Mrs FDR Recalls Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, at 77, reflects on the Pearl Harbor attack and Franklin D Roosevelt's response. She recalls the moment the news arrived, his calm leadership, and the question of a two front war. She discusses her busy life, public duties, and evolving views on change and youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Burle
New York
Pearl Harbor
M. Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Franklin
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nehru
India
Fatality Count Nearly Doubles in 1961 Traffic Toll
Green County recorded nine traffic deaths in the first ten months of 1961, up from five in 1960. Dane County rose by three, Iowa County up to five from three, Lafayette down from eight to four, and Rock down from 25 to 19. Statewide October deaths totaled 81, bringing ten month toll to 737. the ten month 1960 toll was 72.
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Green County
State
Dane County
Iowa County
Lafayette County
Rock County
Tampa Housing Unit Bars Oath Protesters
Tampa Housing Authority bars tenants and applicants who refuse to sign a non Communist oath. Authority director Thomas Dyer says heads of family must declare they are not members of the Communist party else face eviction or denial of future housing.
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Aamir
Tampa Housing Authority
Authority
Thomas Dyer
Communist Party
Dyer
Albany Firemen to Elect Officers Tuesday Meeting
Albany Times Special reports volunteers will elect officers at the next meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the village hall. A banquet follows at 8 p.m. in the Methodist church basement with firemen's wives as guests. Walter Althaus Jr. serves as fire chief. For transactions call 3.
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Albany
Methodist Church
Walter Althaus Jr
Kennedy Christmas Message to Troops Stresses Spirit and Peace
President Kennedy sent Christmas greetings to the armed forces noting the nation looks to their spirit courage and determination in support of peace and freedom. Secretary McNamara told U S forces worldwide that their strength safeguards homes families and cherished peace and freedom.
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Kennedy
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
America
Fake Mortgage Figures Nabbed
Milwaukee officials said a state wide probe into forged mortgages led to eight arrests and seizure of records from Wisconsin Suppliers and Builders Inc and Union Improvements. Lowell Kracht of Red Granite reported a forged $2,350 mortgage tied to a home siding project, with signatures deemed forged by experts.
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Milwaukee
Lee Dalton
Wisconsin Suppliers and Builders, Inc
Union Improvements
McCauley
Lowell Kracht
Red Granite
Wisconsin
Kracht
Yuletide Shopping Insurance Offered in California
Los Angeles reports travel insurer California Secure Or Trip offers a $1 policy up to $5,000 for holders who lose life fights or limbs in holiday shopping scenes. Spokesman notes policy vending machines will issue the coverage.
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Los Angeles
Aere
California
Wisconsin Cheese Foundation gifts to Red Arrow troops over holidays
The Wisconsin Cheese Foundation sent a large shipment of Wisconsin cheddar brick Swiss and provolone to Wisconsin's Red Arrow Division in training at Fort Lewis for the holidays. Governor Nelson attended the departure at Madison Truax Field Airport with help from the State Department of Agriculture. The foundation, formed about two years ago, promotes Wisconsin cheese quality and the Wisconsin identity in major markets including Los Angeles and Detroit, with plans for Wisconsin Cheese Week promotions in Boston and Detroit next spring.
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Wisconsin Cheese Foundation
Wisconsin
Red Arrow Division
Fort Lewis
State Department of Agriculture
Isconsin Cheese Foundation
Los Angeles
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
Foundation
Department
Birthday observed for 94 year old Rudy Lehnherr
Blanchardville reports Rudy Lehnherr Sr aged 94 celebrated his birthday on December 2. The event at Mrs. Frank Watrud home in Barneveld drew family and relatives from Blanchardville Juda Brodhead Marinette Rockford Bara Boo and other nearby towns while the Norman Watrud family of Madison phoned in.
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Blanchardville
Rudy Lehnherr
Frank Watrud
Barneveld
Messers
Mmes
Herman Lehnherr
August Lehnrr
Brodhead
Louis Lehnerr
Juda
Edwin Lehnherr
Marinette
Art Lehnherr
Rockford
Baraboo
Clarence Lehnherr
George Watrud
Norman Watrud
Madison
Take What You Have Waxwork Hobby by Mrs. Ivey
Monroe woman Mrs. John Ivey explains how to craft wax candles from household items. She shows milk glass dishes, bottles, and holly leaves carved from colored wax, plus decorations like sequins and pine cones. She teaches reusing wax, uses crayons for color, and blends art with candle making while giving piano and organ lessons to many pupils.
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Helen FE. Zimmerli
John Ivey
Ivy
Donald
Germany
Senator Assairs Rohde Selection
Sen. Walter G. Hollander opposes Gilbert Rohde’s appointment to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents citing risks to higher education objectives. Rohde, 47, is president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union and was named to succeed Robert Bassett amid a Senate education committee review.
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Madison
Walter G. Hollander
Rosendale
Gilbert Rohde
Greenwood
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Wisconsin
Hollander
Senate Education Committee
Rohde
Nelson
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Robert Bassett
Milwaukee
Chicago
Marquette Plans Tuition Hike For 1962 Amid Budget Talks
Marquette University announced a tuition increase of 150 dollars per year starting next September. The liberal arts, business, journalism, nursing and speech programs rise from 800 to 950 dollars annually, engineering to 1000 dollars, and dentistry to 1050 dollars. An increase for the medical school is expected but pending board decisions Friday.
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Marquette
Milwaukee
Marquette University
College of Liberal Arts
Business Administration
Journalism
Nursing
School of Speech
College of Engineering
School of Dentistry
Medical School
Japanese Sub Never Made It
Kazuo Sakamaki the first Japanese prisoner captured by Americans in World War II recalls the Pearl Harbor midget submarine raid. He and Petty Officer Kiyoshi Inagaki launched No. 24 from Kure on Oct. 16 1941, hit a reef, failed to enter the harbor, attempted further attacks then escaped in a wrecked craft and drifted ashore near Hawaii.
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Toyota
Japan
Kazuo Sakamaki
Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania Sakamaki
Hawaii
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
Sakamaki
United States
Kiyoshi Inagaki
Kure Naval Base
Inagaki
U.S
San Francisco
Manila
Singapore
Sydney
Australia
Lanai Island
Pennsylvania
Agaki Drowns After Attempt To Swim To Shore
A report notes that Agaki attempted to swim to shore and later drowned. The second line mentions Ethiopia's population as 22 million.
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Agaki
Ethiopia
Madison Highway Safety Package Delayed by Legislature
A statewide safety program drafted by private agencies at Gov. Nelsons request faces a legislative block as Republican committees in both chambers refuse to bring the five bill package to the floor. The proposals, sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Safety, would add 150 state patrol officers, reorganize the Motor Vehicle Department powers, restore the safety division as a separate unit, create a UW safety center, and tighten trailer safety rules.
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Madison
Nelson
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
University of Wisconsin
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Times
Yuletide Shopping
Mrs. Ivey
Assairs Rohde
Pendleton
Ferron’s
Eagle River Jacket
Monroe
Ferron
Cots Pe
Gambles
Ridjid Ironing Board
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