Three Get Three Years For Drinking Spree That Caused Deaths
In Sparta Wisconsin County Judge Lambert Hansen sentenced Mrs Florence Decorah 32 Mrs Coreen Was 25 and Robert Paul Pache 35 to three years each. The three were guilty of neglect intoxication and repeaters after a weekend drinking spree that left three children Susan 11 Arnold 9 and Mabel 7 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning when their car stalled in snow February 15. King swan died next day.
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Sparta
Wis
Lambert Hansen
Florence Decorah
Manston
Coreen Was
Warrens
Robert Paul Pache
Bridgeport
Conn
Decorah
Was
Pache
Susan
Arnold
Mabel
Scott
Jesse
Whiterabbit
Thomas Kingswan
Kingswan
Taychedah
Statesville
Joliet, Ill
Waupun State
W. J. Gleiss
Hansen
Joseph
Emanuel
William R. Curran
Juneau County
Oscar Potter Cranberry Marsh
Reinstra
Fry Enters Innocent Pleas In County Court
Fry, 35, suspended city recreation director, pleaded innocent to two theft charges in La Crosse County Court. Judge Toepel ordered amended complaints and set a March 5 trial. Fry chose no jury. bond set at 200 dollars.
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Eugene R. Fry
S. 21St Terr
la Crosse
Atty
John Bosshard
Fry
Eugene A. Toepel
District Att
Thompson
Toepel
Bosshard
Toeper
Dulles Marks 71st Birthday From Hospital Bed
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles celebrates his 71st birthday In Walter Reed Army Hospital where he undergoes radiation therapy for cancer His birthday is marked by a planned short wheelchair trip to an X ray room with possible visits from President Eisenhower and family members The X ray treatments began after a hernia operation last week and will continue for about three weeks with no adverse reactions reported yet.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Lincoln White
State Department
Bangkok
Thailand
White House
National Conference On Foreign Aid
Proxmire Faces Johnson Power Clash In Senate
Sen. William Proxmire accuses Lyndon Johnson of wielding unchecked control over the Senate Democratic machinery. Fulbright, Morse and Clark back Proxmire’s call for party caucuses to decide floor action while Chavez and Johnson supporters defend the Texas leader. Proxmire cites oil depletion repeal and Social Security report timing as tensions with Johnson rise.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
J. William Fulbright
Dark
Proxmire
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Morse
Clark
Sen
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Johnson
Chavez
Sen. Proxmire
Sen. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texan
D-Ark
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Lyndon
Sen. Morse
City One-Ways May Have Cut Accident Rate
City police report that overall accidents on 3rd and 4th streets fell 21 percent in July to December 1957 compared with 1958 after one way streets were introduced. 3rd street accidents dropped 33 while 4th street rose 12 as traffic patterns shifted to arterial flow.
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City Police Traffic Bureau
3Rd Street
Third Street
4Th Street
Bureau
Navy to Scrap Five Battleships and Thirty-Eight Vessels
The Navy announced the scrapping of 520000 tons of combat ships built in the early 1920s, including five battleships Tennessee Maryland California Colorado and West Virginia along with nine heavy cruisers ten light cruisers four antiaircraft light cruisers and fifteen World War II light carriers. Salvageable equipment valued around 3082000 dollars, with expected scrap revenue about 27194000 dollars.
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Washington
U.S
Navy
Tennessee
Maryland
California
Colorado
West Virginia
Doubts on Nuclear Test Talks After Khrushchev Speech
The United States and Britain warned Russia that Khrushchev's Moscow speech raised grave doubts about reaching a ban on nuclear weapon tests. Western delegates say Moscow shows no wish for effective international control, considered essential to any test ban. Khrushchev called veto free control and inspection unacceptable as a thorough military reconnaissance of Soviet territory.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Moscow
Yugo Inventor Patents High Speed Horn Warning Device
Belgrade inventor Miro Slav Kosanovic patents a gadget that flashes colored warning lights as a motorist speeds up and ends with a loud horn. He claims it can be installed for five to ten dollars to alert others when speed exceeds safe limits.
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Belgrade
Miroslav Kosanovic
Proposed Deep-Diving Aluminum Sub Concept
An artist's conception shows the Reynolds Aluminaut interior for deep ocean exploration three miles down. The 43-foot sub features a 30-foot pressure hull of 6-inch aluminum, capacity for three crew and 3,400 pounds of gear, a stern propulsion motor, and a vertical propeller for ascent, descent, and hovering.
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Reynolds Aluminaut
Local News Page Highlights And Sections
Local newspaper page lists sections including Births Death Notices Community News Classified Ads Comics and Perea s rehagh with page numbers 4 8 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 and 37 Today’s items include death notices and Tri State Deaths coverage with weather TV radio log and crossword puzzle.
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Boone Sisyycasheer
Talks Fuel Tense Mood as Khrushchev Presses Berlin Stand
Moscow reports Khrushchev rebuffs on West Berlin and German unification as he and Macmillan resume talks. The leaders meet at Villa Uspeinskoye after a Kremlin clash and plan further discussions through Kiev and Leningrad with Lloyd and Mikoyan present. Macmillan, weary and with a cold, is surprised by Khrushchev’s aggressive diplomacy.
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Moscow
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Macmillan
Kremlin
Uspenskoye
Selwyn Lloyd
Dep
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Andrei Gromyko
Kiev
Lloyd
Leningrad
Annual Spring Strikes Sweep Japan for Higher Pay
In Tokyo four million Japanese workers began a 24 hour strike or on the job rallies as part of the annual spring wage campaign. Leftist Tokyo unions and a few independents cut iron and steel output while demanding monthly raises from 5.55 to 8.33 dollars and a wage floor of 22.22 dollars. The national average monthly wage stood at 60 dollars.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Federation
Japan
Eisenhower vows US will not yield on Berlin rights
President Eisenhower declared the United States will not give inch on Western Allied rights in Berlin amid Khrushchev’s rejection of a foreign ministers conference. He called Khrushchev’s stance illogical and not hopeful for a just peace, signaling firm Western resolve.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
Macmillan
Meany Says He Will Not Retire Soon As AFL-CIO Chief
George Meany told AFL-CIO leaders he has no retirement plan as he nears age 65, ahead of the federation’s San Francisco convention. The session also highlighted Walter Reuther’s strengthened position as Meany’s top rival within the 14 million member federation.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
San Francisco
Walter Reuter
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Debate on nit-wits in the House ends with adjournment
The House debated whether nit-wits exist among its members but adjourned after only about 20 members were present. Rep. Gardner Withrow of Wisconsin, Rep. Henry Reuss of Wisconsin, and Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio sparred over remarks made to the Dominican Republic legislature, with Withrow denying calling colleagues nit-wits.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Gardner Withrow
R-Wis
Wayne Hays
Dohio
Withrow
Congress
Dominican Republic
United States Congress
Reuss
Hays
Congressional
Nelson Names Ex-City Man Legal Aide
C Bruce Thomas, 36, Central High School graduate and Madison law firm partner, named part time legal counsel to Governor Gaylord Nelson. The La Crosse report notes his wartime and ROTC service, military honors, and family.
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Nelson
C. Bruce Thomas
Madison
Gaylord Nelson
la Crosse
Ethel Thomas
Main St
Young Thomas
Clifford C. Thomas
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Acapulco
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Vernon W. Thomson
Peter G. Pappas
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Arthur, Dena, Thomlinson and Thomas
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Italy
Naple
Air Force
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