Winds Delay Vanguard Launch as Army Eyes 700-Pound Satellite
Winds at Cape Canaveral halt new Vanguard firing while Army scientists outline plans for Explorer IV a 700 pound instrument laden satellite to precede a space station. Navy aims for a 20 inch satellite next month with six inch sphere tests pending weather.
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Washington
U.S
Army
Globe
Navy
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cape
Wernher von Braun
John B. Medaris
Cambridge
Mass
Don A. Lautman
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Space
Earth
Outer
Explorer I
Police Probe Break-in At Bernies Drive Inn
Bernies Drive Inn apt break in reported with $90.40 missing from the cash register. The break-in occurred between 2 45 a m and 5 10 a m, with the front door latch broken and glass smashed. No definite clues found as investigators checked fingerprints and exterior tracks.
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Bernie’s Drive Inn
Henry S. Hefty
Paul Chapman
Sunbeam Bakery
Howard Kohn
Chapman
Postmaster Retiring In Rhinelander After 39 Years
Lester Byrnes, 62, veteran of 39 years in the postal service, will retire as postmaster on March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Lester Byrnes
Postal Service
New York Mayor Forms Panel to Tackle School Violence
A city hall meeting convened by Mayor Robert F. Wagner formed a committee of top city and school officials to craft a program addressing crime in New York City schools. The action follows rising teenage violence in Brooklyn and a dispute between the Board of Education and a Brooklyn grand jury over anti crime tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Wagner
Brooklyn
Board of Education
George Goldfarb
Senate approves $1.41 billion defense outlay
Senate leaders push a $1.41 billion defense speedup bill to accelerate missile and detection work and expand atomic submarines and dispersal of retaliatory bombs. The measure, identical to the House amount, awaits House approval with Sen Symington calling it inadequate and Gen Twining urging quicker executive recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
U. S
House
Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Executive Department
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
Auction of CPMA assets set for February sale
Notices distributed today announce a bankruptcy auction on Tuesday February 11 at 10 a m of the Cheese Producers Marketing Association assets at the firm’s warehouse on the city’s north edge. The sale, ordered by the U S District Court with referee Miles C Riley, trustee Roland W Blaha, Blum and Blum for the trustee, and Samuel J Ansfield Co of Milwaukee conducting the auction, covers building and land plus 6500 pounds of processed limburger cheese in Fond du Lac storage, plant equipment, and stock certificates.
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Cheese Producers Marketing Association
U. S. District Court
Miles C. Riley
Roland W. Blaha
Blum and Blum
Samuel J. Ansfield Co
Milwaukee
Bong Base Expansion Aimed at Countering Soviet Threat
The Air Force secretary said Bong Air Force Base in Wisconsin will host a Strategic Air Command medium bomber wing and an Air Defense fighter interceptor squadron. Originally planned for a Chicago Milwaukee defense role, the base expansion reflects a broader SAC dispersal to reduce vulnerability and improve reaction time against the Soviet threat.
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Washington
Air Force
Bong Air Force Base
Kansasville
Wis
Douglas
Bong Afb
Strategic Air Command
Rep. Smith
Chicago-Milwaukee
Double Election Question Raised in Wisconsin District
A Madison law firm concludes two elections may be needed to fill the First District vacancy if Gov Thomson does not call a spring special election. The firm notes separate nomination papers would be required and one candidate could win the unexpired term while another wins the full term.
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Madison
Thomson
LaFollette, Singkin and Doyle
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Lawrence Smith
Gordon Singkin
President Eisenhower presses for Soviet steps before summit
White House demands clearer Soviet positions as a condition for East West talks. Bulganin's reply repeats prior proposals and rejects a foreign ministers meeting, while accepting advance diplomacy with a summit tied to an acceptable agenda.
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Washington
White House
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Dulles
Heart Campaign Chairmen Named Rolland E Karlen Announces
Rolland E Karlen county heart drive chairman announces community heart fund chairmen Fred Voegels Monticello B E Wackman Brooklyn Gerald Swiggum Browntown Mrs Earl Zwickey Albany Martha Grenzow Clarno and Mrs Rolland Keen Juda The drive began February 1 with business solicitations to be completed first The campaign peaks February 23 Heart Sunday with a house to house drive Mrs Eileen Wagner Monroe named county publicity chairman The effort is led by Alpha Zeta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Monroe
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Rolland E. Karlen
Community Heart Fund
Fred Voegels
Monticello
B. E. Wackman
Brooklyn
Gerald Swiggum
Browntown
Earl Zwickey
Albany
Martha Grenzow
Clarno
Rolland Keen
Juda
Heart
Eileen Wagner
Monroe
Alpha Zeta Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority of
Howard Olsen Named President of Monroe United Fund
Howard P. Olsen, vice president of Crandall Oil Co., was named president of the United Fund of Monroe Inc at a courthouse directors meeting. He succeeds County Judge Marshall L. Peterson. New officers include Wesley L. Dodge as first vice president and W Howard Smith as second vice president, with Mrs. George Mauerman as secretary and H L John Fenton as treasurer. Mrs Mauerman and Fenton were re-elected. Mrs. Keith B. Witte was elected to fill the unexpired term of Rev John C Purdy. Two years remain in the term. An organizational meeting for 1958 is set February 24. Smith and Mrs John Bruni were the two new directors elected at last Monday's meeting.
