Salinger Proposes Study To Curb Paper Strikes
White House press secretary Pierre Salinger suggested a factual study on the economics of the newspaper business to curb strikes that shut down New York for 42 days and Cleveland for 51 days. He warned the longer strikes continue, the greater the risk that major papers may not survive.
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Salinger
Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
America
Farm Bureau to Oppose Wheat Plan Across States
Chicago AP report says American Farm Bureau leaders from seven states completed plans to mobilize farmers against the Kennedy administration wheat program for 1964. They will urge a no vote in a late spring referendum and push cuts of 1 billion dollars each in the Agriculture Department and foreign aid budgets. If defeated, federation aims to push Congress to end acreage allotments and other controls.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Federation
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Missouri
Charles B. Shuman
Sullivan
Ir. Federation
Shuman
Congress
W. Joynes Macfarlan
Wisconsin killer ruled legally sane by psychiatrists
Circuit Judge Herbert A. Bunde disclosed that psychiatrists at Central State Hospital for the Criminal Insane report Ronald Rickman 23 of Wisconsin Rapids is legally sane now but insane at the time of the shooting. Rickman pleaded innocent by reason of temporary insanity to two counts of first degree murder in the slayings of Frank Wesley and his son Robert found last November in Portage County. Attorneys have 10 days to review the report and make recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Herbert A. Bunde
Central State Hospital For
Bunde
Ronald Rickman
Central State
Frank Weslely
Adams
Robert
Portage County
Wisconsin
Tolls exempt for in transit cargo in St. Lawrence Seaway
Ottawa AP A Seaway Authority ruling ends tolls on cargo moved through the system without unloading ballot ballast classed in transit. The exemption applies to the 1963 season and targets tramp steamers to boost traffic as authorities seek to reduce persistent deficits. The measure may be canceled if traffic gains fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
St. Lawrence Seaway
Whitewater campus designed with coed influence says state architect
Whitewater state architect Karel Yasko describes campus plans shaped by coeds from Whitewater State College, proposing Ivy League style building clusters and living units with social spaces. He praises the $2 million science building with artistic panels and predicts Whitewater will be the most beautiful of nine campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewater
Karel Yasko
James
Galbraith
Archi
Tech
Washington Post
Whitewater State College
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Yasko
Reynolds Proposes Guard Reorganization Plan For Wisconsin
Gov. Reynolds says a counter proposal to reorganize Wisconsin’s National Guard was sent to Army Secretary Cyrus Vance. The plan aims to cut six units and reduce authorized strength by about six percent to preserve state capability after a thermonuclear attack. In Madison, two armed men robbed a drug store, locking three workers in the basement and fleeing with over 1,600 dollars. One worker escaped to summon police. owner Sam Schwartz tallies the loss.
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Madison
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Army
Cyrus Vance
Reynolds
Vance
Madison Cent
Jack Hunter
Sam Schwartz
Burglars Sentenced in Bruce Burglary Case
LADYSMITH AP Two men chased after a Bruce burglary last fall were sentenced to consecutive terms totaling 22 years each by Rusk County Judge Donald Sterlinske. Raymond Drew 33 of Hudson and Ben Thomas 56 of St Paul pleaded guilty to burglary possession of burglary tools and theft.
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Ladysmith
S AP
Bruce
Rusk County
Donald Sterlinske
Raymond Drew
Hudson
Ben Thomas
St. Paul
Kennedy plans over six billion aid to education
President Kennedy proposes a five year federal aid to education program exceeding 6 billion dollars. The plan anticipates 144 million next year and authorization for up to 1.215 billion in spending, aiming to improve quality, expand construction, and broaden access to colleges and training across a decade.
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Kennedy
Welfare Department
North Dakota Farmer Wins Court Reversal in Tax Case
Fay Heasley, 59, of Eldridge ND, won reversal of an 18 month contempt sentence in the Eighth Circuit. The court voided an injunction tied to land sale and tax disputes dating to 1950s. Heasley had faced tax evasion charges and a 3 year sentence after plowing part of a 3000 acre farm sold in 1959 for 225000. His family has endured multiple contempt sentences while seeking to regain the farm.
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ST. Louis
North Dakota
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Fay Heasley
US S. District Court
Fargo
N.D
Eldridge
N. D
Heasley
District Court
Heasleys
U.S
Paul
Arve] Glinz
Secret Nassau Deal Rumors Shake Atlantic Talks
The British deny any secret Nassau agreement to water down the common market or block its expansion to Algeria and Greece. West Germany supports Britain joining the common market. Adenauer urges a Paris trip to influence French views, while De Gaulle hints Britain could join after his term.
