Oshkosh Soldier Killed By Shell At Fort Sill
David L. Robinson 20 of Oshkosh was killed when mortar shells fell during a mock attack at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Four soldiers died and 14 were injured as Company B of the infantry battalion charged a hill. Robinson, born October 16 1936 in Oshkosh, had enlisted in 1955 after graduating from Oshkosh High School in 1954 and served 15 months in Korea before returning home. He is survived by parents five brothers and several sisters and will be sent to Kanerval Home for services to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea. Oa Ererenaane
Saminda
Oshkosh
Oshkosh High School
Wisconsin National Guard
Trinity Episcopal Church
Fort Leonard Wood
Korea
Fort, Sill
Richard
Robinson
Elkhorn
Wis
Donald
Floyd
Willam
Thomas Robinson
Osh- Kosh
Gerald VanNocker Waycross
Mary Jane
Ruth
Margaret
Carol Robinson
Rermains
Kan-veral Home
Floods Drive Minnesotans From Homes
Floodwaters inundated cropland and forced families from their homes in Minnesota as new floods affected North Dakota and Oklahoma. Four people died in a rescue attempt near Hastings when a boat overturned on a flood swollen Mississippi tributary. The Mississippi was expected to crest above flood stage at St Paul by Wednesday. 25 families fled along the Crow River area near Dayton while Minnesota farmers faced washouts similar to 1951 and 1952. Rivers Knife and Cannonball in North Dakota overflowed, flooding thousands of acres. Elsewhere hot humid weather persisted in the East with cooler air mass approaching from the north. Nashville recorded over an inch of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Hastings
Minn
J. Anton Lynn
Wayne Frendrich
Francis Lovejoy
Jean-ette Kaiser
Lovejoys
Crown
Mississippi
St. Paul
Crow
Dayton
Texas
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Nashville
Tenn
Dr Helen White Honored Guest At AAUW Diamond Jubilee
Boston report notes Dr Helen C White of the University of Wisconsin a former AAUW president was an honored guest at the organization’s diamond jubilee convention. She chaired Wisconsin’s English department and is a noted historical novelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. White
Boston
Helen C. White
University of Wisconsin
American Assn. of
AAUW
Miss White
Wisconsin
At Least 17 Die In Two Air Crashes
Two air crashes Sunday killed at least 17 people. A Pacific Western DC3 crashed after takeoff at Port Hardy B C with 14 dead and four survivors. A North Central DC3 made a wheels-up landing at Minneapolis. seven passengers and three crew escaped injury. Navy Neptune patrol bomber ditched in Lake Champlain. nine crew escaped. Three Illinois men died in a farm crash near Hardinsburg Kentucky shortly after takeoff. Pilot Richard Schwaller of Grosse Ile Michigan ditched the Neptune, with 18 feet of water covering the sandbar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Port Hardy
B.C
Minneapolis
Pacific
Western Airlines
Pat Wilson
Vancouver
Illinois
Hardingsburg
Pekin
Harold E. Saylor
Richard Franklin Lippert
Willard Bates
Washington
Ill
North Central Airlines
Wold-Cham
Berlain International
Oold
Lake Champlain
Ethan Allen Air Force Base
Richard Schwaller
Grosse Isle
Mich
Atomic blast tests civilian shelters and protection gear
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated the fifth and largest 1957 test near Angels Peak. The 30,000 ton TNT equivalent blast shattered a control blockhouse door and cracked its wall 14 miles away, knocked observers blind briefly, and was heard 300 miles away in Reno. The test explored civilian underground shelters and radiation protective clothing, with almost 1,000 military observers near ground zero amid dust and ground devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Atomic “Energy Commission
AEC
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Ground Zero
Unsuitable Marriage Suit Filed in Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. Lillian Walters Rutherford, 70, sues to annul her one month old marriage to Mae B. Rutherford, 80, claiming they are wholly unsuited for each other in a petition filed in chancery court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Lillian Walters Rutherford
Mae B. Rutherford
Town in Uproar Over Upset Election in Virginia
EASTVILLE Va UP A small Virginia town is in an uproar after a topsy turvy June 12 election that ousted the mayor and six man council via write in votes. The winning write ins include the wives and the mother of a councilman but the women refuse to assume office saying the positions were made light of. The men do not wish to reclaim their posts, feeling ridiculed. Only 24 of 110 registered voters voted. The circuit court of appeals may decide if the women must take office. The old officials are set to leave September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastville
Virginia
William R. Shannonhouse
Shannonhouse
Circuit Court of Appeals
100 Persons Hurt In Australia Wreck
In Brisbane a Sunday express train crash injured 160 people as a diesel locomotive rammed through a concrete wall near a busy street. The engineer struggled with the brake lever as the train plowed into the station area, sending carriages into danger and trapping passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Brisbane
Masjumi Leads in Jakarta Voting as Communists Trail
Early results from the Jakarta municipal election show Masjumi, Indonesia's largest Muslim party, leading by a wide margin with Communist rivals trailing by about 20,000 votes. The count covers all districts save one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Indonesia
S. Masjumi Party
Jakarta
Indonesia
U S Broadcasts Warn Of Armistice Fallout
Tokyo report cites Peiping radio vowing to defend the Korean armistice while the United States moves to match Communist military buildup. The broadcast warns of consequences if Seoul, Formosa, and South Vietnam fronts are attacked, and cites plans to modernize South Korea’s defenses amid renewed tension.
