Alabama Officials Face Immunity Hurdle In Voter Data Case
Six Alabama officials including Circuit Judge George Wallace will argue Jan. 5 that they are immune from federal inquiry into voter discrimination before a U S district judge and the Civil Rights Commission. Subpoenas demand testimony and records, with Johnson delaying actions to Jan. 9 pending ruling. Also details Arkansas election dispute surrounding Dale Alford and Brooks Hays threaten House floor debate.
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Associated Press
Alabama
U. S
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Montgomery
Frank Johnson Jr
Johnson
Commission
Washington
E. P. Livingston
Grady Rogers
Macon County
W. A. Stokes Sr
J. W. Spencer
Barbour
M. T. Evans
Bullock
Livingston
Rogers
Circuit
George Wallace
Civil Rights Agency
Hays
Alford
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Blatnik
Kiwanis Club Plans All-Year Scout Cabin
Kiwanis Club outlined and approved a project to erect a new all year cabin for Explorer, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops. Arthur C. Benkert announced the plan and said a city limit site is under consideration while final location awaits further negotiations.
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Kiwanis Club
Arthur C. Benkert
Bern native Zumbach 93 dies in Monroe
Gottfried Zumbach born November 20 1865 in Walperswyl Canton Bern Switzerland died at 7 am today at a Green County hospital after a yearlong illness. He lived in Monroe since 1909 previously ran taverns in Monticello and Blanchardville and worked as cheese maker early in his career. He is survived by son Ernest A and relatives. services Saturday at 1 30 pm at Shriner Neu shwander funeral home with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Gottfried Zumbach
15Th Street
Monroe
Green County
Walperswyl
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Mr. Zumbach
Johann Rudolph
Elizabeth Lanz Zumbach
Blanchardville
Monticello
Conrad Zeller
Zumbach
St. John’s Church
P. A. Schuh
Bertha Staub
Ernest A
Anna Iseli
Greenwood Cemetery
Martin P Toen Succumbs at 82 in Wisconsin
Martin P Toen 82 died at his Blanchardville home after two years of ill health. Born December 25 1875 in Moscow Township he was a retired farmer and carpenter. He leaves nine children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Yellowstone Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Martin Paulson Toen
August
Lillian) Gempler
Monroe
Blanchardville
Mr. Toen
Moscow Township
Andrew
Martha Loken Toen
Yellowstone Lutheran Church
Gusta Ingwell Finnerud
Ella Erickson
Argyle
Mabel Olson
South Beloit
Viola Trumble
Morrise
Leroy
Alice Hardyman
Beloit
Evelyn Strommen
Agnes Scott
Gempler
15Th Avenue
Lewis Toen
Anna Duvis
Janesville
Tilla Anderson
Olive Mapes
Mattie Zimmer
Boise
Ida
Henry
Yellowstone
M. A. Sorenson
Erickson Funeral Home
Beloit Bomb Hoax Strikes Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit Memorial High School evacuated 1,200 students after a bomb hoax. a 20 minute search found no device. The incident marks the second Beloit school evacuated in two days with similar tips, following earlier calls to Oshkosh and Lincoln junior high schools.
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Beloit
Wisconsin
Beloit Memorial High School
Oshkosh High School
Lincoln Junior High School
U S Favors Visit by No 2 Soviet Leader
Washington reports the United States agreed to a Soviet request for Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan to visit Washington early next month. The move could lead to high level policy talks and broaden trade discussions. Mikoyan may also visit parts of the United States if desired. President Eisenhower had urged Soviet leaders to observe the U S firsthand to dispel false notions. Khrushchev’s economic actions are cited as a context for the potential talks.
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Washington
United States
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
Mikoyan
Dulles
Lincoln White
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Mikhail A. Menshikov
U.S
Moscow
White
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Blaze, Cat Bring Out City Firemen
Fire department douses chimney fires at Thomas Steiner farm Route 3 four miles west of Monroe and at David Lovett residence 902 10th Street with no damage reported. Rescue call ends with cat rescued from tree at Robert A Stocker home 719 22nd Avenue after three days aloft.
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Thomas Steiner
Route 3
Monroe
David Lovett
10Th Street
Robert A. Stocker
22Nd Avenue
Louis Blanc
Stocks Move Ahead In Vigorous Trading
American Telephone continued to advance after a 21 point jump. Other blue chips and steels rose. The market moved ahead in active trading with gains ranging from fractions to more than a point.
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New York
American Telephone
New Cardinals Given Red Hats at Vatican Consistory
Pope John XXIII placed red hats on 20 of 23 new cardinals during a public consistory in St. Peter's Basilica before about 35 000 attendees, expanding the College of Cardinals to 74. Archbishops Richard Cushing of Boston and John O Hara of Philadelphia were among the new appointees.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter
College of Cardinals
Richard James Cushing
Boston
John O’hara
Philadelphia
Catafalque
Rome
Francis Spellman
New York
Pope John
Fernando Cento
Portugal
Joseph Bueno Y Monreal
Seville
Spain
Vatican
Italy
Giuseppe Fietta
Hope Begins Tour to Entertain U S Servicemen
Bob Hope starts his eighth Christmas tour to boost morale for American troops overseas. He departs on an 18 000 mile European swing with Jerry Colonna Elaine Dunn Mollie Bee Randy Sparks and Les Brown and his orchestra.
