Chiang Kai-shek Returns to Taipei as Riot Tensions Rise
Chiang Kai-shek returned from Sun Moon Lake to take personal command amid anti American riots in Taipei where at least 12 Americans were injured. U.S. protest, martial law, and Chinese Nationalist troops patrolled streets as rioters sacked the embassy and information agency offices. Two Chinese were killed when police opened fire.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
George Yeh
Sun Moon Lake
United States
Americas
U.S
Karl Rankin
Rankin
Foreign Ministry
1.S
Huang Tsen Wu
Barrison
U.S. Army
Robert G. Reynolds
Colora
U.S. Information Agency
Hong Kong
Jon
Unpopular Alderman Candidate Issues Post-Retirement Note
W L Houston, retired politician, thanks 12 supporters and warns friends to live or die, sink or swim. He states he won’t be guilty of the same thing again and signs the note as published.
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W.L .Houston
W. L. Houston
Lincoln Tunnel opens third tube under Hudson
New York and New Jersey celebrate the $100 million Lincoln Tunnel third tube opening. Gov. Averell Harriman and Gov. Robert Meyner attend as the 3013 foot underwater tube links Manhattan and Weehawken, increasing capacity and marking the world’s first triple tube underwater tunnel. Construction took 4 years 8 months with 200 sandbags crews and a 240 ton shield. The project aims to ease Memorial Day weekend jams and features traffic control by volume.
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New York
Lincoln Tunnel
Averell Harriman
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Long Island
Port Authority
Donndld V. Lowe
Lowe
Disarmament talks loom as U S weighs open skies plan
President Eisenhower leads a White House briefing with ten advisers on disarmament and an open skies inspection concept. Officials discuss testing zones and balance countries may inspect. The talks focus on where U S and Soviet inspectors could fly, amid secrecy and high-level attendance.
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Eisenhower
Preliminary Examination Set for Selig
A preliminary examination for Jack Selig 26 Appleton will be held at 8:30 p.m. Monday June 10 Judge S J Luchsinger set the date after Selig was arraigned in Municipal Court Friday afternoon He is held in Winnebago County jail on 5000 bond charged with assault without regard for human life for allegedly attacking his younger brother Kenneth 22 whose condition was reported good at Theda Clark Hospital this morning Selig appeared in court wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt the clothes he wore when captured Thursday noon His counsel Allan Cain waived the 10 day period allowing the hearing to be scheduled later He was captured Thursday noon after he had been sought early morning in connection with the attack in Appleton The Appleton man is connected to a case involving Teamsters in San Francisco where Dave Beck faces calls to quit the presidency and removal efforts follow a campaign noting Beck's conduct and use of union funds The article references a broader Teamsters dispute with no direct new action against Selig beyond the preliminary exam request
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Appleton
S. J. Luchsinger
Selig
Winnebago County
Kenneth
Theda* Clark Hospital
Allan’ Cain
Kau
Teamsters Councils
Dave Beck Alwas
Sbrother
Thurssign
Stantlina
Menasha
Rome
Jack
Teamsters’ Union
Beck
Oshkosh Residents Clean House In Mighty Fire Prevention Drive
Oshkosh hosts a city wide rummage sale and spring cleanup led by the Chamber of Commerce to fund fire prevention education. The event, involving youth groups and 30 Hi Y club members, aims to place Oshkosh first nationally while collecting usable items for sale and trash for the incinerator. Buckner died after being struck by a train. the incident underscores the drive’s safety message.
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Lion
Oshkosh
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Milwaukee
Steve Kuban
Oshkosh Fire Department
Golden Age Club
Main St
Buckner
Osh
Ieal
Suburban
Oak
Oshkosh Creek
Raytion
Scharps
Thej
Otto Stoegbauer
MCA
La Crosse Youth Fatally Shot During Holdup
Edward J. Buckner, 20, a Mobilgas station attendant in La Crosse Wisconsin, was fatally shot by a masked robber during a holdup at a filling station in the early hours. The incident prompted actions by a local union joint council seeking leadership removal.
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la Crosse
Pee Erentong Ee Rege
Esate Tai Ear Union
Yy Crosse
Wis
Lang
Beck
Shelgay
Edward J. Buckner
Mobilgas
Seize Two in Cuba Invasion Sparks Backlash
Cuban Interior Minister cites seizure of two infiltrators Lazaro Guerra and Armando Garcia by army near Oriente province as part of a Havana crackdown. Navy seizes the yacht Corintia used to land revolutionaries near Mayari. Police report Selig surrendered after a basement trap. no injuries. Officers say the incident involved ex President Prio Socarras and Dr Carlos Prio Socarras financing the group.
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Selig
Havana
Santiago Rey
Carlos
Prio Socarras
CI Opa Repre
Lazaro Guerra
Armando Garcia
Corintia
Oriente
Mayarl
Rey
Fulgencio Batista
Carlos Prin Socarras
Army
Miami
Socarras
Mexico
More Than 200 Homes Destroyed in Southwest Tornado Outbreak
Lawton Oklahoma suffers worst toll as a Friday tornado swarm leaves four dead, over 200 homes destroyed, one school wrecked, and many missing. Across five states, up to 31 twisters hit, with pilots and soldiers among the injured and ten hurt at Olton Texas.
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Lawton
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
U.S. ‘Weather Bureau
James Ruscoe
Dianne
Durham
Flushing
Amarillo
Tex
Tucumcari
N.M
Olton
South Plains
Panhandle
Wilson Urges GOP to Back Eisenhower Programs
Defense Secretary Charles F. Wilson urged Republican leaders in Milwaukee at a $100-a-plate fundraiser to close ranks and back the 1956 Republican platform. He cautioned that any economic drive could threaten national security while defending the administration's budget and urging aggressive push behind the President's programs.
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Milwaukee
Charles F. Wilson
Eisenhower
Wilson
Formosa Riots Seen as General Hostility to U S
The London News Chronicle reports anti American riots on Formosa reflect broad hostility to the United States. It says Americans must learn money cannot buy friendship and that anti Americanism is the price of being the top nation.
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London
London News Chronicle
Formosa
United States
News Chronicle
GOP Leaders Map Fight For Defense Budget
In Washington the Republican leaders plot a tough bid to back Eisenhower’s defense budget as they clash with budget-cut advocates. Leader Knowland resists larger cuts while Kefauver accuses the President of allowing pressure to erode policy. Martin plans amendments and a possible roll call on defense funds tied to Air Force procurement.
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House
Eisenhower
William F.” Knowland
Cal
Howor
Knowland
Senate
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Chattanooga
Isan
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Sherman
Adams
Joseph W. Martin Jr.Mass
Martin
Strike Against Household Head Is Matter of Business
DETROIT UP A Detroit family walked out on Friday as a strike against the head of the household who serves as manager and secretary of the Federal Credit Union for nearby Chevrolet gear and axle plant workers. Wilfred Swan 52 and his wife Hilda 52 daughter Lorna 24 led the six office staff in seeking a $3.50 weekly raise and fringe benefits, saying the walkout aimed to show they mean business on pay day.
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Bulfit
Wilfred Swan
Federal Credit Union
Chevrolet
Hilda
Lorna
Swan
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