Brazilians Urged To Increase Coffee Use
The Brazilian government urges citizens to drink more coffee to clear a seven billion pound surplus. North Americans drink about 15 pounds per year compared to Brazil’s 10, while there are few full service coffee shops. Cafesino breaks are common and costly for some, yet demand remains high in downtown Rio.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Coffee
Rio
Cdfezinho
Baldur von Schirach
Hitler
Berlin
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Rep. Brent Spence Set as Oldest Congressman at 86
Fort Thomas Ky AP report notes Brent Spence is 86 and will become the oldest member when Congress reconvenes on January 3. The dean of Kentucky Democrats has served since 1931 and led the Banking and Currency Committee since 1943, praising Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower and predicting Kennedy will win the presidency. He jokes about birthday gifts mixing with Christmas presents.
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George W. Hackett
Fort Thomas
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Congress
Spence
Theodore F. Green
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Capitol Hill
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
White House
Sen
Kennedy
Massachusetts
America
Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Carrier Fire Inquiry Details Tank Valve Accident
An on deck fuel tank valve was knocked off when a forklift moved a trash bin tipping a plate. Fuel spilled and ignited near welding. Navy officials defend wood scaffolding and tank placement as safe. Witness accounts and an operator remain unidentified. Federal death benefits exceeded $13,000 per family with total near $500,000. The United Nations became official on October 24 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Pyne
Wilhelm Wehrmann
Walsh
The
United Nations
La Crosse area court records forgery and traffic pleas
Harold H. Mathison 22 of 1429 Wood St pleaded guilty to check forgery and was continued to Jan 13 for pre sentence investigation. Henry Jegi 56 of 818 Cass St for writing bad checks continued to Dec 27. Others fined for disorderly conduct drunk driving and related offenses. James R Wang and Charles LaMere found not guilty of bodily harm. Sentence withheld for two defendants placed on probation. Monroe County entries include Sparta speeding $16 bond Doris M Thoemlitz St Paul speeding $16 bond and other traffic infractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Mathison
Wood St
Henry Jegi
Cass
James R. Wang
George St
Charles LaMere
Onalaska
Marlene Poellinger
Europe May Squeeze U S Meat Exports
A Department of Agriculture survey warns the Western European common market could become a closed market for U S livestock and meat products as six countries seek a self sufficient policy. Beef lard and variety meats face steep duties and possible export drops while tallow hides and pork livers may escape near term impact.
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Washington
Europe
U.S
Agriculture Department
West Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Tin
Department
Auto accident injuries and related incidents reported
On December 23 and 24 several incidents were logged. Mrs. Bernice Shepardson, 50, of 4104 Bank Drive, injured in an auto crash and taken to St Francis Hospital. Joseph F. Schoenberger, 60, transported to Lutheran Hospital. An Oscar Arneson residence report cites pan burning on a stove. A gasoline spill was reported on Losey Boulevard after an auto accident.
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Bernice Shepardson
Bank Drive
Losey Boulevard
St. Francis Hospital
Joseph F. Schoenberger
Lutheran Hospital
Oscar Arneson
Forger Going Home Over Christmas
Mrs. Lee Golding, 36, jailed on a forgery charge after allegedly cashing a $45 check on Christmas Eve, was released to spend Christmas with her two children. Dist. Judge John Onion signed the release order and juvenile authorities returned the children to her custody. Assistant District Attorney John Benavides said two grand juries have taken no action on the case and she plans to repay the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Lee Golding
Golding
John Onion
John Benavides
Farrier distributes $10 bills to 110 Salt Lake City newsboys
Joe H. Dupler, Salt Lake City and Denver store owner, continued his Christmas ritual by giving $10 to 110 newsboys. The event included fruit cake and candy at his annual party, a tradition he began after arriving in Salt Lake City twenty years ago and recalling his Denver newspaper days in 1906.
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Joe H. Dupler
Denver
Salt Lake City
Dupler
Christmas pardon returns escaped robber to Houston family
John McHargue, 36, who escaped after six years of a 10 to 12 year robbery sentence, was commuted by North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges. He is spending Christmas with his family in Houston after a trip to North Carolina and greeting his stepdaughter Diane and wife Sue.
