Senators Press FPC to Speed Gas Hearings in Midwest Play
Senators Humphrey McCarthy and Blatnik urge the Federal Power Commission to accelerate hearings on natural gas supply proposals. Northern Natural Gas seeks to add 325 communities across Iowa Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska Wisconsin and Illinois. Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline drops Eau Claire La Crosse plans while Northern targets Duluth Superior with a 45 day readiness window after construction begins.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Minnesota
Midwest
FPC
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
John A. Blatnik
Northern Natural Gas Co. of
Omaha
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Illinois
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. of
Houston
Northern
Canada
Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co
Michigan
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Duluth- Superior
Duluth-Superior
Tris Hier freighter feared lost in Aegean with 12 crew
The 400 ton Greek freighter Tris Hier sailing from Athens with a grain cargo to Salonika is missing after six days at sea. A small boat from the vessel was found adrift at the Gulf of Euboea, raising fears the crew of 12 is lost.
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Athens, Greece
Tris Hierarches
Aegean Sea
Athens
Salonika
Gulf of Euboea
No Delay in Plans Bidding Set for NG Armory
Lt Col Silver reports bidding for the Onalaska National Guard armory will begin next month with contract expected by June 1 1959. The Wisconsin National Guard official notes preliminary plans approved and final plans due for bidding in March. The La Crosse armory project had a previous delay noted by Maj Gen Olson.
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NG Armory
National Guard
Onalaska
Edwards. Silvers
Madison
Wisconsin National Guard
Francis L. Neubauer
157Th Transportation Boat Battalion
la Crosse
Silver
Olson
Legislative Finance Committee
Washington
D.C
Nelson Moves To Revamp Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Gov. Gaylord Nelson introduces a bill in the Wisconsin Assembly to abolish the unsalaried six-member Conservation Commission and replace it with six unsalaried commissioners paid 40 dollars daily. The plan transfers all administrative authority to the department director and requires biennial long-range plan reviews.
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Nelson
Conservation Department
Commission
Natural Resources Advisory Committee
Woman Threatens Strikes Over Allis-Chalmers Work Stoppage
Mrs. Carl Shay of Onalaska says she will strike herself until the Allis-Chalmers Co. La Crosse Works dispute ends. She issued an ultimatum to her husband to return to work or she will leave him. She asks if other wives of strikers would join to pressure husbands back on the job. Mrs. Shay, mother of six, has children aged 1 to 20, with one son in the Army and another married.
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Allis-Chalmers Co
la Crosse
the Tribune
Carl Shay
R. 1
Shay
South Korean Commander Accused in High Command Shooting
A South Korean battalion commander was accused of shooting and killing his division commander after the superior officer severely reprimanded him and struck him with a swagger stick. The incident occurred in Seoul as tensions within the unit surfaced.
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Seoul, Korea
Hospital Grant Nears Final: St Francis Expansion Planned
Preliminary approval for a 228800 federal grant aids St Francis Hospital in a four million expansion. The funds will fund 50 beds for mental cases in the second phase, with the first phase starting in April building a 300000 service building. The current St Camillus laundry will relocate and be replaced as the project proceeds.
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St. Francis Hospital
Washington, D.C
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
William Proxmire
Gardner Withrow
M. Regula
Sec
Regula
St. Camillus
NASA Plans Major 1959 Space Drive With Multiple Rocket Shots
The government unveiled 1959 spending for 105 million dollars in NASA contracts including six outer space rocket shots and an inflatable communications satellite. Major awards cover Air Force deep space probes Thor-Able boosters Army Juno II boosters and Vanguard II weather satellite funding plus a nuclear rocket engine program. Cape Canaveral reports Venus targets for two Air Force satellites in June with Atlas-Able and Thor-Able launch attempts as part of the space program.
