U S Move Cuts Cuban Molasses Trade Under Kennedy Plan
The United States and Publicker Chemical Corp reach a one year deal to halt Cuban molasses imports. Publicker will receive 14 million bushels of low grade corn from surplus stocks to substitute for molasses in industrial alcohol production. Profits above 2 percent after tax revert to the government.
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Washington
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Agriculture Department
Publickers Chemical Corp
Publicker
White House
Castro
Kennedy
New Orleans
United States
Pierre Salinger
Louisiana
Myer Feldman
Feldman
Sisters Have Pen Pal In White House
Denver report notes nine and eleven year old Karen and Peggy Milek writing to President Kennedy. Ralph Dungan special assistant replied three times from White House stationery acknowledging letters and expressing gratitude. Parents are Republicans.
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Denver
Colo
Karen
Peggy Milek
White House
Ralph Dungan
Kennedy
Dungan
Stranded Explorer Scouts Rescued in Kings Canyon
Ten Explorer Scouts aged 14 to 17 and their 35 year old leader were rescued from a narrow ledge in Kings Canyon National Park after 24 hours stranded. A helicopter crew hovered at a perilous angle to extract each scout, with no injuries reported. All were from Fullerton California.
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Fresno
Calif
Kings Canyon National Park
Fullerton
California
Bob Greenhaus
Montgomery
Christopher Chattaway
South
Wisconsin Faces Long Battle Over GOP Tax Revision
In Madison both parties prepare for a hard fight on the Republican tax revision bill, including a 3 percent sales tax and income tax withholding. Democrats clash with GOP leadership as Knowles could cast the deciding vote if a tie arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Warren Knowles
Knowles
GOP
Coincidence Of Adams And Jefferson Dying On July Fourth
History notes a striking coincidence as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4 1826, exactly 50 years after signing the Declaration. Jefferson died at Monticello after asking if it was the Fourth. Adams died four hours later in Quincy, unaware of Jefferson’s passing.
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Adams
Jefferson
Hugh A. Mulligan
Associated Press
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph’Sprague
Salem
Mass
Congress
Monticello
Colossus of
Independence
Albemarle County
Quincy
Eichmann Claims He Rescued 20 000 Jews
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann testified that he saved 20 000 Jews by diverting them to Lodz Poland while stating the move was the first and only time he could act. he maintained his superiors issued extermination orders and he only arranged transports to death camps.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Lodz
Poland
Gestapo
Israel
Jurors Report For La Crosse Circuit Court Spring Term
Jurors for La Crosse Circuit Court must report at 9 a m Monday for the spring term. A civil case is set for trial before Judge Lincoln Neprud at that time.
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la Crosse Circuit Court
Carl F. Schnick
Lincoln Neprud
Man walks away unhurt after car hits freight train
Eddie Quandt 26 of Bonduel crawled from a demolished car after a collision at a Suamico rail crossing. He walked to a nearby farmhouse and called police, saying he had toured the crossing many times and never saw the train.
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Green Bay
Suamico
Eddie Quandt
Bonduel
Quandt
Lockpicker Frees Himself After Bond Mixup
In Miami Beach Alanis S. Stein 34 convicted in Criminal Court for lock picking a mansion. He appealed and bond set at 7000 dollars but forms remained in a deputy sheriff's locked desk. Stein borrowed exhibit A the lock picking tool and opened the scene before bond was completed.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Beach
Alanis S. Stein
James Regan
Stein
Bond
Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers elect new officers
Melvin Lemke of Bowler was reelected president of the Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association at its 57th annual convention. Also reelected were Gilbert W. Arndt of Randolph as vice president, Clifford F. Marquardt of Mosinee as secretary, and George Hoffman of Merrillan as treasurer.
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Milwaukee
Melvin Lemke
Bowler
Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association
Gilbert W. Arndt
Randolph
Clifford F. Marquardt
Mosinee
George Hoffman
Merrilan
Marriage Free With 5 Gallons Of Gas
In Miami a service station offers a free marriage ceremony with the purchase of five gallons of gas. About $1.50 for gas, a bride, and a marriage license are required. Notary public Wallace L. Smith 37 says the ceremony is legal and notes he also does welding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Miami
Wallace L. Smith
Holiday Lodge Stars Wayne and Shuster on Jack Benny Show
Wayne and Shuster, Canadian comedy team, will star in Holiday Lodge a new situational comedy under Jack Benny's wing. The program serves as Benny's summer replacement and features the duo as resort social directors. They balance Hollywood hopes with Toronto roots and a cautious production start.
