local governments, prompting cross party opposition and potential reconsideration.
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Madison
Vernon W. Thomson
Batto
Plano
Thomson
Senate
Leo O’brien
Green Bay
Charge Mayor Sold Bridge to Strangers
Indignant townspeople in Hueyapan de Campo accuse Mayor Primitivo Rios of tearing down the town’s principal bridge and selling its timbers to strangers, sparking protests and calls for accountability.
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Hueyapan DE. Campo
Mexico
Primitivo Rios
Frontier Days Land Sales Promoted With Community Events
Land grants are offered for sale by Square, Swingers, and Timber with deeds admitting holders to an open air dance in Sears Roebuck parking lot. An O C carnival and Kurtz pony rides provide added fun. A square dance at South Park supports the swimming pool fund.
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Sears-Roebuck
O&c
South Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oshkosh Guardsmen Headed to Camp McCoy for Summer Training
Oshkosh citizen soldiers join about 12,000 Wisconsin Guardsmen converging on Camp McCoy for two weeks of active duty. A 28-vehicle convoy carried 200 men from Armory 5 to meet others from Neenah Menasha and Ripon Berlin. Maj. Gen. Waldemar Breidster commands the division with Col. Donald Bunnoe leading the 127th Infantry. Nearly 3,000 regular Army personnel support the operation at McCoy.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Camp Mecos
32Nd Division
127Th
Antry Regiment
Armory 5
Neenah - Menasha
Ripon - Berlin
Wavtoma
Camp McCoy
Alvin K. King
Service Company
Waldemar F. Breidster
Whitefish Bay
127Th Infantry Regiment
Donald F. Bunnoe
Marinette
National Guardsmen
Leavy
CWO
Leonard Reif
Armory B
Windy Weather Halts Atomic Test Near Alamo Nevada
The fourth shot in the Atomic Energy Commission spring-summer A-test series was postponed 24 hours due to weather. Scientists delayed the test set for 4:45 a.m. pdt because winds could carry fallout toward Alamo Nevada, about 52 miles northeast of the Nevada proving grounds.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Alamo
Nevada Proving Grounds
Dulles Turns 50 Years In Diplomatic Role
Washington reports mark fifty years since John Foster Dulles first entered world diplomacy at the Hague Peace Conference as a secretary to the Chinese delegation. A belated birthday event is held by his staff at Rock Creek Park as Eisenhower plans a congratulatory note.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
Dukes
Rock Creek Park
Capitol
Duiles
John W. Foster
Imperial Government of
China
Princeton University
Eisenhower Aids Bill Faces House Action After Senate Victory
The Senate approved 3. billions in foreign aid with minor changes and sent the bill to the House where action is uncertain. Dulles appeals to the House appropriations subcommittee while the Foreign Affairs Committee plans days of hearings. The program, including 1.8 billion for military aid and 151.9 million for American technical aid, aims to support allies without direct grants.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Eisen
Latin America
John Foster
Dulles
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Johnson
William F. Knotland
Calif
Congressional Budget - Cutters
House,Foreign Affairs Committee
la House
Appropriations
American Turncoat Returns Home From China
Andrew Fortuna, once among 21 American soldiers captured in the Korean War, crossed from Communist China into Hong Kong and then headed to the United States. He said his three years in China were pleasant and interesting and cited homesickness as the reason for his return. Fortuna, a former sergeant, refused to answer most questions, stating he does not support Communism and plans to pursue life stateside.
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Hong Kong
Andrew Fortuna
Spnin
Mich
China
Fortuna
United States
Red China
Hankow
U.S
U S Draft Calls May Be Halved
Quantico Virginia Selective Service Director Hershey said monthly draft calls could fall from 13 000 to 6 000 7 000 due to a potential reduction in U S armed forces He spoke at the annual defense leaders conference with top brass and amid talk of a 10 percent defense budget cut that could trim forces by more than 200 000 but he said the draft could not be abolished and maintaining lower levels may be as hard as current levels
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Quantico
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
U.S
Hershey
Defense Leaders
Jeld
Marine Base
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Eisenhower
Floodwaters claim three water buffalo at Tulsa zoo
In Tulsa flood conditions swamped the city yesterday inundating the Mohawk Zoo where three water buffalo drowned, marking the only known fatalities. Precautions were issued as authorities assessed damage and safety.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mohawk Zoo
Soviets Take Lead In Disarmament Talks With Proposal
London sources report Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin beat U S representative Harold Stassen to the punch by presenting the latest Russian disarmament proposals before the five power UN Disarmament Subcommission. Zorin proposed a two to three year ban on all nuclear tests with observers in the United States Britain Russia and the Pacific to enforce it. Western officials called it an important advance but short of Western demands including a ban on fissionable material production. The United States is weighing a quick Moscow agreement to halt tests for a year on a trial basis while continuing allied discussions.
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Moscow
Michel
Cheverton
Pital
Warsaw
America
Kelcan
Aland
Poe
London
United States
Valerian Zorin
Harold
Stassen
United Nations
Washington
Zorin
Russia
Britain
Pacific Area
Soviet Union
France
Canada
U.S
U S Student Hunted in Brenner Alps
Two Alpine rescue teams searched the Brenner Alps for 26 year old American Robert M Bear of Danville Kentucky a University of Innsbruck student who left Vipiteno on June 7 aiming for Cima Isibera eight days earlier and told an innkeeper to raise the alarm if not back in six days. Alpine Rescue center sent groups up the mountain with a third on standby as white flares signaled no success near midnight.
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Vipiteno
Maly
Brenner Alps
Innsbruck
Austria
Robert M. Bear
Danville
University of Innsbruck
Cima Isibera
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