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Houston, Tex
John McHargue
McHargue
Houston
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Santa Claus
Diane
Sue
Christmas Holiday Death Toll Records Set in 1955 56
The text notes holiday safety figures with a three day total of 609 traffic, 68 fire and 105 other accidents totaling 782. It cites a four day Christmas period in 1956 with 706 traffic, 54 fires and 124 other deaths totaling 884.
No Clues In Murder At Milwaukee Apartment
Police say no clues have been found in the slaying of 86 year old Martha C Heide found bound and gagged in her Milwaukee apartment. A 24 year old woman once convicted for forging Miss Heide’s check was questioned after a lie detector test but denied complicity. The report notes the homicide may involve suffocation or head blows.
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Milwaukee
Martha C. Heide
Tri-State Deaths Highlight Local Obituaries
Mrs. Roy Miller of Petersburg Wisconsin died December 18 at age 47. Survived by husband and three sisters. services held at Pratt Funeral Chapel Richland Center with burial Bloom City Cemetery. Julia Voves 57 died Friday evening in La Crosse. Brownsville Blaschke Funeral Home to announce funeral details. Carl Knudson 77 former Sparta man died Friday in Des Moines Iowa born February 23 1889 Leon Town Monroe County. survived by three brothers. services set for 2 PM Tuesday Lanham's Mortuary Sparta with burial Woodlawn Cemetery. callers welcome.
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LA Farge
Wis
Roy Miller
Petersburg
Aaron Hillesheim
Arthur Larson
Alva Abbs
Pratt Funeral
Richland Center
Bloom City Cemetery
Julia Voves
Brownsville
Minn
la Crosse
Blaschke
Sparta
Carl Knudson
Des Moines
Iowa
Leon
Monroe County
Ole Knudson
Martin
Helmer
Viroqua
Gustave
Long Beach
Calif
Lanham’s
O. M. Skindrud
Woodlawn
Lanham
Christmas Word Puzzle Scramble amid Glossary Clues
Word list puzzle clings to festive terms and scattered cross clues spanning across and down. Ambiguities mix with archaic spellings as readers tease errors and seek proper solutions from marbled paper notes.
Henry Meyer longtime La Crosse alderman dies at 86
Henry Meyer 86 former La Crosse alderman 18th Ward died Friday at the Veterans Administration Center Wood Wisconsin He served 1935 to 1947 and was a Spanish American War veteran Survived by three sons Harry Alvin and Elmer and two grandchildren Robert W Stevens 74 of 236 S 28rd St died Saturday at a local hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced later
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Henry Meyer
la Crosse
Veterans Administration Center
Wood
Wis
Harry
West Salem
Alvin
Elmer
Minneapolis
Mr. Meyer
Robert W. Stevens
S. 28Rd St
Parakeet Sparks Talker Family Name Dispute
A reader shares how a compulsive talker, living alone, regrets a wife refusing to call him Dad. She insists his given name, Bill, remains in use despite his wish for a nickname in front of their children.
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Bill
Dad
Christmas in the East and Cold War tensions year end
Christmas observations across Europe and the Soviet Union as nations purged or allowed festive traditions. Reports note Moscow's scarce state trees and New Year celebrations, with broadcasts by Radio Free Europe and comments from Diem. Letters to Ann Landers share personal worries on family dynamics amid wartime pressures.
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Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Father Frost
Moscow
Lenin
Moscow Region
Radio Free Europe
Europe
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Korea
Viet Nam
Henry W. Dummer 76 Dies. Rites Tentatively Set
Henry W. Dummer age 76 of 1413 South 6th Street died at a local hospital Saturday morning. Funeral services are tentatively arranged for Tuesday and will be announced.
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Henry W. Dummer
S. 6Th St
Fire destroys wagon near Houston with gifts inside
Alton Forsyth of Houston lost his station wagon in a blaze near Houston Wisconsin on Friday. He had left the car with the motor running to keep it warm while he banked a fire at a new house site three miles northeast of town. The gasoline tank exploded after the car ignited. Forsyth and his brother Paul pushed the fire away from the barn. The Forsyth farm home burned last January as the house was being rebuilt.