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New York
Wayne and Shuster
Ed Sullivan
Jack Benny
Benny
Johnny Wayne
Frank Shuster
Canada
D A Worried About Illegal Fireworks
La Crosse County District Attorney John Flynn voices concern over illegal Cracker Balls sold in the city. He notes the devices explode on impact and pose serious injury risks, especially if children handle them. Packages have been confiscated and Sheriff William S. Boma is tracing a county distributor to groceries and taverns.
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la Crosse County
John Flynn
Flynn
William S. Boma
Final Events Of Alice Contest Under Way
Twenty finalists arrived in Marshfield for the Alice in Dairyland festivities. The Dairy Ball opened three days of events leading to the crowning on Saturday night. Interviews for the princesses followed the ball as the state hostess selection proceeds.
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Marshfield
Alice
Dairyland
State Department of Agriculture
Joan Engh
la Crosse
Mace B Missile Ready For Combat
The Air Force says its Mace B guided missile is pre pared for combat alert following a successful 1100 mile flight test over the Atlantic. The test marks the end of development stage and the weapon moves to final performance flights for evaluation and training. The first unit should reach Okinawa late this year with other units to Western Europe as Matador and Mace A replacements.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Okinawa
Europe
Wallet Found And Returned By Prisoner
A Daytona Beach woman misplaced her wallet at a service station and drove 25 miles before realizing the loss. A state prison inmate on a road gang found the wallet, kept the contents intact including $12, and returned it to police.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Kilmer's Oak Dying at Rutgers Campus
The Kilmer Oak, nearly 300 years old on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick New Jersey, shows aging damage with a large trunk gash and dropping branches. Dr Edward B Wilkins calls it senility but expects it to survive. the Student Forestry Club planted an acorn nearby. Kilmer born 1886 at Rutgers and Columbia attended.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Joyce Kilmer
Kilmer
Rutgers University
Edward B. Wilkins
Rutger
Student Forestry Club
France
Rutgers
Columbia University
Pickford Wins Suit Over Hotel Commission
Former actress Mary Pickford wins a $25,000 suit filed by real estate broker Lawrence Nessamar. He claimed a commission for negotiating the Mayflower Hotel purchase by Pickford and two investors for 1.885 million dollars. Judge Thompson ruled the deal was a stock transfer, not a land sale, and Nessamar, not licensed as a stock broker, cannot collect.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Lawrence A. Nessamar
Nessamar
Mayflower Hotel
Miss Pickford
Charles R. Thompson
Injunction Seen as Recourse in Maritime Strike Halt
President Kennedy weighs Taft Hartley emergency provisions as shipping losses mount. Labor unions clash over bargaining rights for American owned foreign flag vessels while Goldberg seeks a settlement amid a deadlocked stalemate involving Sea Farers President Paul Hall and National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
A. BR
New York
Taft-Hartley
Congress
William F. Quinn
Hawaii
White House
Paul Hall
Seafarers
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Hall
Curran
U.S
Milward Touted for Wisconsin FHA Leader Role
The Wisconsin Democratic Party recommends Jack F. Milward of Kenosha as state director of the Federal Housing Administration. Don Abraham of Madison is urged for state attorney for the Veterans Administration. The recommendations have been sent to the Democratic National Committee in Washington. State party officials anticipate Marguerite Benson to be appointed collector of customs in Milwaukee.
Reds Granted Stay of Registration
Justice Frankfurter granted a stay of the Supreme Court ruling that the Communist party must register as a Moscow instrument. The stay postpones enforcement until the court acts on the petition for reconsideration, likely keeping the June 5 decision ineffective through at least Oct 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Moscow
High Court
Frankfurter
Man Keeps Flag Raised For 43 Years in David Thompson Memorial
In Watertown Massachusetts David Upham Thompson raised a flag at 6 each morning for 43 years as a tribute to his son Army Cpl Joseph Thompson who died in the Argonne offensive in October 1918. After David Thompson died at age 94 his son Robert planned a temporary continuation but would sell the home and flag site.
