Sheridan Rd Widening Receives Tentative OK in Kenosha
City and state officials report tentative approval for an $800000 Sheridan Road widening project along a two mile stretch from 60th to 50th Streets in Kenosha. The plan includes a 52 foot concrete roadway with a center median and new left turn lanes at several intersections. funding shares include federal 50 percent and state 35 percent with local 15 percent.
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Sheridan Rd
State Highway Department
Waukesha
A. W. DeBlaise
J. E. Meier
DeBlaise
60Th St
75Th
52Nd Sts
Washington Rd
75Th St
50Th St
Sheridan
7Th Ave
Kenosha
U.S. Breaks Off Relations With Castro Cuba Regime
President Eisenhower declares the limit reached as the United States ends diplomatic ties with Fidel Castro's Cuban regime. He says Cuba suffers under a dictator while Cuba’s assault on the United States has intensified, marking a low point in relations.
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U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
White House
Castro
Americans Depart Cuba Amid Diplomatic Break Details
The United States ordered a speedy exodus of Americans from Cuba after President Eisenhower cut diplomatic relations with Castro. Embassy staff faced a 48 hour exit, with safety guarantees pledged by Havana, while Cuba plans to withdraw its personnel from the United States and turn representation to Czechoslovakia.
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U.S
Cuba
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Americas
U. S
White House
United States
Czechoslovakia
Rusk
Kennedy
Washington
the Times
Daniel J. Braddock
Walter Rossi
Braddock
West Palm Beach
Fla
State Department
Etpee
Castro
Witnesses Describe Brooklyn Air Crash
A Civil Aeronautics Board inquiry heard seven witnesses say they saw the United Air Lines jet and the Trans World Airlines Super Constellation collide over Staten Island on December 16. Neither plane appeared to take evasive action as both were in low level flight. The DC8 reportedly struck the right side of the TWA airliner and continued on straight.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
George R. Baker
CAB
Staten Island
Baker
TWA
Kenosha Weather: Warmer Soaring Temperatures This Week
A warming trend moves into Kenosha with tonight's low 15 to 20 and tomorrow's high 32 to 38. Daytime noon readings vary 25 at Southport, 26 Downtown, 28 at American Motors, and a trace of snow fell earlier. The day started with sunrise at 7 18 and sunset at 4 34.
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Kenosha
Southport
American Motors
Swiss to Handle U S Cuban Affairs if Cuba Objects
Bern Switzerland the Swiss government said it is ready to manage diplomatic and consular affairs for the United States in Cuba if the Cuban government does not object and requests such handling
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Bern
Switzerland
United States
Cuba
No Effect on Guantanamo Base Amid Cuba Break with US
The White House said the breaking of diplomatic relations with Cuba has no effect on the status of the naval base at Guantanamo. Congressional auditors warned that Titan II missile deployment will be five months late due to withheld funds for underground launching techniques.
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State Department
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Castro
United States
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Guantanamo
Congressional
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Denounces Laos War Aid
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization condemned the dropping of war supplies to leftist Lao rebels from Soviet aircraft as a menace to world peace but avoided proposing military action. In Washington, Senate Democrats settled leadership tensions by allowing Mike Mansfield to fill policy committee vacancies pending confirmation.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
Sam Rayburn
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
DEMOS
Washington
Senate
Democrats
Port of New York Sets Two Day Passenger Debarkation Record
The Port of New York reported a two day total of 7,864 passengers debarked from ships setting a new record. The record highlights busy transit, with ships bringing in large crowds to the harbor and adjacent terminals.
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New York
British Clairvoyant Predicts 1961 World Events
British clairvoyant Maurice Woodruff issues 1961 forecasts in Beverly Hills. He predicts JFK will win the presidency and be reelected in 1964, a high chance of monarchist Spain regaining the throne, Adenauer facing opposition, and Peter Sellers being knighted. He notes a lean year ahead for US business before a June or July rebound. He avoids crystal balls and trance, citing logical work.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
John F. Kennedy
White House
Margaret
United States
Woodruff
Conrad Adenauer
Peter Sellers
Spain
U N Security Council disrupted by anti Cuban demonstration
An anti Cuban demonstration erupted in the U N Security Council during Raul Roa speech forcing a recess. Guards moved in as heckling continued and council president Omar Loutfi ordered a break amid Cuban charges of a looming U S invasion and escalating tensions after the U S Cuban relations break.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Raul Roa
Council
U.N
Omar Loutfi
United Arab Republic
Roa
Cuba
U.S
Nuclear reactor blast at Idaho station kills three
An AEC prototype reactor exploded at a major testing site in Idaho Falls killing three men and triggering intense radiation. Radiological teams in protective gear worked briefly inside the hot building as planes were readied to map radiation drift. The incident coincided with a Cuban crisis protest scene in a crowded gallery as U.N. guards ejected protesters.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
America
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Air Force
Fire in Family Claimed by Fire in Somerdale
A husband and wife and three of their four children died when flames trapped them in their eight room brick ranch in Somerdale New Jersey Leonard Ward Sr 40 and Margaret Ward 38 perished along with children James 13 Rickey 8 and Mary Ellen 7 The remaining son Leonard Jr 16 and Mrs Ward s father John Devers 79 escaped the blaze which destroyed the home
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Somerdale
N.J
UPI
Leonard Ward
Wisconsin Council of Safety mid-winter conference set for Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Council of Safety announced a 19th annual mid-winter conference to be held in Milwaukee on February 2 and 3 with about 1200 delegates expected to attend.
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Madison
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Milwaukee
Army Helicopter Crash Kills Pilot in Wisconsin Field
Army helicopter returning to Timmerman Field crashed in a field near Nike Installation Headquarters killing Chief Warrant Officer Robert F. Pohl age 30 of Sussex Wisconsin. The single engine craft went down 600 feet from homes and 300 feet from storage tanks after an emergency landing attempt. Lt. Michael Schrauth of Nike HQ said engine failure was possible and the incident followed a flight from Hales Corners with Major Royal Seward aboard.
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Milwaukee
Robert F. Pohl
Sussex
Waukesha County
Nike
Timmerman Field
Michael Schrauth
Schrauth
Pohl
Hales Corners
Major Royal Seward
Oxygen Plant Explosion Kills Nine at Hoesch Dortmund
An explosion at the Hoesch steel plant oxygen facility in Dortmund Germany killed nine workers and left ten injured police reported. The blast at the Hart plant caused widespread damage and prompted emergency response from local authorities and medical services.
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Dortmund
Germany
Hoesch Steel Combine
Indian official tied to Soviet embassy spy case
The Hin dustan Times reports confessions by Indian government spies implicate a Soviet Embassy official in a spying probe.
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New Delhi
Hindustan Times
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