Sleet After Warm Holiday Clouds Slippery Roads Ahead
Weather recap notes sleet and freezing rain creating hazardous driving in Richland Center and other areas with forecasts of additional sleet this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures shift from a Christmas high around 35 to lows near 12 to 20, with mixed precipitation affecting Rhinelander Ashland Wausau Madison and Eau Claire. States report cold pockets and freezing mist north of Prairie du Chien to Port Washington as Florida sees 25 in Cross City and Miami drops to 46.
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Richland Center
Rhinelander
Ashland
Hurley - Ironwood
Clintonville
Manitowoc
Wausau
Green Bay
la Crosse
Madison
Eau Claire
State Highway Department
Prairie du Chien
Port Washington
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mercury
Cross City
Tallahassee
Gainesville
Daytona Beach
Miami
State Chief Says Byrnes Remains GOP Favorite Son Choice
Appleton Wisconsin Republican Chairman Talbot Peterson said Rep. John Byrnes will stay the GOP favorite son candidate for president in next year’s primary unless he declines. Byrnes, from Green Bay, plans to announce his decision next month.
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Appleton
Wisconsin
Talbot Peterson
John Byrnes
Peterson
Byrnes
Green Bay
Kenosha County
GOP
Henry Schadeberg
Burlington
Schadeberg
Warren Knowles
Knowles
Lakonia Disaster Reeled In By Shipboard Fire And Rescue
The Greek liner Lakonia sailed from Southampton December 18 for a Christmas cruise to Madeira and the Canary Islands. A fire aboard the 20314 ton ship started in the barber shop as passengers and crew scrambled for lifeboats. The Salta arrived first and saved 475 survivors while 96 were dead and 36 unaccounted for, leaving 896 known to be saved.
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London
England
Lakonia
Southampton
Madeira
Canary Islands
Sunshine
Mathias Zarbis
Alexis Kalogridis
Kalogridis
M. R. Lovat
Gerd Punkrope
Jose Barrero
Salta
Atlantic
Maaske dies after long illness in Browntown
Frank C Maaske 66 of Browntown died at 8 25 am yesterday in St Clare hospital after a four month illness from malignancy He was born December 21 1897 in Cadiz Township son of Henry and Hulda Maaske He married Eva Alter October 14 1937 in Dubuque Surviving are a brother and seven sisters His wife was killed in a 1945 automobile accident Services 2 pm tomorrow at Stuessy Funeral Home Browntown with Rev Daniel Schowalter of Peace United Church of Christ officiating Burial Cadiz Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Cadiz Township
Henry
Hulda Foulker Maaske
Dubuque
Eva Alter
Brwntown
Borden
Browntown
Monroe
Elizabeth Rood
Hulda Klemm
Ernest Mel
Daniel Schowalter
Peace United Church of Christ
Cadiz Cemetery
Christmas Crowds Tour Kennedy Site in Dallas
Thousands joined a solemn Christmas Day scene in Dallas at the site of President Kennedy’s assassination. Traffic police managed multiple lanes at Houston and Elm as mourners paid silent homage on Christmas Day.
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Dallas
Tex
Kennedy
Texas
Houston
Elm Streets
Cheese Demand Mixed in Madison Market
Madison cheese traders report steady to irregular demand across styles with ample supply. Aged cheddar remains in good demand with light stock. prices update to 36.8 38.4 per 40 pounds for cheddars, 36.5 39 for blocks, 38.5 39 for daisies, 38.12 39 for long horns, and 37.4 40 for midgets.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Christmas highway toll climbs in Wisconsin deaths reach 13
The Christmas holiday traffic toll in Wisconsin rises to at least 13 deaths, with three in a Christmas Eve collision. Victims include Kenneth Severson and his son Elroy of Eau Claire, and Louis Nichols of Eleva. Other victims span La Crosse, Sheboygan, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, and surrounding areas as police report multiple crashes across highways 12 53 6 94 and I 94.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Kenneth Severson
Elroy
Eau Claire
Black River Falls
Louis O. Nichols
Eleva
Seversons
Wausau
Foster
Eau Claire County
Edna Drost
la Crosse
Helen Schermann
Strum
Evelyn Cable
Sheboygan Falls
Sheboygan County
Plymouth
Beverly Grosskruetz
Schofield
Beverly Willis
Racine
Jesse R. Jefferson
Milwaukee
Frank Noteis
Cyril McGuire
Waukesha
Mary Belich
I-94
John Mateyka
Oshkosh
Racine County
Woolworth Unit Closes in Monroe After Long Run
The F W Woolworth store in Monroe closes permanently after operating since 1929. Manager Paul Rowland says the lease ends in 1964 and will not be renewed. Dismantling counters begins as Rowland awaits a new assignment next month. owners are Cleveland interests. The site is on the former Fitzgibbons building lot. Woolworth hints at possible future operation if arrangements permit.
