Fond du Lac Man Dies When Truck Hits Tree
Waldemar John Jaeger 46 of Fond du Lac driver for Steffke Freight Co of Wausau was fatally injured when his semi jackknifed around a tree on Highway 21 six miles west of Omro. He was killed instantly as the truck shed its load after driving into an excavation. Jaeger left St Paul bound for Fond du Lac. coroner and sheriff reported no inquest. The incident raised Winnebago County traffic deaths to 15 for 1956 and the state total to 636.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldemar J
Jaeger
Fond du Lac
Steffke Freight Company
Highway 21
Omro
Waldemar John Jaeger
Amory St
Wausau
Winnebago County
Mercy Hospital
Miller Ambulance
G. A. Steele
Victor Jordan
St. Paul
Minn
Oshkosh
Neenah
USIS Office Stoned in Pakistan Riot
In Dacca the US Information Service headquarters was pelted by demonstrators who also attacked the US consulate in Shahbagh Hotel. Police guarded the consulates as marchers demanded rice gifts after riots that left several dead when police opened fire on protesters the previous day.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Iskander Mirza
U.S. Information Service
Shahbagh
ISIS
Tnit
Germany to buy 700 million marks in Turkish ammunition
The Defense Ministry announced Germany will purchase ammunition from Turkey worth 700 million marks. No delivery date was provided. The deal marks a significant defense procurement between the two nations.
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BOM
Germany
West Germany
Turkey
Defense Ministry
Fire sweeps half mile of Portland waterfront area
A roaring fire destroyed six industrial buildings four homes and damaged the Zidell Ship yard area near Ross Island Bridge on the west side of the Willamette River. The Malahat ferryyard vessel was also burned. No serious injuries reported though firefighters faced smoke heat and embers with limited crews.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
Zidell Shipyard
Ross Island Bridge
Williamette River
Seattle - Brememerion
Malahat
Zidell Machinery Dock
Durand Receives Naval Diploma Decades Late
Dr William Frederick Durand finally earned his diploma from the United States Naval Academy on a Wednesday ceremony. His father, Durand Sr., was awarded his degree 76 years after he himself graduated from Annapolis in 1890.
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New York
William Frederick Durand
United States Naval Academy
Durand, Sr
Annapolis
Parole Denied for Witness In Catlin Hearing
Waupun inmate DePietro, who testified in ethical conduct charges against Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Catlin, has been denied federal parole. DePietro, a Chicagoan, began a four and a half year term in 1954 after Wisconsin conviction for robbery and assault with intent to rob connected to the Oscar ZerkeKeno case.
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Washington
Keno Isha
Wis
Wisconsin
Waupun
U.S
DePietro
Catlin
Wisconsin Assembly
DePietto
Board of State Bar Commissioners
Joyce Robert
Chicago
iCatlin
Wisconsin Tax Official Opposes Income Tax Withholding Plan
Harry W Harder, director of the Wisconsin Department of Taxation, testified against a proposed paycheck withholding system for delinquent state income taxes. He cited enforcement gaps and legislative concerns, and suggested a substitute authority to withhold from paychecks while noting potential annual state costs around $90,000.
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Madison
Harry W Harder
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Wisconsin
Harder
South Carolina
Eleven Marines Die In Freak Typhoon Current
NAHA Okinawa United States Marines faced a deadly freak current while swimming near the shore. Eleven drowned after a strong undercurrent swept them out to sea as typhoon Emma raged nearby.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Emma
McKeon
Victor H. Krulak
3Rd ‘Marine Division
Jack Westerman
12Nd Battalion
9Th Marines
John L. Shanahan
Body Of Ruotolo Baby Recovered From Lake Whitney
The 60 week old Cynthia Ruotolo was found afloat in Lake Whitney Hamden after being kidnapped from a Sears Roebuck store. The medical examiner confirmed the identification as the child of Mr and Mrs Stephen Hunstele. Police roped off the shore while awaiting confirmation and investigation.
