Monroe council defeats peddler ordinance on 3 to 3 vote
City Atty. Benkert rules the Monroe peddler ordinance failed to pass due to a 3 to 3 tie with two absences. He states a majority of aldermen is required and the mayor cannot break the tie. If resubmitted, action must follow Section 19:16 of the Monroe municipal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Benkett
Monroe
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Benkert
Chamber of Commerce
G. Fred Galli
Nathan F. Burgy
Roger Elmer
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Fifth Ward
William Beckman
Herman L. Schindler
Joseph C. Dearth
Eighth Ward
LaVerne Deal
Seelig
City of Ripon
Vanguard rocket failure traced to wiring and moisture
The Vanguard three stage rocket suffered a wiring failure blamed on moisture seepage and vibration. Navy officials cited small irregularities in the first stage engine control that the automatic pilot failed to correct, leading to the eventual loss after 57 seconds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Air Force Missile Test Center
Stock Prices Drift and Trading Remains Dull
New York stocks drifted lower in early afternoon trading with key stocks down fractions to about a point. Industrials such as steels and aircrafts fell while chemicals and oils declined. Government bonds were a little higher in moderate dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Goatee-Wearing Gunman Robs Bronx Bank With Child Hostage
In New York a gunman with a goatee robbed a Manufactures Trust Co. branch in the Bronx using a 12 year old girl as a hostage. He fled with about $12 440 in cash after forcing tellers and customers to obey orders and taking the child and two other passengers from the bank to a bus. Police say the mother and two other youngsters were later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Manufacturers Trust Co
ARPA Created by Defense for Space Weapons
The Defense Department established a new space agency named Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA. Roy W. Johnson of General Electric was named director and will assume the post April 1 while splitting time in advance. The agency will oversee space weapons and military satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Advanced Research Project Agency
Roy W. Johnson
Defense
Neil McElroy
Johnson
General Electric Co
New York
Stamford
Conn
ARPA
Sabotage Seen In Soccer Crash
In Munich a chartered British Airways plane carrying Manchester United players coaches and staff crashed after refueling in a snowstorm. Seven players and a coach died among 23 aboard and 15 of 23 survived hospitalized. Authorities considered sabotage as investigators and BEA officials noted growing indications.
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Manchester United
British European Airways
London Daily Mail
Munich
BEA
Anthony H. Milward
Matt Busby
Manchester
United
John Berry
Frank Taylor
Kenneth Rayment
Busby
Rayment
England
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Red Star
James Thain
St. Clare Publishes First Hi-Lites Issue
St. Clare Hospital releases its inaugural seven page Hi-Lites bulletin to inform staff and public about hospital and personnel activities. The issue outlines a new central supply service under Sister M Adelaide and a patient menu system, and notes the 1939 start and 1951 north wing expansion with 140 beds 25 newborn bassinets 4500 patients in 1957 and 800 births last year. Payroll runs 36000 monthly excluding donated sister services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clare Hospital
St. Clare Hi-Lites
M. Adelaide
St. Clare
Cold Wave Continues With 5-10 Below Zero Predicted
Frigid weather grips Monroe with 4 below at 6 a.m. and no relief in sight as forecasters predict 5 to 10 below tonight and 10 to 18 above tomorrow. The cold snap is expected to last through the weekend with 10 to 20 below in the northwest and light snow near the Great Lakes. All highways remain clear of snow and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
State Highway Department
Lead and zinc aid seen by Wisconsin governor
Wisconsin Governor Thomson said he has secured promised help for the lead and zinc mining industry facing shutdowns or losses due to import regulation changes. He urged Congress to back higher duties to stabilize local operations and said he contacted the U S Tariff Commission after meetings with mining representatives in Darlington. Bossard, commission chair, signaled the agency is investigating potential injury to domestic industry and would advise remedial action to President Eisenhower if needed.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
U. S
U. S. Tariff Commission
Darlington
E. B. Bossard
Commission
Bossard
Eisenhower
Second Victims Dead In Two State Crashes
Two separate Wisconsin crashes claim second victims in Jefferson and Forest Counties. Dexter Thomas, 20, of Laona dies from a skull fracture after a Sunday two car crash on Highway 8 near Laona. Della Madenwaldt, 48, also of Laona, dies in the same accident. John D. Batchelder, 30, of Dixon Illinois dies in Watertown hospital from injuries in a collision at Highways 26 and 30 that also killed his father, John K. Batchelder.