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F. W. Woolworth
Monroe
Monroe Clinic
10Th Street
18Th Avenue
Paul Rowland
Rowland
Fitzgibbons
Cleveland
Woolworth Company
Bloodmobile Seeks Walk-In Donors At Lincoln Gym
Red Cross Bloodmobile from Madison remains at Lincoln gymnasium until 6 p.m. today to meet a 150 pint quota with walk-in donors.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Madison
Lincoln Gymnasium
Sydney Heat Breaks Xmas Day Record in 1957
Sydney Australia endures a scorcher as the city records its hottest Christmas Day in decades with readings near 98 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents cope with heat, while officials warn of heat-related dangers and urge precautions.
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Sydney
the Sizzler
Sidney
Australia
Throngs Cross To East Berlin Amid Wall Tensions
About 50,000 West Berliners entered East Berlin by noon in a Christmas Day escape amid the Berlin Wall cycle. An 18 year old Paul Schulz was shot while atop the barrier near Oberbaum Bridge and died six hours later as East German guards remained vigilant despite smiles and radio music.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Berlin Wall
Comos
Red Cross
Oberbaum
Paul Schulz
West Berlin
Schulz
Stocks Hold Gains as Trade Pace Slackens
New York stocks held a modest gain this afternoon as trading slackened from an earlier pace. Volume was about 3.6 million shares versus 3.97 million Tuesday, with rails, airlines, savings and loan holdings, steels and motors supplying most support. Some issues rose nearly a full point while the wide movers gained up to nine points.
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New York
Long Distance Birthday Greetings For Mrs Marty
Mrs Marty received birthday and Christmas greetings marking her 102nd birthday. Calls came from Dr Frank Wright of Chicago and Dr Ralph Updegraff of Bellefontaine Ohio. Family attended dinner including daughters Edna Leiser Grace Frazier and sons Carl Marty Mike Three Lakes and Robert F plus Helen Fleek.
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Carl Marty
Frank Wright
Chicago
Paul FitzGibbon
Lakewood
Marty
Edna Leiser
Grace Frazier
Madison
Mike
Three Lakes
Robert F
Helen
Monroe
H. W. Fleek
Brodhead
Holiday Traffic Toll Reaches 302 Over Christmas Period
The nation's Christmas traffic fatalities totaled 302 in 48 hours from Monday midnight to Christmas Day midnight local time. Deaths peaked during the holiday. 83 by Tuesday midnight EST and 100 on the West Coast by midnight. More than two thirds occurred on Christmas Day amid adverse driving conditions.
Goldwater Attacks Johnson Over Foreign Aid Bill
Senator Barry Goldwater accused President Johnson of stampeding Congress over a $3 billion foreign aid bill and criticized officials for using holiday politics. He, recovering from surgery in Phoenix, noted the all night session that pushed the measure and the attached wheat credit ban. House passage was 189 to 158 without the ban, with senators urged to return to complete action.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Congress
Goldwater
Senate
Phoenix
House
Soviet Union
Johnson and Ellington Deer Hunt Then Discuss National Issues
President Johnson and former Governor Buford Ellington hunted deer at the LBJ Ranch before dawn and planned talks on national problems over breakfast. Johnson issued a directive to cut federal jobs over 18 months with departmental personnel ceilings, and Lebanon Cyprus tensions prompted State Department talks.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Ellington
LBJ
Atty. A. W. Mourland
Cyprus
Rusk
Christmas Fire Kills 12 Children in Charleston
A Charleston family of six suffered the worst Christmas fire in the nation as a oil heater explosion killed 12 relatives eight boys and four girls aged 8 months to 20 years. Johnson 51 was critically burned while trying to save them. Mrs Johnson 47 and son Nathaniel 16 escaped.
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Associated Press
Walter Johnson
Charleston
S.C
Spring Lake
Mich
Muncie
Ind
Michelle Johnson
Joretta
Johnson
Nathaniel
Greece and Turkey Near Clash Amid Cyprus Tensions
NATO talks were held in Nicosia as Britain, Greece, and Turkey sought a unified command for Cyprus forces. Turkish jets warned over the island while Turkish and Greek troops moved within the capital. Makarios filed a UN complaint as Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots clashed, risking broader conflict.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Permanent Council
United Nations
Makarios
Cemal Gursel
Johnson
U. N. Security Council
British Commonwealth
Last of Shubert Show Team Dies
Jacob J. Shubert, 83, famed theatrical producer and sole surviving Shubert partner, died in Manhattan of a cerebral hemorrhage. He helped build a theater dynasty that owned 16 New York theaters and others elsewhere. The government recently sued Lee Shubert’s estate for 15.7 million in estate taxes, valued at 25 million.
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New York
Jacob J. Shubert
Manhattan
Lee Shubert
Jacob Shubert
Sam
Shubert Theater
Shubert
Broadway
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