Adenauer Receives Honorary Degree At Marquette
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany will receive an honorary doctor of laws from Marquette University in Milwaukee during a six hour visit. He will be inducted as an honorary member of the Consolidated Tribes of American Indians, receiving the name Layadandu. The ceremony marks Marquette’s 75th anniversary events and includes tribally led rites and an Indian war dance.
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Milwaukee
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Marquette University
Federal Republic of Germany
Adenauer
Milwaukee Auditorium
Consolidated Tribes of American Indians
Layadandu
Edward J. O'Donnell
Marquette
Aloysius Muench
Germany
Chicago
Father O'Donnell
Marquette Student Union
Father O’donnell
Edward J. Drummond
Bonn
Lufthansa
USW Rejects Wage Offer From Big Three Firms
United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald called the proposed five year contract from U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic entirely inadequate. He said the wage increase of five cents an hour is too little too late and too long and that the fringes are insufficient. The union's Wage Policy Committee voted unanimously to reject the deal, raising the possibility of a strike if talks fail before June 30 when current contracts expire.
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New York
United Steelworkers Today
David J. McDonald
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
McDonald
Melrose Man Dead At 95
James L. Sykes 95 of Melrose died Wednesday evening at a La Crosse hospital. He was born May 1, 1861 in Farmington. Survived by four grandchildren, services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jostad Home West Salem. Rev. William J. Slosser officiating. Burial in Farmington Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.
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Wis
James L. Sykes
la Crosse
Farmington
William J. Slosser
Farmington Cemetery
Jostad
Capitol at San Juan Built from Georgia White Marble
The impressive capitol at San Juan Puerto Rico features white marble from Georgia for its exterior and interior surfaces decorated with Tennessee and Italian marbles, creating a grand and varied stone palette.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Georgia
Tennessee
Ike's Innards Take Over Normal Duties
President Eisenhower’s doctors report the intestinal tract has resumed normal activity a week after major abdominal surgery. He slept well, resumed feeding by mouth, and signed 21 documents while remaining in Walter Reed Hospital.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Color in male birds guides nesting duties
The text notes that male birds that resemble females incubate eggs, while brightly colored males tend to avoid the nest, indicating a division of parental roles based on plumage.
Summer Session Enrolment at La Crosse State College
La Crosse State College reports 587 students enrolled in regular summer courses after Monday registration, with classes starting Tuesday. A driver education extension course has 22 students. The first graduate session begins June 18 with 26 students. regular six week session ends July 20, graduate eight weeks to August 11, and extension ends August 10.
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la Crosse State College
O'Donnell Speaks at UW Convocation as 2300 Graduate
The Very Rev Edward J O'Donnell president of Marquette University delivered the main address at the UW honors convocation in Madison. He urged graduates to cultivate mind civic duty and spiritual values as 2 300 students received degrees and 485 were honored for outstanding work.
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Madison
Edward J. O'Donnell
Marquette University
University of Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
Father O'Donnell
Wisconsin
Father O’donnell
Herbert V. Prochnow
Chicago
Charles K. Leith
Washington
William J. Hagenah
Glencoe
Ill
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Benjamin Duggar
Pearl River
N. Y
Beverly M. Randall
Cincinnati
Ohio
Summer Enrolments Rise at Wisconsin State Colleges
Wisconsin state college summer session enrollments are about 10 percent higher than last year. Eugene McPhee, director of colleges, said Thursday that more than 3,000 students are studying at four colleges now in session. He predicted total summer enrollments at all 10 colleges, including Milwaukee, would exceed 7,500 once all classes begin. Current enrollments: Eau Claire 902, La Crosse 617, Platteville 652, Stevens Point 900.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State College
Eugene McPhee
McPhee
Milwaukee
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Platteville
Stevens Point
TV Probers Turn Attention To ABC Network Operations
Senate investigators shift focus to ABC amid broader TV industry study. ABC President Robert Kintner to face questions on competitive position while CBS and NBC leaders defend against regulation and monopoly claims. Sarnoff cites ABC growth and profits. NBC posts gains after earlier losses.
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Washington
Senate
American Broadcasting, Co
Commerce Committee
ABC
Robert Kintner
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Robert W. Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
Paul Revere and the first American copper rolling mill
Paul Revere ranks as a pioneer of North American copper industry and is honored as the first American to roll copper. He built a copper rolling mill near Canton Massachusetts reflecting early industrial enterprise.
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Paul Revere
North America
Canton
Massachusetts
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