City County Safety Building Idea Under Study
City and county officials are weighing a joint safety building to house the city police and county sheriff and combined jail quarters. The plan remains speculative, with talks focusing on a broader collaboration and a possible new police station and expanded jail.
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Sophus Nelson
County Board
Stanley Haukedahl
Haukedahl
Stevens Point
Kenosha
Richard Custer
Custer
Deep South Weather Warms After Severe Cold
The Deep South braces for a warming trend as overnight lows fall to record lows in Mississippi Arkansas and western Tennessee. Weather officials expect highs in the 30s across the region with snow events subsiding and broader warming spreading from California to the Ohio Valley. The long cold spell is blamed for 138 deaths nationwide, including weather related and accident fatalities.
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Tennessee
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Great Lakes
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California
Ohio Valley
Oleo Tax Becomes Key Block In Wisconsin Legislature
A small Republican bloc in the Wisconsin Senate threatened to block adjournment until an oleomargarine tax repeal bill is voted on. Sen Earl Leverich blocked the repeal vote while others vowed to join Democrats to stay in session until Jan 9 1963. Leaders battled points of order as Knowles cited a 1943 precedent to recall lawmakers.
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Madison
UPI
Senate
Wisconsin
Earl Leverich
Sparta
Earl Morton
R-Kenosha
Reuben la Fave
House
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Leland McParland
Dundahy
Heffernan Seen as Pick for Western Wisconsin U.S. Attorney
Nathan Heffernan an assistant Wisconsin attorney general is expected to be named U.S. attorney for Western Wisconsin. Sources say a Madison federal judge will issue a temporary appointment effective January 16 to replace George E. Rapp who resigns January 15.
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Washington
Nathan Heffernan
Wisconsin
U.S
Madison
Heffernan
George E. Rapp
Weather Notes From Kenosha Heat Wave Persists
The mid 20s heat wave continues for another day with noon readings from 20 at Southport to 24 at AMC. A Saturday high of 18 to 22 and tonight’s lows 10 to 16 are forecast with occasional snow today and tomorrow. Sunrise 7 20, sunset 4 40.
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Southport
AMC
Kenoshans
Rescue Battalion Reaches Avalanche Scene in Peru
Reports say a rescue battalion reached the Mt Huascaran area in central Peru where a six million ton avalanche crushed about a dozen villages late Wednesday. Unofficial messages from Huaraz say the unit pushed into the Huayens Canyon during a weather break after traveling from Lima.
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Huaraz
Lima
Huayens Canyon
Judge orders mental exam for Sauk County policeman slaying suspect
Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss ordered a mental examination for William Welter 23 one of three Chicago area men accused in the killing of a Sauk County policeman last August.
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Madison
Bruce Beilfuss
William Welter
Chicago
McNamara Rushes to Hawaii to Check Viet Nam Aid Plan
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara will make a hurried trip to Hawaii Sunday to review the intensified U S program aiding South Viet Nam against Communist guerrillas.
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Washington
IPD
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Hawaii
County Man Dies From Burns After Home Fire
A coroner's jury in Waukegan investigates the death of 79 year old Arthur C. Dittmann of Kenosha County. Dittmann burned when his clothing caught fire at his home and died at Victory Memorial hospital. The inquest was sworn in by Coroner Robert Babcox of Lake County Illinois, with a six member panel.
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Kenosha County
Arthur C. Dittmann
Rt. 1
Trevor
Dittmann
Victory Memorial Hospital
Robert Babcox
Lake County
Ill
Illinois County
Robert Wilton
Wilton
Harry Mason
Five die as Oscar Mayer plane crashes into TV tower
An Oscar Mayer Co. executive twin engine Cessna crashed into a 400 foot Chippewa Falls television tower killing five aboard. The Madison firm and state authorities investigate unpermitted tower section and failure to file a flight plan. The crash disrupted three TV channels and left rescuers at the scene amid snow and wreckage.
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Wis
Oscar Mayer Co
Madison
State Aeronautics Commission At
Herman Pedersen
Truax Field
Madison Field
Rescue Efforts Expand After Peru Avalanche Losses
Rescue planes scoured the Huaylas valley north of Lima as authorities feared 3000 to 4000 people killed by an avalanche of ice snow rock and mud. The disaster leveled two villages and 14 settlements in eight minutes with 50 bodies recovered by Thursday night. A doctor returning from the scene said there were no injured, only recoveries remain.
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Lima
Peru
Andes
Huaylas
Kennedy Standby Tax Plan Faces Capitol Opposition
President Kennedy's request for standby powers to cut income taxes in a recession meets cold reception in Congress. House Democrats hesitate to act while Sen Byrd denounces it as unconstitutional. Republicans attack the proposal as overreach.
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Washington
Kennedy
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Byrd
Farm Home Burns Near Sharon Wisconsin
A fire near Sharon in Walworth County destroyed the Myron Barton farm home on Thursday night. Mrs. Barton detected smoke and found the basement engulfed in flames, with the family unable to save belongings. Investigators attributed the blaze to a defective furnace.
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Sharon
Wis
Walworth County
Myron Barton
Barton
Town Gives Belated Hospitality To Negroes Stranded on Bus
A Continental Trailways bus, halted by a snow storm in Crossett Arkansas, remained for two nights with Mae Lee Johnson and her granddaughter Gwendolyn Faye aboard. The white driver kept the heater on and later received aid from local white and Black residents who offered lodging and meals. The story drew calls and offers from the community and media influence helped find lodging despite initial refusals.
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Ark
Mae Lee Johnson
Bourbon
Miss
Gwendolyn Faye
Continental Trailways
C. C. Barrow
Texarkana
Barrow
Barlow
Mrs. Johnson
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Navy to reshuffle Raborn to deputy CNO for development
The Navy disclosed plans to elevate Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr. to Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Development in a command reshuffle.
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Washington
Upih
Navy
Adm
William F. Raborn Jr
Naval Operations
Boy 10 challenges father's will in state supreme court
A 10 year old Madison boy seeks to void his father Howard K Beale's will now probated by Dane County court The boy's attorney Fred E Risser argues the document is invalid since it was typed in New York and London and pages were found split across Beale offices The will disinherits the boy and leaves 1 2 million to Mrs Beale and two older sons
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UPI
State Supreme Court
Thomas Beale
Fred E. Risser
Dane
Howard K. Beale
Thomas
New York
London
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