Monroe police seek across the board pay raise
The Monroe police department asked City Council for a $35 monthly pay increase amid backing from local taxpayers. Dozens spoke, citing low wages versus other trades and risk of losing good officers. A committee of the whole will discuss the proposal before January 6 with no date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Joseph D. Viney
Clifford M. Fritz
Joseph J. Whalen
Wendell L. Simmons
Harold A. Blumer
Paul W. Snowden
Helen L. Gempeler
Police Department
Robert G. Rote
J. H. Schwaiger
Henry S. Hefty
Dwight C. Coplien
Coplien
Viney
Whalen
Simmons
Dr. Snowden
Schwaiger, Hefty, Coplien
Dale W. Olsen
Clifford M. Geigel
Ervin L. Goecks
Richard E. Lane
Robert W. Maurer
Milford Schwitz
17th Intersection Gets Stop Signs In City
City Council voted 6 to 1 to install stop signs at the 17th street and 17th avenue junction amid concerns the selection was random and not study backed. Aldermen Schindler and Laeser supported the measure while Henning and Schwaiger warned against widespread sign placement without traffic analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th Street
17Th Avenue
Alfred H. Henning
J. H. Schwaiger
Henning
Schwaiger
Herman L. Schindler
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Bertha Pfeiffer
William F. Beckman
Fred Galli
Floyd W. Matzke
Marvin R. Helmeid
Blanchardville
Recreation Park
Park Board
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Judiciary Committee
Arthur C. Benkett
State Driver Permit Suspensions Reach 22,703 in 1952
MADISON reports 22,703 drivers lost licenses in the first 11 months of 1952 due to suspensions for varied periods. The figure includes 12,887 drivers who failed to settle damages from accidents. One year revocations affected 5,450 drivers for hit and run, drunken driving, negligent homicide, false statements or vehicle felonies.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Theodore J. Burgy
Co. K
National Guard
William Neiderberger
Carlton Nelson
Army
Sgt
Neiderberger
Dwight L. Bump
James Burrington
Loren Bag
Pleasure Bend Machines Looted in Burglary
Burglars shattered a door at Pleasure Bend building and stole money from vending and coin entertainment devices. Charles H. Buehler Jr. found the break at 9 a.m. and notified the sheriff's department. Only a few bills were taken from an office box. most money was in dime receptacles. Authorities seek any overnight prowler or vehicle sightings.
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Pleasure Bend
Charles H. Buehler Jr
Sheriff's Department
Residents Attend Jet Plane Show Over Monroe Skies
Monroe residents gathered after 2 p m as two jets flew low over the city leaving vapor trails. The trails remained parallel for about 20 minutes before drifting north toward the northwest. Over the junction of highways 11 and 81 the planes turned to a 30 degree angle and trails merged into one mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Retired Agent dies in Wisconsin crash
William J. Regan 65 of Wausau, a county agent who retired in June after a 21 year career, suffered a Monday auto incident.
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Wausan
Willliam J. Regan
Wausau
Area
Episcopal Rites To Ordain Pastor At St Mathias Church
Rev. Richard F. Hulburt, deacon and Beloit native, is to be ordained priest at St. Mathias Church Kesheka this Saturday at 10 a m by Rt Rev Donald H V Hallock. He will be ordained after retreat at Nashotah House with St Paul’s Beloit presenting him.
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St. Mathias Church
Waukesha
Richard F. Hulburt
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Donald H. V. Hallock
Diocese of
Milwaukee
Hulburt
Nashotah House
William O. Johnson
St. Paul’s Church
Beloit
St. Paul’s
St. Andrew's
Nashotah House Theological Seminary
Halleck
Holy Trinity Church
Platteville
St. Andrew’s Church
Jet Fliers Tie Four Dogfights In Korea Action
Allied Sabre jet pilots downed one MIG-15 and damaged four in four dogfights over North Korea. Col. James K. Johnson earned the kill as the Fifth Air Force and Eighth Army reported limited ground activity and heavy UN casualties from December 8 to 14.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Yalu River
James K. Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Lattimore Charged With Perjury in Senate Testimony
A federal grand jury indicted Owen Lattimore on seven counts accusing him of perjury and lying about sympathies to communism in testimony before the Senate internal security subcommittee. The charges stem from his 12 days of questioning during IPR inquiries.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
State Department
Senate
Internal Security
Lattimore
IPR
Internal Security Subcommittee
Security Plan Ordered for U N Personnel at the UN
President Truman directs State Justice and Civil Service to devise a security scheme for U N personnel amid recent dismissals of 29 Americans over Communist suspicions. Sen. Wiley supports interagency cooperation and notes the move aims to fix a long standing lack of a clear operating method before Eisenhower’s inauguration.