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Mors
Kennedy Macmillan
Nassau
Britain
Algeria
Greece
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
de Gaulle
Adenauer
le Monde
AEC Plans Flare Tests In Nevada
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a dazzling aerial show for January 23. Six flares of one million candlepower each will be ignited from rockets 56 miles above the Nevada desert test site. The illumination will be visible for several hundred miles as observers test flare visibility and high altitude tracking aid usefulness.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
AEC
La Crosse Man Arrested on Milwaukee Non Support Warrant
Leo J Breidel 22 of 218 S West Ave La Crosse was arrested here by Sheriff Paul Wuest on a Milwaukee County warrant for non support. He was picked up at County Jail Friday by a Milwaukee detective for transport to Milwaukee. Nine civil matters including hearings in three divorce suits will before Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse Circuit Court motion day starting 9 a m Monday. no criminal matters scheduled.
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la Crosse
Leo J. Breidel
S. West Ave
Paul
Pip) Wuest
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee
Lincoln Neprud
Carl F. Schnickl
Soviet Astronomer Discovers New Stars In New York Region
AP reports Pavel Kholo-Atonement of the Franciscan order credited with discovering 30 new stars in a cow-house near Garrison New York as part of the Messier 3 Star Cluster. The find could serve as landmarks to gauge cosmic distances. Greville Wynne remains in Moscow custody on espionage charges with no visit from British consular officials. Pope John XXIII says Mass and prayers for Christian unity mark the start of the Octave, with Wynne trial timing undetermined and no meeting allowed until investigations conclude.
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Associated Press
Pavel Kholo
Garrison
N.Y
Messier-3
Moscow
Earth
Greville Wynne
John XXIII
Vatican City
Wynne
Hungary
Fewer Farms, More Machines Hit Farm Jobs Decline
A Agriculture Department survey forecasts farm employment will fall by at least 250000 this year as farm operation shrink and machines replace human labor. The report notes continued price weakness through the year as public aid programs persist and spring crop placement proceeds. The piece also reports cigarette smoking rising worldwide in 1962 despite health controversy, with world production and consumption up 50 percent versus 1951-55.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crackdown on Tattooing Takes Hold in Illinois
Chicago officials push ordinance to license tattoo artists, require needle sterilization, ban under 21s. State lawmakers back bills making tattooing a misdemeanor for minors or sanitary violations, with fines and possible jail. Local alderman Paul Wigoda cites a near amputation from an infected tattoo as justification.
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Paul T. Wigoda
Wigoda
Nicholas Svalina
Chicago
McCarthy proposes tax rule to aid single filers
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy introduces a bill in Washington to let single persons over 35 qualify as heads of households for income tax purposes. The proposal would apply to unmarried widows and widowers, all single individuals 35 or over, and those who are separated or divorced.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Marriage licenses raise equal rights questions in LaCrosse area
McCarthy of Rockland argues the current code discriminates against single persons in obtaining marriage licenses. He cites Robert J. McCormick of Onalaska and Mary J. Lemke of Bangor who plan to wed February 9, urging correction of the inequity under the present rules.
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Robert J. McCormick
Onalaska
Mary J. Lemke
McCarthy Rockland
Bangor
Farm employmentfalls to 1928 low as 1963 wages rise
The 1962 average farm employment was 6 751 000 monthly, the smallest since 1928, down 249 000 from 1961. Employment fell across states except Delaware, Maryland, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oregon, with Oregon showing a small increase. Early 1963 farm wages averaged 94.8 cents per hour, up 1.6 cents from a year earlier. Washington AP. Agriculture Department forecast hog prices under pressure in 1963 due to larger fall and potential spring pig crops increasing slaughter supplies.
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Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Oregon
Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Department
Reynolds Lucey Attend Demo Party Dinner
Wisconsin Governor John W Reynolds and Democratic chairman Patrick Lucey attended a Democratic fund raising dinner in Washington. Reynolds and Lucey were the only Wisconsin residents present as guests of President Kennedy, who hosted a stag breakfast the next day. The two met privately with Attorney General Robert Kennedy, possibly discussing the Western District of Wisconsin judgeship vacancy.
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Washington
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Kennedy
Patrick Lucey
Kennedy gala boosts campaign funds amid star-studded event
Mrs Hale Poggs reported 540 attendees at the gala. if all paid 1,000 dollars and armory contributors gave 100 each, Democrats would surpass 1 million to erase campaign debts. Kennedy noted replacing the 100 dollar plate dinners with a different approach while keeping the per-plate value. Gene Kelly and Kirk Douglas hosted a variety show with Joan Sutherland and the NYC Ballet performing Stars and Stripes Forever, with jokes about Kennedy's spending plan.
