State Senate Receives Gas Tax and Patrol Bill Proposals
The Wisconsin Senate received three Gov Kohler backed bills to raise motor fuel taxes create a 610 man highway patrol and boost driver license renewal fees The measures from Panzer and Van De Zande face likely opposition The fuel tax would rise gasoline from 4 to 6 cents and diesel from 4 to 8 cents increasing state revenue about 20 million annually The patrol bill asks 4 4566 million over two years to unify county officers under a state system The license bill would raise renewal fees to 1 00 and shift examinations to the Motor Vehicle Department with 85 staffers. renewals would become every two years.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Kohler
Panzer
Oakfield
van de Zande
Campbellsport
Senate
Motor Vehicle Department
Senate Democrats Push Substitute Tax Cuts Amid Debate
Washington Senate Democrats unveiled a substitute income tax cut plan to offset a House 20 per taxpayer and 10 per dependent relief. The plan would provide 908 million dollars a year mainly to low income families while repealing corporate and high income tax benefits, risking party splits as Byrd of Virginia and George of Georgia signaled lukewarm support.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
House
Queensland Cyclone Reverses Course Toward East Coast
A tropical cyclone pounding Queensland's east coast reversed its path and now heads back toward the same damaged region. The storm brings renewed concerns for residents and authorities as cleanup efforts continue.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Wisconsin Regent Integration Bill Attacked as Fraud
Governor Kohler condemned a substitute amendment to the measure uniting UW regents and state colleges as a fraud and deceit. The late bulletin notes the dispute in Madison as lawmakers push for governance changes.
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Madison
Kohler
University of Wisconsin and
State Colleges
AFL Teamsters authorize strike at Montgomery Ward plants
The AFL Teamsters Union executive board authorized a strike affecting about 20,000 workers mainly in warehouse roles at 11 Montgomery Ward mail order plants nationwide.
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Washington
AFL Teamsters Union Executive Board
Montgomery Ward Co
Assembly Proposal Gives Counties More Voice in Constitution
Madison introduces a proposal to shift power from the Legislature to county boards by altering the state Constitution. The measure aims to boost local oversight and reduce central legislative control.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Campbell Wins Senate Group Backing For Comptroller Nomination
The Senate government operations committee approved Joseph E. Campbell as comptroller general by 7 to 3 with four Republicans and three Democrats in support. Opponents argued Campbell lacked experience though the post typically goes to a member of Congress. Eisenhower first nominated Campbell for the $17,500 annual watchdog role last fall. action stalled during the McCarthy censure session.
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Washington
Senate Government Operations Committee
Joseph E. Campbell
Campbell
Congress
Eisenhower
Treasury” Post
Navy LST Collides With Fishing Boat Near Point Wells
A collision between the navy LST-306 and a fishing boat off Point Wells in Puget Sound left one dead and two missing. Coast Guard rescues one man. one body recovered. A patrol boat and helicopter searched for the missing crew.
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Seattle
Wash
Point Wells
Here
Puget Sound
Coast Guard
Republicans denounce Butler on Eisenhower health remark
Washington leaders condemned Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler for suggesting Mrs. Eisenhower’s illness could influence Ike’s bid for a second term. House and Senate Republicans called the remark harmful and in poor taste while noting Mrs. Eisenhower’s influenza confinement and contrasting with Roosevelt’s wartime health.
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Washington
Republic
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Butler
New York
Martin
Barry M. Goldwater
Rariz
Senate
Roosevelt
GOP
William F. Knowland
Taylor Visits Bangkok For Three Day U S Mission
General Maxwell D. Taylor commander of U S forces in the Far East arrived in Bangkok today for a three day visit at the invitation of the Thai government.
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Bangkok
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
Far East
Thailand
Eisenhower Reaffirms U S Pledge To Europe
President Eisenhower told seven Western European nations that the United States will keep a fair share of military forces in Europe as long as threats persist. He outlined six policy points linking NATO, Western European Union plans, armament control, and joint defense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
United States
Europe
West Germany
Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Western European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
European Allied Command
Germany
North Atlantic
Congress
Accident Near Plymouth Kills 2 in Sudden Collision
Two people died and two were injured in a car crash three miles south of Plymouth Wednesday. Victims were Clifford Shovan 55 restaurant operator and his wife Florence 49 of Plymouth. Injured were Mrs Ralph Knepfel 19 and Emmet King of St Jennings Missouri.
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Plymouth
Here
Clifford Shovan
Florence
Ralph Knepfel
Shovans
Emmet King
St. Jennings
Catlin Considers Run Against Wiley in Republican Primary
Madison capitol correspondent reports Assembly Speaker Mark Catlin Jr. would join the GOP primary to challenge U S Senator Wiley if a stronger entry does not surface. Catlin says he would win to beat Wiley, noting Wiley’s long tenure and past clashes with party leadership.
