Wisconsin Reapportionment Debate Moves Toward Referendum
The State faces a simmering battle over legislative districting with Kaftan proposing a November advisory vote on population only versus area and population in the Rosenberry plan. Support grows in the senate for a referendums solution amid rural opposition and urban backing. Governor Kohler backs the compromise path ahead of 1953 legislation.
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Assembly
Rosenberry
Jeferest
Senate
Alfred Ludvigsen
Waukesha
Ludvigsen
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Kohler
Milwaukee Housing Data Reveals Surprising Conditions
Census figures show 15 of every 100 homes in Milwaukee lack private toilets or running water, with 387,200 units lacking basic comforts. Rental units show high vacancy in plumbing access, and many renters face steep monthly rents, including 30 to 39 dollars.
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Milwaukee - Eee
Peros
Census Bureau
Former Bank Official Stabbed To Death In Suburban Home
In Nashville Tennessee a retired Commerce Union Bank vice president Jim Richardson says 48 year old Clint T Calkins was stabbed 12 times and died at a hospital. His older brother 60 year old Harry Calhotel was detained without charge. The wife said the brothers had been fighting throughout the house before the stabbing.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jim Richardson
District Attorney’s Office
Clint T. Calkins
Richardson
Calkins
Harry Calhotel
Commerce Union Bank
Florida
Collision causes $750 damage near Sparta
A two car collision occurred one mile west of STH 21 Saturday afternoon involving Kenneth D. Cochran Jr of Sparta and Capt. Percy Ballops of Camp McCoy. Cochran’s car sustained $250 in front end damage with total damage reported at $750.
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Sparta
Wis
Kenneth D. Cochran, Jr
Percy Ballops
Camp McCoy
Sth
Cochran
Heat, storms grip regions as Hugo tornado hits Hugo OK
Hot weather varies across the nation with Yuma Arizona reaching 107 degrees and Presidio Texas 105 while showers spread from the southern Great Lakes to the southern Great Plains. A tornado struck Hugo Oklahoma Monday night destroying two hangars two airplanes and damaging houses and barns.
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Southwest
Yuma
Ariz
Presidio
Tex
Blythe
Calif
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Middle Atlantic
Gulf States
Central
Hugo
Okla
Military Service Facts From MAJ Nial Readers Letters
A compilation of reader questions on postwar military benefits. Topics include minority discharge cutoffs for veterans discharged before July 25 1947 NSLI indemnity payments for a Korea casualty VA processing timelines and the rules for frozen enlistments and dependents for draft boards.
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Charlotte
N. C
Oklahoma
Korea
Wisconsin motor carrier tax exemptions debated in committee
A Wisconsin legislative committee discussed the ten mile tax on motor carriers, noting exemptions rooted in vehicle type, product carried, and geography. The summary cites exemptions for low weight vehicles, special permits, and those with damp bodies serving sand and aggregate transport, as farming groups pressed for favorable terms.
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Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
Wisconsin
Editor's note on service questions and self-addressed envelope
A brief instruction from the editor regarding a service-connected question. It asks Maj. Nial to use the newspaper for inquiries and to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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Maj. Nial
Fire guts new barn on John F. Kelly farm south of Waukon
Fire gutted the interior of a steel framed barn recently completed on the John F. Kelly farm south of Waukon Monday afternoon. The cause was not known and hay plus straw were lost. Two rural trucks saved the outer structure and nearby buildings. no stock was present. Insurance partially covered the loss.
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Waukon
John F. Kelly
Safety Fender Saves Life Of Child
MILWAUKEE street car emergency brakes dropped the front safety fender just in time to scoop up two year old Christine Zuber who dashed into the street. Motorman Ardale Bsshon applied brakes and stopped 30 feet from the curb with the child on the fender suffering head injuries and a possible brain concussion.
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Milwaukee
Christine Zuber
Ardale Bsshon
County
Scientists Date Early Human Emergence at 750000 Years Ago
Scientists generally believe humans first appeared on Earth at least 750000 years ago, based on current fossil and genetic evidence. The consensus underscores deep ancient origins and guides research on human evolution.
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Earth
Hedy Lamarr Weds Ernest Stauffer in Private Los Angeles Ceremony
Hedy Lamarr and Ernest Ted Stauffer married late Monday night at Superior Judge Stanley Mosk's home in Los Angeles after obtaining a license at the Santa Monica county clerk’s office. Lamarr, 35, with two prior marriages, and Stauffer, 42, a former bandleader now running La Perla club in Acapulco, Mexico, planned a quiet ceremony.
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West Los
Stauffer
la Perla
Acapulco
Mexico
Miss Lamarr
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