Record of City Races Indicates 58 Seek Public Office
Primary filings show at least 58 candidates for city council school board and eight county posts, with ten vying for two-year city council terms and several for one-year seats. Incumbents Edward Fechner Shirlee Lake Gilbert Petzke and others filed by noon. primary may be required if a third candidate emerges for the one-year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Edward Fechner
31St Ave
Shirlee Lake
24Th Ave
Gilbert Petzke
10Th Ave
George Pinzger
27Th St
County Cio Council
Peter Rutkowski
7Th Ave
2Nd Ward
Atty
Earl D. Morton
Wilson Rd
Ralph Cleerman
Hosiery Workers
James Madison
Brass and Copper Workers
Madison
Edward Wavre
George Epstein
Wavre
James Murphy
30Th Ave
American Motors
Nicholas Wade
Murphy
Wade
Postal Rate Boost Sought by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Summerfield asked Congress to raise letter rates from 3 to 4 cents to cover rising costs and growing mail volume. He urged 6 to 7 cents for air mail and higher rates for second and third class mail, projecting over 332 million dollars yearly. He also proposed a 5 percent pay raise for about 500000 postal workers and salary reform to address perceived inequities.
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Washington
Summerfield
Congress
Post Office Department
Winter Weather Grips Kenosha Area With Snowfall
Four inches of snow and near zero temperatures battered Kenosha with hazardous streets and highways. Milwaukee area also faced bad driving conditions as temps fell from a high of 32 Monday to a low of 4 above overnight. Noon readings reached 15 at the sewage treatment plant and 18 at American Motors downtown with a forecast of scattered snow flurries and continued cold through Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Milwaukee
American Motors
Earthquake Shakes Parts of Three States
An earthquake rattled portions of Tennessee Missouri and Arkansas early today with no reported property damage per highway patrol. The tremor was centered from Dyersburg Tennessee to Poplar Bluff Missouri and from Sikeston Missouri to Blytheville Arkansas.
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Poplar Bluff
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Highway Patrol
Dyersburg
Tenn
Sikeston
Blytheville
Ark
State Patrol bill planned to boost force to 609 officers
Three committees including an agent of the legislature will draft a bill to raise the Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol to 609 officers. A subcommittee of A. J. Thelen John Lawton and Vic Wallin will report in three weeks, with financing recommendations after further study. The Northwestern Institute estimate cites a $3 million yearly cost.
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Madison
Legislative Council
Traffic Institute of Northwestern University
Governor's Committee On Highway Safety
Motor Vehicle Insurance Committee
Wisconsin County Boards Association
A. J. Thelen
Madlean
Marentee Boards Association
John Lawton
Governor's Safety Committee
Vic Wallin
R-Grandview
Northwestern Institute
Big Inch pipeline to supply jet fuel in Spain starts
Uncle Sam begins a 600 mile pipeline project in Spain costing 40 million dollars to supply jet fuel to five American air bases. Construction has started at two bases with bids for the remaining bases expected soon.
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Madrid
Spain
Uncle Sam
Refugees From Tachen Islands Reach Keelung Harbor
An old landing ship brought 193 refugees to Keelung including widows orphans and 83 children from a Tachen orphanage. Among the evacuees were 18 wounded Nationalist soldiers and 15 women staff. The arrival hints at a broader withdrawal from the Tachens amid U S carrier protection and Formosa Strait patrols.
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Taipei
Formosa
Keelung
Tachen Islands
Yikiangshan Island
Hanyang
Loyang
U. S
Hilary F. Jones
Henson
Yikiangshan
Cook
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Seine Recedes After 10-Year High Flood Damage
The Seine fell from a 23 ft 5 in Paris crest by seven inches yet left an estimated 1 million dollars in damage. Other French rivers also declined from weekend peaks while Rouen and Nantes remained at risk. officials warn clearance will take time.
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Paris
Seine
France
Rouen
Nantes
17th Child Born To Wisconsin Family
Mrs George Stakha of Superior Wisconsin gave birth to her 17th child in 23 years, a report says the couple has sparked interest with a growing family.
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Superior
Wis
George Stakha
Iwo Flag Raiser Ira Hayes Found Dead in Arizona
Ira Hayes, one of the Iwo Jima flag raisers, was found dead at 32 on the Sacaton Indian Reservation. The cause was overexposure and heavy drinking. friends recall a troubled postwar life despite his wartime hero status and fame from the statue unveiling and Pulitzer prize photograph.
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Ira Hayes
Iwo Jima
Sacaton Indian Reservation
Hayes
Mt. Suribachi
Far Pacific
Arizona
John H. Bradley
Antigo
Wis
Rene Gagnon
Manchester
N. H
Washington
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Ike's Stand Applauded By British Officials
British officials welcomed President Eisenhower's Formosa declaration as a move to ease Far Eastern tensions. New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland called the message timely and urged UN action for pacifying the Formosa Straits. Britain and Europe praised the stance, with Times and Telegraph stressing a path to peace and clear policy.
