Trans Port Workers Union Accepts 18 Cent Wage Increase
The Philadelphia presi dents council of the Transport Workers Union voted today to accept an 18 cent package wage increase from the Pennsylvania Railroad, averting a walkout of 22 500 non operating employees. A second item notes a Milwaukee man’s petition for 9000 dollars from the state for alleged false imprisonment was denied. In Paris Pierre Mendes France and Guy Mollet seek to lead a new Republican Front government. In Washington Senator Young reports GOP tax discussions with no tax cut decision until after April receipts.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
France
Guy Mollet
Republican Front
Washington
Sen. Young
R-N.d
Highest Tax Bills Placed In the Mail in Kenosha
Kenosha property owners began receiving their tax bills this week marking the largest levy in local history. The four mill increase raises the city tax to 6,649,893 dollars from 5,758,632 last year, with real estate taxes totaling 5,708,292 dollars and personal property 706,327 dollars plus 235,273 dollars in special assessments. City Clerk Joseph Sawicki noted the bills were mailed slightly late but praised staff. installments due January 31, April 30, and July 31, or lump sum by February 28. Advance collections exceeded 300,000 dollars from prepayments for 1955 tax purposes.
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Kenosha
Joseph Sawicki
Sawicki
Clay Shipment Suit Planned for Milwaukee Claims
Two eastern importers seek $54 625.95 from the Milwaukee Common Council for denied port unloading facilities of ball clay bound for Kohler Co. The claim lists Paper Makers Importing Co. Easton Pa and Hammill and Gillespie Inc New York City as damaged firms. Norwegian shipowners also pursued a $28 695.17 claim denied December 27 1955.
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Milwaukee Common Council
Beset Kohler Co
S. Hoebreck
Paper Makers Importing Co., Inc
Easton
Hammill and Gillespie, Inc
New York City
Fossum and
Divina
England
Kohler
Wis
Kohler Co
Cio-Uaw
Common Council
Austrian Wife Sentenced Over Nude Rival Photos
An Austrian wife in a village near Innsbruck received five days in jail after posting nude photos of her rival in the market square. She said she found the pictures in her husband’s wallet and had posters made from them for display.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Strike Called by Workers Union in Chile Over Price Freeze Bill
Santiago Chile The Workers Central Union announced a nationwide strike involving about one million members to begin at midnight Sunday in protest against a government bill intended to freeze prices and wages.
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Santiago
Chile
Workers’ Central Union
Times calls Senate subcommittee probe of press a target
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee questioned a New York Times employee while disputing claims the paper is singled out in the current anti subversion inquiry. The Times editorialized it is being targeted for its stance on school integration and McCarthyism, while Eastland denied aiming at any specific paper.
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
New York Times Today
Otto Albertson
Subcommittee
The
Times
Eastland
New York Times
Sen
D-Miss
Eastland Subcommittee
the Times
Sourwine
Jenner
R-Ind
Wisconsin Young Republicans to Hold Milwaukee Convention
The Wisconsin Young Republicans will hold a state convention in Milwaukee on May 46 with Senator Karl Mundt as principal speaker. Other speakers will include state GOP officeholders and major candidates.
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Wisconsin Young Republicans
Karl Mundt
Ike Forecasts Budget Balance and urges prudence on tax cuts
President Eisenhower told Congress the budget will balance this year and next, but urged tax cuts only if they do not push the government into the red. He outlined a broad program including highway aid, farm measures, school building funds, slum clearance, immigration reform, and civil rights expansion, while stressing a steady, cautious approach to private affairs and debt.
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Eisenhower
Congress
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Key West
Fla
Geneva Conference of
State Sends 41 Highway Police to Kenosha Area
The state assigns 41 new traffic patrolmen to Kenosha Racine and Milwaukee counties. They will train three months here, set up in Kenosha, and patrol major roads focusing on hazardous violations and accident investigation.
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Camp McCoy
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Brazil President-Elect Visits With Eisenhower
President Eisenhower welcomed President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil to Key West Florida for a 30 minute breakfast. Kubitschek planned to continue to Washington and New York on a tour ahead of his inauguration.
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United States
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Washington
New York
Prince Rainier III Agrees to Marry Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of Monaco announced his engagement to actress Grace Kelly through his office in Monte Carlo. The couple, observed in New York and Philadelphia, plans a formal lunch announcement. Kelly has not issued a statement.
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Prince Rainier III of
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Monte Carlo
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Philadelphia
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia Country Club
Prince Ranier
France
Long Term Foreign Aid Plan Urged
President Eisenhower urged Congress to grant limited authority to make longer term commitments for development aid to Asia and the Middle East. He cited past talks with Soviet leaders and warned that poverty and unrest keep those regions vulnerable to Communist influence, calling for assurances of continuity in economic assistance.
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Huwel Ucuigalem
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Asia
Bulganin
Russia
White House
Acquittal in Contempt Case for Former Harvard Aide
Leon J. Kamin 27, ex Harvard research assistant now with Queens University Kingston Ontario, was acquitted by Federal Judge Bailey Aldrich of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer McCarthy questions on Communist affiliations at a 1951 hearing. Kamin admitted party membership 1945 to 1950.
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Leon J. Kamin
Harvard University
Bailey Aldrich
Congress
Kamin
Queens University
Kingston
Ont
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Public Opinion in Japan Favors Red China Recognition
Kyodo News poll shows a slim majority in Japan favor recognizing Red China and withdrawing American troops from Japan.
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Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
Japan
China
Weather update from Kenosha with rising temps
Temperatures in Kenosha rose above freezing after a low of 17 this morning. Noon readings reached 38 at American Motors, 35 downtown, and 35 at the sewerage treatment plant. Tonight looks partly cloudy and warmer with a low of 24 to 30, and Friday’s high near 45.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Eisenhower Offers No Hint On Second Term Plans
President Eisenhower in a lengthy State of the Union message made no reference to his future political plans, health, or the election year. He concluded by pledging the full energies of the administration to push his legislative program.
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Congress
Fisenhower
Alaska
Eisenhower
Greece
Italy
Washington
18-Year-Old Kills Police Officer in Iowa
In Independence Iowa an 18-year-old shot and killed Officer Harold Pierce after a car stop for drunken driving. The assailant Warren Nutter Jr. of Freeport Illinois fled but was recaptured hours later on a highway. Pierce, 52, died from chest wounds.
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Iowa
Harold Pierce
Illinois
Pierce
Warren Nutter Jr
Freeport, Ill
Wisconsin Roads Sparse as Icy Patches Show
Madison area roads were generally bare with scattered icy spots as the state highway department reported.
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Wisconsin
State Highway Department
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