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Tokyo
U.S
Peiping
Bis East
China
Korea
United States
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Asia
North Korea
Kim Ki Soo
Red Korea
Democratic Youth League
Eight Are Hurt In Auto Crash Near Highway Intersection
Eight persons were hospitalized after a Sunday afternoon crash on Highway 43 near the Highway 45 intersection. The Marhefke party, led by Stanley Marhefke, 72, and his wife Gertrude, sustained severe injuries including skull fracture and cerebral damage. The car overturned, throwing occupants from the wreck as the Lyon vehicle escaped with minor damage. Both drivers were summoned for further sheriff’s office investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 45
Stanley’ Marhelke
Algoma ‘Blvd
Gertrude Marhelskull
Marianne Marhefke
Steven Marhefke
Hamilton St
Thomas Marhelke
Fatricia Ann Marhelke
Carol Jean Jensen
Minerva St
Susan Marie Jensen
Winnebago County
Three Die In Flames At Health Resort
A fire at River Forest Health Resort and Hospital in suburban Chicago killed James Hunter 55, Ann Marlowe 26, and Emma Tetzke 52. Hunter reportedly rushed to rescue the two women but all perished from suffocation behind a closed door. Hunter's wife was injured. The fire, likely caused by a cigarette, was confined to one end of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
River Forest
James Hunter
Ann Marlowe
Emma Tetzke
Hunter
River Grove
Henry Schmidt
Formosa Braces For Direct Typhoon Assault
Typhoon Virginia skirted northern Philippines and neared Formosa. Center winds rose from 150 to 180 mph as Formosa prepared for a direct assault. Nationalist Chinese island communities readied defenses amid the powerful storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Manila
Virginia
Philippines
Formose
Four Fall to Deaths on Mount Grigna Peak
Four Italian youths fell to their deaths on Mount Grigna near Milan while roped together after one member slipped his footing. The 6,000 foot Alpine peak rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Mount Grigna
Frontier Days Jaycettes Operate Land Offices at Tournament
Jaycettes run covered wagon land offices during the softball tournament in Oshkosh with main activity on Main Street. The event enters its fourth day and Tuesday is American Legion Day, focusing on selling land grants for the Oshkosh swimming pool project from covered wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycettes
American Legion
Oshkosh
Doctor Drops 1500 Dollar Bill For Benny Hooper
Benny Hooper’s doctor agreed to withdraw a 1500 dollar charge after mediation by Suffolk County physicians. Dr Joseph Kris assisted a seven year old boy saved from a backyard well, with the committee stating there was no price tag for life saving treatment. The Hooper family income was about 103 dollars weekly, and Kris admitted he set the charge while under a mistaken belief funds were earmarked for medical use.
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Manorville
Benny Hooper
Joseph H. Kris
Bill
Suffolk County Medical Society
Kris
Benny
Joseph Kris
Hooper
Benjamin K. Hooper Sr
Benjamin Hooper
Bay Shore
N. Y
Kriz
NNY
Louis Garben
Center
Judges Elect New Officers for Juvenile Court Council
The National Council of Juvenile Court Judges in Milwaukee elected officers. Judge Leo Yehle of Syracuse was named president while John Kenny of Milwaukee Frank Nicholas of Dayton and Bowden Hunt of Bartow were named vice presidents. The meeting included a panel on mediation and a discussion of FBI chief Hoover. The group approved a letter to Hoover and adjourned after posing for photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
National Council of Juvenile Court
Leo Yehle
Syracuse
N Y
John Kenny
Frank Nicholas
Dayton
Ohio
Bowden Hunt
Bartow
Fla
Hoopers
Benny
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Devere
Scientists claim clean H bomb possible for reduced fallout
Washington reports three University of California physicists told President Eisenhower the nation can produce an H bomb about 95 percent free of radioactive fallout. Ernest Lawrence Mark Mills and Edward Teller joined Lewis Strauss in presenting progress toward a cleaner weapon. Strauss avoided answering if true clean fusion weapons exist and cut off discussion on a weapons testing moratorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
University of California
Lewis L
Strauss
Atomic Energy ‘Commission
Ernest C. Lawrence
Mark M. Mills
Edward Teller
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Lawrence
Teller
Fritzsche Named Fifth Army Chief of Staff in Chicago
Maj. Gen. Carl J. Fritzsche, 54, former head of the U.S. Military Advisory Group in Korea, was appointed chief of staff for the Fifth Army. He succeeds Col. Edward J. G. Daly, who held the post since last March after Maj. Gen. David H. Buchanan took command of the 1st Infantry Division. Fritzsche, West Point graduate, began his Army career in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carl J. Fritzsche
U.S
Korea
Sth Army
Fritzsche
Edward J. G. Daly
David H. Buchanan
1Sth
U.S. Military Academy
West Fearat
GOP Back Ike Rejects School Aid Plan
The Republican national federation backed Eisenhower’s revised program but rejected a five year fourteen billion dollar school aid measure. It approved a substitute asserting opposition to federal funding for general public education and construction. The group also endorsed Eisenhower’s civil rights program, opposed military aid to Communist nations, praised balanced budgets, urged tax cuts, and called for Taft Hartley law amendments. John M. Ashbrook was elected chairman for two years with Jerrie Kent named co chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Federation
Eisenhower
Esenhower
John M. Ashbrook
Johnstown
Ohio
Federation
Jerrie Kent
Johnson City, Tenn
Rep
Reece
D-Tenn
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Fort Sill
Henry T. Robinson
Beech St
Oklo
Angels’ Peak
Mercy
Miller
Highway 41
Highway
HART
Stanley Marhefke
Marhelke
Lyon
Sheriff's Office
Anc Ga
Gen. Fritzsche
Iire
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