Japan Joins United Nations as 80th Member
Japan was unanimously elected the 80th member of the United Nations. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu pledged peace for all time as the General Assembly approved by 77 to 0 with South Africa and Hungary absent. Shigemitsu led a delegation to seats between Italy and Jordan.
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United Nations
N. Y
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
General Assembly
South Africa
Hungary
Shigemitsu
Italy
Jordan
World Organization
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Post Office Sets Record for Cancellations in Kenosha
Kenosha post office set an all time daily record with 302000 pieces cancelled, the largest day since the 1952 Christmas rush. Postmaster Paul Saftig noted December totals through the 17th show 1640000 cancelled, up from 1309000 in 1955, and parcel post sacks rising with 18717 used since December 17.
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Kenosha
Paul Saftig
Saftig
Notorious bandit queen wounded in clash with police
Report from Putli India states the infamous bandit queen was wounded during a confrontation with police in New Delhi. The incident involved police efforts to apprehend the gang leader amid ongoing law enforcement operations.
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New Delhi
India
Putli
Poles and Soviet Sign Troop Pact Detailing Operations
Poland and the Soviet Union signed a formal agreement on the temporary presence of Russian troops in Poland. The pact confirms Polish sovereignty and noninterference in domestic affairs, while granting Poland veto powers over troop size and movements. Several items await later special agreements within three months.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Moscow
Wladyslaw Gomulka
United States
NATO
France Displays Jet Monster for First Time
Paris reports France unveiled its first flying bedstead a wingless radio controlled jet monster resembling a long aluminum spindle with four legs on Monday.
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Paris
France
Handicapped Kenoshan Seeks Chance At Work
Paul Reid, a blind drill machine operator since 1942, has long pursued employment after eight years at a Meadows Division plant and service in Illinois. Local groups and agencies aided his job search, with a Kenosha plant set to test him after the holidays. He relies on a trained dog and persistent outreach to find suitable skilled work.
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Sam
Kenosha
Paul Reid
Milwaukee
Paul
Meadows
Thor Corp
Bloomington
Ill
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Michigan
Ilinois
Kenosha Trades and Labor Council
Kenosha Adopts 35-Mill Budget Rate for 1957
The Kenosha city council set a 35 mill rate for the 1957 budget matching 1956's rate but with a higher total budget of 10,430,281.40. The levy yields 6,954,277.40 in taxable city property tax. General Fund revenues for 1957 total 2,823,357 with components including licenses and permits 126,998 fines 30,000 use of money 60,370 gifts 517,400 current services 100,900 special assessments 103,500 sinking funds 251,694 boards 9,600 other revenues 226,780.
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Kenosha
General Fund
City of
Eee One
State and county forestry tax totals reported
The document shows total appropriations of 2,823,357 with state and county charges for forestry listed as 55,830.11 and indicates continuation on page nine.
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Chages
Train Kills County Man in Rail Collision
William Michaelis, 70, of Route 2 Box 113, was killed when his car collided with a Milwaukee Road passenger train at Bain Station Road around 2 PM. The crash delayed the passenger train.
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William Michaelis
Rt. 2
Box 113
Milwaukee Road
Bain Station
Firemen Hurt as Gary Restaurant Explosion Injures 12
A restaurant fire east of Gary Indiana injures 12 firefighters including Richard L. Haussman Sr. who is in critical condition with a broken back. The blast created a 70-foot hole in the wall. officials suspect pressure buildup from a three hour blaze and defective wiring started the fire.
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Gary
Ind
California
Richard L. Haussman
University of Iowa
Robert Haussman
Ted Szak
Christmas Giving: Send Holiday Beer to Help Feed Families
A call to care for Christmas prompts buying gifts and sending holiday beer to support overseas hunger relief. A dollar funds 22 pounds of U. S. surplus food enough to feed a family of four for a month.
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U. S
CARE Food Crusade public service notice
CARE Food Crusade announces a nationwide drive in New York City and other locales. The notice credits Your Local CARE Office and The Advertising Council for the public service collaboration.
