Wisconsin Congressmen Split on Gas Bill Vote
Wisconsin members split on the Harris bill to exempt gas produced at the wellhead from FPC rate regulation. Van Pelt and Withrow voted for. Byrnes Davis Laird Johnson Oconomowoc Reuss Kohler Thomson and others opposed. Laird cited statewide impact and ongoing state court battles. the measure passed.
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Washington
Wisconsin
House
Federal Power Commission
William K. van Pelt
Gardner R. Withrow
la Crosse
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Glenn R. Davis
Waukesha
Melvin R. Laird
Marshfield
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Lawrence H Smith
Racine
Alvin E. O'Konoki
Mercer
Henry S. Reuss
Milwaukee
Walter Kohler
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
State Public Service Commission
David and
Laird
Davis
Fined $100 On Charge of Drunk Driving
Donald Sanders 1812 Bainbridge was fined 100 dollars and costs 6 in County Court on a drunk driving charge. He was jailed 60 days after failing to pay. Constable Earl Kiefner arrested Sanders at 1 45 a.m. Saturday driving on the wrong side with no lights. Lois and Shirley Weise were fined 20 dollars each for loitering in a tavern and must pay by Friday. A lewd and lascivious conduct charge against Walter Hartley and Irene Wagner was dismissed.
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Donald Sanders
Bainbridge
Sanders
Earl Kiefner
Campbell
Sandis
Kiefner
Lois Weise
Charles St
Shirley Wei
Wallet Lost in Downtown Houston Minnesota
Ralph II Dybing reports to La Crosse police that he lost a brown leather wallet downtown containing $12 a drivers license and identification in Houston Minnesota on Sunday.
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Ralph II
Dybing
Houston
Minn
la Crosse
Hubcaps Stolen From Car on Farnam Street
Mrs. Thomas Rice of 954 Farnam Street reported two hubcaps stolen from her car valued at $26.50 in a theft incident.
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Thomas Rice
Farnam St
Prosperity Drives Further Gains Across Big U S Industries
The article notes first half earnings surging for United States Steel General Motors and others with Western Union doubling 1934 net and American Tobacco reporting records. It warns of rising debt through installment credit prompting Fed and OCC scrutiny while signaling expansion across plants and higher consumer incomes.
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United States Steel
General Motors
Western Union
Southern Railway
American Tobacco Co
Westinghouse
Gwylim A. Price
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Wisconsin Members Vote Records on Recent Roll Calls
Washington report shows Wisconsin senators and representatives voting on key measures. Senate passage of a 3.205 billion foreign aid bill 62 to 22 with For McCarthy and Wiley. House passage of a military reserve bill 315 to 78 with For Byrnes Davis Johnson Reuss Zablocki, against Laird O Kon ski Smith Van Pelt Withrow. highway bill rejection 292 to 123 with For Johnson Reuss Zablocki, against Byrnes Davis Laird O Kon ski Smith Van Pelt Withrow. gas producers exemption from price controls 209 to 203 with For Van Pelt Withrow, against Byrnes Davis Johnson Laird O Kon ski Reuss Smith Zablocki.
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Senate
McCarthy
Wiley
Byrnes
Davis
Johnson
Reuss
Zablocki
Laird
O’konski
Smith
van Pelt
Withrow
Cars Skid On Lard at Busy Lexington Intersection
In Lexington Kentucky a 50 pound can of lard fell from a passing truck at a busy intersection. Heat intensified the slick surface causing motorists to slide. Fire crews hosed away as much as possible and the rest settled on the pavement.
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Lexington
Auto Plunges Into Slough Driver Saved
Donald Hauser, 47, of French Island, was pulled from his submerged car after it went over a bank into Coleman Slough. He was unconscious and taken to a city hospital by police ambulance. George Richmond pulled Hauser from the vehicle as water reached his waist.
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French Island
Coleman Slough
Donald Hauser
George Richmond
Hauser
Ten P O employees fired for sick leave abuse in Philadelphia
Ten Upper Darby post office workers were dismissed and four suspended after a long investigation into sick leave misuse. GAO findings of widespread abuse prompted the actions, with some workers accused of tracks gambling and outside jobs. Appeals may be filed with the Civil Service Commission within 30 days.
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Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Donald A. Myers
Post Office Department
Myers
General Accounting Office
House Post Office Committee
GAO
Post Office
Civil Service Commission
Airman's Family Rejoices Over News of Prisoner Steve Kiba Jr
AKRON Ohio families express relief as Airman Steve Kiba Jr 22 is reported released by Red China after his capture January 12 1953. His mother Mrs Steve Kiba and father a sandblaster at Babcock Wilcox Boiler Co share joy while noting the long wait and family size of ten children.
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Akron
Ohio
Steve Kiba
Red China
Steve Kiba Jr
Kiba
Babcock % Wilcox Boiler Co
Joe Kiba
Uncle Sam rewards workers for cost cutting ideas
Federal employees across agencies submit ideas to trim waste and save money. The program paid about 1.4 million dollars for 48 000 adopted suggestions last year, with winners like Harry P Wheeler earning 500 for boosting helium tank car capacity and scientists earning 2 400 for developing the docimeter. Awards under the Incentive Awards Act aim to spur more innovations and cut bureaucracy.
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Washington
Nea
U.S
Uncle Sam
Harry P. Wheeler
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Wheeler
Mona V. Capparell
Veterans Administration
Capparell
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Lone boater saved from Slough near Holy Cross Seminary
A La Crosse furnace installer rescued a 26 or 27 year old man who was stranded in Running Slough Sunday. The rescuer jumped in, used a neck and shoulder lock to pull the man into his boat, then brought him to the bank where he recovered. Names were not learned.
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Savings and Loan Association
Slough
la Crosse
Holy Cross Seminary
County Police Arrest 28 Traffic Violators Over Weekend
Twenty eight violators were arrested by county highway police over the weekend and brought to County Court on Monday. The group included sixteen speeders with eleven caught by radar.
Pool Closes Early During Local Fair Week
The municipal pool will close at 5 p.m. all week for the local fair. Recreation director Eugene Fry announced the adjusted hours and urged residents to plan accordingly.
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Eue Gene Fry
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