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Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1954

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Secrecy Marks Guard Problem In Wisconsin Exercise

Camp McCoy hosts a three day command post exercise by the 32nd National Guard Division with Maj. Gen. Jim Dan Hill as corps commander and Brig. Gen. W. F. Briedster leading the division. The Red Arrow unit camouflages its headquarters on a wooded knoll while defense platoons fortify positions as fifth army messages adjust plans.

Camp Mccoy Wisconsin 32Nd National Guard Canada Black River Falls Red Arrow Comba Jim Dan Hill Corrnder W. F. Briedster Whitefish Bay Fifth Army Gen Briedster Dan. A. Hardt Appleton Richard Ballman Milwaukee Pat W. Dawson Janesville Roth S. Schleck Carlisle P. Runge Madison

Bombings in Havana Kill Opposition Leader's Member

Two explosions in downtown Havana killed Enrique Martin Sanchez a 32 year old executive committee member of the Orthodox party and wounded four others Monday night authorities said the incidents appear to be politically motivated.

Havana Enrique Martin Sanchez Orthodox Party

Extortion Plot Nets LaCrosse Man and Teen

Authorities arrested Jack Duffrin, 20, and an unidentified teenage boy for allegedly extorting $500 from Dr. Richard Hartley and family over false information about Evelyn Hartley. Police say the plano involved a staged drop in a drugstore and a decoy bag with a supposed letter. The Hartley disappearance remains unsolved and no link is found between the extortion attempt and Evelyn Hartley.

Miss Hartley George C. Long Long Duffrin

Voters Reject Land Purchase For New Elementary Site

Voters by 318 to 124 rejected the district tied to buying two tracts for a new elementary school. They ruled the prior resolution illegal, opposed the board’s purchase beyond its authority, and urged returning the already bought land. Instead they favored an addition to the current school on district land at the central site. The four hour meeting was led by Dr S y Sorkin.

S. Sy i Sorkin

County repairing benches around the Courthouse

Louis KX Wolleson, chairman of the jail and courthouse committee, says seven benches being repaired will be installed around the Courthouse before winter. The board voted in August to place them off the lawn, removable for repairs, not permanent in cement. J.B. Scherer noted grass maturity concerns.

Louis KX. Wolleson County Board J.B. Scherer Wolleson

Typhoon Tokyo Heads Toward Japan With 150 MPH Winds

Japan braces for Typhoon Tokyo as winds reach about 150 miles per hour and the nation readies disaster response measures. Officials issued alerts and mobilized emergency crews to protect coastal areas and major cities from potential flooding and damage.

Japan Tokyo

Better Weather For Harvests Boosts Wisconsin Crops

Madison reports from the U S weather bureau indicate warmer weather next week aiding harvests with rainfall near normal though scattered heavy showers. Weekend looks cool and cloudy. temps midweek rise and a few areas see 1 to 1.6 inches rainfall. Corn and oats harvests progress. sweet corn canning up. second hay cuttings poor. cranberry marshes yield is cut to 225000 barrels.

Madison Wisconsin U. S. Weather Bureau Oconomowoc Burlington Cranberry

Senate Tightens Bill To Outlaw Communist Party Membership

Washington reports the Senate approved an 81 to 1 measure to strip the Communist party of legal rights and criminalize party membership. The undertone split opened over Eisenhower administration concerns and included Butler amendments tightening labor union provisions and banning infiltration. Humphrey proposed penalties of up to five years in jail and $10,000 fines for members, while House supporters warned against killing the broader bill. The debate reflected fierce partisan divisions over how to curb Communist influence in politics and labor.

Washington Senate Today Communist Party Senate House Illera Humphrey Sen Humphrey D-Minn GOP Eisenhower Justice Department Sen. Butler Sen. Kefauver D-Tenn

Eisenhowers Arrive For Vote Registration

President-elect Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive at LaGuardia Airport in New York aboard the presidential plane Columnist to register as voters for the fall elections. They travel from Washington and land at 9 20 a m amid reporters and security precautions.

Ars Eisenhower Washington Columpine LaGuardia York

Name Calling Polite Morse McCarthy Clash Over Lynch Law Probes

Senate clash between Morse and McCarthy over investigations turns personal as Morse accuses probes of resembling lynch law and McCarthy calls Morse’s charges fantastic dishonest name calling. Morse cites unfair procedures, while McCarthy defends Senate busyness and one man committees in a combative exchange.

