Wisconsin Lutheran District Opens 25th Anniversary Convention
More than 200 pastors and 7 delegates gather for the Wisconsin District annual convention at Peace Church in Oshkosh marking the 25th anniversary of the American Lutheran Church. Dr Henry Schuh of Columbus speaks on the State of the Church. other leaders outline history and mission as sessions run through Thursday.
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American Lutheran Church
Oshkosh
Theodore
A. Ohirogge
Appleton
Henry F. Schuh
Columbus
M. David Fetter
Peace Lutheran Church
American Lesteran Church
W. H. Behrens
Theocore A Vhirogge
Appiewn
R. D. Lechleimer
Co. Jumbus
American Missions
Paul C. Empie
New York City
National Lutheran Council
Hasie Yochum
Capital Univ Ty
Christan Stewardship
Alfred Eward
St Paul
Minnesota
T. A. Krueger
Norman D_ Fiviel
Waveils
Wartburg
Glenn W. Bragstad
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Qhirogge
Appleton Man
Monry
Franklin R. Bremer
Uaris= Limeran Church
Wisconsin Assembly Rejects Redistricting Amendment Vote
Wisconsin Assembly members reversed course, voting 54 to 04 against preliminary approval of a constitutional amendment to change redistricting rules. The measure would freeze Assembly districts by county and shift seats from Milwaukee and other large counties to sparsely populated regions, with a statewide referendum planned for November 1956 if approved. It also notes separate action on a four year term plan for top state officers and a Rural Electrification Administration resolution via Sen. Gaylord Nelson.
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Gaylord Nelson
Madisson
House Approves 8.8 Percent Postal Pay Raise
The House passed a compromise bill granting postal workers an average 8.8 percent pay raise by a 328 to 66 vote. The agreement followed earlier House and Senate positions of 8.2 and 9.0 percent, despite President Eisenhower's veto threat and Summerfield's warning. Wisconsin members backed the bill with Democrats Johnson, Reiss, Zablocki and Republicans O'Kouski Smith Van Pelt voting for. Byrnes Davis against. Laird paired against.
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House- Senate
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Wisconsin
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Reiss
Zablocki
O‘kouski
Smith
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Byrnes
Davis
Laird
Republicear
Waller vetoes bill on student tuition payments
Madison Wisconsin Gov Waller vetoed a measure affecting tuition payments for students in vocational and adult education programs. The action blocks changes proposed to finance or manage student costs under the bill.
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Waller Pees
State Approval Given Signals on Wisconsin
State Highway Commission approved traffic signals on Wil sons Avenue and at High Street and Algoma Boulevard. Herbert Wenzlaff, chairman of the Council's health and welfare committee, said the stop and go lights will be continued.
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Herbert Wenzlaff
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Algoma Boulevard
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather and City Traffic Actions
Frost warnings and clear, cooler nights in Wisconsin and Minnesota with moderate daytime temperatures. North winds 10 to 20 mph over southern Wisconsin. northwest winds in the north. City committee votes parking ban on West Lincoln Avenue and recommends truck routing changes to ease traffic. signals and street work plans are debated including Oregon Street bridges and a one tenth hour parking rule near a popcorn stand. Railroad shanty removal approved at East Irving and Broad Streets.
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Minnesota
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
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Broad Streets
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14Th Street
Chicago & Northwestern
Eisenhower open to feasible Big Four summit plan
Paris dispatch says President Eisenhower agrees to a feasible four power meeting with British French and Soviet premiers. Western notes call for a general four power conference of heads of state, with ministers to meet in Vienna for an Austrian state treaty. Soviet officials in Warsaw and Moscow expect a delayed reply while East European security ties are considered. Conference details to follow after ministers meet.
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France
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V. I. Moloitov
Vienna
Nikolai Bulganin
Jas Molotov
Warsaw
Mr. Eisehower
Outnumbered Sabres Down Two MIGs Off Korea Coast
American Sabre jets, outnumbered two to one, shot down two Communist MIGs and damaged a third in a battle off the coast of North Korea. No American planes were lost. The Air Force credited Capt R V Fulton, Lt B C Phrythyon, and J E Arcinerey with shooting down the MIGs. The action occurred about 30 miles southwest of Sinuiju near the Yalu River over the Yellow Sea.
