Airport project here to be started Monday
Ground will be broken Monday morning for Winnebago County's new airport terminal as part of an 8250,000 improvement plan. The ceremony at 11:00 will include Oshkosh Neenah and Menasha officials and chamber representatives. The Carl Nowack contracting firm of Oshkosh won the general construction bid after CAA approval and bid increases required more federal aid.
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Winnebago County
County Board
Aviation Committee
Alvin A. Staffeld
Rinawalh Te Whateman
Antcu AU
Clit Ula
Oshkosh
Neenah
Menasha
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
Joseph F. Drexler
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Nowack
Drexler
T. K. Jordan
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Carl Nowack
CAA
Jordan
Nowack Iierson
Hope Grows Kidnap Victim Alive Amid Bandit Capture Hopes
Tehran reports a witness saw Anita Carroll of Issaquah Washington with women who left a bandit group that kidnapped her. Iran offers 5 million rials for her safe return and 500 thousand for information leading to the captors. Clark Gregory of UCA notes about 20 women and children split from the bandits to avoid pursuit.
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Tehran
Iran
Anita Carroll
Vileescant
Carrell
Issaquah
Wash
Baluchistan
Ivan
Clark Gregory
International Cooperation Administration
UCA
Toian
Thieves Market Shoewear Store Sees Name Change Talk
Long Beach owners of a shoe store consider renaming after an intruder entered via a skylight. The burglar stole a pair of shoes and $19 in cash before leaving in old footwear.
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Long Beach
Calif
Two Die As Stratofortress Explodes in Air
A Boeing B52 Stratofortress on a test flight exploded over Skiatook Oklahoma injuring one co pilot Charles Craven and killing pilot Ross Patrick and navigator John McCart. Parachutes saved Earle Reed and another crew member. wreckage scattered over rural areas and eighteen windows shattered. No ground injuries reported as sheriff’s deputies guarded the area.
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Skiatock
Okla
Little
Charles P. Craven
Wichita
Kan
Earle Reed
Ross B. Patrick
John W. McCart
Mulvane
Van
Boeing Aircraft
Oklahoma
Skiatook
Hearing Set On Outboard Motor Fees
Wisconsin legislators prepare two days of hearings on proposals set for Wednesday and Thursday. A $1 outboard motor fee would fund county land purchases for public water access. A separate center for emotionally disturbed youth costs 375000 to build and about half a million annually to operate. The Kettle Moraine State Forest boys school project faces legal challenges over site selection and a circuit court ruling awaits Supreme Court review.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Dave Makers
Senate Conservation Committee
Assembly
Public Welfare Committee
State Public Welfare Department
Senate Education Committee
Kettle Moraine State Forest
Waukesha
State Building Commission
Sheboygan County
Supreme Court
Zeidler Welcomes Young Democrats at Milwaukee Convention
The Young Democratic Clubs of Wisconsin opened their annual convention in the Central YMCA with about 100 delegates. The Resolutions Committee approved a measure highlighting a Wisconsin Employment Relations Board ruling that found the Milwaukee YMCA guilty of unfair labor practices in the dismissal of three temple workers for union activity. Mayor Frank Zeidler welcomed representatives from 18 clubs as the convention continued.
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Zeidler
Young Democrats
Milwaukee
Young Democratic Clubs of
Wisconsin
Central Ymca
Resolutions Committee
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Milwaukee Ymca
Frank Zeidler
Toda
Reporters kept pace as Eisenhower caravan speeds past
In a Washington scene near Rockville Maryland reporters and photographers raced to keep up as the presidential motorcade, including four White House cars, sped along rural roads at near one hundred miles per hour. Police blocked the press but issued no slowdown, citing security and escort rules while Hagerty and safety groups declined comment.
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Rockville
Mid
Montgomery County
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Frederick
James C. Hagerty
National Safety Council
Ja Amercan Automobile Association
Secret Service
Split Begins In Teamsters High Command
Washington reports the Teamsters top leadership fractures under AFL CIO pressure. Secretary-Treasurer John English publicly splits from President Dave Beck after Beck’s suspension and a $1 million publicity plan controversy fuels rank and file calls to clean house.
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Washington
Teamsters
Aflcio
Teamster
John English
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
English
Beck
Teamster Executive Board
Senate
Seattle
Wash
Oshkosh Voters Face Pivotal Council Manager Vote
The Northwestern urges Oshkosh residents to elect seven capable council members to guide the city’s new council manager government. It cautions against sectionalism and stresses open minds on major issues including high schools and the anticipated Catholic High School, with emphasis on installing an able council and city manager first.
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Oshkosh
Thesday
Northwestern
League of Women Voters
Crash Kills 4-Year-Old on Area Highway Near Antigo
A head on collision on Highway 43 near Antigo Friday night killed Timothy Kelly, 4, and injured five others including his father James R Kelly and wife Kelly. The crash raised Wisconsin’s 1957 highway death toll to 174, with victims taken to Langlade County Hospital for treatment.
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Novak
Antigo
Kelly
Michael
Terrance
Langiate County
Ange
Helly
Associated Press
Tomothy Kelly
James R
Joseph F.y
Eisenhower Cuts Home Down Payment Rules
President Eisenhower eases credit standards for home buyers and Congress pursues easier mortgage access. He ordered lower minimum down payments and proposed federal tweaks to allow insured savings and loan associations to buy mortgages originated by other insured entities, signaling broader housing finance moves.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and
Life Insurance Reserve Fund
Subcommittee
McDonough
Hisens
FHA
Federal
National Imortgage Association
Britain Near Paralysis As Strike Spreads
Half a million more London factory workers walked out amid a growing wage dispute threatening to paralyze British industry. By nightfall total discontent reached 4.7 million workers, with 260,000 shipyard staff and one million engineers out, as unions press for a 10 percent pay rise and government plans to widen mortgage funding trigger debate.
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London
Sam Macleod
Willlingness
F. ©. Brady
Engineering Employers Federation
MacLeod
Britain
Berkeley Fraternity Wins Push Car Race Title
On the Berkeley campus a push car race judged for the annual event saw Zeta Beta Phi or a similar fraternity take first place after scrutiny. The winning car reportedly used a lawn mower meter as its propulsion device.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Zeta Beta
Chamber's Women Division Opens Business Survey Monday
The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce female volunteers launch a citywide business survey starting Monday to assess retail trends and services. Fifteen teams will survey roughly 300 women and 2,000 homes across north and south Oshkosh, with results due May 1.
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Chamber
Oshkosh
Oshkoshchool
Casinen
Bback
Oshkoshber of
Com- Charoher
Dnvision
M. Charles Mine
Schultz and Nuss Fay Laker
Chamber of Commerce
State of Wisconsin
Ben Pitcher
Jude
Wiliam Killeen
Ted Hoyer
Sur-Imen
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Afl-Cio Executive Council
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Counc
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Ala
Gordon L. McDonough
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Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
Tadusny
Green Bay
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
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