06 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1956
Page
1
Oshkosh council split 8 8 over cost estimates for remodeling the high school and voted to seek church site options. Mayor Siewert broke the tie to keep debating options while discussing the cost of outside architectural advice and potential additions for a new vocational facility.
Madison 7 Eleven former Kohler Co employees win unemployment compensation after leaving due to illness. Wisconsin State Supreme Court affirms a 1953 ruling that sickness at departure does not constitute misconduct. Total benefits around 9438 dollars for 26 weeks at 33 a week.
The State Motor Vehicle Department said all main roads in Wisconsin are clear for winter driving. Fog hindered visibility in several areas as conditions started the day.
Federal grand jury charges U S Representative Thomas J Lane with evading 28523 in income taxes from 1949 to 1951 and filing false returns. The indictment cites concealed income and fraud tied to three year period showing 346259 income while the total was 151266.
Don F. Petree, 18, was sentenced after repainting a license plate with colors not approved by authorities. The incident centered on unauthorized artwork applied to the plate, prompting legal action.
Harford urges the city to consider a ramp parking facility to ease downtown parking. He notes land use and safety issues and asks for a special committee to study proposals with input from the mayor and cast. Local officials discuss closing gaps in parking amid Friday shopping needs.
A fragmentary classified ad shows a person offering to buy, sell, or trade items for cash with a 35 cent rate. Mrs W A Snape of 233 Mone Avenue ran a one day personal ad and reported many calls, selling a piano and bench.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles spoke in Karachi on SEATO aims to guard Free Asia, stressing subversion defense and wholesome societies over military build up. He signaled U S resistance to a permanent regional command and to a central aid administrator for the Far East.
President Eisenhower calls for safeguarded arrangements with the Soviet Union to prevent future production of atomic materials for weapons. He writes Washington to the Kremlin proposing open skies style verification and a disarmament supervision system covering both bloc nations and foreign bases. He says safeguards could curb a nuclear arms race while allowing peaceful uses of energy.
A frozen male body found in a railroad refrigerator car at the Omaha depot. Clothing bore the name Claude and the address of Mrs. Flax Zink of Canton. Police connected to a Seattle address on documents. the car had left Seattle and stood idle since Feb. 22.
London reports Britain tightening its Middle East posture amid Arab-Israeli tensions and Cyprus crisis. Prime Minister Eden faces scrutiny as Parliament demands tougher action and a crackdown on Cyprus while Makarios vows self-determination.
A report outlines alleged improper campaign contributions tied to George WASHINGTON and others. The piece notes a $2,500 contract and mentions Nebraskan funds, a Senate review, and a donor named Elmer Petes with links to a representative named Howard B. Neck.
Westinghouse accepts mediation proposal to end the strike and resume negotiations. Workers potentially return to work on Wednesday if the union leader approves, with 24.6 percent of staff involved and ongoing disputes over wage terms and recent violence allegations.
London parliament member Emrys Hughes charged Britain was employing murderers to train German pilots. He argued Germany could not be trusted on the Western side for 10 to 15 years, and said Britain was so short of pilots that murderers were being used for training in the last war.
Appleton firemen freed a boy trapped in a culvert under a driveway near the Baumann farm after parents pulled him from the flooded tube. He was revived at a hospital and placed on oxygen.
Senate and House leaders predicted swift action on a farm bill preserving the administration backed price support system. The talks centered on a $1.1 billion soil bank program to remove surplus land from cultivation. Both parties anticipated a near unanimous Senate vote and a close House decision on flexible supports.
In Bonn the West German Bundestag passed 14 constitutional amendments by 390 to 20 to tie the Bundeswehr to Parliament, creating a watchdog committee and limiting civilian and military powers. The laws authorize a force of up to 300,000 with a 130,000 volunteer cadre to defend Europe against Soviet threats.
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