Kenosha OKs Haas Dock Purchase and Leases
City council approved buying Haas Coal and Dock Co for 198000 and four leases on Haas property and the municipal dock. Officials say leases will yield at least 200000 in profit and cost to taxpayers is covered by lease payments. Harbor commission notes expected benefits for Kenosha as a Great Lakes port.
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Sage
Great Lakes
Haas Coal and Dock Co
Haas
Kenosha
St. Lawrence Seaway
Harbor Commission
City Harbor Commission
Endee Company, Inc
Lourigan
R. H. Custer
Custer
Endee Co., Inc
Nicholas Demos
William
Casey) Schmitz
Commission
State urges delay on Chicago Lake Michigan diversion
The State Department asked Congress to pause action approving a larger Lake Michigan water diversion to Chicago until negotiations with Canada, begun March 11, conclude. The Rivers and Harbors subcommittee heard opposition from Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan groups, the Lake Carriers Association and the Great Lakes Harbors Association.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Department
Canada
House Rivers and Harbors
Greater
Illinois Waterway
Marselis C. Parsons, Jr
British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs
Wisconsin
Ohio
Minnesota
Michigan
Lake Carriers Association
Great Lakes Harbors Association
Americans Feared Killed in Iran Mountain Ambush
Washington reports two U S foreign aid officials Kevin M Carroll 37 Issaquah Anita Huovar Carroll and Brewster A Wilson 35 Portland presumed killed by bandits in a remote Iranian mountain area. Two Iranian drivers also presumed dead. ICA identified the officials and said the Tehran embassy notified them. Details were unavailable and unconfirmed by the embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Iran
International Cooperation Administration
Kevin M. Carroll
Issaquah
Wash
Anita Huovar Carroll
Brewster A. Wilson
Portland
Ore
ICA
U. S
Tehran
Daylight Saving Time Vote Urges YES Next Tuesday
A brief notice argues for adopting Daylight Saving Time and asks readers to vote YES next Tuesday to gain an extra hour of evening daylight after work. The message emphasizes a summer time change and civic participation.
Silberstein claims victory in Fairbanks Morse struggle
Leopold D. Silberstein today claimed victory in his fight for control of Fairbanks Morse Co., but a leading opponent called the claim phony. In Madison, the State Assembly approved a resolution to allow Wisconsin to amend its constitution to spend for ports and harbors, with Senate and voters required for passage in 1959.
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Madison
Senate
Travis
R-Platteville
Chamber
Thomson
Chicago
Leopold D. Silberstein
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
State Assembly
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Assembly Blocks Reconsideration of Dye Rule
The Wisconsin Assembly narrowly refused to reconsider a vote that passed a bill allowing artificial dyes in canned fruits by a 54 to 51 margin. The move ends debate on whether dye usage should be permitted in fruit canning.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Boiler blast sparks blaze at Starkweather Cement Block Co
An exploding boiler sparked a fire at Starkweather Cement Block Company in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. The blaze damaged part of the plant but no injuries were reported.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Starkweather Cement Block Company
Former Algoma Chief Dies in California
John L. Drewek 48, former Algoma police chief and Shorewood officer, died Tuesday in Sunnyvale California. He had lived in Sunnyvale three years and was captain of the guard at the Lockheed aviation plant.
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Milwaukee
Algoma
Wis
John L. Drewek
Shorewood
Sunnyvale
Calif
Drewek
Lockheed Aviation
Beck Uses Fifth Amendment Over Teamsters Cash Scandal
Chicago labor consultant Nathan W. Shefferman testified he spent 85 thousand dollars of Teamsters union money on items for Dave Beck and his son and was reimbursed by the union. Beck, present nearby, refused to answer questions on misappropriation of more than 322 thousand dollars as AFL CIO moves to discipline him.
