Area State Bids Total $1.5 Million at Tomah Interchange
Apparent low bids for seven projects at Tomah on the Interstate Highway and Defense System, totaling 1,566,459 dollars, were opened in Madison by the Wisconsin Highway Commission. District engineer Glenn N. Grant said most Interstate work at Tomah to the east will soon be under contract, with a fall 1964 completion planned.
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Madison
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Glenn N. Grant
la Crosse
Grant
Highway 12
Black River
The
Highway Commission
Milwaukee
Hoffman Construction Co
Black River Falls
High Water Closes Four Major Highways
Wisconsin roads closed due to high water affecting State 136 near Rock Springs Sauk County State 156 west of Nichols Outagamie County State 57 north of State 33 Ozaukee County and State 131 between Viola Readstown Vernon County Road conditions elsewhere reported clear and good.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Highway Department
State
Rock Springs
Sauk County
Nichols
Outagamie County
Ozaukee County
Viola
Readstown
Vernon County
Reorganization Of 32nd Div Goes Into Effect April 1
Washington AP Under secretary Ball heads to London to urge Britain not to ship large diameter pipes to the Soviet Union. Moscow accuses Washington of pressuring allies, while Khrushchev criticizes U.S. interference in Soviet relations. The issue centers on 40 inch pipes needed for a Soviet oil pipeline plan.
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32Nd Div
Washington
George W. Ball
London
Soviet Union
Ball
David Ormsby Gore
Khrushchev
United States
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Western
Europe
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Sweden
Japan
Coordinating Committee
MISS KLABEN TO LOSE 5 TOES FROM Yukon crash recovery
In Whitehorse Yukon Territory AP report Helen Klaben, 21, will lose five toes but expects to leave hospital next Wednesday. Pilot Ralph Flores suffers facial injuries and frostbite yet shows signs of recovery. Both survived after a February crash on a mountainside while en route from Canada to the United States.
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Chuck Hamilton
Helen Klaben
Canada
Ralph Flores
Hamilton
Miss Klaben
UPI
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Brooklyn
Nesta James
Yukon
James
Yukon-British Columbia
Flores
Miss Kladen
McCallum
Department of Transport
U.S
Civil Aviation Agency
W. L. Martel
Minnesota Guard units reorganized as Viking Division shifts
Minnesota's 47th National Guard Infantry Division becomes a Reorganization Objective Army division on Monday with reduced unit numbers but higher overall strength. The 101 units drop to 90 while personnel rise from about 9,500 to roughly 9,750. The Viking Division gains six infantry battalions two tank battalions and one armored cavalry battalion with brigades organized in Owatonna Mankato St Cloud Duluth under Col. Meyers McKenzie Aufderheide, and Maj. Gen. Miller remains division commander. Recruiting starts immediately to reach full strength for the June camp.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
47Th National Guard Infantry
Army
Chester J. Moeglein
Owatonna
Paul V. Meyer
Mankato
St. Cloud
George McKenzie
Duluth
Carl J. Aufderheide
Paul
Robert P. Miller
iGen. Smith
John A. Dunlap
Whitefish Bay
Francis F. ‘Schweinler
Mosinee
Wisconsin to reorganize 32nd Infantry into ROAD division
Col. Radde of Sparta to head infantry brigade as Madison's 32nd Infantry Division in Wisconsin undergoes a pentomic to ROAD shift effective April 1, affecting 88 units in 70 communities. Maj. Gen. Ralph J. Olson announced the plan, noting streamlined brigades, new weapons, and reallocation of non divisional units under DoD guidelines.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Ralph J. Olson
32Nd
Olson
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Army National Guard
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Red Arrow
Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Milwaukee
173Rd Engineer Battalion
Onalaska
Prairie du Chien
13Th Evacuation
127Th
128Th
Japanese Girl Wins Place and Scholarship at La Crosse State
Katsue Nam ise, a 17 year old from Fukuoka, Japan, is accepted as a student at La Crosse State College for the fall semester and awarded a four year foreign student scholarship covering tuition and most fees. She will live with the Louis Lemke family at 1109 Vine Street. Local sponsors Arthur and Mrs Eklew of Westby pledge some financial aid and clothing support. Registration is Sept 3 and immigration decisions will determine travel timing.
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United States
Robert W. Culp
la Crosse State College
Katsue Namise
Fukuoka
Japan
la Crosse State
Culp
Katsue
Louis Lemke
Vine St
Lemke
Jean
la Crosse Tribune
Immigration and Consulate Service
McHugh of Holmen Dies at 95 Pioneer Farmer
Michael F. McHugh of Holmen 95 died Tuesday in a La Crosse hospital. Born June 19 1867 in Town of Holland he farmed land tied to his family for decades. Survived by four daughters four sons 20 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Services Friday 9 a.m. at St Patrick Church Onalaska burial Catholic Cemetery La Crosse. Rosary Thursday 7 30 p.m. Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska.
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Michael F. McHugh
Holmen
la Crosse
Holland
Barney McHugh
Eleanor Gleason
Santa Clara
Calif
Henry
Jessie) Trinkes
Albert
Blanche) Gass
Benicia
Jack
Madge) Funk
Pinedale
Wyo
Clyde
Glendora
Neil
Francis
Lee
Bess
Roger
Donald
Mark
Gregory
Dean
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Onalaska
Joseph Bach
Catholic Cemetery
Fossum Funeral Home
Rosary
Slimming Comes Slowly to Heavyweight Housewife
Mary Ferguson of Long Beach California aims to shed 50 pounds in two weeks and has so far lost 14 pounds to reach 230. Her two week hotel exile ends Sunday as she notes occasional water retention but denies fainting amid harsh stomach contractions and feeling rotten at times.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mary Ferguson
February CPI Returns to September Highs
Washington AP reports living costs in February rose to 106.1 percent of the 1957 59 average, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher food and clothing prices. Analyst Arnold Chase says increases stem from winter crop freezes and bad weather, with February’s level likely unchanged in March as meat prices ease.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Chase
Florida
Texas
California
Soviets Renew Charge of U S Attack On Ship
The Soviet note in Moscow held the United States responsible for the attack on the Soviet freighter Lgov by Cuban exiles off Cuba on March 17. It claimed U S aid enabled the provocation and warned of dangerous aggravation of Caribbean and global tensions. The United States denied the charge in prior statements, and State Department officials said they had received no official word of the protest.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
U.S
Farm Wife Charged With Killing Son In Wisconsin
A 46 year old Waukesha Wisconsin mother Helen Heinz is charged with murdering her 6 year old son Larry who had cerebral palsy. Court set bond at $5000 to allow time for a coroner inquest with a possible psychiatric examination for Heinz. The boy’s body was found in a hotel room after she checked out and later taken into custody in Skokie Illinois. The husband identified the boy and later the wife.
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Chicago
Waukesha
Wis
John Power
Helen ‘Heinz
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