Johnson Faces First Setback in Foreign Aid Vote
The House blocked a key foreign aid package, approving an $800 million cut and adding a ban on financing a wheat sale to the Communist bloc. The split vote widened concerns over security funding and shipping rates, signaling possible delays into next year.
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Washington
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
House
Kennedy
U.S
Paul Findlay
Wisconsin
John Byrnes
Kastenmeier
Reuss
Zablocki
O’konski
Schadeberg
Thomson
Republican Laird
van Pelt
Byrnes
Laird
Stock market rally strengths late trading as Chrysler Xerox lead
New York traders pushed the market higher with volume around five million shares. Chrysler and Xerox led the advance after stock splits were approved. Xerox (when issued) was headed for the day’s most active stock as its regular rose on demand. General Motors gained over two points.
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New York
Chrysler
Xerox
General Motors
Neceislatameenenens
Cheese Market Report Bids Steady in Madison Wisconsin
The Madison Wisconsin cheddar market shows steady demand for current bulk styles with mostly fair to good activity on sliced and well cured cheeses. Prices listed include cheddars 36 38 percent, 40 pound blocks 3654 39, single daisies 3854 39, longhorns 38 39, Midgets 3734 40 percent.
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Cheese Mart
Steady Madison
Wisconsin
Widow Tells Senate of Baker Stock Profits Split
Mrs. Gertrude Novak testified that in February 1960 she and her husband invested $12,000 and shared a profit of $54,889 from Mortgage Gu ar d Insurance Co stock, with Robert G. Baker receiving $27,444.93. Baker had no personal funds and later resigned as Senate secretary amid outside business scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Gertrude C. Trudy Novak
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Alfred S. Novak
Mortgage Guard Insurance Co
Milwanee
Novak
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Novaks
Pickens
S.C
Capitol
115 Negroes Jailed For Columbia March
Police jailed 115 of about 200 young Negroes who paraded in downtown Columbia to protest segregation. One demonstrator, Timothy Smith, tackled a detective as another demonstrator was dragged into a police car. The demonstrators were mostly college and high school students.
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Columbia
S.C
Timothy Smith
Fredrick Ties Predicts 35 Snowfalls Remaining This Winter
Fredrick Ties of Brodhead said there are 35 snowfalls left to go if this one stops, amid ongoing snow flurries and a forecast of 1 to 3 inches more. Snow began around 6 am in Monroe with at least two inches by afternoon, roads slick statewide as temperatures stay near zero to six below.
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Fredrick Ties
Brodhead
Ties
Monroe
Wisconsin
Bolivian Reds Free Hostages After Mine Meeting
Four Americans among 16 hostages freed after a noisy miners meeting approved a government discontented pact. The group had been held ten days at Catavi near La Paz, with U.S. embassy staff and a Peace Corps volunteer among the released.
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Oruro
Bolivia
la Paz
Juan Lechin
Mine Workers’ Federation
U.S
Peace Corps
Irineo Pimental
Federico Escobar
Catavi
Red Party Wins Reversal Ruling
A federal appeals court reversed the conviction of the Communist party for failure to register as a Soviet agent. The court said proof that a volunteer could register under the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act was needed, rejecting the defense that registration would incriminate the party as an organization.
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Washington
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Communist Defense
Alexander Holtzoff
U S. District Court
Communist Party of the United States
Burton's Wife Wins Mexican Divorce in Publicized Case
Sybil Burton has secured a Mexican divorce and a reported $1.5 million settlement plus custody of two daughters. Eddie Fisher is set to begin Mexican divorce proceedings as Richard Burton remains free to wed Elizabeth Taylor, with the Hollywood romance moving toward the altar.
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Hollywood
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Sybil Burton
Eddie Fisher
UW Student Dead in Hotel Shooting After All Night Party
Madison police investigate the death of Hal F. Hellman a 19 year old University of Wisconsin freshman found shot in a hotel room after a drinking bout with two friends William Over 24 of Chicago and Richard Johns 19 of Madison were with Hellman Police say Over grabbed a service revolver and attempted to shoot the detective The weapon fired when Hellman pressed it to his head Johns told police Hellman said the gun was no good and then killed himself
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University of Wisconsin
Hal F. Hellman
Jamaica
N.Y
Wilbur Emery
Hellman
William Over
Chicago
Richard Johns
Edward Daley
Over
Daley
Johns
Council To Act Thursday On Fire Police Unit Bids
The Ames council will hold a special session at 5 p.m. Thursday to consider low bids for the new fire and police station totaling 171 807. Major alternates could lift construction to about 187 000 to 189 000, above the 178 000 cap set in March.
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Orville R. Evans
Thomas Nugent
Ames, Torkelson and Nugent
Madison
Stanley W. Howe
Monroe
Nugent
Kahne
Kennedy Construction Co
Beloit
C. J. Droessler Co
Bruni-Miller Co
D. M
C. M. Frey
Brandenburg
Erickson Plumbing and Heating
Welch Plumbing
Welch
Fred Lanz Hardware
Erickson
Olson
V and M Electric
Westphal and Co
Monroe Electricians
Evans
Tippit Family Fund Reaches 277,951 in Dallas
The Tippit family fund in Dallas totaled 277,951 dollars as contributions arrive by mail, though at a slower pace. Police officer D. Tippit was killed on November 22, allegedly by Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused Kennedy assassin.
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Dallas
D. Tippit
Tony
Tippit
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Stoughton Atom Smasher Plan Tied to Kennedy Support
Nelson and Humphrey seek White House backing for a 150 million high intensity atom smasher at Stoughton near the University of Wisconsin. An aide says President Kennedy indicated approval of the Midwestern Universities Research Association proposal shortly before his assassination.
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Washington
Nelson
Humphrey
Johnson
Stoughton
Kennedy
Midwestern Universities Research Association
University of Wisconsin
Close To Direct Holiday Concert
Jack Close named vocal music director at Monroe for 1963 64 will debut directing the junior and senior high chorus in the annual Christmas concert. A visual theme replaces past phrases and 27 students are featured as soloists ensemble singers and instrumentalists at eight p.m. in the junior high auditorium.
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Jack Close
Monroe
Monroe High School
Steve Grundahl
Bonnie
Park Board To Decide On City Street Sliding
The Monroe Park Board will determine which streets can be used for sledding this winter. The Board of Public Works agreed last night to refer the issue to the recreation department and Park Board due to safety concerns. Mothers previously supervised slides with police blocking access at times.
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Chandler- Connors
Bauman
Kuhne
Ralph Bohren
City
Monroe Park Board
Monroe
Board of Public Works
Recreation Department
Park Board
Johnson Urges Global Crusade to End Hunger and War
In a UN General Assembly address President Johnson pledges U S support for the United Nations and declares an unyielding commitment to peace. He calls for a worldwide effort to conquer hunger disease and ignorance and outlines aims to curb nuclear proliferation and advance arms control.
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New York
Johnson
U.S
General Assembly
John F. Kennedy
United States
U.N
Farmers Urged to Test Fodder Temperatures
Fire Chief Josef J. Benkert urged farmers to check corn fodder temperatures to prevent barn fires. Two special thermometers are available at the police station for farmers to use and return promptly. Fodder runs hot from 170 to 180 degrees, and above 180 requires immediate removal. several barn fires have been linked to overheated fodder this winter.
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Josef J. Benkert
Benkert
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