Local Firm Sole Bidder On New Oshkosh Bridge
C R Meyer & Sons of Oshkosh submitted the lowest bid for the Oregon Jackson bridge at 936 461 dollars, the sole bid received. Bids on highway projects statewide were opened by the State Highway Commission in Madison with cost estimates lowered to about 950 000, promising shared savings for Winnebago County and Oshkosh. Contracts likely in three weeks, work to start around Oct 4, with funding from a bond issue and state approval. original estimates were about 1 150 000, dividing roughly 300 000 for the county’s share. Fluor Brothers of Oshkosh bid 559 626 for a Waushara County bridge relocation on State Highways 30 and 164, while Courtney and Plummer led a low bid for asphalt work over 15 miles of County Trunk M Oshkosh to Fremont at 536 000. The existing Oregon Jackson bridge, built in 1918 for about 180 000, received later upgrades and was replaced by a reinforced concrete bascule-span design by architects Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago.
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Oregon-Jackson Bridge
C. R. Meyer & Sons
Oshkosh
Oshkosh Bridge
Madison
State Highway Commission
Umuel We Faing
Winnebago County
Highway Department
Fluor Brothers
Waushara
Fremont
Courtney & Plummer
Neengh
Oregon - Jackson
Hazelet & Erdal
Chicago
Three Killed in DC3 Crash at Lockheed Air Terminal
A BC3 Carrey Air Transport DC3 crashed shortly after takeoff from Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank California. At least three people were killed and 24 injured as the two engine plane failed to lift and struck two Air Force C3s before hitting a maintenance hangar. Victims included Willie Malone and co pilot Keith Dyson.
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Burbank
Call
Carrey Air Transport
Lockheed Air Terminal
Oakland
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Service Co
Willie Malone
Keith Dyson
Yugoslav Gov Promotes Hands Off Policy in Balkan Rift
Belgrade pursues a hands off stance amid a sharp dispute between Greek and Turkish partners in the Balkan defense alliance. The government seeks to avoid direct involvement while tensions rise over regional security and alliance alignment.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkan Defense Alliance
United States Urges Cease-Fire Adherence for Israel Egypt
At the United Nations Security Council session on the Holy Land, the United States pressed Israel and Egypt to maintain a cease-fire along the Gaza frontier. Maj. Gen. Burns urged both sides to appoint representatives to meet immediately, with a barbed wire barrier proposed to separate troops. Burn’s report cited 136 killed and 39 wounded on the border since Aug. 22. An uneasy ceasefire remains in place as disarmament talks unfold, with Soviet delegate Sobolev signaling a potential major statement.
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Holy Land
Russia
China
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Israel
Egypt
Palestine
EL. Burns
Canada
Gaza Strip
Security Couniil
Council
Burns
United States
Britain
France
Farver
United Na‘ons
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Strai
Two Pickets Arrested At Fond du Lac Plant
Fond du Lac police report two AFL union pickets arrested after a tomato throw at a non striker and a second for kicking at passing cars. The arrests followed a Wisconsin Employment Relations Board order limiting mass picketing and entrances to the Fred Rueping Leather Co plant. The WERE also curbed pickets to 50 workers on duty at once. Union leaders said they would not honor the order, calling it unreasonable and an infringement on the right to picket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Fred Rueping Leather Co
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
James Cahill
Ca- Rill
AFL
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters 2 and
Butchers Union
Cahill
LaVerne Moon
St. Paul
WERS
White magic grlando trial over forged check claim
Clarence Hicker of Apopka Florida faced trial on forgery charges after alleging a fortune fever powder on a check raised its value from 3.25 to 40.25. He claimed the effect was caused by magic forces allegedly connected to the powder sprinkled on the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grlando. Fla
Clarence Hicker
Hicker
Apopka. Fla
Milwaukee Rushes Gamma Globulin Shots For Polio Epidemic
Milwaukee and suburban children face mass polio protection as 700000 gamma globulin shots are dispatched by the infantile paralysis foundation. Health officials aim to inoculate about 69000 youngsters ages 1 to 9 in Milwaukee with 600000 doses, while 100000 sets go to suburbs, as the city endures a second major polio outbreak this year with 39 deaths and 402 cases.
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Milwaukee
National Foundation For
E.R. Brumbiegel
Wisconsin
Boston
Krumbiegel
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Kroumbiegel
Messi
Lawrence College
Outagamie
Appleton
Strike May Tie up East And Gulf Ports
New York longshoremen idle the port and threaten to spread the strike to the East and Gulf coasts over grievances with the waterfront commission. The International Longshoremen’s Assn independent asked a meeting to decide if 20,000 New York stevedores will defy a court order to return to work. Judge S. Samuel Di Falco issued a temporary restraining order at the request of 170 shipping companies seeking damages of 10 million dollars if the walkout continues.