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Hale Poggs
House
Kennedy
Gene Kelly
Kirk Douglas
Joan Sutherland
New York City Ballet
John Phillip Sousa
Kelly
Dance May Go On But Not As Proposed
Washington AP reports Princess Zaka plans to perform at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church but will modify the act after clergy confusion over “classical belly dance.” Rev. George M. Docherty had agreed, thinking it was ballet. Officials will meet next week to determine a suitable version preserving the show’s intent with less explicit content.
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Washington
Zaka
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
George M. Docherty
Mr. Docherty
Worcester
Mass
Joan Hanna
Hearings On JFKs Tax Proposals Begin Feb 6
House Ways and Means will start hearings on President Kennedy's tax proposals February 6 with Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon as lead-off witness. Luther Hodges and W. Willard Wirtz will follow, with business and labor spokesmen also appearing. The process spans six weeks of hearings and two months of discussion and drafting before a bill reaches the House, then a similar Senate path. The President seeks tax cuts totaling 13.5 billion annually, aiming to recoup about 3.5 billion in extra revenue.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Dillon
Business and Labor
Senate
Dwyer Divorce in La Crosse Custody Details Given
Eugene L. Dwyer 38 of 1204 Ferry Street divorces Janet Satek Dwyer 37 of the same address on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed April 9 1946 in Chicago. Custody of three minor children awarded to the father, Donna Ammerman 32 Tomah. Also a divorce for Donald Ammerman 43 with unknown address on cruel and inhuman treatment. they wed Sparta February 10 1952. Custody of two minor children granted to the mother.
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Eugene L. Dwyer
Ferry St
Janet (Satek) Dwyer
Chicago
Donna Ammerman
Tomah
Donald Ammerman
Sparta
Alabama courts face federal bid to desegregate service families
Four civil suits in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana seek desegregation of schools attended by children of federal workers and servicemen in areas around Redstone Arsenal Brookley AFB Keesler AFB and Barksdale AFB The suits argue 14th Amendment violations and morale harm while Alabama leaders including Gov George Wallace denounce federal interference Kennedy says federal funds are at stake but not a mandate to desegregate Alabama officials vow defense efforts Mobile suit follows school board denial of a Negro desegregation petition
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Justice Department
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Karen Kowynia
Sparta
Philip Kowynia
Alaska
Kowynia
Iena- Kowynia
Karen
U.S
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Columbus
Savannah
Albany
Birmingham
Ala
Redstone Arsenal
Madison County
Mobile
Brookley Air Force Base
Mobile County
Jackson
Miss
Keesler Afb
Harrison County
Shreveport
Barksdale Afb
Bossier Parish
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richmond Flowers
Boards of Education
Lister Hill
Mobile School Board
Widow Abby Skinner of La Crosse Life History
The article recalls Abby Skinner of La Crosse detailing family assets including Skinner houses grain elevators and railroad tracks and ferry service. It notes tragedies such as her brother in law Frank Burton’s 1884 assassination and a lynching at the courthouse. It covers social involvement, marriages, business fortunes and the Monroe Ink Eraser invention. It ends with her reflections on aging and death.
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la Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
Alex McGregor
Moulton
la Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad
Black River
Southern Minnesota Railroad
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Frank Burton
4Th and
Main Streets
St. Mary’s School
Faribault
Minn
Nathaniel (Scotty) Mitchell
Abby Burton
Skinner
Cass St
Burton
Tribune
Germania Hall
Joseph W. Skinner
Monroe
Haskell Withee
Main
State Streets
3Rd Street
Rites Set For Former Highway Engineer
Funeral services for Thomas W Reilly of Lancaster will be held at St. Clement Church. Reilly 75 died Friday. He was Wisconsin 9th district chief engineer from 1925 to 1956 and served on the Grant County Board of Supervisors. He leaves a widow, two daughters and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Wis
Thomas W Reilly
St. Clement Roman Catholic Church
Reilly
Wisconsin
Grant County Board of Supervisors
Butler Visits Southern Africa For Federation Talks
Deputy Prime Minister Richard A. Butler flew to Salisbury Southern Rhodesia on Friday night to discuss the Central African Federation. He will spend two weeks touring Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland meeting leaders from all parties.
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Butler
S. Africa
London
Richard A. Butler
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Believes Soviet Rockets Still In Cuba
West Germany's former ambassador to Cuba Karl Von Spreti arrived in Mexico City from Havana and said there are still Soviet rockets on the island. He stated there are scores of Soviet military personnel and technicians working with Cuba as Bonn cut relations with Castro.
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Mexico City
West Germany
Cuba
Karl von Spreti
Havana
Spreti
Bonn
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Foreign Agricultural Service
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Chicago Police Youth Bureau
J. R. Williams
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