Ban Lifted On School Events In Oshkosh
Oshkosh public schools resume normal activities as restrictions on athletic and social events are lifted at the board of education meeting. The poliomyelitis situation prompted earlier curtailment, canceling two dances while a third is kept on the schedule for Sep. 23. Enrollments show 4,839 students across elementary and junior high, up 136 from last year. high school enrollment is 1,616.
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Oshkosh
Board of Education
Hivo
Recreation Department
Perri Alipler
Agreement With Arabs On Jordan Seen Near
Special representative Eric Johnston said he expects an agreement within a week with Arab governments on all technical details of the American backed plan for development of the Jordan River.
Wisconsin to Offer Free Salk Polio Vaccine for Children
Wisconsin will begin free Salk polio vaccine for children aged 5 to 9 through private doctors starting in October with a plan prioritizing that age group. An alternate plan uses public clinics with county medical society approval and a $0 vaccine fee beyond standard office charges.
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Madison
Wisconsin
County Medical Sociel
State Board of Health
State Medical Society
Health Board
C.c
State Board
Night blaze destroys Felix Koerner's Club 41 Tavern
A fire discovered shortly before 4 am gutted Felix Koerner's Club 41 Tavern on Highway 41. Loss to building and contents estimated at 30,000. no injuries. Firefighters from Neenah and Menasha responded quickly but delayed by late report. Cause undetermined, attic suspected. adjacent structures escaped damage. Fire out by 5:30 am. water from multiple departments and mixers used.
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Neenah
Felix Koerner
Club
Highway 41
Club 41
Hugo Kirchberg
Courtney Court
Joint Volunteer Fire Department
Menasha
Anna Blank
Koerner
Grand‘ Chute
Vineland
Courtneys and Plummer Company
Courtney and
Plummer
Town of Neenah
East German Delegation Seeks to Undercut Adenauer in Moscow
In Moscow the East German delegation arrived for a conference aimed at discrediting West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and widening the German divide. Premier Grotewohl led the group with Khrushchev and Molotov present, signaling a Soviet strategy to reinforce division and minimize Adenauer’s influence.
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Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Nikolai Bulganin
Adenauer
Io Grotewohl
Communist Party
Nikta Khrushchev
V.M. Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
M. G. Pervukhin
Georgi Malenkov
Grotewohl
Europe
Absent Laborer Fired. Civil Service Board to Hear Case
A Phoenix laborer was dismissed for absence from work. He appealed to the Civil Service Board, which agreed to hear the case yesterday, but the worker again failed to appear.
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Phoenix. Ariz
Civil Service Board
Chinese Reds Free American Priest and Student
The report states communist China released two American civilians: The Very Rev. Harold W. Rigney of Chicago, a Roman Catholic priest in solitary confinement six weeks, and Walter A. Hickett of Seattle who claimed to have spied for American, Dutch and British groups. Rickett said he collected information for the American consulate and other bodies, indicating his status as a spy. Also mentioned is Rickett’s wife Adle, released earlier on February 27, and Harriet Mills of New York as a contact. Rigney recalled awaiting release for two years and two months.
