Spas and language woes plague American troops in Germany
In West Germany 300000 U S servicemen face language gaps as the NATO post runs German lessons. Americans misread place names such as Koeln for Cologne and Muenchen for Munich while Germans use Bad as a spa prefix. A humorless menu mix includes Mannheimer Dreck pastry and reform houses catering to diets.
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Germany
West Germany
Cologne
Koeln
Munich
Bavaria
Muenchen
Main
Rhine
Danube
Orly
Paris
London
Rhein Main
Cass City caucus drew teens for local office nominations
In Cass City Michigan seven teen citizens attended a village caucus to nominate candidates for local government. The same night Cass City High School hosted a basketball game drawing about 500 spectators.
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Cass City
Mich. W
Cass City High School
Jews Begin Trek Back To Germany
In Düsseldorf German Jews return in small numbers after the Nazi era, forming a council led by Dr. Hendrik van Dam to aid resettlement. About 3,000 Jews live in Germany now, with 2,500 in the East, and compensation programs aid returnees.
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Germany
Duesseldorf
Rhine
Berlin
Hendrik van Dam
Dr. van Dam
East Germany
Hitler
Israel
van Dam
Bonn
Belsen
Dachau
Big Results for Little Money Through Classified Ads
Classified ads offer affordable results with wide reach, helping readers buy and sell quickly. The ad pages promise steady inquiries and practical value for local shoppers seeking bargains and sellers needing fast turnover.
NAACP To Fete Leader Of Long Bus Boycott
The NAACP will honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr with the J. E. Spingarn Medal at its Detroit convention for leading the Montgomery bus boycott. Shad Polier called the boycott a pivotal walk to freedom, describing it as the greatest civil rights battle of the era.
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NAACP
Detroit
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
National Assn
J. E. Spingarn
Henry and
Edsel Ford
Shad Polter
American Jewish Congress
Polier
Freedom Fund
Sheraton Cadillac Hotel
Washington, D. C
Congressional
District of Columbia
Cheasty Testimony in Hoffa Bribery Case Extends Fifth Day
Senate Rackets Committee investigator John Dye Cheasty testifies for a fifth straight day in the Hof a bribery conspiracy trial. He describes a $2,000 payoff and photos of Hoffa receiving material on Teamsters President Dave Beck, with FBI watching. Cheasty says Beck material was screened in advance and Hoffa warned Beck’s fate.
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Senate Rackets Committee
John Dye Cheasty
Midwest
Jimmy Hofa
Cheasty
Hoffa
Hyman J. Fischbach
Miami
Edward P. Troxell
Teamsters
Dave Beck
FBI
Holfa
Senate Committee
Beck
Births La Crosse and Lutheran Hospitals
Birth notices list a daughter born June 26 to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hoogenhous at 13242 Avon Street Cleo Johnson. A son born June 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haberman at 312 North 15th Street Dorothea Carolyn Marking. Mrs. Orris M. Nelson at 2406 Onalaska Avenue Louise Sikaske.
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J. L. Hoogenhous
Avon St
Cleo Johnson
Lutheran
La Crosse Daily Records Court Faults and Fines
Police court reports from La Crosse and Whitehall list traffic violations including speeding and stop sign offenses for individuals from multiple towns and states. Several cases note fines, costs, and in one instance a deferred sentence or probation. A divorce judgment and checks without funds also appear among the day’s records.
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Helen Hendrickson
Kane St
Ray McGeough
Florence Becker
Ferry St
E. Strauss Cubley
Berrein Springs
Mich
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N. 10Th St
Leslie Dunn
Carey
Kan
Joseph Flansburg Jr
Garland St
West Salem
John Garrity
Market St
Myron Gates
la Valle St
Readsburg
Wis
Wayne Hill
Omaha
Neb
Nelson Hoskins
Dresbach
Minn
Jean Moore
Charles St
Robert Niebuhr
Cross Plains
James Phelps
Badger St
Donald Schulze
S. 20Th St
Joan Schurz
S. 13Th St
Wayne K. Smith
Minneapolis
Henry Stinson
Pete Surckla
Cass St
Bruce Swancutt
S. 17Th St
Vilas Taylor
Mid. R
Whitehall
Norman A. Peterson
James Lennartz
27Th St. la Crosse
Orlin Stendahl
Blair
Emil John Brown
Osseo
Vernon Anderson
Steven Andrus
Aloyzy Rombalski
Strum
George Fromm
Joseph C. Andrews
Trempealeau
Effie Mae Andrews
A. L. Twelme
Andrews
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
State Dept. of Public Welfare
Law On Automobile Lights Clarified in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department clarified the 1957 motor vehicle code. Stop and brake lights may be red or amber and must be plainly visible from 100 feet to the rear. Tail lights remain red as required. Commissioner Melvin Larson stated these points.
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Madison U
Wisconsin
Thomson
Motor Vehicle Department
Melvin Larson
Larson
Deer collision injures Hatfield resort operator
Joe Vieau, Hatfield resort operator, was injured when his car struck a deer two miles south of Hatfield on County Trunk E. He was taken to Neillsville hospital where a doctor and two nurses spent two hours removing splintered glass from his face and body and treating a severely cut left hand. The car was badly damaged.
