Catlin Bill Denounced At AFL Meeting
OSHKOSH Wisconsin labor leaders condemn the Catlin bill adopted by the 1955 Legislature. James L. McDevitt of Washington D C accuses Republicans of aiming to silence labor's political voice and restrict campaign contributions. Wisconsin Federation of Labor president Haberman predicts a right to work bill in October as retaliation against union growth.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
James L. McDevitt
Washington, D.C
Labor
League For Political Education
McDevitt
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Haberman
She's Never Driven but Got A Ticket For Carelessness
In Kansas City a taxicab with Maxine Bruce 26 as a passenger collided with another car. She tried to move from the passenger seat triggering the emergency brake and accelerator, injuring Sam Russell 28 David Williams 21 and Jessie Oliver 33 who were hospitalized. Bruce was charged with careless driving.
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Kansas City
Maxine Bruce
Miss Bruce
Sam Russell
David Williams
Jessie Oliver
Proxmire-McMillin Marriage To Be Legal
Madison an assistant district attorney ruled that Mrs Elsie R Proxmire 31 divorced wife of William Proxmire 1952 and 1954 Democratic candidate for governor can remarry without the Wisconsin one-year waiting period Robert Perina advised deputy county clerk Shirley A Newell that she could not refuse to grant a marriage license to Mrs Proxmire and Miles J McMillin 42 Capital Times editorial writer The couple applied last Thursday McMillin was divorced a year ago but Mrs Proxmire was not divorced until last February when she won separation at Reno Nevada Newell had asked the district attorney s office whether she could grant a license because Wisconsin law prohibits remarriage within a year after a divorce
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Madison
Elsie R,. Proxmire
Willam Proxmire
Wisconsin
Robert Perina
Shirley A. Newell
Rezoning Approved on South 19th Street by City Council
The council approved four rezoning requests in the 1000 block of South 19th Street. Pigely Wiggly Co submitted the petition to build a new store and parking area at the sites at an estimated cost of 12000 dollars.
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South 19Th Street
Pigely Wiggly Co
Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Dept of Commerce
Wisconsin fair to partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with cooler air along Lake Michigan. Minnesota sees partly cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Scattered thunder showers possible in the northwest. Iowa mostly fair tonight and Wednesday and warm conditions continue.
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Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Towa
River Readings Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
River forecast covers Hastings to Guttenberg with minor Mississippi changes for three days. High water falls Wednesday from Genoa southward, rising by up to three feet. Tributaries may vary late.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Mississippi
Genoa
Weather outlook with Diane near Carolina coasts
Minimum temperatures in the sixties are forecast. On Tuesday night Hurricane Diane is expected to be close to the Carolina coasts bringing heavy rains there. Rain or showers are expected tonight over the eastern quadrant from Canada to Florida with scattered thunderstorms along the central and western Gulf Coast and North Dakota.
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Diane
Carolina
Canada
Florida
Gulf Coast
North Dakota
Unifax
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Seaboard
Gulf States
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Actors Balk At Quiz On Communism
A House Un American Activities Committee hearing in New York drew six actors and an actress who refused to answer questions about communism. Chairman Walter warned of contempt while witnesses cited the Fifth Amendment and privacy concerns, arguing the probe intrudes on freedom of association.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Star Chamber
Lou Polan
Walter
Polan
Phil Leeds
America
Yogi Berra
Lanolin
Actors ‘Equity
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
George Tyne
Martin Wolfson
Stanley Prager
John Randolph
Brattle Theater
Cambridge
Mass
Randolph
Sarah Cunningham
Hog and cattle market report with prices and credits
The report lists buying prices and market activity for hogs cattle calves and lambs. It covers timing livestock arrival hours and notes on steady or mixed demand across Chicago and South St Paul markets with price ranges for various weights and grades.
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Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Minn
Chamber Seeks Ramp Backing and Auditorium Plans
The La Crosse Chamber discusses parking ramp viability near Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium amid doubts the lots ease downtown congestion. Directors vote to present a large American flag to the auditorium board and plan flags with local groups. A welcome for new teachers is slated for Sept 1, and several conventions are scheduled for 1955 and 1956.
