Little Change In Vote Recount In City Referendum
The city council completed recounts of 11 of 36 precincts in the referendum on municipal government. The mayor form margin narrowed by 25 votes to 313-206 as 2nd Ward 2nd precinct changes altered totals. Recount results also adjusted 5th Ward and 18th Ward margins while ballot bags were resealed with wax.
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Evening News
Joseph Sawicki
Bernard McAleer
Mary Merriam
Donald Werve
Kermit Caves
McAleer
Merriam
Harry Copen
Gilbert Petzke
Ansley Whiteside
White Man Sentenced in Mississippi Rape Case
Ernest Dillon, 30, of McComb, a white man, received a 20 year prison term for assault with intent to rape of a 16 year old Negro girl in Magnolia Mississippi. The judge cited racial tension and disrepute to the state while noting the family’s wishes to avoid the death penalty. Dillon’s brother Ollie was hospitalized for observation amid insanity pleas. Other defendants Duron and Olen Duncan faced separate outcomes with Duron awaiting retrial in October and Olen acquitted.
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Magnolia
Miss
Ernest Dillon
McComb
Tom Brady
Dillon
Mississippi
Brady
Presegregation Citizens Councils
Ollie
Duron
Olen Duncan
Tylertown
Olen
Windy and Cold Weather Expected This Weekend
The weather forecast calls for windy and cold conditions this afternoon and tonight with decreasing winds and slightly warmer temperatures on Sunday. Tonight’s low near 20s, tomorrow’s high 42 to 47. Readings include 38 at the sewage treatment plant, 40 at American Motors, and 41 downtown. Overnight low 34, yesterday’s rainfall 0.47 inches.
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American Motors Corp
Mazey Blames Kohler Management for Ongoing Strike
Atlantic City report says Emil Mazey of the UAW accuses Kohler management of stalling a three year dispute with Local 833 over union security and pay. He notes planned union solidarity events during the national convention as the boycott of Kohler products continues amid production with new hires.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Kohler Co
United Auto Workers
Emil Mazey
International Union
UAW
Kohler
Mazey
The
Milwaukee Journal
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Sticks to Slow Pace on Farm Trip
President Eisenhower and his wife drove 84 miles from Washington to Gettysburg in two hours and 15 minutes, staying within the posted limit. A week earlier on March 29 he covered the same distance in 1 hour and 45 minutes, accelerating beyond the earlier pace.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Showdown Looms Over Wisconsin Guaranteed Wage Bill
Assembly Republicans and Democrats brace for a clash over a bill to bar adding state unemployment pay to private guaranteed wage plans. The measure would cap benefits, with payrolls over about 90 dollars weekly facing reductions, affecting 40 000 workers at firms like American Motors and Allis Chalmers.
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Madison
Glen Pommerening
Wauwatosa
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
George Molinaro
Kenosha
The
United Press
Leonard and Molinaro
American Motors
Allis Chalmers
Industrial Commission
Leonard and Pommerening
Paul Raushenbush
United States enters World War I forty years ago
The United States formally entered World War I on April 6 1917 by joint resolution of Congress. The war was fought mostly in Belgium and France with trench warfare and early air combat. U S casualties totaled 50 510 killed 193 633 wounded plus 69 446 nonbattle deaths. Dollar costs cited range from 27 to 36 billion, with later additions for veterans benefits.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Germany
Supreme War Council
Belgium
France
U. S
Defends Stand On Bomb Tests
London prime minister Macmillan's government rejects demands to halt H bomb tests and defends basing Britain's defense on nuclear power amid home and international pressure.
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London
Macmillan
Britain
Fame Pon Macmillan
Cutlers’ Society
California Seat Uncertainty Highlights GOP Tensions
In Washington and California the GOP faced unease over a possible Knowland resignation to clear a path for a future governor or presidential bid. Governor Knight floated stepping aside. Democrats claim momentum as California leans Democratic in voter registration. Macmillan pressed Britain to rely on nuclear deterrence while reforming forces for mobility, training, and equipment in the nuclear age.
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Knowland
Rcalif
California
Senate
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Sacramento
Calif
Congress
Sen. Smathers
Florida
Democratic
Special prosecutor named to probe Waukesha vice case
Milwaukee attorney Herbert L. Mount was appointed Friday night by Circuit Judge Allen D. Young to lead a Waukesha County vice investigation. Mount will return April 15 after meetings in Arizona. he will appoint a deputy to study all aspects of county law enforcement. The move follows a prostitution case in Minneapolis involving Dominic Picciurro and a former sheriff Lombardi under suspension.
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Wis
Milwaukee
Herbert L. Mount
Waukesha County
Allen D. Young
Mount
Arizona
Young
Walter
Huck) Sawyer
Dist. Atty
James D'Amato
Dominic Picciurro
Minneapolis
Minn
Picciurro
Menomonee Falls
Mike Lombardi
Lombardi
Milwaukee dealer Herbert Laev dies in New York City at 63
Herbert G. Laev, a Milwaukee automobile dealer with more than 30 years in the business, died Friday at Memorial Hospital in New York City after a two week hospitalization there. He was 63.
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Milwaukee
Herbert G. Laev
Memorial Hospital
New York City
Wiley Urges No Delay in Seaway Deepening Project
Wisconsin Senator Alex Wiley warned against delays to the St. Lawrence Seaway project citing rising costs. He noted costs could rise further if delays continue and urged speeding work on deepening channels to 27 feet. The Seaway Corp. now estimates U S participation at 133 million dollars, up from 87 million, with tolls expected to cover costs. Wisconsin harbors including Milwaukee Racine Kenosha and Superior are under study for future development.
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Elkhorn
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
St. Lawrence Seaway
Wiley
Lake Michigan
Superior
Walworth County Board of Realtors
U. S
Army Corps of Engineers
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
Wisconsin
First crude oil cargo reaches Eilat port in Gulf of Aqaba
A 16000 ton American tanker entered Eilat with the port’s first crude cargo. The ship’s name was not disclosed for security. Unconfirmed reports suggest Persian Gulf origin. Egypt reportedly backs a 15 nation Geneva conference on Suez Canal settlement chaired by Dag Hammarskjold, excluding Israel. No confirmation from Cairo. U.S. envoy Hare seeks Egypt to moderate its stance.
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Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
United Nations
Tiran Straits
Persian Gulf
Cairo
Egypt
al Gomhouria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Geneva
Dag Hammarskjold
al Gombhouria
Jerusalem
U. S
Raymond Hare
U S Officials Seek Open Suez Canal Deal With Egypt
Washington warns that blocking Israeli ships from the Suez could trigger renewed Arab Israeli clashes. Officials press Nasser to accept an international agreement guaranteeing open passage for ships of all nations, while Israel asserts a principle right to use the canal.
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U. S
Suez Canal
Middle East
Nasser
Israel
United States
Egypt
Nassar
Abba Eban
State Department
Open Sunday feature in Classified Pages tonight
For Your Convenience Open Sunday highlights stores open all day Sundays. Useful when unexpected company drops in or kids raid the fridge and friends arrive for a Sunday evening snack. Read it now and patronize these stores when in need.
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