Major Paving Projects Slated On County Roads
Green County plans a summer of major highway improvements alongside routine repairs. Four new bridges are under construction on Highway 92 with at least five other large projects planned. State totals include 1,038,100 for county and state highways in 1959, plus repaving of Highway 81 Monroe to Argyle. Projects cover Highway 69 Monticello to New Glarus, Highway 11 Monroe to Brodhead, and Monroe’s 69 11th Avenue, plus widening County Trunk C and completing Trunk K and Highway 69 north of Monroe.
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H. Eugene Segner
Highway
Monroe
Argyle
Segner
Monticello
New Glarus
Brodhead
State Highway Commission
Madison
New
Glarus Woods
McGuire Corner
Lafayette
McGuire Farm
Twin Grove
Belleville
Injured Soviet Sailor Receives Care At Alaska Air Base
Evgeniy Ivanovich Gneushev a 23 year old Soviet fisherman was listed in critical condition with brain damage after a fall aboard the Soviet ship Pischavaya Industria He was transported from the vessel by the Coast Guard cutter Storis to Elmendorf Air Force Base hospital where Maj Homer Woosley Jr heads the surgery team His condition remained serious and he was unconscious six days after the incident in an Aleutian island bay.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Evgeniy Ivanovich Gneushev
Homer E. Woosley Jr
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Woosley
Gneushev
Pischavaya Industria
U.S. Coast Guard
Storis
Washington
Aleutian Island
Trucker Death Raises Wisconsin 1959 Toll to 157
A fiery crash in Pepin County kills truck driver Earl Bilderback 45 of Durand and raises Wisconsin's highway death toll for 1959 to 157, compared with 179 on the same date last year. Alois Newman 45 of Edgar also dies when a car goes out of control on Highway 97 near Marshfield.
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Associated Press
Pepin County
Wisconsin
Earl Bilderback
Durand
Alois Newman
Edgar
Marshfield
Second Escapee Eludes Officers in Kidnap Slay Case
Shawano County officials pursued a 2 year old former inmate linked to the Ben Wagner kidnapping slaying as a second sex crime convict fled toward northern Wisconsin. A 28 year old Milwaukee man, paroled to a Bonduel farmer, remains at large after eluding a highway chase and sighting at Milwaukee area depots. Police continue work in Chicago and Milwaukee to locate him while Joseph Lee, a 25 year old escaped convict, is also being sought in connection with the Wagner case.
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Milwaukee
Shawano County
Ben Wagner
Little Ben
Hugo Baker
Wisconsin
Bonduel
Thursay
Baker
Green Bay
Wagners
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Joseph Lee
Chicago
Wagner
Cheddars Recover In Exchange Trade
Green Bay Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reports mixed activity as cheddars weaken to 31 percent then recover to 31.54 percent near close. Pasteurized longhorns hold at 34 percent while daisies and other cheddars show scattered offers and trades across six to seven car lots.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Senate Battle Looms Over Labor Rule Bills
In Washington Senator McClellan faces pressure as floor debate nears on a Kennedy labor bill with expected amendments. Republican critics seek curbs while McClellan hints at drafts from his five labor bills. The Labor Committee backed Kennedy 13 to 2, with Mitchell promoting a middle path. The Senate appears to move faster than the House on this issue.
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Washington
Sen
John L. McClellan
Senate
McClellan
Labor Committee
Kennedy
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
House
Graham A. Barden
D-Nc
Administration
Mrs Kern Dies at 43 in Clarno Township
Mrs. Ernest G. Kern 43 of Route 1 Clarno Township died at home after a 15 month illness from malignancy. She was born Edna Kubly November 20, 1915 in Monroe Township. Survived by husband two daughters mother two brothers a sister and two grandchildren. Services Monday at 9:30 a.m. Stuessy funeral home and 10 a.m. at St Victor's church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
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Ernest G. Kern
Route 1
Clarno Township
Ruth
Stuessy Funeral Home
St. Victor’s Church
E. C. McCollon
Calvary Cemetery
Kennedy Seeks Wisconsin Visit Ahead of 1960 Campaign
Senator John F. Kennedy travels to Wisconsin for six speeches in seven cities amid questions on a 1960 presidential bid. He dodged the question of entering the Wisconsin primary while saying the trip could signal testing grounds for his campaign. He plans stops in Sheboygan Beloit Janesville Madison Green Bay and Appleton.