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Mary E. Sawyer
F. L. Fransway
Holley
Chamber
James M._ Brindley
Everett H. Woehrmann
Education Committee
Wishing Well
Woehrmann
Ben Fox
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Tragic Drowning of Roger Spaeth In Chippewa River
Eight year old Roger Spaeth drowned Monday after apparently falling from a raft on the Chippewa River during a day outing with his two older brothers. The brothers reported Roger was about 50 feet from shore when the accident occurred and the body was recovered.
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Eau Claire
Roger Spaeth
Chippewa River
Roger
Merger Approved in Kimberly-Clark Meeting
In Neenah Wisconsin final approval came today as Kimberly-Clark stockholders approved the merger with International Cellucation Products Corp of Chicago. The deal unites two major packaging and cellulose based product firms with significant market reach.
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Neenah, Wis
International Cellucation Products Corp
Chicago
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Beloit plant closes as 3200 workers strike continues
BELOIT The Fairbanks Morse Co plant with about 3 200 production workers on strike since early Monday was closed later in the day.
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Beloit
Fairbanks, Morse Co
Child Guidance Clinic To Hold Open House
The La Crosse County Child Guidance Clinic invites the public to an open house hosted by the board of directors. The event runs Wednesday from 3 30 to 5 30 p m at 419 421 Newbury Building, the clinic headquarters, to meet the new psychologist Dr Leon Rottersman and Mrs Rottersman.
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la Crosse County
Child Guidance Clinic
Newbury Bldg
Leon Rottersman
Rottersman
County Court Daily Records La Crosse
Frank Collins of Minneapolis was sentenced to five days in the County Jail by Judge Roy Ahlstrom for vagrancy and drunkenness. Kenneth Kammel of Coon Valley received a $15 fine for speeding on August 14.
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Frank Collins
Minneapolis
Roy Ahlstrom
Kenneth Kammel
Coon Valley
Death of One-Month-Old Mulrine in Onalaska
The one month old Thomas Gerald Mulrine died at home in Onalaska Monday. He is survived by his parents and sister Katherine Ann, with grandparents Daniel J. Mulrine of La Crosse and Cyril G. Haines of Onalaska. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St Patrick's Church Onalaska, Rev. Hugh Uhrich officiating. Burial will follow at La Crosse Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska Tuesday evening.
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Thomas Gerald Mulrine
Thomas A. Mulrine
Onalaska
Katherine Ann
Daniel J. Mulrine
la Crosse
Cyril G. Haines
R. 1
St. Patrick’s Church
Hoover Plan Aims to Save Government 8 Percent Yearly
Congress ignored most major Hoover Commission proposals in the last session. The panel argued up to 10 billion could be added to Treasury from selling surplus assets, liquidating lending agencies, and cutting bureau expenses. Democrats criticized the report as biased and said taxpayers subsidize dam developments that help only 10 percent of the public.
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Congress
Commission
Treasury
Digest
Hoover
U S Details Low Cost Uranium Metal Method
The United States presented a method to produce high purity uranium metal at scale and low cost. Dr H A Wilhelm described mixing uranium tetrafluoride with magnesium and heating to reduce to uranium metal at the 72 nation atoms for peace conference.
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Associated Press Science Reporter
Geneva
United States
H. A. Wilhelm
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa State College
Two Debate Merits Of Rifle Shotgun Ends in Death
In Denison Texas Kay Richardson 22 and Gerald Lee Wells 19 argued over whether a rifle or shotgun is better. Richardson fired a 30 30 rifle after Wells opened fire with a shotgun killing Wells and leaving Richardson charged with murder.
