Defend Contract On U W Housing
University of Wisconsin regents refuse to reconsider their action to award a housing contract for 120 unit veterans apartments and a dormitory addition. George A Fuller Co. of Chicago and New York to receive the project, after a letter of intent dated July 25 promised the contracts. The total cost is about 1.8 million dollars with jobs for married and single veterans.
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Madison
F. J. Sensenbrenner
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Wisconsin Contractors
8Gigent America, Inc
George A. Fuller Co
Chicago
New York
Milwaukee
Fuller Company
Sensenbrenner
Fuller
Green
Eeetee University
E. B. Fred
J. J. Schmitz
Edward Ner
Eau Claire
Mark Culeee
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Wisconsin Plans for Municipal Airports Examined
The state planning board met to review present and proposed municipal airport sites in Wisconsin and their fit into a national airport program. An appropriation of 30 million dollars was voted to aid municipal airport development with about 20 million available for Wisconsin projects. Howard Morey, commission chair, stated funds will support built or planned future facilities and planning for airport operations.
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State Planning Board
Wisconsin
Congress
Nusta
Howard Morey
Commission
Cow Calms Then Walks Away After Driver Hits Dairy Animal
A garbled report notes Douglas county dairy cattle described as rugged. Peter Copp of Chicago struck a cow while driving, with unclear details on the incident and aftermath.
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Superior
Douglas County
Peter Copp
Chicago
Miracle Flight Endures Harrowing 9000 Foot Engine Nacelle Ordeal
A 12 year old Indonesian boy survived a three hour flight in the engine nacelle of a Dutch Dakota after disappearing from Keopang to Australia. He was found unconscious and later regained consciousness at Darwin hospital with burns exposure and shock. KAAPF officers are puzzled how he survived unprotected at 9000 feet and during wheel lowering. He provided no name and is expected to recover.
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Sydney
Darwin
Keoepang
Sydney Sun
Koepang
Australia
KAAPF
Youth Center Opening Dance Sets Stage for Sept 1 Start
Monroe's Youth Center unveiled its new quarters in the old clay works with a kickoff dance honoring Nancy Bishop who funded the event. Formal opening is slated for Sept 1 as organizers seek members for the Youth Center and the shared Young Adult club and a official center name.
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Monroe
Ciilay
Nancy Bishop
Confession in Slaying of Young Sailor on Destroyer
FBI and naval intelligence announce an oral confession by David Joseph Watson, a Norfolk VA native held since July after the slaying of 19 year old Benjamin Leroy Hobbs aboard the U S S Stribling. Watson admitted assaulting Hobbs as he slept, striking with a wrench and choking him with tarpaulin rope. Hobbs was to be discharged to aid his widowed mother on their North Carolina farm.
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Key West
U. S
FBI
Office of Naval Intelligence
Benjamin Leroy Hobbs
Nebo
N. C
David Joseph Watson
Negro Cook
Miami
Joseph E. Thornton
Watson
Thornton
Norfolk
Hobbs
North Carolina
Absolve A-bomb In Quake Series
Two scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science say there is no link between Bikini Atoll atomic blast and Caribbean earthquake swarms. Geologist Howard Meyerhoff notes surface shock but insufficient energy to trigger quakes. Dr. J H Rush calls the bomb a pinprick compared with tectonic forces.
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Washington
Bikini
Caribbean
Howard Meyerhoff
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. H. Rush
Federation of American Scientists
Meyerhoff
West Indies
Japan
East Indies
New Zealand
University housing project to begin at Wisconsin campus
The University of Wisconsin alumnae research foundation will start a 150 apartment housing project on 12 acres, 26 buildings, at a cost of 2 million dollars. Leonard Schultze said the design centers on garden facing living rooms for married graduate students and junior faculty, with a 40 one bedroom, 98 two bedroom and 12 three bedroom units. Construction is to begin within 45 days, with a contract anticipated with George A. Fuller Co. for completion next summer.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Leonard Schultze
New York
Schultze
University Building Corp
George A. Fuller Co
Community News From Juda and Nearby Towns
A crowded list of visits and local events includes Juda residents visiting Monroe and Janesville, plus trips to Brodhead and Madison. The Juda Jolly Junior 4-H club hosted a Monroe roller skating party, and multiple church groups schedule meetings, picnics, and ordination notices. Betty Ehlert and Esther Newman visit grandparents. Floyd Kolander joins the Weather Bureau in Green Bay.
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John Anderegg
Monroe
George Hoover
Clarence Giesing
Juda
Pennsylvania
Gertrude Newman
Janesville
Marion Newman
Henry E. Haberman
Clarence Schwartz
Joyce Schwartz
Judith Ann
Dean Berger
Beloit
Henry Haberman
Baptist Missionary Aid
Ira Johnson
Harris Grenzow
William Chambers
Henry Seeger
Orfordville
Seeger
Oakley
Juda Jolly
Floyd Kolander
Government Weather Bureau
Green Bay
Kolander
Maine
Betty Ehlert
Brodhead
Orville Zimmerman
Gladys Mohns
Blair
Esther Newman
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Ira Coates
Madison
Woodruf
Lester Armstrong
Ira Armstrong
Wayne Vanderbilt
Katherine Chambers
Lois Jean Miller
New Glarus Visit by Mrs Pauli and Friday Group
Mrs Henry Pauli and Mrs Waldo Freitag with Miss Marie Freitag traveled to Madison Thursday. The Forestette Women’s club from For Est Products Laboratory toured the Swiss embroidery factory, the museum, and the Swiss Chalet at New Glarus then enjoyed dinner at the William Tell hotel.
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Waldo Freitag
Marie Freitag
Madison
Edwin Barlow
Forestette Women’s Club
Hobart Freitag
Earl Willonby
Palmer Duerst
Kathleen Kubly
Mathilda Kubly
Amended Legislation for Veteran Insurance
The amended national service life insurance act of 1940 signed by President Truman expands benefits including endowment conversions, named beneficiaries outside prior classes, lump sum payments, and total disability benefits. The changes take effect August 1 and require forms revision and procedural updates by the Veterans Administration. Service officer Theodore J. Burgy says guidance will be provided as developments occur.
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National Service Life Insurance
Truman
Theodore J. Burgy
Burgy
Veterans’ Administration
Service Office
Churchill Estate Shrine Memorial Planned at Chartwell
A group of Churchill friends has purchased the Chartwell estate in Kent to establish a permanent national memorial to Winston Churchill after his death. His family will remain in residence during his lifetime. Times Want Ads.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Chartwell
Kent
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