New Silo Approved Jail Requirements Reviewed by Board
The Green County Board reviewed jail needs and approved a four point plan for a glass silo unit at the county hospital farm. They also authorized a $750 tree planter and set Good Friday courthouse hours, adjourning with no further meeting until Aug 6.
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Green County Hospital
A. Verhulst
Division of Corrections
State Department of Public Welfare
G. M. Parker
Parker
Verhulst
Francis
Victor N. Schiller
Monroe Second Ward
Lucius F.smith
Monroe Fifth Ward
Schiller
Janesville
Otto Schneider
Twining Promotion Triggers Major USAF Shakeup
President Eisenhower appoints Gen Nathan F Twining to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The move foresees as many as 140 Air Force generals reassigned or retiring as top brass realigns. Gen Thomas D White becomes vice chief and Gen Curtis LeMay heads SAC.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
U. S
O. P. Weyland
Tactical Air Command
Earle
Eisenhower Names Three Ambassadors to Mexico Sweden Colombia
President Eisenhower announced three ambassadorial picks on his Easter holiday eve in Augusta Georgia. Robert C Hill, currently assistant secretary of state for congressional relations, is named ambassador to Mexico. Francis White, then envoy to Mexico, becomes ambassador to Sweden. John M Cabot, moving from Sweden to Colombia, is named ambassador to that country.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Mexico
Sweden
Colombia
Robert C. Hill
Francis White
John M. Cabot
Three Burglars Killed in Mandel Bros Store Shootout
In Chicago the raid ended with three burglars dead and seven detectives unhurt after a gun battle at Mandel Bros store on State street. Detectives had hidden in the 11th floor credit department after a tip, ordered surrender, and were fired upon as the men attempted to crack a vault.
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Chicago
Mandel Bros
Credit Department
James Lynch
Lynch
Mandel
Loop
Jimmy Rentner
James Wulf
James Bertimio
Bertimio
O'Neill
British Vessel Through Suez After Invasion Standoff
The 3 604 ton freighter West Breeze, flying the red ensign, entered the Suez Canal as the first British ship to transit since the invasion last October. Chartered from Hong Kong, it carries Chinese peanuts to Rotterdam, with tolls paid in francs and an Italian pilot aboard for the 103 mile voyage. Britain and the United States urged shippers to avoid the canal amid U S Egyptian negotiations, a warning likely to be rescinded as talks appear near end without concessions from Nasser.
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Suez
Suez Canal
Egypt
Hong Kong
China
Rotterdam
Britain
United States
France
U.S
Nasser
Mt Etna Eruption Dims Reducing Threat to Nearby Hamlets
Mt Etna in Sicily shows a quieter spell today as lava flow slows and danger to hillside hamlets diminishes. Authorities monitor activity while residents reassess evacuations and safety plans.
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MT. Etna
Catania
Sicily
Israel Sees U S Backing Down On Suez Policy
The article notes U S policy shifts on Suez and Gulf of Aqaba with Israel reacting to perceived backing down and discusses broader regional implications and diplomatic signals amid ongoing tensions. It outlines various church and community Easter observances in Monroe including mass schedules and union services.
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Israel
U.S
Suez
Gulf of Aqaba
Holy Land Easter Observances Highlight Faith Over Conflict
Good Friday in Jerusalem sees Muslims Christians and Jews marking Easter holidays amid political tensions. Four thousand visitors in Holy Week in Arab Jerusalem while 400 pilgrims cross the Palestine frontier. Ramadan crowds join worshipers at the Dome of the Rock as processions and Last Supper re‑enactments unfold near the Israeli Jordanian line.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Holy Land
Israel
Hussein Khalidi
Jericho
Palestine Armistice Frontier
Egypt
Cyprus
Syria
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Dome of the Rock
Mohammed
Mandelbaum Gate
Old City
Jesus
Christ
Soldier 213th Victim In Wisconsin Mishaps
A soldier on leave, 41 year old Anthony Bulkowski of Ft. Sheridan Illinois, died near Oconto Falls when his car left a foggy road and hit a culvert. Wisconsin log shows 213 highway fatalities that year, down from 216 last year. Another crash killed 55 year old David Nelson of Skokie Illinois on Highway 51 near Westfield in Marquette County.
