U.S. Abandons Outside Efforts to Sway Israel
Washington signals shift to United Nations diplomacy as the United States ends outside pressures for Israeli withdrawal. Eisenhower states Israel has maximum assurances at this time, while Dulles keeps doors open for talks with Abba Eban and the Gaza Strip dispute remains tied to U.N. plans.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Middle East
White House
Eisenhower
Israel
Thomasville
Abba Eban
Dulles
U. S
U. N
New York City
Eban
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U. N. General Assembly
Golda Meir
Sharm E! Sheikh
Gulf O Aqaba
U.N
Gaza
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf
Egypt
Suez Canal
General Assembly
Henry Cabot Ledge
Parking Meter Fines Rising to $1 Monthly
Police Chief J H Schwaiger announced overdue parking meter tickets will be billed at $1 each on a monthly basis. The 10 cent fine applies if paid within three days, but $1 is charged for each ticket if unpaid after that period, with past due totals tabulated yearly.
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J. H. Schwaiger
Schwaiger
Mideast Policy Approval Likely In Senate Vote
Sen Knowland predicts the Senate will approve by more than two to one its revised Middle East anti communism resolution. Sen Aiken warns a large number voting no could derail the measure. Eisenhower and Dulles urge decisive action as debate opens after passage of the House bill.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
Aiken
R-Vi
Secretary Dulles
House
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Pianist Hofmann Stricken in West
Josef Hofmann famed pianist and composer dies at 81 in a Los Angeles nursing home after a heart attack. A child prodigy and long career as concert pianist teacher and director of the Curtis Institute, he also held more than 60 patents for mechanical devices and auto accessories. He had lived in the United States since 1900 and resided in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
Josef Hofmann
Hofmann
Curtis Institute
Mary Louise Curtis Bok
United States
Los Angels
Long Beach
Mystery Men to Roam Square for Silver Dollar Day
Mystery men will roam Monroe's square Wednesday as part of Silver Dollar Day. Stores stay open late and shoppers who ask Are you the Silver Dollar Day Mystery man? win a silver dollar. Merchants offer discounts for silver dollar purchases. dollars available at banks and from merchants. A coupon in the Monroe Chamber ad offers 10 cents off a $1 purchase if silver dollars run out.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Evening Times
Mrs Scully 65 Dies in California Sister of Monroe Resident
Mrs William Scully 65 formerly Helen Hogan of Monroe died in Sun Valley California Saturday. Daughter of Dennis and Catherine Hogan she married in 1923 at St Victor's Church. Survived by husband two children William and Mrs Harry Joliffe four grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Services set for Tuesday morning.
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William Scully
Sun Valley
Calif
Monroe
William Hogan
California
Scully
Helen Hogan
Dennis and
Catherine Timmons Hogan
St. Victor’s Church
William
Harry Joliffe
Glendale
George
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Frances Murphy
Rockford
Parched Texas Welcomes Rains
Heavy weekend rains drenched the Texas Big Bend lower South Plains and Rio Grande Valley. At least eight deaths, seven of them traffic related, were blamed on the weather. Some areas saw up to four inches with Alpine and Brownsville recording rain. a small tornado touched down near Harlingen.
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Dallas
Texas Big Bend
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
John White
Alpine
Brownsville
Frank Newsom
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Stuart
Harlingen
Blaze at Donny Cheese Supply Co Causes Minor Damage
Fire at Donny Cheese Supply Co on 1800 10th Avenue caused minor damage when an overheated stove pipe ignited insulation. Chief Josef J. Benkert reported a recently installed ceiling was damaged in the incident.
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Donny Cheese Supply Co
10Th Avenue
Josef J. Benkert
Senior Play Onions in The Stew Publicity and Ticket Units Named
Publicity and ticket sales committees for the Senior class play Onions in The Stew were announced today for performances on February 26 and 27. Members include Carol Wolfe Jane Reger Jane Good Sara Brennan for publicity and Donna Blum Carol Peterson Nancy Burgy Shirley Lewis Judy Germann and Beverly Blanc for tickets. The play adapted from Betty MacDonald The Egg and I is directed by Robert Freeman with leads Joan Severson Kenneth Keen Nancy Kern as student director and cast including Nancy Wagner Marilyn Kubly. Judy Buehler is business manager.
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Carol Wolfe
Jane Reger
Jane Good
Sara Brennan
Donna Blum
Carol Peterson
Nancy Burgy
Shirley Lewis
Judy Germann
Beverly Blanc
Betty MacDonald
Robert Freeman
Joan Severson
Kenneth Keen
Nancy Kern
Nancy Wagner
Marilyn Kubly
Judy Buehler
Record Budgets Rise Across States Amid Revenue Strains
Washington reports show rising state budgets driven by higher salaries for teachers and staff, expanded programs, and soaring inflation. Illinois, New York, and California lead with large requests, while many states seek new revenue sources such as sales, cigarette, and beer taxes to balance growing costs.
