No Reconsideration Noted In La Crosse Auto-Lite Closure
Electric Auto-Lite Co. will not reconsider closing the La Crosse plant on July 3 after a Madison conference with Gov. Gaylord Nelson. The company cited dwindling orders and high production costs, while officials and La Crosse leaders expressed disappointment and pledged continued efforts to replace the plant with another operation. Local officials hope for cooperative replacement plans with the Wisconsin Division of Industrial Development and noted a possible, though unlikely, return in a national defense emergency.
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Madison
Nelson
la Crosse
James Falvey
A-L
Milo Knutson
George Milne
Chamber of Commerce
Francis Wistert
Unifax
Electric Auto-Lite Co
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin Division of Industrial Development
Auto-Lite
Governo
Air Force Tests Bold Orion Missile From Cape
The Air Force conducted another test flight of its secret Bold Orion air to ground missile from Cape Canaveral Florida. A B47 jet bomber flew over the Cape and fired the rocket at a target several hundred miles off the Atlantic coast.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Cape
Atlantic
Newlyweds Die in Crash. Eight Children Left Orphaned
In Durham England a newlywed couple died Monday in Pity Me after a scooter collision with a car. Jack Morley 36 and Jenny Howell 35 had wed just 36 hours earlier. Morley left six children and Howell two, leaving eight orphans.
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Durham
England
Jack Morley
Jenny Howell
France blocks NATO missiles and atomic stockpiles
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and defense chiefs discussed France’s ban on atomic stockpiles unless Paris gains control of the bombs. The stance could push nine American squadrons of about 250 fighters to bases outside France, hindering integrated NATO air operations and prompting delicate talks with Britain and France at the Atlantic Congress.
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France
NATO
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Macmillan
U. S
Britain
Atlantic Congress
North Atlantic Alliance
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sound Dollar Sets GOP Path to 1960 Victory
In Washington Eisenhower and Nixon frame a sound dollar as key to a 1960 GOP victory. A huge banquet raised over 300000 for party committees, with 60 percent to House and 40 percent to Senate, as Nixon and Eisenhower rally faithful and vow money plus policy for prosperity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
House
Congress
Five Flood Detention Dams Planned in Coon Creek Basin
Easements secured for one La Crosse County dam and four Monroe County dams clear final hurdles for construction. Bids likely to start soon with three week ad period. Project spans three years with 775000 total cost of which 470000 is federal aid. Local sponsors include Coon Creek and Bohemian Valley associations.
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Coon Creek
Robert Lee
Soi
la Crosse
Lee
la Crosse County
Monroe County
Glen McCormick
State Soil Conservation Committee
Glenn Fox
SCC
William Jessie
George Thompson
William G. Gleiss
SCD
Vernon County
Monroe
Gromyko Move Aboard as Berlin Crisis Looms at Geneva
Western foreign ministers led by Herter Couve de Murville Lloyd fear a conference collapse with the Soviet Union over Berlin and a possible summit. Khrushchev in a Budapest interview sharpened blame on the West for any failure and ministers prepared to cut talks short if positions do not move. Page 2.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Gromyko
West
Ern
Budapest
Khrushchev
End of 395‑day URW strike at Goodrich plant reaches agreement
Anton Ohio United Rubber Workers and B F Goodrich Co end a 55 day strike by 14 000 workers in eight cities after an all night bargaining session. Details of the settlement are pending ratification and wage talks will occur this summer under the master contract. The Firestone strike also continues with wages under review.
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URW
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Firestone
Goodrich
Missing Boy's Body Found In Lake Arbutus
The body of seven year old Douglas Luke, son of Mrs. Robe rt Luke of Chicago, was recovered from Lake Arbutus near Hatfield Wisconsin after a 21 hour search that began Sunday. His father, a Chicago policeman, helped in the hunt as authorities from Clark and Jackson counties and the state conservation department joined the search. Dragging with grappling hooks located the boy in 20 to 30 feet of water.
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Hatfield
Wis
Douglas Luke
Robert
Luke
Chicago
Lake Arbutus
Clark County
Here
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Jackson County
State Department of Conservation
Douglas
Eau Claire
Steelworkers' Roll Shows Big Decrease
New York AP reports David J. McDonald president of the United Steelworkers of America says union dues under the checkoff are 300000 under the 1250000 peak. Dues fell from 1000000 in April to 950000 last month as layoffs or local strikes affect totals.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Kaufmann Declared Winner In Ward 19 Alderman Race
Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud ruled Kaufmann won the April 7 Ward 19 alderman election after a tally showed 302 votes to 300 for Smith. Twenty of 28 absentee ballots were void largely for improper notarization, with the machine tally standing as recorded.
