Wisconsin Legislators Face Clash Over Money Bills
Wisconsin legislators prepare to vote on a two cent gas tax increase and a five million dollar transfer to the general fund, part of Kohler's highway package. The Assembly weighs 48 bills on Tuesday with another 45 on Wednesday as debates rise along party lines.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Kohler
Senate Republicans
Senate
Democrats
Assemblyman
Huber
Milwaukee
Assembly Democrats
Joint Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Weather Elsewhere Summary for Wisconsin and Nearby Areas
Showers and thunderstorms spread across Wisconsin as warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved in. 24 hour rainfall totals include Superior-Duluth 0.68 inch and La Crosse 0.63 inch, with Beloit-Rockford and Dubuque reporting 0.33 and 0.62 inches respectively. Highs reached in the 70s and 80s with a state low of 43 in Superior-Duluth. Beloit-Rockford hit 85 degrees.
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Wisconsin
Gulf of Mexico
Superior-Duluth
la Crosse
Dubuque
Eau Claire
Grantsburg
Beloit-Rockford
Beloit- Rockford
Two Rivers
Superior
Chicago
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Miami
Ewe Wees
Burglars Steal Cash and Ice Cream at Hydrox Office
Two burglars broke into the Hydrox Corp offices in Hammond Indiana and stole seven dollars in cash several gallons of ice cream and an undetermined number of popsicles. The report notes the 1954 U S death rate is estimated at 9 2 per 1000 people.
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Hammond, Ind
Hydrox Corp
U. S
Fisherman saves two from undertow then drowns in Kemah
In Galveston Bay Kemah Texas a fisherman rescued eight year old Michael Haverkorn of Galena Park and Raymond Hinkle of Houston from a dangerous undertow. James Walters of Houston who helped to save them but was pulled from the current and later found dead.
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Kemah
Tex
Michael Haverkorn
Galena Park
Galveston Bay
Raymond Hinkle
Houston
James Walters
Woman In Japan Survives After Eating Over 200 Matches
Doctors at Nichinan Hospital removed more than 200 chewed up matches from Mitsuru Nagai a 31 year old barber in Miyazaki Japan. She said she began craving eaten matches as a child and only recently became ill.
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Miyazaki
Japan
Nichinan Hospital
Mitsuru Nagai
Kenosha News June 6 1955 publication details
Volume 61 number 606 shows Kenosha News Publishing Co branding for 717 56th St Kenosha Wisconsin. The paper lists Associated Press United Press Wisconsin Daily Pages and ABC Circulation with AP exclusive republication rights and advertising reps Jann & Kelley in multiple cities.
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Kenosha
Milwaukee Youths Swim 300 Yards To Aid Friend
South Milwaukee youths faced rough Lake Michigan conditions when an 11 foot outboard boat capsized. Larry Philbrick 15 swam 300 yards to shore to alert authorities after Don Wendrick 18 clung to the boat. Rescue crews pulled Wendrick to safety with a line while Philbrick remained safe on shore.
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Milwaukee
South Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Larry Philbrick
Don Wendrick
Philbrick
Wendrick
Coast Guard
Nervous Bridegroom Faints Four Times at Glasgow Wedding
Hawthorne Stewart 24, an insurance clerk, fainted four times due to nerves during his wedding in Glasgow. He collapsed once at the altar and three times at the reception, calling it the dizziest day of his life.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Hawthorne Stewart
Turncoat POW in China seeks return home
Olympia wife of Otho G. Bell, a former POW who stayed in Red China, reports he now wants to come home. Military officials consider passport issuance tied to his U.S. citizenship status while his daughter Paula remains with Mrs Bell.
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Olympia
Wash
Olympia, Wash
Otho G. Bell
China
United States
State Department
Hong Kong
Washington
Bell
U. S
New Shooting Along Gaza Strip Prompts Egyptian Demand
Egyptian War Office says six Israeli armed vehicles opened fire on two outposts near the Gaza frontier, prompting calls for a demilitarized zone. An Israeli spokesman accuses Egypt of starting the exchange. no casualties reported after a three hour clash. A UN observer reportedly sought cover from bullets.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Gaza Strip
War Office
Jerusalem
New Item Promises Non Surgical Hemorrhoid Relief
New York special reports a breakthrough healing substance Bio-Dyne offers painless shrinkage of hemorrhoids with rapid pain relief. Doctors observed lasting improvement over months in many cases. Preparation H suppositories and ointment are marketed with guarantees.
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New York, N. Y
U.S. Pat
American sergeant arrested by Czech frontier guards
Czech guards report the arrest of an American sergeant at the West German border near Waidhaus. The sergeant and two soldiers, likely sightseeing, stopped near the border. he stepped into Czech territory to photograph a border hut and was detained. He was later seen being taken by an army truck toward the interior.
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Waidhaus
Germany
Army Officials Refrain From Comment on Local Area
U S Army authorities in this area declined to comment on the matter leaving questions about the incident and its implications unanswered by military spokespeople.
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U. S. Army
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Sen. Stalbaum
D-Racine
Bud Hanlon
Kennewick
Monica Morton
Associated Press
Gee
Home Journal
J. E. Kaiser
Jann & Kelley, Inc
Detroit
San Francisco
Racine
Walworth
Lake
Illinois
Thomas J. Dale
56Th Street
Buddy
Dial
Czech
Diener Rug CO. Home Furnishers
Sheridan Rd
HFC
Baymt
58Th St
Walgreen
Olympic
Chesterfield
Meade
Pertis
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