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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1961
Page
1
American Motors Corp will boost Rambler production 46 percent above Q1 with about 4,000 more workers at Kenosha and Milwaukee plants. The increase starts mid-April, raising daily output from 1,370 to 1,800 units as dealer orders and sales rise.
Hungarian born Stephen L. Bradley was sentenced to life imprisonment for abducting and killing eight year old Graeme Thorne in Sydney. Justice J Thorne announced the verdict after a three hour jury deliberation. Public anger rose as Bradley claimed innocence and evidence tied him to the crime.
The boxer Ingemar Johansson won permission to depart the United States today with the condition he leave much of his money until court needs him. This late bulletin notes his potential return when required by the courts.
Rep Frank Thompson says private and church schools could get a low interest, long term loan program but only if kept separate from Kennedy's 2.3 billion public school aid bill. He advised churches and other groups to drop their demands for a private school loan program.
A rebel group of flight engineers in Washington halted plans for a wildcat strike against major airlines after threatening action Tuesday. They seek rehiring 124 engineers fired during February’s six day strike at Western Air Lines and faster contract talks with other carriers. The leaders of the Flight Engineers Coordinating Assembly claim representation of about 2,700 of 3,500 in the Flight Engineers International Association.
London police report England's fifth major train robbery since last summer. An armed group posing as a nurse disabled a guard at Clapham Junction and stole five mail bags, about $56,000, with earlier heists totaling $71,120.
Washington residents gain the right to vote for president and vice president with ratification of the 23rd Amendment. Kansas became the 38th state to ratify, giving D C three Electoral College votes. Congress must now enact voting laws for the capital.
Madison lawmakers backed Gov. Gaylord Nelson's tax program and unanimously opposed a general sales tax. Robert Huber said the Democrats support tax revision relief without sales tax, accusing Republicans of overburdening low income taxpayers for special interests.
Dar Es Salaam Tanganyika British Colonial Secretary Janian MacLeod announced today that the government will grant full independence to Tanganyika on December 28. The offshore news confirms an immediate transfer of sovereignty and a landmark step in decolonization.
Air view shows a 50 mile flood scorched stretch of tobacco land from Ontario to Gays Mills Wisconsin with crippled communications and damaged homes. Gov Nelson seeks federal disaster aid for Vernon and Crawford counties and National Guard help amid extensive damage.
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin cast the lone dissenting vote as the Senate confirmed John M. Kelly of Roswell New Mexico as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Proxmire criticized Kelly for potential conflicts of interest due to his substantial oil holdings.
A warming trend is forecast for Kenosha Thursday with highs reaching 42 to 47 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 20 to 30. Thursday remains mostly cloudy amid the upgrade. Noon readings: 35 at Southport 36 at American Motors and Downtown. Yesterday’s high 47, low 31. Sunrise 5:39, sunset 6:13.
Czech investigators examined the wreckage of a four engine Ilyushin 18 that crashed near Ruesselbach north of Nuernberg killing 52 on board. The Malian bound airliner carried 44 passengers and eight crew with no Western passengers aboard. Local police hinted sabotage as US Army investigators assisted German police. Children were among the 25 bodies recovered at dawn.
An armored car driver and two accomplices stole about 100000 to 150000 dollars while money was being delivered to treasury staff inside government offices. The vehicle was abandoned a short distance away with roughly 50000 dollars unaccounted. Police report three men in their late twenties loaded steel containers into a station wagon and sped off.
In Addis Ababa Gen Menguista Neway, commander of Emperor Haile Selassie's imperial body guard, was convicted of leading the December revolt to overthrow the king of kings and will be hanged in public. The date of execution was not announced.
A Superior Court justice ruled that both spouses retain the constitutional right to view any TV program, denying James A. Cannon’s injunction to force his estranged wife to turn off the set after 10 p.m. The decision came during a divorce suit filed by Helen Cannon, who cited cruelty.
President Kennedy unveils a new government insured 25 year home improvement loan program as part of a 3.2 billion housing bill aimed at urban renewal and blight relief. The plan includes extended FHA mortgages up to 10 thousand dollars per unit, with 6 percent interest, and expands public housing and elderly rent subsidies.
Mary Sullivan Feyre, 35, delivered quadruplets at Providence Hospital Holyoke weighing 3 5 to 3 13 pounds. Dr George Bronos attended the births as the family rebuilds after a February fire that damaged their cottage. The couple’s other children escaped the blaze. names planned include Maureen Ann Margaret Mary and James Michael.
The Corbett jury, eight men and four women, resumed deliberations after ten hours of discussion failed to reach a verdict. They are deciding between acquittal and first degree murder with a life sentence for the February 9 1960 killing of Adolph Coors II during a kidnapping attempt.
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