19 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1957
Page
1
A late winter storm dumped about two inches of snow in Oshkosh, disrupting streets and piling ice and snow near landmarks. The event follows a winter with limited snowfall, and authorities expect more snow next month. Police and residents brace for continued wintry conditions as investigations unfold into Teamsters finances tied to a Senate inquiry.
The Comizon Council approved a $1 400 000 bond issue to build two elementary schools and storm sewers. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust of Chicago bid 2.8653 percent net, lowest of five bids. Delivery expected. officials cite strong city finances to counter rumors.
Substitute Austin house measures seek to install air conditioning in the House chamber and committee rooms. Rep. Marshall O. Bell says it will be quiet and only a gentle hum. Rep. J Gordon Bristow notes it would replace hot air with cool air.
Southern states pressed for federal action as House Agriculture subcommittee heard testimony on the spread of fire ants from Mobile Alabama to the Atlantic Seaboard. Witnesses cited 250 000 mounds at Maxwell Air Force Base and $5 to $10 per acre eradication costs.
Konrad Adenauer arrived in Bonn after a three week vacation, returning to duties with a sun tan and cheerful demeanor as he resumed public life in the German capital.
The Political Fund Committee questions $99,999.65 drawn from Teamster Local 174 in Seattle between 1950 and 1933 for a Local 174 Special Fund. Ke nnedy says no such fund existed. Brewster claims it existed for a decade before 1933 as a political fund approved by the union executive. O'Reilly, former Local 1174 president, died in 1952. Brewster cannot account for spending and says he borrowed from the union at 3 to 3.5 percent interest. Beck faces possible subpoenas as records dispute looms with a noon Wednesday deadline Seattle time.
President Eisenhower sails with the Canberra and two destroyer escorts toward Bermuda for a key Bermud a conference with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The trip follows tensions in the Middle East and marks a major premeeting buildup.
Explosion in a large paint-drying oven at Ford Motor Company Rouge plant in Dearborn, Detroit area, killed inspector John Goodwin and burned 25 others, five critically. About 2,000 workers were present when the blast wrecked equipment and part of the wall, with a quick fire response by company firefighters. Goodwin died at Henry Ford Hospital after being conscious overnight. several other injured workers remain hospitalized in critical condition.
Ford officials said the blast originated in a paint drain tank beneath a giant oven used to dry auto body frames. Production was not disrupted, according to a company spokesman, and damage to the building was described as manageable.
A Detroit auto supply store roof was breached by sawing through a hole and two safes show marks of attempted forced entry. A typewriter note warning "You have tough safes" was found at the scene. The incident suggests a planned burglary but no injuries or arrests are reported.
Egypt reassures the United States and United Nations it has no plans to send troops into the Gaza Strip and will not force the U N EFs withdrawal. Cairo outlines future Suez Canal operations in a memorandum to the US Soviet Union India and the U N. Israel reports a mine explosion at Nahsh Oz and three more plastic mines found near the border. Egypt says ships up to 1000 tons may pass the canal starting today with broader opening by April 10.
Ground breaking for a new St Josephs School was held Monday with Rev A A Trzebiatowski blessing the site. The project aims to add six classrooms and facilities to serve grades 1-8, with completion expected around Oct 1. Contractors include August Pitz & Sons and Seckard Electric, total cost around 126 723 dollars.
Police describe a chaotic sequence as Methodist pastor Gingery shoots through car windows after firing at Hassett and retrieving a sawed-off shotgun. Watts, a 20 year state trooper, had invited Gingery for lunch before the fatal exchange. Hassett, in a separate bank hold up, fled with $1,655. the loot was recovered.
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