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Milwaukee
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Milwaukee Press Club
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Sheboygan
Beloit
Janesville
Madison
Green Bay
Appleton
Family Pleads For Return Of Lost $100 Bill For Hospital Aid
Mrs Agendrew Jim Heffner of Brodhead seeks the return of a $100 bill lost last week on a Brodhead crosswalk. The money was to help pay hospital expenses for her husband electrical engineer Heffner who is paralyzed and awaiting transfer for radium brain tumor treatment. The bill may have fallen when her son removed keys from her purse as they exited a car. Heffner was recently discharged from St Clare hospital.
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Agendrew
Jim) Heffner
Brodhead
Heffner
Wisconsin General Hospital
Boats on Display For First Exhibit
The first Boat Show in Monroe opened today at the Commercial Bank parking lot on 18th Avenue. Monroe Auto Electric Co displays five complete boat, motor and trailer outfits including the Shell Lake line. Poff's Cycle Shop shows six boats with motors and trailers. two larger outfits feature hard-top and convertible cruisers. Motors range from 3 to 50 hp. The show runs through Sunday.
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Monroe
Commercial Bank
18Th Avenue
Monroe Auto Electric Co
Shell Lake
Poff’s Cycle Shop
Mrs FDR Returns From Month Abroad Visit
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt returned today from a month long trip abroad visiting Italy Iran Israel France and England.
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Fdr
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Italy
Iran
Israel
France
England
Rebels seize plane to Cuba during Haiti flight
Six Haitian rebels kill a pilot and force the co pilot to land in Santiago Cuba with 32 aboard including American George Salling. A melee ensues, pilot Eberle Guilbaud dies. Rebels seek asylum. Havana harbors Haitian political foes amid likely flight of seven rebels.
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Pilot
Cuba
Santiago
Haiti
George Salling
Ridgewood
N.J
Eberle Guilbaud
Steel Union Chief Refuses Extension
Pittsburgh producers sought a one year extension of wages and benefits as contracts near expiry on June 30. USW President David J. McDonald rejected the proposal citing economic pressures and the need for timely negotiations opening May 18. He notes automation displaces workers with about 200,000 still unemployed.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Kundla Named Minnesota Basketball Coach
Johnny Kundla, famed as the Minneapolis Lakers coach, was named the University of Minnesota basketball coach to succeed Ozie Cowles. His Lakers era ended with a 118-113 loss to the Celtics, completing a four game playoff sweep.
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Minneapolis
Johnny Kundla
Minneapolis Lakers
University of Minnesota
Lakers
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Kundla
Ozie Cowles
Board of Regents
Salvaged Bomb Blast Fatal to 34 in Luzon
A 500 pound salvaged bomb exploded in a central Luzon fishing village as fishermen dismantled it for use in fishing. The Philippine News Service reports at least 34 killed, many injured, most of the dead being children, with victims gathered nearby during the scene.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine News Service
Lingayen Bay
Market Safe Looted in Oshkosh Burglary
Burglars borrowed a ladder from an unattended garage and climbed a 12 foot window to crack a safe at Walter's supermarket in Oshkosh. They stole about $1,100 during the night.
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Oshkosh
Walter’s
First Mercury astronauts named for orbit test
NASA disclosed the seven-man Mercury crew selected to attempt an Earth orbit. They will train together and learn their individual launch order only on the big day. The group includes Carpent er Cooper Glenn Grissom Schirra Shepard and Slayton with varied family details and spouses.
