Wisconsin Principals Gather for Two Day Oshkosh Meet
More than 500 school principals from across Wisconsin travel to Oshkosh for the 18th annual Wisconsin Elementary School Principals Association spring conference. The two day event features major speakers Governor Vernon Thorson of Wisconsin and education leaders from California and Washington. The conference centers on instructional worship and includes seminars, a banquet, and discussions on state education matters.
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Wisconsin Elementary School Principals, Association
Osh- Kosh
Wisconsin Education Association
Oshkosh
Vernon Thorson
Wisconsin
Dan T. Dawson
San Francisco
California
Stanford University
Worth McClure
Washington, D
Celutbia University
Oshkosh State ‘College
OSC
Didi
Stanley Linton
Daniell H
Slahmer
Wesley
Methodist Church
Split Phenosha
WESPA
Forrest “Br. Polk
Splitek
Henry Wenlich
Madison
Baulf
USC
Thomson
Athearn
CBS Music Department
Air Force plane crashes near Pittsburgh Texas
An RB47 reconnaissance plane from the 70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing went out of control during refueling and crashed near Pittsburgh Texas. Three crewmen parachuted to safety. a fourth pilot was missing. The KC97 tanker returned to base at Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Pittsburgh
Tex
Air Force
Lewis P. Gaby
Little Rock Air Force Base
Ed Dvorak
Muskogee
Okla
Russell G. Corvey
Kirkwood
Frank E. Cox
Geneva
Ohio
70Th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Dallas
Tha
Southwest San Francisco Shaken by Major Quake
A strong earthquake struck the southwest section of San Francisco on Wednesday causing damage and prompting emergency crews to respond. Early reports indicate structural impacts and calls for cautious evacuation in affected neighborhoods.
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San Francisco
Man Twatea Uniter
Malifornia
U. S. Soldiers to Get New Rifles in 1960
The Army announced a new standard rifle, the T-44, after a six year competition. It will replace the M1, Browning Automatic Rifle, .30 caliber carbine, and M3 submachine gun. The T-44 will be issued to troops in 1960 and was developed at Springfield Armory.
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U. S
Army
Springfield
Mass
University
Wuamuanayee
United States
San Francisco
Senate Group Okays M'Leod Nomination and T-44 Weapon
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 94 to approve Carlyle McLeod as ambassador to Ireland and sent the nomination to the Senate floor after a late session. The panel also backed a controversial 7.62 mm NATO rifle and the T-44 shell, debating fire rate, penetration, and weapon standard amidst party splits and security concerns.
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Washington
Sen
Army
Scott
Carly McLeod
Ireridge
State Department
North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Weirnl WeApul
Beilain
Senate
U S Will Maintain Europe Forces Amid NATO Talks
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Bonn to assure NATO partners that no changes are planned to U S force dispositions. He and Western leaders stressed maintaining strength until a disarmament system is agreed, as Britain argues nuclear deterrence underpins defense. NATO officials warned of rising Soviet strength challenging alliance unity.
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Bonn
Germany
Europe
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Will
Kremlin
al Council
Middle East
Sion
Russia
U.S
Dulles
John
Foster
NATO
Western Alliance
Washington
NATO Council
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Selwyn Lloyd
Gaetano Marling
Council
Plane Crash Kills 32 Survivors In Critical Condition
In BLACKBUSHE England a Viking airliner crashed after one engine failed killing 32 people. Three survivors, including a serviceman and a stewardess, were listed in critical condition. U.S. Navy forces aided the wreckage investigation as others treated the injured at the scene.
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Blackbushe
England
Viking
Middle East
Libya
Victins
Beck and Duff Split Up After Senate Hearings
Beck says he and his eminent counsel James Duff have separated. The Senate Rackets Committee plans to question Beck about his union ties to firms in which he had interests and the use of union power for personal gain. McClellan ordered Beck to appear next Wednesday with up to 10 witnesses to testify.
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Washington
Teamsters
Dave Beck
James H. Duff
Beck
Duff
Senate
Committee
John L. McClellan
Ark
McClellan
Robert BP
Kennedy
Sen
Davis
Richberg, Tydings
Beebe & Landa
Arthur -D- Sand
Afl-Cio
Senators
Fire detects blaze at Gazette press room in Houghton
Reporter Bill Brinkman spotted fire trucks near the Houghton Mining Gazette office and learned the blaze was in the newspaper’s press room one floor below. A small chimney fire caused no damage and was quickly contained.