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Watertown
Mass
David Upham
Thompson
Army
Joseph Thompson
Argonne
France
David Thompson
Robert
Miners Trapped as Rock Halts Rescue Efforts at Tennessee Shaft
A human chain of rescue workers handpassed debris but struck solid rock in the 2300 foot up Fork Mountain shaft as three miners remain trapped. Dozens worked through the night with 18 feet of coal already removed. two men previously listed missing are believed dead.
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Solid Rock
James A. Bryant Petros
Tenn
Elmer Smith
Fork Mountain
Cumberland Mountains
East
Tennessee
Hope
Charles Seiver
Charlie Kennedy
Henry Carrall
Gaié Smith
Roberts Woods
Oak Ridge
Claude Woods
Steve Bukovich
Seiver
Kennedy
Billy Rose
Knxoville
Phouma Backs Cambodian Plan in Laos Power Talks
Prince Souvanna Phouma formally agrees to Cambodia's majority-rule plan for three Laos truce teams to investigate neutrality violations. The Cambodian spokesman said Souvanna split with Souphanouvong over the plan, while Boun Oum has not yet agreed. The proposal aims to empower a majority-vote commission, with no final agreement reached as Geneva conference continues.
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George Syvertsen
Zurich
Switzerland
Souvanna Phouma
Cambodia
Laos
Geneva
India
Canada
Poland
Prince Souphanouvong
Sihanouk
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Commission
Pathet Lao
Control Commission
Norodom Sihanouk
Camp McCoy Soldier Gets Six Months For Car Theft
A Camp McCoy soldier Thomas Lewis aged 19 was jailed in County Court for six months of a one year sentence for operating a car without the owner’s consent. He faces an additional 60 day term for reckless driving and must repay 150.50 damages to a La Crosse County Traffic Police squad car. He rammed the squad car while fleeing a roadblock near Sparta after a speeding chase. The stolen car had been taken in La Crosse.
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Camp McCoy
la Crosse County
Eugene A. Toepel
Thomas Lewis
Lewis
Sparta
la Crosse
Alderman Pleads Innocent To Charge In Minneapolis
Alderman George E. Johnson Jr. pleaded innocent to bribery and malfeasance in office after indictments by the Hennepin County grand jury. He was released on 4000 bond with a Sept. 11 trial date amid broader liquor store ownership indictments affecting several aldermen.
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Minneapolis
George E. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Hennepin County
Grand Jury
Sam Beberman
South Side
Percy Chesin
Hennepin
Frank Wolinski
Romeo Riley
Charge Against Local Grocer Is Dismissed
A La Crosse charge that Ronald Lee, manager of Super Valu Grocery, advertised 16 ounce bean cans for five cents when they weighed 15.42 ounces was dismissed in County Court. City sealer Al Klein had filed the complaint but Lee said he corrected the ad and the judge noted the small difference and absence of Klein.
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la Crosse
al Klein
Ronald Lee
Super Valu
Copeland Ave
Klein
Lee
Eugene A. Toepel
Two West Salem youths receive suspended jail terms
Arthur G. Hesse age 19 of 159 S Harmon St and David L. Edberg age 18 of West Salem were given six months in jail suspended on conditions. They must serve two years probation, surrender licenses to their probation agent, make restitution of 9.85 each to laundromat owner Carol Reed, and pay 9.55 in court costs.
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West Salem
Arthur G. Hesse
S. Harmon St
David L. Edberg
Eugene A. Toepel
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Hesse and
Edberg
Carol Reed
Garment Workers Charged by NLRB
The NLRB charges the International Ladies Garment Workers Union with unfair labor practices against its own staff. The complaint, filed Friday, alleges dismissals threats and other reprisals against employees who supported a union within the union. A hearing is set for July 10 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Labor Relations Board
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
NLRB
Federation of Union Representatives
ILGWU
Girl Bitten by Dog Reported Near Larson Coulee Farm
Lester Casberg of 750 N 24th St reports his daughter Judy age 12 was bitten by a dog owned by Casbergs’ uncle Gilman Bolstad. The dog was tied at the Bolstad farm in Larson Coulee at the time.
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Lester Casberg
24Th St
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Department
Judy
Casberg
Gilman Bolstad
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