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Associated Press
Oconto Falls
Wisconsin
Anthony Bulkowski
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Oconto County
David Nelson
Skokie
Westfield
Marquette County
Village Explains Story of Bombs and Crater Mystery
Monticello villagers sought the crater as three youths admitted making moderate sized bombs from steel conduit filled with powder. Authorities traced the big crack to a jet breaking the sound barrier, not an explosion. Judge Peterson will not press charges. a family discussion will explain explosive danger.
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Raymond Gessler
Monticello
Gessler
Times
Monroe
Donald Ferris
Marshall L. Peterson
Mayflower II Reaches Plymouth Startup for Atlantic Replica Voyage
The Mayflower II arrived today in Plymouth to begin a voyage replica of the 1620 Pilgrim crossing. The wooden ship towed from Dartmouth into Plymouth Harbor aims to sail for Plymouth Massachusetts on Saturday under Cmdr. Alan Villiers with his crew.
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Plymouh
England
Plymouth
Plymouth Harbor
Dartmouth
Alan Villiers
Mass
Monroe Postoffice Resumes Saturday Operations
Post office restores Saturday mail delivery and money order services in Monroe after Postoffice Department orders. Postmaster John J. Burkhard reports that 84 hour window service remains in place pending regional supervisor review, while third class mail handling and money orders resume as directed.
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Monroe
Postoffice Department
John J. Burkhard
Summerfield
Congress
Burkhard
Airliner Lands in Flames. Sparks Quick Escape at Pittsburgh
Capital Airlines DC-4 with Capt R L Calhoun of Alexandria Virginia landed hard after a gear issue. The right inboard engine caught fire as flames spread along the fuselage. Fifty passengers escaped within seconds as fire trucks quenched the blaze. no serious injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh
Capital Airlines
R. L. Calhoun
Alexandria
Calhoun
Capt. Calhoun
George McKoskey Dies, La Crosse Heating Contractor
George J. McKoskey, 55, a leading La Crosse heating and plumbing contractor, died Thursday after a heart attack. His firm served projects across western Wisconsin for many years.
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George McKoskey
LA Crosse
George J. McKoskey
Wisconsin
Signal Switch Revealed in Israeli American Talks
Tel Aviv reports mounting Israeli concern over American policy as Golda Meir meets U S Ambassador Edward Lawson. Talks cover Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba with the United States delaying return of the Suez issue to the U N Security Council and pressuring direct Cairo Washington negotiations.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golda Meir
U. S
Edward B. Lawson
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Ben - Gurion
Foreign Ministry
Suez
Eisenhower
United States
U. N. Security Council
Cairo
Washington
Britain
France
Nasser
Gaza Strip
David Ben- Gurion
Immunization Clinics Resume in Green County Schedule
The final immunization round starts Monday at New Glarus High School from 9 to 10 a.m. The triple toxin shot for whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus plus tetanus alone will be given. Clinics proceed in Monticello Tuesday Albany April 24 Brooklyn April 25 Monroe April 26 Brodhead April 29 Judo April 30 and Browntown May 1.
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Green County
Glarus High School
Cheddar Prices Move Slightly in Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
GREEN BAY Values on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange were steady for state brand and lower for junior grade cheddar. One car of junior grade cheddar sold at 32 cents with two cars offered at 33 percent and two cars of 40 lb blocks at 33 percent. Overall trading tone remained steady on state brand and weak on junior cheddars.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Sniper Wounds Three In Denison Housing Area
A sniper in a passing car fired a shotgun at three young African Americans playing outside a Denison Texas housing development. The pellets struck them but officers said they were not seriously hurt and injuries were not life threatening.
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Denison
Tex
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