Storms and Freeze Freeze Most of Nation
A hard freeze followed widespread storms as snow drifts snarled South Bend Indiana with 17 inches of snow. Snow squalls eased, cars stuck on side streets, Notre Dame and St Marys College suspended Saturday classes while Studebaker Packard remained closed in a city of 115000. The storm system dumped heavy snow on towns near Lake Michigan and parts of the Northeast.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
St. Mary’s College
Studebaker- Packard Corp
Lake Michigan
Subzero Temperatures Hit State as Cold Deepens
The mercury fell to 8 below zero at 8 a.m. and was forecast to stay around that level tonight. statewide readings stayed well below freezing with Superior at 21 below. Monroe reached 9 above yesterday afternoon at 2 p.m.
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Monroe
Severe winter storm blankets Great Lakes region
A fast moving system swept across the St. Lawrence Valley into Canada. Upstate New York towns reported heavy snow with five foot drifts and travel hazards. Snow totals ranged from 4 to 13 inches in several cities while eight storm related deaths occurred in New York State. The cold blast extended to the East and South with readings as low as 30 below in places, while snow persisted from the Great Lakes east into northern New England and the Appalachians.
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St. Lawrence
Canada
New York
South Buffalo
Fuhrmann
Lake Erie
Plattsburgh
N. Y
North Creek
Massena
Burlington
Syracuse
Rochester
Utica
Erie
New York State
Boston
Mass
Daytona Beach
Fla
Atlanta
Raleigh
N. C
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Nashville
Regents Back UW On Discrimination
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents endorsed an athletic department resolution to bar Badger teams from playing in areas where players face discrimination. The move follows a recent incident in which two Negro basketball players were refused hotel housing with teammates.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Badger
Monroe Grove game sold out in Badger League clash
Monroe will host Monona Grove Tuesday night in a critical Badger League showdown for first place. All visiting tickets are sold, with 15 percent set aside for Monona Grove fans and about 15 seats under the baskets remaining. Public sales begin at 6 p.m. at the old high school, with some season-ticket holders releasing seats.
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Monroe
Badger
Bill Carter
Dave Grams
Dick Muenich
Pete Pauley
Bill Mauerman
Cheesemakers
Wisconsin High
Monona Grove
Beaver Dam
Times
Lloyd Nielsen
Nielsen
Nielson
Francis Bennett Killed in Rural Highway 59 Crash
Francis J. Bennett 45 of Hazel Green was killed in a one car crash on Highway 59 near Edgerton. He was thrown from the vehicle after missing a curve two miles west of Edgerton and died on arrival at Edgerton Memorial Hospital. The accident marked Rock County's first fatality of 1959.
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Hazel Green
Edgerton
Rock County
Francis J. Bennett
Edgerton Memorial Hospital
Bennett
Stair To Be Candidate For Supervisor's Post
Myron I. Stair incumbent Seventh Ward supervisor circulates papers to seek re election on April 7 ballot. He is the sixth incumbent to file, joining Emmett J. Norton Joseph D. Viney Lucius F. Smith T. Roy Evenson and Fred Glauser. Two others Victor N. Schiller and Mrs Walter J. Speich have not yet circulated papers.
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Myron I. Stair
Seventh Ward
Stair
Emmett J. Norton
Joseph D. Viney
Lucius F. Smith
T. Roy Evenson
Fred Glauser
Victor N. Schiller
Walter J. Speich
Bar asks Court to discipline Sidney Brodson
The Board of State Bar Commissioners asks the Supreme Court to take disciplinary action against Milwaukee attorney Sidney Brodson who is jailed on income tax evasion charges.
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BAR
Madison
Board of State Bar Commissioners
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Sidney Brodson
Monroe doctor Dr Frantz listed in Who's Who of American Women
Dr Mary H Frantz Monroe Greens County's only woman physician is named in Who's Who of American Women a biographical directory of notable living women. She has a medical degree from Colorado and trained in gynecology and general practice while serving at Monroe Clinic Green County Hospital and St Clare Hospital. She and husband John A Frantz both physicians.
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Mary H. Frantz
Monroe
Green County
Frantz
John A
Columbia
Mary
U.S. State Department
Formosa
Mary Hodge Frantz
New Haven
Conn
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
University of Colorado
Denver General Hospital
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin
Green County Medical Society
ACA
Honorary Medical Society
Colorado
Missouri
Wisconsin
Montrose
Colo
Monroe Clinic
Green County Hospital
St. Clare Hospital
University
Mrs Rattin Honored By Turner Club Here
Elsa Rattin received a 20 year activities diploma from the national association at Monroe Turner Hall Club annual family night in Turner hall. Other awards honored attendance with Ernest Ammon at 100 percent, Fred Blumer 99 percent, Carl Cobler 90, Sandy Kohn and Barbara Kohl 90 percent. Freddie Elmer and his band provided music for entertainment and dancing, followed by a potluck supper.
