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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription prices of 1830 dollars per year in Wisconsin and general rates by mail, requires advance payment to meet postal rules, and lists office hours from 8:20 am to 5:00 pm with a contact telephone number.
The Wisconsin State Senate 20 to 9 vote killed Gov. Nelson's compromise tax revision after a year of bickering. Editorials say the stalemate highlights poor leadership in Madison and raises urgency as tax burdens loom for individuals and corporations.
Ten years ago in West Frankfort Illinois a coal mine explosion trapped sixty or more miners as rescuers battled fire and wind. Separately a barn burned south of Browntown, and Mrs. George E. Collentine died in Milwaukee while shopping. Nationally the U.S. death toll from automobiles reached one million. UN negotiators discussed prisoner exchanges and releases. Andrew Wong died at age 70.
The text cites Gov. Nelson taking compromise steps to resolve Wisconsin's tax and fiscal problems, but finds no evidence of decisive leadership in the legislature or executive branch capable of expediting a sound cure for the state’s tax headache.
Justice Department officials opened a case against roughly 10 000 members of the U S Communist party for failing to register as agents of a foreign power under the Security Act. By midnight Wednesday none had registered and officials expected no filings despite a deadline.
The text notes possible fines up to $10,000 and a prison sentence of five years for each day of violation.
Capt. Clarence M. Bratt 28, Army helicopter pilot killed in Formosa Wednesday, was best man at the August 13 1955 Milwaukee wedding of Claire Ann Goodrich and Richard A. Bierman. Bratt’s widow served as matron of honor. she is Bierman’s sorority sister. Bratt, a former UW football star, leaves three small children.
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants issued on probable cause. It describes what a warrant must contain and when authorities may search. Early practice limited warrants to stolen goods before broad constraints emerged in England and Bruges practices show state influence on property improvements.
Madison reports the Assembly narrowly approved a bill listing parole officers and state hospital attendants as hazardous duty workers who may receive full pay while injured in the line of duty. The body also advanced a measure to bar court actions moving products from a business during a strike, though current law allows property owners to seek removal despite picket resistance.
Susan Hefty a Stout State College junior from Menomonie has been selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. The honor cites scholarship activity involvement citizenship service and promise of future usefulness. Susan is a 1959 Orangeville high school graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Hefty.
A court-ordered attempt to settle a dispute over using the McGuffey Reader in Twin Lakes elementary school collapsed as parties remained far apart. The case targets four of five school board members with principal Oestreich at issue. the Lovelys demand a fair chance for his job before settlement.
The Army reports a Nike Zeus anti missile intercepted a Nike Hercules missile at White Sands New Mexico in a December 14 test. Two other Nike Zeus tests on December 14 set records for longest flight and highest altitude from Point Mugu California and Kwajalein Island in the South Pacific.
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