House Expected to Approve Rail Aid Loans Measure
The House is poised to act on a bill authorizing 700 million dollars in government guaranteed loans for railroads and related support. The Senate passed the measure by voice vote. the Commerce Committee met in a closed session to prepare the House version. The bill would empower the ICC to permit discontinuance of interstate trains and authorize loans for new equipment.
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Washington
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
ICC
Wage payments rise in first postrecession uptick
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department notes the first increase in wage payments since the recession began last August signaling a tentative labor cost revival and signaling cautious optimism for workers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Hog and cattle market quotations from Swift & Company
Reported by Swift & Company with market quotes on hogs cattle calves and lambs. Prices shown for weights from light to heavy, with steady to higher trends and delivery hours indicated, covering Chicago St Paul and local market notes.
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ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
U. S
Wisconsin Chamber opposes unemployment plan pace
Milwaukee business leaders criticized the governors unemployment compensation package arguing higher weekly benefits raise payroll costs for employers. They urged no price for relief to fall on Wisconsin firms and suggested a $40 maximum benefit with possible extension of payments, while the $38 ceiling remained in dispute.
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Milwaukee Chamber
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thomson
Madison artist wins top award at Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors
Leo Step Pat of the University of Wisconsin art faculty won the top prize at the 44th Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Center. He received $100 and the Milwaukee Art Center Medal of Honor for his sculpture The Waiting One, a nearly life sized concrete nude. The show opens to the public tomorrow.
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Milwaukee
Leo Steppat
University of Wisconsin Art
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors
Milwaukee Art Center
Madison
Kansas Girl Wins National Spelling Title
Jolitta Schlehuber of McPherson Kansas won the national spelling bee spelling sylpsis then propylaeum after a 29th round contest. Terry Madeira of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania finished second with tuliskan props. Jolitta, an eighth grader, practices with her mother and enjoys piano riding and bicycling.
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Kansas
Washington
Jolitta Schlehuber
McPherson, Kan
Syllepsis
Jolitta
Terry Madeira
Elizabethtown
Terry
Stanley A. Schmidt
Cincinnati
Harmony Rural School
McPherson
Kan
Humphrey Address Reported At Wisconsin Democratic Demo
The piece notes a continued demonstration from Page One with chairman Charles Dahl of Viroqua and Elliott Walsteac of Milwaukee. Patrick Lucey and Gaylord Nelson are named for introductions as Humphrey’s Minnesota counterpart, with his speech to be broadcast.
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Charles Dahl
Viroqua
Elliott Walsteac
Milwaukee
Patrick Lucey
Madison
Humphrey
Gaylord Nelson
Minnesota
Lincoln speech site torn down for parking lot plan
In Bloomington Illinois opponents fight to preserve Major Hall a Lincoln era landmark slated for demolition to make space for a parking lot. The proposed plan would remove the two story building where Lincoln gave his lost speech of May 29 1856 which helped spark the GOP.
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Bloomington
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Major Hall
Illinois
White House
Secretary Gets Expanded Power in Labor Measure
The Senate approved an amendment giving the secretary of labor subpoena powers to compel testimonies and records in union elections and financial reporting. Kennedy, Cooper, and others framed the bill as curbing union abuses while allowing required disclosures, with GOP amendments anticipated and debates ongoing.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Sen. Joen S&s. Cooper
R-Ky
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Cooper
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Irving M. Ives
GOP
Democratic Advisory Council
Republican Party
Democratic Party
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Labor
Sens
Goldwater
Knowland
R-Calif
Mother Posts Don't Touch Sign on Baby in Public
In Elland England Mrs Dorothy Smith a 25 year old mother puts a don t touch sign on her 10 month old Patricia s buggy to deter affectionate strangers She says she is tired of people pawing and tickling her baby preferring to keep distance while others mock her as overprotective amid the public fuss over hygiene concerns.
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Elland
England
Dorothy Smith
Patricia
Pat
Auto Workers at Ford Take Strike Vote
The United Auto Workers, seeking no immediate strike, conducts a strike vote among 100,000 Ford production workers. Results from Local 551 in Chicago and Local 325 in St. Louis show overwhelming support for action if needed as Chrysler and GM locals move toward similar votes under rising contract tensions.
