Aurora mayor beaten in council brawl ends with hospital stay
Mayor Paul Egan, 58, was defeated in a one round brawl by Mon day Halbesma, 43, as a heated council meeting erupted. Egan left for St Charles hospital with jaw cuts and facial bruises after the hallway fight outside the chambers.
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Aurora
Ill
Paul Egan
St. Charles Hospital
Egan
J. D. Rossman
Herman M.halbesma
Halbesma
Donald Curran
Cuba Executions Rise Under Castro Military Courts
In Havana reports say at least 145 people were executed between Batista’s flight on January 1 and Monday night as speedy trials proceed for up to 100 prisoners in Oriente. Another 75 were reported shot near Santiago, the stronghold of rebel repression.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Batista
Oriente
Santiago
Castro
Provisional Government
Manzanillo
Cuba
Fidel
Graul
Bohemia
Dealer Here Receives First Paris Car Load
A Monroe dealer, Dearth Motors Inc., received the first trailer load of Simca cars from Paris, direct from the port of entry. Five Paris built cars were brought via Baltimore and mark the first Simca delivery in Wisconsin outside Milwaukee since Chrysler took over distribution. Dearth Motors also sells Dodge, Plymouth and De Soto.
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Monroe
Dearth Motors, Inc
Chrysler Corp
Paris
France
Baltimore
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Chrysler
Simca
Dearth Motors
Dodge
Plymouth
DeSoto
Stock Prices Slide During Brisk Trade
New York stocks eased in brisk afternoon trading with most leaders slipping from fractions to about a point while some gainers appeared among the listings.
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New York
Mikoyan to Visit New York for Two Days Amid Protests
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan arrives in New York from Los Angeles for a two day visit. Police prepare for security with about 500 officers while hundreds of pickets plan protests at rallies and outside events. He will lunch with bankers on Wall Street at his request, a social engagement rather than financial.
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New York
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Federation of
Assembly of
European Nations
Los Angeles
Wall Street
Nelson weighs aid to schools in Wisconsin budget
Gov Gaylord Nelson signaled possible cuts to proposed boosts in local school district aid after meeting with state education chief George F. Watson. The Legislative Council requests a 19 to 20 million increase, while current aid stands at 38 million and would rise to 42 million next year regardless of council action.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
George F. Watson
Legislative Council
Watson
Wisconsin
Assembly Democrats
Senate
House
Legislative Reference Library
Stauffer Plans Bills for County and City Matters
Assemblyman C. M. Stauffer of Monticello says he will introduce two Wickensin bills this session. One extends city payment authority for completed good faith work to settle a curb and gutter contract with V. U. Stauffacher Construction Co. The other increases county hospital expenditure approval limit from 1000 to 2500 dollars, per Green County Board and hospital trustees.
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C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Wickensin
Monroe
Green County
Stauffer
V. U. Stauffacher Construction Co
Green County Board
City Rally Debates School Bus Plan And Study
A joint Board of Education and City Council committee will study a subsidized city bus service for students as action is deferred until the annual July business meeting. Nearly 200 electors discussed costs and needs, voting 140 to 52 to table, with one ballot blank.
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Board of Education and
City Council
Willard A. Bender
Robert F. Marty
Victor Schiller
Herman A. Stuessy
Schiller
Board of Education
Herbert T. Johnson
Walter Anderson
Johnson
East School
Lincoln
Alan Goodmiller
Edwin Schuetze
Herbert Goecks
Doran Zwygart
Kenneth Mayer
Goodmiller
LeRoy Wuethrich
Alston
Wuethrich
County Board To Meet In Courthouse Tonight
The Green County hospital salary issue may be discussed at a 8 p.m. County Board meeting in the Courthouse. Victor N. Schiller requested a salary report from hospital trustees, but no report is available yet. County Clerk Ray E. Kundert says routine business and resolutions from other counties will be on the agenda.
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Green County Hospital
Victor N. Schiller
Ray E. Kundert
Dulles Rejects Russia Proposals on German Future
Secretary Dulles called Soviet proposals for Germany brutal and dangerous and affirmed U S and Allied resolve to keep Germany tied to the Western world He hinted unification could come by means other than elections and said talks with Mikoyan may occur without U S negotiating now
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Washington
Dulles
Germany
Europe
United States
Mikoyan
Eisenhower
U.S
United
Berlin
Johnson Wins Filibuster War
The Senate approved a two thirds vote rule change to curb filibusters by 72 to 22, amid mixed reactions from Northern, Western, and Southern members. Lyndon B. Johnson led the effort, projecting a middle ground while Southern critics hailed it as a victory for their side.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
America
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Johnson
Douglas
Youth, 17, Kills Angered Father
Merrill undersheriff Alfred E. Giese said Fred Randerson, 17, shot and killed his father Bruce Randerson, 50, a farmer, at their home nine miles west of Tomahawk. The slaying happened around midnight after the father threatened to smash the television set with a stove poker. Fred said he retrieved a 12 gauge shotgun from a bedroom, loaded a slug, and shot his father in the chest. He then called Tomahawk police.
