UW Budget Seeks 13 Million More From Taxes
The University of Wisconsin requests a 1959 61 budget of about 56 million dollars from public tax funds an increase of 13 million over the current biennium Faculty salary boosts form the largest portion of the rise The total budget would reach about 112 million with half funded from non tax sources and hospitals outside the budget A department of statistics expansion and nursing education are among the needs noted by Dr C A Elvehjem to Gov elect Gaylord Nelson
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Madison
Univer
of Wisconsin
Audget
C. A. Elvehjem
Gaylord Nelson
Elvehjem
Nelson
Dr. Elvehjem
Department of Statistics
Board of Regents of State Colleges
Harvard Blaze Destroys Stores in Harvard
A large fire swept the Strain building in Harvard destroying Wilmain’s grocery and damaging Sternberg’s department store Gam ble store and two apartments above. Four residents fled the flames as water and smoke caused extensive damage. Loss estimated over 100000 with Sternberg’s store a total loss and to be remodeled. The blaze followed a December church fire nearby.
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Harvard
Strain
Wilmain’s Grocery
Sternberg’s
Gamble
Sternberg
Tape Recording Solves Bombing Mystery in Chatsworth
Tape recordings found near the Fountain of the World monastery wreckage point to two former cult members as the bombers. Ralph Muller and Peter Kamenoff of Joshua Tree Calif left farewell tapes claiming they sought to “bring Krishna Venta to justice.” Five cult members and two children died, with others missing or unidentifiable.
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Chatsworth
Calif
Fountain of the World
Ralph Muller
Peter Kamenoff
Joshua Tree
Krishna Venta
Krishna
Venta
Muller
Box Canyon
Los Angeles
Kamenoff
Tarzana
B. B. Cummings
Ventura County
Homer
Alaska
36,000 New Idle In Chrysler Tieup
Detroit reports a nationwide slowdown as Chrysler and Ex-Cell-O strikes idle about 36,000 workers. At Chrysler’s Dodge plant in Detroit 31,140 UAW members are idled across 19 plants, with only Imperial production continuing. Ex-Cell-O idle adds 5,000 in Michigan and Ohio.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corps
Chrysler
Ex-Cello-O Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ex-Cell-O
Michigan
Ohio
Dodge
Imperial
Utah Mormon Town Honors 80th Wedding Anniversary
In Fairview Utah Peter and Celestia Peterson celebrate 80 years of marriage. He 98 and she 97. Local officials and LDS Apostle LeGrand Richards praise their lifelong devotion. They wed December 11 1878 in St George. Peterson once traveled eight days by wagon to marry. They raised ten children, seven surviving.
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Fairview
Utah
Peter
Celestia Peterson
Otis Nielsen
Apostle LeGrand Richards
Latter-Day Saints Mormon Church
St. George
Here
Peterson
Fugitive Hunted In Molinaro Case
Kenosha police hunt for Joseph Francis Kuzel alias Joseph Venetti 36 last seen after escaping from Madison University hospital where he was treated for arm and leg disorders. Kuzel who had been at Waupun State Prison for auto theft fled with a blond woman after a hotel incident.
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Kenosha
Arthur Molinaro
Milwaukee
Molinaro
Joseph Francis Kuzel
Joseph Venetti
University Hospitals
Madison
Waupun State Prison
Mail Delivery To Be Doubled Here Next Week
Monroe Post Office prepares for Yuletide rush with expanded hours and extra staff. Postmaster Burkhard says twice daily residential delivery may start Monday or Tuesday and stores extend Yuletide hours through December 23. He urges early mailing and offers practical tips to speed service.
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Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
Monroe Area
Stock List Soars In Vigorous Rally
New York shares surged as the stock market climbed toward an all time high, with gains from a few cents to over a dollar in leading stocks. Steel chemical and electronics groups posted the widest advances. motors were mixed and oils eased amid late trading hesitancy.
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New York
Oswego Stricken By Blizzard Faces Renewed Snowfall
Oswego New York endures renewed gloom as four more inches of snow raise drifts above 20 feet and damage at least five hundred thousand dollars. Roof collapses force evacuations, but roads reopen and supplies stay adequate as schools may reopen Friday and workers return.
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Oswego
N. Y
Oil Company
Rochester
Camp Drum
Watertown
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Buffalo
Icy Roads Spark Multiple Monroe County Accidents
Two Monroe residents were injured in a county traffic crash early today due to icy conditions. A gasoline tanker and car collided on Highway 58 near Monroe injuring Mrs. Elsie F. Preston and truck driver Carl F. Goecks.
