Swiss Producers Seek U S Aid To Stabilize Swiss Cheese Market
Washington discussions reveal producers push for government action to support Swiss cheese prices or control milk costs. Proposals include price supports, OPS milk price controls, or emergency government purchases of Swiss for ECA distribution, potentially four to five million pounds. Kraft Foods attorneys warned local plants to halt lind Swiss production amid patent disputes.
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Washington
U. S
Kraft Foods Co
Kraft
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Platteville
Lafayette
Dane County
Verona
Mt. Horeb
Most of Monroe Teachers Set for New Term 1951-52
Monroe public schools report most of the 55 teachers have signed contracts for the 1951-52 year. Three positions are not returning Lois Mielke Dorothy Roehl and Velma Miller. One high school member remains in contract talks with Superintendent E O Evans.
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Monroe
E. O. Evans
Lois Mielke
Dorothy Roehl
Velma Miller
Evans
Supreme Court Voids Florida Negroes’ Death Convictions
The Supreme Court unanimously overturns the death sentences of two Florida Black men for the attack on a white girl. Two justices note racial sensitivities and press exploitation. Justice Jackson says bias in jury selection influenced the verdict.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Jackson
Wisconsin Draft Taft for President Push Opens
A Wisconsin group named Wisconsin Draft Taft for President Volunteers, Inc. plans a state drive to gather 100,000 signatures urging Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio to run for president. Leader Al Buntin of Milwaukee, a former assemblyman, says Taft is unaware and has no GOP support. spokesman Stanley Jarz notes Taft could discard the effort, but Wisconsin voters want him to consider a bid.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Sen
Robert Taft
Rohio
Taft For
Taft
Jarz
Monroe and Brodhead Students Win Forensics Honors
Five Monroe high school contestants won A ratings at the sectional meet in Fort Atkinson. Top honors earned by Jack Marvin Doris Tschudy Heidi Pfaffli Donald Fritz and Virgil Wenger advance to the state meet in Madison. Brodhead participants Colleen Ross Janet Williams Jane Ten Eyck and Diane Smith also earned state qualification with top division wins.
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Monroe High School
Ft. Atkinson
Jack Marvin
Doris Tschudy
Heidi Pfaeffli
Donald Fritz
Virgil Wenger
Madison
Monroe
Jacqueline Grant
Robert Marty
Lyndon Viel
Brodhead
Colleen Ross
Janet Williams
Jane Ten Eyck
Diane Smith
Clara Pierce
Beverly Sierman
Beverly Timm
Mary Preston
Platteville
Clifford Lien
Blanchardville
Betty Doyle
Belleville
Doris Egeberg
Orfordville
Richard Heyerdahl
Helen Stettler
Juda
Sandra Watkins
Argyle
Monica Figi
New Glarus
Mary Brunsvold
Robert Hoffman
Ann Marjorie Mahlbuch
South Wayne
Badger Air Force Man Perishes in Auto Crash
A Wisconsin air force man and three companions were killed when their car collided with another vehicle west of Conway Missouri. The victim was John E. Richard, 18, of Minong Washburn county. They were en route from Brooks Field San Antonio Texas to Scott air base Illinois.
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Conway
Wisconsin Air Force
Ozarks
Wisconsin
John E. Richard
Minong
Washburn County
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tex
Scott Air Base
Deadly air crashes claim 60 across US and Hong Kong
Across the United States and Hong Kong, three crashes in the US and one near Hong Kong killed 60 people since Friday night. Victims include 19 of 21 aboard a Charleston air force plane and 22 aboard a Southwest Airlines flight near Santa Barbara. The Bomber crash near Washington killed a family of three, with two girls and their uncle among the dead. A Siamese Airlines crash off Cape D’Angilar killed all aboard.
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W. Va
Washington, D. C
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Santa Barbara
Siamese Airlines
Godman Air Force Base
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Eglinfield
Fla
Sutherland
167Th
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Portland
Ind
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Kanawaha
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Copen
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House Armed Services Committee
Here
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Cranford
N. J
Kay Snyder
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Chesapeake Bay
Andrews
Calif
Civil Aeronautics
Cape D’angilar
Council Will Meet To Award Contract
City bids for a proposed new city garage were due by 5 p m today. G S Soseman reported two bids, with six general contractors having requested and receiving plans and specifications. The Board of Public Works will meet tomorrow to review bids and the City Council in a special session to accept one. Work is expected to start once a contract is awarded.
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G. S. Soseman
Zenno A. Gorder
Public Works
Board of Public Works
City Council
Flood Crests Hit Three States Prompt Mass Evacuations
Floods flood the Upper Midwest as Minnesota river crests prompt evacuations in North Mankato and nearby towns. Red River warnings rise in North Dakota and Minnesota while Cedar river swells in Iowa and Waterloo. emergency shelters open and volunteers reinforce levees and dikes.
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Associated Press
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Mankato
Minn
Red River
Fargo
N. D
Moorhead
Marshall, Minn
Alabama
Iowa
South Dakota
Cedar River
Little Sioux
Waterloo
Red Cross
North Mankato
St. Peter
Chinese Flood at Hwachon Dam Fails to Stop Allies
Chinese forces opened floodgates at the Hwachon reservoir in central Korea as U N troops advance and Allied forces seek to seize the dam. The flood rose only about four and a half feet, with engineers noting partial openings and potential highway disruption.
