Monroe approves four way stop at square intersection
Monroe City Council votes to install a stop sign at the southeast corner of 16th avenue and 11th street to regulate the square for the new one way street plan on 10th and 11th streets. Police praise the move as preventing accidents and aiding visibility.
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Monroe
16Th Avenue
11Th Street
Floyd W. Matzke
Police and Safety Committee
10Th and
Matzke
Henning
Alfred H. Henning
Jerome H. Schwaiger
Schwaiger
Tree Burning To Be Tonight At City Brush Lot
John Erb says 40 loads of discarded Christmas trees will be burned at 7 tonight in the annual burning of the greens. Rain may dampen ceremonies. Sponsored by the county safety council, the event at the city brush lot near 5th avenue north of the Illinois Central tracks includes a fire truck on site.
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John Erb
City Street Department
Erb
County Safety Council
City Brush
5Th Avenue
Ilinois Central Tracks
E. E. Eckstam
Family Quarrel Fire Claims Sixth Victim
SAGINAW Mich. A flash fire set off during a family quarrel Monday night claimed its sixth victim Ada Lee Pierce 26 mother of three of five children killed in the blaze died of burns.
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Saginaw
Mich
Ada Lee Pierce
Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Records Strong 1954 Sales
The Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reported 1954 sales of 9,333,375 pounds, more than double 1953. Wisconsin grades led with 8,066,500 pounds, longhorns 464,000, U S grades 406,975, 40 pound blocks 22,000. There were 392 sales. average weekly sales were 179,492 pounds. The call board began in 1879 and became the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange in 1918 with dealer and cheesemaker members.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin
Cheese Exchange
Exchange
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Federal Reserve Raises Stock Margin to 60 Percent
The Federal Reserve Board ordered a higher stock margin requirement to 60 percent from 50 percent, citing restraint on speculative buying. NYSE President Keith Funston objected, warning it curbs market function. Analysts noted brokers’ credit rose from $1.655 billion on Feb 1, 1954 to $2.202 billion by Nov 30, 1954, and some viewed the move as a signal the boom may continue.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
Keith Funston
Ahea
Associated Press
Wall Street
Reserve Boardc
New York
Reserve Board
Ladejinsky Lands Foreign Aid Post in Viet Nam
Washington FDA hires Wolf Ladejinsky once removed as agricultural attache in Tokyo to oversee land reform in Vietnam. Harold Stassen says Ladejinsky is eligible for security and loyalty, with White House backing noting use of department judgment in the matter. The appointment is effective immediately to assist Vietnam land reform.
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Washington
Foreign Operations Administration
Wolf Ladejinsky
Tokyo
Viet Nam
Harold Stassen
FDA
Ladejinsky
State Department
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
White House
Sherman Adams
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Stasse
Stock Market Dips Rally Through Trade Day
New York stocks opened with losses as margin requirements set by the Federal Reserve Board weighed on sentiment. The market fell about four points early, then recovered much of the loss as trading progressed and a rally emerged.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Packers Veteran Spike Spachmann Dies at 66
Emil A. Spike Spachmann, longtime director of ticket sales for the Green Bay Packers, died Tuesday night at age 66 after years of invalid status since a stroke in September 1953. He led the ticket department for over two decades until leaving the post around 1943.