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Houghton
Mich
Bill Brinkman
Houghton Mining Gazette
Brinkman
Fire Department
the Gazette
Proclamations Encourage Wisconsin Fight Against Cancer May
Governor Thomsons issued two proclamations urging Wisconsin residents to join the fight against cancer during May and designate May 5 to 11 as Radio Week in the state.
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Madison
Thomsons
Wisconsin
Family Affair Reno Drives Tickets for Speeding
Two traffic officers ticket Wilbur Howard for driving his milked nickname to truck forty miles per hour in a mile an hour zone. Five times later, the same officers ticket Howard's wife for driving the family car thirty five miles an hour in the same zone.
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Reno
Wilbur Howard
Howard
Atomic war warned by Burke and Twining in closed hearing
Admiral Burke warned the United States and Russia would destroy each other in an atomic war given mutual destruction. General Twining warned the Soviets could wage limited war with greater capability. Transcript of closed testimony on Eisenhower defense budget details these grim warnings and the need to maintain armed strength.
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Soviet Bloc
Washington
United States
Russia
Burke
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
Air Force
Eisenhower
Wu Howse
Appropriations Subcommittee
Defense
Charles “E. Wilson
Richards Called Home By President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower ordered Ambassador James P. Richards to end his Middle East mission and return to Washington to help prepare new foreign aid legislation. Richards plans to arrive in Washington by midweek in June to attend a bipartisan leaders meeting at the White House. He will not visit Egypt Syria or Jordan or Bonn as previously asked, and will continue diplomacy through normal channels with interested Middle East nations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James P. Richards
Middle East
State Department
Department
Lincoln White
Richards
White
White House
South Carolina
Egypt
Syra
Jordan
Israel
Tunisia
Morocco
Bonn
Germany
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Farm Laws Faulted By Benson In Congress Appeal
Secretary Benson said major provisions of current farm laws are failures and urged Congress to consider improved programs. He criticized 1930s crop controls and the 1954 price support plan, praised flexible price supports for giving the department leeway, and warned against surpluses once current stocks are reduced.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Eisenhower
Elender
Eilender
Senate Agriculture Committ
Blender
Impos
Boyd Becomes Manitowoc High Principal
Rufin W. Boyd, longtime vice principal at Lincoln High, has been elected principal of Manitowoc High effective August 1, succeeding retiring Rex K. John. Boyd, former music department head and dean of boys, has two sons in education, at Lake Forest and Racine.
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Manitowoc
Rufin W. Boyd
Lincolaigh School
Rex K. John
Boyd
Lake Forest
Racine
Color scheme clash prompts hydrant repaint in Detroit
Mrs Lu cille Wilson painted fence posts white in Detroit. She noticed a fire hydrant with a sickening looking yellow top clashed with the fence. The fire department advised the top must be yellow per code and a man would repaint it yellow.
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Detroit
Lucille Wilson
Fire Department
Honduran Nicaraguan War Looms Hits From Air Assault
Nicaraguan forces inflicted heavy losses with an air attack near Mocorofi. Five aircraft were involved. Government claims 35 Nicaraguans killed and several captured while others fled. The strike followed Gen Somoza’s call to pause arms and seek peace through the Organization of American States.
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Mocorofi
Jist
Somoza
National-Guard
Armei Ss
Honduras
Ote
Flood Death Toll in Texas Climbs to 20
Dallas faced renewed floods as the Sabine River crest moved southward. The toll from 13 days of tornadoes floods and cloudbursts rose to 20 with hundreds displaced in east Texas. Oil wells and roads were flooded while 75 to 100 people were rescued from flooded homes.
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Dallas
Tex
Sabine River
Texas
Louisiana
Hood
Trinity River
Trinity
Jesse Curry
Private Pilots Urge Lookouts On Planes to Avoid Collisions
Washington reports a private pilots group urged airlines to post three lookouts on every aircraft to maintain continuous watch. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says one crew member should focus solely on vigilance, likening to maritime practice, amid criticism of CAB findings on last June’s Grand Canyon collision and concerns over pilot distractions and air traffic controls.
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Washington
T Heir Aircraft Owners and
Civil Aeronautics Board
Grand Canyon
Association
Recipent
Ately
Crow's Nest
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U.S. Navy
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Atlanta
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Ezio Pinza
Charles J. Lée
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