Wisconsin crops set production estimates for 1962
The USDA final year report lists Wisconsin corn for grain at 107,310,000 bushels from 1,533,000 acres at 70 bushels per acre. Oats total 127,053,000 bushels from 2,229,000 acres at 57 bushels. Potatoes amount to 10,335,000 hundredweight on 50,000 acres. Tobacco totals 19,605,000 pounds at 1,620 pounds per acre. Binders crop Type 54 yields 1,650 pounds per acre on 8,085,000 pounds. Type 55 North Wisconsin binder 11,520,000 pounds at 1,600 pounds per acre. Cranberries 380,000 barrels at 88.4 barrels per acre on 4,300 acres.
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Washington
Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Worst shallow water plague grounds the Mississippi barges
The Mississippi River between Cairo and Cape Girardeau remains too shallow with about 310 barges tied up at Cairo and 50 at Cape Girardeau. Weather officials expect river levels to continue dropping for at least three days, threatening winter layoffs for dock hands and boat crews.
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Cairo
Ill
Mississippi River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cape Girardeau
Illinois River
Missouri River
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
Goose Island Bend
St. Louis
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Army
Cecil Duckworth
Hope Mounts For Release Of Prisoners By Christmas
Fidel Castro and a Cuban negotiating team seek a quick exchange of 1113 Bay of Pigs prisoners for U S food and medicines. Donovan leads talks in Havana while relatives send clothing and hope for freedom by Christmas. Prisoners may fly to Miami if released. Havana initially demanded 62 million dollars in exchange.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
New York
James B. Donovan
Berta Barreto
Donovan
Isle of Pines
Principe
Miami
Fla
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolph Abel
Alvaro Sanchez
Virginia Betancourt
Cuban Families Committee
United States
Opa-Locka
Walkout Averted in La Crosse Food Stores Negotiations
After 11 hours of talks Tuesday a three year contract was reached averting a walkout by about 120 members of Local 640 Retail Clerks Union AFL CIO in La Crosse. The agreement removes two management demands granting firing hiring and transfer powers without grievance. Clerks gain double time for Sunday and holiday work while management retainsOpen status for Sunday and holiday openings per the contract terms.
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Retail Clerk’s Union
Local 640
Afl-Cio
la Crosse
Irene Peterson
Minneapolis
Peterson
Ernie Grindler
Keller’s Super Market
Grindler
Neil McCabe
Clerks
U.S. to Aid U.N. Congo Force With Equipment
A U.S. military mission led by Lt Gen Louis B Tru man travels to U.N. headquarters to arrange new air transport equipment for the Congo operation. Adlai Stevenson stresses U.S. support while warning against Soviet influence as Katanga secession strains the region.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.S
U.N
White House
Congo
Louis Truman
U Thant
Katanga
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
United States
Stevenson
Bahamas
Kennedy
Macmillan
Kremlin
Cyrille Adoula
Central Congo
Nassau
Truman
Robert K. A. Gardiner
India
Red China
U.N. Congo
Harry S. Truman
West Point
JFK and Macmillan Meet Over Congo and Skybolt Doubts
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan began a two day summit on Nassau with focus on Congo crisis risk and the Skybolt missile dispute. A U N mission to Congo and potential US military options loom as talks cover NATO, European nuclear plans, and Cold War tensions.
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William L. Ryan
Nassau
Bahamas
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
U.S
Macmillan
France
Mona Lisa Arrives in New York Under Tight Security
The Mona Lisa arrived in New York amid a royal welcome and heavy security. The painting was placed in a two-room cabin on a VIP crossing, escorted by French police and guarded by White House Secret Service protection for its trip to Washington at the National Gallery of Art opening.
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New York
Washington, D.C
National Gallery of Art
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
United States
Rep. Clarence Cannon Files for 1964 Term
Jefferson City Missouri AP Rep Clarence Cannon age 83 filed Tuesday for another term in the 9th Congressional District becoming the first candidate to file for Missouri 1964 primaries.
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Jefferson City
Clarence Cannon
Congress
Missouri
Kennedy Macmillan drop in at Nassau cocktail party
President Kennedy slipped into a Nassau cocktail party while Prime Minister Macmillan attended a beach barbecue. Calypso singer Count Bernadino performed a greeting saluting Kennedy’s Cuba handling, as dancers performed and guests included correspondents and officials.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Kennedy
Macmillan
Count Bernadino
White Sands
Emerald Beach
United States
Vengeful Guards Kill 23 Prisoners in Argentine Riot
In Villa de Voto prison Buenos Aires 400 inmates seized 20 hostages and rioted for 15 hours starting Tuesday afternoon. Prison guards killed 23 prisoners while mutineers killed 10 guards, many wounded, ending after Col. Paiva ordered ringleaders jailed.
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Frank N
Manitzas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Villa de Voto
Ers
Hernando Beiro
Leopoldo Insaurralde
Miguel Paiva
Penal Institutes
Paiva
Villa Devoto
UPI
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Tullahoma
Arnold Engineering Development Center
UPI Telephoto
By George Arfeld
The
North Pole
Sun
JFK
Skybolt
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
Lord Home
Peter Thorneycroft
Leopoldville
Louis W. Truman
Moscow
Windsor
UPI Radiotelephoto
Mona Lisa
Cannon
Escae
By Frank Cormier
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