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New York
N. Y
The
Advertising Council
UN backs British French crews to open Suez Canal
Maj. Gen. FE M L Burns and U I Gen Wheeler told British naval authorities that Britain and France should man the opening crews. Vice Adm. Durnford-Slater said he would wear civilian clothes and keep salvage ships on site if security is guaranteed. Negotiations were sent to London and Dag Hammarskjold for approval.
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Port Said
Egypt
FE. M. L. Burns
U. S
Raymond A. Wheeler
Suez Canal
L. F. Durnford- Slater
Burns
Wheeler
London
Dag Kammarskjold
Nasser
Adm
Durnford-Slater
Hammarskjold
el Ballah
Suez Canal Zone
Eden Seeks Talks With Eisenhower At White House
Prime Minister Eden said he would like to meet President Eisenhower and that his desire is well known. He told Labour MPs in the House of Commons he had no detailed statement yet on possible early face to face talks with the President.
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London
Eden
Eisenhower
House of Commons
Wisconsin senior wins Voice of Democracy contest
Janesville High School senior Mary Ellen Zanton won the Wisconsin Voice of Democracy contest and earned a chance to compete for national honors in the country wide competition.
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Janesville
Wis
Mary Ellen Zanton
Janesville High School
Kenosha Braces for Warmer Weather Tonight and Wednesday
The forecast for Kenosha calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with a low of 15 to 18 and a high on Wednesday of 30 to 36. Readings today include 24 at the sewage plant 26 at American Motors and 30 downtown with yesterday's high 37. The sun rose at 7 13 and will set at 4 22.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Brownell to Stay as Attorney General
Washington reports that at President Eisenhower's request Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. will serve four more years heading the Justice Department. In Shelby Montana a 34 year old dog catcher shot and killed two men with a high powered rifle after an argument. In Atlanta Chancellor Harmon W Caldwell testified in federal court that qualified Negroes would be eligible to enter White Georgia colleges in the future.
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Washington
P—Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Shelby, Mont —K
Thomas Connely
Atlanta
Harmon W. Caldwell
University System of Georgia
Georgia
Eisenhower asks Nixon to study more Hungarian refugees
President Eisenhower asked Vice President Richard M. Nixon to study the possibility of admitting still more Hungarian refugees to the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Narcotics Roundup Nets 40 In Chicago
Chicago police rounded up 40 people including 15 juveniles in a major narcotics sweep tied to a West Side barbecue stand. Louis Koloves, 42, manager of the stand, and 39 patrons were seized after an anonymous tip alleged marijuana was sold there.
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Chicago
Louis Koloves
West Side
Dulles Refutes Europe Force Cut Plans
Secretary of State Dulles said there may be streamlining of U. S. divisions in Europe but no plan to reduce American military strength there. He spoke at a news conference amid questions on possible force withdrawals to pressure Soviet forces in Eastern Europe.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Europe
Tito
Yugoslavia
United States
Bitter council clash as 57 budget passes at 35 mills
The council adopted a 35 mill rate for 1957 in a heated session that saw Joseph Lourigan push five failed amendments to cut about 80 000 from the record 10 430 281 40 budget. Lourigan and others sparred loudly over spending priorities including law enforcement and recreation.
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Joseph Lourigan
Lourigan
Shirley Lake
League of Municipality
Morton
Paris Assembly Opens Three Day Foreign Policy Debate
Communist deputies filled only the Red benches as the French National Assembly began a three day debate on foreign policy focusing on the Hungarian revolt and related tensions.
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Paris
Stevenson Loses One of His Electoral Votes
In Montgomery Alabama an elector who signed the Democratic loyalty oath voted for Walter B. Jones and Herman Talmadge instead of Stevenson and Kefauver. W. F. Turner a 65 year old Montgomery accountant rejected the Democratic ticket saying he opposed using guns to enforce desegregation. Alabama electors met to ratify the November election but Turner cast a dissenting vote, reducing Stevenson’s total from 74 to 73. The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled electors are free agents despite party pledges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
W. F. Turner
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Eisenhower-Nixon
Stevenson-Kefauver
Turner
Ben F. Ray
Kefauver
Walter B. Jones
Almadge
Alabama Supreme Court
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Jeffery Bode
Sherry Pollard
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