05 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1955
Page
1
The French National Assembly removed Pierre Mendes-France after a three day debate over Tunisia autonomy and North African reforms. Deputies expect a lengthy search for a new leader amid opposition and political infighting.
Washington reports confirm Army Counselor John G. Adams has resigned effective March 31. Secretary Stevens, who accepted the move, may also be adjacent to stepping away as a new Senate inquiry reopens the Peress case. McClellan signals Adams’s exit won’t halt efforts and McCarthy hints more resignations could follow.
A preliminary hearing for five officers of the Joe Must Go Club is set for March 11 on charges of aiding and abetting a felony. Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss will decide on a defense request to reconsider his finding the club incorporated on December 31. The club was fined 4200 for violating the State Corrupt Practices Act by forming as a corporation and engaging in political activity. Officers named include Leroy Gore Harold Michael Carl Lachmund Ivan Nestigen Patricia Watt.
Senator Vivaldo Lima reports newly inaugurated Amazonas Governor Plinio Coelho found 2 774 cruzeiros in the state treasury about 36 99 dollars in free market value. He lacked funds for food or sheets at the palace, while Manaus city treasury stood at 40 cents.
Arthur F. Engebretson 41 of South Wayne died at 2 20 am in St. Clare hospital after being ill since January 18 He was born March 30 1913 in Wiota son of Christian Manic and Rachel Ann Larson Engebretson He married Margaret Hanson in Rockford in March 1933 Surviving are his wife six daughters one son two sisters two brothers and two daughters preceded him in death Services 1 30 pm Tuesday at West Wiota church officiated by Rev Justin H Flak Burial in church cemetery Hanson funeral home South Wayne handled arrangements Friends may call at the funeral home
Green Bay stores Red Owl Stores Inc were charged by District Attorney Bernard Bertrand with selling milk at less than cost to induce purchases and divert trade. The complaint seeks an injunction against further sales or advertising of such milk sales under state retail trade rules.
U S jets claim two MiGs shot down with six others fleeing as bombers target Red shipping 50 miles north of the Tachens. Chiang Kai-shek debates evacuation and U S involvement as Tac h en diplomacy and Formosan issue dominate briefings.
Two county youths, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, confessed to burglaries across Monroe Browntown South Wayne and Brodhead. Suspects, picked up in Anamosa Iowa, were being held in Monroe jail and face Juvenile Court next week as investigations continue.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden met with Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Canadian Prime Minister St Laurent in a secret round of diplomacy on Formosa. The discussions focused on Indochina and a possible international Formosa conference outside the UN, with Geneva cited as a precedent.
The Internal Revenue Service extended the due date for 1954 individual income tax returns for farmers to February 15. Farmers may file a late return and pay taxes owed to clear estimated obligations, instead of submitting quarterly estimates. The Jan. 31 deadline was moved to Feb. 15 to qualify as a declaration or amended declaration of estimated income.
Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, ranking Republican on Senate Foreign Relations, pledges to oppose any reckless slashes in Eisenhower's foreign aid proposals. He urges budget balance but prioritizes preventing global war, urging support for aid to under developed areas through technical assistance and sound credit. He warns against Communist tactics of words, guns and money and calls for defending leaders against unfair attacks at a University of Cincinnati address.
American F-86 Sabres and an RB-45 reconnaissance bomber engaged four Russian built MIG-15s and four more over international waters west of Korea. The Air Force reported two MIGs shot down, no U S losses, and no word on injuries.
The Shah of Iran voiced strong approval of the United States saying Americans are keenly impressed by the nation’s desire for world peace and readiness to maintain military strength essential to preservation. He spoke after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws from Columbia University yesterday.
Milwaukee police hunted a pair of holdup men and two accomplices after a $23,134 payroll heist at Mueller Climatrol. The masked duo entered after Brink's guards left, fled in a two‑car convoy, and left no fingerprints. James Skola oversaw the accounts as the men demanded the cash and fled.
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