Citizenship Of Costello Is Revoked
U S District Judge Archie O Dawson revoked the citizenship of Frank Costello 68 while he serves a five year sentence for federal income tax evasion The government seeks to deport him to Italy after a long denaturalization battle dating to 1925 and previous denaturalization attempts linked to wiretap evidence and Kefauver hearings.
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New York
Frank Costello
U.S
Archie O. Dawson
Costello
Dawson
Italy
Whitehall Mayor Clarence Kaas Dies at 73
Whitehall Wisconsin mayor Clarence Kaas died Friday after month long illness at 73. He served four years as mayor and planned not to seek re election in April. Kaas resigned as secretary treasurer of the Pigeon Falls Co op Creamery after 41 years. He was born March 10 1885 in Pigeon and moved to Whitehall ten years ago with wife Matilda. He chaired the town and Trempealeau County Board and helped organize the Pigeon Falls Creamery in 1918. He is survived by son Leonard two daughters a brother eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are handled by Hagen Funeral Home with services at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pigeon Falls. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Whitehall, Wise
Clarence Kaas
Whitehall
Kaas
Pigeon Falls
Pigeon
Matilda
Trempealeau County
Leonard
Mabel Isaacson
Northfield
Karl Anderson
Orlando
Black River Falls
Norman
Hagen Funeral Home
Evangelical Lutheran Church
E. B. Christopherson
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
University of Washington Board of Regents
Beck
State Supreme Court
Senate Labor Management Committee
Space program costs soar as NASA warns of billion-dollar bill
Washington AP reports NASA and ARPA face sky-high budgets as space plans push toward a billion-dollar annual cost within two years. Boosters top two billion, manned flight 200 million, and a 12 million pound thrust engine another 200 million. projections cite 30 satellites and 140 probing rockets this year.
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Washington
T. Keith Glennan
NASA
Space Program
Glennan
Space Ledger
Beck Guilty Of Evading Income Tax And False Returns
Dave Beck Sr., former Teamsters president, found guilty on four counts of income tax evasion totaling 240 067 for 1950 53 and two counts of filing false returns He faces up to 5 years and 10 000 on each count Sentencing set for February 27 and Beck plans an appeal He was jailed awaiting trial and lost his 25 000 bail while the case followed a lengthy career in union leadership and politics.
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Beck
Teamster Union
Dave Beck
U. S
Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck Sr
Teamsters Union
U.S
City Endures 39th Below Zero Day of 1959
La Crosse records its 39th subzero day of the year with -13 official reading. Forecasters expect a slight warmup into Saturday but still below freezing. Nine inches of snow on the ground and little weekend precipitation planned.
Atlas ICBM Explodes After Three Minute Flight
Atlas No. 21 terminally malfunctioned and exploded over the Atlantic after a 3 minute flight during a 4900 mile test from Cape Canaveral. debris scattered as the rocket burst in a spectacular display and the cause remained unknown amid security constraints.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
U.S
Air Line Near Misses Reported Across Several Cities
Capital Airlines pilots faced a series of near collisions this week. A Constellation en route to Atlanta avoided a Air Force C123 over Tennessee near Knoxville at 8000 feet. The incidents involved 74 passengers across three flights with no injuries reported.
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Capital Here
Air Force
Tennessee
Knoxville
Charleston
W. Va
Atlanta
Charlotte
N.C
Federal Aviation Agency
American Airlines
Indianapolis
Eastern Air Lines
Chattanooga
Tenn
Capital
Robert Spink
George R. Erks
Homestead Air Force Base
Fila
Capital Airlines
Spink
Unnamed B47 Approached Airliner During Climb Near Radar Unit
During the incident a six jet bomber described as Erks’ B47 climbed within 300 feet of an airliner. The aircraft communicated with a ground radar unit as it passed nearby.
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Erks
Training plane crashes at San Francisco airport in rain
A Pan American World Airways DC7 training plane crashed and burned at San Francisco International Airport in the rain. Three men aboard escaped the wreck, leaping from the burning craft as it broke in two. The crew included Roger Dinelli of Sausalito, Capt. G W Allaman of Menlo Park, and flight engineer Hal Lyon of Redwood City.
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San Francisco
Pan American World Airways
Roger Dinelli
Sausalito
G. W. Allaman
Menlo Park
Hal Lyon
Redwood City
Italy Expects Million American Tourists This Year
Rome reports Italian tourism officials anticipate about one million American visitors in 1959, a roughly 25 percent rise from 1958, based on early summer bookings.
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Italy
Rome
Panama City Hall Seized by New Council In Power Shift
Thousands defy President Ernesto de La Guardia to install 11 new city councilmen as crowds take control of City Hall after a radio commentator’s assault on the elected council. The Revolutionary Municipal Junta promises to run the city until a replacement council is chosen.
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Panama
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
City Hall
de la Guardia
Ramon Pereira
Mario Velasquez
Velasquez
Popular Movement
Wed 75 Years They Avert First Fight In Marriage
San Antonio AP report marks the 75th wedding anniversary of W. E. Crafton 93 and wife 89 with no quarrel ever. When asked who is boss they both claim equality. Crafton steadied the moment by saying they both are. Peace returned.
