Nations invited to observe U S Nevada nuclear tests
The United States invites observers from 47 nations to watch scheduled Nevada nuclear tests May 16 through Sept 1 to reassure world fears and counter Communist propaganda. Japan is invited. India is not.
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U.S
Nevada
Washington
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Inter- American Defense Board
Japan
Britain
Russia
India
State Department
Two Killed In Green Bay Crossing Crash
An early morning highway accident in Green Bay killed Janet Cox 19 and James Becker 23 when their car collided with a fly ing switch in the Southeast Side crossing. Gilbert Bubnick 21 suffered serious injuries. the Wisconsin 1957 traffic death toll rose to 250.
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Wisconsin
Janet Cox
James F. Becker
Green Bay
Gilbert T. Bubnick
Bubnick
Karen Binkelman
Merrill Junl
Wisconsin Congress of
Robert Larget
Keith Binkelman
Oshkosh Girl Named School Safety Patrol Princess
Miss Binkelman of Merrill Junior High selected as safety patrol princess at the Wisconsin Dells congress. She has served as secretary and former treasurer of the safety patrol group, excels academically, and participates in cheerleading choir and student government. Accompanied by teacher Miss Maas and her family, she reflects active community involvement and youth activities.
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Karen Binkelman
Merrill
Wisconsin Dells
Binkelman
Gladys Maas
Merrill School Safety Patrol
Miss Binkelman
Merrill Juniper High
Oshkosh
First Presbyterian Church
Moss Binkelman
Job
Merrill Safety Patrol
Junta seeks recognition of foreign nations
A five man military junta in Bogota ousted President Gustaves Rojas Pinilla and seeks quick recognition from foreign nations to legitimize rule. The deposed leader's fate remains unclear as violence and strikes continue.
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Bogota
Colombia
Gustaves Rojas Pi‘nila
Rojas Pinilla
Venezuela
Panama
United States
Gabriel Paris
Pro-West Tieup Seen As Arab Leaders Confer In Baghdad
Two Arab kings Saud of Saudi Arabia and Feisal of Iraq met in Baghdad for a four day visit signaling a possible pro Western alliance in the Middle East. The talk of inviting King Hussein of Jordan and a potential moral bond among the three oil rich nations emerged as Dag Hammarskjold met with Israeli leader Ben Gurion over UN role and cease fire efforts.
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United Press
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Feisal
Iraq
Baghdad
Middle East
Arabian Desert
West
Hussein
Jordan
Dag Hammarskjold
Jerusalem
New York
David Ben- Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Hammarskjold
Mideast
Israel
United Nations
Egypt
GSA to Resume Lease-Purchase Construction Bids
The General Services Administration plans to restart advertising lease-purchase bids for federal construction, including a Green Bay Wisconsin building. It requires a financing guarantee not to exceed four percent interest and uses non-federal funding with investors paid costs as rent, after which buildings revert to the government. bids expected by January 4 for 39 projects in 20 states.
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Washington
General Services Administration
GSA
Green Bay
Wis
Franklin Fleete
House
Hungary Refugees Halt Hunger Strike
About 3000 Hungarian refugees in Salzburg halted their hunger strike after Eleanor Roosevelt visited and promised to press the U.S. for continued refugee admissions. The protest began May 7 when U.S. officials refused to take more refugees and resumed only if immigration policy changes soon.
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Hungary
Salzburg
Austria
United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
U.S
Jail to Get Pink Green Blue and Lavender Paint
Davenport officials say the county sheriff plans to repaint the Davenport jail cells in pink green blue and lavender to create a more cheerful environment. Sheriff Peter Wildman stated the colors aim to improve mood for inmates and staff.
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Davenport
Iowa
Hir
Scoutt County
Peter Wildman
Wildman
Crash Landing Fails to Save Navy Flying Boat Coral Sea
Navy Tradewinds flying boat Coral Sea crash landed in San Francisco Bay after an engine propeller malfunction at 10 000 feet. Commander Elbert Binkley and 15 others survived as life rafts deployed and 16 men were aboard with five injured lightly. A reserve amphibian rescued the crew about 20 minutes later.
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Navy
San Francisco Bay
Coral Sea
Flames Check Spread in Plymouth Area After Forest Fire
Torrential rain briefly slows New England forest fires with Plymouth, Massachusetts, among the hardest hit. Officials estimate billions in losses, 1750 homes destroyed, 20,000 acres burned. Gov. Furcolo orders cloud seeding and seeks federal aid amid ongoing firefighting and evacuation efforts.
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Boston
New England
Plymouth
Mass
Massachusetts
Foster Furcolo
Furcole
Fie
Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Sampson
Farmingdale
Howell
Simpson
GOP
Congressional
Averell
Hari Hana
Ceed
Joe McCarthy
Congress
Maine
Senate group ends quiz on USIA budget
A Senate appropriations subcommittee closed hearings on the United States Information Agency budget after remarks from leaders of the three major American press associations. United Press president Frank H Bartholomew warned of drift toward an official news agency and stressed the value of free American news gathering abroad.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
United States Information Agency
USIA
Frank H Bartholomew
United Press
Overseas Press Service
Arras
United States
Bartholomew
State Leaders Oppose Gas Proposals in Congress
Wisconsin Governor Thomson renewed opposition to federal moves to exempt natural gas producers from rate regulation. He said letters were sent to the state’s delegation urging a fight against the Harris Bill and similar proposals. Thomson warned the Natural Gas Act of 1938 would be emasculated, harming consumers and pipelines. He noted the state submitted a statement to the House committee and planned testimony.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Congress
Thomson
Harris
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Newsprint Trade Restrictions Lifted in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES UP reports the government says restrictions on newsprint trade and consumption imposed during the Peron dictatorship will be lifted January 3. The move signals easing controls, aligning with recent political changes and press freedom efforts.
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Buenos Aires
Peron
Timber acreage burns exceed 1956 totals in Washington fires
The Washington Conservation Commission heard Neal Lemay report that by Friday 469 fires had burned over 10,000 acres this year, surpassing the entire 1956 damage. Last year 393 fires burned 3,000 acres. the largest spring fire, 1,780 acres, hit the Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co. pine forest in Adams County.
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Madison WA
Conservation Commission
Neal Lemay
Lemay
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co
Jackpine
Adams County
Marmette County
Portage County
Reds Push Drive For End of Nuclear Tests
Western observers reported a Supreme Soviet consensus to end nuclear testing. East and West allied parliaments urged the ban while Bonn pressed for joint restraint and Soviet foreign minister Gromyko signaled continued research under disarmament conditions.
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Moscow
Sovet
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
NATO
Bonn
Theroi
Supreme Soviet
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Soviet Union
Andre Gromy
Reds Aim To Infiltrate Huge Negro Meeting
United Press reports show the Communist Party plotting to infiltrate a large nonsectarian Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom set for next Friday in Washington. The event aims to honor the 1954 school desegregation ruling and press for civil rights legislation with 50 000 expected attendees, 35 000 to 40 000 from outside the city.
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Washington
Communist Party
Supreme Court
United Press
Lincoln Memorial
New Orleans
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Ala
A. Philip Randolph
Afl-Cio
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Henry Lee Moon
NAACP
The
Daily Worker
Detroit
Carl Wi Fer
Im Michige
New Jersey
Wiliam L. Patterson
New York
Tv State
Claude Lightfoot
Ilinois
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco
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