Democrats Seek to Reverse Marine Corps Cuts in Budget
Senate Democrats on the Appropriations Committee seek to reverse the administration plan to cut the Marine Corps, targeting a 27,000 reduction while supporting overall military reductions. House approves the defense budget at 31.5 billion with limited amendments. Army and Navy strengths are slated to shrink to 1,025,000 and 857,000 respectively by July 1956.
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Washington
Senate Appropriation Committee
Marine Corps
Army
Eisenhower
Senate
Burthey
House
Eiserhower
Okey Huge
Daniel J. Flood
Senate OK On Ike Road Plan Seen In Fight
Washington reports both sides foresee a Senate battle over President Eisenhower’s highway program. The Senate Public Works Committee approved a Gore substitute calling for 18 billion dollars in highways over five years starting July 1, 1956. Democratic leaders expect floor approval for Gore while administration Republicans vow to push Ike’s 11-year plan instead.
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Washington
Senate
Essexhowers
Eisenhower
Senate Public Works Committee
Albert Gore
D-Tean
Francis Case
R-S.d
Gore
Lennon B. Johnson
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Nationalists Sink Enemy Armed Junk Near Matsu Island
The Nationalist air force said its fighters sank an armed Communist Chinese junk and damaged two others near Matsu Island in a strike against a junk concentration. Pilots cited very bad weather along the east coast. This marked the first activity near the Nationalist held islands this week. The last reported Red activity was shells on Quemar Island last week.
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Taipel
Weather Summary From Wisconsin With Lake Effect Notes
The forecast notes partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the northern region tonight and Saturday. Temperatures vary little, lows 40 to 48 and highs 70 to 76, cooler near Lake Michigan. Winds shift east to northeast at 15 mph. The Menasha dam crest is 14% inches above average, down slightly since Thursday, with temperatures recorded.
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Sea San
Associated Press
Wisconsiex
Lake Michigan
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Rioting in Singapore Claims U.S. Newsman Symonds
United Press manager Gene Symonds died after a savage beating by Chinese students amid two days of riot violence in Singapore. A police constable and a Chinese student were also killed, with scores hurt as mobs attacked police and dragged Symonds from a taxi. The State Department and British officials urged full investigation and calm as armored regiments patrolled the city. Symonds, 29, from Dayton, Ohio, had covered the Korean War and risked his life to report from the Pusan frontline.
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Singapore
Symonds
United Press
Southeast Asia
Dayton
Ohio
Hiz
Washington
State Department
United States
U.S
J Lampton Berry
London
Crown Colony
Pusan
Taylor Nominated Army Chief of Staff at 34
President Eisenhower nominated Gen Maxwell D. Taylor to be the army chief of staff, succeeding Gen Matthew Ridgway on June 3. Taylor, aged 34, led the 8th Army in Korea and now commands Far East forces, with Lyman Lemnitzer to take over his Far East roles. Ridgway will retire June 30 after reaching the mandatory age, while defenses and manpower cuts shape the transition.
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Washington
Eisenhower Taday
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Statthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
Far East Command
Johier
United Nations Command
Iis
Lyman L. Lemainer
Tabor
Far East
Lemniver
Army Forces
Ridgway
Army
Eisenhower
Tayior
Europe
Unprovoked U N protest over MiG Sabre clash near Sinuiju
U N Authorities protest to the Military Armistice Commission against an unprovoked air attack Tuesday by Communist MiGs on American Sabre jets 55 miles southwest of Sinuiju, claiming U N forces destroyed two or more MiGs while sustaining no losses. Peiping reports say one Sabre shot down two damaged. U N did not confirm Chinese claims.
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Munsan
Korea
Military Armistice Commission
Peiping
China
Reds
People’s Daily
U. N
Sebres
Sinuiju
Eeds
U. S
CNT
Enands
Fifth Air Force
Sabre Pirate
Release Today Of Embargoed Vaccine Likely
Washington report states the first embargoed polio vaccine batches may be released this afternoon and vaccination programs resumed. Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele told the House Banking and Currency Committee that Parke Davis vaccine lots have undergone double checks and that a formal release could come soon. He indicated release could involve more than just some batches under scrutiny and promised further word after returning to the Public Health Service.
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Washington U.P
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
House Banking and Currency Committee
Parke Davis & Co
Detroit
Parke Davis
Pubic Health Service Office
Scheale
Reds execute 700 in Hopei unrest crackdown
An official Chinese Nationalist News Agency report says Communist forces killed more than 700 in Hopei province while suppressing unrest linked to conscription and heavy farmer taxes. The agency claims underground contacts inspired the protests.
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Taipei
Formosa
Today
Hopei
North China
Serum Flown Here To Save Man's Arm
An emergency shipment of serum from Chicago arrived in under two hours and helped save the right arm of Omro man Lee Rymer, 4, after his arm was caught between rollers at the Glorgan Company plant. Hyaluronidase from West Laboratories was flown to Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, with police escort, as doctors reported swelling reduction and improved circulation.
