Improvements Seen Through Rail Merger Hearings
MINNEAPOLIS. Great Northern Railway President John M. Budd resumes testimony on Monday before an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the proposed four line merger with Northern Pacific Burlington Spokane Portland & Seattle. Budd argues merger spurs system wide improvements including Burlington routes from Chicago to Denver. Opponents include Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission counsel, Seattle Improvement Council, and St. Paul City Council.
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Minneapolis
John M. Budd
Great Northern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Budd
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Waldo F. Wheeler
Iowa Commerce Commission
Wheeler
Chicago
Denver
Iowa
Robert H. Murphy
ICC
Murphy
Richard Musenbrock
Minnesota Railroad
Warehouse Commission
George Kargainis
Seattle Improvement Council
St. Paul
Army plans lower active strength and draft implications
The Army aims for about 960000 soldiers, 50000 below current authorized, with draft calls depending on enlistments. Pentagon requests 15000 draftees for January, down from December and September highs but above July prebuild figures. Reservists and Guardsmen will be demobilized in groups, with about 36000 released with each division return, and 47500 more returning as regular units replace them.
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Pagetary
Pentagon
Selective Service
32Nd Infantry Division
Wisconsin
49Th Armored Division
Texas
National Guard
Two Die In Minnesota Traffic Toll Reaches 691
Two deaths pushed Minnesota’s highway toll for the year to 691. In Duluth, 62 year old Andrew Kela was struck and thrown 30 feet by a car driven by 28 year old Gerald Hendrickson who faced a DUI charge. A second fatal crash near Motley killed Oswald J. Trygstad and left Robert E. O'Donnell injured.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Motley
Minnesota
Andrew Kela
Gerald F. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Oswald J. Trygstad
Hoquiam
Wash
Robert E. O'Donnell
Grand Rapids
Staples
Great Lakes
Trygstad
Nelson Signs Law Against Obscenity
Gov Gaylord Nelson signed a law tightening obscenity penalties authorizing district attorneys to seek injunctions against continued distribution of allegedly obscene reading material while cases are pending. The change ends the prior practice of allowing continued sales until verdicts.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin Texas Units Praised By Gen Powell
Gen Herbert Powell praised Wisconsin 32nd Division and Texas 49th Armored Division at Ft. Lewis for preparedness and morale. He noted some prior deficiencies were corrected and training continues without hardship. Lt. Gen. Freeman and Maj. Gen. Truman echoed high morale and strong processing and training progress.
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Wisconsin
Texas
Powell
Washington
Continental Army Command
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Herbert B. Powell
United States
Texas National Guard
32Nd
49Th Texas Armored Division
Army
Elvis J.stahr Jr
Berlin
49Th
Paul L. Freeman Jr
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
United Nations Congo mission split over its exact mandate
The UN Congo task faces ambiguity as Security Council and General Assembly interpretations diverge over force, restraint, and objectives. Debates center on whether UN forces should target Katanga and Tshombe, with nations split on use of force and support for Leopoldville. U Thant’s reading of the latest resolution argues force against all secessionist and armed opponents backing the central government.
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United Nations
N.Y
Congo
Security Council
General Assembly
Ka‘tanga
U.N
Leopoldville
Katanga
France
Council
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant
Icouncil
Farmers Briefed On Nuclear Protection Campaign
The Agriculture Department extends service launches rural civil defense education on protecting people and livestock from radioactive fallout. County agricultural agents lead the effort to explain fallout effects on land, crops, and farm operations to minimize catastrophe damage.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Extension Service
America
Frank B. Ellis
Office of Emergency Planning
Deaths Edward F Wsetecka 61
Edward F Wsetecka 61 of 1408 Jackson St died in a local hospital Friday. Survived by widow Anna daughter Beverly Lofgren of La Crosse grandson James and brother George of St Paul. Services Monday at Schumacher Funeral Home and St Wenceslaus Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery. He worked 35 years for Trane Co. Rosary Sunday 7:30 p.m.
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Edward F. Wsetecka
Jackson St
Anna
James
Beverly) Lofgren
la Crosse
George Wsetecka
St. Paul
Minn
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
A. F. Hebert
Wietecka
Trane Co
Esther Lorenz Dies Suddenly at 64 in La Crosse Infirmary
Miss Esther Erma Lorenz aged 64 of 12544 S 14th Street died Friday afternoon at the La Crosse County Infirmary where she was employed. Funeral arrangements are pending at Nelson Funeral Home.
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Esther Erma Lorenz
S. 14Th St
la Crosse County Infirmary
Nelson Funeral Home
Youth’s Death Raises Road Toll To 836
The death of two teenage motorists raises Wisconsin 1961 traffic toll to 836 from 845 a year earlier. Harold Rickli, 17, of Ridgeway, died after his car rolled over on Highway 77 in Iowa County. Arthur Cutler, 17, also of Ridgeway, was killed in the same crash. Paul Baumgart, 11, Milwaukee, died when his bicycle collided with a car on Milwaukee’s North Side.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Harold Rickli
Edward Rickle
Ridgeway
Darlington
Highway 77
Iowa County
Arthur Cutler
Paul Baumgart
Milwaukee
October Jurors Report Tuesday Change
Circuit Court jurors for the October term must report at 9 p.m. Tuesday instead of Monday, according to Clerk of Court Carl F. Schnick. The notice adjusts jury attendance and timing for the term's first session.