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New York
U.P
East
Gulf
Waterfront Commission
International Longshore Men’s Assn
Independent
S. Samuel di Falco
Ex-Convict Shot to Death After Robbery near Rockefeller Center
A defiant ex convict who held four hostages in a taxicab after robbing a restaurant on 6th Avenue was shot by a policeman in front of after theater crowds near Rockefeller Center. Identified by fingerprints as Peter Hatzis, 35, of Brooklyn, on parole for armed robbery, he had a withered left leg and resisted for 10 minutes before dying.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Peter Hatzis
Brooklyn
Hatzis
6Th Avenue
G&g
Customs 2
Courageous Panther Fells Five Lions To Save Mate At Brookfield Zoo
A 12 year old Sumatra black panther named Snowball died after leaping to defend his mate when five hungry lions were accidentally let into their cage at Brookfield Zoo. Onlookers watched as Snowball charged, was mauled, and killed within seconds. Zoo director Robert Bean said Snowball likely died heroically. The five lions entered during cage cleaning and were driven out eight minutes later using bars, poles, and water streams. Snowball and his mate had been relocated from their original cage prior to feeding time.
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Chicago
Jongie
Brookfield Zoo
Snowball
Sumatra
Zoo
Robert Bean
Kkeeper
Cecil Aldridge
Three Killed In Ohio Wreck Near Chillicothe
In Chillicothe Ohio a westbound Baltimore and Ohio express crashed into a pickup at a crossing injuring five and killing three men in the truck. Thirteen of fifteen coaches derailed and three postal clerks and two train crew members were hospitalized. Dead identified as David Raynor Wellston Lowell Speakman and Pete Baker of Ray near Wellston. The train was en route from Parkersburg West Virginia to Cincinnati.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio ‘Express
Here
State Highway Patrol
David Raynor
Wellston
Lowell Speakman
Pete Baker
Ray
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cincinnati
Protests over Moscow incident cited by Rep Holt
Representative Joe Holt of California described a Russian officer placing a pistol to his head for more than two hours during a visit to a suburban Moscow school. Holt said the incident followed a denied photo opportunity and that the American government filed an official protest.
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Joe Holt
R-Calif
Washington
Moscow
Holt
Holt Urges U S Demand Over Detention in Moscow
Rep. Joe Holt urges Washington to pressure the Soviet government for an explanation and apology after an Aug 31 detention in a Moscow suburb. He says curtailing Soviet access to the United States could follow if no satisfactory response is received, insisting the exchange is a one way street. Holt recounted the incident involving a Red Army officer who threatened him with a gun during a photo attempt near a Russian school.
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Washington
Joe Holt
Calif
United States
Moscow
Holt
State Department
Red Army
Rusia
Halt
Leningrad
Kiso
Houties
U.S
Hoski
Hoit
Khoit
Utd
Ened
Two More Ransom Bills Unearthed in Chicago Find
In Chicago police disclose two more Bobby Greenlease ransom notes and money now raise total discovered to 13. The bills, described as black panther like currency, were found in various banks and a Quincy home.
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Chicago
Bobby Greenlease
Midwest
Quincy
Turkey Assures NATO After Greece Riots In Istanbul Izmir
NATO members met behind closed doors as Turkey pledged to take all measures to prevent more anti Greek violence sparked by Cyprus tensions. Greece threatened to cancel NATO maneuvers amid deteriorating ties with Turkey, with losses reported among Greeks in Istanbul and Greek officers in Izmir. A Balkan Pact staff conference in Ankara this month was reportedly postponed due to the rioting.
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Athens
Greece
NATO
Istanbul
Izmir
Cyprus
Lord Ismay
NATO Council
Western Defense Organization
Mehmet al Tiney
Turkey
Georges Extinaris
Southeast Command
ATO
Russia
Balkan Defense
Yugoslavia
Ankara
London
Fires burn across Pacific coast forests leave one missing
Ten firefighters are burned fighting California fires and one crew member is missing after a wraparound blaze forced two tractors to abandon. The Round Bare burn in southern Oregon and a 65 000 acre Yreka front fire threaten towns while other fronts flare in Klamath National Forest. Over 100 000 acres burned in multiple blazes with millions in damage and Santa Barbara area near 50 600 population facing evacuations and homes destroyed.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
David Robb
Santa Barbara
Calif
Yreka
Klamath National Forest
Klamath
Kidder Creek
Greenview
Robert Jones
Los Pacéres National Forest
San Marcos
Trout Club
Ecuador Alerts OAS to Imminent Invasion by Peru
Ecuadorian Ambassador Jose Chiriboga told the OAS council that thousands of Peruvian troops stand ready on the border and that Ecuador will defend the country to the last man if necessary. He urged prompt action by a four nation border commission to avert armed conflict.
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Washington
Ecuador
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Peru
Jose 2. Chiriboga
Americas
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Istanbul Street
Adnan Menderes
C.R. Meyer & Sons
Theaty
Fayat
United Nations
SY. Upi
United Nations Security Council
Sheboygan
Batty
Gulf Ports
Panther
Snowhail
Sumatra Jungle
Hei
Img
Snowhall
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Erans
Middle East
Pokey
Paul Bartholomew
Paul
Ferguson
St. Louis
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