Governor Leads Tribute To Reuter At Dedication Of Dormitory
Governor Vernon Thomson spoke at the dedication of Reuter Hall La Crosse State College praising Hans Reuter for his contribution to higher education He noted the state financed building through the state building corporation with student fees and without tax payer cost and cited plans for a larger student loan fund and higher faculty salaries to attract top teachers
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la Crosse State College
Reuter
Vernon Thomson
William Knnlans
Ft. Atkinson
Hans Reuter
Rexford Mitchell
Tribune
Wisconsin
Thomson
Wisconsin College
State Building Corporation
Wisconsin Supreme Court
County Budget Up 327 666 in 1959 Tentative Plan
The County Board will review a 1959 tentative budget showing a $327,666.36 increase over 1958 after final Finance Committee cuts. Seventeen members trimmed $25,200 more, bringing total committee cuts to $268,110 in about five weeks of hearings. If $100,000 can be drawn from the general fund again, the increase drops to $227,666.36.
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Finance Committee
Rose Street
Market Square
Elks Club
Aquinas
Police and Fire Commission
la Crosse County
Girl Passes Out Sleeping Pills Like Gumdrops
Milwaukee police recovered 40 phenobarbital pills taken from a visitor's purse by a 4 year old girl who handed them to friends as she played outside. Patricia Wagner, 9, showed one tablet to her mother leading to authorities tracing the pills.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Wagner
Aldermen Begin Deliberations On 1959 City Budget
Aldermen open the 1959 budget with modest expense cuts and fixed-cost approvals. The session, led by Emil Schultz, targets a 50.22 mill tax rate to fund a 7.19 million current and 1.61 million capital budget, supported by a 1.5 million bond sale.
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Emil
Upper Crust Demands Quiet From Whistling Shipyard Mynah
In Esher, John Latimer faces court for keeping a mynah that wolf whistles and belts sea shanties. Neighbors led by Clifford Black complain of constant noise from dawn to dusk. Latimer, a 49 year old potato importer, calls the pet pretty and amusing. case adjourned for the weekend.
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Latimer
Clifford Blackmore
NSP seeks early decision in gas hearings in NSP service area
Northern States Power Co representatives urged the Federal Power Commission for a prompt ruling in consolidated hearings on pipeline plans to extend natural gas service. Three pipelines, Midwestern Gas Transmission Co, Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Co, and Northern Natural Gas Co, seek area service with possible construction next fall.
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Federal Power Commission
Stuart V. Willson
Wisconsin
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Houston, Tex
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Co
Detroit
Mich
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
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Hoo Sea
FPC
NSP
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Trans- Canada Pipeline Co
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Sartell
White Bear Lake
Stillwater
Winona
Minn
Hudson
North Hudson
Wis
Northern
Duluth
Superior
Iron Range
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan-Wisconsin
Eisenhower urges GOP unity for midterm victory on 68th birthday
President Eisenhower addressed over 500 Republican staffers at a birthday breakfast in Washington urging unity to regain control of Congress. He praised the administration’s record, urged dedication to the campaign, and warned against past quarrels while calling for a strong, united effort. He then attended a Requiem Mass for Pope Pius XII.
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Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
Pius XII
County Conducts Safety Vehicle Checks Over Four Weeks
County Highway Police will perform routine vehicle safety inspections over the next four weeks starting Tuesday. Chief Edward Tabbert says checks occur two or three days weekly at unannounced sites and cover headlights taillights signals brakes horn windshield wipers operator license and car plates.
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Edward Tabbert
Chest Drive Kickoff by 400 Volunteers for La Crosse Campaign
More than 400 volunteer solicitors will begin the La Crosse Community Chest general campaign to raise 219 298 for 21 agencies. Dr. R Mitchell and co chair Philip S Davy emphasize fair share giving and the 1958 slogan building a good community from the ground up.
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la Crosse Community Chest General
Mitchell
Philip S. Davy
French Officers Ordered Out of Algerian Politics
In Algiers Premier Charles de Gaulle ordered French army officers to quit politics in Algeria. Maj. Gen. Jacques Massu led 11 officers to resign from the Committee of Public Safety after de Gaulle’s mandate, as civilians prepared for elections and tensions rose among the loyalist and settler factions.
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Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Jacques Massu
Committee of Public Safety
de Gaulle
Azam Ouali
France
Salan
Tee
Sahara
Area South Of Hwy 33 Seeks City Annexation
A legal notice in The La Crosse Tribune states plans to circulate an annexation petition for 100 properties south of Wisconsin Highway 33. Petitioners seek to join these acres to La Crosse from the Town of Shelby, with a Shelby Town Hall meeting to discuss waiting periods and merits.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Highway 33
City of
Shelby
Green Acres
Welch
Meadowlawn
Kr T
Burlington Railroad
S. 32Nd St
South Wedgewood Addition
South Wedgewood
Shelby Citizens’ Committee
Shelby Town
Hall
Denzer
Ward Avenue
Harvey B. Hall
S. 30Th St
Thomas Fuchs
S. 29Th St
la Crosse Tribune
Dan J. Foley
S. 31St St
Shelby Citizens Committee
Uncle Sam Goes Deeper In The Red
Washington reports the national debt rose by about 2.7 billion dollars in a week reaching the highest level in two and a half years. The government anticipates further borrowing soon to refill dwindling cash reserves.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
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