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San Antonio
Tex
W. E. Crafton
Crafton
Washington Birthday Bargains Spark Monday Sales Blitz
Local merchants announce George Washington birthday sale events with deep discounts on items such as bassinets treadle sewing machines and used cars. The La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce lists participating stores and a growing range of marked down products including electronics and furniture.
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George Washington
la Crosse County
Elfman Marine
Singer Sewing Machine
Goodyear Service
Newbury Motor
Kennard
Buick
Ray Hutson
Chevrolet
F. W. Woolworth Co
Wm. Cremer Jewelry
Dahl Motors
Convenient Jewelry Store
George B. Rose, Inc
Western Supply Co
Sonotone of
la Crosse
Buttrey’s
John Schneider Co
Crescent Jewelry
Thro Drug Co
Community Motors
Bob Cline Jewelry
S. S. Kresge Co
Kelly Furniture Co
Commander of 127th NG Regiment Dies
Col. Donald Runnoe 43, commander of the 127th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin National Guard, died of a heart attack at home. A nine year maintenance engineer for a local paper firm, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross in the South Pacific in World War II. Maj. Gen. Waldemar Breidster said Runnoe was slated to command one of five battle groups in the reorganized guard.
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Waldemar Breidster
Milwaukee
Runnee
Agency Probers Back In Business
The House Legislative Oversight subcommittee has been formally re constituted and seeks a $200000 budget to resume investigations into federal agencies. The group previously caused the resignation of Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams and led to the indictment of Federal Communications Commissioner Richard A. Mack.
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Washington
House
Sherman Adams
Richard A. Mack
Five-Alarm Fire Torrents Milwaukee Business District
A spectacular five-alarm blaze in Milwaukee near north side damaged a three story brick building housing Garland Womens Apparel Shop and United Curtain Shop. Firemen suffered smoke inhalation and three were hospitalised as 175 to 200 crews fought the fire amid icy water and cold weather. The blaze began in the Garland store center area and caused about 95000 dollars in damage with no immediate cause. Percy Miller, janitor, escaped from a basement doorway as flames spread to an attached storage building on West Meinecke. Traffic was diverted while authorities investigated.
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Milwaukee
Garland Womens Apparel Shop
United Curtain Shop
North Third
West Meinecke
Earl Tappero
West Meinecke Street
Edward Wischer
Percy Miller
Garland
Miller
Assembly Holds Up On Jobless Pay Extension
MADISON AP The Assembly Labor committee postponed action on a bill to make emergency unemployment benefits permanent beyond April 1 and keep the maximum at 42 weekly until a special advisory committee reports. The panel also discussed PCS power over railroad crew shelters, with industry leaders arguing current rules suffice and jurisdiction remains unclear.
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Madison
Assembly Labor Committee
Public Service Commission
Ernest Lee Altoona
Maintenance of Way Employe Brotherhood
Industrial Commission
Chris Hummel
The
Wisconsin Railway Assn
McGee Urges War Budget For Global Crisis Speech
Sen. Gale McGee in his first major Senate address calls for a war budget to address a global crisis. He condemns President Eisenhower's 1960 spending plan as budget wise yet survival foolish.
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Washington
Gale McGee
D-Wye
Eisenhower
McGee
Senate
Eisenhower and Lopez Mateos discuss Diablo Dam plans
In Acapulco President Eisenhower and Mexico's Adolfo Lopez Mateos held informal talks aboard the Soltamvento and on land about a 100 million dollar Diablo Dam project on the Rio Grande border. Officials gave few details while indicating a formal statement may follow.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
U. S
Pacific
Augusta
Washington
Lopez Mateos
U.S
Soltavento
Diablo Dam
Rio Grande
del Rio
Tex
United States
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Mirador
Anthony Eden
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Underworld
U. S. Senate
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Rudolph Halley
Joe F. Kane
Chamber
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate Space
Pentagon
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Hugh Dryden
Dryden
Soviet Union
John Stennis
D-Miss
Space Flight Development
Abe Silverstein
Subcommittee
Silverstein
Vega
Centaur
Mars
Venus
Court of Law
ATLAS
Here
NM Daily
Heer
Eeee Ee
Seeeweee
Hal Boyle
Eneweee
Itv
Radio Laganne
Legion
Mann
Eversole-Rogers Co
Low Motors
Main Street Cleaners
Zischke's
la Crosse Furniture Co
Jan Walter Shop
Jordans
Coulee
W. T. Grant Co
Leath and Co
Fantle’s
Fifth Avenue
Hollywood Theater
J. C. Penney Co
Sears Roebuck and Co
Big Shoe
Kauma’s Children’s Wear
Stevenson’s
Fieldjs Inc
Brooks, Leithold Piano Co
Moon Photo Service
Tri-State Office Supply
P. Newburg Clothing Co
Gamble Stores No
Tausche’s Inc
Spurgeons Mercantile Co
Henninger’s
National Tea Co
Badger TV
Edith and Ann's
Wiggert Bros
River Front Boat Mart
Smale’s Grocery
Anderson Tire and Sporting Goods
Red Cross
127Th
NG Regiment
Assembly
L. Arrowsmith
Eden
Unifax
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