City Manager Form Referendum Likely in Kenosha
Petition drive in Kenosha calls for abandoning the mayor alderman system in favor of nine at large city managers. Officials say enough valid signatures may force a council vote and a referendum at the April 3 election. Candidates and organizers push for a return to the city manager form citing governance concerns.
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Sawicki
Kenosha
McAleer
Wisconsin
Citizens For Good Government
Citizens For Good Government Group
Heavy Equipment Installers Resume Talks With Western Electric
In New York IUPI installers halted a planned strike against Western Electric Co and scheduled a fresh round of negotiations after today.
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New York
IUPI
Western Electric Co
Test Ban Talks End In Wrangle
Geneva reports the 39 month old three power nuclear test ban talks broke up in dispute after a 135 minute session. U S and British proposals for an immediate recess were rejected by Russia and a 75 minute wrangle followed without agreement on a final communique. The Soviets had demanded a merger with broader disarmament talks.
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Charles D. Stelle
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Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Glenn Set For Third Orbital Run In Rushed Launch Window
Project Mercury officials say John H. Glenn Jr. will attempt the third orbital trip no earlier than Thursday from Cape Canaveral. Weather remains the chief risk with clouds and winds threatening lift off and recovery risk as a thick cloud bank hovered over central Florida. Glenn, 40, attended church in Cocoa Beach and prepped in the space trainer as crews ran through a final dress rehearsal for the countdown.
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Kreisler 87 Famed Violinist Dies. American Citizen
Fritz Kreisler dies at 87 after a storied life as a Vienna born prodigy who became an American citizen in 1943. He composed melodies like Caprice Vieniase and Liebesfreud and starred in operettas such as Apple Blossoms. Survived by widow Harriet Lies and nephew Kurt Kreisler, funeral set in Manhattan.
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New York
Harriet Lies
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Western Hemisphere to Move Against Castro at OAS Summit
A U S backed by Maiuritv-7 reports a breakthrough as Argentina and Chile join Brazil and Mexico in backing a suspension of Cuba from OAS entities. Delegates aim for a sixResolution final declaration allowing selective votes while seeking Cuba’s ouster from hemispheric bodies. The United States seeks a principle that Castro’s regime is incompatible with the Inter-American system while debating the method to remove Cuba.
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Milwaukee Janitor Hurt In School Boiler Blast
A janitor suffered a head injury and was hospitalized after a furnace boiler exploded at St. Alexander's parochial school. About 550 students were sent home for the day. none were injured. The blast occurred as students arrived before 8 a.m. in the boiler room adjacent to the school.
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St. Francis Hospital
Weather Outlook With Cold Snap And Light Snow
Cold air moves in tonight with lows near 10 to 20 and highs around 15 to 25. Light snow or flurries expected today into tomorrow per the Weather Bureau. Kenosha reported 12 inches of snow yesterday and city temps from 17 to 25 with a 7 degree spread at noon. Sunrise 7 09 and sunset 5 01 mark first 5 pm sunset of the year.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Southport
Tax boost drives brisk pre February sales in Kenosha
In Kenosha stores a surge in sales continues ahead of a 3 percent selective sales tax taking effect February 1. Auto dealers and department stores report higher January activity with some customers ordering now to dodge the tax.
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Kenosha
Florida
Vandalism Expected Loss in Twin Lakes Home
Vandalism estimated at 5000 to 7000 dollars was found at the 14 room Twin Lakes summer home of Chicago family head John C WilkInson in Edgewater Park subdivision. The break in, likely by youngsters, left slashed upholstery broken furniture ripped mattresses cut antenna wire and bent silverware.
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John C. Wilkinson
Chicago
Edgewater Park
John Jr
Donald Preston
Gerhard Kubart
Robert Sutherland
Jerry Sonquist
Wilkinson
Robbers Jump Barons Store Employees in Madison
Two Barons department store workers in downtown Madison were assaulted by two men who aimed to rob the store. The attackers fled the scene after the beating.
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Baron's
Five men die from gas fumes in Fulton County cabin
Five men were found dead in a cabin along Anderson Lake near Bluff City Illinois in Fulton County asphyxiated by fumes from a gas stove. The incident is reported as a deadly accident involving a gas stove in a remote cabin.
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iPb
Anderson Lake
Here
Fulton County
Astrologers Predict End of World Day Next Monday
The piece notes astrologers warn of catastrophe Sunday into Monday with storms, earthquakes, and financial panic. Astronomers dismiss the doom, while believers in India and Nepal seek refuge and some Americans in Cleator, Arizona, prepare for the worst. Nostradamus’ 1999 forecast is cited.
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Understanding Inc
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