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Carl F. Schnick
Wisconsin State Employer Association Christmas Party at La Crosse
The Wisconsin State Employer Association at La Crosse State College hosts its annual Christmas party Saturday with remarks by president Arthur Lemke of Waupun. Lester Evenson, recently retired from the college power plant, is honored. Officers are Erhard Oertel and Bernice Koblitz with special guests President Rexford Mitchell and his wife.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse State College
Arthur Lemke
Waupun
Lester [Evenson
Kane Sr
Erhard Oertel
Bernice Koblitz
Rexford Mitchell
Lake Geneva Man Dies Of Gunshot
Edward Drzewiecki a 46 year old Lake Geneva Wisconsin man died from two gunshot wounds to the head. A .22 caliber rifle lay beside him in his mother's home where he had been visiting. His mother Mrs Mary Marsalek told police he had been despondent but she did not know why. He died in a hospital shortly after being found wounded in a bedroom.
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Chicago
Edward Drzewiecki
Lake Geneva
Wis
Drzewiecki
Mary Marsalek
Ivanov
Leonard G. Cooper
Francis O'Neill
Onalaska
Shirley J. Ziegler
Miami
New York
Death notices from Tri-State area including Waukon and Millston
Obituaries report multiple deaths in Iowa and Wisconsin. Mrs. Thomas Delaney, 82, of Waukon died at an Iowa City hospital. services set at St. Patrick’s Church with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Anna Pirnat Kalisz, 55, Milwaukee, formerly Des Moines, died in Milwaukee. services held there. Anton Engh, 83, of Westby died in a Viroqua hospital. services at Vang Lutheran Church. Other notices include A Erickson, 67, in Norway after motorcycle accident. Martin Erlandson, 83, Westby, burial in Coon Prairie Cemetery. Melvin Glennie, 58, North Bend, service at Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Henry Carson, 74, Dresbach, funeral plans pending.
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Waukon
Iowa
Thomas Delaney
Iowa City
Hanover Township
Cletus of
Anton O’donnell
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Millston
Wis
Anna Pirnat Kalisz
Milwaukee
Kalisz
Des, Moines
Frank
Eileen
Janet
Helen Pirnat
Mary St. Helen
Ottumwa
George Wieland
Oakland
Calif
Frank Pirnat
Tomah
Edward
Flori
Vincent
Las Vegas
Nev
John
Westby
Anton Engh
Viroqua
Vang Lutheran
H. C. Aasen
Vang Cemetery
Norway
America
Martha Johnson
Alton
Marie) Erlandson
Madison
Leonard
Alma) van Tassel
Hartford
Black River Falls
A. Erickson
Oak Ridge
A. B. Erickson
Whitehall
Erickson
Fredrickstad
West-by-Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
Ifor
Martin Erlandson
H. O. Aasen
Coon Prairie Cemetery
Hasselholm
Sweden
Elsa Lundberg
Erlandson
Chicago
Walter
Martin
Milton
Stilley Sentenced for Second Degree Murder in Best Friend Shooting
WAUKESHA AP William Stilley 22 admitted shooting and killing his best friend in a rage last September 11. Circuit Judge Clair Voss sentenced him Friday to 5 to 25 years for second degree murder.
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Waukesha
William Stilley
Clair Voss Friday
Pentagon says release dates not definite for guardsmen
The Pentagon stated there is no firm plan yet for releasing the 156000 National Guardsmen and Reservists called to active duty this fall. Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester said Kennedy will release citizen soldiers as quickly as possible, with dates to be announced when firm plans exist.
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Washington
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
Kennedy
Te Sylvester
Secretary of Defense
Sylvester
Births at St Francis Hospital and area homes
Birth notices from St Francis Hospital and local addresses record several newborns. A son to Norman R. VonHaden and Dorothy Hutzenbueler at 1233 Market Street, a daughter to Glenn L. Bloom and Margaret Meek, and a daughter to John R. Docken in Galesville. Additional births to Walter O. Wuttke at 2102 South 30th Street, Eugene Hurtz of Rockland, Robert Kies of La Crescent, and Kay Rei der of La Crescent.
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Norman R. VonHaden
Market St
Dorothy T. Hutzenbuehler
William R. Jaekel
E. Fairchild St
Marilyn A. Seipel
Glenn L. Bloom
la Crescent
Minn
Margaret L. Meek
John R. Docken
Galesville
Betty M. Suartout
Walter O. Wuttke
S. 30Th St
Phyllis L. Hicks
Eugene G. Hurtz
R. 1
Rockland
Rose Ann Fleck
Robert E. Kies
S. 1St
Mian
Kay A. Reider
Ivanov Aboard US Arrival From Trieste Ends In Escape And Homicide
Ivanov arrived in the United States from Trieste via the Yugoslav border and, after domestic troubles with his wife and Gregor, was committed to a mental institution. He escaped Nov 15 and fled to public records, later linked to a massacre after officials deemed him a chronic mentally ill but non dangerous patient. His wife voiced fear of another escape.
