First Step in Water Expansion Plan Okayed
The city approval for a nearly one million dollar water system expansion begins with a $361 000 pre treatment basin in Miller's Bay South End. Water board member Francis Lamb says the project ends bottlenecks from algae in Lake Winnebago and improves supply as the city grows. The plan includes a second $645 000 phase adding distribution mains.
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Council
Public Works Committee
Water Board
Miller’s Bay
Francis $. Lamb
Lamb
Winnebago
Death Penalty Abolition Debate Spurs Flogging Amendment
In Parliament a proposed amendment to abolish the death penalty calls for private whipping of murderers in robbery and burglary cases. Six Conservative MPs back the plan to be debated May 29 as part of the hanging bill proceedings, with opponents expected to denounce it. Britain still uses flogging in prisons for guard assaults.
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London
ULP
House of Commons
Commons
Britain
Germany's Economy Piles Up Investments Abroad
Bonn reports West Germany invested nearly 238 million dollars abroad over four years. Top destinations were Brazil, then Canada, with investments also in Argentina and other nations.
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Germany
Bonn
West Germany
Brazl
Canada
Tance
Argentina
RAF Grounds Valiant Bombers After Crash Investigation
The Royal Air Force grounded its three squadrons of Vicker Valiant jet bombers pending an inquiry into last week's crash that killed three crew members.
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London
Royal Air Force
Four arrested in secret document theft at Brooklyn Army Terminal
FBI agents nabbed Air Force Staff Sgt. Harold E. Brill and three civilians for stealing copying and returning a mysterious classified paper from the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Brill faces theft charges while Stern Hindman and Schreiber are charged with conspiring. Bail set at 500 dollars for Brill and 5000 dollars each for Stern Hindman.
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New York
FBI
Air Force
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Harold E. Brill
Sidney M. Stern
Seymour
Hindman
East Orange
N.J
Bryant E. Schreiber
Milburn
N. J
Stern
Distinctive Emblem Corp
Schreiber
Brill
Fish on Pole Shocks Salem Worker in New Hampshire
Power company worker Walter Tan guay found a fish perched on a power pole in Salem New Hampshire. The fish remained in the hawk’s beak after the raptor became tangled in lines and died while attempting to carry its catch home for dinner.
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Salem
N.H
Walter Tanguay
Accord Reached in Great Lakes Seamen Strike
Federal Mediator H Carl Goldenberg said the Seafarers' International Union and the Lake Carriers Association reached agreement on the main issue but two other unions the Canadian Merchant Service Guild and the Association of Marine Engineers had to join before the strike was called off. About 120 ships were tied up from St Lawrence River ports to Lake Superior as negotiations continued with mates and engineers. The SIU sought a monthly basic pay and a 40 hour week for deckhands earning 190 a month.
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Montreal
Great Lakes
H. Carl Goldenberg
Seafarers’ Internation Union
SUC
Association of Lake Carriers
Canadian Merchant Service Guild
Association of Marine Engineers
Goldenberg
Mates and Engineers
Carriers’ Association
St. Lawrence River
Lake Superior
SIU
Surplus forecasts stir talk of tax cut
Washington based report notes congressional staff and Treasury estimates show fiscal 1955 surplus of 23 billion and 18 billion respectively, above Eisenhower's January projection. For fiscal 1957 a 2.2 billion surplus is predicted. lawmakers cautious on tax cuts, some favor debt reduction instead, while MecCormack signals possible action for lower income groups.
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Washington
Congress
Phn Henn Tans
Wwe
Congressional
Treasury
Eisenhower
Joint House Senate Committee On Taxation
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mulls
John W. MecCormack
House Democratic
Senate Debates Farm Bill Price Supports and Parity Policy
The Senate voted 44 to 39 against removing mandatory price increases for feed grains in a modified farm bill. An amendment by Sen. Williams would have halted all increases for barley sorghums oats and rye this year and next. The chamber also adopted a compromise freezing corn peanuts and wheat parity prices for another year amid administration opposition.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Willams
R-Del
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
U.S
Benson
United States
mid-South
Sukarno Defends Asia Unity and Freedom Vision
President Sukarno told the National Press Club that Indonesia will not be neutral until world freedom is achieved and that Asia’s turbulence stems from colonialism not nationalism. He said the West is not the enemy and urged understanding of nationalist movements across Asia and Africa. He also argued for multiple paths to liberty and emphasized shared goals with the United States.
