Regents Vote To Appeal Ball Ouster Ruling
The Board of Regents of State Colleges voted unanimously to appeal a Dane County Circuit Court ruling that they illegally ousted Prof. George Ball from Superior State College. The board asked the attorney general to appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, urging clarification of hearing rights. Ball, tenure former instructor, now works at Iowa State College Cedar Falls after seven years at Superior.
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Madison
Board of
Regents of State Colleges
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Richard Bardwell
Dane County
George Ball
Bardwell
Lewis Magnuson
Oshkosh
Ball
Jim Dan Hill
Superior Institution
Hil
Superior
Hill
Towa State College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Postal rate hike bill moves to White House for signature
The House passed a compromise postal bill raising first class letters from 3 to 4 cents and airmail from 6 to 7 cents with an August 1 effective date if Eisenhower signs. It includes a $380 million annual wage increase for 520,000 postal workers and overall revenue boosts about $550 million, short of the President's request. The Senate approved 88-0. House 379-0. The measure aligns with a blended plan from both chambers, narrowing the deficit but not meeting all administration aims.
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Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Post Office Department
Council Votes Delay On West Side High School Plan
The City Common Council kept high school status unchanged after defeating a motion to delay action until July 1. A proposed 3.5 million dollar West Side school building plan was withdrawn by Councilman Stauffer. The council approved a 93,000 dollar parking ramp site purchase and adopted an official city map to guide future street development within three miles of the city limits.
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Common Council
Robert E. Stauffer
Theodore C. Widder Jr
Widder
Planning Commission
High Avenue
Commission
James E. Botz
John‘c. Voss
Botz
Voss
Stauffer
Fiss
Council
Charles J. Fiss
Board of Education
GOP Leaders Meet to Plan 8 Convention 1958 Wisconsin GOP session drafts platform
Milwaukee reporters say Wisconsin Republican leaders met to shape the platform resolutions and ground rules for the 1958 state convention. Delegates numbered about 3340 may attend as sessions addressed U.S. Senate endorsement sales tax and right to work issues with nominations due Friday and actions over the weekend. Former Rep Glenn R Davis of Waukesha emerged as a surprise endorsement candidate.
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Milwaukee
U.S. Senate
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
Alaska Statehood Bill Advances in House Vote
In Washington Democratic Leader McCormack said House support is strong but close as Alaska statehood moves forward. A 217 to 172 vote rejected opponents efforts to block action, boosting boosters led by Leo O'Brien who remains optimistic despite Smith filibuster tactics.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Mass
House
Alaska
Leo W. O'Brien
D-N
O'Brien
McCormack
House, Territories
Howard W. Smith
Smith
Eisenhower orders study to curb midair collisions
President Eisenhower directed the Air Coordinating Committee to launch a special study aimed at eliminating midair collisions to the maximum degree. The move follows a Maryland crash between an Air National Guard jet and a civilian airliner that killed a dozen. He will meet with Rep. Preston and Rep. Clevenger, leaders on a House Appropriations subcommittee, to press for action after air officials rejected a stopgap plan. The push includes proposals for a dual civilian military traffic control system and a new federal aviation agency to regulate U.S. air space. The Air Coordinating Committee, led by Gen. Elwood Quesada, will report findings to the President as soon as possible.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Coordinating Committee
White House
Maryland
Air National Guard
House
Prince Preston
D-Ga
Cliff Clevenger
Ohio
Preston
Clevenger
Jack Anderson
Air Force
Elwood R
Pete) Quesada
James C. Hagerty
Prsident
E. R. Quesada
Quesada
Congress
James T. Pyle
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Pyle
Senate Commerce Subcommittee On
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
Senate
Federal Aviation Agency
U.S
Blast Rocks Nike Missile Base in New Jersey
An explosion at the U S Army Nike guided missile base in Middletown New Jersey killed several and injured others as state police reported. The base is one of 10 in northern New Jersey guarding the New York metropolitan area.
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Middletown
N.J
New Jersey
New York
Crowley Faces Prosecutors In Death of Jones
American businessman Joseph Crowley turned over to Japanese prosecutors in Tokyo on possible indictment related to the death of his brother in law socialite T A D Jones. Jones was found dead May 8 in his hotel suite with facial injuries after a night of clubbing with Crowley. An autopsy cited cerebral hemorrhage from an outside force. prosecutors weigh formal charges within 24 hours and may extend up to 48 hours.
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Tokyo
Joseph Crowley
Connecticut
T.A.D. Jones
Jones
Crowley
Arthur Mori
Yale
Mori
Maryland
Frederick M. Kissinger
Kissinger
Betty Shearn Jones
Shorewood High School
French Battle Tunisian Units
Fighting between French and Tunisian forces erupts in Tunisia amid tensions over Algeria. Bourguiba reports bombing of Gafsa airport by French planes. Pflimlin government seeks constitutional reforms to stabilize executive power as Gen. de Gaulle moves to lead. A military mission to Algiers aims to bring Gaullist generals under Paris control.
