Adenauer Remains Chancellor Amid Presidency Pivot
Adenauer decided to stay on as chancellor rather than pursue the West German presidency. He summoned CDU MPs to explain his reversal, basing the choice on not being replaceable as government leader in the current international scene. Ludwig Erhard, his preferred successor for chancellor, faced a divided party and uncertain prospects as the presidency race heats up.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democrat Party
Franz Etzel
Ludwig Erhard
Wes
Erhard
United States
Washington
Christian Democrats
Will Rasner
Christian Democrat
Carlo Schmid
Free
Heinrich Krone
Etzel
Legislators Propose To Up Own Pay In Wisconsin
In Madison the Wisconsin Assembly heard a bill to grant legislators an immediate $77 a month cost of living bonus. Six lawmakers introduced the measure, two from each party, aiming to raise legislative pay for the next session. The proposal mirrors the state employee COLA and follows a 1957 salary increase and expense allowances already in place for lawmakers.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Karl Goethel
D-Eau Claire
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
R. E. Peterson
Waupaca
Allen Flannigan
Milwaukee
Thomas Duffey
Robert Haase
Marinette
Girl Dies Of Farm Accident Injuries
Five year old Kathleen Averbeck died in Rochester after sustaining internal injuries from a spray tank that rolled from a trailer on a Buffalo County farm operated by her father Julius Averbeck. Her six year old brother Michael was seriously injured. The family lived about 15 miles east of Cochrane Wisconsin.
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Rochester, Minn
Kathleen Averbeck
Rochester
Waumandee
Buffalo County
Wis
Julius Averbeck
Michael
Nelson Reduces Windfall In Withholding Tax Plan
Gov. Gaylord Nelson advances a 25 percent income tax cut and ends the 20 percent surtax to offset a windfall from a withholding plan. The proposal credits taxpayers with 61.8 million and finances local distributions while keeping net state revenue and funding the building program. The move follows high level budget talks amid Republican opposition and a conference committee impasse.
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Nelson
Gaylord Nelson
Assembly
Senate
Casablanca to Los Angeles Max Conrad Sets Flight Distance Record
Max Conrad completes a 7,638 mile nonstop journey from Casablanca to Los Angeles in a Piper Comanche after 5 hours 38 minutes. The 56 year old aviation promoter drinks tea mid flight, suffers nausea, and recounts the gas load, takeoff, and weather as he lands with 18 gallons remaining. He notes he could have reached San Francisco but chose LA to meet supporters.
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Los Angeles
Max Conrad
Africa
California
Conrad
Casablanca
Morocco
Cuba
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
L.A
Molly
M. L
Pat) Boling
Manila
Pendleton
Ore
Denver
Unifax
Boy captures cat with six inch winglike growth
In Pineville West Virginia Douglas Shelton a 15 year old high school freshman found a female cat treed by a dog and captured it. The animal measures 30 inches long with a bushy white Persian like coat and six inch boneless wings whose cartilage shapes them. The wings rise when the cat is angered. A local veterinarian says he has not heard of such a creature.
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Pineville
W. Va
Douglas Shelton
West Virginia
Atlanta Schools Must Integrate Ruling Declared by Judge Hooper
U S District Judge Frank A Hooper ordered that Atlanta schools cannot remain racially segregated in a preliminary ruling. He stated that segregationists now recognize that racially segregated public schools are not permitted by law.
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Atlanta, Ga
U. S
Frank A. Hooper
Atlanta
Hooper
Tribune Offers Subscribers Two Summer Reading Plans
The La Crosse Tribune promotes two vacation options for readers away from home. The Mail Away Plan transfers home delivery to a daily mailed service, matching carrier costs. The Lay Away Plan saves copies for pickup on return, with no extra charge, delivering in a convenient package.
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Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
The
the Tribune
Allis Chalmers to Acquire Lakefield Firm
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co plans to acquire Lakefield Manufacturing Co of Milwaukee via stock exchange. Lakefield president Joseph R. Dobelle said the deal, subject to board and stockholder approval, would swap slightly over 2.8 Allis Chalmers shares for one Lakefield share. Lakefield supplies tractor shovel and side boom parts and will keep operations, with 75 Lakefield employees continuing work.