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Hamden
Conan
Cynthia 'Ruotolo
Sterling Taylor
Lake Whitney
Cynthia
Sears Roebuck
Stephen Hunstele
Ruston
Econo
Remz
Alors
Noa Haven
Madison Man Is Appointed to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Emmett L. Wingert, 57, a Madison attorney, was named by Gov. Kohler to fill the late Justice Gehl’s unexpired term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wingert, a Beloit College and Harvard Law School graduate, has taught at the University of Wisconsin Law School and practiced in Madison since 1923. His term expires in 1958 with possible re election for a full 10-year term.
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Madison
Emmett L. Wingert
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Walter Kohler
Wingert
Edward J. Gehl
Gehl
High
University of Wisconsin Law School
Dane County
American Bar Associations
Seventh
Federal Judicial Circuit
Wisconsin Bar Assa
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Beloit College
Harvard Law School
Stroud, Stebbins, Wingert and Strout
R. Hale Cavanaugh
Colusa
Calif
Outrages of American Racists Tops Moscow Papers
Soviet newspapers highlight reports of race riots in Clinton Tennessee under the headline outrages of American racists. The piece notes Moscow coverage amid Cold War tensions and U S civil unrest rumors.
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Moscow
Clinton, Tenn
Five Nation Suez Committee Studies Nasser Offer
The five nation Suez Committee met privately in Cairo to study President Nasser’s compromise proposal on canal operation. Australian PM Menzies asked for a consult with Selwyn Lloyd as talks paused. The group planned a Friday meeting with Nasser to review ground already covered and consider possible compromise paths.
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Cairo
U.P
Gamali Abdel Nasser
Robert Gordon Menzies
Selwyn Lloyd
Nasser
Menzies
Suez Canal
United Nations
Egypt
Constantinople
London
Lloyd
Prisoner Cleared by 200 Yard Car Bet at West Point
In West Point Mississippi a prisoner bet Sheriff Dill his freedom that he could outrun the sheriff in a 200 yard dash to beat the police car. Dill watched from the finish line as the prisoner crossed first claiming the car’s eight cylinder engine would have altered the result.
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West Point
Miss
Dill
Integration clashes flare as guards escort students at Sturgis
National Guardsmen with drawn bayonets escorted 11 Negro children into Sturgis High School as crowds clashed outside. Arrests and injuries were reported amid a tense scene in the western Kentucky town, while Texas and Tennessee saw related demonstrations and enrollments under guard.
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Sturgis
Clinton
Tenn
National Guard
Sturgis High School
Adj
J. J. B. Williams
A. B. Chandler
Texas
Texarkana Junior College
Jessalyn
Switch Thrown at Wrong Time Causes Fatal Rail Crash
Santa Fe Railroad officials blamed a confused fireman who threw a switch too early, sending the Chief smashing into a mail and express train near Springer, N M. Twenty people were killed and twelve hospitalized as the trains collided on a siding.
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Springer
Santa Fe
Springer, N.M
No. 8
British Jet Test Flight Angers Allies At Farnborough
Soviet Lt Gen Alexei Blagoveschensky pilots a hush hush Hawker Hunter for 40 minutes at Farnborough with RAF and Hawker staff. U S and British officers condemn the secrecy and invite Soviet minister P V Dementiev to visit a secret engine plant. the jet is under consideration as a two man all weather fighter and ordered in quantity but not yet in service.
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London
U. S
Royal Air Force
Russia
Farnborough
P. V. Dementiev
Britain
Alexei Blagoveschensky
Hawker
Bill Bedford
RAF
Daily Sketch
Blagoveschensky
Moscow
Daily Mail
Commi
Ministry of Supply
Demen- Hev
Armstron
Brockworth
Handley Page
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Ate
Universia
Aon
Beach
Ruotolo
Madison Man
Nasser Offer
Suez
Kentucky
United Press
Mansfield
Laurence McCormick
Raton
N31
Ravelima
Melormch
Coven County
James EF
Walter
Rockford
Charles Kincaid
Albuquerque
Nml
Russ
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