Capital Police Stop Kidnap Plot In Home Assault
Four gunmen, including a gunman in a priest disguise, attacked the home of contractor Felix Marchegiani in northeast Washington. An FBI tip foiled the plan to abduct him and force entry to his safe. Three attackers were killed or wounded. a fourth escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dep
Edgar Scott
Felix Marchegiani
FBI
Marchegiani
Washington
Coral Hills
Scott
Antoinette
Set
Leonard Kragh
Kragh
Raleigh Morton
Providence Hospital
Gene C. Smanley
Charles L. Cross
Harness Racer Hiram J Masterson Dies at 70
Hiram J. Doc Masterson a well known harness racer and owner from Hurley died at his home last night from a heart attack. He was a consistent winner on the Monroe track and raced across the Midwest circuit including Wisconsin Michigan and Illinois. He operated a Hurley restaurant and tavern until retirement five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram J
Doc) Masterson
Hurley
Masterson
Monroe
Midwest
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
FBI Joins Drive On Bomb Scares Across Wisconsin
Officials in Green Bay LaCrosse and nearby cities accepted FBI aid after the seventh local bomb hoax in a week forced closures of 33 schools and one in LaCrosse. A 13 year old from Neenah admitted involvement with classmates in planning one hoax at Kimberly junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
FBI
Wisconsin
Green Bay
LaCrosse
Daniel W. Fults
Milwaukee
H. J. Bero
George Long
Long
Bero
Otto Rachals
Kimberly Junior High
Neenah
Irving Stilp
City Hall
Kenosha
Carroll College
Waukesha
Waukesha High School
Eau Claire
Kaukauna
Menasha
Tampa Mayor Fires Fake Bomb Jokester
Tampa Mayor Nick Nuccio discharged city land agent Ralph Gardner after a detective report showed Gardner admitted placing a small timing device in a desk drawer as a joke. City claims investigator Bill White discovered the ticking object and authorities evacuated City Hall before disposing of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
City Hall
Nick Nuccio
City Land
Ralph Gardner
Gardner
City Claims
Bill White
White
Hillsborough River
Interior Secretary Denies He Will Quit
Honolulu report questioned Fred A. Seaton about resigning as secretary of the Interior. Seaton firmly denied the quitting claim saying it stemmed from a misunderstanding. He told Charles Parmiter he has no plan for a political career after 1960 and has stated this in every state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Fred A. Seaton
Interior
Seaton
Charles Parmiter
Albany Bank Readies Open House For New Quarters
The Bank of Albany plans a public open house next Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at its new Main and Mill Street location, featuring a brick exterior and drive up window. Bank operations moved from Main and Water to the new site over Thanksgiving weekend as construction by Bruni Miller Co. progressed on the 40 by 60 foot building on the Nicholls House site. M. J. Ingwell serves as vice president and cashier with G. Roy Phelps as president. Gerald E. Heitzman is assistant cashier and tellers include Mrs. Arnold Reasa and Miss Dixie Lewis. Directors are M. L. Barton, W. W. Francis, Rodney O. Kittelsen, Ingwell and Phelps. The bank, established in 1892, follows the 1902 Albany Exchange Bank, closed in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Albany
Main and
Water Streets
Mill Streets
Sugar River Bridge
Bruni- Miller Co
Monroe
Nicholls
Albany
M. J.ingwell
South Wayne
G. Roy Phelps
Gerald E. Heitzman
Arnold Reasa
Dixie Lewis
M. L
De Gaulle Enters President Race in Fifth Republic Vote
Premier de Gaulle announced he will run for president of the Fifth Republic. Georges Maranne is the veteran Communist rival, with other filing by midnight. The president will be elected December 21 for a seven year term, likely beginning in January, under a constitution projecting a strong executive. About 75 000 grand electors will select the president, including parliament members mayors and councilors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
de Gaulle
Georges Maranne
France
Three Dead In Fire At Chicago Apartment
A blaze at a four story Chicago apartment building left three tenants dead and seven injured. Firefighters battled the early morning fire for about half an hour as dozens fled into the cold, and the upper floors were searched for victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loop
Fire Destroys Barn in Milton Junction Losses
Fire swept the Ed Hull farm west of Milton Junction destroying 51 head of livestock and leveling the barn silo and milk house. Loss estimated unofficially at 50000 dollars. Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson tenant farmers were not at home when the fire occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Junction
Ed Hull
Arthur Olson
Severe December Cold Wave Grips Monroe and South
The mercury dropped to 15 below zero in Monroe marking a record cold as parts of the South faced snow and ice. Forecasters predicted 10 below again tonight with light snow, while states from Texas to Georgia reported heavy winter conditions and hazardous driving. Minnesota and Wisconsin reported statewide lows and icy roads persisted in towns including Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Lone Rock
Bemidji
Minn
Santa Maria
Calif
Dixieland
Texas
Georgia
Pine Bluff
Ark
Helena
Clarksdale
Miss
Greenwood
Memphis
Birmingham
Ala
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Wisconsin
American Airlines Strike Ban Lifted
A federal judge lifted a temporary strike ban against American Airlines pilots. The union says no immediate walkout plans while the court refused to dismiss a $540000 damage suit. American argues it has suffered financially from strike threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Airlines
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
American
Bryan
Airline Pilots Association
Prichard Post Goes To Ellsworth Jones
