Couple's Message Reveals Cuban Rebellion Details
An eyewitness letter from Cuba describes the Batista era aftermath and rebel treatment, noting censorship, elections foregone, and a general strike affecting Camaguey. The writer, daughter of local superintendent, recounts conditions since arrival last fall and hopes for normalcy after upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
D. J. Huenink
Arthur Lamey
Cuba
Dr. Lamey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Camaguey
Havana
American Lines Ready To Resume After Pilot Strike
American Airlines moved to recall furloughed workers and resume flights as union leaders prepared to ratify a settlement ending a 22 day pilots strike. Federal mediators said a hitch was unlikely and announced a settlement in principle, with the master executive committee to meet to approve contract language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Airlines
American
Air Line Pilots Association
Burgy Circulates Papers for Alderman
Alderman Nathan F. Burgy of the Second Ward today filed nomination papers for the April election. City Council president Joseph C. Dearth will not seek reelection, and LaVerne Deal of the Fourth Ward remains hospitalized at St. Clare. Other aldermen will hold services until their terms expire in April 1960.
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Nathan F. Burgy
August Burgi
Joseph C. Dearth
Eighth Ward
Laverne Deal
St. Clare Hospital
G. Fred Galli
Herman L. Schindler
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Roger L. Elmer
Rival Rebel Groups Back Castro Regime In Cuba
In Havana two rival rebel units the Revolutionary Directorate and the Second National Front of Escambray pledged loyalty to Fidel Castro to avoid internal conflict. They claimed to support President Manuel Urrutia and the Castro leadership while noting past arms seizures and U S involvement.
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Castro
Havana
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Movement
Revolutionary Directorate
Second National Front of
Escambray
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Santa Clara
Batista
Manuel Urrutia
Chaumont
Diarionacional
U. S
United States
U.S
Fulgencio Batista
Washington
Cuba
Urrutia
Aliens Urged to File Address Reports by Jan 31
District director Robert H. Robinson of the Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Service reminds aliens to report their addresses by the deadline January 31. Report forms available at the Post Office and INS offices. returns due at those offices. Parents must report for alien children 14 and under. penalties may follow noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Robinson
Chicago District of Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Robinson
Georgia State College admission ruling ends alumni signature barrier
A federal court ordered Georgia State College of Business Administration to admit Negro applicants, striking down the alumni signature requirement as invalid for Black students. The case could affect the Georgia university system while Atlanta bus seating remained segregated despite a separate ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Georgia University System
Atlanta
Little Rock
U. S. District Court
Boyd Sloan
Georgia State College of Business Administration
University of Georgia
U.S
Frank A. Hooper
Atlanta Transit System
Goals Set for 1959 New Record Set For Saving Soil
The Green County Soil Conservation District holds its annual meeting reviewing 1958 conservation gains and setting 1959 targets. Leaders report SCS exceeded goals in most areas, with new cooperators, terraces, waterways, hedgerows, and 10 structures installed in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
James Schwoegler
Milk Control Setup Sought in Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin dairy groups seek a 1959 state milk control commission to regulate both farm and consumer milk prices. The Dairy Federation is drafting a bill, though industry backing is uncertain. Other agenda items include daylight saving time changes, land condemnation reform, and a proposed 0 percent butterfat minimum for ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Dairy Federation of Wisconsin
State Highway Department
State Department of Agriculture
JCS Back Thrift Budget Backed by Eisenhower
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower expects the Joint Chiefs of Staff to back before Congress the economy budget for defense outlined in his State of the Union message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JCS
New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Defense
Phony Electrician Steals Over 100000 At Ft Worth Bank
A man posing as an electrician robbed Equitable Savings Association in Ft Worth, taking more than 100000 in cash and non negotiable checks. He entered, used a ladder behind tellers cages, worked on lights, then exited with a ladder and trash basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Equitable Savings Association
Charles H. Fleming
P B Foreman Stricken at 80
Mrs. Roy Lovelace was called to Downers Grove by the death of her brother in law P B Foreman 80 a retired insurance agent. Foreman of 1110 Curtiss street Downers Grove died at Hinsdale hospital after poor health and a stroke six weeks ago. His wife Nellie Magnus survives with a son Howard in Colorado Springs Cole a son Harold in Biloxi Miss who died last year. Services pending arrival of the son. Mr and Mrs Don Lovelace accompanied his mother to Downers Grove and will return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lovelace
Downers Grove
Hill
P. B. (Curley) Foreman
Foreman
Curtiss Street
Hinsdale, Ill
Nellie Magnus
Woodford
Howard
Colorado Springs
Cole
Harold
Biloxi
Miss