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Far East
Nixon
Sukarno
Indonesia
U. S. Congress
Washington
Corral
Lund
United States
Asia
Africa
State Board of Bar Commissioners
Catlin
Sheboyigan
Walter Kohler
Edwin Wilkie
Eisenhower
Women’s National Press Club
Congress
House
Senate
Kohler Denies Catlin's Political Smear Claim
Wisconsin Governor Kohler rejects Catlin's allegation that the prison clemency case was a political smear. Kohler cites claims of cash payments to Catlin from relatives of inmates and notes he assigned Edwin Wilkie to interview complainants. Catlin defends himself, calling the charges a political smear.
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Kohler
Catlin
Wisconsin Service Assn
Bar Commissioners
Ins
Sheboygan County
Walter Kohler
Edwin Wilkie
State Board of Bar Commissioners
Paris Bus Drivers Strike Cites Wages and Hours
Paris bus drivers staged a 24 hour walkout over pay and shorter summer schedules. The dispute references possible paroles or pardons through influence, with governor and Kohler tied to the controversy. Kohler and Catlin traded accusations as Milwaukee Republican convention approaches.
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Paris
Appleton
Milwaukee
Catlin
Hns
Kohler
Cain
Catlin Kohler
Wilkie
Pinl P Drotning
W. Wade Boardman
Harland Rogers
Board of Bar Commissioners
Statement Rejects West Manifestation Across Asia
A declaration states unity against a single West manifestation, declaring rejection by Asia and other regions. The remark emphasizes ongoing opposition and collective stance across multiple continents.
Powderpuff pilots near Florida for 1500 mile race finish
Women fliers in the seventh international race from Canada to Cuba converge on Marathon Florida as they prepare for the last 112 mile leg to Cuba. Three of 25 planes started in Hamilton Ontario touched down in Florida while others came from Savannah and Florence. Race officials planned a beach party and will compute final handicap totals after the Cuba landing.
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Marathon
Fla. U.P
Canada
Cuba
Florida Key
Hamilton
Ont
Florida
Savannah
Florence
D.C
Two Firemen Die In Maryland Blast
In Galena Maryland a fatal explosion at the Kentail Co storage plant killed two firemen and wounded at least seven others. A truck driver reported the blaze began around 7 am as he left the deserted plant. A high octane gasoline tank ruptured about an hour later scattering burning fuel. Authorities offered no clues to the fire’s cause.
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Galena
Kentail Co
Bolivia Tin Mine Strike Hits Oruro Workers
About 2,000 miners at the San Jose tin pits in Oruro Bolivia walked off the job on Thursday demanding a 240 percent wage rise. The stoppage affects tin production in the region as miners protest pay and conditions.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
San Jose Tin
Oruro
Compromise Sought Over High School Plan Sparks Board Council Split
The board of education declared talks with the Common Council committee useless if only non compromising terms guide any solution to the High School issue. The May 11 letter cites two fundamentals: keep taxes conservative with eight to 10 year costs not exceeding 3.5 million and preserve the existing High School site investment around 2 million for incorporation in any plan.
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Board of Education
Common Council
Public Health and Welfare Committee
Quiluide Quesliof
Ald
Edmund Plier
Council
Waterloo man admits to 1946 burglary after pantsless visit
Allen Louis Briggs, 27, walked into a Waterloo police station without pants on and confessed to a nine year old burglary. He had claimed two men robbed him of a wrist watch $400 and his pants but police linked him to a 1946 $170 Waterloo store theft.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Allen Louis Briggs
Briggs
Lenin's Testament Critiques Stalin Revealed by Pravda
The Soviet government disclosed Lenin on his deathbed criticized Stalin as rude and power hungry in two harsh letters described as a political testament. Komsomolskaya Pravda published the charges breaking a 34 year secrecy and signaling leadership aims to shift expectations of Stalin's role. The report notes Khrushchev era moves to elevate Lenin and question Stalin.
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Moscow
V. I. Lenin
Josef Stalin
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Stalin
Soviet Union
Lenin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
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Mark Catlin
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