Freight Runaway Dives Into Lake Michigan Harbor
A diesel locomotive and a nine car freight derailed from a Manitowoc switching yard and plunged into Lake Michigan at Two Rivers after speeding through Manitowoc. Officials suspect mechanical failure with open switches. Coast Guard recovered a floating box car while the engine and remaining cars stayed on tracks.
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Two Rivers
Chicago & North Western Railway
Manitowoc
Jess Hamilton
North Western
Coast Guard
Calumet
Manito
C. Reiss Coal Co
Lake Michigan
Noth Western
Way Cleared For Ruling On Boat Licenses
Madison Wisconsin The path to the Wisconsin Supreme Court is opened for Attorney General Honeck to seek a ruling on whether municipalities may require boat licenses without explicit legislative authorization Governor Vernon Thomson granted permission for an original action The move follows a prior opinion suggesting licenses may violate state statutes and the state constitution A Madison judge upheld the citys power to regulate boats on two lakes citing legislative authority and the case will inform the Legislative Councils boating study for the 1959 legislature
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Madison II
Atty
Gen. Honeck
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Honeck
Vernon Thomson
High Court
Thomson
Legislative Council
Edwin Wilkie
Madison
Wilkie
Navy delays daylight Vanguard test after Explorer II failure
Cape Canaveral reports the Navy postponed daylight firing of the Vanguard satellite rocket due to technical problems. Army confirms Explorer II failed and died in a fiery rocket crash, with launch plans for a larger Explorer II in spring. U.N. in Korea investigates downed aircraft and possible armistice talks follow incident near the DMZ.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.1
Navy
Vanguard
Army
Sat
Seoul
Korea
U.N
Jearth
Armistice Commission
Tne
Air Force
Oahu Rainstorm Leaves One Dead and Major Damage
A historic Oahu rainstorm caused one death and widespread property damage across Hawaii's main island. The Weather Bureau noted 18 inches fell, with a 24 hour peak of 14.55 inches, smashing old records and inundating many homes.
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Oahu
Captain Ludwig Appointed Oshkosh Police Inspector
Captain Elmer Ludwig, 60, named Oshkosh Police Inspector and second in command to Police Chief Harry A. Guenther as part of a department reorganization approved by the Common Council. Effective March 16, Ludwig is a 37 year veteran, appointed since 1931 and captain since 1944.
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Elmer Ludwig
Harry A. Guenther
Police and Fire Board
Common Council
Guenther
Ludwig
Oshikosh
Earl Disch
Frank Burgert
Disch
Burgert
Oshkosh
Neil Wison
Youth Aid Bureau
Wilson
Department
Kohler fights arbitration offer in UAW dispute
The Kohler Co rejects a UAW bid for government arbitration of a four year strike at its Wisconsin plant. Kohler general counsel Taber Mitchell says outsiders cannot write contract terms though mediation is welcome. The Senate Rackets Committee probed violence in the dispute as Emil Mazey faced questions for criticising church and ministers.
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Conger
Lyman C. Conger
Kohler Co
Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
United Auto Workers Union
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Moscow
Burgan
Kent Eisenhower
Iself
Tabor Mitchell
U.S. State Department
United States
Ba Ad
Lyman
Kohler
U. S
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Mazey
UAW
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Plea over Assures Child Surgery and Summit Deadlock
A desperate Wisconsin mother seeks help for Brenda Linjer four months old from President Eisenhower after a failed bid to ease a Soviet U.S. summit deadlock. Officials analyzed a Bulgarian letter amid delayed talks, while the Linjer child prepares for major heart surgery at University Hospital Minneapolis.
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Withle
Wis
White House
Brenda Kay Linjer
Edgar Linjer Jr
Withee
Clark County
University Hospital
Minneapolis
Eisenhower
Brenda Kay
University Hospital Education and Welfare
Ee Steel Ee
Resignation Withdrawn by Bolivia's President Amid Union Pressure
President Hernan Siles Zuazo withdrew his resignation after 13 unions urged him to stay, rallying labor groups led by Juan Lechin to block austerity policies. Congress had not acted on the resignation earlier in the week.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Congress
Juan Lechin
pro-Siles Zuazo
House Passes Budget Reform
The House approved a compromise budget reform by 311 to 87, aiming to curb unspent prior year funds and impose annual reviews on long term contracts. It sends the measure to the Senate, sparking opposition over potential increased spending and added accounting burdens.
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Washington
House
Congress
Hoover Commission On
Hoover Commission
Anti Slump Program Advances With Public Works Plan
Democratic senators pressed an anti recession package including public works housing and tax cuts. Senator Sparkman forecast housing bill pass by Tuesday adding at least 200000 homes. Senator Gore said public works panel would approve highway speedup by Thursday. Unexpended civil and military public works balance near 5.7 billion with more spending urged. The Federal Reserve cut discount rate to 2.5 percent for key banks.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
Senate
Gore
D-Tenn
Public Works Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Douglas
D-F
Sean W
Federal Reserve
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nightclub police stakeout ends as squad car is stolen outside
In Humboldt Tennessee two officers checking a nightclub for trouble inside were distracted by a potential crime and while they investigated outside unknown thieves stole their squad car.
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Humboldt
Tenn
Six Indians Die in Crash at Twilight Crossing
At Yucca Arizona a Navajo Indian couple and four children were killed when a Chicago to Los Angeles Santa Fe Chief passenger train struck their pickup at a crossing. Deputy Todd Long said the truck was pushed about a mile after the impact, the train likely traveling 90 to 100 mph. The victims were Dale Nelson 29 a Santa Fe section hand, his wife Fisie 23, sons Timson 7 and David 3, and daughters Helen 6 and Sarah 1.
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Yucca
Ariz
Todd Long
Santa Fe
Long
Dale Nelson
Fisie
Timson
David
Helen
Sarah
London taxi drivers need a navigation school found by Taxi Trader
The Taxi Trader journal reports investigators tested taxi routes and found drivers repeatedly failed to take correct paths. It calls for a dedicated navigation school to train drivers in proper directions and city knowledge.
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Rade
Taxi Trader
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Otto Stoegbauer
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Fintan M. Flanagan
William Hable
Kohler Company
Emil Mazey
McClellan
SEL Legeucs
U.S
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
State Department
Maury WigeLy
Weulwenenee
Stere
Mikhail Menshikov
Andre. Gromyko
Gromyko
Jain Heareanead
Linjer
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Germany
East and
West Germany
Tial
Sherman Adams
PAL
Reds Usaf
Ronald &. Martin
Rock Hill
South Korea
Martin
Hoover Unit
House Appropriations Committee
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