Tragic murder suicide shocks Parsippany home
William D Bauer a 48 year old New York state road material inspector killed six family members and himself in Parsippany Troy Hills New Jersey as the family prepared for a Florida trip. He shot his wife daughter son mother and mother in law in a six room ranch on Sedgefield Drive before turning the gun on himself. Neighbors say he planned to build a playground for the children and had worried over his mother’s health.
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Troy Hills
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Elizabeth Jane
Peter David
Emma
Sedgefield Drive
Exeter St
Sedgefield
East German Army Joins Soviet Led War Pact Alliance
East Germany formally joins the Warsaw Pact expanding the Moscow led military bloc to 300 million people. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and Zhukov sign for the USSR as East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania ratify the merger in Prague.
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Willi Stoph
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Poland
Hungary
Romania
Czech
Count Wallstein
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Zhukov
Outlaw Slain After Second Attempt to Rob Grays in Kansas
In Richland Kansas Billy Gene Ross 23 of Dallas was shot and killed by Andrew Gray after returning with accomplices to force Mrs Georgia Neece Clark Gray 55 a former U S treasurer to open safes in her home The shootout ended the bandit s life and left two unknown companions at large Police say Ross had prior Texas crimes including mail theft forgery burglary and robbery The Grays wife who once served in the Truman era was unharmed and the initial break in January led to a $2000 robbery from safes in their home
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Billy Gene Ross
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Vernon L. Robinson
Next-Loor
Dean Kroese
Andrew Gray
Georgia Neece Clark
Truman
Mamie
Grays
Mendes To Get Post In New Cabinet
Premier designate Guy Mollet signals a cabinet built from Republican Front members with no Communists. Pierre Mendes-France ally eyed as vice premier. Felix Houphouet-Boigny named minister without portfolio. Gen. Catroux to head Algeria portfolio. Maurice Bourges-Maunoury to defend.
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Pierre Mendes - France
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National Assembly
Mendes-France
Christian Pineau
Ivory Coast
Felix Houphouet - Boigni
Algeria
Georges Catroux
Catroux
Moscow
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Edgar Faure
Bourges-Maunoury
Faure
Allis-Chalmers sales tour visits La Crosse plant
About 125 Allis-Chalmers farm equipment staff from coast to coast western Canada and Milwaukee head office arrive in La Crosse for a four plant tour. The group includes representatives from Billings Los Angeles Memphis Richmond Winnipeg Toledo and Nashville. The program starts with a Monday breakfast at Hotel Stoddard with L W Davis hosting and ends with a Milwaukee banquet Thursday.
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Billings
Mont
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Memphis
Edward Schuster
Toledo
Stoddard
L. W. Davis
Farm Equipment Division
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Davis
Mile Knutson
George Long
Adolph Kessel
W. H. Taske
W. J. Klein
Tractor Group
Milwaukee Road Depot
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Ind
Springfield
Ill
Home Office
Coulee Cal Raises Prize To 425 In Crossword Contest
In this week’s Coulee Cal column the prize for the crossword contest climbs to 425 dollars after huge entry totals but no winner yet. The note cites 7 818 entries for puzzle 39 and mentions past prizes of 500 and 300 dollars while recounting reader reactions and a local entrant Bob Millen from Hokah.
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Bob Millen
Webster’s
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Floyd Crook
Readstown
Bulganin Letter Highlights Soviet Flexible Peace Play
AP analysis notes Bulganin's letter to Eisenhower as an example of the Kremlin eat your cake and have it technique. Moscow seeks easing tensions while provoking Western unease, using a vague peace pact to test U S resolve and public opinion amid Middle East and South Asia actions. Eisenhower counters with a firm, conciliatory reply.
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Eden
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Middle East
Britain
Interest High In Tribune Magazine Plan
The La Crosse Tribune promotes its weekly pay subscription magazine plan across the Tri-State area. Subscriptions began January 9 with strong first week uptake and a renewals rate near 90 percent, signaling strong reader preference for 38 magazines including old favorites and new titles.
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Bethlehem Mary E Sawyer auditorium offers Baker manager post
The Mary E Sawyer auditorium board in Providence Rhode Island offers Raymond A Baker 42 of Providence the job of auditorium manager He has led the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence for five and a half years The board says the Providence auditorium operates similarly and has screened many applicants Baker is highly recommended by the Auditorium Managers Assn secretary He would be available March 1 if he accepts The post follows the departure of Joe L Givens who quit in December
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Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium Board
Raymond A. Baker
Providence, R.L
Baker
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Providence
Joe L. Givens
Givens
Local Weather La Crosse Cloudy Windy Cooler Sunday
Partly cloudy and windy weather extends to La Crosse and vicinity with a colder day. High temperatures reach around 20 in the afternoon.
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State Toll Rises to 45 Dead in Wisconsin Accidents
Three people died in traffic crashes Saturday, bringing Wisconsin's highway death toll for the year to 45, matching last year's total. Arthur Mertens 60 of Two Rivers and Irene Spackman 52 of Manitowoc perished when their car left Highway 42 near Two Rivers and hit a tree. Cecelia Menting 58 of rural Antigo died earlier Saturday in a collision near Slinger.
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Two Rivers
Irene Spackman
Manitowoc
Mertens
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co
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GOP Sclons May Be In Tight Spot
Washington lawmakers face a political squeeze as Republicans plan Lincoln Day speeches while Democrats push a new farm bill. The timing aims to hit the Senate floor around February 7 with no vote until leaders return. The bill includes a soil bank plan and fault lines over farm price supports and administration ties. Senator Young notes a Benson aid mix up could aid parity support restoration.
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Door Left Open For Further Correspondence
President Eisenhower rejected Russia's proposed friendship treaty saying a change of spirit is needed, not a pen stroke. He urged Bulganin to join prompt measures to unify Germany and end atomic war threats while stressing deeds over words. The White House released letters from both leaders, noting Soviet peace propaganda and alliance tensions ahead of Eden-Eisenhower talks.
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