Elimination of four year old kindergarten considered
The board will review the fate of the four year old kindergarten at a committee of the whole meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in the administration building. A plan to ship students from crowded districts to schools with space may be adopted.
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H. R. Maurer
Signe Corneliuson
Bain
Grant
Roosevelt
Southport
Wilson-Bonnie Hume
Miss Corneliuson
Forest Park
Corneliuson
Ghey
Rooming House Fire Kills Three in San Rafael
A rooming house blaze in San Rafael, California, killed three occupants and injured eight. The Lodge housed about 35 residents. Robert Lindell, 19, arrived from work around 1 a.m. and woke others as flames spread. Five residents jumped from upper floors. one woman, Eileen Ryder, 42, leaped with her two year old, while three others sustained severe burns.
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San Rafael
Calif
Robert Lindell
Eileen Ryder
Wisconsin spring primary narrows field as turnout exceeds expectations
Voters across Wisconsin turned out heavier than expected in the spring primary, boosted by mild weather. In Racine the incumbent mayor was upset. Green Bay saw strong participation. Chippewa Falls also reported heavy turnout. Major results include Robert Knowles leading the GOP senate race in New Richmond and local races for mayor and judges in multiple cities.
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Racine
Green Bay
Brown County
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Warren Knowles
Robert
Warren
William Ward
Otto Rachals
Robert Bittner
Dominic Olejniczak
Chippewa Falls
H. J. Webb
Conrad Thronson
Elmer Charlande
Harlan Okayed By Committee
Washington Senators report Judiciary Committee approved Judge John Marshall Harlan for the Supreme Court with 10 votes for and 4 against and one present. Some members warned of a floor fight as confirmation moves to the full Senate. Harlan, a 2nd Circuit judge, was nominated by President Eisenhower to fill Justice Jackson’s vacancy.
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Jack H. Humble
Francis H. Wendt
Humble
Wendt
Racine County Bar Association
Folden Frank
Gothner
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Supreme Court
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Robert H. Jackson
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Douglas
Ill
Jointtomic Energy Committee
John von Neumann
Princeton
N. J
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L Eastland
D-Miss
Olin D
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D-S.c
Langer
Rn.d
Eastland
Harland
United Nations
U. S
Butler to convene conference of Democratic governors
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler plans a spring conference of all Democratic governors to elevate their role within the party structure. He aims to give governors more influence and prominence in party affairs.
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New York
Paul Butler
Death takes Jane Rhodes longtime Kenosha secretary
Miss Jane Rhodes 65 died at home on 7611 5th Ave after a long illness. Born April 21 1888 in Brighton township she taught in Kenosha county schools and served 29 years as secretary to Kenosha city managers. Survived by two sisters a nephew and a niece.
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Kenosha
5Th Ave
Brighton Township
James Rhodes
Brighton
Valparaiso University
College of Commerce
Racine
Fond du Lac Plant Accident Kills One
One man died and another was seriously injured in an accident at the Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Co. Clarence J. Kolb, 26, was killed when a cable snapped and a heavy casting struck him. Harold C. Kohlman, 29, suffered serious leg injuries.
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Fond du Lac
Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Co
Clarence J. Kolb
Harold C. Kohlman
Royal romance rumor sparks talk of Margaret Townsend wedding
London reports quote an informant claiming Princess Margaret plans to wed RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend this fall and renounce succession rights. Townsend, a divorced man, calls for patience while Buckingham Palace remains silent amid speculation and potential church opposition.
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London
Margaret
RAF
Peter Townsend
Townsend
Church of England
Buckingham Palace
Assembly votes to require election officials' party ties
The Republican majority in the Assembly overrode Democratic opposition to table a bill requiring election inspectors and clerks to state their party affiliations. Currently no such requirement exists for election officials.
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Madison
Assembly
Hungarian Communists accuse Nagy of rightist deviationism
Leaders of the Hungarian Communist party accuse Premier Imre Nagy of supporting mistaken rightist ideas in speeches and articles. The dispute centers on Nagy as the party clamps down on internal dissent amid political tensions in Budapest.