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Hatfield
Wis
Joe Vieau
Vieau
Neillsville
Vicau
Assembly approves federal aids shift to state funds
Madison reports a Senate approved bill will grant the state general fund 1.5 million of 4 million in federal aids initially set for county relief costs. The Assembly passed 56 to 38, counties opposing. counties now cover 65 percent of medical relief costs while the state pays 35 percent. Beginning July 1, 4 million in federal aid becomes available to Wisconsin.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Assemblyman
Thompson
Dstoughton
Approve Pay Raise For Postal Workers
The House Post Office and Civil Service Committee approved a across the board pay raise of 346 a year for about 518 000 postal workers. The plan would cost roughly 350 million dollars annually to the federal payroll. Chairman Murray announced pay rises for almost one million federal employees under the classification act will be reviewed at upcoming hearings.
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Washington
House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Murray
D-Tenn
Fresh rolls Sundays at Cy's Liberty bakery
Mrs E A Stouvenel returns from Evanston Illinois where she attended Northwestern University graduation. Her son William receives a bachelor of science degree in the Northwestern class. Cy's Liberty opens at 6:00 a.m. at 1114 Vine Street with fresh rolls available each Sunday.
Marriage Licenses Issued in Whitehall Area
Whitehall Wisconsin notices list Joseph Simon Haines with Patricia Mae Brogan Arcadia to wed July 6 Floyd Wallace Austin with Betty Jane Nelson Independence Robert Jerome Sather with Deloris Mae Missel Strum Edwin Joseph Kotlarz with Joan Marie Schaefer Arcadia.
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Joseph Simon Haines
Patricia Mae Brogan
Arcadia
Floyd Wallace Austin
Betty Jane Nelson
Independence
Robert Jerome Sather
Deloris Mae Missel
Strum
Edwin Joseph Kotlarz
Joan Marie Schaefer
Refuse To Ride With Reckless Driver Warns Wisconsin
Madison reports from the State Motor Vehicle Department urging passengers to refuse rides with reckless drivers. Commissioner Melvin O. Larson cites Wisconsin traffic data: 48.8 percent of injuries and 34.5 percent of deaths are passengers. 12,130 of 24,854 injured are female. 330 of 995 killed were passengers, 46 percent female. He stresses family safety and responsible driving by heads of households.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Melvin O. Larson
Wisconsin
Larson
Critics Of Mao Recant After Let a Hundred Flowers
Prominent Chinese officials including Chang Po-chun apologize for harsh criticisms of the Communist regime. Chang, 61, a Democratic League leader, says he erred ideologically and failed to meet Mao's expectations after the February call for open criticism and differing views. Other League members Yeh Tu-yi and Chen Hain-kuei also confessed errors at a Central Committee meeting.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tze-tung
Chang Po-chun
Red China
Democratic League
Reds
Chang
Peiping Peoples Daily
Communist Party
Mao
China
Red
Chou En-lai
Moscow
Stalin
Peoples Daily
Yeh Tu-yi
Chen Hain-kuei
Chen
Bomber Crash Lands At EC Airport
An Air Force B26 training bomber crash landed at the Eau Claire municipal airport on Thursday. Both crew members escaped injury after the nose wheel collapsed and the plane skidded 1,500 feet. Pilot First Lt. Bruce V. Kramer and Airman 1-C John Kluth were aboard, based at Holloman Air Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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EAU Claire
Air Force
Bruce V. Kramer
Alamogordo
N. M
John Kluth
Holloman Air Base
Alamagordo
Legislators Back Lt Gov Knowles in Senate Bid
Madison W A Legislators for Knowles Committee, a group of 16 Republican assemblymen, backs Lt Gov Warren P Knowles for the U S Senate nomination. Assemblyman Robert R Heider of Milwaukee is president and Arnold J Cane of Menasha is secretary. The Door County Booster for Knowles Club filed papers with the secretary of state. Donald W Reynolds of Sturgeon Bay is chairman and Harry M Schuyler of Fish Creek is vice chairman.
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Madison W
Knowles
Warren P. Knowles
U. S. Senate
Robert R. Heider
Milwaukee
Arnold J. Cane
Menasha
Door County
Knowles Club
Donald W. Reynolds
Sturgeon Bay
Harry M. Schuyler
Fish Creek
Christenberry Nominatd by GOP to Run Against Wagner
New York hotel executive Robert K. Christenberry a WWI veteran with one hand, designated by GOP county leaders to run for mayor of New York City against incumbent Robert F. Wagner. Christenberry denounced Wagner as a do nothing mayor and cited graft and crime as city issues. Wagner called Christenberry a friend.
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New York
Robert K. Christenberry
France
Christenberry
Wagner
Bob
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Basel: Switzerland’s inland harbor on the Rhine
Basel sits inland in Switzerland as the nation’s leading port on the Rhine. It handles about four million tons of cargo annually, representing roughly 40 percent of Switzerland’s imports and about 55 percent of its exports.
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Basel
Switzerland
Rhine
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