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Monroe
Elsie F. Preston
7Th Street
Howard Schucht
Preston
Albany
Carl F. Goecks
21St Avenue
Green County Farm Bureau Co-op
Ne Hill
Dallman
Alfred E. Green
18Th Avenue
Ben E. Kubly
Argyle
23Rd Street
15Th Avenue
21St Street
Charles B. Marvin
28Rd Avenue
17Th Avenue
14Th Street
New Hoax Evacuates Menasha High School
Police evacuated St Marys high school in Menasha after a fourth bomb scare since Saturday. No device found but alarm system wiring had been cut and failed. An anonymous call, likely by a teen, triggered the alert. Previous hoaxes hit Kaukauna Eau Claire and Waukesha high schools.
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Kaukauna
Eau Claire
Waukesha
Snow Breaks Cold But Winter Not Yet Official
Monroe saw two inches of snow and temperatures rose from four above to ten above zero by late morning. The forecast warns of eight below to five above tonight with more snow near the Illinois border. Winter won’t officially start for ten days, Rhinelander hit 16 below, while International Falls, Minn. fell to 28 below.
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Monroe
Illinois
Rhinelander
International Falls
Minn
Elmer Schultz Dies at 68 in Monroe
Elmer H. Schultz 68 of Monroe died 7 10 p m yesterday at St Clare hospital after a period of illness from pneumonia following surgery He was a World War I veteran and is survived by two brothers and two sisters among others Funeral services will be 2 p m Saturday at Stuessy Funeral Home Monroe with burial in Greenwood Cemetery A flag folding service will be held and friends may call after noon tomorrow
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Elmer H. Schultz
Otto Hein
13Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Janesville
Mr. Schultz
Monroe
Adolph
Louise Neise Schultz
Brooklyn
Rockford
Mabel Yeazel
Browntown
Parker Pen Co
Co. K
France
Schultz
VFW
American Legion
EUB
William Schultz
Watertown
N. Y
Glen
Brodhead
Hein
Kate Mohns
Juda
Herman
Rudy
Mary Schultz
Stuessy Funeral Home
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s Church of
Greenwood Cemetery
Open House at Albany Bank December 18
The Bank of Albany announces a public open house in its new quarters on Thursday December 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. This event corrects yesterday’s note and will be open to the public. an invitational Wednesday session for local banking officials will also occur. The new building sits on the Nichols hotel site, a village landmark burned years ago.
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Bank of Albany
M. J. Ingwell
Bank
Nichols
Hoffa Aims At Public Groups For Union Drive
Teamsters leader James Hoffa announces a nationwide drive among city county and state workers starting next year. He cites the right to representation and aims to aid non AFL CIO unions after the 1960s expulsion for corruption. In New York 3000 noticeemen have signed checkoff cards as test case. police oppose and warn disciplinary action.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
James Hofa
Aficio
Afl-Cio
Hoffa
Henry Fenstein
New York
Teamster Local 237
New York City
Feinstein
Stephen Kennedy
Kennedy
Association
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Mrs. Ernser 73 Dies in Monroe After Illness
Margaret Ernser 73 died at 11 a m in the home of her son Mathew Erns er 1718 Country Lane Monroe Wisconsin Rapids native born October 5 1885. She moved to Monroe three weeks ago after hospitalization at St Clare from late November to December 1 1953. Survived by son Mathew a brother George Smith two grandchildren with two brothers and four sisters deceased. Body moved from Stuessy funeral home to Ritchey Wis Rapids for services likely Monday.
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Margaret Ernser
Mathew Ernser
Country Lane
Monroe
Wisconsin Rapids
Ernser
St. Clare
Margaret Smith
Manawa
Waupaca
Mathew Eraser
Mre Fraser
St. Peter and Paul Catholic
Urea
Catholic Daughters of America
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Thorp
George Smith
Eland
Stuessy Funeral Home
Ritschey Establishment
Judge Orders Teamsters to Honor Monitors Reform Rules
A federal judge ordered the Teamsters Union to comply in good faith with court-appointed monitors and canceled plans for a March convention. Judge F Dickinson Letts ruled the monitors have full powers to enforce reforms, and that Hoffa must obtain court approval before any new convention. The case traces to Hoffa Beck leadership and prior rank‑and‑file suits over union funds.
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Washington
USS
Teamsters Union
F. Dickinson Letts
James R. Hoffa
Letts
Teamsters
Iowa
Hoffa
James C. Connell
Cleveland
Connell
Dave Beck Sr
Beck
Senate
New York Area
Martin F. O’donoghue
Monitor
O'Donoghue
Godfrey P. M. Schmidt
Schmidt
Nat) Wells
O’donoghue
Property Owners Urged To Sand City Sidewalks
The Board of Public Works reminds Monroe citizens that the city will sand sidewalks and charge the cost to property owners if not done by the owners. An ordinance requires property owners to keep walks sanded or shoveled to prevent pedestrian accidents.
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Board of Public Works
Monroe
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Peter Peterson
Court
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