Two Lawyers Deny Making Bribe Attempt
Two oil company attorneys pleaded innocent to charges they tried to bribe Sen Francis Case to vote for the natural gas bill. The case involves conspiracy to violate lobbying laws and a $2500 offered as a campaign contribution from funds linked to Patman and Howard B. Keck of Superior 671. The measure passed the Senate amid investigations into lobbying.
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Lexington
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Austin
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Howard B. Keck
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Minton Plans Retirement From Supreme Court
Washington (UP) Associate Justice Sherman Minton announced his retirement from the Supreme Court for health reasons, effective October 14. He, age 65, will retire with a full pension of 35,000 dollars a year after 15 years on the federal bench. He expressed love for the court and said leaving is not easy.
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Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
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Rosendale
Eisenhow
Nekimi
Indiana
Wiley B. Rutledge
High Court
Truman
Wih US
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Wagon Fire Destroys Barn and Hay Load
A wagon loaded with hay near the barn was burned and a quantity of chopped hay and straw stored inside the barn also burned. High winds did not spread the fire to other buildings. A neighbor boy reported seeing no fire at 10 o'clock, but by 10:15 the barn was fully ablaze. The blaze represented the second fire suffered by the property.
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Solaleeil Lia UL Callier
Winnebago County
Wilbur Fuller
Per Allama
Ex Sheriff Killed in Wisconsin Car Crash
Former Racine County Sheriff Robert J. Matheson, 49, died when his car struck a tree on a curve near Race County Trunk C east of Highway 31. Matheson served as sheriff from 1945 to 195? and was a Republican leader in Racine. He also led an orchestra, presided over local musicians groups, and helped found the state crime laboratory board. He had owned a vending machine business in recent years.
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Racine County
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Racine
Wiscar
Race County
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Matheson
Unrd Ghstnigt
Timea Matheson
Oscar Rennebchm
State Crime Laboratory Board
Kentucky And Tennessee Jolted By Earth Tremors
Two distinct earthquakes rattled parts of southeast Kentucky and east Tennessee. The U S Weather Bureau logged calls from Middlesboro Knoxville La Follette and Oak Ridge with shocks at 837 and 8 am. Reporter Hugh Allen noted tremors were felt in the editorial room and at Tyson school where pupils were shaken from their seats.
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Tennessee
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Oak Ridge
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Knoxvile News - Sentinel
Tyson School
Lawrence Gates Seeks Divorce Over Morning Pranks
In Benton Harbor Michigan Lawrence E Gates 44 files for divorce from Nina 39 alleging marital estrangement after repeated morning pranks. He claims she dumped cold water on him while still in bed then poured hot coffee over him once he rose.
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Lawrence E. Gates
Nina
Hope Dimming For Agreement At Cairo Parley
The five power Suez committee led by Prime Minister Menzies met over three hours in Cairo but failed to set a new meeting date with President Nasser. A last minute compromise may still salvage talks, with Deschamps saying a decision on meeting Nasser again could come Saturday.
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Tense Integration Turmoil at Sturgis High School
National Guardsmen faced a 500 strong crowd at Sturgis High School as nine Negro pupils returned to class only to find most white students absent. Officials reported the day of tense protests and potential mine worker involvement while 20 state troop cars remained parked and the school prepared for possible enforceable integration.
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National Guard
Clinton
Tenn
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Matoaka
W.va
Virginia
Denver
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Senator George to Open Probe of Aid Program
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will launch a special Senate investigation into the foreign aid program before becoming a NATO ambassador. He is in Europe and retires this year after a 34 year Senate career. President Eisenhower named him special ambassador to NATO, effective on his retirement.
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D-Ri
George
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Eisenhower
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Senate
Europe
Washington
Walter F. George
D-Ga
NATO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jnow
Congress
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Geneva Anti-Slavery Accord Signed by 31 Nations
Thirty one countries signed a new anti slavery convention in Geneva expanding the 1926 treaty to outlaw debt bondage serfdom and the sale or betrothal of brides and children. The accord criminalizes slave trade and takes effect after two ratifications. It remains open for signature until July 1 1957 by UN member nations and agencies.
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League of Nations
United Nations
Record Low Temperatures Hit Wisconsin Across State
Wisconsin plunged to near record lows Thursday night and Friday as Milwaukee reached 41 degrees, Green Bay 36 and Madison 39. Frost touched northwest areas with Grantsburg at 29, while light frost appeared near Green Bay airport and temps were 19 to 21 degrees below normal statewide.
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Green Bax
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Grantsburg
Wiatisen
Calhoun
Waukesha County
Green Bay
Park Fan
Parma
Typhoon Taipel claims dozens in coastal region
A violent typhoon battered coastal towns, leaving many dead and missing. Government agencies and emergency responders rushed to shelter evacuees and assess the damage amid disrupted transport and communications.
Oshkosh Posts Office Receives First Government Truck
Postmaster Ray Novotny accepted Oshkosh Post Office’s first government owned truck marking the start of a fleet replacement. The 300 cubic foot parcel post carrier is one of three ordered under a national program to standardize postal vehicles.
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Oshkosh
Postoffice Department
Washington
D. C
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Willam K. van Pelt
Fond du Lac
Congress
Robert Murphy
Postoffice
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Maxes
Osheosh
Postovtce Department
Washington, D. C
Jap Experts to Study Atomic Energy in U.S.
Twelve Japanese atomic policy experts will depart Tokyo for the United States for a three week study of civilian use in atomic energy, announced by the US embassy.
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Tokyo
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