UW Regents approve faculty pay hikes and 47 million budget
The University of Wisconsin board of regents approved minimum 250 year raises for 600 faculty as part of a 47,437,435 dollar budget for the year starting July 1 and a 5,427,880 dollar Hospitals budget. Total outlay up about three million, with 654,652 in civil service boosts. Gifts and grants totaling 1,842,000 were accepted.
Wisconsin Alumni grant tops 1959 61 building plan
La Crosse Crifune reports the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation awarded 1.348 million dollars, the third consecutive grant over one million. Regents approved a 1959 61 building program worth 26 million, pending State Building Commission and Education Coordinating Committee approval. Wilbur Renk was re elected president with Carl Steiger and Clark Smith also re elected to officer posts.
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Newspapers Must Show Daring To Keep Pace
Roy A. Roberts president of the Kansas City Star told 300 International Circulation Managers Assn. members that newspapers must imagine and dare to keep pace with other media. He warned of a fast moving era with fierce competition for the public's time and advertising dollars and urged better service to the public.
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Tunnel Cave In At Test Site One Dead
A cave-in at the atomic test site north of Las Vegas killed Dennis B. Goins and injured Raymond Roberts. A crew installing air conditioning vents faced a ceiling collapse 500 feet from the tunnel entrance. six other workers escaped.
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