Nine Killed In Wisconsin Traffic Toll Rise
A weekend of Wisconsin traffic crashes left nine people dead, lifting the 1959 highway death toll to 227. Victims include Tiannie Tisheasi of Pewaukee, Robert Doherty and Joseph Kemmelt of Delavan, Virginia Westphal of Milwaukee, James Lohr of Madison, Albert Meisier of Prairie du Sac, Mueller of West Allis, Kenneth Milbraith of Butter, and William Adams Jr. of Plover.
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Waukee
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Virginia Westphal
Milwaukee
James Lohr
Madison
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Plover
Arab League to Meet Over Jewish Migration Concerns
Five nations call an Arab League conference in Amman to discuss Jewish migration to Israel from curtain states. Jordanian officials say no agreement on United Arab Republic. Lebanon Morocco and Saudi oppose the move due to Israel link. The conference was announced amid regional tensions.
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New Electronic Brain Installed At Missile Base
At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, an electronic brain is being installed to shorten ICBM pre-launch countdowns from hours to about 15 minutes. Current missiles require roughly 30 minutes to travel 6,000 miles, but with the new system crews could launch retaliatory warheads within minutes after an alert, potentially before the enemy missile arrives.
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West Coast
Bleachers Collapse Injures 150 at Missouri Rodeo Event
In Mayetta Kansas a rodeo arena bleachers collapsed during the final performance injuring about 150 spectators, with 23 hospitalized. Witnesses described dust and chaos as people fled the wreckage, and the structure, 75 feet long with 14 rows, stood about 16 feet high.
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State Man Dies Of Injuries From Light Plane Crash
MEDFORD Wis UPID George McNamar about 60 was fatally injured when his light plane struck a power line while approaching a private landing strip at his mink farm a mile north of here. He died at a Medford hospital four hours after the crash as Taylor County authorities investigate the cause.
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Red China shells Matsu Island in first major attack
Formosa dispatch reports Red China fired on Matsu Island for the first time, targeting the two-island group at the Formosa Strait with hundreds of shells. Nationalists said 162 civilians fled shells, 112 landed near Peikantang, and 170 dropped into the sea as the barrage damaged two homes. Nationalist defenses silenced the mainland guns after about nine minutes amid counter fire from nationalist ships and warships.
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Elevated Trains Crash Injures 119 in Chicago Collision
In Chicago today a head on collision of two jammed elevated trains injured at least 119 riders, five seriously. The impact telescoped four feet of Logan Square cars and sent standing passengers to the floor as sparks flew and chaos followed. Some were treated at the scene and others to hospitals. witnesses described a sudden rush and a loud bang with passengers crying for loved ones.
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Condition Of Dulles Shows Little Change
Washington reports indicate no major change in John Foster Dulles condition as his cancer battle continues. At 71, the former secretary of state remains at Walter Reed Army Medical Center receiving pain relief while the State Department cautions there will be no public statement unless a significant shift occurs.
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Real estate market slips in Corpus Christi sign reads no reasonable offer
In Corpus Christi Texas the real estate scene grows tougher as a local sign proclaims property for sale and no reasonable offer accepted reflecting seller caution and market softness.
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Job Outlook Good Says Mitchell for Graduates
Washington labor secretary James P. Mitchell said the job outlook for next month's college graduates is generally favorable. He estimated an average starting salary of 425 dollars for holders of bachelor degrees.
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Gates Chosen No 2 Man In Defense Agency
President Eisenhower named Thomas S Gates Jr. as deputy secretary of defense succeeding the late A. Quin Mullin, with White House announcing a Senate nomination forthcoming. McElroy eyed as potential defense secretary. no final decision, McElroy had signaled resignation by year end. The White House noted Gates would assume the post later this week.
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Roosevelt Griswold Awarded 1959 Universal Brotherhood Medal
Mrs Frank lin D Roosevelt and Yale University President A Whitney Griswold received the 1959 Universal Brotherhood Medal from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America at a Sunday night ceremony in New York.
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UPI
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Yale University
A. Whitney Griswold
Universal Brotherhood
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Western powers offer Berlin talks separate from German reunification
Western powers proposed discussing the Berlin crisis with the Soviet Union apart from German reunification and European security, while warning Berlin cannot be settled in isolation. The move aimed to ease Western camp disputes over pursuing a stopgap Berlin arrangement amid deeper disagreements with France and West Germany.
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Two Airmen Die in Crash Near Castro Valley
Two fliers were killed when their small plane crashed in a flaming explosion on a busy freeway near Castro Valley. The victims were Julius Clausen, 45, of San Francisco, a gas station operator, and Jule W. Schoening, 50, of Mill Valley, a carpenter. A Navy helicopter pilot reported turbulence and a crash nearby.
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Navy
Fearful boating tragedy hits Senator Bridges' brother
PEMBROKE Maine AP Dr Ronald Bridges 53 a noted lay religious leader and brother of Sen Styles Bridges was feared drowned in the Penobscot River near the family home He was in Pembroke for a fishing vacation with his wife and was reported missing after his small craft overturned His wife and the senator were informed and he was hospitalized for an eye condition in subsequent days Bridges chaired religious work and had ties to the University of California Berkeley prior roles.
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Woman killed as speedboat slashes rowboat victim on Eagle Lake
Angela Sturgot, 47, Chicago, and Ronald Kalish, 15, Chicago, escaped uninjured as Mrs. Kalish died when a 71 horsepower speedboat struck the rowboat. Operator Lorraine Zinnen of Kansasville and Kalish’s grandson helped pull her to shore. deputies investigate.
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