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David C. Beeder
Washington
Associated Press
Illinois
New York
California
William G. Stratton
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
New Hampshire
Lane Dwinell
Dwinell
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
Utah
Montana
Nevada
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Harold W. Handley
George N. Craig
Craig
Stock Trend Mixed During Profit Sales
New York reports irregular trading as profit taking cuts early gains. Pivotal stocks fluctuated from fractions to a point with few advances beyond. Major steels erased gains, trading slightly lower or steady. Chrysler and Ford were the only motor stocks to hold gains.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
Guard Spokesman Attacks Army Six Month Reserve Plan
Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh told a House subcommittee that the Army six month reserve training plan is a failure and would be the kiss of death for the National Guard. He cited mobilizations during Korea, questioned Army enlistment data, and rejected claims the Guard is 83 percent untrained.
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Washington
National Guard
Congress
Ellard A. Walsh
The
National Guard Association
House
Armed Services
Walsh
Army
Army Recruiting Service
Regular
Dock Workers Set For Pact Vote To End East Coast Tieup
New York waterfront employers and the International Longshoremen's Association reached a pact to end a five day East Coast dock strike. The back to work move depends on ratification by the ILA membership and settlement of local port issues in Boston Philadelphia and Wilmington Delaware. The ILA executive committee meets to set the referendum date.
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New York
Striking International Longshoremen’s Association
Hampton Roads
Portland
Maine
ILA
Louis Waldman
Boston
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Union
Fired Grimes Prober Joins Sheriff Staff
Chicago Sheriff Joseph Lohman added former deputy coroner Harry Glos to his team as a special deputy to investigate the Grimes sisters case. Glos, dismissed for disputing medical evidence, will work under Walter Fleming and undersheriff Thomas Brennan without salary.
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Chicago
Joseph Lohman
Grimes
Harry Glos
Walter Fleming
Thomas Brennan
Glos
Gas Blast Damages House in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee family of six escaped serious injury when a natural gas explosion shattered three walls of their two story brick home while they slept. The J M Goodsons home left a rubble heap but the family was unharmed.
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Milwaukee
J. M. Goodsons
Truman Declines Ike’s Invite to Greek Turk Anniversary
President Truman, tied up with other duties, declined invitations from Greece and Turkey to attend ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Greek Turkish aid program. The State Department called his response a source of regret to Eisenhower and Dulles.
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Truman
Ike
Washington
State Department
Eisenhower
Dulles
Athens
Ankara
Florida
Department
Congress
Middle East
Miami Beach
Three Hurt Slightly In Two Car Accident
Three Monroe youths suffered minor head injuries in a two vehicle crash Saturday at 2 30 p m at the intersection of 16th Street and 15th Avenue. Walter Marty and Frederick Blum were treated at St Clare hospital and released. Victor B Willison sustained a slight head injury and was not hospitalized.
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Monroe
16Th Street
15Th Avenue
Walter Marty
11Th Street
Frederick Blum
21St Street
St. Clare Hospital
Marty
University of Wisconsin
Blum
Victor B. Willison
16Th Avenue
Willison
Fred Simpson
Missouri Nursing Home Fire Kills At Least 70 In Warrenton
Grim searchers in Warrenton Missouri recover bodies from a fast moving blaze at an old folks home. Seventy residents are feared dead with 16 reported missing as investigators consider the disaster the worst in state history. Governor Blair calls the law inadequate and pledges a thorough inquiry.
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Warrenton
Missouri
James R. Amos
State Health Division
Susan Kay Pfister
Alice Watts
Lynn
Ark
James T. Blair
Jefferson City
Blair
Walter H. Schwanie
Jesus
Madison and Middleton Begin Direct Dialing
Madison and Middleton residents began direct dialing on Sunday allowing calls between the towns without long distance charges. Sun Prairie was added to the toll free extended area two years ago and Oregon last year, with Verona and Cottage Grove planned for addition in about a year.
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Madison
Middleton
Sun Prairie
Oregon
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Verona
Cottage Grove
Visit Plans Denied by Foreign Office
London report states the Foreign Office rejected speculation that Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh would undertake a state visit to the United States later this year. The denial comes amid ongoing interest in royal travel plans.
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London
The
Foreign Office
Today
Queen Elizabeth
the Duke of Edinburgh
America
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