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Washington
Outer Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Venus
Army
Office of Naval Research
Atomic Energy Commission
NASA
Rocketdyne Division
North American Aviation, Inc
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Thor
Earth
Atlas-Able
Thor-Able
United States
Moon
Able
Vanguard computer links orbit data to future space travelers
Washington reports that the Vanguard computing center will provide altitude and speed data to answer a space traveler question Where am I The center processes orbit schedules for Vanguard II and claims to determine an orbit within 15 to 30 minutes of launch The system at Cape Canaveral Fla began feeding predictions at ten per second using radar sightings
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Washington
Space
America
Vanguard
Evelyn Boyd
Chester Baker
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ike In Acapulco To Confer With Mexican President
President Eisenhower arrived in Acapulco for two days of talks with Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. A large Mexican delegation welcomed him as thousands of locals lined the streets. The president traveled from Bergstrom AFB after an overnight Texas stop aboard the Columbine III. The visit aims to strengthen inter American relations and includes discussions with Mexico’s leaders and U.S. officials.
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Ike
Acapulco
Mexico
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Columbine
Texas
U.S
Robert C. Hill
Manuel Tello
Milton Eisenhower
White House
Roy H. Rubottom
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Taft
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
United States
U.S. Secret Service
Washington
School Open To Negroes In Virginia Meets White Boycott
In Front Royal the War ren County High School reopened with 22 Negro pupils amid a white boycott. About a dozen townspeople watched as police maintained order while most white students attend private or alternate schools. Officials expect limited courses and no extracurriculars due to low enrollment.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
James Duff
Kassem Splits With Nasser Factions Sparks Iraqi Uprising Fears
Iraqi Premier Abdel Karim Kassem cuts ties with Nasserite followers and leans toward the Communists. Civil strife looms as unemployment rises, projects stall, and graft probes unsettle the regime, while Aref’s revolutionary leadership wavers.
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Kassem
Nasser Group
Joseph E. Dynan
Baghdad
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
U.A.R
Nasser
Nuri Said
Faisal
Makarios Signals Agreement On Cyprus Independence Talks
London AP reporting Fatim Zurlu says Cyprus accord signed while Archbishop Makarios moderates demands. Conference session to name a Cyprus republic nears with Britain Greece Turkey attending. Key objections include British bases and Turkish Cypriot representation.
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London
Fatim Zurlu
Cyprus
Makarios
Macmillan
Britain
Karamanlis
Greece
Menderes
Turkey
East Mediterranean
Politico
Zurich
Evanghelos Averoff
Fatin Zorlu
Constantine Karamanlis
Averoff
Athens
Fazil Kutchuk
Beck Tax Case Deliberations Open In Tacoma
A federal jury in Tacoma weighs whether Dave Beck Sr. evaded 240607 dollars in income tax for 1950 to 1953. Beck, once Teamsters president, faces up to five years and a ten thousand dollar fine per count if found guilty. The jury of eight men and four women retired after noon to 10 30 p m with no verdict.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck Sr
Beck
Teamsters Union
University of Washington Board of Regents
George H. Boldt
Randy Duncan Signs To Play For Vancouver
Randy Duncan Iowa All America quarterback signed a pro contract with Vancouver of the Western Interprovincial Football Union while serving six months in the Army. He will report in July after his service hitch. The deal is worth about 35000 for two years and he was Green Bay’s No. 1 NFL draft pick. Duncan plans to return to Iowa and study law.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Randy Duncan
Vancouver
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Duncan
Fort Leonard Wood
Hearst R. Duncan
Green Bay Packers
Canada
Randy
Green Bay
N.F.L
University of Iowa
Fry Suspended By Public Works Board Over Gasoline Theft
City recreation director Eugene R. Fry was suspended indefinitely by the Board of Public Works following criminal charges alleging he stole 15 gallons of city fuel on February 7 and 5 gallons on February 14. Alderman John Ma rasek filed the complaint. Fry had offered to resign effective April 30, which the board accepted.
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Eugene R. Fry
Board of Public Works
Fry
Recreation Department
John Marasek
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Charles Millner
Port of
New York
Penses
UCLA
John Lyman
Los Angeles
Lyman
Navy
Defense Department
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Nasserites
Popu
Middle East
Abdel Salam Aref
Garven Hudgins
Dave Beck
State College
Red Cross
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