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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1954
Page
2
Editorial lauds Secretary Ezra Taft Benson for a major shift to flexible farm price supports and credits the administration with backing his move. It portrays Benson as politically attacked yet victorious, noting the president's support and the potential impact on agriculture and the wider economy.
The U N Command demands information on 2840 missing Allied airmen, a blunt ultimatum to Red China to free or return bodies. Peiping ridicules the request claiming all were repatriated while the list includes names China says are not prisoners. The piece notes the uncertain fate of airmen and China's hardline stance in the UN dispute.
City council faced a chorus of citizen opposition as it considers retaining the Chandler property on August 18 1944. The item prompts debate over sale stakes and local development.
The piece condemns a government as having no place in civilized society and argues using men as hostages for bargaining proves unfitness. It suggests the Reds could surprise by releasing those still alive if they complied with a detailed UN report, but doubts such an outcome will occur.
Washington reports President Eisenhower signed a bill to promote private atomic power and bolster European defenses with more nuclear data. The House passed the measure by voice vote after Senate approval, but W Sterling Cole warned he would push to repeal compulsory patent sharing next January.
Washington P Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin joined Republicans in voting no on a conference committee report on the farm bill Tuesday night. The report passed 44-28 and was sent to the White House for action.
MP McCOY State Sen Draheim backs separating the posts of adjutant general and civil defense director Maj Gen Ralph Olson currently holds both jobs Olson agreed and council will discuss further The Conservation Commission’s dams policy at George Mead Reservoir drew critique from Sen Porter who urged agenda for Sept 25 26 in Madison Knowles Republican lieutenant governor candidate urged reopening Camp McCoy saying it is well located and well equipped and should not be closed
Wisconsin polio cases reach 128 for the year after sixteen new infections were reported. The state Board of Health noted the incidence trails 1955, with 167 cases at this time last year. Milwaukee County added 13 new cases, while Vernon, Ozaukee, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Marathon and others each reported smaller increases.
President states he will not defend his power case actions. He denounces Democratic chair Mitchell for linking golfer Bobby Jones to administration decisions and questions the integrity of the charges. Jones, director at Southern Co., is connected to a proposed TVA area steam plant contract amid bidding controversies. Mitchell repeats claim of a raw deal and a noncompetitive process for supplying electricity to an atomic installation.
The Justice Department announced a Texas case involving George B. Parr of Duval County will be presented to a Houston grand jury. The IRS has referred the matter, and the full files have been sent to U S Attorney Malcolm R. Wilkey for review ahead of the September 27 grand jury session.
Two Milwaukee firms slash coffee prices with cuts of four to ten cents a pound. E R Godfrey and Sons, distributors for IGA stores, announce a straight ten cent cut in all brands starting Thursday. Kroger Co. matches with four cent reductions at its Milwaukee store. Coffee futures on the New York exchange have fallen since the week’s start.
An assignment and an amendment to contract motor carrier licenses for firms operating vehicles in the area have been announced by the Public Service Commission. The amendment to the license of Frank J. Kubly of Monroe covers cheese transport from Wisconsin factories within fifty miles of Monroe to Monroe for Reynolds and Irving Inc. It also allows transport from several Iowa and Wisconsin counties to Monroe and from Monroe to Green Bay for Pauly Cheese Co. A partial assignment has been approved for Nick Rowley of Evansville from Edward D. Smith of Brooklyn.
Dr Lew Sarett a 66 year old educator author and poet died after a heart attack at his home on Saturday. He retired from Northwestern University where the Lew Sarett chair of speech was established in his honor and served as visiting professor of speech at the University of Florida. A Beloit College alumnus he studied at Michigan Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Honorary degrees came from Beloit and Baylor. He authored five poetry volumes and several speech textbooks. Funeral services are incomplete.
1st Lt. Charles R. Renda of Truax Field Madison was admitted to practice before the Court of Military Appeals, the Air Force said. Four other officers were also admitted to the court.
Washington reports 23 convictions and 34 indictments since January 1 in housing program irregularities. Assistant Attorney General Warren Olney cites over 200 related cases under federal review as Sen. Byrd urges full prosecutions. Windfall profits alleged from inflated government loans linked to builders and promoters under scrutiny by Senate committees.
Herbert Hoover Jr won unanimous confirmation today as undersecretary of state after his name was brought up briefly in the Senate and approved without debate by voice vote.
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