Harvest Fair Attendance Improves on Oshkosh Day
The 1955 Winnebago County Fair gains momentum as about 5,000 attended Wednesday, improving from rain soaked Monday and Tuesday. Officials hope warmer weather and a strong grandstand show draw larger crowds today and tomorrow for harness racing, livestock judging, and the Ice Varieties revue starring Evelyn Chandler and Betty Jane Ricker.
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Winnebago County Fair
F. i
Aeemoe
L. N. Fleckies
Evelyn Chandier
Ice
Betty Jane Ricker
Dick Gorden
Dick Burns
Adamson
Cal Claude
Aer Comets
L. X
Ask West To Okay 6 Points in Arms Setup
United Nations dispatch notes Russia urging Western nations to accept six points in arms disarmament talks. Key questions include manpower caps and limits on atomic and hydrogen weapons, with Soviet proposals for inspection and exchange of military blueprints.
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West
United Nations
Russia
Arkady A. Sovi
Sobolev
United States
Britain
France
Canada
China
No Parking Signs Around Mewes Wye Timber
Idaho State Land Department placed signs around the mewes wye timber area in Boise. Officials indicate restricted parking zones to protect access and natural resources.
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Boise
Idaho
State Land Department
Eisenhower forms emergency board to avert railroad strike
President Eisenhower acts to avert a nationwide railroad strike set to begin at midnight by creating an emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate a dispute between Pennsylvania Railroad and 35 000 non operating employees. The move delays strike action for at least 60 days and follows a request from the National Mediation Board. The CIO Transport Workers Union had voted to strike but states it is concerned about disrupted Labor Day travel and continues wage hour talks with the railroad.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Mediation Board
Native Mediation Board
CIO Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Q
Insults Fly as Soviet Visit Sparks Winnipeg Protest
About 300 members of local anti communist groups heckled Soviet farm experts arriving in Winnipeg on Wednesday night. The demonstrators shouted insults and pelted the convoy, with officials whisked away for safety as tensions rose during the North American tour.
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Lov O
Fort Garry Winnipes
Sultan of Morocco Refuses to Abdicate Throne
French Morocco faces political shift as Gen. Pierre Charles Boyer d a Tour becomes resident general. The Sultan Moulay Arafa stance alarms critics yet unsettles Paris, with nationalist demands intensifying for a Moroccan government that negotiates home rule.
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Pierre Charles Boyer d 'A Tour
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
Minister Acquitted Of Heresy Charge
The Northwest of the United Lutheran Church Wednesday night found the Rev. John Gerberding pastor of Menomonee Falls in Waukesha County innocent of the charges. The trial urged administrative action to correct an offensive situation and recommended that the synod take proper steps.
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United Lutheran Church
John Gerberding
H. Cr
Menomonee Falls
Waukesha County
Panui E
Afinneapoli
Mutiny in Equatoria Leaves Over 500 Feared Missing
Fragmentary report states more than 500 people believed to be involved in an Equatoria mutiny are missing or fled after the uprising. Officials say about 30 were captured or hiding near the area, with scattered evidence of disorder and pursuit.
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Equatoria
Stavetter
Ventas
Senators say security setup needs improvements
Senators testified after three days of hearings that the administration's personnel security program requires strengthening. The questioning suggested access to sensitive security records and raised concerns about the handling of personnel files and internal safeguards.
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Washington
Sen. Inman
Sabcomm Sohsston
Peron Recalls Offer to Resign and Appeals for Violence
In Buenos Aires Juan D. Peron offered to resign, then withdrew the offer and endorsed violence against opponents. He pledged to answer violence with harsher measures as a general strike by the CGT was called off and Argentina began returning to normal with police reinforcements at key sites.
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Peronistas
Government House
Government of
Argentina
Peron
Buenos Aires
Paci
Juan D. Peron
Cris
Perestas
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Chrysler Ends Strike With Three Year Wage Guarantee Pact
Chrysler Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers union reach a three year contract covering 139,000 striking workers. The agreement grants the same wage guarantees as Ford and GM, sets Sept 1 1955 as the effective date with wage hikes in 1956 and 1958, and includes improved pensions medical and insurance plans. The strike at 61 plants in seven states ends as talks proceed with Studebaker-Packard and other smaller firms.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Emil Mazey
UAW
En Reuther
Studebaker - Packard
None in Sight New York Robbery at Belve Hotel
An apparent hotel robbery occurred at the Belve Hotel in New York yesterday. The thief or thieves stole about $2.3 from the premises while guests were present upstairs at the reception area.
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New York
Belvere
Israel Says Two Egyptian Jets Downed in Border Clash
Israel reports intercepting and destroying two Egyptian jets in combat inside its territory. An earlier raid on Khan Yunis destroyed an Egyptian army headquarters, with both nations trading accusations of renewed hostility. U N reports urged Security Council action to avert a full war. Major Dan Gov said jets were shot down after penetrating Israeli airspace.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Dan Gov
Yad Mordecai
Setlement
U.N
E. L. S. Burns
United Nations Trice Supervisory Commission
Deg Hammarskjold
Security Council
Khan Yunis
Gaza
Gov
Oshkosh Considers School Site Report From Advisory Board
Citizens Advisory Committee will present findings on the high school site after reviewing about 30 reports from various groups. Chairman Gengler says the Oshkosh study will be concise and timely to aid a 1936 building decision. The board of education indicated construction should begin in 1936.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Henie
Icm
Oshkosh
WEA
Gengler
Doume
Robert Weins Fiech
Charles Nevitt
Lampert
H. W. Pederson
Joseph Hough
Board of Education
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