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Auto Workers
Ford
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ken Bannon
UAW
Ford Department
Chrysler
International Uaw
General Motors
Bannon
Chicago
St. Louis
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Jefferson-Kercheval
Wisconsin Regents and State College Appointments
Thomson continued from Page one. The University of Wisconsin board of regents names John H. Shiels to succeed the late Clifford G. Mathys and to serve until July 1961. Appointments to the board include W. D. McIntyre to a term ending Feb 1 1963 and Lyle W. Jenkins to fill the late W. S. Delzell for a term ending Feb 1 1960. Eugene W. Murphy to succeed himself for term ending.
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University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Chester O. Waring
Milwaukee
John H. Shiels
Madison
Clifford G. Mathys
Board of
Regents of State Colleges
W. D. McIntyre
Eau Claire
Lyle W. Jenkins
Stevens Point
W. S. Delzell
Sacrifices urged to win cold war
Defense Secretary Neil McElroy warned Harvard Alumni that the United States may endure drastic sacrifices for victory in the cold war. He argued the Soviet rise in education and industry demands a tougher domestic effort including higher taxes or contributions and substantially more funding for education.
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Cambridge
Mass
Neil McElroy
United States
McElroy
Harvard Alumni Assn
Soviet Union
Russia
U. S
Third Teenager In Memorial Day Collision Dies
A Memorial Day weekend crash in Wisconsin claimed James Diederich 16 of Green Bay after injuries from June 1. The death raised state highway fatalities to 292 for 1958. Earlier victims included Joseph La Count 19 of Oneida and Janice Luedke 13 of Green Bay. Victor A. Kramer 22 of Rhinelander died in another crash near Marshfield. Ruby Johnson 18 of Rhinelander remained in critical condition.
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Wisconsin
James Diederich
Green Bay
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Shawano County
Joseph la Count
Oneida
Janice Luedke
Victor A. Kramer
Rhinelander
Marshfield
Ruby Johnson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kramer
Bassett Named To UW Board Of Regents
Robert C. Bassett, 47, Milwaukee, vice president of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., was appointed by Gov. Thomson to a nine year term on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. A 1932 UW graduate, he succeeds John D. Jones Jr. and also serves on the Marquette University president's advisory council.
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Bassett
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Schlitz
AMC Stops Taking Job Applications in Wisconsin
American Motors Corp halted new job applications in Milwaukee and Kenosha after filling more than 1,000 forms at Kenosha and almost 5,000 applicants for two plants. The firm plans to hire 1,200 production workers today from already submitted applications.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
AMC
Kenosha
Senate Votes Funds For Jobless Pay Bill
The Senate quickly approved a bill to finance emergency unemployment compensation extensions at 665.7 million dollars. The measure, already passed by the House, returns there due to a Senate amendment. The administration requested 20 million more for the Small Business Administration revolving loan fund, which was reported to be running dry.
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Washington
Senate
House
Small Business Administration
Weather record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
The forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading across Wisconsin this afternoon and tonight into Friday. Minnesota experiences scattered showers central and south with storms in the extreme south, while Iowa remains mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms and possible heavy rain in the southern portion tonight. Temperatures rise slightly in most areas this afternoon and again tonight with little statewide change Friday.
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United States
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Unifax
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Weather Outlook
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Allis Chalmers
Kennecott
Amn
Can
Marshall Field
Utilities
Motor
Montgomery Ward
Nat'l. Can
Bell and Farrell Inc
Am. Tel & Tel
North Pacific
Chicago Mold
Beth. Steel
Red Owl
Clark O&r Co
Budd Mfg
Republic Steel
Nekoosa
Caterpillar Trac
Rexall Drug
Jefferson Ele
Royal Dutch
Piggly Wiggly
Sears Roebuck
Roehring Co
Columbia Gas
Sinclair Ol
Racine Hyd
Cornwith. Edison
Socony Salway Steel Coat
Motors
Sperry Rand
la Crosse Tele
St. Oi Ind
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Sunray Mid. Cent
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Swift
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Puritan Fund
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Gen. Foods North Bancorp
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United
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Ma Central
McQuay Inc
Dad
Barron’s
Arrow
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Lotion
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Swift & Company
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
White Cross
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New York City
Stanley Schmidt
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
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Pat McNamara
D-Mich
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McClellan Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Norman Matthews
Chrysler Department
Paget
Associated Press
UW Board of Regents
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