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Merrill
Alfred E. Giese
Fred Randerson
Bruce
Tomahawk
Lincoln County
Giese
Fred
Faubus Takes Third Term Oath in Arkansas
Gov Orval Faubus was sworn in for a third term in Little Rock and outlined his legislative program to the 62nd General Assembly.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
62Nd General Assembly
City Water Board to Discuss Ham Payment Tonight
A bill for six hams given to Water Department employees at Christmas will likely be paid at tonight’s Water Board meeting in City Hall at 7 15. The board had unanimously approved the ham purchase, including the mayor’s yes vote, and the mayor says he will not sign the check if payment goes through. A board member warned of a mass resignation if the payment is approved.
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Water Department
Water Board
Victor N. Schiller
First National Board Renamed At Annual Meeting
All nine directors of the First National Bank were renamed at the annual stockholders meeting this morning. Roy F. Burmeister served as chairman with G E Zuercher as secretary. Directors listed include Burmeister Crandall Etter Hamilton Lanz Moore Reger Shriner and Solomon. The board planned to elect officers for the new year this afternoon.
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First National Bank
Roy F. Burmeister
G. E. Zuercher
Burmeister
D. A. Crandall
Rolland R. Etter
Edmund C. Hamilton
Herbert E. Lanz
Delgado Granted Asylum in Lisbon Amid Arrest Threat
Gen Humberto Delgado, who challenged Salazar in the first credible election in 30 years, sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon as police reportedly planned to arrest him.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Humberto Delgado
Antonio Oliveira Salazar
Delgado
Tax Increases Likely To Meet Agencies Needs
Wisconsin 1959 legislature opens with party leaders organizing. Democrats hold power to push Gov Nelsons hold the line policy and edge toward a tax increase to fund state services.
Murder Mystery Foes Face Escaped Threats on Couple
In St. Louis, the Bullock murder case deepens as Mrs. Eda Engleman survives a near hit from a black car and Dr. Glennon Engleman reports an anonymous death threat. The former husband of the slain Edna Bullock, James Bullock, was shot dead near the city art museum on December 17.
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ST. Louis
Bullock
Eda Engleman
Glennon E. Engleman
Edna Ruth Bullock
James S. Bullock
City Art Museum
Engleman
John Quinn to Manage Phillies as Hamey Is Fired
PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly fired H Roy Hamey as general manager and hired Milwaukee executive John Quinn to take over. Hamey, in baseball since 1925, came to Philadelphia in 1954 and will become assistant general manager.
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Philadelphia
Philadelppia Phillies
H. Roy Hamey
Milwaukee
John Quinn
Hamey
Phillies
New York Yankees
Quinn
Braves
George Birdie Tebbetts
New York
Yankees
American Association
Thomas J. Lynn 75 Dies After Long Rural Life
Thomas J. Lynn 75 of Monroe area died at St. Clare hospital after a Christmas Eve fall left him with a broken leg. A former Lanz Hardware worker, he farmed the Argyle area 30 years and is survived by his wife Mable and 12 grandchildren among 10 other relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of his son from Battle Creek with Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home in charge.
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Thomas J. Lynn
17Th Street
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Lynn
Lanz Hardware
York Township
Ole
Mary Ann Bergie Lynn
Green County
Yellowstone Lutheran Church
Mable Hansen
Argyle
Robert Rundle
Glen Winger
Clifford Hexom
Norman
Battle Creek
Mich
Maynard
Beloit
Melvin
Alfred Lynn
Blanchardville
Mmes
Amelia Skindingsrude
Janesville
Henry Hefty
Charles Hofmaster
Anna Davern
Argyle Lutheran Church
Shriner-Neushwander
Cheese Market Steady in Madison With Adequate Supplies
Wisconsin dairy report shows steady cheese market in Madison. Demand is fair to good with small lots generally adequate. large blocks are ample. Prices for blocks and cheddars around 32 to 33 cents per pound, 40 pound blocks moisture premium 34 to 35 percent, daisies 34 to 35 percent, longhorns 34 to 35 percent, midgets 36 to 37 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Sees Budget Surplus And Balanced Plan
President Eisenhower told GOP congressional leaders the 77 billion dollar budget for the new fiscal year contemplates a surplus of about 100 million dollars. House and Senate leaders said deficit reduction and spending reallocation aim to balance the budget next year without harming essential government functions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
White House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Halleck
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Dirksen
Nine Airmen Die In Alaska C124 Crash
Rescuers reached the wreckage on a glacier and began recovering nine crew members. The Globemaster from Travis Air Force Base, California, struck Petrof Glacier during an approach to Homer, Alaska, after two engines failed and visibility collapsed over the Kenai Peninsula.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Homer
Kenai Peninsula
Petrof Glacier
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Gulf of Alaska
Coast Guard
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Russia
First National Board
Democrats
Assembly
Red Schoendienst
Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves
Schoendienst
Roy Hamey
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