Mendes-France Urges Decision on Paris Pact
Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-France urged the French Assembly to decide on West Germany’s entry into NATO under London Paris accords, linking it to support for the Western European Union and a confidence vote on his government. Police guarded the packed chamber as demonstrators gathered outside amid last minute caucuses.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Western Defense Alliance
West Germany
NATO
Western European Union
WEU
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bourbon Palace
Atlantic Alliance
Mendes-France
Dubuque Bridge Opens Toll Free After Ceremony
DUBUQUE IOWA crowds gathered as the Juli Bridge opened toll free at noon ending its 1943 toll era. Russell E Werner and Hazel Skemp helped with the ribbon ceremony while George R Murphy and Dr A S Lewis again held the ends.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Juli
Russell E. Werner
Ill
Register
Illinois
Hazel Skemp
George R. Murphy
A. S. Lewis
East Dubuque
Diplomats Observe French Assembly Vote On German Question
Western and Moscow diplomats monitor the French Assembly as it votes on the German question. Soviet press claims rejection of West German rearmament would express French unity, while approval predicts a seven-nation Communist alliance and scrapping World War II mutual aid pacts.
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OO Aera Nticiais
Moscow
Paris
U. S
Mendes-France
Britain
France
Sheppard Denied by State Says Duty Was Done
Cleveland prosecutors defend the handling of the second degree murder case against Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. The jailed osteopath, 30, convicted of bludgeoning his pregnant wife Marilyn to death on July 4, issued a statement through a brother alleging failure to consider another killer. Prosecutor Mahon countered that all evidence was disclosed and no overstep occurred.
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Clevelan
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Jon J. Mahon
Marilyn
Richard Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn Stirs
4-H Jamboree Set For Armory Thursday Night
4-H Jamboree the first of its kind for all county members parents and leaders will be held at the Armory from 8 to 11 p m Thursday. Square dancing with Mrs Grace A Anderson as caller and modern dancing featured. This mixer offers 4-Hers of Green County a chance to get better acquainted says Norman Everson assistant county agent.
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Armory
Grace A. Anderson
Green County
Norman Everson
Cardinal Praises Staffs in Korea Christmas Visit
Cardinal Spellman in Pusan praised U S doctors nurses and soldiers for their generosity in helping the sick and suffering among the Korean people during his fourth straight Christmas visit to Korea.
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Pusan
Korea
Francis Carinal Spellman
U. S
Eisenhower Holds Talks With Dulles Over Paris Crisis
President Eisenhower conferred with Secretary Dulles about France's likely stance on West German rearmament. If Paris rejects the plan, the President may return to Washington. budget and economic reports are set for January 17 and 20.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
France
Dulles
White House
French National Assembly
Free Western Alliance
Washington
Columbine III
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Gabriel Hauge
Arthur F. Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Hauge
Burns
Hagerly
Mrs Leck 32 Dies in St Clare Hospital
Mrs Clifford Leck 32 of 2403 0th Avenue died Saturday at 1 15 p m in St Clare hospital after surgery on Feb 1 She was born Jan 22 1922 in Rock Grove Ill daughter of Fred and Katheryn Altenbernd and married Clifford Leck on Nov 17 1941 in Rock Grove She attended Bethel Evangelical United Brethren church was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and den mother for Cub Pack 315 Survived by husband three children at home her parents and a brother in Rock Grove Funeral services set for Tuesday at Bethel church with burial in Greenwood cemetery
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Clifford Leck
Rock Grove
Shriner- Neushwander
Bethel Church
Paul J. Gibson
Greenwood Cemetery
Cheboygan Knights of Columbus Building Burns In Fire
A fire swept the Knights of Columbus building in downtown Cheboygan Michigan Sunday night causing about 100000 in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Knights of Columbus
Premier Pledges Fight to Liberate Formosa Island
Red China's Premier Chou En-lai threatened to capture Formosa and warned the United States to withdraw armed forces from Taiwan. He said Taiwan is China’s territory and praised China’s rising strength, denouncing the U.S. Taiwan defense treaty as a menace. the remarks were aired by Peiping radio after the event and echoed by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
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Tokyo
China
Chou En-lai
Chiang Kai-shek
Chou
Formosa
Peiping Jay
Peiping Radio
Peiping
Taiwan
United States
Pecadores
Far East
Communist Teader
U.S
U. S
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
National Committee of the Chinese People’s, Political Consultative Conference
Red China
Frank S. Conrad Dies After Illness at 80
Frank S. Conrad 80 of 1114 14th Avenue died Sunday at 2 45 a m in St Clare hospital after a two year illness. He retired in 1939 as chief engineer for Blumer Brewing Corp and helped shift the plant from steam to electric power. He leaves widow Fridolina and daughter Lena Conrad co publisher of The Evening Times, plus two brothers Jacob in St Louis and Klement in Tirol Austria. Rosary tonight at Stuessy funeral home with mass tomorrow at St Victor's Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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Frank S. Conrad
14Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Conrad
Lena Conrad
Evening Times
Blumer Brewing Corp
Jacob C. Blumer
Klement Conrad
Canton Solothurn
Switzerland
Conrad
Monroe
Adam Blumer
Blumer
Public Square
Fridolina
Jacob
St.Louis
Klement
Tirol
Austria
Stuessy Funeral Home
Funeral Home
St. Victor's Church
E. C. McCollow
Calvary Cemetery
Joseph Huber
Edward Bregenzer
G.E. Zuercher
J. Newton Musser
William C. Haren
James J. Quinn
Six Die in Wisconsin Holiday Accidents
Six people lost their lives in Wisconsin during a three day Christmas holiday, including three in a head on crash on Highway 14 near Arena during a rain snow storm. Victims: Gifford Davis and his wife 64 Richland Center Delbert Dodge 17 Arena. Other deaths: Adolph Wowiarias 48 Waukesha in Milwaukee County, Columbia Rose Brunner 23 Heatford Junction near Tomahawk, and Irving Shegonee 1 Indian foster child of Harshaw Oneida County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arena
Town County
Highway 14
Gifford Davis
Richland Center
Delbert Dodge
Davises
Dodge
Columbia Rose Brunner
Heatford Junction
Tomahawk
Irving Shegonee
Alice
Verryna White
Harshaw
Oneida County
McCarthy to Push China Trade Battle in Washington
McCarthy announced plans to intensify his campaign against trade with China. He called for a blockade by cutting aid to nations that trade with the Reds, not a naval blockade, and said he will do much public speaking after the new year.