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Washington
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Navy
Malcolm S. Carpenter
Garden Grove
Calif
Air Force
Leroy G. Cooper J. R
Carbondale
Colo
Seattle
John H. Glenn
New Concord
Ohio
Virgil I. Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Walter M Schirra
Hackensack
N.J
Carpenter
Boulder
Cooper
Trudy Olson
Glen
Grissom
Schirra
Josephine Frasier
James L. Holloway
Adm
Holloway
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Shepard
Louise Brewer
Kennett Square
Slayton
Marjorie Lunney
Los Angeles
Campy’s Son Placed On Probation By Judge
New York Queens case involves 15 year old David Campanella stepson of Roy Campanella. He is put on probation for an indefinite period for breaking into a drug store last February. Judge Sylvia Liese orders attendance at a guidance clinic under probation supervision. He admitted breaking the door on a dare but denied stealing items.
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New York
David Campanella
Roy Campanella
Queens
Sylvia Liese
David
Rubber Strike Hits U S Rubber Plant in Eau Claire
About 2,500 production workers walked off the job at the U S Rubber Co plant in Eau Claire as the United Rubber Workers began a nationwide strike at 18 plants. The action followed the signaling of a work stoppage midnight last night.
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EAU Claire
U S. Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
Yemen mobs stone Soviet aides amid anti Communist drive
In Yemen mobs condemn Soviet technicians as Imam Ahmed shifts away from Moscow ties. The ailing ruler slopes toward the West after years of Communist bloc influence begun in 1957, as large blocs aid and a Soviet military mission arrives with heavy armor.
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Yemen
Cairo
Arabian Peninsula
Nasser
Imam Ahmed
Ahmed
United Arab Republic
Moscow
Ade
Mohamed el Badr
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Red China
Japan Crown Prince Akihito Weds Commoner Michiko Shoda
Tokyo crowds celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Akihito to Michiko Shoda, a commoner. The ceremony ends centuries of tradition as Michiko becomes Crown Princess, signaling Japan's move toward modern democracy amid youth celebrations. A lone assailant hurled a stone, but missed, as the procession voyaged to the couple's residence.
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Tokyo
Akihito
Michiko Shoda
Kensetsu Nakayama
Ile
Michiko
Japan
Four Children Die In Pittsfield Fire
Four Pasquini children perished in a house fire that swept their 12 room frame home in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Mother Maria Pasquini, 40, leaped from a first floor porch roof to escape the blaze.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Perry Pasquini
Maria Pasquini
Monroe Auto Show Opens With Record Displays
The fifth annual Monroe Auto Show and Open House begins with the largest display of new cars in the event’s history. Weather may boost a record turnout as parades of 1959 cars and Yester-Year Car Club autos run through the weekend. Eight prize winners will be chosen in a $2000 slogan contest judged by bank officials, with entries due by 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Frank A. Potter
Dearth
Texaco
Monroe
Frank
Times
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Car Club
Green County Auto Co
Highway 11
First National Bank
Commercial and Savires Bank
Thorp Finance Co
Pakistan Flier Downed Jet Near Rawalpindi
Air Force sources said a twin engine jet was shot down near Rawalpindi after refusing to land. In New Delhi the Indian Defense Ministry announced an Indian Canberra jet missing after a routine flight with a two man crew.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Air Force
Rawalpindi
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Defense Ministry
Janke Joins Triangle Cheese Co Executive Staff
Donald W. Janke, who recently disposed of most of his interest in Green County Pre-Pak Inc, is named to an executive post at Triangle Cheese Co with headquarters here. The move took effect last Monday. Janke sold a major portion of Pre-Pak to his brother Louis F. Janke, who now leads the new corporation.
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Donald W. Janke
Green County Pre- Pak, Inc
Triangle Cheese Co
Janke
Pre-Pak
Louis F. Janke
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