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Associated Press
Jefferson
Forest
Wisconsin
Dexter Thomas
Laona
Highway 8
Della Madenwaldt
John D. Batchelder
Dixon
St. Mary’s Hospital
Watertown
John K. Batchelder
No Activity Reported at Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
There was no activity at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange today with no offers bids or sales recorded. The quiet market line reflects a pause in trading at Green Bay facility today.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Police Fire Units Begin Training Programs in Monroe
Monroe police officers started a two hour per week training program at the Armory led by assistant police chief Dwight C Coplen to update on police developments. Area volunteer firemen completed a basic phase in a fire fighting course directed by W Fred Heisler for state sponsorship and instruction on teaching others, with a second four week phase planned in February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Dwight C. Coplien
Karl O. Jensen
Coplien
City Police
Times
Monroe
W. Fred Heisler
Oklahoma A
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
Walter Okey
Cassville
Heisler
Raymond Montgomery
Browntown
Bruni
Okey
Montgomery
Henry S. Hefty
Area
Volunter Fire Departments
Oklahoma A and M College
Miss Genevieve Lyford 78 Dies at Bethesda Maryland
Miss Genevieve L. Lyford, 78, sister of Harry B. Lyford, formerly of Monroe, died Wednesday night at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland after Christmas Day admission. A retired professor of kindergarten and nursery school education at Colorado State College, she lived with her brother in Chevy Chase since 1954 and leaves a sister Aimee E. Lyford of Elgin Illinois. Cremation followed a memorial service. ashes to be interred at Rock Island family lot.
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Genevieve L. Lyford
Harry B. Lyford
Monroe
Bethesda
Miss Lyford
Colorado State College
Greeley
Colo
Chevy Chase
Aimee E. Lyford
Elgin, Ill
Carrie
Genevieve Lyford
Monroe Evening Times
Rock Island
Bomb Threats Ground 18 Eastern Flights at NYC Field
Two anonymous calls last night delayed eighteen Eastern Air Lines flights. A caller claimed a bomb on the next scheduled plane, and another caller said a bomb was on a plane tonight. Searches occurred at Newark and LaGuardia as airborne planes were diverted or grounded in Baltimore Pittsburgh and Raleigh.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
5Th Avenue
la Guardia Field
Newark
N.J
U S Flier Crashes Plane Near Viroqua
Major LeRoy E. Helen of the Air Force, returning to Ellendorf AFB Alaska, crashed a small private plane in a Wisconsin woods 70 miles southeast of Viroqua after a fuel line froze in sub zero weather. He escaped with minor injuries.
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Viroqua
Wisconsin
Maj
LeRoy E. Helen
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Morris Moon
Vernon County
Texas
Helen
Rockford
Here
Czar of Probed Union Quits Post
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO chiefs pursue a broader probe into the Operating Engineers Union after William E. Maloney resigns as president. Maloney, 77, ailing after heart attacks, led the 250000 member body for 18 years amid Senate rackets hearings accusing him of hoodlum ties, loot in Chicago locals, and expense padding for a lavish lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla.p
Afl-Cio
Operating Engineers Union
William E. Maloney
Maloney
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Chicago Union
Romney urges split of GM and Ford to curb auto power
President of American Motors urges Congress to break up General Motors and Ford into smaller firms to limit union bargaining power and prevent a wage price spiral. He cites 35 percent sales thresholds and argues dispersing power would benefit stockholders, executives, employees and customers.
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Washington
American Motors Corp
Congress
General Motors
Ford
United Auto Workers
America
George Romney
Senate
Anti-trust
Romney
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Fire damages Kenosha club and five apartments
A two story Kenosha building housing a night club and five apartments was badly damaged by fire on Thursday night. Six people fled to safety with no injuries. The fire swept the second floor apartments, causing part of the floor to collapse into the Shangri La night club below, and the cafe suffered smoke and water damage.
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Kenosha
Dulles and Menshikov Open Talks On Improving Ties
Secretary of State Dulles and Soviet envoy Mikhail Menshikov met at the State Department and expressed hope for better U S Soviet relations. Menshikov arrived in Washington aiming to set up talks with Eisenhower while Thompson prepared to brief the cabinet on Moscow’s moves toward a summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Russia
Mikhail A. Menshikov
State Department
Menshikov
Eisenhower
Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Thompson
Andrei Gromyko
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Germany
Lucey Calls Thompson Ban Debate Over Vacancy
Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Patrick Lucey accuses Gov. Thomson of acting on orders from the Republican National Committee by not calling a spring special election for the First District seat after Rep. Lawrence Smith's death. Lucey challenges RNC chair Claude Jasper to a public debate.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Democratic Party
Thomson
Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
Lawrence Smith
Racine
Lucey
Claude Jasper
Republican Party of
Jasper
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