Raising of Dam Sought at Albany
Conservation officials and property owners met in Albany to plan raising the Sugar River dam to combat silting and boost fishing and boating. A survey by the Wisconsin Conservation Department will determine how high the dam can be raised and a public service hearing will be held. The project involves landowners, the conservation commission, and the fishery and waterfowl programs with 860 acres proposed for refuge development.
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Sugar
Albany
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Clarence R. Benkert
Public Service Commission
Benkert
Harold A. Pederson
James Schwoegler
Soil Conservation Service
John Ockerman
Elmer Herman
Fish Management
Ed Owen
Conservation Department
U S to Continue Accepting Hungarian Refugees
The State Department announced from Vienna that the United States will admit limited numbers of Hungarian refugees in the coming months. Admissions will target hardship cases and selected scientists and engineers.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
State Department
U.S
Indian science teachers tour Green County College
Six science teachers from India visiting Green County Teachers College observe American teaching methods under Fulbright Ford Foundation support. They will study 220 school days yearly in India and are hosted by American families in Madison. The group includes Sybil Benjamin, Sivasubramanyam, and other seasoned educators.
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India
Green County Teachers College
Otto W. Lund
Sybil Benjamin
Bombay
Shiva Gogi
Delhi
R. D. Bokil
Poona
G. S. Krishna Raju
Coorg
Lynne J. Koch
Madison
School of Education
University of Wisconsin
Sewa Ram Chaturvedi
Dewas
Sivasubramanyam
Ooty
Milton Tella
Times
United States
Ford Foundation
Washington
Mahatma Gandhi
Shiva Gogia
R. D. Bakil
Coory
Monticello Road Project Possible
H Eugene Segner the county highway commissioner said state may asphalt Highway 69 between Monroe and Monticello late this summer or in 1958. The aging relocation road, built in 1950, is deteriorating and will need a full asphalt upgrade with eight inches of gravel base and high quality asphalt, maintained by temporary repairs until scheduled work.
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H. Eugene Segner
Monroe
Monticello
Segner
Palm Sunday Union Service Planned at St. John's Church
The Monroe Council of Churches will hold its annual Palm Sunday union service tomorrow at 8 p m in St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev Howard L Or ians of Madison will speak. Rev Paul H Olm hosts. Miss Evelyn Hartwig plays organ and a youth choir directed by Mrs Bruce M Blum will sing.
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Monroe Council of Churches
St. John’s Evangelical
County Board Meets Tuesday in Green County Courthouse
The Green County Board starts its April session Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Courthouse to organize committees and elect leaders. Eleven new members join, with changes from Monroe's eight ward system. a declaratory judgment fight with the city over zoning is also anticipated.
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Green County Board
Monroe
Clarence W. Loveland
Washington Township
Monticello
Joshua J. Hoesly
New Glarus
Myron I. Stair
Monroe Seventh Ward
Fred Baertschi
Albany Township
Leo M. Ties
Brodhead
A. L. Miller
Exeter Township
Hoesly
Henry Rebly
Jordan Township
Agriculture
Norton
Roy Crago
Browntown
Ray T. Silver
Mt. Pleasant Township
Crago
Silver
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Guy Davis
Spring Grove
Ladwig
Sylvester
Janesville
Harry S. Fox
Truck and car damaged in Highway 11 crash near Browntown
A farm pickup driven by Albee Paulson ages 62 of Route 1 Albany and a car driven by James Glenn Hicks age 23 of Route 1 Shullsburg were heavily damaged at 11 05 am at the intersection of Highway 11 and County Trunk M near Browntown. Dewey Hartwig of Browntown waited to turn south as Hicks passed. Paulson could not stop and struck Hartwig’s vehicle and then the Hicks car. No injuries or Hartwig damage reported.
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Albee Paulson
Albany
James Glenn Hicks
Shullsburg
Browntown
Dewey Hartwig
Hicks
Paulson
Hartwig
Hospital Board Eyes More Cropland for Green County Farm
Green County Hospital trustees discussed expanding cropland to improve feed supplies and cut costs. They noted current 300 acres suffice for 282 285 patients and 35 staff, but added acreage could lower annual feed bills by at least 5000 dollars and support expanded production including beef cattle. The move aligns with possible state formula changes affecting per patient funding and may be taken up at the April County Board meeting.
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Green County Hospital
Laroy Dodge
Francis
Green County
Senator Defends Action on Norman
Senator Eastland says he cannot disclose why the subcommittee publicly linked Canadian diplomat E. H. Norman with communism, calling the decision sound. He notes facts prevent public disclosure and praises Canada's government as zealous against communism. Norman, then Canadian ambassador to Egypt, died by his own hand in Cairo shortly after the testimony.