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Packers
Green Bay
Emil A
Spike) Spachmann
Green Bay Packers
Rep Lawrence H Smith in hospital in satisfactory condition
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith of Wisconsin was reported by his wife as in satisfactory condition in an oxygen tent at Walter Reed Hospital. He has valvular heart trouble but no heart attack or stroke, and is 62 years old as the new Congress opens.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
Wis
Walter Reed Hospital
Congress
Revenue Office To Aid In Making Tax Returns
The internal revenue office announced that representatives will aid local residents in completing their 1954 income tax forms from January 10 to February 15. The office, in the basement of the Post Office, will operate 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
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Revenue Office
Internal Revenue Office
U N Secretary Hammarskjold Meets Chinese Leaders in Peiping
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold dined with Chinese Premier Chou En Lai and Foreign Minister Chang Han fu in Peiping amid moves to win freedom for 11 American airmen and other U N prisoners. Peiping radio offered limited details of the arrival and mission, noting the welcome by officials but not confirming purpose.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chang Han-fu
Peiping
Tokyo
Chou
Chang
Chen Yi
Peiping Radio
Hammarskjold
Tung Yueh Chien
Department of International Organizations and Conferences
Wang Cho Ju
Foreign Ministry
Red Radio
Nehru
U Nu
United Nations
More Rain Snow Forecast for Area Tonight
More than half an inch of rain fell in the city and snow began this afternoon as a preview of tomorrow's colder weather. Roads were in decent condition but icy highways are likely tonight. Northern areas reported slippery roads from freezing rain and up to two inches of snow.
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Mercury
Wausau
Tomahawk
Eau Claire
Stevens Point
Adenauer Celebrates Birthday in Bonn with Rousing Ceremony
In Bonn Chancellor Konrad Adenauer marked his birthday with a vigorous public celebration. The event drew attendees and highlighted political resolve amid postwar recovery efforts.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Budget Slashes Loom For 25 Legislature In Wisconsin
Wisconsin lawmakers face a tough start as they prepare for their 72nd regular session with potential 25 million to 50 million dollar cuts to the executive budget for 1955 57. The state must balance and avoid debt, while leaders expect revenue gains and possible lapses in funding.
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Arthur Bystrom
Madison
Wisconsin
Kohler
Bosses Night honors set with Braves guest speaker
The Bosses Night banquet at the Swiss Wheel showcases Dr. Joseph R. Ganshert leading nominees for the leading young man in Monroe. Milwaukee Braves outfielder Billy Bruton will address the group and join as honorary member, with reservations open to the public.
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Joseph R. Ganshert
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ganshert
George Wells
Monroe
Dr. Ganshert
Joseph C. Dearth
Franz W. Brand
Robert H. Ried
Milwaukee Brewers
Braves
Milwaukee
Bruton
Cardinals
St. Louis
Teague Pushes Bill Over Eisenhower Benefit Cutoff
Rep. Teague says he will introduce legislation on opening day to let GIs who enter service by January 31 still accrue free education benefits and remain eligible for GI loan guarantees unemployment compensation mustering out pay free hospitalization and other benefits. The plan aims to address complaints over Eisenhower’s order cutting wartime veterans benefits.
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Washington
Teague
D-Tex
Eisenhower
House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Fox River Dragged For Missing Woman
Sheriff Lombardi ordered Fox River dragging near Mukwonago to search for Rose Marie Planinshek who vanished after her car was found partly submerged near the Highway 15 bridge. West Allis police noted an attorney had filed for divorce on her behalf as her husband Emil was at work at the time.
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Waukesha
Michael Lombardi
Fox River
Mukwonago
Rose Marie Planinshek
West Allis
Highway 15
Lombardi
United Nations to Invite Eisenhower and Truman for 10th Anniversary
Informed sources say the United Nations will invite President Eisenhower and former President Truman to address the 10th anniversary assembly slated for San Francisco next June. The plan underscores the event's global diplomacy focus and high profile speakers.
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United Nations
N. Y
The
Eisenhower
Truman
International Organization
San Francisco
Benson Proposes Dairy Aid Plans for Price Stabilization
Secretary of Agriculture Benson outlines three general methods to stabilize milk and dairy prices in a report to Congress. He cites production controls, government purchase of surpluses, and subsidies, with cost estimates and administrative challenges discussed.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Brannan
Congress opens with Democratic push for probes and unity
Congress convenes under Democratic control with inquiries into Dixon Yates contract and security of federal workers while President Eisenhower outlines a policy program in the State of the Union. Leaders promise cooperation, amid wary voters ahead of the 1956 election.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Red China
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