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London
Eisenhower
Formosa
Europe
New Zealand
Sidney G. Holland
Congress
New York
Holland
Formosa Straits
Independent Times
Far East
Daily Telegraph
Dog Walks Home In Four Days From Racine
Tipper the 12 year old dog wandered 25 miles from Racine to Milwaukee over four days after escaping from the Hansen home where he was staying with the Hintz family. Neighbors found him outside the empty house and nursed him back to health before the long trek home.
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Milwaukee
Tipper
Racine
William Hansen
Paul Hintz
California
Hintzes
Matthew Miley
Worker killed in hopper accident at Schuster Construction
Clif ford Pelischek, 38, of Maribel in Manitowoc county, was killed today at Schuster Construction Co. in Green Bay when he slipped while atop a hopper used for concrete mixing and fell into the machine. He leaves eight children.
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Green Bay
Wis
Clifford Pelischek
Maribel
Manitowoc County
Schuster Construction Co
Senate Committee bars one man hearings on probe
Washington Senate Government Operations Committee adopted a rule by 10 to 0 vote prohibiting one man hearings by its investigating subcommittee. In Chicago a federal judge assigned seven men and five women to hear Claude Lightfoot, Illinois Communist Party leader, charged under the Smith Act for activities as a party member.
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Washington
Senate Government Operations Committee
Chicago
Claude Lightfoot
Communist Party
Illinois
Wisconsin to boost highway program 75 percent says Kohler
Milwaukee Governor Walter Kohler stated that Wisconsin can and must raise its highway building effort by 75 percent to tackle the gigantic task of modernizing the state's roads, signaling a major expansion in public works.
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Milwaukee
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
House Veterans Committee backs GI Bill education benefits
The House Veterans Committee unanimously approved legislation to guarantee full education and training benefits under the GI Bill for all service members on or before next Monday. A prompt House vote is planned.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
House
Churchill Rejects Idea of Huddle
Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons rejects meeting with Soviet Premier Malenkov to discuss the Far East. He notes such a talk would likely yield no favorable results at this time but stays open to a future meeting at an agreed place and time if appropriate.
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London
Churchill
Georgi Malenkov
Far Eastern
Far East
Malenkov
House of Commons
Knowland
Senate
Martin
House
Formosa
America
Wisconsin Gas Cuts Rates and Sets Rebates for Kenosha
Lower gas rates and rebates announced for Kenosha and nine other cities covering Dec 12 1952 to Jan 1 1955. Public Service Commission ordered the cut, totaling 211 800 dollars yearly, with refunds exceeding 480 000 dollars to be mailed by May or June.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin Natural Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Harold Turkelson
Federal Power Commission
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Company
Turkelson
Lakeshore
Racine
Cudahy
South Milwaukee
Western Area
Watertown
Waukesha
Eisenhower war authority headed for Senate action
The House granted President Eisenhower power to use force to defend Formosa and the Pescadores, 409 to 3, with swift approval anticipated in the Senate. House leaders warned delay could embolden Chinese Communists while the Foreign Affairs Committee reported unanimous support, urging calm and resolute action. Some senators favored delaying to let the measure sink in with the public. The committee rejected a hard line on Formosa and urged immediate authority without UN jurisdiction.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Senate
House
White House
Knowland
California
GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Congress
United States
United Nations
Road Accident Kills Platteville Man in Highway Crash
Platteville man Charles Dunbar, 60, a restaurant operator, was killed when his car plunged 40 feet over an embankment on Highway 151, six miles southwest of here Monday night. His wife Edna suffered shock and chest injuries.
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Platteville
Charles Dunbar
Plateville
Highway 151
Here
Edna
Alert Kept by Men of Navy's Air Arm
Aboard the Yorktown the U S Seventh Fleet keeps Formosa watch as Panther jets launch from the carrier deck. Lt Charles A Luff 28 Korean War veteran pilots No 407 with Aviation Engineer 3 C Vincent Candela 21 of Detroit giving thumbs up. Lt Leo Coors of Lockhart Texas prepares to take off as jets line up for dawn missions.
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Navy
Air Arm
Yorktown
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa Straits
Formosa
Charles A. Luff
Luff
C. Vincent Candela
Detroit
Candela
No. 407
Leo Coors
Lockhart, Tex
Atlantic
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Formosai
China
Manchuria
Okinawa
Philippines
Japan
Palau
Tokyo
U.S
Western Pacific
Free Nations
Joseph _Zuffaert Hastings
George Smith
59Th Pl
Frederick Pfennig
69Th St
Bernard J. McAleer
11Th Ave
Forman
American Brass
Harry C. Spitzer
Basil O'Connor
Foundation For
Marianne
Joan
Robert
Tachens
Frederick N. Rivette
U. S. Formosa Strait
Kaohsiung
Salisbury Sound
Hong Kong
Formosa Strait
Sacaton
Ariz
Chicago Sun-Times
Hollywood
Alcoholics Anonymous
Gagnon
Bradley
Ike
Pescadores
Britain
Bulletin
Foreign Affairs Committee
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