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Madison
John Wyngaard
Capitol
Apleton Post-Crescent
Green Bay Press Gazette
Assembly
Mark Catlin Jr
Appleton
U. S
Wiley
Chippewa Falls
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Republican Party Organization
Catlin
Puerto Rican Nationalists Found Guilty by Federal Jury
A New York federal court jury convicted 10 Puerto Rican Nationalist party members of seditious conspiracy after nearly 16 hours of deliberation. One defendant was acquitted. The group sought Puerto Rico independence by force and links were drawn to the 1950 Truman assassination attempt and the 1954 shooting of five congressmen. Sentencing set for March 31. up to six years in prison and fines. Defendants named include Estaban Quinones Escute and Carmen Dolores Torresola of New York, with others from New York, Puerto Rico, and Chicago.
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New York
Puerto Rico
United States
Nationalist Party
Truman
U. S
House of Representatives
John F. X. MecGahey
Serafin Colon Alovera
Estaban Quinones Escute
Santiago Gonzales Castro
Antonio Herrara Moreno
Pedro Aviles
Carmen Dolores Torresola
Juan Hernandez Valle
Miguel Vargas Nieves
Maximino Pedraza Martinez
Angel Luis Arzola
Julio Flores Medina
Chicago
Army Pay Vote Near Focuses on Career Military Raises
Democrats predict House approval of President Eisenhower's pay rise from 6 to 25 percent for career servicemen, adding 745 million dollars to a five billion dollar annual payroll. Enlisted and warrant officers with multiple years of service would gain about 11.9 percent on average. Senate action pending. About two million personnel expected to receive raises on the first of the month after signing.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Senate
Milwaukee Executive Killed Near Rubicon
Robert C. Beck Sr. aged 49, president of Trebor Laboratories Inc a polish manufacturing firm in Milwaukee, was killed three miles south of Rubicon Wisconsin when his car failed to negotiate a curve. He was alone in the vehicle.
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Rubicon
Wis
Robert C. Beck
Milwaukee
Trebor Laboratories Inc
Dodge County
Beck
Weather outlook with showers and cooler Friday
Scattered showers were forecast for this afternoon and evening followed by cooler temperatures on Friday. A low of 35 to 40 tonight and a high of 44 to 48 Friday were predicted. Wednesday’s highs reached 59 with a 31 low at the sewage treatment plant. Noon readings: 62 at American Motors, 58 at the treatment plant, 57 downtown as temperatures rose to 64 by 12:30 p.m.
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American Motors
Firefighters battle two new blazes in Florida
Tallahassee reports firefighters who contained a large north Florida woodland fire last night now tackle two new fires to the north and west. Florida Forest Service chief John M. Bethea notes the new blazes began as the Madison Taylor county line fire was controlled. Incendiary origin is suspected for the large 27 000 acre blaze.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Woodlands
John M. Bethea
Florida Forest Service
Madison-Taylor County
Bethea
Madison
Taylor
Dulles Concerned Reds Do Not Believe U S Formosa Pledge
Secretary of State Dulles reportedly fears Chinese Communist leaders doubt U S resolve to defend Formosa and the Pescadores. A senator who heard the briefing said Dulles warned the Reds may think Washington will not fight. Humphrey urged firm diplomatic effort to make clear the United States will defend Formosa.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Formosa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pescadores
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
State Dulles
New Panama Canal Treaty Ratified by National Assembly
The national assembly ratified the new treaty governing U S use of the Panama Canal Zone by a 46 to 1 vote. The pact raises annual rent paid by the United States from 430000 to 1930000.
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Panama
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Move Air Unit From Manchuria
A new Communist jet air division from Manchuria is reportedly being moved toward the Formosa Strait for a possible assault on offshore islands. Nationalist sources cite up to 75 planes including MIG-17s, as the defense ministry denies the report.
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Taipei
Formosa
Manchuria
Formosa Strait
China News
Defense Ministry
Red China
Free China
Zwicker to Return to Testify in Peress Case
Chairman John L McClellan said Brig. Gen Ralph W Zwicker will fly back from Japan to testify when the Peress case hearings resume. Zwicker, commanding officer at Camp Kilmer New Jersey when Maj Irving Peress served there, related to the 1954 discharge after Peress refused to disclose his political affiliation.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
Senate
Ralph W. Zwicker
Japan
Peress
Arkansas Democrat
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N J
Irving Peress
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Java Rebels Strike Indonesian Villages in West Java and Sumatra
Reports say rebel bands killed 10 persons and looted and burned hundreds of houses during raids on villages in West Java and North Sumatra. The incidents underscore escalating violence as Indonesian security forces respond to the insurgency.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West Java
Sumatra
Bearded Milwaukee Cyclist Killed In Street Collision At 85
Milwaukee resident Tom Brown an 85 year old cyclist and marathon hiker known for his white beard and healthy living died after a collision on Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct. Driver George R Carroll 28 said he pulled out to pass another car and saw Brown approaching. Brown had retired from Standard Oil and spent years promoting fitness. He celebrated his 85th birthday with a 36 mile hike and was active with Milwaukee Polar Bear Club on New Year’s Day.
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Milwaukee
Tom Brown
Wisconsin Ave
George R. Carroll
Brown
Carroll
Standard Oil Co
Piwaukee
Polar Bear Club
Lake Michigan
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U.S
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Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Gov. Kohler
Florida Blazes
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Wen Hua-ling
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