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Houston
Wis
Alton Forsyth
Forsyth
Paul
Forsyth Farm
Outlook Bleak for Five Americans in Red Prisons
Five Americans held in Red Chinese prisons face another bleak Christmas as Communist China accuses the United States of aggression over Laos. Downey and Fecteau are serving life and 20 years for espionage, while McCann Redmond and Walsh face multi-decade terms. They recall Korea era charges and await possible release amid isolation.
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Hong Kong
Laos
Red China
United States
Downey
Fecteau
Robert McCann
Altadena
Calif
Hugh Redmond
Yonkers
N.Y
China
Korea
John Downey
New Britain
Redmond
McCann
James Walsh
Cumberland
Walsh
Reading
Hungarian Refugee Girl Arrives In U S
Illona Geroe eight arrives Friday night from Budapest to join her Milwaukee parents who fled during the 1956 revolt. Rep Henry Reuss met her at the airport and said the parents had left her with a grandmother in Budapest and had sought relief since 1956. Reuss wrote to Janos Kadar who replied he could not help while outside Hungary. While Reuss was in Paris in November he received word the girl would get an exit visa.
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New York
Illona Geroe
Budapest
Otto Geroe
Milwaukee
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Reuss
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Kadar
United Nations
Hungary
Paris
Conscience Money Found In Texas Neighborhood
In Austin a 84 year old widow Miss Mollie Allison for 35 years occupied 1807 East Avenue found a purse in her yard from 1927. Enclosed was a $5 bill a Christmas card and an unsigned note promising to return the money with interest.
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Austin, Tex
East Avenue
Mollie Allison
Births in Wisconsin and Minnesota anounced across multiple families
Dec 21 to Dec 23 announcements report births at St Marys Hospital and to numerous families including Flottmeyer Storandt George Afeldt Crook Martine Smith Rusin Bockerny and Schmitz. Names include Kevin Jerome Harrison Franklin Kathleen Marie and others with addresses in West Salem La Crosse Houston and nearby towns.
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Kevin Jerome
Robert Flottmeyer
Badger St
Betty Wermuth
Harrison Franklin
Harrison Storandt
R. 1
West Salem
Dorothy Jefferson
Donald George
S. Sherman St
Houston
Minn
Doris Johnson
Kathleen Marie
Robert Affeldt
Lenard St
Juanita Huber
Ellis E. Crook
Johnson St
Eleanor Geier
Lawrence A. Martine
la Crosse
Dorothy Skoug
Ernest L. Smith
Onalaska
Sharon Schumacher
John P. Rusin
la Crescent
Vivian Johnson
Louis A. Bockerny
R. 2
Charlotte Meyers
Robert J. Kaiser
Caledonia St
Geraldine Kalkins
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Rep. Spence
Wisconsin
Tri-State
Westby
Minnebota
Circuit Court
Shelby J. Severson
Loomis St
Virgil R. Marx
S. 31St St
Jack W. Smith
Winneshiek Rd
Robert P. Maack
Waterloo
Lyonel A. Sheehan
Avon St
County Court
Justice Court
John J. Treu
Doris M. Thoemlitz
St. Paul
Dennis H. Beekman
Pocahontas
Dean D. Dehnlell
By Ovid A. Martin
Fire Department
Forger
Johnnie’s Bar and Restaurant
Strive Ag
Germany
Piras
Dial
Marneevice
Waele
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dear Ann Landers
Ann Landers
Yule
John Tyler
Duck
William
Field Enterprises, Inc
Masonic Temple
Larry Ziemann
Robert Copsey
Yale
Cary
Grandview Hospital
St. Ann’s Annex
St. Mary's Hospital
Ronald W. Schmitz
K. 1
Cashton
Julia Fredrick
Seasons Greetings
Ratte
National Conference of Police Associations, Inc
and Benevolent Assn
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