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Paris
Tunisia
Pierre Pflimlin
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
Gafsa
Algeria
France
Charles de Gaulle
Antoine Pinay
de Gaulle
Pflimlin
National Assembly
Algiers
Assembly
Airliner and Jet Bomber Nearly Collision Over Ohio
Capital Air lines reports a Bat bomber nearly crossed paths with a Capital Viscount jet over northwest Ohio about 400 miles south of Toledo. The Viscount landed safely in Baltimore with four crew and 15 passengers. no Air Force comment was available.
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Washington
Capital Airlines
Air Force
Capital
Ohio
Baltimoe
Maryland Air National Guard
Brunswick
Cleveland
Toledo
Jesse Bradford
Baltimore
Chicago
Cypriot Leader Makarios Delays Britain Conference Invite
Archbishop Makarios, a sharp critic of British rule, said he has been invited to a conference of churchmen in Britain but postponed決 decision on attending. The invitation came from Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England.
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Athens
Greece
Makarios
Britain
Canterbury
Church of England
U S Globemasters In Europe Doubled
The United States nearly doubled its Globemaster transport fleet in Europe as Lebanon and Algeria outbreaks sparked new deployments. A total of 13 added transports joined 18 already en route to Germany, with 8 of the 13 taking off Saturday and 5 heading across the Atlantic since then. The move aims to position aircraft to evacuate Americans from the Middle East and North Africa if needed.
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Washington
United States
Globemaster
Europe
Lebanon
Algeria
Defense Department
Pentagon
Atlantic
Middle East
North Africa
Department
Military Aid Funds Okayed by Senate Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee tentatively backed 1.8 billion dollars for military assistance abroad and 35 million for defense economic supports, matching President Eisenhower’s requests. Debate cited rising anti American incidents in Latin America Algeria Lebanon and Indonesia as justification. House cuts had reduced total aid to about 1.63 billion for military aid and 773 million for defense supports.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Eisenhower
Latin America
Algeria
Lebanon
Indonesia
Smith
Alles
Japs Vote To Choose New House
Japanese voters cast ballots in a near record turnout to decide the 467 seat House of Representatives. Premier Nobusuke Kishi led the Liberal Democratic Party to seek a pro Western majority while Socialists campaigned against the U S security pact and for Red China recognition.
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Tokyo
House of Representatives
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Liberal-Democratic Party
Kishi
United States
U.S
Red China
New Twist London WP Drunken Riding Fined
Horse trainer Keith Grange aged 35 was fined 40 shillings for drunken riding on Wednesday. The incident occurred in London and led to a monetary penalty reported by local authorities.
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London
Keith Grange
Appleton Woman Mistakes Truman Auto for Taxicab
An 83 year old Appleton woman approached a black limousine outside Dearborn Station and asked it to take her to Northwestern Station. She believed the car was a taxicab and did not realize the occupants were former resident and Mrs. Truman. A police officer corrected her. She accepted the correction and searched for another cab.
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Chicago
Dearborn St
Northwestern
S.A. Honz Sr
Appleton
Wis
California
Biggest Forest Fire In 10 Years Checked
A 300 fire fighters crew labored through the night to contain Wisconsin’s largest forest fire in a decade. The blaze burned over 1000 rugged acres in southern Tron County near Mercer, started Tuesday by sparks from a fishing camp on Beaver Creek Flowage. High winds fanned flames, but no injuries occurred. about 20 resorts escaped damage and several firefighters suffered mud-related issues.
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Hurley
Wisconsin
Tron County
Mercer
Wood’trai
Park Falls
Bill Carew
Iss
Beaver Creek
Grass Roots Urged by Nixon for Latin America outreach
Vice President Nixon urged American diplomats in Latin America to abandon elite circles and engage with grass roots groups including students labor leaders and press. He said mob violence during his South America tour was due to economic trouble and beliefs that the U S backs dictators. He called for closer ties with private enterprise and clearer presentation of U S policy to show it does not aim to widen gaps between rich and poor.
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National Press Club
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Nixon
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
South America
United States
State Youth Is Hurt in Tumble From Hotel Room
Philip Johnson 18 of Florence Wisconsin a Florence High School senior is in critical condition after falling from his hotel room window at Ebbet Hotel Washington. He suffered a broken left leg a broken right wrist and possible internal injuries. The tour group of 36 Florence students decided to return home.
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Washington
Philip Johnson
Florence
Wis
Florente
Johnson
Ebbet Hotel
Richard Haferkorn
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