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United States
Trieste
Ivanov
Gregor
Columbia UTC Names No Frills President
Dr. John Henry Fischer, 51, named president of Columbia University Teachers College, shifting from dean after a unanimous trustees vote. Known for a no frills stance and emphasis on intellectual competence, he supports federal aid and a national advisory body, recalling his role in Baltimore desegregation in 1954.
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Columbia Utc
New York
John Henry Fischer
Columbia_ University Teachers College
Teachers College
College
John Dewey
Fischer
I Trustees
Grayson Kirk
Columbia
Caswell
Baltimore
Maryland State Teachers College
John Hopkins University
African teacher surprised Americans sweat despite myths
Victoria Mutswairo of Southern Rhodesia, among 15 African educators visiting the United States, says Americans work hard and sweat, reversing Western stereotypes. She notes Africans’ perceptions come from films and that American students were curious to learn about Africa and speak African languages. The remarks were shared at a National Education Association panel.
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Washington
United States
Victoria Mutswairo
Southern
Rhodesia
Africa
Mutswairo
Hartford Hospital Fire Displaces 200 Patients
Hartford Fire Chief Thomas Lee said the blaze started in a trash chute between floors one and three with witnesses reporting fire in the chute by 1 30 p m The first alarm rang at 2 39 p m Hospital discharged about 200 patients and others were moved to different nursing units while eight units totaling 216 beds were shut down awaiting return.
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Hartford
Thomas Lee
Lee
Hamilton
Hartford Hospital
State Capitol
Algerian Rebels Kill Five On Bus Near Algiers
Officials report uniformed Algerian rebels stopped a bus from Algiers to River and opened fire with machine guns, killing five passengers. The attack highlights ongoing violence in the region amid separatist tensions and security crackdowns.
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Algiers
Da Vinci Sketch Found in Russia at Hermitage
The Hermitage Museum in Leningrad announced a newly found Leonardo da Vinci drawing. Art expert Prof. M. Gukovsky noted the work is signed by da Vinci and in poor condition, believed to be a study for The Battle for Angiari, a painting now lost.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Hermitage Museum
Leonardo da Vinci
M. Gukovsky
Angiari
Hermitage
LBJ to Kick Off Minnesota March of Dimes
Vice President Lyndon Johnson will kick off the Minnesota March of Dimes drive on January 5 in Minneapolis. He and Mrs. Johnson will attend a dance the same day with Elliott and Franklin Roosevelt Jr., sons of the late president who originated the fundraiser.
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Minneapolis
Lyndon Johnson
Minnesota
Prowler Seen Around Home Reported by Mrs Walters
Mrs Walters of 600 N 17th St said a prowler was around her home Thursday night A daughter reported an unidentified man peering through a garage window An unknown man asked Friday morning about selling an oil burner though none was for sale A wheel with tire and brackets was removed from a wheelbarrow at St Rose convent Friday A 1956 Oldsmobile hubcaps were stolen from Robert Gallagher's car Thursday night at 4th and Vine Streets
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Robert Gallagher
S. 26Th St
4Th and
Vine ‘Streets
Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Snow and Cold Threats
Heavy snow and hazardous driving across Wisconsin with four inch accumulations and stronger winds near Lake Michigan. Minnesota faces a cold wave with diminishing snow and colder temperatures. Iowa reports heavy snow in the extreme east and a colder trend west and north with Sunday partly cloudy and colder.
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Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Ready Reserve Enlistments Open at Camp McCoy
Camp McCoy Wisconsin announces acceptance of Ready Reserve enlistments for men up to 22 years old through December 31. The unit will not be called to active duty unless the entire 463rd Headquarters Detachment is mobilized. Vacancies exist in several enlisted grades with contact points listed in Sparta Tomah Mauston and Camp McCoy for qualified draft-eligible men.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
John A. Kaehler
463Rd Quartermaster Battalion
5Th Army
Chicago
Kaehler
Army
463Rd
James DeGracie
Sparta
Raymond Brandau
James Lutz
Veronica Finnigan and LeRoy Finnigan Divorce Declared
In La Crosse Circuit Court Veronica Hirschfield Finnigan 23 of 2707 Harvey St. divorces LeRoy S. Finnigan 24 of Ft. Lewis Washington on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Married April 26 1958 in La Crosse with no children. December events include Mildred Fournier injured at Grandview Hospital and several utility incidents with no fire damages.
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Veronica (Hirschfield) Finnigan
Harvey St
LeRoy S. Finnigan
Ft. Lewis
Wash
la Crosse
Deficit Funds Sought By UW State Colleges
Wisconsin lawmakers hear a deficit appropriation request totaling 582000 to cover unexpected costs from higher enrollments. The University of Wisconsin seeks 327000, while the nine state colleges would receive 255000. The bill was sent to the Senate before adjournment for Monday reconvening.
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Madison
State Senate
University of Wisconsin
University
Senate
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Betty) Christianson
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Harriet) Carson
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