Survivor says blast caused B52 to fall in Mora NM
A predawn explosion ripped through a B52 bomber over northern New Mexico killing two of six crew members. Rescued were commander Lt Col Donald Hayes and copilot Maj Thomas McBride along with navigator Maj Emil Goldbeck who suffered serious injuries. Authorities believe Maj George Szabo and M Sgt Harvey Dean perished.
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Mora
N.M
New Mexico
Walker Air Force Base
Harvey Dean
Charleston
W.va
George Szabo
Szabo
Air Force
Panama City
Fla
Emil Goldbeck
Roswell
Col
Nichola Horangic
Heart Fund Solicitation Dates Set
Wisconsin Heart Association announces dates for its annual fund appeal with Feb 1 opening. Business solicitation runs Feb 5 to Feb 12 led by Larry Waaler at 422 S 21st St, while professional solicitation occurs Feb 4 to Feb 8. Waaler and Merwin Mellor urge La Crosse business and professional communities to support heart and blood vessel disease fight.
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Wisconsin Heart Association
Larry Waaler
S. 21St St
Waaler
Merwin Mellor
la Crosse
The
Heart Association
Call For Change In Minn election Laws
A Minnesota House committee moved toward a constitutional amendment to elect the governor and lieutenant governor as a team from the same party. Chief sponsor Rep. Robert Mahonald of St. Cloud argued it would boost government efficiency.
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ST. Paul
House
Minnesota
Committee On Committees
Robert Mahonald
St. Cloud
Milwaukee widow slain in home. 1st degree murder sought
Milwaukee detectives said they would seek a first degree murder warrant for Billie Hale, 27, who allegedly beat Agnes Black, 71, co owner of a poultry products firm, to death in her near north side home. Witnesses described a heated argument over money and a bloody hammer seen on stairs.
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Milwaukee
Near North Side
Harold Breier
Billie Hale
Agnes Black
Theresa Nelson
Black
Billy
Tessie
Nelson
Bill Seeks Age 17 For Drivers' License
Madison AP A bill to raise the minimum age for operating an automobile in Wisconsin from 16 to 17 was introduced in the Assembly by Vincent Mathews D-Waukesha. The measure would lift the learner's permit age from 15 to 16. The same session saw Republicans push higher medical expense deduction limits and a plan to curb municipal liability after the Supreme Court ended governmental immunity in related suits.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Vincent Mathews
State Affairs Committee
Supreme Court
Meredith Enrolls Another Negro Is Turned Away
In Oxford Mississippi AP James H Meredith completed the registration for a second semester while another Black applicant Dewey Roosevelt Greene 22 of Greenwood Miss was refused entry for the same reason as his prior written application not qualified Military and campus police monitored the campus with no incidents Registrar Robert Ellis said he had informed Greene by telegram Wednesday that he would not be accepted and asked him not to appear on campus.
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Oxford
Miss
James H. Merédith
University of Mississippi
Dewey Roosevelt Greene
Greenwood
Robert Ellis
Greene
Ellis
Jury Finds Schneider Guilty In Fund Case
John J. Schneider, the failed Democratic candidate for state treasurer, was convicted in Sheboygan County on charges of misappropriating funds from the Sunrise Memorial Gardens Cemetery Association where he served as president and general manager. The verdict came Wednesday night. sentencing was set to be discussed in motions today. Prosecutors allege $9,000 misappropriated. maximum penalty is a $10,000 fine or 15 years in prison, or both.
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Sheboygan
John J. Schneider
Sheboygan County
Clarence F. Whiffen
Schneider
Sunrise Memorial Gardens Cemetery Association
Annual father son banquet at St John s Evangelical church
The annual father son banquet was held Tuesday evening at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ.
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St. John’s
Hodge Freed From Prison in Illinois
Orville Hodge, a former Republican auditor accused of looting the Illinois treasury, walked out of Menard Prison with $81.67 after 62 years inside. Paroled by Gov. Otto Kerner, he plans to live with his sister in Granite City and help in family business ventures while facing a difficult reception from locals. The exact amount once taken from the state remains undetermined.
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Chester, Ill
Orville Hodge
Fof
Illinois
Menard
Hodge
Brownstone
Mississippi River
Otto Kerner
Associated Press
Granite City
Bessie Henley
William
Stock Quotes and Livestock Prices Reported
A compilation from Shearson Hamill and Co with stock quotations across multiple firms and shares. Civil War era style market report lists prices for Central Tele, Clark O. & R., First Bank, Frantz Mig, Gateway Trans, Heileman Brew, Nekoosa Edw, Pyroil, Trane Co, Warner Elec, West. Power, Wis. P. & L and mutual funds with bid and range figures. Also includes Winona Livestock report with Chicago potatoes and produce, and St. Paul Livestock prices showing cattle, calves, hogs activity and price ranges.