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Bong Kong
China
Hong Kong
U.S
Pei- Ping
Geneva
Harold W. Rigney
Chicago
Walter A. Hickett
Seaule
Wash
Rickett
Adle
Harriet Mills
New York
Permanent Authority For Airport Asked
The Civil Aeronautics Board recommended North Central Airlines receive permanent authority to serve 26 points on its current route across five north central states. Six points would keep temporary status, with five deferred. Objections close for 135 parties. North Central has operated under temporary authority since 1938 and seeks permanent status before the October contract end.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
North Central Airlines
North Central States
North Central
Grand Forks
N.D
Chicago
Detroit
Hancock - Houghton
Land of Lakes
Wis
Minneapolis/ St. Paul
International Fairs
Minn
Milwaukee
Madison
Cousin Rapids-Stevens Point
Wausau
Rhinelander
Ashkesh
Manitowoc
Green Bay
Eau Claire
Beloit-Janesville
la Crosse
Duluth
Kenneth Searsland
North Central A
Searslend
Airine
Attempts to Name Chile Envoy Stymied
In Santiago President Carlos Ibanez faced a new obstacle as the Liberal Party directed its senators to refuse to confirm Gen Eduardo Yanez Zavala as ambassador to the United States when his name is submitted.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
United States
Liberal Party
Eduardo Yanez Zavala
Congress Votes State of Siege in Argentina Uprising
Army and navy units rose in rebellion across four provinces as Congress declared a state of siege. In Buenos Aires, 100 arrests were reported while isolation and calm prevailed amid intensified military activity. Rebellion centered in Cordoba, Santa Fe, Corrientes and Entre Rios with naval garrisons involved.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Congress
Cordoba
Santa Fe
Corriemes
Entre Rios
Pariment
Albert Nufer
Nufer
Xufer
Saene
Aré
Gualeguar
Peron
Curuzu
Dalmiro Videla Balaguer
OSC Enrollment Reaches All-Time High for 1955-56 Semester
Oshkosh State College reports an all-time enrollment high of 1135 as of 9 30 am with freshmen totaling about 593 and total registrations far surpassing last year. Other class counts include sophomores 272 juniors 173 seniors 144 and 339 in the secondary division. Additional post graduate nurses and Army personnel join the rolls as enrollment continues through Sep 24.
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Oshkesh State College
Mercy Hospital
Winnebago State Hospital
St Agnes Hospital
Fond du Lac
Department
Korea
Swizerland
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilmois
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Ohio
Adams Arrives in Bonn for Brief White House Visit
Sherman Adams, assistant to the President and White House chief of staff, arrives in Bonn for a short visit with his wife. The political aide traveled with the president’s entourage and will stay briefly.
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Bonn
Germany
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Draft Calls Rise as Navy Reverts to Selective Service
The Defense Department announced a November draft surge to 20,093, with the Navy using Selective Service for the first time since World War I. The Navy will draft 10.4 thousand in November and 56,100 by June, while the Army drafts 1,000 in November and the Air Force has no immediate draft plans.
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Washington
Navy
Defense Department
Unabie
Xill
Army
Air Force
Sea of Ground
Smog Solution Proposed By Los Angeles Plumbers
A resolution from the Associated Plumbing Contractors of Los Angeles calls for uniting smog control officials and other parties to climb to a high mountain and shout in unison to create winds that would dissipate the smog over the city.
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Los Angeles
Associated Plumbing Contractors of
Taloas
Adenauer Says Soviets Desiring Long Peace Period
Chancellor Adenauer told a press conference in Bonn that Moscow talks show the Soviets urgently want a long peace to resolve internal problems. He warned the free world to accept this reality and said the talks included pledges to release tens of thousands of Germans held in the Soviet Union. He cited Soviet desire for a security system and prestige in diplomatic relations, noting Bulganin and Khrushchev promised prisoner releases and that Bonn could negotiate German reunification with Moscow.
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Adenauer
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Viet Union
Soviet Union
Moscow
East Germany
West
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Mikita Khrushchev
Two Uranium Prospectors Feared Dead in Ancient Mine Shaft
In Clear Creek County near Ulysses Colorado two Kansas prospectors Glenn Dew and Melvin LeBlow are feared dead after entering an old shaft 3,000 feet from the surface. Rescue teams including Bureau of Mines experts and 160 volunteers fought to reach them as oxygen supplies dwindled. Dew, 33, and LeBlow, 45, were last seen after following Geiger readings into the rotted tunnel with two companions escaping.
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Georgetorn
Colo
Bureau of Memes
Glenn Dew
Melvin LeBlow
Ulysses
Kan
Denver
Kenneth E
Hickok
Ernest P. Stubblefield
Clear Creek County
James Sacra
Dew
LeBlon
Stubblefield
Sacra
LeBlow
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Education Board
Jordan
Oitasroiewohi
Rigney
Lowry Air Force Base
Colorado
General Confederation of Labor
UCGT
Felix Maria Robles
National Safety Director
Robast
Argentena
OSC
Oshkesh College
Ther High School
Adams
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