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Chicago
Omro
Wseth Laboratories, Inc
Evanston
Mercy Hospital
Lee Rymer
Rymer
Caughi
Glorgan Company
Saxi
Mercr Hospital
Weer Laboratories
Sisi
North Central Airlines
Oshkosh
Hoon End
Wes
Soviet Nation Unifies Forces Under One Command
The Soviet Union and seven East European Communist nations agreed to unite their armed forces under a single military command. The decision was announced after a session chaired by Premier Nikolai Bulganin at the Polish Council of Ministers. The meeting aimed to strengthen Communist defenses through mutual aid amid rearming concerns.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Nikolai I Bulganin
Council of Ministers
Ike to spend weekend on farm amid Khrushchev visit
President Eisenhower planned to drive to Gettysburg farm today as Soviet bloc leaders gathered for a celebration of his birthday. Eight nations committed to coordinated steps including a unified military command and a treaty of friendship with China pledging support. White House secretary James Hagerty said no specific plans for a broader European war were noted, and Mrs. Doud’s birthday tea drew relatives and neighbors.
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Washington
Ond
Uni S
Cuse
James Hagerty
Nathms
Eisenhower names Grubb for federal judgeship in Wisconsin
President Eisenhower nominated Kenneth P. Grubb of Milwaukee to be a federal district judge for eastern Wisconsin to fill a new seat. Grubb, 59, is a Republican born in Mauston Wis and a longtime practitioner with the firm Quarles Spence Quarles. The choice came from a Wiscon sin list submitted by Senator Wiley after bar association recommendations.
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Washington
Kenneth P. Grubb
Milwaukee
Eisenhower Ioday
Wisconsin
White House
Grubb
Mauston
Wis
Miwaukee
Imade
Fox
Wiscon
Isin
Wiley
Charles D. Ashley
Agllwaukee
Heribert J. Steffes
Justice Department
Wisconsin Bar Association
Bar Association
Frederick N Trowbridge
Green Bay
Henry Ringling
Baraboo
Republican National
Bridge Lift Span Trial Run Near Lake Buite des Morts
Machinery whirred as about 860000 pounds of steel and concrete lifted for a trial run of the Lake Buite des Morts bridge lift span. John VanDer Eisen, state highway official, details include weight of spans, clearance with span open, and ongoing work by C. R. Meyer & Sons and Kramp Construction. Paving waits until bridge and earth-fill causeway solidify and state approval.
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Lake Butte Des Moins
Lake Buite Des Morts Pladar
Lake Buite Des Morts Bridge
Iest
John VanDer Eisen
Green Bar
State Highway Commission
Bonzontal
VanDen Eisen
C. R. Merer & Sons Company
Oshkosh
Kramp Constructaoe Company of
Milwaukee
C. R. Meyer
Winnebago County
Train derailment in Indonesia kills 30 near Bandung
Authorities suspect sabotage by a fanatic Moslem group caused a derailment of the Jogjakarta Bandung express, killing 30 and injuring 39. The crash happened yesterday southeast of Bandung as guerrillas from the Darul Islam movement, seeking a religious state, have previously attacked trains in the region.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Jogjakarta
Brooklyn Fire Destroys Two Square Blocks in Massive Blaze
A three hour inferno devastated two blocks of a Brooklyn industrial area in New York. The sawdust hopper fire in Varick plant complex caused about 2 million dollars in damage and threatened oil terminals. Firefighters from 11 alarms, 400 firefighters, and 170 apparatus battled the flames, with four fireboats aiding waterfront structures. No serious injuries among fire crews were reported as the blaze burned through wood mills, lumber yards, and manufacturing firms before being controlled.
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New York
Varick Plamogr
Edward F.cavanagh Jr
Brooklin
Manhattan
Long Island
Pilani
Main Street reconstruction funding sought by council
An immediate 155000 appropriation for N Main Street reconstruction will be requested at Monday night’s council session. Finance chair Aida Leo Niemuth said, with a resolution planned for Thursday at City Hall. Highways official L W Emper noted preliminary figures place city sewer, sidewalks, and driveways at about 117000, leaving 48000 as the city’s 15 percent share for repaving. Empey also reported an Oshkosh meeting on the Oregon Street Bridge project and anticipated a work schedule soon.
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N. Main Street
Aida Leo Niemuth
City Hall
Highway Commission
L. W. Emper
Green Bay
Cenfer
Empey
Oshkosh
Oregon Stree
Highway Commission +i
Finance Committee
Main Street
Oregon Street
New Yorkers Bid Final Adieu To Famous Third Avenue El
The final Third Avenue elevated train left Chinatown at 7 17 p.m. EDT, marking the El’s official death as 800 passengers rode to the Bronx. Citizens leaned from windows to wave goodbye while union officials and residents watched the last run end amid cheers, beer steins, and city-wide nostalgia.
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Third Avenue
New York
Chinatown
Bronx
Goodby
H St
Third Avenue el
Bowery
Brooklyn Supreme
86Th Court
York City Transit Authority
Fisherman Finds Body Of Cicero Man In Lake Des Moins
A Cicero man, Ignatius Rukimax, 35, drowned when his boat swamped in heavy waves on Lake Butte des Morts. Henry Hansen of Plummer's Point found the body as it brushed his boat near White's Rock Pier. Four fishermen helped with the recovery as sheriff deputies search for the other victims from two boating accidents.
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Henry Hansen
Plummer’s Point
Igna Ius Rukimax
Cicero
Lake Butte Des Moins
Hansen
Seers
Bodr
White's Rock Pie
Glen Blink
Kerpeth Hetuet
Plummers Point
Ake
Victor Jordan
Robert Collins
Harry Gorski
Winneconne
Kukman
Kukmaz
Lake Porgan, i
Recover 154th Body From Sunken Vessel
In Takamatsu Japan divers recovered a 154th body from the sunken ferry Shin Maru after a collision in the Inland Sea. As of today 19 persons remain missing while 775 passengers and crew were rescued from Tuesday's incident.
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Takamatsu
Japan
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