Upton Champions Whole Tax Reform Package
Dr. Miller Upton of Beloit College led a Kenosha audience in pressing that Wisconsin tax reforms be viewed as an integrated package. He praised the blue ribbon committee's plan, noteing its overall equity and potential to modernize the state's tax system despite some controversial elements like the sales tax.
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Blue Ribbon Committee
Miller Upton
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Upton
Arthur Korf
JAC
Beloit College
al Andrea
Massacre in Luluabourg Escalates Congo Crisis
The United Nations reports Congolese soldiers killed 44 civilians in Luluabourg in retaliation for three soldiers’ deaths. The rampage followed celebrations for Major Mulamba’s release, with attacks spreading to Ndesha and threats against Europeans amid cabinet tensions in Katanga.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Luluabourg
United Nations
U.N
Mulamba
Lumumbist
Stanleyville
Ndesha
Ghana
Katanga
Rusk County Declared Emergency Area for Livestock Feed
Gov. Gaylord Nelson announced that Rusk County is designated an emergency area under the livestock feed program. Dairy farmers can purchase feed grains from government stocks at the supported price.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Rusk County
U.S. Agriculture Department
Stevenson Warns Russia Over Congo as War Risk Looms
Adlai Stevenson warns Moscow that a Soviet seizure of the Congo would trigger war. In Washington the Senate Banking Committee approves Kennedy pick Charles Minor Meredith for Export-Import Bank directorship by a 5 to 4 vote. In Manila Max Conrad reaches fifth leg of round the world speed attempt.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
U.N
Russia
Congo
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Kennedy
Charles Minor Meriwether
Export-Import Bank
Manila
Max Conrad
Assemblyays Move to Repeal Margarine Taxes and Ban Utility Sales
Bills introduced aim to repeal taxes and license fees on oleo margarine sales and to prohibit public utilities from selling appliances. The proposals reflect a push by Madison lawmakers to ease consumer costs and curb municipal commerce.
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Madison
Assembly
Wisconsin Senate OKs Saturday Opening for Fishing Seasons
The State Senate approved a bill setting a Saturday opening date for all Wisconsin fishing seasons. Governor Gaylord Nelson supported enactment and is expected to sign the measure into law promptly.
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Madison
State Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Medan Declared Closed Zone Amid Rebel unrest
Jakarta reported Medan in North Sumatra has been declared a closed region by authorities. Medan has endured antigovernment rebel activity for three years according to Antara News Agency.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Medan
Antara
Explosions at Ethyl Corp Plant Injure 31 Workers
Three blasts at the Ethyl Corporation chemical wash house in Baton Rouge injure 31 workers and leave two missing. Six hospitalized, others treated at the plant medical center. No deaths reported as alarms sounded and workers evacuated amid a yellow cloud drifting west of the Mississippi River. 3,000 employees operate in the chemical center.
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Baton Rouge
Ethyl Corp
Ethyl
D. Adams
Johnson to join Peace Corps volunteers aids nations
Olympic decathlon champion Johnson of UCLA who coached there in 1956 58 has offered to join the Peace Corps launched by President Kennedy. A Washington dispatch notes athletic director Evashevski of Iowa will join the corps in Washington. The Peace Corps seeks volunteers to help developing countries.
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New York
Rafer Johnson
Kennedy
New York Times
Johnson
University of California At
Los Angeles
UCLA
Washington Dispatch
Times
Forrest Evashevski
State University of Iowa
Washington
Evashevski
Iowa
University of Michigan
The
Peace Corps
France opens first toll highway on Riviera
In Cannes France inaugurates a 14.3 mile toll road along the Riviera with motorists paying 40 cents to use the new highway.
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France
Cannes
Riviera
House Votes Longer Jobless Pay Benefits
The House approved a 392 to 30 vote on the emergency unemployment aid bill, a key step in Kennedy’s anti recession program. Sen. Byrd announced a Senate Finance Committee hearing next week, aiming to move the measure to the White House by mid March for benefits to start by April 1.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
White House
Byrd
Senate
Congressional
House Labor Committee
House
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
De Gaulle’s Peace Talk Bid Accepted
Algerian rebels accept French President Charles de Gaulle’s bid for peace talks to end the six year war. They seek independence with possible federation links to Morocco Tunisia and Algeria and negotiate with France on self determination.