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Bell & Farrell, Inc
Central Tele
Clark O. & R
First Bank Si
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mig
Heileman Brew
Koehring Co
la Crosse Tele
Marine Cap
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Plastics
St. Pwr
Royal Dutch NY
Trane Co
Warner Elec
West T
Tausche Hard
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chemical F
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard Std. Fund
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Invest
Mass. Inv
Mass
Nat. Invest
One Will
May Release Testimony On Cuban Invasion
Washington AP reports the State Department weighs releasing long secret 1961 Senate testimony on the Cuban invasion disaster. Officials produced unanimity that no U S air cover was promised invaders, while senators noted unresolved questions about non U S air strikes. The transcript, reviewed by State Department officials, includes statements by Dean Rusk Allen W Dulles and Admiral Arleigh Burke.
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Washington
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Hickenlooper
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Foreign Relations Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
U.S. Air Force
Biernat Death Tied to Juke Box Firm, Robbery Suspect
Kenosha investigators examined coin machine operators for pressure claims and possible motives in the Biernat case. Coroner says Biernat died from brain injuries after blows, with lime found at the site and lime theft reported nearby. Mortgage on his building and partnership with Edward Griffin cited. Lab tests pending on burial methods.
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Kenosha
Arthur Riley
Riley
Milwaukee
Biernat
Kenosha County
Register of Deeds Office
Edward J. Griffin
Illinois
Griffin
Edward Wavro
Major land victory near end of War of 1812
The record notes that the sole significant overland American victory in the War of 1812 occurred two weeks after the peace treaty had been signed, marking a paradoxical military success despite the treaty.
Chicago Freezing Day Sets Record Low Across Region
The Associated Press reports January 15 brought plummeting temperatures and new records as Chicago recorded below zero with 5 degrees, while older records date back to 1875. Central U S faced intense cold, with warmer readings in the West and snow across the Cascades and Appalachians, including four inches in Boise Idaho.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Moline
Montana
Wyoming
Cascades
Sierras
Rockies
Lower
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Alabama
Georgia
Central Atlantic
Gulf Coast
California
Washington
Nevada
Colorado
Plateau
Boise
Idaho
Four Hundred Dollars Reported Missing From City Safe
La Crosse police said $400 was taken from a safe at 902 Ferry St. Herman Lindner, a roomer, reported the loss occurred Tuesday. Initial report said $200 missing, later updated to $400 with $200 belonging to landlady Mrs. Anna Nolan.
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Ferry St
la Crosse
Herman Lindner
Lindner
Anna Nolan
Woman Injured In 2 Car Collision At Vine And 7th
A 62 year old La Crosse woman, Mrs Clarence H Oestriech, was hurt and taken to St Francis Hospital after a two car crash at 7th and Vine Streets. Her husband, 62, rode as passenger. Richard Kaiser, 26, of 709 N 9th St, drove the other car. Kaiser said he could not stop as the Oestriech car began to cross Vine. Oestriech said she stopped at Vine and 7th then proceeded.
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la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
7Th
Vine Streets
Clarence H
Lora) Oestriech
23Rd St
9Th St
Kaiser
7Th Street
Oestriech
Vine
Oestreich
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Horangic
Goldbeck
Heart Fund
Vaaler
Minn
Ning
Meredith
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Kerner
Winona
Swift & Company
API
USDA
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
ST. Paul, Minn
North Si Pwr
Olin Mathieson
Allis-Chalmers
Pepsi-Cola
RCA Phillips
American Motors
Republic Steel
Amer Tel & Tel
Rexall
Boston Capital
Brunswick
Sears Roebuck Tis
Chrysler
Sinclair Oil
Celanese
Columbia Gas
Sperry Rand
Consolidated Food
Olof Ind
Oil of NJ
Devoe & Reynolds Stud Packard
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Financial Fed
Ford
Swift
Texaco
Gamble Skogmo
NS ‘Trane
General
United Airlines
Data Dynamics
NS General Electric Ti
U.S. Freight
General Motors
US. Steel
Glass Tire, Inc
Wallace Press
Great Northern
Westinghouse Eloc
Western Union
Greyhound
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Biernal
Beaver
Blue Fox
Our
Ular
Jay
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