Council Considers School Building Funding Plan
City council tonight weighs programming for high school projects as aldermen discuss single versus dual building programs. Edmund Plier signals possible proposal to fund two alternate plans and potential use of current site to cut costs. A three and a half million dollar figure is under consideration with a South Park site expansion and North Side academic unit plan.
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Wisconsin Battleship, Escort Collide Off Norfolk
The 45000 ton battleship Wisconsin limped to Norfolk under its own power after colliding with destroyer escort Eaton. The Eaton sustained a 30 foot hole and required a tug to reach port. no injuries were reported and both vessels proceeded to the Navy yard.
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Lightning Bolt Splits Home Injures Woman in Manston Area
A lightning bolt struck the Lewis Murphy house eight miles south of Manston on Saturday night splitting the two story frame dwelling. Mrs Murphy suffered burns on her hands while rescuing eight year old Jackson as flames destroyed the home and its contents. Brother Mickey 12 not hurt. Gas tanks exploded during the blaze.
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Neenah Man Is County's Suh Traffic Fatality
Neenah resident Duane K. Higgins died after a Sunday crash at Highways 41 and 110. He was 32, thrown from his car when struck by a vehicle driven by Leon R. Ristenpact. Higgins and his family were taken to Mercy Hospital.
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Winnebago County
Oshkosh
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Sherry St
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Pewaukee
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Sandra
Karen
Miller
Iranian drummer undergoes bizarre stomach surgery
Cpl Abol Fazl Einipour, a musician for 19 years, had 24 nail clippers, 12 pens, 4 blades, 19 metal fragments, two shoe nails, two watch bands, two nuts and bolts, a metal bar, and a teaspoon removed from his stomach after he complained of a stomach ache. Surgeons report he is now 16 pounds lighter.
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Einipur
Bomb Test Delayed Again Aboard USS Mt. McKinley
Atomic officials postpone for the second time the explosion of the first air-dropped hydrogen bomb. The test, now tentatively set for early Thursday, faces weather uncertainty and urges caution to limit fallout.
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Loyalty Day Parade Draws Crowds in Rainy Oshkosh
Despite chilly rain crowds line the Loyalty Day parade route in Oshkosh as Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor the event. Brig. Gen. Russell Finn unable to attend. Sen. Alexander Wiley speaks at luncheon. Oshkosh High School Band wins parade honors. a red white and blue float wins best entry. ceremony ends with a gala VFW dance.
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Music Performance Trust
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Milton Ziebell
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Viroqua
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William J. Spicer
Trinity F Episcopal Church
Train Derailment After Gravel Truck Collision Near Caplainville
At least 50 people were injured when a Milwaukee Road passenger train collided with a gravel truck at 11:30 a.m. in Caplainville Wisconsin. The 16 car train, loaded with about 900 passengers mostly high school pupils, derailed four cars and was en route to the Milwaukee Braves baseball game in Milwaukee. Rescue crews used acetylene torches to free the truck driver as witnesses described the scene.
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Regrets Resignation of REA Chief Ancher Nelsen
President Eisenhower reluctantly accepted the resignation of Ancher Nelsen as rural electrification administrator effective May 15. Nelsen plans to run for governor of Minnesota, citing support from friends to enter the Republican nomination. The White House released letters in which the President expresses regret and commends his public service.
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Eisenhower
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Missing Man Found in Iowa
Black River Falls Wisconsin police report August Symlick a real estate man missing since April 2 has been located in Council Bluffs Iowa. Authorities will arrange his return after telegram confirmation he is being held there. Symlick previously vanished March 25 and reappeared April 7 claiming memory lapses after a broken jaw the prior year.
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al Young
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
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Madison
North Dakota
Jaskuil
Jury Finds Twing Guilty On One Count
VIROQUA Wis A circuit court jury found Dennis Twing 18 guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm to his former sweetheart Kay Broderick 16 and innocent in the shooting of another girl Lynn Lawton 16 at Miss Broderick s home Nov 10 Both girls recovered. The verdict followed more than 12 hours 25 minutes of deliberation and sentencing is set for Tuesday before Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud.
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Twing
Kay Broderick
Lynn Lawton
Neprud
W. MM. Gleiss
Sparta
Wisconsin
Donald Kaatz Madison
Vernon County
Otto Reynolds
Eisenhower cites 900 million in aid last half of 1955
President Eisenhower told Congress the United States shipped about 900 million dollars worth of military supplies to Europe and the Far East in the second half of 1955. He said allied forces were bolstered by U.S. aid to the equivalent of over 200 divisions and 2,000 naval ships, with 300 air squadrons, and urged authority for longer foreign aid commitments.
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Romania
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Austria
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Teana
Newton
Texas bass fishing championship captured by Ray Creel
In Whitney Texas Ray Creel clinched the Texas bass fishing championship display of skill and steady technique guiding his boat to the top score amid a field of regional anglers.
Graham Attorneys Will Appeal Verdict
Denver defense lawyers said they will appeal the first degree murder conviction of John Gilbert Graham for killing his mother Daisie King amid the Longmont DC 6B crash. Graham, who claimed he would not endure another trial, faces an automatic posttrial action despite statements.
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Sniper Kills Man Wounds Five at Romanian Church
Tony Tudorache, 60, a former employee of the Orthodox Church of St. Dumitru, surrendered to authorities after a midnight candlelight procession shooting. Vasili Cucui, 66, churchwarden, died from chest wounds as 400 worshippers watched. investigators link motive to assassination of Romanian Princess Heana.
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Tony Tudorache
St. Dumitru
Meana
Carol
Heana
Tudorache
Vasili Cucui
Two Dozen U S Ships Set for Atlantic War Maneuvers
Newport R I reports two dozen Navy ships sailing for large Atlantic maneuvers the largest since the Korean War. More than 1 500 men will join to test convoy escort tactics developed since World War II.
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