Fire destroys parts of St. Thomas Church Menasha
A blaze at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Menasha, likely triggered by spontaneous combustion in the basement, gutted the pastor's study and altar. Damage is estimated at 150000 dollars with the sanctuary and parish house heavily affected. custodian Arnold Petersen was treated for smoke inhalation and is listed in good condition.
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Menasha
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Edward Heim
Pariph Hanes
Neenah
Gladys van Ooyen
Menasha Department
Brown
Arnold Petersen
Robert Miracle
John Morgan
Theda Clark Hospital
Petersen
Thomas K. Chaffee
Damac Neenah
Neanah- Menasha Béreau
Train Kills Fondy Man in North Fond du Lac Yard
Peter Geldnich aged 59 of Fond du Lac was fatally injured Tuesday night when caught between two boxcars while coupling air hoses. His arm and leg were nearly severed by a wheel, and he died of shock at St. Agnes Hospital. Ambulance attendants had to place a stretcher on a locomotive to reach the scene in the Chicago and North Western Railway yards.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
UPI
Peter Geldnich
Geldnich
St. Agnes Hospital
Chicago and North Western Railway
North Fond du Lac
Trying To Amend Not Stall Plans
Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire said Republicans seek to amend rather than stall President Kennedy's New Frontier program. He heads the Senate Republican Policy Committee and denied delaying tactics, insisting they only aim to correct basic weaknesses in the President's proposals.
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Washington
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Kennedy
Bridges
Senate Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Paul M. Douglas
Tong
Red Cross Opens 1961 Fund Drive with $31,500 Goal
The annual month long Red Cross drive begins today aiming to raise 31500 to support the Oshkosh chapter services and the national program. Fund chairman John Dyer and co chair William Crane lead the effort with Gen Alfred Gruenther extolling the Cross work in relief of disasters blood for the ill and injured and training of volunteers.
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Red Cross
National Red Cross
Oshkosh Chaps
ISOS
Ter
Winnebago County
Neenah
Menasha
John Dyer
Dyer
William E. Crane
Alfred M. Gruenther
Red Crosss
Gruenther
Kennedy cites Pentagon request to boost conventional weapons
President Kennedy said the Defense Department recommends increasing conventional weapons strength, with no decision yet on raising nuclear capabilities. He would take about two weeks to decide on the conventional build up. The briefing also notes the first gold outflow halt since last July, Adenauer’s April Washington visit, Eisenhower’s five star rank restoration, and the creation of a Peace Corps of Young Americans.
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Washington
Kennedy
Defense Department
Pentagon
United States
West Germany
I Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Peace Corps
Civil Rights Commission
Kennex
Khrushchev Skips U N Opening Sends Gromyko Lead
Moscow reports Khrushchev will not attend the U N General Assembly opening. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko will head the Soviet delegation amid Soviet criticism of Kennedy policy. Deputy FM Arkady Sobolov to join in representing Moscow.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow Radio
U. N
Kennedy
Gromyko
Arkady Sokolov
U.N
Izvestia
Asien
Asia
Africa
United States
Two Deaths Raise State Toll to 122
Two people died in separate crashes bringing the state toll to 122. David E. Brimmer, 19, of Madison, died in a head on crash between a convertible and a truck on Highway 3 near Highway 51 in Dane County. John J. Cowen, 7, of Lyde, was killed when his car was struck by a Milwaukee Road train at a crossing in Lyndon.
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Associated Press
David E. Brimmer
Madson
Highway 51
Dane County
John J. Cowen
Manston
Milwaukee Road
Lyndon Staten
Five Airmen Die in Crash of Jet Tanker
A loaded Air Force KC97 tanker crashed on a Michigan highway near Mount Clemens after takeoff from Selfridge Air Force Base. Lt. John C. Bibble and four other airmen aboard were killed. The plane caused fires and debris across U S 25, destroying two buildings and narrowly missing a tavern and a tulip farm home. The crew was on a routine refueling mission when a power failure occurred.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Air Force
John C. Bibble
Urbana
Ill
Ruth King
Selfridge Air Force Base
U. S. 25
Detroit
Universal Motor Company Purchased by J. M. Nash Milwaukee Firm
The Universal Motor Company of Oshkosh is acquired by the J. M. Nash Company of Milwaukee. Ralph G. Klieforth remains president and general manager at Universal. No personnel changes are planned. The purchase adds over $1 million in Nash sales and expands Nash holdings to include several other Wisconsin companies.
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Universal Motor
Norman J. Fischer
J. M. Nash Company, Inc
Milwaukee
Nash Concern
Universal Motor Company
Oshkosh
Fischer
Ralph G. Klieforth
Center
Universal
Adolph Kluge
Nash
Klieforth
Harland Krueger
Norman Oe Fischer
Nash Holdings
Bell Machine Company
Dyken Manufacturing Company
Peerless Machine Company
Racine
State Foundry & Machine Company
Cedar Grove
Canvas Products Corporation
Fond du Lac
Termani and Monahan Company
E. Homer Fahrney
Admitted Sex Killer of Girl ls Behind Bars
Fred J. Thompson, 59, admitted sex killer of Edith Googie Kiccorious, is in custody awaiting justice after his capture near Toms River New Jersey. The child’s body was found in a Chelsea Manhattan room. Thompson described the crime as the worst he ever committed. The case sparked one of New York’s largest manhunts and prompted public outrage.
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New York
Fred J. Thompson
Edith (Googie) Kiccorius
Toms River
N. J
Thompson
Chelsea
Manhattan
Washington
Brookly
Fadia Krecorus
Lo Edrith
Manchattan
Feuding Congolese Chiefs Seek Separate Paths
In LegPodville Congo, rival political leaders pursue independent solutions after a UN warning to avoid chaos. Antone Gienga in Stanleyville gains traction as power centers shift with Katanga’s Tshombe and others asserting influence amid calls for unified action. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urges world opinion to back a UN led solution as factions rely on local deals and avoid formal recognition of rival governments.
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Antone Gienga
Stanley Ule
Guenga
Is Land of Madagascar
Vsoimuntd
Ameet Kashamura
Patrice Lamuimha Kashomura
Rad Proaime
Tatels
Aed
Stanlesvile
Mowe Tshombe
Seressomet
Katanga
Thiesaayo
Cned
Catital
Elsateinuae
Dag Hammershield
Congo
Joseph
Swnbu
Sidienh Teops
United Nations
Choos
Hammiarskjold
Hasmwarbis
Tshembe Ane Ralonn
U.N Tutteeshee
Toranny
A Khréemsisig
Targhills
Riga
Gwenga
Two Hurt In Sheboygan Store Fire
Two people were injured in a fire at a Sheboygan store. Responders battled flames and secured the scene as investigators and firefighters worked to determine the cause.
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Sheboygan
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