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Hope
Los Angeles
Bob Hope
Jerry Colonna
Elaine Dunn
Mollie Bee
Randy Sparks
Les Brown
Monroe Post Office set for record busy Christmas season
Postmaster John J. Burkhard said Monroe will see its busiest Christmas mail season on record with full staff at top speed to move mail despite eastern weather bottlenecks. Outgoing parcel post is running about 1000 sacks daily and two deliveries daily reach residential zones. Stamp sales hit a peak as residents send cards with three cent stamps. Swiss Colony reports peak holiday cheese shipments and seasonal workers finish duties.
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John J. Burkhard
Monroe
Burkhard
New York
Midwest
CAB Rules Third Jet Crew Member Not Required To Be Pilot Trained
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled flight training is not required for the third crew member on new jet airliners, maintaining current qualifications of a licensed engineer. The decision, issued after a Florida governor’s letter, leaves safety as the sole basis and delays under FAA transition on January 1. The ruling heightens labor dispute tensions between Pilots and Engineers unions amid strikes at Eastern and American Airlines.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
America
Flight Engineers Union
Eastern Airlines
American Airlines
Pilots Union
Leroy Collins
Florida
Airline Pilots Association
CAB
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Elwood R. Quesada
Eisenhower
Collins
Gen. Quesada
Quesada
Gen. Collins
Aliens Ordered to Report Current Address
Aliens in the United States as of January 1 must report their address during January or risk deportation. The law requires reporting to the nearest Post Office with extra details within 30 days after January 1. absent aliens must report within 10 days of return. Willful failure brings custody, deportation, and possible penalties.
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United States
Yuletide Program at Junior High and High School
The junior high cadet band and chorus perform a Christmas program in the high school auditorium at 2 45 p m. Tomorrow High school students are dismissed at noon to prepare for the new building. A morning assembly at 10 50 a m tomorrow reviews the new building. The Drama Club presented "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas' today. Elementary pupils end Yuletide recess tomorrow afternoon with Jan 5 return. The program includes ensemble pieces by the cadet band and chorus led by Allan F Barnard Bruce Patterson and Werner Blum. Santa will distribute presents.
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Yale
Drama Club
Helen Cowen
Allan F. Barnard
Bruce Patterson
Werner Blum
Rip van Winkle
Franklin Luebchow
Santa Claus
Retired Police Chief Jerome Schwaiger Improves at Hospital
Jerome H. Schwaiger aged 65 of 911 21st Avenue, a retired police chief, is reported improved at St. Clare hospital where he was treated for a heart condition after a fall at his home earlier this year. He remains on oxygen and had undergone surgery for injuries from the fall, with release from the hospital on November 22.
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Jerome H. Schwaiger
21St Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Schwaiger
Times Carrier Boys Begin Yuletide Route Deliveries
Monroe Evening Times carriers start Saturday on annual Christmas calls, delivering free 11x5 inch calendars featuring Divine Shepherd. Calendars distributed on 17 routes in Monroe and nearby towns, with generous patron response noted.
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe
Monticello
Juda
Brodhead
Charles Farmer Dies at Madison
Charles Farmer 59, brother of James Farmer of Monroe, died after brief illness in a Madison hospital. Born December 18, 1898 in Blanchardville, he worked at Sub Zero Refrigeration and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. Survived by sister Mrs Frances Meyers and brothers William and James. funeral at Saether Blanchardville and Immaculate Conception, with burial at Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles Farmer
James Farmer
Monroe
Madison
Blanchardville
Mr. Farmer
Frank
Alice Porter Farmer
Sam
Frances) Meyers
William
James
John
Saether
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
George Grotkin
Calvary Cemetery
Mediator Works To End IH Strike Across Plants
A federal mediator met with International Harvester officials and United Auto Workers leaders to push a settlement to the 35 day strike involving 37,000 workers at 15 IH plants and related depots and warehouses.
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Chicago
United Auto Workers
UAW
International Harvester Co
NATO Ministers Vow Nuclear Readiness Amid Algeria Strife
NATO foreign ministers affirmed their will to use nuclear retaliatory forces to repel aggression and to boost defensive power as West Germany rises in NATO, while France faces Algeria troubles. Dulles reported slow Geneva talks on suspending nuclear tests and a 10th anniversary NATO meeting was set for Washington April 24.
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Paris
NATO
West Germany
France
Algeria
Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
U. S
Lauris Norstad
Norstad
Europe
Franz Josef Strauss
West
Taly
Pierre Guillaumant
Alks
Soviet Union
Dulles
Geneva
Washington
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Guy Chricemes
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Martin P. Toen
Blaze
Cat
William E. Cousins
Peoria
Catholic Church
Milwaukee
Cardinals
Philbert Stevens
Frank Rutherford
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Philbert
Rutherford
Yuletide Music
Carrier Boys
Bulletin
Jamaica
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