Don Lovelace
Tag Day Totals $200 by Noon in Monroe
Mrs. Edmund C. Hamilton, chairman of the Tag Day phase of the March of Dimes campaign, said more than $200 had been collected in Monroe by noon today. Workers canvassed the square and a Monroe Gas Co headquarters was established. Tag Day is the first organized activity for January with a county quota of $10,000 led by W. A. Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund C. Hamilton
Monroe
Monroe Gas Co
W. A. (Bink) Bender
Packers to Name Manager Coach Next Week
GREEN BAY The Green Bay Packers may choose a new general manager coach soon as the board of directors is expected to act before the NFL football season resumes in Philadelphia on the 21st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packers
Green Bay
Green Bay Packers
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Soviet proposes Prague or Warsaw session for German peace
Moscow proposes convoking a German peace conference in Prague or Warsaw within two months. The plan includes making West Berlin an unmarked free city until German unification and a draft treaty similar to Molotov’s, with troop withdrawals and a bloc prohibition. West rejects siting talks with East Germany while calling for broader European security negotiations.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Prague
Warsaw
West Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Poland
Hitler
United States
Britain
France
Tass
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Federal German Republic
West Germany
Europe
U.S
Berlin
Five More Die In State Traffic
A Green Bay man dies in a car train crash raising the 1959 traffic toll to seventeenth. John Barrett forty Green Bay salesman killed at a South Broadway crossing. Thomas Wallace fifty six Black River Falls man dies in a government truck crash on U.S. Highway 12. John Suess forty nine Menasha man dies in a head on crash in Menasha town. Donald Paulsen twenty two Larsen and Howard Fields thirty nine Wild Rose killed when Paulsen’s car leaves a curve Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Green Bay
John Barrett
Chicago and North Western
South Broadway
Thomas Wallace
Black River Falls
U.S. Highway 12
John Suess
Menasha
Winnebago County
Donald Paulsen
Larsen
Howard Fields
Wild Rose
Paulsen
Castro refuses beard bid in Havana confrontation
Fidel Castro says a businessman offered him 25 000 for his famous beard but the rebel leader refused the proposal. The incident highlights ongoing wartime tensions in Havana as Castro remains firm on his image and independence.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
New Giant Carrier Fifth Ship To Carry Independence Name
The 60,000 ton aircraft carrier Independence, built at a cost of 190 million dollars and launched last June, is commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Rear Admirals Pyne and Wood will present her to the fleet, with Captain Rhodam Y. McElroy Jr. to assume command. The ship holds 100 aircraft and 140 pilots, including jets capable of delivering atomic bombs.
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New York
Independence
U.S. Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Chester C. Wood
3Rd Naval District
Schuyler N. Pyne
Rhodam Y. McElroy Jr
Lebanon
Intruder Kills 12 Year Old in Southside Home
A man invaded a Minneapolis southside home killing Patricia Gross, 12, and injuring her sister Colleen, 8, and Beulah Gully, 7, all hospitalized in critical condition with skull fractures. Det. Inspector Charles Wetherille says Glenn R. Holscher, 25, is held without charge after being identified by one of the girls and a 15-year-old babysitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Charles Wetherille
Glenn R. Holscher
Holscher
Patricia Gross
Patricia
Colleen
Beulah Gully
Gross
Irene Gross
Wausau Man Killed In Night Club Fall
A 48 year old Dale Perkins of Wausau, identified as superintendent of erection for Allis Chalmers, died after a fall down stairs at Kaber's nightclub in Prairie du Chien. He collapsed at the top of the stairs after dining with a friend at 1 a.m. Perkins was assigned to a power plant project in Cassville by his Milwaukee employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wausau
Prairie du
Mikoyan Flight Delayed by Bomb Threat in Chicago
An anonymous call forced a 39 minute delay on United Airlines DC7 Flight 721 carrying Anastas Mikoyan from Chicago to San Francisco. Passengers were questioned and luggage searched while authorities inspected the plane. Mikoyan remained unperturbed as he waved to TV crews and continued his goodwill tour.
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Chicago
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Lefor
San Francisco
United Air Lines
Mikoyan
United States
United
U.S. State Department
V. M. Molotov
Two Racine Students Admit Park High Hoax
Two Park High students, 15 and 16, admitted making a false bomb report during a school recess as police investigated another hoax. Police chief said about 20 youths gathered at a home to plan the call and six others were later taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Park High School
Leroy Jenkins
Eisenhower Rests at Catoctin Lodge in Maryland
President Eisenhower and his wife arrived at the Catoctin Mountain lodge near Thurmont Maryland after a 77 mile drive from Washington. He rested there today following the trip as the nation watched.
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Lodge Thurmont
Fisenhower
Catoctin Mountain
Washington
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J. B. Scherer
Willis Riemer
C. S. Pierce
Brodhead
Rudolph T. Haskee
Fred Baertschi
Albany
Phony Electrician
Ft. Worth
P.B. Foreman
Joseph Hurley
Pat Deeley
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