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Korea
Pukhan
U. N
38Th Parallel
North Korea
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Chunchon-Wonju
Chunchor
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Seoul
Four at Merrill Crown in Crash
Four teenagers drowned when their car missed a bridge on the flood swollen Prairie river. A fifth passenger Gilbert J. Krause 21 spent an hour on a small island calling for help before being rescued, hospitalized in shock. Victims were Earl Neubauer 19 Dorothy Walenczyk 19 Joyce 20 and Ruth Zimmerman 18. The group was returning from a dance when the car plunged into 14 feet of water.
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Gilbert J. Krause
Earl Neubauer
Dorothy Walenczyk
Joyce
Ruth Zimmerman
Associated Press
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Niles
William Harkin
Henry
Harkin
Gordon Anderson
Alois L. Wagner
Milwaukee
Fredonia Crossing
Ozaukee County
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Greenfield Park
Josephine Schomisch
Oshkosh
Highway 45
Neenah
Ellis J. G. Phillips
Aurora
Ill
U. S. Highway 14
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Vernon County
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Lake
Minnie Barden
Beloit
Hoover cites college code laxity fueling game fixing
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified to a Kefauver subcommittee that hypocrisy in college athletic codes and lax university controls encourage fixing in basketball. He cited 17 and 18 year olds running wild and cited crimestudy claims tied to organized gambling and sadistic assaults in major cities. He urged action while noting homes influence youth crime and blamed both players and schools for lax enforcement.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Los Angeles
Hoover
Senate Appropriations
Sidney Bradson
Milwaukee
Kefauver Committee
oThe University
Accidents Claim 12 Lives in Wisconsin Weekend
Across Wisconsin at least twelve people died in weekend accidents. A Merrill flood crash killed four including Earl Neubauer 19 and Dorothy Walenczyk 19. Others perished in fires crashes and pedestrian incidents across multiple counties.
Green County Judges Set April Court Dates
Judge Harold J. Lamboley of Green County calls April calendar at 1 30 P M. Judge Harry S. Fox cancels this week's work. Most Fox cases settle out of court. Howard Kennedy of Green County Drainage board has been moved to the fall term. Lamboley to schedule definite dates for cases in his jurisdiction.
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Green County Court
Harry S. Fox
Green County Circuit Court
Cudary Chief Quits After Illness Leave
Cudahy chief of police John Medrow resigns after 1918 service. Medrow, 61, has been on leave of absence since February due to illness.
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Cudary
Cudahy
John Medrow
Medrow
Legion Leader Says MacArthur Fighting With Both Hands Tied
New York national commander of the American Legion Erle Cocke Jr. says Gen. Douglas MacArthur is fighting in Korea with both hands tied behind his back. Cocke supports using Chinese nationalists on Formosa in China and bombing Manchuria to save American lives.
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New York
Erle Cocke Jr
American Legion
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Cocke
MacArthur
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Frank Montefelt Dies at Brodhead
Frank Montefelt 77 of Brodhead died at 4 10 p m Saturday at Coplien convalescent home He was a Spring Grove township farmer retired since 1935 and moved to Brodhead He leaves two sons Carl and Floyd two daughters Mrs Richard Anderson and Mrs John Bridge two brothers Ernest and Charles one sister Mrs Fred Pinnow and six grandchildren Services at 2 p m tomorrow Newcomer funeral home Rev Leland Kuns Beloit First Presbyterian officiating Burial Union cemetery Springs Grove township Friends may call tonight at the funeral home
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Frank Montefelt
Spring Grove Township
Coplien
Montefelt
William
Anna Mille Montefelt
Mary Eliza Alexander
Juto
Carl
Floyd
Beloit
Richard Anderson
John Bridge
South Beloit
Ernest
Durand
Charles
Lincoln
Neb
Fred Pinnow
Evangelical Church
Newcomer Funeral Home
Leland Kuns
Teenagers Rescue Boy From Janesville River Incident
Five year old Jackie Barry fell into the Rock River near Milwaukee Street Bridge in downtown Janesville. Arvin Hibner 37 jumped in to help and was pulled to safety by 16 year old Jerry Manz and another teen who also assisted.
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Jackie Barry
Milwaukee Street
Arvin Hibner
Jerry Manz
Ito
Drastic Action Debated Over MacArthur Row in Congress
President Truman weighs possible reprimand or recall for Gen. MacArthur as Congress and White House wary. Senators Knowland and Ferguson urge drastic steps while allies seek restraint. London sources report British objections to using Chiang Kai-shek troops against China. Speaker Rayburn warns of Russian troop concentrations as tension spikes.
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Trusman
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Formosa
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London
Rayburn
Manchuria
Gen. MacArthur
1956 Games Assured Melbourne Olympics Schedule
Sydney reports that despite opposition headlines Victoria's state, the 1956 Olympic Games will be held in Melbourne as scheduled according to a member of Australia's Olympic organizing committee.
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Victoria
Melbourne
Australia
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