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Denison
Tex
Kay Richardson
Gerald Lee Wells
Richardson
Boyd Newman
Denison Herald
John Crawford
Wells
Newman
German laborer saves two children buried in cave in
German laborer Heinrich Trebert heard a child cry at an American construction site in Giessen. He dug through earth to reach Susan then freed David, revived Susan with artificial respiration, and summoned aid for both children who were hospitalized with bruises and shock. Lieutenant Walter S. Bloomfield reported the rescue.
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Giessen
Germany
U. S
Walter S. Bloomfield
David
Robert
Susan
Henrich Trebert
Trebert
Chhild
Bloomfield
Roger Bloomfield
Yonkers
N.Y
Committees Named By Legislative Council
The Wisconsin Legislative Council named four study committees on branch banking highways legal matters and institutional costs. Members include Sens Travis McParland Franke Merten Busby Porter Draheim Bakke Seymour Naleid and several assemblymen.
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Madison
Wisconsin Legislative Council
Robert Travis
Platteville
Leland McParland
Cudahy
Fred Nuernberg
Sheboygan
Mark Catlin
Appleton
Ervin Ryczek
Milwaukee
Lutherans Near Vote On Break With Synod
SAGINAW Mich The Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and other states debated severing ties with the Missouri Synod. A union committee met in closed session to draft a recommendation to the convention which will be debated before final action.
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Saginaw
Mich
Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of
Chicago Officer Slain In Gun Battle With Man He Questioned
Detective William Murphy 34 of the robbery detail was killed on the Roosevelt Rd subway platform after questioning a man. The attacker fled, hijacked a car, and warned the driver to keep going as he fled. Murphy was shot twice. the gun was found on the tracks with three bullets fired.
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Chicago
William Murphy
Roosevelt Rd
Charles A. Koerper
Koerper
Driv
Murphy
Central Police Station
Yankee Hospitality Test in Manitowoc Keeps Ticket Valid
R E Rosenberger of Garyville Louisiana sent a note to Manitowoc city leaders claiming a July 4 1891 entertainment program issued him a ticket good for one meal in any hotel in Manitowoc He now says he is hungry and the Manitowoc Chamber of Commerce president Richard E Cannard confirms the ticket remains valid.
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Manitowoc
Dixie
R. E. Rosenberger
Garyville
City Fathers
Rosenberger
Richard E. Cannard
Manitowoc Chamber of Commerce
Road Crew Saves Dog From Drain After Six Hour Rescue
In Edmonston Maryland a five man crew dug through an asphalt street with air drills for six hours to free a bedraggled cocker spaniel named Blackie from a below ground drain pipe. The dog was hungry and injured and taken to an animal hospital where a vet estimated it had been without food for three days. Later Euelah B. Jeffers claimed Blackie saying the dog strayed a week ago.
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Edmonston
Blackie
Robert M. Lynn
Euelah B. Jeffers
Baby Electrocuted After Chewing Electrical Wire
A year old baby in Midlothian Scotland chewed insulation from an electric wire and was electrocuted yesterday. The incident involved David Maxwell and occurred at a residence. Authorities reported the accidental death as a tragic domestic accident.
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Midlothian
Scotland
David Maxwell
Okinawa Troops Stage Full Scale Training Invasion
Troops from the 75th Regiment Combat Team and tanks spearhead a mock invasion of Okinawa as the 9th Regiment of the 38rd Marine Division arrives to defend the island.
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FT. Buckner
Okinawa
75Th Regimental Combat Team
9Th Regiment
38Rd Marine Division
Island
Keller elected governor of Kiwanis district
Gustave J. Keller an Appleton attorney was elected governor of the Wisconsin Upper Michigan District of Kiwanis International at a recent meeting.
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Green Bay
Gustave J. Keller
Appleton
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis International
Eisenhower Heads To Rocky Mountain Fishing Retreat
President Eisenhower flies into vacation mode with a Colorado trout fishing trip. He will stay at Akse Nielsen’s Byers Peak Ranch near Fraser, joined tomorrow by his grandson David. The trip follows golf at Cherry Hills and a Lowry Base stop en route.
