04 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1957
Page
1
Oshkosh voters go to the polls Tuesday for the first step toward selecting a new City Council under a council manager system. The primary aims to choose 14 councilman candidates from a field including many new and former city office holders as civic groups urge high turnout to back the process.
Chief of Police William A. Golz reminded local merchants with malt beverages for sale of a city ordinance prohibiting sale while polls are open. The rule previously barred taverns from selling during polling hours.
The Daily Northwestern shows readiness at the State Street entrance for first primary returns Tuesday with staffers at each precinct to report totals as polls close. Final counts typically arrive about a half hour later, too late to affect withdrawal from the race. A field of 23 candidates runs for council seats as absentee ballots rise to 80. Voters urged to come prepared with ballot lists to speed the process and reduce curtain confusion. The school board race remains unsettled with six candidates, two seats to fill in April.
Bangkok saw government tanks withdraw from streets and troops reposition as a nationwide emergency remained uncertain. About 50,000 protesters filled streets accusing irregularities in last week’s National Assembly elections, while officials blamed foreign elements, possibly Chinese Communists. Field Marshal Sarit praised troops for restraint as 30,000 demonstrators headed to the government house, with no violence reported.
New Orleans Mardi Gras marks a climax with Rex's gay parade reimagining biblical battle against sin. King Rex rides through Jackson Avenue as thousands watch, while a competing all Negro procession led by King Zulu highlights integration during the carnival start. Other events include tributes to fallen sailors and Monaco christening Princess Caroline amid celebratory rites.
Hundreds witness the baptism of Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite marking her formal entry into the Catholic faith. Monaco bishop Msgr Gilles Barthe officiated with godparents Margaret Davis and Prince Georges Fesietics of Hungary present. A benediction from Pius XII followed the ceremony.
Washington reports Ike’s Middle East shield plan has a clear track toward Senate approval this week as Israel withdraws from Egypt. If withdrawal delays final passage, negotiators may adjust wording while Senate and House versions remain aligned on presidential authority and up to 200 million dollars for aid.
In Algiers two rebel clashes over the weekend left seventy seven Algerian rebels and seventeen French soldiers dead, according to French military authorities. The incidents add to tensions as Algeria seeks independence and France maintains its colonial stance.
Jakob Meridor of the Heruth party demands the resignation of Ben-Gurion's government at a Fel Aviv rally as reports surface of a missing child found in a house closet. The incident shapes ongoing political tensions in Israel.
Ashland County jail inmates Floyd Oclare Ronald Dikeman and Harold Fritsch fled the Ashland jail before dawn Saturday. They were driven by Victor Blaubach from Ashland to St Paul and then to Spencer Minnesota where they remained briefly before heading back toward Wisconsin. The sheriff warned authorities to watch for the trio as the motorist survived unharmed.
Premier David Ben-Gurion ordered a swift Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba after a crisis weekend. UNEF will take over from Israeli forces, with Ben-Gurion planning a Knesset address to formalize the move amid cabinet revolt threats and U.S. reassurance from Eisenhower. Opposition parties pledge no confidence while Mapai delays a formal stance.
A private Piper four seater crashed on a Wisconsin farm, killing Paul and Mildred Christian and injuring no one else. The couple from Deer River, Minnesota, were returning from Walworth County. The crash left 25 dead across Washington, Colorado, Japan, and Alaska.
A former Negro slave aged 11, Mrs. Louisa Breaux, died at home near Sunday in New Iberia Louisiana. Her passing marks a quiet end to a life rooted in the region's old slave era and local history.
The New York State Agriculture Experiment Station reports that a tablespoon or two of honey can sober a person after drinking. The sugars in honey trigger a chemical breakdown of alcohol in the body, and the treatment may also aid in relieving a hangover.
Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban goes before the General Assembly to restate Israel’s withdrawal plans from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba areas. A crisis mood follows Mrs. Golda Meir’s Friday withdrawal announcement as Arab nations threaten immediate action if delays persist. Eban voiced perplexity over the heightened tension in a CBS TV broadcast.
Herbert Hoover the 82 year old former president said on CBS television he has almost completed his lifelong push for government reorganization and will continue other projects including a book on Woodrow Wilson. The interview was conducted at Waldorf Astoria Towers with a tribute from President Eisenhower.
Madison report on the joint Finance committee plans to wrap hearings on the executive budget. Democrats seek a $1.2 million wage increase and university salaries rising by $2.99 million, plus a $13 million education boost. A constitutional amendment to reorganize courts is also debated.
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