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Budapest
Hungary
Hungarian Communist Party Today
Imre Nagy
Democratic Senate acts to study Corrupt Practices Act
Democratic forces in the Wisconsin Senate moved to block a bill banning union political contributions. Representative Maier of Milwaukee introduced a resolution calling for a Legislative Council study of all aspects of the Corrupt Practices Act.
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Madison
Senate
Maier
Milwaukee
Legislative Council
Wisconsin warms to year’s highs with springlike breeze
Wisconsin sees its hottest day of the year as noon readings reach the mid fifties in Milwaukee. Across cities such as the sewage plant, American Motors and downtown the temperature climbs. Expect cool nights and mild days with highs in the 50s and lows near 30s to 35.
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Wisconsin
American Motors
Dulles Warns of Far East Military Showdown
Secretary of State Dulles, returning from Asia including Formosa, warned America and its allies that a Chinese communist challenge could lead to a military showdown. He urged stronger allied defense, continued U S arms aid, and a willingness to use greater force to deter aggression while stressing mobile Allied power led by U S sea and air power.
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Southeast Asian Alliance
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Leading Broker Confidence Amid Wall Street Rally After 3-Billion Drop
Winthrop H. Smith of Merrill Lynch testified before the Senate Banking Committee that public confidence supports the market's 18 month boom despite yesterday's NYSE tumble. Analysts link jitters to Harvard economist Galbraith's testimony. Fulbright doubts a direct connection but cites caution in his remarks.
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Wall Street
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Senate Banking Committee
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New York Stock Exchange
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John K. Galbraith
Galbraith
Fulbright
D-Ark
Banking Committee
Mexican Plane Crash Kills 26 in Mexico
Rescue teams fought a forest fire to reach 26 victims of a DC3 crash from Puerto Vallarto. The dead include four Californians and U S citizens Ed Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle and Dr Clifford Hays Arcadia Ca among others.
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Mexico
U.S
Ed Johnson
The
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Puerto Vallarto
New Republic Magazine
Chicago
Old Sun
Clifford Hays
Arcadia
Calif
Russell Ingle, Jr
Montebello
R. S. Hall
Whittier
Rock County Reports First Traffic Death
Beloit resident Edward H. Stickler, 49, died from injuries after his car overturned Tuesday three miles south of Janesville. The crash marked Rock County's first traffic fatality of the year.
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Beloit
Rock County
Edward H. Stickler
Janesville
Flood worker drowns aiding evacuees in Kentucky
In Greenup Kentucky Benton Myers 35 a flood worker drowned yesterday in six feet of water. He was clad in a diving outfit with lead shoes but wore no helmet and fell from a boat while helping evacuees.
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Greenup
Benton Myers
Wolfson Campaigns for Wards Control Visits Chicago
Louis Wolfson, financier of New York and Florida, turns to Montgomery Ward & Co. in Chicago to rally Midwest stockholders for his slate at next month’s directors election. He accuses current directors of neglecting duties and claims pressure from big business, including Standard Oil of California, to derail his campaign.
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Louis Wolfson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ward
Wolfson
New York
Florida
Wards
E. W. Endter
R. G. Follis
Standard Oil Co
California
Wollfson
Endter
California Oil Co
Standard Oil of California
Kenosha Primary Yields Surprises Amid Ward Change Confusion
Incumbents kept city council and school board seats in a March primary that drew 12,316 Kenoshans to polls. New ward lines caused confusion at polling places as contenders for full council terms and the school board faced off against a field of newcomers and incumbents. Results highlight shifts in supervisor races with several incumbents eliminated or trailing in early counts.
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Kenoshans
Gilbert Petzke
Earl Morton
Shirlee Lake
Edward Fechner
George Pinzger
Ansley Whiteside
John Madison
Peter Rutkowski
Petzke
Lake
Fechner
Ralph Cleereman
Gerald Margetson
Hastings
Ladles
County Board
Tax Cut Compromise Proposal Faces Senate Split
Senate Democrats floated a plan to combine a $10 per person income tax cut with revenue law changes but Republicans opposed any tax reductions now. Senate GOP leader Knowland predicted a substantial vote against all compromise measures while Johnson said voting would not begin before Monday.
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Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Johnson
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