Morse McCarthy Washington Sen Ind-Ore Senate United States Oregon Wisconsin

Churchill summons top diplomats over EDC crisis

Britain expresses surprise and disappointment at France's EDC amendments. Churchill convenes Ivone Kirkpatrick, Frank Roberts, William Hayter, and Gladwyn Jebb at Chartwell to press Paris before a two day EDC meeting in Brussels. Officials warn a stalemate could doom six nation army and West German rearmament plans.

London Churchill Britain France Mendes-France Ivone Kirkpatrick Frank Roberts William Hayter Gladwyn Jebb Chartwell Foreign Service EDC Sne Jebb Paris Brussels Washington West Germany Bonn Konrad Adenauer Adenauer Otto John Netherlands

U N Demands Prisoner Data From Korea Armistice Talks

At Panmunjom the United Nations demanded an accounting of 2 840 missing Allied soldiers including 526 Americans on a newly revised roster claimed by Communist forces to be held prisoners. Rear Admiral Brittain pressed for timing of freedom or return of bodies, while the Reds dismissed the list as fictional and asserted all prisoners were repatriated under the armistice agreement.

Panmunjom U. N Adm T. B. Brittain Military Armistice Commission China

President Warns Fourth Fleet Ready

President Eisenhower warned that Chinese Communists would have to run over the American Seventh Fleet if they attack Formosa. The remark came as reporters cited a large buildup of Chinese forces on the mainland and pressed for a response to a possible forceful invasion.

Gamma Globulin Program Ends After County Clinic

The final session of injections closed this afternoon at St. Clare hospital polio center. Those with last names T through Z were treated, with 1,503 people processed in six days and 329 shots given yesterday. Doctors Stiles, Fencil, and Olson assisted, as the free program for children under 16 and pregnant mothers was backed by Green County Medical Society and Green County Polio Chapter, with gamma globulin donated by the National Polio Foundation.

St. Clare Hospital Frank Stiles Wayne Fencil Melvin Olson Green County Medical Society Green County Polio Chapter National Polio Foundation

Knights of Columbus Roster for Ball Game With Shrine Revealed

Knights of Columbus announces its softball roster for Sundays annual game with the Shrine. Manager Haren lists Emmett Norton Howard Smith Kane Clark Kelley Kaderly Kirsca Blum Donovan as starter and utility player with substitutes Hogan Maher Urban. A Masonic Temple meeting sets final arrangements for the event at 6 30 pm Sunday, with Shrine KC clowns touring Monticello and New Glarus to raise funds for crippled and underprivileged children.

Wrank Muzz Haren Knights of Columbus Shriners William Rees Shrine Emmett Flash Norton Howard Knuckles Shrine-Kc Monticello New Glarus Monroe

Swimming Pool Hours Changed at Recreation Park Pool

Ronald D. Johnson announces new hours at Recreation Park pool with evening closure 5:30 to 7 p m and discontinuation of adult night on Thursdays. Morning sessions resume next week 9 to 11 30 a m while Friday women’s swimming remains at 10 00 a m now 10 30. Attendance so far this season totals 21 149 with last week being the lowest.

Recreation Park Ronald D. Johnson Johnson South Wayne Juda Winslow

Dairy Support Standoff in Farm Bill Closes Debate

Senate and House conferees reached a 75 percent parity dairy support level amid clashes over surplus handling and school milk. The deal keeps flexible supports from 82 to 90 percent for major crops, includes a 2.3 billion set aside, and extends the basic farm act two years.

Washington Sen Young ND Rep Andresen Minn Hope R-Kas House Agriculture Committee House Aiken Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Senate House Benson Democrats Eisenhower

Exhibit Arranged By Dairy Leaders at State Fair

Green County dairy leaders voted to tell a story with a $3,000 refrigerated dairy display at the Wisconsin State Fair. J B Scherer chair of the County Board agriculture committee and G Fred Galli of the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association plan to ready the county exhibit at State Fair Park in West Allis, with pictures and messages highlighting Green County products. Representatives from the extension office will join Thursday to prepare the display, expected complete by Thursday night and ready for Friday’s fair preview in the crops department amphitheater.

B. Scherer County Board Agriculture Committee Green County Scherer G. Fred Galli Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Agricultural Extension Office State Fair Park West Allis Shherey

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