Council Delays Dock Purchase
Madison's city council deferred action on buying dock property from Haas Coal Co for one week to obtain more information from the Harbor Commission. Haas cut the price to 198000 and pledged 3000 for dredging. annual interest lowered to 4 percent. The delay follows calls to study harbor conditions and potential tax implications.
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Gilbert Petzke
Haas Coal Co
Petzke
Harbor Commission
50Th St. Bridge
Haas
Council
Jerry Clark
CIO Council
Army Engineers Corps
Clinton Young
Young
Ansley Whiteside
Richard Custer
Bernard Tallent
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Lourigan
Lourigan
Custer
Shirlee Lake
Miss Tallent
Commission
Whiteside
Lake, Petzke
Gordon McAleer
Hayes stalls out of hearing over secrecy in Middle East plan
Representative Wayne Hays interrupted a House Foreign Affairs Committee session on President Eisenhower’s Middle East proposal, protesting public exclusion. He criticized Dulles secrecy and pledged to dramatize his stance amid discussions on potential authority to maintain peace in the region.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Ohio
House
Lisenhower
Middle East
Hays
State Dulles
Dulles
French Forces Ring Casbah to Contain Algerian Nationalists
French authorities deploy heavily armed troops and police to surround the Casbah in Algiers in an effort to clear the area of Algerian nationalists.
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Algiers
Casbah
One Phone Call Could Save a City Air Defense Appeal
The U S Air Force urges more civilian volunteers for the Ground Observer Corps to warn of a surprise enemy air attack. Skywatchers form a key part of the air defense system, requiring only a few hours weekly. Public service announcement with The Advertising Council.
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U. S. Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Weather Outlook Turns Snowy After Freezing Day
The day started gloomy and moderate with temperatures near freezing. Rain tonight is expected to turn to snow with highs around 34 yesterday at the sewage plant and 17 low, 29 current at the plant. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and colder with occasional snow flurries. Sunrise 7 18 am, sunset 4 38 pm.
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American Motors
Only Two Drivers Selected for Courtesy Awards
The Junior Chamber of Commerce named two local drivers as Courteous Driving Week winners for today. Joseph Cuncunato and Arthur Schulte were cited for exemplifying safe driving habits. Each day the Jaycees will announce motorists earning cash awards and publish the names daily. Yesterday five drivers were named winners.
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Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Cuncunato
22Nd Ave
Arthur Schulte
55Th Ave
Jaycees
Eden to Hold Talks With Queen at Sandringham
London Prime Minister Anthony Eden travels by train to Sandringham for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. It will be their first meeting since December 18. Officials say the talks will cover foreign affairs, especially Middle East developments.
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London
Eden
Sandringham
Queen Elizabeth II
Middle East
Thousands Flee Hungary as Purge Fears Rise Across Borders
Refugees report mass exodus from Hungary amid Red regime purge threats. Fighters clash with Soviet troops near Pecs as 10,000 patriots hide in Bakony Forest, Matra Mountains, and border swamps while Communist forces press operations along the Yugoslav frontier. Meanwhile in Washington the White House and GOP leaders agree on extending about three billion dollars in excise and corporate taxes beyond April 1. Priority items include anti Communist action in the Middle East, a juvenile delinquency study, civil rights legislation, refugee relief immigration, a four year school construction program, and aid to corn producers.
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Red Army
Pecs
Janos Kadar
Bakony Forest
Hungary
Matra
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
GOP
Knowland
California
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Middle East
United States
Knowland Bows Out of Senate Bid for 1960 presidential path
Senate Republican leader Knowland announced he will not seek reelection in 1958, expiring his Senate term in 1959. He did not rule out a future bid for California governor or the 1960 Republican presidential nomination, signaling a strategic move toward higher office while remaining party leader.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Nixon
Senate
California
Eisenhower
GOP
Oakland Tribune
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Sacramento
Eisenhower won’t hold news conference this week
The White House announced President Eisenhower will skip a news conference this week as he finishes the State of the Union message due to go to Congress on Thursday. His last news conference was November 14.
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Thomson
Joint Committee On Finance
Assembly
Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Two Ships Ground In Southwest Pacific Seas
Heavy seas drove two vessels ashore on reefs in the southwest Pacific with ten crew members still aboard feared lost. The report comes from Suva Fiji as authorities assess salvage and danger.
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Suva
Fiji
Southwest Pacific
Kewaunee County Man Dies in Truck Fall
A 61 year old man from Luxemburg, George Frisque, died after falling from the back of a farm truck backing out onto a town road in Kewaunee County. The death marks Wisconsin’s 12th traffic fatality of 1957.
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Associated Press
Kewaunee County
Wisconsin
George Frisque
Luxemburg
Navy awards 27 million for Taios missiles
The Navy announced a 27 million dollar order for Taios anti air craft guided missiles on Monday. The missiles will be ready for fleet use in about a year.
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Washington
Navy
Man crushed to death by bulldozer overturn
Milwaukee and Green Dale report a fatal accident as Valentine Sawallick, 26, was crushed when a bulldozer he was unloading from a truck overturned. His father witnessed the tragedy.
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Milwaukee
Valentine Sawallick
Greendale
Sawallick
Finances Key Issue Facing Wisconsin Assemblymen
Kenosha’s George Molinaro and Earl Morton head to Madison for the 1957 session as the major task centers on state revenue. Molinaro cites education, university expansion, welfare, conservation, and highway needs as driving demands likely to push spending up by 50 to 60 million dollars. Morton predicts tax reform will dominate, with debates over Right to Work, conservation funding, and education aid shaping the session.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Kenosha
George Molinaro
Earl Morton
Kenosha Evening News
Molinaro
George
University of Wisconsin
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Emporium
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National Oil Marketers Association
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Turncoats
U. S
Korea
Morton
Capitol
Conservation Department
Lake Michigan
Ing
Kenosha County
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