Harbor survey flags potential in Kenosha port growth
A preliminary survey by Federal Engineering Co. reviewed by the harbor commission finds Kenosha’s harbor at the bottom among Lake Michigan ports yet shows strong recreational traffic potential. The report urges step by step action, immediate open storage at the municipal dock, and consideration of a detailed analysis funded by federal work, with experts Malia and Christopher endorsing the plan.
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Kenosha
Harbor Commission
Federal Engineering Co. of
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Commission
Federal Engineering Co
R. F. Malia
Col. A. P. Christopher
Christopher
Corps of Engineers
Great Lakes
Eisenhower plans 10 year foreign aid program
The Eisenhower administration reportedly seeks power from Congress to commit the United States to a decade of economic aid to allied nations. Funding would vary by project size, with yearly installments and a possible half a billion to one billion dollar cap.
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Washington
Congress
United States
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Two Rivers Man Dies In Car Bus Crash
Manitowoc reports Pauli Engel dinger 72 of Two Rivers killed in a collision between here and Two Rivers. His wife and son Roy 30 were in fair condition. another son Robert 38 suffered minor cuts.
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Two Rivers
Manitowoc
Pauli Engeldinger
Here
Roy
Robert
Karen McGuire Receives Hanover Racehorse Gift
Greenwich Connecticut twelve year old Karen Ann McGuire receives Hanover Bank of New York funded gift horse Hanover's Wishing Star. The presentation at Round Hill stables honors her bid for Nashua and is watched by sixteen teenagers and two adults from Valhalla New York with applause and smiles.
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Conn
Karen Ann McGuire
Karen Ann
Valhalla
N. Y
Round Hill
Hanover
Donald R. Hassell
Hanover Bank of New York
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Hanover Bank
Hassell
Two Accidents Kill 3 Persons in Madison Area
Two highway crashes near Madison left three dead. Dane County Board member and former alderman Chris Mohr, 32, died when his car overturned on the east Madison city limits. Caroline Bedward, 15, and her sister Joan, 18, of Bridgeport, died from injuries after a collision on Highway 151 five miles east of Madison. Joan died in hospital.
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Madison
Crawford County
Chris Mohr
Caroline Bedward
Joan
Bridgeport
Mohr
Dane County
Wives Work Surges in 1955 Census Figures
The Census Bureau reports a record 11,839,000 American wives employed in 1955, the highest level in U.S. history, reflecting a shift in domestic labor and participation.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Signs Point To Milligan As Marshal
Rumors late yesterday indicated Lt. Col. Lyle Milligan of Kenosha is likely to become the next U S Marshal for the eastern district of Wisconsin. The appointment hinges on Sen Joseph McCarthy’s decision as both Wisconsin senators must approve.
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Lyle Milligan
Kenosha
U. S
Wisconsin
Senate
Robert Pierce
Menomonie
GOP
Pierce
Jack Berry
Kenosha County
Clemens Michalski
Milwaukee
Michalski
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Justice Department
National Guard
Berry
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Washington
Jack Zuelke
Appleton
Wiley
Zuelke
Outagamie County
McCarthy
Rep
Lawrence Smith
Associated Press
Quintuplets Seek Private Life Away From Family
The quartet of Dionne quints in Montreal says they want a private life and will visit Ontario parents in January. Their spokesman notes they enjoy normal social activity and may consider a small home, while father Oliva Dionne praises caution amid outsider concerns.
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Montreal
Quintuplets
Callender
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Yvonne
Dionne
Elephant for Sale at Clearance Price in Philadelphia
The John Wanamaker department store offers Hannibal the elephant for sale at 4995 dollars amid a two day Christmas sale. Hannibal weighs 550 pounds and is 14 months old, with habits including a heavy breakfast and a fondness for oil, bales of hay, and car washing chores.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker Department Store
Hannibal
Wisconsin Snow and Cold Snap Grips State
A mass of cold air brought four inches of snow to the northwest, and a state low of seven below zero at Grantsburg. Cold wave warnings extended for tonight and Friday. Tonight the forecast predicts cold, partly cloudy and windy with lows from five below to five above, while Friday offers cold, fair to partly cloudy skies and a high of 12 to 20. Noonday city temperatures around 30, with 31 at the sewage plant. Yesterday peaked at 42, with last night’s low 28. This morning’s low was 30. Sunrise at 7:18 a.m. and sunset at 4:29 p.m.