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B. C. Phrythyon
Wadsworth
Ohio
J. E. ArcInerney
Garden City
N.Y
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Sinutju
Yalu River
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Diamond Diggers Reap New Riches in South Africa
In northwest of Kimberley, South Africa, professional diggers and businessmen stake 25 yard square claims in a newly proclaimed field near Belisbank. Thousands of milky diamonds found. wages reported at about 2 dollars a week. A 435 carat diamond sold for 14,195. The average carat price around 326.
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South Africa
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U S Pacific Fleet Chief Cancels Formosa Visit
Admiral Felix 8. Stump, commander of the U S Pacific Fleet, cancels an intended visit to Quemoy Formosa today due to bad weather. The cancelation affects planned talks and regional relations during a tense Taiwan Strait period.
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Stump
United States Pacific Fleet
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Fear Man Is Buried In Collapsed Building
NEW YORK (UP) Emergency crews searched twisted steel and cement for construction worker Joseph Lombardi, 33, feared buried after a main floor section of the New York Coliseum collapsed. 48 treated for injuries. 27 at scene, rest in hospitals. The $3.7 million project near Columbus Circle was abruptly halted as rescuers worked through debris and fresh cement to locate Lombardi.
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New York Coliseum
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Coliseum
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Iete Tedar
Austrian Pact Delayed By Russian Stand
Vienna reports a Soviet insistence on a war payment clause delayed the Austrian state treaty. Four powers may push a four power conference this weekend or scrap the signing ceremony. Ambassadors will try again to resolve the hitch as Dulles MacMillan Pinay and Molotov are due.
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Austria
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
U S Plans Underwater Atomic Blast
Washington reports the United States plans a second underwater atomic test off the West Coast to study anti submarine defense. A small device will be exploded in the eastern Pacific a few hundred miles from land to inform tactics against Russia’s undersea fleet. Senator Jackson claims the test will improve military posture and weapon design for anti submarine defense.
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Russia
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Atomic Energy Commission
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America
Bikini
Henry 3. Jackson
Congressional Atomic Committee
Washington Democrat
Daza
Hunters Back Map Based Seasons and Deer Spike Back
Hunters favor a map based hunting season system using major highways as boundaries. An Associated Press survey shows broad support among sportsmen across 71 counties. Early returns also favor a spike horn deer season. County meetings approved discarding the county by county zone plan by an unprecedented vote. The action dominates discussions at meetings guiding Conservation Congress recommendations ahead of its Madison assembly next month. The spike back deer season, urged by the Conservation Department, drew some opposition among early 24 county returns.
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Conservation Department
Conservation Congress
Madison
Conservaton Department
Adjournment Date Set by GOP Chiefs
Washington reports House and Senate GOP leaders urged President Eisenhower to adjourn by late July or early August. House Republican Leader Joseph W Martin Jr said progress on the president’s legislative program allows speeding up adjournment.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Joseph W Martin Jr
Sheppard Refused New Trial On Grounds of Fresh Evidence
Dr Samuel Sheppard, jailed Bay Village osteopath, remains optimistically focused on a potential new trial. Judge Edward Bivins denied retrial, deeming new evidence theoretical. The appeals court will hear March 23 on judicial-error grounds, with possible transfer to Columbus if denied. Dr Kirk criticized investigators and prosecutors, calling the first trial a miscarriage of justice. he predicted acquittal in a new trial.
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Columbus
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California
Paul L. Kirk
Dr. Sheppard
Red Leaders Meet to Form Eastern NATO In Warsaw
Soviet Premier Bulganin leads East European Communist officials in Warsaw to establish an “Eastern NATO” to counter West Germany rearmament. Molotov and Zhukov attend amid plans for a united command, with China sending an observer and Austria treaty talks looming.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Warsaw
West Germany
Bulganin
Viatheslav Molotov
Georgi Zhukov
Bern
China
Molotov
Vienna
British Diplomat and Chou Discuss Formosa Situation
London reported that British Charge dAffaires Humphrey Trevelyan held talks in Peiping with Communist Premier Chow Enlai on Formosa. The Foreign Office gave no details, noting Trevelyan was to press Chow to elaborate on his readiness to negotiate with the United States.
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Foreign Office
Humphrey Trevelyan
Formosa
Peiping
Chow Enlai
Trevelyan
Chow
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