Five alarm Milwaukee roundhouse fire devastates engines
A five alarm blaze at Milwaukee Road roundhouse in the Menomonee River Valley destroyed half the facility and damaged seven diesels at an estimated loss over 500000 dollars. Fire crews faced a rapid, widespread fire with a costly wall containment, and no injuries were reported as investigators begin probing the cause.
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Donald Goggin
Goggin
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Wallaroo Captured After Free-for-All at Dallas Zoo
Wallaroo named Wally escaped for about an hour wandering two miles from Marials Park Zoo in Dallas. Zookeeper George Bulloch wrestled the wallaroo in a parking shed to recapture it with help from two others. no one was injured.
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Tex
UPJ
Wally the
Waillaroo
Kangaroo
Marsalis Park Zoo
George Bulloch
Bulloch
Gulloch
Wally
Public Assistance Grants Show Hike
The Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare reported January payments of 4993.80 in public assistance grants totaling 8,953 persons, about one in 45 residents. Applications fell 1.3 percent from last year, but total grants rose 5 percent, with aid distributed as general relief, to dependent children, the blind and disabled, and the aged.
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Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
Wisconsin
Miller Pleads Not Guilty in Contempt Case
Washington Pulitzer wire Miller pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress for refusing to name associates at alleged Communist meetings in 1947. Judge McLaughlin sets trial for May 13, bond $1,000. Einstein executor Otto Nathan arraigned, vows not guilty, trial April 29, bond $42,000.
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Washington
Pulitzer
Arthur Miller
Mariyn Monroe
Charles
McLaughlin
Miller
Joseph L. Bauh Jr
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Frazier Heads City Water And Sewerage Units
Robert W. Frazier was named general manager of both the city water and sewerage utilities. He begins with the water utility today and previously led the sewerage system since its 1937 establishment. The post at the water utility fills the vacancy from Albert E. Hintz's death in 1933. Salary will be shared equally to save funds.
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Francis S. Lamb
Board of Water Commissioners
Ray C. Dempsey
Sewerage Commission
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Ubility
Albert. E. Hintz
Hinz
Arequette
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Engisterney General
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Iive Istruction Company
Oshkosh
Marquette
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Water Department
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County Board
County Airport Improvement Plans Stall Over Funding Says Committee
Winnebago County aviation committee faces two options for airport upgrades after bids surpassed estimates. A new terminal is planned with a projected $200000 base cost, but bids added about $50000. If county funds cannot be increased, plans must be trimmed to fit the budget.
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Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
McMahon Engineer Company
McMahon Firm
Menasha
Joseph F. Drexler
Oshkosh
Aviation Committee
Drexler
Stassen Switched to State Agency and Dulles
President Eisenhower moved Harold E. Stassen’s disarmament office to the State Department with direct reporting to Secretary John Foster Dulles. Stassen remains a presidential assistant but now operates under Dulles, maintaining two offices in Washington and London as the transition unfolds. Attorneys in Wisconsin debate Calllin case rulings as Bucklin’s findings face objections amid pardon and parole conduct questions.
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Eisenhower
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Office of Disarmament
State Department
Secretary of
John Foster Dulles
Stassen
Secretary of State
White
Assembly
London
Catlin Jr
U.S
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Catlin
United Nations
We Neon Ae
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White House
Pennsylvania
Stesser
Soviet icebreaker to be in use by 1960
A Soviet atomic icebreaker will begin Arctic operation by 1950. The 16,000 ton vessel, with a 45,000 horsepower engine, will cruise for a year without refueling. Separate notes discuss U S disarmament talks and staff plans involving Stassen and Dulles.
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Moscow
Ion
Arctic
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Seaton Enroute Home From Honolulu Stopover
Secretary Fred A. Seaton departed Honolulu heading to San Francisco and Washington after a brief two day stay in Hawaii. He traveled Thursday night aboard naval air or transport, continuing official duties.
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Honolulu
Fred A. Seaton
San Francisco
Washington
Hawaii
Nixon Arrives in Morocco on Africa Tour
Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Rabat with Pat Nixon for a three week Africa tour aimed at countering Soviet influence. Moroccan officials greeted the party, including Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, as they met Sultan Mohammed V for lunch. The visit marks the first time a U.S. vice president has toured Africa.
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Richard Mr. Nixon
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Rabat-Sele
U.S
Military Air Transport Service
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Moulay Hassan
Cavendish Whannon
Si Bekkar
United States
Sultan Mohammed V
Hernia
Nixon
Hifmile Jannt
Heuss Improves. Deadline Schedule Changes
West German President Theodor Heuss shows progress from pneumonia. He is confined to bed for 16 days and has canceled his March 18 planned visit to the United States due to illness.
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Bonn
Germany
Theodor Heuss
United States
Push For Vote On Aid Plan In Ihe's Doctrine
Washington Senate debate centers on stripping a 200 million aid proviso from the Eisenhower Doctrine. Senator Kennedy warns the move would embarrass the government and upset friendly Middle East nations while Senate leaders press for a late vote and plan a Saturday session to push the resolution toward final action.
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Washington
LLP
John, F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Richard B. Russell
DGA
Russell
State Department
U.S
Mideast
Lyndon B. Jobson
President Urges Support for 1957 Red Cross Drive
President Eisenhower appealed to Americans to back the 1957 Red Cross fund drive in a nationwide radio and television address. He urged a good neighbor policy and noted March as Red Cross Month with a goal of 95 million dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red Cross
Four Tots Die in Fire at Milwaukee Home
A second floor blaze in a two story Milwaukee duplex killed four children aged 1 to 5. Victims Vera Ann Bartelson 5 Milton Jr. 3 Jeffrey 2 and Glenn 1 perished in a bedroom. Father Milton Bartelson 32 aided firefighters in a failed window entry. mother Hervis Bartelson worked away. Owner Vera Brumfield smelled smoke and saw flames from the bedroom window as the fire spread. Several firefighters suffered smoke inhalation. Damage limited to the Bartelson flat and attic.
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Milton Jr
Jeffrey
Glenn
Milton Bartelson
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Traffic Patrol Reaches Full Strength With 46 Graduates
The Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol will graduate 46 new officers Saturday night, reaching an authorized strength of 250. This marks the fifth class to complete a 13 week program at the Camp McCoy academy, part of a three year expansion begun in 1953.
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Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol
Patrol Academy
Camp McCoy
Detroit wife wins divorce over 1919 missing husband
Mrs. Jean Priest testified that her husband went to the store in 1919 and never returned, leading to a divorce granted on Thursday. The case cites a long absence and aligns with the court's decision based on unrecovered companionship and abandonment.
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Detroit
Jean Priest
Deal Suspected On Troop Withdrawal
Israel announces a historic decision to withdraw from Egyptian territory while facing domestic and regional unease over a potential deal. Prime Minister Golda Meir seeks UNGA support as UNEF troops may guard the Gaza Strip under 1949 armistice terms amid concerns over sovereignty, guarantees, and the fate of Aqaba waters.
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Aqaba
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Jordan
United Nations
Arab Chiefs In Accord On Accepting Aid
CAIRO GP The Middle East News Agency says Saudi Arabia Egypt Jordan and Syria have a unified position on the Eisenhower Doctrine. Jordan's Premier Suleiman Nabulsi signals willingness to accept foreign economic aid without strings attached, while remaining aligned with Arab solidarity. Leaders pledge to uphold Cairo summit decisions and defend Arab dignity against imperialist pressure. Nasser responses emphasize joint efforts to save the Arab world from imperial clutches.
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