Farmers Fight Debt and Inflation in Wisconsin Meetings
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation plans eight state meetings starting May 27 to mobilize farmers against debt and inflation. President Curtis Harch cites a $10 billion budget cut proposal and translates national figures to Iowa County terms, claiming residents would save about $1.3 million with balanced budgets.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Pres
Curtis Hatch
Congress
Iowa County
Harch
Federation
Ex POW Re-Enlists as Marine in San Diego
Leonard J. Maffioli, a former prisoner of war who was captured in November 1950 and escaped near the front, re en listed in San Diego for another three year hitch after his first enlistment expired. He holds the rank of sergeant and remains a Marine.
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San Diego
Calif
Korea
Leonard J. Maffioli
Maffioli
Campus Capers Dance Show Portrays Life At Local College
Orchesis modern dance program at La Crosse State College presents Campus Capers May 9-10 at 8 15 p m in the Training School Little Theater as part of Mother's Day weekend. Auditions led by Audrey Jasiorkowski and Virginia Congreve produced 18 numbers featuring senior and junior dancers with a stage of depictions from campus life.
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la Crosse State College
Orchosis
Audrey Jasiorkowski
Milwaukee
Virginia Congreve
Physical Education Department
Orchesis
Audrey ‘Blank
Neenah
Nancy Chopyak l
Lois Johnson
Racine
Sharon Engler
Nancy Foster
Appleton
Nancy Hamilton
Audrey Lagerman
Richard Weber
Margaret Wheelock
la Crosse
Mary Gennrich
Miss Jasierkowski
Mary Klechowitz
Audrey Stanek
Betty Klossner
Medford
Arlene Kopplin
Green Lake
Joan Messerschmidt
Jefferson
Marie Molstad
Sparta
Beatrice Peterson
Beverly Scheel
Agnes Zdradzil
Chippewa Falls
Patricia ‘Stephens
Beloit
Clinton Strong
Prairie du Chien
Alta Thiel
Falcon Attacks Squabs in Burbank Aviary
Tony Bove found a falcon feasting on squabs in his pigeon aviary in Burbank. The bird of prey killed one bird before poleaxed after Bove suffered painful hand wounds from its talons. He said he would have killed it but noted the falcon likely belonged to someone.
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Burbank
Calif
Tony Bove
Bove
Bird of Prey
Leipzig
Communist People’s Bank
Speed limits and dangers of Wisconsin driving season
Wisconsin highway police chief Ivan A. Wright warns drivers that summer traffic rises and unlawful speeding will cost lives. He notes 65 mph as daylight limit and 55 mph at night, urging caution during dusk hours and reminding drivers to know and obey state speed laws. Goose skin tanning details follow as a separate note on materials.
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Wisconsin
Ivan A. Wright
la Crosse County
Wright
East Germans poke fun at Red masters in light prose
A collection of light anecdotes from East German observers in Bonn showing humor about Soviet rule. Jokes depict flying saucers and Soviet athletes, a motorist arrested for insulting the government, and a Leipzig banker doubting bank solvency while the manager jokes about government backing.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
America
Army Air Mattresses Too High When The Reds Start Firing
In Seoul the Eighth Army questions air mattress height after an artillery barrage. Cpl. Raymond H. Derouin of Providence Rhode Island reports waking to explosion sounds and a hiss from his mattress. He jokes he pulled the plug for safety.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
Raymond H. Derouin
Providence
R. I
Derouin
Proper Care Of Animals Week Emphasis In La Crosse
Be Kind to Animals Week highlights better treatment of animals through programs in radio and schools aimed at children. Local Animal Protective League notes issues from confinement to feeding, and hopes to form a pet patrol for kids while urging reporting to humane officer Eugene Derr at 1508 Main St.
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la Crosse
Animal Protective League
League
la Crosse City
Tion
la Crosse County
Eugene Derr
Main T
Three UW departments publish Sounds of Siamese study
The University of Wisconsin announces The Total Distribution of the Sounds of Siamese by Prof Murray Fowler and Tasniya Isarasena, a microcard based phonetic analysis of a Siamese idiolect. The release coincides with The Sounds of Siamese film in the UW linguistic series.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Murray Fowler
Tasniya Isarasena
UW Department of Comparative Philology
University Bureau of Visual Instruction
Visitor Nails Fake Ten At Oklahoma City Hotel
An out of town guest swindled merchants with a counterfeit ten dollar note drawn on the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Secret Service Agent Tom Hanson reported that 30 counterfeit ten dollar bills all from the same bank had been passed locally.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Secret Service
Tom Hanson
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Hanson
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