Wisconsin Senate Acts On Varied Bills In 1911 Session
The Wisconsin Senate killed a joint resolution for a county officer appointment system and advanced a constitutional amendment to allow counties to name coroners and surveyors. A promoter insurance requirement for boxing matches passed, and towns cities and counties gained funds for watershed protection and soil conservation.
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Milwaukee
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Senate Group Okays Treaties
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved West German rearmament treaties 13 to 1 with Senator Langer dissenting and Hickenlooper absent. The pacts shift to the Senate where ratification is expected and a vote may occur before Easter recess.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Langer
R-N. D
Hickenlooper
Iowa
United States
Europe
Senate
Congress
Unseasonable Wisconsin Spring Warmth Across State
Unseasonable warmth spread through Wisconsin with temperatures in the 60s forecast. Readings reached 58 at American Motors by noon, 46 at the sewage treatment plant, and 53 downtown. Tonight’s low around 42 to 46 with Friday’s high near 50 to 58 and increasing clouds with late showers.
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Mercury
American Motors
Ike to Sign Army Pay Hike for 1.7 Million
Washington reports the Senate and House approved a bill to raise base pay and hazard bonuses for about 1.7 million armed forces personnel. The measure, expected to be signed by President Eisenhower, would average 12 percent for career service members with officers and enlisted gains detailed.
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D-Ga
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Pulitzer Is Dead at 70 St. Louis Editor Dies at 70
Joseph Pulitzer, editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died of a ruptured abdominal blood vessel at about midnight. He led the paper for 43 years, turning it into a crusading, high reporting newspaper and earning multiple Pulitzer prizes for staff and editorial work.
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Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Post-Dispatch
Centralia
Dwight Green
Tribune Publisher Is Growing Weaker
Col. Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, is described as growing weaker and in serious condition according to a medical bulletin.
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Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
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Chicago Tribune
Black Blizzard Sweeps Great Plains Trail of Dust
A severe dust storm, possibly 1955’s worst, moved across the Great Plains from Colorado to Texas reducing visibility to zero. It disrupted schools and communications with reports of near zero visibility at La Junta and Dalhart and forecasts of one-eighth mile at Amarillo. A Amarillo weather bureau meteorologist called it an all time great dust storm.
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Polio Trial Report Not Yet Written Says Francis
Dr. Thomas Francis Jr says the official report on the Salk polio vaccine trials has not been written and rejects a World Telegram Sun claim of 100 percent effectiveness. He notes no information from the polio evaluation center and clarifies 1,830,000 children participated across 217 areas with 440,000 receiving the Salk vaccine.
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New Orleans
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D.C
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Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
United States
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Ends 19th Annual Meeting
About 400 members attended the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative’s 19th annual meeting in Madison. The gathering summarized progress and outlined upcoming goals for the utility cooperative.
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Wis
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative
Hard Core Reds Highlight Milwaukee HUAC Hearing
The House Un American Activities panel in Milwaukee wrapped up with testimony from 12 witnesses, including CP leader Sigmund Eisenscher who invoked the 5th Amendment. Daigle declined to testify without counsel, while others speculated about CP ties as spectators watched in disbelief at the proceedings.
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Sigmund G. Eisenscher
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Ine Wisconsin
Oatis Daigle
Clyde Doyle
Calif
Daigle
East Side
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Doyle
Eisenscher
FBI
Communists Party
West Berlin Acts to Keep Trucks Rolling
West Berlin authorities authorize 1,000,000 marks to aid 850 truckers keeping supply convoys moving despite a communist cold blockade. West German officials suspend trade talks with East Germany as new taxes loom, while allied officials seek measures against roughly 15 million dollars a year in tolls.
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Allied High Commission
Refuse to Work With Witnesses At AMC Plant
Three American Motors workers Gerald Rose Sidney Berger and Mark Berman refused to answer House UN American Activities questions invoking the Fifth Amendment at Milwaukee plant. They left their jobs after brief sitdown protests as union and company officials planned precautions.
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Mark Berman
American Motors
Edwin Moore
Kenosha
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Berger
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Mooré
Ozaukee County Crash Kills Elderly Milwaukee Couple
A two car and semitrailer collision in Saukville Wisconsin claimed the lives of Charles C. Wessner and his wife Ida both 72. The elderly couple from Milwaukee were identified by authorities as the victims in Wednesday night’s crash.
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Army to Draft 10 000 in May
The army will draft 10 000 men in May, 2 000 more than in April, the defense department announced. The May draft call raises total draftees since the Korean War began to 1 898 430, with 81 430 drafted for the Marines early on. Officials offered no immediate explanation for the higher May call, and observers tie the change to volunteer and reenlistment patterns.
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President Eisenhower to visit Augusta for spring vacation
President Eisenhower will travel to Augusta Georgia on April 12 for a spring vacation. He will stop in Charleston South Carolina en route to accept an honorary degree from the Citadel. General Mark W. Clark, a World War II comrade of Eisenhower, is president of the Citadel.
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Waterfront wins eight Oscars tying record at 27th ceremony
The film Waterfront dominated the 27th Academy Awards winning eight competitive prizes and one honorary plaque, tying Gone With the Wind for most Oscars. Grace Kelly won best actress for The Country Girl, while Marlon Brando claimed best actor in his first Oscar appearance. The ceremony also honored Greta Garbo with an honorary award.
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Sam Spiegel
Eva Marie Saint
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Committee Votes to Hear Dulles on Yalta Papers
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to request Secretary of State Dulles to appear in a closed session to explain release of the Yalta papers. Senator George said the inquiry will probe why informal remarks and papers were published and how The New York Times obtained a copy ahead of official release.
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George
D-Ga
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New York Times
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Ala
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Joseph Stalin
Vote to Modernize Old Vet Hospitals
The House approved 30 million dollars to begin modernizing aging veteran hospitals described as fire traps by the Veterans Administration. The appropriations were part of a 5.8455 billion dollar money bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate.
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House
Veterans Administration
Senate
Jelke Case Goes To Jury In Prostitution Charge
Minot Frazier Jelke, a young millionaire, faces jury deliberations over allegations he led two young women into prostitution. The case unfolds amid relief and scandal in New York.
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Minot Frazier Jelke
Washington Delegation Heads to Nevada for Atomic Test
About 50 House and Senate members will fly to Nevada tomorrow to witness one of the spring series of atomic tests scheduled for Saturday. The trip underscores congressional interest as the tests near.
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