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Nnes eCary
Free World
China
McCarthy
Red China
U. S
Undelivered Mail Sorting Sets Postoffice Records
Monroe postoffice reports a record Christmas rush with 600 to 700 undelivered nixies pending address checks and missing returns. Dec cancellations reach 465,259. parcel post sacks total 17,036 and over 23,000 pieces reworked from nine nearby offices. Receipts near $100,000 for December. yearly total surpasses $245,000.
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Rosumaser
John J. Burkhard
Monroe
Burkhard
Chi
Cago
Beloit
Burchard
Harry E. Buholtzer
Plane Tragedy Inquiry Began After Yale Crash
Investigators study three landing rut marks after a BOAC Stratocruiser crashed near Yale, killing 28 of 36 aboard on Christmas Day. Flight from London to New York touched down, rolled, and burned. Victims include Dr and Mrs Walter Maryland of Evanston and Kenneth Davidson of Bronxville, former badminton champion.
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British Overseas Airways
Prestwick
Scotland
London
Prestwice
Scotia
British Overseas Airways Corporation
BOAC
New York
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
W. L. Stewart
Walter C. Maryland
Evanston
Ill
Kenneth R. Davidson
Bronxville
N. Y
Davidson
Sailor Dies in Street Fight Over Traffic Stop
A New York sailor on Christmas leave was killed in a street fight with an off-duty policeman. James Nicolli, 22, a Navy baker aboard the USS Glennon at Newport, was shot in the stomach by Patrolman Sidney Eisenberg, 28, after allegedly seizing the officer's revolver during a second attack.
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New York
Vic Lin
James Nicolli
Bronx
Navy Baker
Glennon
Newport
R. I
Sidney Eisenberg
Veteran Cornell crew coach James Wray dies at 83
Malden Massachusetts veteran rowing mentor James Wray aged 83, longtime Cornell University coach from 1927 to 1936, died at his home. He was the last Cornell coach to win a first place at the International Rowing Regatta.
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Cornell
Malden
Mass
James Wray
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Christmas Holiday Toll Shatters Yuletide Record
The national holiday toll reached 499 with 379 traffic fatalities and 62 fire deaths plus 58 other mishaps. A deadly blaze in Parkin Arkansas killed 12 from two families in a tenant farmhouse kitchen sparked by a wood stove and kerosene. The total exceeds 1948 two day Christmas weekend records of 277 traffic deaths and 396 overall.
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National Safety Council
Parkin
Ark
Allis Still Holds Secretary's Post
Louis Allis Jr. says he understands he still holds the office of secretary of state after offering resignation. Appointed Dec. 16 to complete Fred Zimmerman’s term expiring Jan. 3, Allis will retain duties until resignation is acted upon and a successor named. Gov Kohler returns from Spain Thursday. Lt. Gov. Smith remains acting governor until then.
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Railwaukee
Louis Allis Jr
Allis
George M. Smith
Kohler
Fred Zimmerman
Spain
Smith
Zimmerman
Stock Prices Edge Lower as Tax Selling Persists
New York stocks fell moderately amid tax selling and French political uncertainty. The Dow slipped about two points at the low, while Pennsylvania Railroad rose a half cent, Electric and Musical Industries gained a quarter, and Avco Corp climbed an eighth cent.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Electric and Musical Industries
Avco Corp
Pope Pius XII Receives Additional Blood Transfusion
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII received another blood and plasma transfusion today after a fairly restful night. Doctors said the enfeebled pontiff’s strength remains sapped by a serious collapse on December 2, with several transfusions given in recent weeks.
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Pope Pius
Vatican City
Jus XII
Freezing Rain Forecast Brings Warning in State
A winter storm left roads hazardous across Green County with Dane Columbia and Rock counties also reporting tough driving. Snow totals reached up to 11 inches in Park Falls and lighter amounts elsewhere as freezing rain hampered plow and sand operations. Three injuries in city incidents and seven county crashes over the weekend highlighted slippery conditions.
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Monroe
East
Green County
Dane
Columbia
Rock
Lancaster
Sparta
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Alice
Texas
Park Falls
Superior
Eau Claire
Wausau
Lone Rock
Madison
Mildred Wendler
Brodhead
State Line
Spring Grove Township
Sheriff's Department
Donald W. Elmer
11Th Avenue
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Guy Calissi
James E. Cobb
Frank Green
Tampa
Fla
Cobb
Hackensack
N.J
New York City
Calissi
Paul Hall
Seafarers Union
AFL
Hall
French Assembly
West Europe
Dubuque Bridge
Bombay
India
Valod
Gavin
San
Yale
Retha
Sanders
Pottebaum
Dorothy E. Kennison
Route 4
Mahlon E. Frei
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