Kohler urges renewed push for Wisconsin expressways
Governor Kohler headlines a Milwaukee convention urging a clear highway plan based on objective studies. He notes traffic growth outpaces road capacity, cites 10 to 11 foot lane safety norms, and warns funding gaps persist despite rising vehicle miles and costs. Public funds or tolls are discussed as options to start Wisconsin’s program.
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Kohler
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Road Builders’ Association
Milwaukee
Bureau of Public Roads
Race to Mt Everest as Swiss and Russians vie for summit
A fragmentary column notes a race between Swiss alpinists and Russia to reach the top of Mount Everest in the Himalayas. It mentions Russia assembling a 150 man task force while the Swiss dispatch five climbers by airplane to begin ascent and gain momentum.
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Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Russia
Lent as a springtime of religion and spirit
Babson Park essay argues Lent links spring renewal to spiritual renewal. It urges political leaders to live by faith, warns against secularism, and cites Jesus and Saul of Tarsus as models. The piece stresses a world conflict between materialism and the Spirit and calls for personal reform.
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Babson Park
Mass
Jesus
Lent
God
New York
Saul of
Tarsus
Whittaker Chambers
Europe
Siberia
Taft Speech Draws Overflow Crowd to Wisconsin Venue
Report from Wisconsin Rapids notes Senator Robert Taft’s appearance at a Vocational School. Mary describes a bustling overflow audience with spectators recalling a presidential future and the excitement of walking crowds. District Attorney Bosshard assisted latecomers by guiding them into a side entrance. Parking was tight and walking blocks amid puddles recalled football crowds.
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Robert Taft
John Bosshard
Working Press
Taft
Military program bogged down delays stir calls for new mobilizer
Washington dispatch details Charles E. Wilson admitting he has no schedule for armament production, citing lagging output and miscoordinated raw materials. The piece contrasts Soviet and U S defense rates, notes NATO supply gaps, and warns of risks to Europe and China as Moscow seeks influence in Manchuria and a possible Chinese satellite led by Li Li San.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Russia
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York City
Mansfield
Ohio
E. Wilson
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Wilson
Key West
Truman
Johnson
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson Pearson
Mobilizer
Mobilizer Wilson
Europe
NATO
France
Pentagon
Manchuria
China
Kremlin
Stalin
Mao Tse-Tung
Mao
Manchurian
Li Li-San
Communist Party
Moscow
Eisenhower Reexamines Campaign Plans Amid European Role
The article notes General Eisenhower’s public reexamination of a presidential bid while he remains central to European unity efforts. It discusses potential campaigning, the impact on NATO programs, and the likelihood of a speech tour before the convention, with Gruenther as a possible interim replacement and NATO-wide diplomatic implications.
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Associated Press News
James Marlow
Gen
Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Eden
Britain
Gruenther
NATO
Ten Years Ago Mrs Inderberg Joins Army Wife
Ten years ago Mrs James Inderberg left for Ft Devens to join her husband corporal in the U S Army. She was Miss Arlene Shepard before her marriage February 11.
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James Inderberg
Ft. Devens
Ayers
Mass
U.S. Army
Inderberg
Arlene Shepard
Dolores Petrick
Anna Petrick
W. Ave. S
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