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New York
Truman
U. S
United Nations
James P. McGranery
Alexander Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Wiley
U. N
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McGranery
State and Justice Departments
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Trygve Lie
White House
Hanson Announces Candidacy for 18th Judicial Circuit
Russell E. Hanson declared his bid for judge of the 18th judicial circuit to fill the seat vacated by Judge L. J. Fellenz upon his retirement in 1954 in Fond du Lac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Russell E. Hanson
18Th Judicial Circuit
L. J. Fellenz
Solbraa Named Undersheriff as Deininger Forms Staff
Sheriff elect Wilbur E Deininger announced Solbraa will be undersheriff when he takes office with Leslie Schwitz named third county police radio desk man and jailer. The County Board appointed Schwitz and Willis E Mitchell shifts, with Mitchell serving as department swing man to cover radio desk and jail duties. The move aims to add Sunday coverage at the jail and bolster patrol strength across the county.
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Wilbur E. Deininger
Att Solbraa
Deininger
Leslie Schwitz
Monticello
Third County Police
Solbran
Moritz
17Th Avenue
Schwitz
County Board Sheriff, Police and Radio Committee
Willis E. Mitchell
Mitchell
Wil Oie
Douglas Sheriff-elect Seeks Ruling After Teen Felony Pardoned
Anthony L. Jenda, elected Douglas County sheriff, received a full gubernatorial pardon for a 1934 breaking and entering conviction. He plans to ask the attorney general for a formal eligibility ruling, noting a 1947 law allows civil rights restoration after a full pardon. He says he did not enter the bakery and the youths pleaded guilty.
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Superior
Douglas County
Anthony L. Jenda
Jenda
Probers Clash Over Former Iowa U S Attorney Claims
House investigators questioned Tobias E. Diamond a former U S attorney in Iowa about alleged abuses of power The chief counsel said sworn testimony showed Diamond pressured a Miami based firm to settle a civil claim by threatening prosecution Diamond aged 74 resigned November 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
U. S
Iowa
Robert E. Collier
Judiciary
Justice Department
Tobias E. Diamond
Miami
Fla
Diamond
Collier
Herman Gross
David Schiller
Herman N. Rice
Egg Shippers, Inc
Owa
Gene Dettwiler Bruised In Bike and Truck Mishap
Gene Dettwiler, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest C Dettwiler, was bruised when his bicycle was struck by a Walters Construction truck in the 2000 block of 12th avenue while delivering newspapers. The crash damaged the bicycle. A crop harvester pulled by a tractor operated by Nathan Baker of Madison and owned by Heuer Sales Co struck Joyce Meier Webinger in the 1700 block of 9th street yesterday afternoon.
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Gene Dettwiler
Ernest C. Dettwiler
12Th Avenue
Walters Construction
Dettwiler
Nathan Baker
Madison
Heuer Sales Co
Joyce Meier Webinger
South Wayne
9Th Street
Scientist Dr Pollard ordained in Oak Ridge church
Dr William G Pollard scientist at Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies was ordained into a church ministry in Oak Ridge Tennessee in a ceremony attended by local officials and colleagues.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
William G. Pollard
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
of the Church
Sires
Kohler Presses Wisconsin University Budget Cut Talk
Gov. Kohler and UW executives spent four hours debating a two year budget request totaling 37.7 million dollars up from 32.0 million. The governor urged a 10 percent cut across departments while university leaders argued the rise covers salary and program needs and higher activity levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kohler
University of Wisconsin
A. Matt Werner
Sheboygan
University Board of Regents
E. B. Fred
Fred
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Dulles MacArthur Meet At Dulles Home
President elect Eisenhower and General MacArthur met at John Foster Dulles home to discuss Korea and inflation. Eisenhower planned talks with GOP leaders and maintained neutrality on Taft for Senate leader. Carlson and Smith signaled Taft backing. Bridges unlikely to contest.
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New York
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
MacArthur
Dulles
Commodore Hotel
Far East
Truman
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower Commodore
GOP
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Taft
Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
Swiss and American Cheese Market Outlook at Madison
Madison Wisconsin today shows a steady to light demand with ample offerings. Federal support stabilizes prices as domestic Swiss cheese market remains weak with dull trade and liberal offerings. grade ranges appear around 42 to 53 with varied labels and measurements.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Assembly
Le.l
NATO Sees Indochina War as Western Priority
Paris dispatch reports NATO declared the French struggle against the Vietminh in Indochina crucial to Western security, while offering no sign of planned collective action. The Council of Foreign Ministers urged resistance to aggression worldwide and pledged allied material and financial support.
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Paris
North Atlantic Dayth Organization
Indochina
NATO
Council of Foreign Ministers
Southeast Asia
Korea
Robert Schuman
Jean le Tourneau
Overseas
Beesguesite
As m
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R.F. Hulburt
Rev. Hulburt
Joan Elizabeth Williams
11Th Street
C. Fay
Elizabeth Merriman Hulburt
Air Force Reserve
Beloit College
City of
Schmitz
Richard Hulburt
MacArthur Cenfer
McCarthy
America
Walter Hines Page
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
U.N
Solbraa
County Sheriff's Office
Douglas
Martin
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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