City Officials Review Lighting Upgrade Proposals
City officials and Wisconsin Power and Light representatives discussed a street lighting plan for Madison. The proposal totals about 47 000 dollars including 20 aluminum poles and fluorescent fixtures around the square and 42 standards for surrounding streets, with a slower light upgrade pending council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Jack Pointer
Madison
Monroe
Pointer
Walter Ekum
First National Bank
Discoverer Fizzles Jupiter and Polaris Test Firings Succeed
U S missile teams on both coasts reported a doubleheader of successes at Cape Canaveral with a delayed fizz le at Vandenberg. Discoverer IX failed to reach orbital velocity, while Polaris and Jupiter achieved successful firings and set the stage for future naval and strategic use.
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Associated Press
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg
Air Force
California
Florida Cape
Atlantic
Army
Navy
Senate Approves 1.8 Billion for U S School Aid
The Senate passes a 1.834 billion school aid bill funding classroom construction and teacher salaries. House leaders may strip salaries, and President Eisenhower would veto in current form. The vote was 51 to 34, short of a veto override, with aid allocated by student population and state matching phased in later.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
National Education Association
New York
Mississippi
Co-op Tax Plan Draws Protests in Wisconsin
A Thursday proposal in Madison suggested a tax on Wisconsin co operatives based on gross sales. Edwin Lark, chair of the Tax Burden sub committee, urged a rate of one tenth of one percent to raise about $1 million on $1 billion in business. Milo Swanton and W B Thomas called the levy discriminatory.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Edwin Lark
Eau Claire
Citizens Commission On Tax Revision
Milo Swanton
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co-operative
W. B. Thomas
Wisconsin Electric Co-operatives
Milwaukee industrialist jokes about bomb delay plane
Louis Allis Jr., 44, now in Dallas, joked at Midway Airport about carrying a bomb aboard a Milwaukee bound flight. Police and FBI halted takeoff for 2.5 hours while luggage was checked. no charges filed. A separate incident at O Hare involved Raymond Otten, 29, charged with making a false report after a bomb remark aboard a United jet.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Louis Allis Jr
Dallas
Tex
North Central Airlines
Airlines
Midway Airport
FBI
Allis
Lauril
Louis Allis
River Hills
Midway
O’hare
United Air Lines
Raymond Otten
Cicero
U. S
Destroyer Daly rolls in heavy seas. six sailors lost, search continues
A Navy destroyer Daly racing full speed rolled 65 degrees in icy Atlantic off Cape Henry. One crewman killed, five missing, four survivors rescued by tanker Alabama. Navy ships and planes press search for the missing 5 as Daly, Young, and Cotton head to Hampton Roads for mothballing.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Daly
David Formichella
Summit
N.J
Formichella
John Buzzi
Barrington
R. I
Alabama
Virginia
Cape Henry
Newport
R.I
Young
Cotton
Hampton Roads
Buzzi
David Allen Dale
Kenmore
N. Y
Nicholas A. Cataluca
Beacor
N.Y
Robert A. Carlson
West Haven
Conn
Charles E. Ellis
Madison
Ind
Paul J. Harvey
Lodi
Oo J. Neberz
Crystal Lake
Franc Benkert 98, Albany’s Oldest Native Born Resident, Dies
Albany obituary notes the death of Franc Benkert at her home at 3 p m She would have been 99 on April 5 She was born Franc Burns daughter of Capt Charles W Burns a Civil War veteran In later life she married Fred Benkert Their family operated a clothing store and later a general mercantile business in Monticello Survivors include daughter Ida Gales Beloit one granddaughter and one great grandson Services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Sharer funeral home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery Pallbearers include six nephews Friends may call tomorrow evening
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Albany
Franc Benkert
West Virginia
Pet Connett
Ohio
Capt. Burns
Franc
Fred Benkert
William, Woodrow
Virgil Pryce
Harold Hulburt
Henry Olson
John J. Zimmerman
Gunfire at Havana Greets Soviet Deputy
Intense gunfire erupted near the Fine Arts Palace as Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan and Cuban President Dorticos prepared to open the Soviet trade exposition. Shots from a balcony across the street shattered the scene as the leaders entered.
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Havana
Fine Arts Palace
Mikoyan
Dorticos
Temple Captain Kennedy Threat Letter Targets Family
Temple University basketball captain Bill Kennedy received a hand printed threat letter aimed at his mother if he played well against La Salle on February 20. The FBI disclosed the document, mailed from Philadelphia on January 26.
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Philadelphia
Bill Kennedy
Temple University
la Salle
FBI
Kennedy
Rabies Fears Prompt Sheriff Order in Lafayette
A dairy cow in Lafayette Township died after a skunk bite. Sheriff Ed Thompson orders all dogs tied up while authorities confirm rabies at the state lab. Owner Clay Woodard and two workers receive rabies treatment for exposure. no county quarantine declared.
