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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
8
Kenosha police say 314th straight day without a traffic fatality shows improving safety. Chief Hauke dahl notes past peak of 363 days in May 1958 and warns driver behavior must stay cautious as school closes and summer driving rises. He urges children to stay off streets and riders to obey rules while stressing driver responsibility.
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A Chicago North Western freight switch engine derailed after colliding with a gravel truck at 22nd Ave and the K D tracks. Driver Walter Heinzman, 51, escaped injury though his truck sustained front and side damage. Engineman Adolph Lane, 60, Milwaukee, also derailed. Roadway and sidewalk damaged. witness said no flagman was present.
George Romney announced the appointment of Robert A. Orr as assistant to the president at American Motors Corporation. Orr, 42, comes from General Electric where he led the Vacuum Cleaner Division for a decade in Bridgeport Connecticut. He joined GE in 1947 and holds UCLA and Harvard MBA credentials. He served in the U S Coast Guard during World War II, rising to commanding officer of an LST in the Philippines.
The DEW line stands for distant early warning radar stations spanning the Arctic. It represents a joint U.S. and Canadian defense project designed to detect potential transpolar air attacks and provide early warning.
James O Neill eighteen of 3300 McKeon Road forfeited a ten dollar bond in Municipal Court today after being cited for speeding thirty seven miles per hour on a city street. Police ticketed him on June fifth.
Kenosha Technical Institute staff entertained the first graduating class of secretarial science and accounting at a Tuesday luncheon. Graduates include Gladys Renick Mary Davis Wilfred Pellman and Donald Amborn. Honored guests were Rogers Palmer Eugene Lehrmann and E E Leschinsky. Faculty held a pre luncheon coffee for students and graduates.
Federal investigators probing a Chicago to Milwaukee bookie network study two men linked to operations in Kenosha. The drive ordered by Attorney General Kennedy aims to curb organized crime. Suspects include Frank Balistreri and Jack Rizzo, with ties to Milwaukee nightspots and past raids in Racine and Kenosha.
Voting today to elect a successor to Leo V. Downing, president of UAW Local 72. About 12 000 members choose between Jack Beni and T L Russo who led the May 11 primary. Other candidates include George Nordstrom Jack Milward and many union officers and five to be elected to the executive board.
Two of three men involved in a Powers Lake resort brawl and later altercation were each fined 100 dollars plus costs and given 45 days in county jail. Lyle R. Vogel and Leonard H. Cline pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. A third man remains at large. Donald Malzahn, resort owner, reported bottles were thrown and furnishings damaged. Sobie Bassett was allegedly beaten after a stop on the highway.
Gordon J. Rutkowski, 20, pleaded nolo contendere in Municipal Court to resisting arrest. He fled State Patrolman Roman Siehoff during a Jan. 30 stop on I-94 in Kenosha County. Rutkowski was fined $50 and costs and received a two day mandatory jail term. a pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
Byron Edward Perona infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Perona of 5512 Green Bay Rd died after a sudden illness. He was born in Kenosha on April 29 and died this morning after being found unconscious at home and taken to Kenosha Hospital. He is survived by his parents a brother Aaron a sister Maria and grandparents Mrs. Adolph Boehme Mrs. Marie Perona and Paul Perona.
Kenosha’s Chief of Police Stanley G. Haukedahl and several state police chiefs spoke in Madison in support of Bill 684. The proposal would shift revoked or suspended license recovery to the state traffic patrol, with about 20 requests weekly and an estimated taxpayer cost around $2,000.
Downtown Kenosha prepares a three day Crazy Days event from July 26 to 29 with a carnival atmosphere. The Downtown Kenosha Association sponsors the festivities and McDermott Amusement Co. will present entertainment at a public meeting in the Wisconsin Electric Power Co. auditorium. Outside merchants are invited to participate with sidewalk bazaars and sales. Accra-Ghana earns 25.2 million yearly from diamond fields, topping 22.4 million from manganese exports.
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