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Washington
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
E. H. Norman
Senate
Canada
Subcommittee
Norman
Cairo
Egypt
Syrian Troops Enter Jordan Amid Political Turmoil
Syrian armored regiments moved into northern Jordan as Amman faced a crisis over a new premier. Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir warned against foreign interference while Jordanian crowds protested Nabulsi’s government and Eisenhower Doctrine. Abdul Halim Nimr abandoned plans for a new government as two other figures sought to form a cabinet. King Hussein sought a successor to Nabulsi, with Said Mufti emerging as a possible caretaker premier.
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Amman
Jordan
Golda Meir
Tel Aviv
Israel
Nabulsi
Abdul Halim Nimr
Hussein
Said Mufti
Senate
Orchesis Event Set for April 26 at Monroe High
The Monroe high school Junior Orchesis will present its annual program Friday April 26 in the high school auditorium. Adviser Miss Betty Jane Schmid leads the modern dance group with Janeen Boyer as soloist in Moods thru Movements. Marilyn Kubly Shirley Harrington perform in a duet and student choreographers Gayleen Steensrud Karen Wagner and Carol Koenig direct dances, some with recorded music and drum beats others in pantomime.
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Monroe High School
Marcus Murder Probe Recasts Hodge Deal Link
Chicago police probing banker Leon Marcus slaying March 31 shift focus to a 1953 Trust Co. of Chicago purchase and Marcus merger with Southmoor Trust and Savings Bank. Marcus gained control of $517,445 in securities held in Hodge’s office as the ex-state auditor cashed $1,024,000 in state warrants.
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Chicago
Leon Marcus
Orville Hodge
Illinois
the Trust Co. of
Marcus
Southmoor Trust and Savings Bank
Trust Company
Hodge
The
Ank
Twining and aides cleared by Alaska game official
Alaska game administrator Clarence Rhode said last night no game law violations occurred during a Brooks Mountain hunting trip by Air Force generals including Gen. Nathan Twining. Rhode visited the camp and defended Twining, Partridge, and Doolittle, while Keith Hart had pressed congressmen about the trip.
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Juneau
Alaska
Air Force
Clarence Rhode
Fish and Wildlife Service
Brooks Mountain
Keith Hart
Fairbanks
Hart
Nathan Twining
Earle E. Partridge
James Doolittle
Twining
Rhode
Washington
Territory
Eden Undergoes Boston Operation
Sir Anthony Eden was operated on at New England Baptist hospital for removal of an artificial bile duct. Doctors reported no malignancy and that Eden withstood the procedure well. The bulletin said no new tube was needed and the colon showed no inflammation.
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Boston
Sir Anthony Eden
New England Baptist Hospital
Richard B. Cattell
Horace Evans
Eden
John W. Norcross
Lahey Clinic
Cattell
Dag Hammarskjold Likely to Decline Hungary Visit
United Nations New York dispatch notes Hungary invites Dag Hammarskjold to Budapest after Soviet tanks crushed the anti communist revolt. The secretary general is not expected to accept, despite strong gestures made last November.
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United Nations
N. Y
Hungary
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
U. N
Hammarskjold
Mixed Reactions To Nationwide Mail Cutback
Postoffice shutdowns drew mixed responses locally as residents noted changes in service. Postmaster John J. Burkhard praised orderly public acceptance while rural subscribers faced delayed Tribune and Friday Evening Times deliveries. Some towns like Browntown and Albany reported pilots of continued daily paper service at offices. Weekday window hours will be shortened starting Monday with parcel post and stamp windows 8:30 to 5 and money orders 9 to 5.
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John J. Burkhard
Chicago
Evening Times
Summerfield
Browntown
Albany
Burkhard
U S Now Broke Andrews Claims
Rockford reports former Republican governor J Bracken Lee and ex tax official T Coleman Andrews, both critics of the federal income tax, say the United States is headed for bankruptcy due to excessive spending. They spoke at a news conference endorsing a new Americans for Tax Reduction group.
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Rockford
United States
Andrews
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Russia
Lee
Americans For Tax Reduction
Massey Dissolves Parliament Calls New Election
Governor General Vincent Massey dissolved Parliament on Friday night and called a general election for June 10. The outcome will decide if the Liberal government led by Prime Minister Louis St Laurent remains in power.
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Ottawa
Vincent Massey
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Postal Chief Seeks Okay for Full 47 Million
Postmaster General Summerfield presses for 47 million dollars in supplementary funds to restore full mail service. House committee previously recommended 41 million, while critics say overspending caused the crisis. Delivery halted Saturday nationwide with only special delivery items and some rural offices open. Congress and the president must act before funds are released.
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Washington
Summerfield
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Capital Hill
House Appropriations
Gary
D-Va
Tax Delay Gives IRS Assurance on Late Returns
An IRS spokesman in Washington said there would be no quibbling about late returns if postmarks show midnight on the 15th or a day or two late due to mail service disruptions. He noted no penalties for payments and returns held up by the postal slowdown.
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Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Associated Press
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County Board
County Hospital Board
C. S. Pierce
Roy True
Crystal Lake
Streator
Ill
King
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