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Eisenhower
Rocky Mountains
Fraser, Colo
Continental Divide
Byer's Peak
Akse! Nielsen
David
Estes Park
Colo
Fraser
Lowry Air Force Base
Cherry Hills Country Club
John S. Doud
Washington
Lowry
Cherry Hills
Dan Thornton
Colorado
William W. Flenniken
Rip Arnold
Rip
Coulee Promenaders Move Dance Date to Aug 27
Coulee Region Promenaders change date for upcoming square dance from Aug 20 to Aug 27. Event at Shelterhouse 2 Veterans Memorial Park begins with a potluck at 6 30 p m, dancing to follow, with a dance lunch at the end. Guest dancers invited per City Recreation Department.
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Coulee
Prevention Of Atomic Attack To Be Studied
The United States will focus at this month’s disarmament conference on preventing any nation from launching a surprise atomic attack. U S officials say this aim will be central at the U N Disarmament Subcommittee meeting in New York on August 29 with representation from the United States Britain Russia France and Canada.
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Washington
United States
U.S
U.N
Farmer Harold Weber Killed in Hay Balder Accident
EAU GALLE Wisconsin Harold Weber 36 a Dunn county farmer was killed Monday when he apparently became entangled in a hay baler and drew into the machine while working alone in a field. His body was found by his wife.
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Eau Galle
Wis
Harold Weber
Dunn County
Lie Detector Tests In Slaying Probe At Camp
In Muskegon Michigan police report lie detector tests of two Camp Waebaning counselors shed no light on the July 5 disappearance and death of 12 year old Peter Gorham from Evanston Illinois. Counselor Nathaniel Norton of Anaheim California confessed a long sex deviation record. Camp director D N Boulton volunteered to be first tested. A third man William Jannega of Muskegon also took a test and was found truthful about discovering the body five miles from camp after Peter vanished from the Duck Lake camp July 5.
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Muskegon Mich
Peter Gorham
Evanston
Ill
Nathaniel Norton
Anaheim
Calif
D. N. Boulton
Peter
Waebaningo
Duck Lake
William Jannega
Muskegon
Aketon
Moscow Radio Interviews Justice Douglas During Soviet Tour
Moscow radio aired a friendly interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas during his trip to the Soviet Union with Robert F Kennedy. The station quoted Douglas saying Soviets receive them well and that they travel freely, noting the pair are heading into Siberia.
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London
U.S. Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Moscow Radio Today
Soviet Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Lounse
Senate Committee Fon
Moscow Radio
Douge Jas
Kaganovich
Tashkent
Kazakhestan
Douglas
Kennedy
Siberia
Turkey
Credit Tightening Believed Cause Of Home Building Dip
The Bureau of Labor Statistics links an 11 percent July drop in home construction to voluntary tightening of housing credit. Nonfarm housing starts fell from 128000 in June to 115000 in July.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
IBLS
Admits Slaying Iowa Grandmother
A 22 year old former paratrooper James B. Smith, reported by Denver police to have admitted the killing, is charged with murder in Knoxville Iowa. The victim, Mrs Daisy June Betterton aged 67, was found beaten and partially burned near a roadside park at Arapahoe Nebraska after being bound with a belt.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Denver
James van Hemert
James B. Smith
Court of Justice For the Peace
Charles Bruce
Daisy June Betterton
Attica
Arapahoe
Neb
Nebraska
Third Week Of Talks With Red China Opens In Geneva
The United States enters a third week of secret discussions with Red China in Geneva to press Peiping for the release of 41 American civilians held by the regime.
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Red China Open
Ieneva
United States
Red China
Peiping
Soldier from Duluth Dies of Auto Crash Near Chippewa Falls
Min-Pvt. Charles Denbick 19 of Duluth Minnesota died at a Chippewa Falls hospital from head injuries after an auto accident. He was stationed at Camp McCoy with the 63rd Engineer Battalion and was found in his damaged car near Chippewa Falls early Monday.
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Chippewa Falls Min
Charles Denbick
Duluth
Minn
Camp McCoy
Chippewa Falls
Denbick
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