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Lafayette
Lafayette Township
Ed Thompson
Clay Woodard
Darlington
Ralph Schwartz
State Hygiene Laboratory
Madison
Woodard
Agents Target Minors in Alcohol Sales in Milwaukee
Milwaukee officials say the Beverage and Cigaret Tax Division is intensifying efforts to stop alcohol purchases for minors. Chief Investigator Gordon Curry tells the District Attorneys Association that agents monitor dance halls and taverns to catch minors and those who buy for them. Tavern operators are praised for reducing sales to youths, as they fear arrest of both minors and adults who enable drinking.
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Milwaukee
Gordon Curry
Madison
District Attorneys Association Conference
City Attorney Breaks Arm Leaving Monroe High School
City Atty. William J. Schmitz broke his left arm after slipping on glazed pavement from freezing rain while leaving Monroe high school after teaching a special income tax course for adults. He is expected to wear a cast about six weeks and plans to return to the office soon. the four remaining Thursday sessions of the five week course will continue.
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William J. Schmitz
Monroe High School
Schmitz
John
GOP Officials Move to Speed Scandal Probes in Chicago
Chicago prosecutors enlist 15 private attorneys including four former federal prosecutors to assist in investigating a widening police corruption scandal. New arrests include Anthony Belmonte and Harry Rohalla, while a grand jury probes undercover links between police, gambling, vice, and tavern operators. The city faces continued commissioner searches and delayed recommendations.
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Chicago
Benjamin Adamowski
Anthony Belmonte
Harry Rohalla
Belmonte
Kyran Phelan
John Borsellino
Rohalla
Timothy J. O’connor
Uptown
Chicago Commission
Daley
Summerdale
Holstein Breeders Rename Directors in Green County
Green County Holstein Breeders Association renamed H Otto Elmer and Kenneth Hartwig and Oliver Miller to directors at a Turner hall meeting. Arthur Stauffacher presided with speakers Charles Brace and Norman Rasmussen. Ralph Elmer reported on a March 28 Homestead sale in Waukesha. Mary Ann Frautschy Stauffer introduced. A potluck supper and social period followed.
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H. Otto Elmer
Monticello
Oliver Miller
Brodhead
Kenneth Hartwig
Monroe
Green County Holstein Breeders Association
Turner Hall
Arthur Stauffacher
Charles Brace
Lone Rock
National Holstein
Norman Rasmussen
Ralph Elmer
Waukesha
Mary Ann Frautschy Stauffacher
Arleigh Frautschy
Stock Market Sags Amid Cautious Trading
New York trading opened with a sag as major issues fell fractions to over a point while a few issues rose. Investors showed extreme caution ahead of the weekend amid uncertainty about the next strong market trend.
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New York
Yugoslav Dairy Experts Visit U S Operations
Two Yugoslav dairy specialists Miss Julijana Koci D Juljana of Novi Sad and Markesing Matez of Zagreb visit U S plants for 10 days under a technical project funded by the International Cooperation Administration. They aim to learn butter byproduct production and quality control to apply in Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia
International Cooperation Administration
U. S. State Department
Koci D. Julijana
Novi Sad
Markesing Matez
Zagreb
America
Miss Julijana
Mater
Dairy Products Manufacturing Association
Mrs Hefty 81 Dies After Long Illness in City
Mrs Henry T Hefty 81 of 819 11th Street died at 5 30 am at home after years of illness. Born December 29 1878 in York Township she married Henry T Hefty February 28 1905 in New Glarus. Survived by husband three children two brothers two sisters 17 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral at Washington United Church of Christ Monday 2 pm Rev J Allan Mittler officiating burial church cemetery. Family visitation at Stuessy funeral home Sunday noon onward.
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Henry T. Hefty
11Th Street
Hefty
Ole and
Mary Ann Berger Lynn
York Township
Ida Mathilda Lynn
New Glarus
Washington Township
Monroe
Wilbert
Monticello
Willis
Leona) Isely
Argyle
Fred
Florence) Fahrin
Mineral Point
Melvin Lynn
Alfred Lynn
Blanchardville
Charles Hoffmaster
Anna Davern
Washington United Church of Christ
Stuessy
J. Allan Mittler
Crosby Son Plans Santa Monica Wedding to Barbara Frederickson
Lind Crosby and Barbara Diane Frederickson have obtained a marriage license in Santa Monica California and are set to wed Saturday afternoon according to county records. Lind is Bing Crosby's son and Barbara is a dancer.
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Bing
Santa Monica
Calif
Bing Crosby
Lindsay
Barbara Diane Frederickson
Wisconsin Drivers Face Low Visibility In Fog And Ice
Fog and light overnight snow mixed with freezing rain hampered travel across Wisconsin. Forecasters warned of rain and sleet with rapidly changing conditions. Monroe roads were wet with poor visibility. central areas had scattered icy spots from snow and freezing rain. north roads were clearer due to salting efforts. Green County reported major highways ice-free at noon though visibility remained limited.
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Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Monroe
Green County Highway Department
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Hawaiian Islands
Cheddar Mart
Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Kocic Julijana and
Markeling Matez
Mid-Europe
GOP
Matez
Nick Quint Sr
Katherina Galauner
Mrs. Hefty
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