Peshtigo Bank Bandits Captured After Holdup
Two armed bandits robbed the Peshtigo National Bank at 10 a.m. wounding cashier Mrs. Yvonne Sieloff in the jaw. They fled in a car, hid in a barn, and were later captured on an island in the Peshtigo River near the town. FBI agents awaited details as deputies reported a shootout.
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Peshtigo
Peshtigo National Bank
Peshtigo River
Wisconsin
Sheriff's Deputies
Yvonne Sieloff
Robert
FBI
Menj
Jeannette Rohde
Oscar Bartels
Sieloff
Marinette
General Hospital
Woman Dies as Tanker Collides With Cabin Cruiser in East River
The Coast Guard opened an inquiry into the collision of the 180 foot M J Derby and a 33 foot Escape I off Swist Street. One woman, Ruth Nettles 27, died. five others, Alfred Lands 39 Ruth ergrau 42 Ruth Johnson 35 Milton Peshkin 51 and his wife 29, were rescued. Landi the skipper was hospitalized with back injuries.
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New York
Coast Guard
East River
Swist Street
M. J. Derby
Alfred Lands
Ruth ¥Ergrau
Ruth Johnson
Milton Peshkin
Landi
Kristian L. Hogestol
Probe Theft Of Document Brings Four Charged In Newark
Federal authorities pursue a secret document theft case in Newark naming Sydney M. Stern Seymour S. Hindman Bryant E. Schreiber and SSgt Harold E. Brill. They face conspiracy counts over removal of a government record and the defense denies a spy scare.
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Newark
N.J
U.S
William F. Tompkins
Sydney M. Stern
Seymour S. Hindman
East Orange
Emblem Land
Bryant E. Schreiber
Linden
Ssgt
Harold E. Brill
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Tompkins
Burglars Fail On 2000-Pound Safe After Weekend Break-In
Police said burglars pried open a store door and cut through two brick walls and two layers of steel but could not move a 2000 pound safe. They abandoned the break-in and left the scene.
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Chicago
Kohler to Speak at Oshkosh State College Dedication
Gov. Walter Kohler will deliver the main dedicatory address for the new Oshkosh State College health and physical education building. The 1:45 p.m. ceremony in the gym will feature OSC president Forrest Polk, musical performances, and the presentation of the building by W. D. McIntyre.
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Oshkosh State College Health and
Walter Kohler
Oshkosh State College Health and Physical Education
Forrest R. Polk
OSC
Erling W. Rabe
St. John’s Evangelical Lutherans Church
Oshkosh
W. D. McIntyre
Eau Claire
Board of Regents of State Colleges
Radford Hall
Student Social Life Committee
Ronald L. Knorr
Menasha
Robert M. Kolf
State Department of Public Instruction
Orlo W. Miller
Madison
Eugene R. McPhee
State Colleges
McPhee
Pres. Polk
Kohler
Lewis C. Magnusen
Colege
Truman Urges Unity Behind Ike Foreign Policy Abroad
Former President Harry S. Truman asked Americans to back President Eisenhower's foreign policy, noting political differences but urging support for the government. He spoke to about 200 embassy workers in Rome before lunching with Italian President Gronchi, stressing high standards for the foreign service.
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Rome
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
United States
Truman
Employes
U.S
Giovanni Gronchi
George Washington
Free World
Yan
Eisenhower blamed for Army Air Force feud turning public
Democratic leaders accuse President Eisenhower of not preventing the interservice dispute from becoming a national issue. Senators O Mahoney Kefauver and Jackson criticize defense leadership as the Army and Air Force argue over funding and strategy. Some lawmakers warn the controversy could spark a larger debate on military policy. The Nike missile program also draws Air Force condemnation amid tensions with the Army.
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Washington
Democrats Today
Eisenhower
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Dwyo
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Charles F. Wilson
Army
Air Force
George P. Mahon
D-Tex
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Armed Services
New York Times
Anthony Seviere
Dispatch
Congress
Missing Inmates Found Hiding in Haystack
Two inmates from the State Reformatory honor farm in Allouez were found hiding in a haystack Sunday. Guards located them less than two hours after the report. Identified as Sherman Dunahee, 22, Eau Claire, and Joseph Leanna, 18, Town of Bellevue, Brown County.
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Green Bay
State Reformatory Honor Farm
Allouez
Reformatory
Par
Sherman Dunahee
Eau Claire
Joseph Leanna
Bellevue
Brown County
Two New Englanders Held on Windmill Kidnapping
In Lemmon South Dakota two wanderers from New England, Wayne Morgan and David Landry, were captured after abducting 56 year old Mrs. Hugh Galland and tying her to a windmill for about 10 hours. They confessed to abducting her at gunpoint to demand ransom for a tank of gas but then fled the area.
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Lemmon, S.D
Hugh Galland
Bison
Lemmon
Albert Wessel
Morgan
Landry
Mrs. Gallant
Wessel
Galland
South Dakota
Watias
Namu
Bikini Atoll
United States
United Press
Soldiers Man Dikes To Save Town In Idaho Flood
Four hundred infantrymen from Fort Lewis manned dikes at Bonners Ferry Idaho as Kootenai River floodwaters rose two feet above flood stage. Governor Smythe declared a state of emergency and 50 families prepared to evacuate if needed while the river neared 37 feet.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai River
Robert E. Smythe
Kootenai
Fort Lewis
Wash
Kansas
Midwest
Mercury
Russell
Kan
Wichita
Sheridan
Wyo
Eisenhower Hosts White House Veterans Garden Party
President and Mrs. Eisenhower invited 791 hospitalized veterans to a garden party on the South Lawn of the White House. The annual event honors the veterans and marks the administration’s recognition of their service.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Major Issues Face Council At Session Tonight
City Council at City Hall will consider school site plans salary adjustments for city employees plus funds for a 15 year storm sewer project and annexations. Initiatives include water supply plans a one way street system and purchase of school property near Municipal Athletic Field. The health and welfare committee urges a 3.5 million cap on high school construction with a dual school plan under discussion.
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City Hall
Ernest R. Siewert
Ald
Raymond Brusius
Glenn B. Koplitz
Health and Welfare Committee
Hat theft prompts rapid re-arrest after release from prison
James A. Hardy was released from Huntsville state prison, then five hours later was jailed in Houston City Jail after walking out of a department store with an unpaid hat.
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Houston
Tex
James A. Hardy
Huntsville
Supreme Court voids rail right to work laws nationwide
The Supreme Court rules union shop provisions under the Railway Labor Act are permissible but state right to work laws do not apply to railroad workers. Justice Douglas writes the decision, with Justice Frankfurter concurring, and notes Congress retains final say on policy. States listed include Nebraska and fourteen others.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Douglas
National Railway Labor Act
Justice Frankfurter
Orbid
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska
Douglas
Congress
Unin
Douglas Wert
Dallas
Jaber
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florda
Georgia
Iowa
Lousiana
Misaissipp
Nevada
North
South Carolina
Noth and
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Union Pacific Rairoad
Railway En Rloxes Department
AFLC10
Douzins
Mowo Barwaming
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USC Rites
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Dens
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Haystack
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Kwajalein
Russia
Task Force
B. Hall Hanlon
Civil Defense
Mt. McKinley
Council
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