Steel Firms Seek Exploration in Jackson County Ore
Two large steel firms, Jackson County Iron Co. and Oliver Iron Mining Div., asked the Jackson County Board to return Feb. 6 with formal contracts to explore for iron ore on county land. Idaho? No. The meeting, held in Black River Falls Wisconsin, discussed potential spring exploration of low grade ore across Alma Center Brockway and Komensky townships.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Jackson County Iron Co
Inland Steel
Chicago
Oliver Iron Mining
United States Steel Corp
Alma
Brockway
Komensky
William Stephenson
Alma Center
Thomas Mills
Oliver Mining
Mills
Inland
Oliver Iron
Oliver
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Minnesota
Two Gunmen Steal Over $6000 From Maple Plain Bank
Police and FBI hunt two foreign speaking gunmen who looted the Maple Plain State Bank of more than $6,000. They herded five girl employees and the cashier into a vault, used handkerchief masks, and fled after a delayed deposit ruse. One suspect wore a mustache. the other was tall and thin. The alarm failed and help was summoned after the front door slammed.
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Maple Plain, Minn
FBI
Maple Plain State
F.M. James
James
Employes
Appleton Cited For No Traffic Deaths
CHICAGO AP Appleton Wisconsin was the only Wisconsin city on the National Safety Council list of cities with the lowest traffic death rates in the first 11 months of the year. Appleton Kokomo and Lafayette Indiana reported no deaths and tied for honors in the 25 000 to 50 000 population bracket.
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Chicago
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
National Safety Council
Kokomo
Lafayette
Ind
Car Crashes Into West Washington Avenue Store
Grace Short, 37, drove an automobile into a West Washington Avenue liquor store early today. The crash demolished the storefront, causing about 4000 dollars in building damage and 2000 dollars in vehicle damage. Short was hospitalized with facial cuts and possible hip injury and faces charges for driving without control and with a temporary permit. The car owner, Earl Karowsky, was charged with permitting an unlicensed person to operate the vehicle.
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Madison
Washington Avenue
Grace Short
Earl Karowsky
Eastern Cold Grips East While West Stays Mild
Winter's frosty spread hit the eastern half with subfreezing temps and heavy snow from New York to Florida while the West enjoyed clearer skies and warmer air. Reports show 8 below in parts of New York state and near zero in Kentucky and Tennessee. Florida saw 31 in Tallahassee and 42 in Miami as snow and rain affected northern New England and the Appalachians.
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Associated Press
Florida
California
Staten
Homestead
Miami
Pensacola
Gainesville
New York
Adirondack
Buffalo
Kentucky
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Crossville
Tenn
Louisville
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
New England
Montpelier
Burlington
North Atlantic States
Appalachians
Ohio Valley
Minnesota plans traffic crackdown for New Year weekend
Garnet Hall state highway safety director says a special traffic law enforcement program will run over the New Year weekend to prevent a repeat of last year's tragedy when 10 people died. Agencies will cooperate in an all out effort with action on Sunday on roads into and out of Wisconsin and the use of the implied consent law by the Highway Patrol against driving while intoxicated.
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ST. Paul
Garnet Hall
Minnesota
Hall
Wisconsin
State Highway Patrol
Modernized Farm Plan Aims to Boost Kennedy Era Agriculture
President Kennedy near to unveiling a modernized farm program for the 1960s after a three hour Palm Beach session with Secretary Orville Freeman and advisers. The plan, described as updated, seeks to use abundance to lift farm incomes and will be included in a special agriculture message to Congress and in the State of the Union address. Freeman noted broad approval and said the program covers all economists ideas. Kennedy and aides continue work on various reports with plans for a joint session after Congress reconvenes on Jan 10. Kennedy also paused for family moments amid winter at the holiday residence and weather, delaying a sail due to winds.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Secretary of Agriculture
White House
Freeman
Washington
Air Force
Congress
Kennedys
John F. Kennedy Jr
Council of Economic Advisers
Walter W. Heller
Heller
Theodore Sorensen
Honey Fitz
Civil rights progress noted in Kennedy year review
The Kennedy administration reported key civil rights progress in its first year, crediting local and state officials for desegregation efforts and limited federal action only after local steps failed. Attorney General Kennedy emphasized informal talks and court action as last resort while acknowledging NAACP concerns.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Department
Kennedy
Congress
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Civil Rights Commission
Clarence Mitchell
Naacp Bureau
Washington
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Attorney General
Widow of Wilson Dies After Stricken Years at 89
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, widow of Woodrow Wilson and long guardian of his papers, died at her Washington home on the 105th anniversary of her husband’s birth. She was 89 and had suffered a respiratory ailment since Thanksgiving. Services set for New Year’s Day at Washington Cathedral.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Washington Cathedral
Terred
John Rolfe
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre Jr
Malcolm Marshall
St. Margaret's ‘Episcopal Church
James Powell
New York
John Meeling
Chicago
Potomac River
Francis B. ‘Sayre Jr
Kennedy
Navy sends skin tissue to Brazilian circus fire victims
The Naval Medical School shipped 4 812 square inches of frozen dried skin to Rio de Janeiro to aid 30 to 40 badly burned survivors after a circus tent fire on December 17. The Bethesda Maryland skin bank, one of the largest, drew on its long term reserves to fulfill the request.
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Washington
Naval Medical School
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Naval School
Bethesda
De Gaulle Talks Algeria Move Toward Independence in 1962
President Charles de Gaulle announced in a yearend address that most French forces would withdraw from Algeria and regroup in Europe in 1962. He said Algeria would gain self determination with France pledging cooperation to a sovereign Algerian state while preserving France's essential interests. He noted two additional divisions and several air force units would relocate to metropolitan France starting next month.
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France
Algeria
de Gaulle
Tshombe alleges UN aid in Kongolo village attacks
President Moise Tshombe accused central Congo forces of attacking villages near Kongolo with UN troops aiding their advance. He claimed two battalions and two commando companies attacked Kongolo and that Indian Canberra jet bombers hit the town. Kongolo is about 40 miles south of Katanga's border with Kivu.
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Elizabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kongolo
United Nations
Tshombe
Kivu
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Joseph P. Kennedy
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PT Telephoto
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