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Circuit
Lincoln Neprud
Frank Kaufmann
Neprud
Kaufmann
Smith
City Board of Canvassers
Philip G. Arneson
Leon Sheehan
Alex Cameron
Judge Denies Machen Claim in Heavyweight Title Fight
Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman denied Eddie Machen’s request for an injunction to bar Ingemar Johansson from challenging Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title on June 25. The ruling allows the title bout to proceed as scheduled.
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New York
Irving R. Kaufman
Eddie Machen
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Somoza Calls On Rebels To Surrender In Nicaragua
General Somoza urged rebel forces to lay down arms in Managua and claimed government troops won the first major battle of the uprising, asserting the rebels had been knocked out.
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Somoza
Managua
Nicaragua
Medical Care Generally Excellent says AMA president
Dr Gunnar Gundersen of La Crosse Wisconsin told the AMA House of Delegates in Atlantic City that national medical care is generally excellent and that no crash program is needed. He stressed physicians must keep abreast of medical advances and fulfill their responsibility to patients and American medicine. He will be succeeded by Dr Louis M Orr of Orlando Florida as president-elect.
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Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
GOP
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
House
White House
Atlantic City
Gunnar Gundersen
la Crosse
Wis
The
American Medical Assn
Gundersen
House of Delegates
Louis M. Orr
Orlando
Fla
AMA
No Criminal Negligence Found In Fatal Auto Crash
A coroner's jury ruled there was no criminal negligence by either driver in the April 20 collision near Breidel Road on Highway 14 that killed Dr. Joseph Meboe, 49, of Viola. The inquest was led by County Coroner Dr. Michael J. Watunga, with District Atty. George Thompson Jr. presiding. Meboe died May 3 from internal injuries with compound leg fractures.
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Joseph Meboe
Viola
Meboe
Lewis Schroeder
Richland Center
Michael J. Watunga
George Thompson Jr
Highway 14
Breidel Road
la Crosse
Mebee
Waukesha County Man Killed In Highway Crash
A Waukesha County resident, John M. Russell, 37, died when his car veered off Highway 74 east of Highway 146 and struck a utility pole and trees. The Wisconsin 1959 traffic toll rose to 274, down from 297 a year ago on this date.
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Waukesha County
Wisconsin
John M. Russell
Meomones
Aid For Lang Drive Requires Change In Law
La Crosse County lawmakers will be asked to sponsor a bill to include Lang Drive improvement in the state aid program. Harold Plummer of the Wisconsin Highway Commission noted the project is not on an approved federal highway route or state trunk highway, limiting eligibility. The legislature might consider adding it to the state trunk system, though it could set a precedent for other local extensions. If law changed, the highway commission could cover about 85 percent of construction costs with federal, joint, or state funds. A delegation including Mayor Milo Knutson met Gov. Nelson to press the issue.
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William Burbach
la Crosse County
SCD
Lester Midtley
Cashton
Monroe County
Lee
la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
la Crosse
James Wimmer
Governor’s Office
Harold Plummer
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Plummer
Highway Administration
Highway Commission
Wimmer
la Crosse Street
Milo Knutson
Nelson
State Senate Weighs Repeal Of Catlin Act
The Wisconsin Senate gave preliminary approval to an Assembly bill repealing the Catlin Act that barred labor union contributions to political campaigns. An 18 to 15 vote followed two hours of debate from the period of enactment. Republican objections blocked final concurrence. The bill, from former Assembly Speaker Mark Catlin of Appleton, drew four GOP yes votes: Busby Milwaukee Dempsey Hartland Krueger Merrill and Draheim Neenah.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate Today
Assembly
Republican Assembly
Mark Catlin
Appleton
Alan Busby
Milwaukee
Chester Dempsey
Hartland
Clifford Krueger
Merrill
William Draheim
Neenah
Soviet Officer and Polish Girl Seek Asylum in Sweden
A Soviet officer and his Polish girlfriend arrived in Borgholm Sweden on Monday night and requested political asylum. A Soviet sailor ferried them across the Baltic from Poland. unclear if voluntary or under duress. Police withheld their names.
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Borgholm
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Poland
Second-Year Figures Are Requested In Wisconsin Budget
Madison Republican negotiators agreed to back Gov. Gaylord Nelson's budget only if a projected second year of the biennium is provided. The six member conference committee set bills to fund $103,000 for state recreational advertising and debt service on existing buildings, though not in Nelson's plan.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
GOP
Legislative Committee On
Wisconsin
Nelson
State Department of Budget and Accounts
Avert Fire Disaster At East St. Louis
East St. Louis Illinois fire crews from the city and four nearby towns contained a blaze in a wrecking yard before it reached two liquefied gas tanks and four gasoline trucks. The flames topped the MacArthur Bridge 80 feet high before damage to its underpinning forced closure. Assistant Fire Chief William Eckles warned that a tank rupture could have torn a mile wide ground area.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Wrecking Company
MacArthur Bridge
East
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