Warm spell sparks Kenosha lawn cleanup and flowerbed raking
The Weather Unofficial notes a mid 70s high yesterday as Kenosha residents begin spring yard work. A Sewage Disposal plant reading shows 52/38 and county highs near 70s with Southport at 48 noon. American Motors and Downtown reach 65 above readings. Tonight drizzling rain ends, cloudy and colder tomorrow. Precip today amounts to .06 inch.
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Wisconsin
Ways & Means approves Social Security liberalization plan
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a measure to raise cash benefits for 3.675 million Social Security recipients, allow men to retire at 62 with reduced benefits, and raise payroll taxes by up to 6 to 9 dollars annually. The plan funds broader benefits and widens eligibility, though it falls short of Kennedy's full proposal. Benefits could start in July if enacted, with long-term costs trimmed vs Kennedy.
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White House
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Belgium Premier Eyskens Resigns After Election Setback
The government of Gaston Eyskens resigns after Social Christian party losses in national elections. King Baudouin accepts the resignation and asks Eyskens to handle current affairs until a successor is named. Unofficial results show Social Christians losing seats in both houses while Communists and Flemish groups gain. Observers warn of a prolonged political crisis.
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Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Social Christian Party
Eyskens
Social Christians
Senate
Flemish Peoples Union
Socialists
Liberals
Flemish Peoples Party
U S believes plane in Laos was shot down
The State Department said it has information suggesting a U S plane missing in Laos area was shot down. Press officer Joseph W Reap noted the C47 disappeared Thursday with eight American military men aboard and said it is a fair assumption the plane was shot down.
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State Department
U.S
Laos
Joseph W. Reap
U. S
Kennedy Gromyko Hope for Laos Peace Cease Fire Discussed
President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met an hour to discuss Laos crisis and a possible cease fire. They affirmed hope for a peaceful settlement and a neutral Laos while Britain’s proposals prompt a Kremlin response.
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Kennedy
Laos
Washington
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
White House
Whitehouse
Pierre Salinger
Nelson says $15 million deficienc y if tax plan rejected
Gov. Gaylord Nelson warned that Wisconsin would face about a 15 million increase in the 1961 63 budget gap if the legislature rejects his tax revision and adopts a general sales tax. He cited lost withholding and reduced audits as key factors and defended his proposals against GOP criticism.
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Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
GOP
State Woman Dies In Marinette Apartment Blaze
An elderly Marinette resident Marie Anderson about 80 died in an upstairs apartment fire. Neighbors alerted authorities and five men located the body after flames swept the unit.
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Marinette
Wis
Marie Anderson
Palm Sunday Procession Draws 25000 Pilgrims to Holy Land
Alberto Gori led a Palm Sunday march of 25000 pilgrims from around the world in Jerusalem to begin Holy Week. Crowds walked from Bethpage to the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane, then into the city through the Golden Gate, while Vatican Pope John XXIII presided in St Peter's Basilica with more than 50000 spectators.
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Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
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Vacationing Students Riot In Florida
Police from six communities aided Fort Lauderdale authorities to quell a riot by about 3500 vacationing college students unhappy at being denied access to a favored romancing spot. The disturbance prompted reinforcements and local officials to restore order.
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Fla
Hannah Wmanth
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Hann
Five Children Die in Kankakee River Boat Tragedy
A 10 passenger rowboat sank in floodwaters near Kankakee River leaving five children dead. Ted Bell of Calumet City led the group. several survivors were pulled to shore as panicked families and the crowd sought aid. Police arrested about 500 students during a campus riot in Fort Lauderdale following a beach closure.
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Calumet City
Bell
Theodora
Charlotte
Kenneth
Debbie Murzyn
Regina Murzyn
Young Canoeists Challenge Atomic Sub at Holy Loch
Three young canoeists demonstrated against nuclear weapons at Holy Loch Scotland targeting the U S Navy Polaris submarine Patrick Henry. Two climbed aboard before U S Marines detained them and handed the trio to police to consider trespass or disturbing the peace charges.
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Scotland
U. S. Navy
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Police chase ends with 15 traffic violations by woman
Chicago officers reported 15 traffic violations tied to 38 year old Pauline Netherland during a 65 mph pursuit across two suburbs. Netherland told arresting officers she slowed when her car's engine failed and warned, if not for the breakdown, she believes she would have escaped.
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Iupi
Pauline Netherland
Peace talks set for Evian April 7 with Algerian rebel representatives
The French government announced peace negotiations would begin April 7 at Evian les Bains on the Swiss border with delegates from the Algerian rebel government in exile. In Washington the Supreme Court overturned a Georgia murder conviction due to denial of the right to question a witness. In Jackson Mississippi nine Negro college students were arrested at the all public library during the first sit in in the city. In Fort Lauderdale twenty four vacationing students were fined after a two hour beach riot with 57 arrests. several cases dismissed for unsigned arrest slips.
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Evian-les Bains
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Supreme Court
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Miss
Mississippi
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Fla
La Crosse Woman Found Dead in Marsh
The body of 46 year old Ruby White, missing since November 2, was found in a marsh separating La Crosse city sections. Sheriff William Boma said Felix Novak reported the discovery and that there were no signs of violence. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
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la Crosse
Wis
William Boma
Felix Novak
Ruby White
SEATO ministers vow force if Laos clash worsens
SEATO eight-nation council meets in Bangkok amid Laos crisis and fears of a Communist takeover in neighboring Laos. Dean Rusk warns restraint but vows US action if the Soviet ceasefire proposal fails. Ministers stress obligation to aid Southeast Asian peoples against aggression.
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Thailand
Laos
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Soviet Union
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Pathet Lao
Kennedy nominates Milwaukee librarian as renewal commissioner
President Kennedy announces the nomination of Loren Slayton a 44 year old former Milwaukee municipal reference librarian to serve as a federal renewal commissioner. Slayton succeeds in shaping policy at the federal level with the renewal commission.
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Kennedy
Milwaukee
Loren Slayton
Spring Flood Threat Rises Along Kickapoo River
Rains fueled the Kickapoo River in southwestern Wisconsin raising flood fears. Officials evacuated about 80 people from Soldiers Grove and Gays Mills as crest projections reach 44 feet, over flood stage. Roads near Viola Reedstown Ontario were closed, and La Crosse River also rose threatening nearby highways.
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Weather Bureau
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Vernon County
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Crawford
la Farge
Woman Dies After Motel Blast In Tomahawk
Martha Hebert 63, widow of Frank Hebert, a Tomahawk attorney, was killed when a blast and fire blew her through a motel window at the Longfellow Motel on Highway 8. She sustained burns over 50 percent of her body and died at Sacred Heart Hospital at 6 am.
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Wis
Sacred Heart Hospital
Martha Hebert
Frank Hebert
Longfellow
Highway 8
Hebert
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