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Washington
Chicago
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Nathan W. Shefferman
Senate
Union Treasury
Shefferman
Beck
Teamsters Union
William Green
AFL
Becks
Afl-Cio High Command
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Executive Council
Rackets Committee
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
The
United Press
Organized Labor
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur D. Condon
Duff
Big Jim
Passengers of Snowbound Train Learn Eskimo Life
Norma Duff and 252 others aboard the Rock Island Golden State Limited endured two days trapped in a blizzard near Meade Kansas. Rescue crews freed them as a Meade school gym housed travelers including 22 children. Passengers described frigid cars with no heat or water, curtains used for warmth, and aid from rescuers and local volunteers.
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Norma Duff
Middletown
Ohio
Rock Island Railroad
Golden State Limited
Meade
Kan
Chicago
Miss Duff
Los Angeles
George Helfrich
Brookfield
Irene McHugh
Adele
Mrs. McHugh
Western Plains
Kohler Teases Run Against McCarthy for Senate
Milwaukee former Gov Walter J Kohler hinted Tuesday night he may run for U S Senator next year against Sen McCarthy Wisconsin GOP executive committee meeting sparked the remark Kohler said final decision likely after January 1 1958 He added im back sniffing smoke and amused at reentering politics.
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Milwaukee
Walter J. Kohler
U. S
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Phil Kuehn
GOP
Kohler
Main Roads Clear Madison in State Highway Report
The State Highway Department reports all major highways through Madison are clear and in good condition today. No closures or incidents are noted.
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Madison
State Highway Department
Thursday Warmth With Mid-40s Forecast
The weatherman calls for sunshine and mild temperatures on Thursday with a high in the mid 40s. Tonight should stay fair with lows around 18 to 25 degrees. Noon city readings were 38 downtown 40 at American Motors Corp and 41 at the sewage plant. The overnight low since midnight was 19 degrees. Tuesday’s readings reached 36 at the max and 30 at the min. Sunrise was at 5 43 a m and sunset at 6 11 p m.
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American Motors Corp
Bank Robbery Charges Filed Against Wisconsin Man
Howard J. Hansen 38 of Dixon Illinois was charged with robbing two Wisconsin banks and three in Illinois, totaling 56829. He admitted to the June 5 Triumph National Bank theft and the Brookfield Pewaukee Bank office robbery plus earlier Lodi and Dane county thefts. Bond set at 25000.
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Chicago
Watertown
Wis
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Howard J. Hansen
Dixon, Ill
U. S
Bentley Pike
Hansen
First National Bank of Triumph
FBI
Brookfield
Pewaukee
Eisenhower attacks piecemeal budget cuts as folly
President Eisenhower criticized Congress for proposing selective budget reductions and rejected Byrd’s $5 billion cut for fiscal 1958. He urged keeping defense and foreign aid intact while trimming veterans benefits, school construction, and farm payments, warning large cuts risk security and international trouble.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Byrd
House
Senate
Beck Quiz Providing Big Washington Show
Beck the laundry truck driver turned Teamsters leader headlines a Washington hearing in the Senate Office Building. He cites ex Senator Duff as an adviser while invoking the Fifth Amendment, drawing attention from reporters and spectators as McNamara questions the tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck Quiz
Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Capitol Hill
White Slave Case Convicts Ex-Operator. Lombardi Suspended
Dominic Picciurro, 50, former Club 166 operator near Menomonee Falls Wisconsin, was convicted on three white slave violations by a U S District Court jury. The trial followed the suspension of undersheriff Mike Lombardi after his sheriff term ended in January.
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Minneapolis
Dominic Picciurro
Club
Menomonee Falls
Wis
U. S. District Court
Waukesha County
Mike Lombardi
21 Day Strike Ends At Milwaukee Plant
Lodge 66 of the International Association of Machinists returned to work at the Koehring Co. in Milwaukee ending a 21 day wages and contract strike. The machinists voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract reached after a five hour negotiating session between union and company representatives.
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Milwaukee
Lodge 66
The
International Association of Machinists
Koehring Co
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la Crosse
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Bilt
Sen. Knowles
Harry Copen
Gordon McAleer
Gilbert Petzke
Ansley Whiteside
Edward Fechner
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Brigman Industries, Inc
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