Road Plans Near Jet Air Base Surface In Burlington Area
State and local road officials meeting on Bong air base discuss rerouting Hy 43 north via Hy 75 to Hy 11 toward Burlington instead of a new east west highway. Burmeister and Paddock describe cost estimates, documentation steps, and timing for local proposals to shape the base area road network.
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Bong Air Base
Burlington
W. L. Burmeister
Burmeister
Racine County
Bong Base
Klondike Corners
Air Base
R. H. Paddock
Madison
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Ed High
Paddock
Department of Defense
Racine
Kenosha
Silver Lake Highway
Bureau of Public Roads
Air Force
Hungarian Peasants Drafted into Coal Mines
Radio Budapest reports Hungary began drafting peasant farmers into coal mines to bolster production amid a coal shortage and industrial standstill. Peasants at Pecs near the Yugoslav border were said to have started mining as part of a government effort amid ongoing unrest and a possible 200,000 job losses next year.
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Vienna
Hungary
Radio
Budapest
Pecs
Janos Kadar
Unseasonably warm weather gives way to snow flurries Friday
Kenosha and the state saw mid day readings of 32 to 38 degrees with sunshine today. The Weather Bureau expects mostly clouds tonight and snow flurries Friday with a low around 25 to 30 and a high near 30 to 35. Yesterday's high locally was 35, state high 40 at La Crosse. Wednesday's low was 15, overnight 27.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Four Indicted In Gulf Oil Map Theft Case
A federal grand jury indicted three New York men and a Houston oil speculator for stealing valuable oil exploration maps from Gulf Oil Corp. The case highlights a major breach at a leading energy firm.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Houston
Gulf Oil Corp
Bank Names Four New Vice Presidents
New York First National City Bank, the nation's third largest, announced appointments of four vice presidents numbered 113 through 116. The move signals leadership expansion as the bank strengthens management.
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New York
First National City Bank
Luce Era Ends in Italy First American Woman Ambassador
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce concluded a three year term as ambassador to Rome. She bid farewell at Trevi Fountain calling arrivederci Roma, tossed a half dollar, and depart for New York for debriefing and replacement briefings with James Zehilerbach. Her husband Henry P. Luce accompanied her as they planned to Washington next.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Rome
Henry P. Luce
Time, Inc
New York
State Department
James D. Zehilerbach
Mrs. Luce
Mascagni
Tris
Termezzo
Education Budget Cut By Board Adopts Reduced Plan
The board of education approved a 1957 budget of 3 362 798 dollars, 187 500 below the original proposal, with cuts to be specified later due to city council orders to trim expenditures by 135 000 dollars. An additional 52 500 dollars was slashed to free funds earmarked for a potential Social Security program for teachers if legislation passes, while debate continued on whether to pursue revenue increases or further expenditure cuts. The council's intent remains unclear, and several members cautioned against guessing allocations or adopting a textbook rental fee without permission.
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Board of Education
Orville Leonard
Robert Hastings
Mary Zicarelli
Joseph Zuffa
Leslie Schlax
Bus Troubles In 3 Cities
United Press reports desegregation attempts in Tallahassee Montgomery and Birmingham led to gunfire and arrests. Nine drivers and a manager were jailed in Tallahassee for not enforcing segregation. Montgomery saw gunfire on two buses with no injuries. Birmingham voters pressured to integrate but later urged individual choice. Mobile temporarily desegregation policy reversed by city, no front-seat riding observed. Public Service Commission warned transit could fail if profits shrink due to integration.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Jack Owen
Plane With 8 Down in Alaska
The Alaskan Air Command reported a four engine KB29 tanker crashed northwest of Willow about 50 miles north of Anchorage during a routine training flight from Elmendorf Air Force Base. Eight men were aboard and it was unclear if anyone survived. A ground party moved toward the crash site as a large explosion and fire were seen nearby.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan Air Command
Willow
Bald Mountain
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Air Force
Commu nist Mainland Hit By 1956 Artillery Raids
Nationalist army headquarters reported 1956 artillery fire from offshore islands and commando raids killed 1,262 people on the Communist held Chinese mainland.
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Taipei
Canal Clearance Set for Suez Salvage Ops
Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler announced Egypt agrees the UN salvage fleet may begin clearing the southern end of the Suez Canal immediately. Egyptian technicians reportedly started clearing mines at Ismailia and Suez preparatory to research on sunken ships.
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Raymond A. Wheeler
Suez Canal
Wheeler
Cairo
Ismailia
Canal
Suez
Wisconsin records set with 933 auto deaths in state
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin reached 933 traffic deaths as a New Year weekend began. Incidents in La Fayette county Janesville and Clintonville tied or broke yearly records, including a 18 year old driver, Shirley Temple, and her 16 year old brother, and Doris Meier in Darlington. A Madison short course on water problems will be held Jan 10-11 for about 200 soil conservation district supervisors.
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Wisconsin
la Fayette County
Janesville
Shirley Temple
Route 1
Clintonville
Clintonville Community Hospital
Dean
Doris Marie Meier
Darlington
la Payette
Leonard Kaiser
Delavan
Madison
Soil Conservation District
Traffic tolls near 490 for New Year weekend
The National Safety Council cautioned that highway deaths from Friday 6 pm to Tuesday midnight could reach 490, a record for a New Year period, 83 more than the 407 set in 1952-53. A 420 count is typical for nonholiday periods, with 706 deaths over the 102 hour Christmas period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U. S
Council
Malibu Fire Breaks Across County In Severe Brush Blaze
A major brush fire near Malibu leaped a quarter mile into Ventura County, destroying hundreds of structures and displacing more than 1,000 residents. Firefighters fought gusty winds with air tankers and bulldozers as the blaze, second worst in the county, threatened Hollywood and San Fernando Valley areas. Property damage neared $2 million with notable losses including Ralph Edwards’s beach house and Hugo Freed’s home.
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Ralph Edwards
Malibu
Calif
Ventura County
Santa Monica
State Division of Forestry
Jack Burke
el Toro Marine Base
Mulholland Highway
Los Angeles
Ventura
Keith Klinger
Malibu Lake
Hollywood
San Fernando Valley
U. S. Forestry Service
Red Cross
Harvey Knox
UCLA
Ronnie Knox
Zuma Canyon
Ronnie
Mari
Patriqa
Montgomery Lee
Knox
Heach
Hugo Freed
Arthur Freed
Resignation Denied By British Chancellor
London Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan denied any plan to quit his post and leave the House of Commons for a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords.
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London
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
House of Lords
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