Hudson to roll out Kenosha first AMC Hudson
Kenosha prepares for two ceremonies honoring Alan Ameche as the first Hudson from American Motors. The rollout at the 52nd Street plant follows a morning presentation and a sold out 880 person dinner at the Eagles Club ballroom.
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Wisconsin
Badger
University of Wisconsin
Teague to push bill on wartime veterans education benefits
Rep Teague of Texas said he will introduce a measure to let GIs who served by month end continue to receive free education benefits. The plan seeks to address complaints about Eisenhower’s order to cut wartime veterans benefits and follows a rush of enlistments before the January 21 cutoff for other benefits.
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Teague
Texas
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House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Nationalist General Sentenced to Death
Taipei reports Lt. Gen. Pai Chi huang, judge advocate general of the Chinese Nationalist army until last year, was sentenced to death by a military court for corruption and abuse of power after his arrest.
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Taipei
Formosa
Pai Chihuang
Democrats Plan Broad Inquiries in New Congress
Democrats plan an active year of investigations across government and security programs. Key items include scrutiny of Eisenhower era power programs, a revived preparedness subcommittee, and probes into the Dixon-Yates contract and security firings. Senator Russell signals renewed armed forces review as part of a broader oversight push.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Sen
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D-Ga
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Rep. Velde
R-Nl
Robert L. Kunzig
Raphael I. Nixon
Velde
Walter
Kunzig
Nixon
Dixon- Yates
LGU Aolo Parners
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate Judiciary
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Trade Extension Bill Is No 1 In New Congress
Washington reports that H. R. 1 to extend the reciprocal trade agreements program for three years tops the House calendar at opening of the 84th Congress. Rep. Jere Cooper introduced the measure, aiming to lead the Ways and Means Committee, with backing from the Randall commission study on foreign trade.
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Eisenhower
House
Jere Cooper
D-Tenn
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Special Commission
Clarence B. Randall
Steel
Rayburn Returns as House Speaker in Familiar Role
Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas takes over as House Speaker, a position he has held twice before. At 73, he vows bipartisanship on foreign policy and defense, while noting budget and domestic issues may need adjustments. He emphasizes vigor for life and service to the nation.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Rayburn
Toto
AMC and Union Reach Peaceful Auto Contract Settlement
Local 72 UAW-CIO and American Motors Corp announce a settled contract on the eve of the first Hudson roll at AMC Kenosha. The accord ends lengthy talks dating to last August, avoids wage changes now, with pensions and health plans to be settled separately in Detroit. Ratification by AMC locals was reported, with signing expected in a few days.
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Kenosha
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
Sheriff Kosmosky Names Husband as Undersheriff
Calumet county Sheriff Lu cille Kosmosky appoints her husband Cornelius Kosmosky as undersheriff. Mrs Kosmosky was elected sheriff last fall to succeed her husband who was not eligible for re election.
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Chilton
Wis
Lucille Kosmosky
Cornelius Kosmosky
Calumet County
Colder Weather Moves In With Frigid Wisconsin Night
Wisconsin towns logged 16 to 25 degrees above normal last night as a cold front moved in. In Kenosha, rain measured .55 inches and temperatures tumbled from a Tuesday high of 41 to a 33 overnight low, with readings at Nash Motors 36 and downtown 37. Forecast calls for cloudy skies and colder tonight with rain turning to snow, and Thursday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a low around 18 to 28 and a high of 30 to 35.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Nash Motors
Stassen Hires Ladejinsky for Viet Nam Land Reform
Washington FDA announces Wolf Ladejinsky is hired to handle land reform in Viet Nam after review finds him eligible for security and loyalty certification. The move follows prior clashes between Agriculture and State departments over his attache post in Tokyo and questions about his technical qualifications.
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Foreign Operations Administration
Wolf Ladejinsky
Tokyo
Viet Nam
Harold Stassen
FDA
Ladejinsky
Agriculture Department
State Department
Benson
Department
Smith Under Oxygen Tent in Washingtons Walter Reed
Rep Lawrence H Smith of Wisconsin, 62, is in an oxygen tent at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. His wife reports he is in satisfactory condition with valvular heart trouble and not having a heart attack or stroke. He has served 12 years in the House and was reelected as the new Congress began.
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R-Mass
Lawrence H. Smith
Rwis
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
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Mere Smith
Two Democrats Join Line of Presidential Succession
Under the Presidential Succession Act and following the November election, Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and Senator Walter F. George of Georgia become next in line after Vice President Nixon. The move places Rayburn then George directly behind Nixon in the order of succession.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Brazil Train Wreck Near Rio De Janeiro City
An express train jumped the track near Santa de Barra in Rio de Janeiro state last night. Six persons were killed and 70 injured. The train was traveling from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro when it derailed. Survivors were hospitalized in Barra do Pirai.
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Brazil
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Belo Horizonte
Barra Do Pirai
UN Prime Ministers Meet in Private Dinner in Peking
Dag Hammarskjold dined privately with Chou En Lai and Chang Han fu in Peking as he pressed for freedom for 11 American airmen and UN prisoners. In Washington the Senate committee moved to test the fifth amendment in a case against Diantha McCarthy, aiming to force a test.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chang Han-fu
Pei- Ping Radio
Washington
Senate Government Operations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Diantha
Milwaukee Jury Trial Set for Meat Cleaver Slaying Case
A Milwaukee Municipal Court jury trial starts February 23 for Raymond Wilson, a 65 year old West Allis butcher charged with first degree murder in the meat cleaver killing of his wife.
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Raymond Wilson
West Allis
Alaska Statehood Bills Introduced in House Session
In the opening session of Congress the House introduced three bills to grant statehood to Alaska, signaling early legislative action on the issue.
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Washington
Alaska
House
Congress
Prospective burglar questions penalty in polite call
Fort Worth detective C C Carmichael told a man who asked what would happen if he were caught burglarizing a building. The caller said thank you and hung up after the answer.
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Fort Worth
Texas
C. C. Carmichael
600 Congressional Jobs Up for Grabs
Washington reports that about 600 congressional jobs were available as Democrats reclaimed control of both houses. Incumbent staff and officials faced transfers or minority posts with reduced pay while top positions were filled by new Democratic appointees. A source noted only a small fraction of staff typically survive a party transition.
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House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Congress
Congress Opens Under Democratic Control Amid Prelude to State of the Union
Congress convened with Democrats in charge after two years of Republican rule as President Eisenhower prepares his State of the Union. The session opened with pledges of cooperation, a new Manpower program, and talk of delaying tax cuts, while lawmakers prayed for guidance and prisoners in Red China. Alben Barkley, age 87, was among the first senators sworn in, receiving applause as he signed the register.
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Rayburn
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Nixon
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Kentucky
Barkley
Sen
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
Anderson
DNM
Bender
Ohio
Green
D-Ri
Snader
Madison Assemblyman Bloodgood in 1955 fights for seat belt rule
Madison assemblyman elect Joseph Bloodgood says he will sponsor a 1955 Wisconsin bill requiring every new car sold after January 1 1956 to include front seat safety belt equipment. Bloodgood Dane county coroner for two terms cites fatalities and injuries preventable with belts.
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Joseph Bloodgood
Wisconsin
Bloodgood
Dane County
Adenauer Celebrates 79th Birthday in Bonn
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer marked his 79th birthday in Bonn today, appearing in vigorous health amid ongoing duties and public appearances.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
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