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Rabat
Morocco
Charles de Gaulle
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Paris
Ferhat Abbas
Hassan II
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
de Gaulle
Louis Terrenoire
Terrenoire
Weather sketch for Kenosha shows warm spell ends Friday
The day opened with winds and temperatures around 60 but a sharp cooldown arrives Friday with highs 35 to 42 and lows 26 to 34. Partly cloudy skies may see scattered showers tonight. noon readings ranged from 53 to 57 in local areas. Sunrise at 6 25 and sunset at 5 42.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Southport
11-year-old delinquent to spar ta home after purse theft
An 11 year old boy who admitted stealing the purse of 67 year old Mae Kayser, whose fall proved fatal, has been committed as a juvenile delinquent. Since too young for the state school, he will be kept at the State Children’s Home in Sparta until age 12.
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Milwaukee
Mae Kayser
State Department of Public Welfare
Sparta
Gypsy Family’s Wandering Ends in Sorrowful Deaths
Richmond police and Hanover County investigators report a family led by Kenneth Dudley and Irene Dudley traveled from Syracuse to join a carnival, then drifted across the country. Five children died from hunger and neglect before the parents were arrested for murder in connection with Carol Ann Dudley's death, with bodies recovered in Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Louisiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina as authorities probe the sprawling case.
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Kenneth Dudley
Irene
Syracuse
N.Y
Dudley
Carol Ann
Hanover County
U.S. 1
Lawrenceville
Virginia
E. M. Lloyd
Dudleys
Lloyd
Debbie
Gary
W. Va
Jenkins
McDowell County
Harry S. Camper
Brunswick County Welfare Department
State
Brunswick County
Commonwealth
Leslie Campbell
John Payne Injured In Manhattan Car Collision
Veteran actor John Payne suffered fractures and deep cuts after being struck by a car on Madison Avenue. He remained in critical condition at Roosevelt Hospital, where surgeons treated his leg and facial wounds after the Wednesday night accident. The driver, Bernard Selz, said he did not see Payne in time and was released after questioning.
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New York
John Payne
Roosevelt Hospital
Manhattan
Payne
Madison Avenue
Alfred Bester
Bernard T. Selz
Selz
Governor Nelson seeks segregated funds totaling 448 million
Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson urged the Legislature to approve a segregated fund budget of 448 million for 1961-63. The plan includes 341 million for highways, 26.5 million for conservation, 63 million for a state building program, and 17.5 million for the Motor Vehicle Department, all outside the proposed 503 million general budget. He warned of future space and welfare-bed shortages and urged building modernization and expanded public access and lake classification programs.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Highway Department
Conservation Department
Motor Vehicle Department
Nelson
Wisconsin
Camp McCoy
Reformatory
U S and Philippines Reach Compromise on Bases Treaty
Manila sources say Philippine Foreign Secretary Serrano and U S Ambassador Hickerson worked out a compromise on criminal jurisdiction over off duty U S servicemen, transmitting it to their governments. Official clearance expected next week from President Garcia and the U S State Department. A new treaty may be signed in two to three months.
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Manila
United States
Philippines
Felixberto Serrano
U.S
John D. Hickerson
U. S
Carlos P. Garcia
U.S. State Department
Snow Blankets Mount Vesuvius Over Naples Skyline
Snow fell Wednesday night on Mount Vesuvius blanketing the upper cone that overlooks Naples, a city famed as one of Italy’s sunniest locales.
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Naples
Italy
Mt. Vesuvius
Castro Appeals for Venezuela Help in Cuban US Rift
Fidel Castro sought regional mediation from Venezuela to ease Cuba United States tensions as Venezuela confirmed receipt of Havana's conciliatory note outside the OAS. El Salvador also broke off relations protesting Havana's campaign against its junta. both Cuban and Salvadoran ambassadors were recalled or expelled.
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Fidel Castro
Venezuela
Americas
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry
Caracas
Organization of American States
el Salvador
Cuba
Salvador
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