MADISON The State Department of Taxation announced Ellsworth Jones of Par deeville has been appointed director of its beverage tax division. Jones succeeds Dave Prichard of Madison who retires after 24 years. Jones has worked in the division since January 15, 1934, except for a year and a half absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Taxation
Ellsworth Jones
Pardeeville
Jones
Dave Prichard
Three Found Dead in Frosted Trailer Family Tragedy
Police found Stuart Keyes 33 and his children Stuart 9 Caroline 6 dead in a heatless trailer in AVENEL New Jersey. Son Steve 4 and wife Helen 33 were hospitalized with severe frost exposure after a neighbor heard cries. Inside temperature was in the low 20s and the trailer was frost coated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenel
N. J
Stuart Keyes
Stuart Jr
Caroline
Steve
Perth Amboy Hospital
Keyes
Helen
Ideal Trailer Court
Two City Rinks Open Tomorrow
Lincoln and East school skating rinks will open tomorrow at 1 30 p m with a warming shed at Lincoln. South school rink opens Monday. Johnson lists hours: Lincoln 4 5 30 p m 7 9 p m weekdays 9 11 30 a m 1 5 p m Saturdays vacations 1 30 5 30 p m 7 9 p m Sundays holidays 1 30 5 30 p m 7 9 p m East and South follow same hours but no night skating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
East School
Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
South School
Lincoln School
Johnson
Governor names Wagner to State Board of Vocational Education
Madison Gov. Vernon Thomson announced Friday the appointment of William E. Wagner of Neenah to the State Board of Vocational and Adult Education. Wagner will succeed Frank C. Horyza of Superior, with the term ending in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Vernon Thomson
William E. Wagner
Neenah
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Wagner
Frank C. Horyza
Monkey Flight Reaches 300 Miles Then Lost At Sea
The U S Army's test sent a macaque in the Jupiter nose cone from Cape Canaveral to about 300 miles altitude before parts reentered the atmosphere and were not recovered in the south Atlantic. Navy observers reported three sections, including the nose cone, but search efforts were abandoned. The mission, labeled scientific biological, gathered data on weightless effects for 13.3 minutes of a 15 minute flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Atlantic
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
J. A. Barclay
Army Missile Agency
Barclay
Navy
Norman Lee Barr
Defense Department
Navy Medical Corps
Fresh Tree Safety Council Urges Caution at Christmas
Monroe residents should choose moist fresh trees keep trunks in water until use avoid flammable decorations and provide ashtrays for smokers. Use safe electrical lights approved by safety labs and avoid candles. Parents should flame proof holiday wear with a Borax Boric acid solution and ensure toys are fire safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Green County Safety Council
Eugene Weaver
Council
Weaver
Underwriters Laboratories
Homeless youth slays mother and four children in California
In El Cajon a 6 foot 4 inch homeless youth from Rochester New York slashed Lois Pendergast 37 and her five children to death. Pendergast found the bodies and was forced at gunpoint to drive toward San Diego before the youth fled after a clothing exchange incident at a service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Cajon
Calif
Lois Pendergast
California
Pendergasts
Thomas J. Pendergast
Charles Harrison
Rochester
N.Y
Pendergast
Harrison
Orlin Brewer of Brodhead Dies at 64
Orlin J. Brewer 64 of Brodhead died at 10 15 a m today in St Clare hospital where he had been a patient since December 2 Survivors include his wife a daughter and three sons Rod ney Clayton and Croy all of Brodhead Services are pending at Everson Funeral Home Brodhead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlin J. Brewer
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Rodney
Clayton
Croy
Everson Funeral Home
Brodread
Mrs Knudsen Injured In Auto Train Mishap
Adelhart Knudsen a 76 year old Brooklyn woman narrowly escaped serious injury when her car was struck by a train at the Crocker road crossing two miles west of Union in Rock County. An Evansville physician treated a deep cut above her right eye and noted the car was demolished. She said ice caused the skid and that she tried to steer away from the locomotive as the train approached. The car slid 40 feet after impact and skidded 80 more feet before stopping upright.
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Adelhart Knudsen
Brooklyn
Crocker Road Crossing
Union
Rock County
Evansville
Big Three Plan Talks on West Berlin Crisis
Western ministers led by Dulles to meet in Paris as Khrushchev demands West Berlin’s future. NATO discussions aim for a united front while debating how to respond to the Soviet ultimatum and plan for Western access to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
West Germany
West Berlin
Dulles
Washington
Columbine Iti
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Heinrich von Brentano
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Berlin
West
East Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
Bar Association Names Franz Brand President
Franz W. Brand was elected president of the Green County Bar Association at the annual tax school meeting in the Courthouse. Joseph D. Viney was named vice president and John K. Callahan secretary treasurer. Earl Vantops and Howard T. Lynch spoke on changes in federal and state income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz W. Brand
Green County Bar Association
Joseph D. Viney
John K. Callahan
Earl Vantops
Internal Revenue Office
Howard T. Lynch
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
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Balk
Hiram J. Masterson
M. J. Ingwell
Albany Bank
Rmy Rocket
Monroe High School
Gary Ginner
Laverne Altmann
Rudolph F
Buz) Reger
Edward
Mike) Einbeck
Lloyd Nielsen
Times
Mercury
Prichard
Ocean
Safety Council
Orlin
Bonn
Bar Association
Franz
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