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Joseph R. Dobelle
Lakefield
Tractomotive Corp
Deerfield
Ill
Allis-Chalmers
Lakefield Manufacturing Co
City Ordinance Guides Parking by Street Side
Tonight residents are advised to park on the even numbered side of the street to comply with the new city ordinance. The rule targets curb zoning and aims to improve traffic flow and emergency access downtown.
Court To Set New Date For Death Of Starkweather
Nebraska Attorney General requested the state Supreme Court to fix a new date for the execution of condemned killer Charles Starkweather. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied his habeas corpus appeal and refused to extend the stay of execution. Starkweather learned of the federal decision by radio in his cell as Warden John Greenholt visited.
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Starkweather
Ka Atty
C. S. Beck
Nebraska Supreme Court
Charles
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals
John Greenholt
Auto-Lite Officials to Meet with Nelson in Madison
Auto-Lite officials from Toledo will meet Gov. Gaylord Nelson at 11 a.m. Monday in Madison to discuss ending La Crosse plant operations. James P. Falvey, chairman, and a vice president will join the governor after he announced plans to appeal to top management to reverse the decision.
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Electric Auto-Lite Co
Toledo
Ohio
Gaylord Nelson
la Crosse
James P. Falvey
Madison
Nelson
Auto Lite
Lawyer Marries Convict After Six Year Court Romance
Miss Marjorie Sue King, a 35 year old Atlanta lawyer, wed her ex convict husband Emroy N. Brown, 38, hours after his release from federal prison in Leavenworth. The pair began their romance in Atlanta’s prison six years ago and Brown had been jailed for a 1945 Florida bank holdup. The judge who later presided over the ceremony waived the three day waiting period.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Marjorie Sue King
Emroy N. Brown
Emory Brown
Miss King
Atlanta
Brown
Tampa
Fla
Lake Alfred
Dist
Joseph J. Dawes
Dawes
Kansas
Ralph King
Marie Leachman
Republicans Gathering For State Convention
GREEN BAY AP The Wisconsin Republican convention opens Saturday with resolutions expected to spark excitement and pre convention jockeying for 1960 governor candidates. Sen Thruston Morton will speak. Sen Alexander Wiley will not attend.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin
GOP
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Alexander Wiley
Chippewa Falls
May Never Know Why Mouse Rocket Failed
Vand erberg Air Force Base Calif AP scientists may never learn what caused Discoverer IIIs failure to orbit. The rocket burned up on reentry and four mice aboard were cremated. The capsule carried the mice intended to be retrieved alive from orbit. The 78 foot projectile launched Wednesday. The Air Force cited an unknown malfunction as the cause of reentry several thousand miles from the base. The mission aimed to develop spaceflight techniques for humans.
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Vanderberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
West Coast
Explorer Scout Revives Child In Onalaska Rescue
Charles Holliday, 15, an Explorer Scout, saved 13 month old Paul Losen from drowning in a minnows tank in Onalaska. The infant was limp and not breathing. Holliday performed artificial respiration, aided by the mother after initial attempt. Paul recovered after about five to six minutes of resuscitation and was taken to a hospital where he was found to be all right.
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Charles Holliday
Paul Losen
Terri Lynn
R. 1
Onalaska
Momma
Paul
Lois Krause
Chuck
Holliday
Irvin C. Holliday
Losen
la Crosse County
Holmen High School
Explorer Post 16
Asbury Methodist Church
Neilson
Three Children Die In Milwaukee Traffic Tragedy
Wisconsin toll rises to 268 after two Milwaukee girls Mary Ann Chaulkin 14 and Linda Kleppin 2 are struck by a delivery truck while crossing an intersection. Linda’s aunt Imogene Kleppin 34 collapses after witnessing the scene as Danny Kleppin 3 is critically injured. Another boy Ricky Duchateau 11 is killed on Old Highway 32 in Brown County. Driver Jack Brockway 22 says he was moving slowly and stopped after contact.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Mary Ann Chaulklin
Linda Kleppin
Daniel Kleppin
Victor Kleppin
Kleppins
Ricky Duchateau
Elmer Duchateau
Brown County
Pittsfield
Wis
Imogene Kleppin
Linda
Mary Ann Chaulkin
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Finance Committee
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Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
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Selden
Auto-Lite
Eeenes Community News
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Menomonie
W. W. Fox
Claude J. Jasper
Lawrence B. Lindemer
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Glenn R. Davis
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