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Elsa Rattin
National Association
Monroe Turner Hall
Turner Hall
Ernest Ammon
Fred Blumer
Carl Cobler
Sandy Kohn
Barbara Kohl
Freddie Elmer
Castro Predicts 450 Executions in Cuba Wave
Fidel Castro tells a crowd of 10,000 that about 450 persons will die before the current executions end. Already 205 have been shot for crimes against the people during Batista’s dictatorship as Cuba prosecutions continue nationwide.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
United States
Argentine Plane Crash Kills 51 Off Mar del Plata
An Austral Airlines twin engine aircraft with 52 aboard plunged into the Atlantic near Mar del Plata during a summer flight from Buenos Aires. Only one survivor found as rescuers faced rough seas and dark dawn. Among those named on the passenger list were noted scientists Eduardo Braun Menendez and Jose Viezdra, though nationality of all passengers could not be confirmed.
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Buenos Aires
Mar del Plata
Eduardo Braun Menendez
Argentina
Jose Viexzadra
Austral Airlines
Bahia Blanca
Red Wilson to Speak at Bosses Night in Monroe Club
Detroit Tigers catcher Robert Red Wilson named principal speaker for Junior Chamber of Commerce Bosses Night at Monroe Country Club at 6 30 p m Wednesday. Event will spotlight Outstanding Senior Citizen and Outstanding Young Man with awards including Outstanding Senior Farmer and Outstanding Young Farmer.
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Robert
Red) Wilson
Detroit Tigers
Farmers Institute
Jaycee
C. G. Hennager
Robert W. Feikema
Rolland W. Karlen
Stoughton
Kenneth Schneider
Bernard McGuinness
Fire Devours Robert Hall Store in Madison
A major blaze on Madison’s east side destroyed most stock at the Robert Hall clothing store. Three fire companies fought the fire for over an hour in subzero weather, as flames shot through the roof of the brick and concrete building and all clothing on racks was ruined.
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Madison
Robert Hall
College Safe Looted in Oshkosh State College Office
A safe in the Oshkosh State College office was pried open during the night and about $400 stolen. Intruders forced a vault to access the safe, similar to a December 20, 1957 robbery at the college when about $1,000 was taken.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh State College
Sen Travis Chides Gov Nelson in Campaign Pledges
Wisconsin senator accused Governor Nelson of breaking campaign promises amid a financial crisis claim. Republican leader Robert Travis urged that higher education funding be cut as a result, citing the pledge to raise state college and university salaries 10 percent annually.
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Sen
Travis
Nelson
Senate
Robert Travis
Platteville
Wisconsin
Conrad Elveshem
Program Listed For County Fair
Rol land W. Karlen announces the 1959 Green County Fair headliners at the Wisconsin Association of Fairs meeting in Milwaukee. Gene Holter ostrich races and a wild animal show headlines July 29 30 with Art Swenson's thrillcade July 31 and harness racing August 1 2. Warren Covington and the former Tommy Dorsey orchestra play the Saturday night shows. Only 12 Wisconsin county fairs will feature harness racing this year, down from 16 last year.
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Rolland W. Karlen
Wisconsin Association of Fairs
Milwaukee
Gene Holter
Monroe
Art Swenson
Warren Covington
Tommy Dorsey
One Dead One Missing In Fire At Florida Hotel
A downtown Stuart Florida fire at the Commodore hotel left one man dead and another missing presumed dead. Seven of nine guests escaped. coroner reports possible additional occupants trapped. Missing man identified as 31 year old bartender George Jackson, last seen in his room and refusing to leave.
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Stuart, Fla
Commodore Hotel
Jimmy Peagram
George Jackson
New Batteryless Power Device Aims to Power Space Tech
Washington reports a five pound SNAP 3 device using polonium 210 heat to generate electricity with no moving parts. Officials cite potential for long term power in satellites and remote weather, navigation, and beacon systems. Production cost eyed around 200 dollars per unit. device promises 16 to 20 times efficiency over prior thermoelectric systems.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Jack Armstrong
AEC
Arctic
Antarctic
Armstrong
Soviet Union
Evans Named Stovall Successor as State Hygiene Director
Dr. Alfred S. Evans of Madison was named director of the state laboratory of hygiene to succeed Dr. William D. Stovall, who had held the post since 1914. The Board of Regents approved the appointment, effective Sept. 1, with the lab serving as the state Board of Health official lab on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Madison
Alfred S. Evans
State Laboratory of Hygiene
William D. Stovall
Board of Regents
Evans
State Board of Health
Eisenhower Mikoyan Talks Focus on Berlin and East-West Issues
President Eisenhower met with Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan for about an hour and 45 minutes at the White House to discuss Berlin and broader East-West topics. Officials said no new proposals were offered and the session was a useful exchange of views with no negotiations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mikoyan
United States
West Berlin
White House
Anastas I. Mikoyan
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Hagerty
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Nixon
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Oleg Troyanovsky
Iuikoyan
Florida
Executive Mansion
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Francis Bennett
Dr. Frantz
Mrs. Rattin
Turner Club
W. A. (Bink) Bender
Arthur Roethe
Neil Jacobs
Schiller
Bender
10Th Street
Kroger
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Costa Rica
United Nations
Manuel Urrutia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
U. N
Ernesto Dihigo
Philip A. Bonsal
U. S
Bolivia
Roberto Agramonte
Bonsal
Earl E. T. Smith
Batista
Finance Ministry
Atlantic
Red ‘Wilson
Madison Store
Gaylord Nelson
Bulletin
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