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Wisconsin
Grantsburg
AMC
Court orders Gunaca to testify at Wisconsin NLRB hearing
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that John Gunaca a Detroit union leader must appear as a witness at the NLRB hearing in Sheboygan Wisconsin. The proceeding concerns charges of unfair labor practices filed by the United Auto Workers against Kohler Co cited in the strike era dispute.
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Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John Gunaca
Detroit
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Beset Kohler Co
United Auto Workers
Plane Crash Near Cambridge Kills at Least Two
A four engine plane crashed and burned 16 miles northeast of Cambridge Ohio. The Ohio Highway Patrol reported two persons killed in the wreck. The patrol added the plane was owned by the Gulf Refining Company.
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Cambridge
Here
Ohio Highway Patrol
Gulf Refining Co
Sheraton Buys 850-Room Jefferson Hotel in St. Louis
Sheraton Corp of America announces the acquisition of the 850 room Jefferson hotel in St. Louis from Hilton Hotels Corp for 7.5 million dollars. The deal adds a major urban property to Sheraton’s portfolio and expands its regional footprint. Hilton exits the city with a landmark asset sold at a substantial price.
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New York
Sheraton Corp. of America
Jefferson Hotel
St. Louis
Hilton Hotels Corp
Railroads Seek 7 Percent Freight Rate Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a speed up procedure for railroads seeking a 7 percent freight rate rise. The railroads announced the hike would take effect February 9.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thomas and Radford Arrive in Manila for Defense Talks
U S Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas and Admiral Arthur W. Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Manila for discussions with American and Philippine defense officials. They will confer with bases personnel and tour Subic Bay naval installations.
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Manila
Ford Stock Plan Eyed By Senators
Sen. Joseph C. O Mahoney said some senators fear terms of Ford Foundation stock offering to the public. The family keeps 40 percent control while the public holds 60 percent voting power. He plans to push legislation to end non voting stock and require a director for small holders to protect minority interests.
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Washington
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Ford Foundation
Wyoming Democrat
Senate
Banking Committee
O'Mahoney
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Welfare official Prigmore resigns for higher pay in Tennessee
Charles S. Prigmore, coordinator of juvenile institutions with the Madison Welfare Department, will leave Madison for a better paying job in Tennessee. The dismissal marks another departure of a welfare department official in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Welfare Department
Charles S. Prigmore
Tennessee
Stars and Stripes Raised Over Little America
The Stars and Stripes fly again at Little America, site of Byrd’s first two Antarctic camps. The 1928 camp lies buried under 60 feet of snow, the second camp about 40 feet below. Icebreaker USS Glacier teams seek a permanent base for three years of IGY science, avoiding crevasses and cargo issues. Only tower tops and frozen radio poles remain visible above the wind swept snow.
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USS Glacier
United States Antarctic Expedition
International Geophysical Year
Bay Ice
Little America
Bay of Whales
Khrushchev H-Bomb Claim Sparks Western Critique
Khrushchev berated Eisenhower for interference in communist affairs and dismissed open skies as military intelligence. He boasted the Soviet hydrogen bomb could be vastly strengthened and denounced Dulles as advocating massive retaliation. He urged caution against Western attempts to disarm and pressured Joint statements about Geneva spirit amid a 1,400 member Supreme Soviet session.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
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Communist Party
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Radio Free Europe
U. S
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Georgi K. Malenkoy
India
Soviet Union
Khrushchevy
Nikolai Bulganin
North Korea Applies for League of Red Cross Admission
Geneva report says the Red Cross Society of Communist North Korea submitted an application from Pyongyang for admission to the League of Red Cross Societies.
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Switzerland
The
Red Cross Society of Communist North Korea
Pyongyang
League of Red Cross Societies
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