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Howard P. Olsen
Crandall Oil Co., Inc
United Fund of Monroe, Inc
Olsen
Marshall L. Peterson
United Fund
Wesley L. Dodge
W. Howard Smith
George Mauerman
H. L
John) Fenton
Keith B. Witte
John C. Purdy
Beloit
Park Program May Be Revised
The Park Board named committees to study playground and softball programs and to revise the 1958 budget. Committees report at the March 3 meeting before acting on a new recreation program proposed by Ronald D. Johnson.
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Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
H. L
John) Fenton
Joseph C. Dearth
Lee Mitchell
Louis Blanc
Water Board
New Park
Johnson
Board of Education
Lincoln Gymnasium
Stock Market Edges Higher as Rails Gain
New York stock activity shows rails leading modest gains in mid day trading. Industrials and utilities posted scattered increases while aircrafts and missiles slipped after upbeat Monday pace tied to news of a U S satellite launch.
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New York
United States
Wisconsin Farmers Face Choices in New Agricultural Revolution
Wisconsin farm management specialist Glen C. Pulver told Farm and Home Week that growers must expand size and use scientific methods, cut production per animal unit with better marketing, or seek off-farm income. He warned failure to adopt 50 years of tech advances risks income losses and urged rigorous self analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Glen C. Pulver
University of Wisconsin
Pulver
Ferris Family Escapes Fire At Rhinelander Home
Cliff Ferris editor and publisher of the Rhinelander Daily News and head of Northwest Daily Press Association, his wife Grace and 17 year old daughter Mary Ellen escaped a house fire at 2 30 a m. Fire Chief James Hamilton said the blaze began near an overheated steam pipe and caused about 25000 dollars in interior damage. Ferris has led Inland Daily Press Association as former president and board chairman.
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Rhinelander
Cliff Ferris
Rhinelander Daily News
Northwest Daily Press Association
Grace
Mary Ellen
James Hamilton
Ferris
The
Inland Daily Press Association
Guy Ferris Son Marries Jan Lanz Here on August 10
The Ferris family reports their son Guy married Jan Lanz daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lanz here last August 10.
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Ferris
Guy
Janet Lanz
Herbert Lanz
Doerfer recounts 165 dollar refund tied to 1954 trip
FCC Chairman John C. Doerfer told a House subcommittee he repaid 165.12 dollars two weeks earlier after receiving an unused portion of a round trip ticket from KWTV Oklahoma City in 1954. He said the payment was not a windfall but a repay ment for his and his wife’s travel expenses misperceived as reimbursement. He testified about a five day trip to Oklahoma City and Spokane backed by a secretary assisted purchase.
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Washington
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
House
Oklahoma
Doerfer
KWTV
Oklahoma City
FCC
Bernard Schwartz
Spokane
Wash
Schwartz
Edgar Bell
Milwaukee Officer Cleared in Slaying Case
Milwaukee District Attorney William J. McCauley announced that Patrolman Thomas F. Grady acted with the right to shoot after a suspect, Daniel Bell, 22, ignored shouts and warning shots. Bell was shot in the back as he fled on foot following a traffic stop for a missing tail light, with Officer Louis Krause corroborating the incident.
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Milwaukee
William J. McCauley
Daniel Bell
Thomas F. Grady
Grady
Louis Krause
Bell
Justices Uphold Circuit Decision In 8-Pace Ruling
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a circuit ruling allowing Green County to proceed with a $200000 jail at the highway shops despite a city zoning ordinance. The eight page unanimous decision states counties are not bound by city zoning when building public facilities, setting a broad precedent. The ruling also considered a 1952 Hobart Township zoning ordinance in Brownton County which was found invalid.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
Green County
High Court
Harry S. Fox
Janesville
Grover Broadfoot
Howard H. Moss
Franz W. Brand
John Steinmann
Monticello
Green County Board
State Department of Public Welfare
17Th Avenue
Highway Shops
Monroe
Ihe
Hobart Township
Browntown County
Charles Collier
Norman Chaile
Raymond J. Rahr
Municipal Court
Brown County Circuit Court
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Roger
Smiley Club
John Murdock
University of Wisconsin Soils Department
Norman O. Everson
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Heart Campaign
Howard Olsen
Monroe Clinic
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