Wisconsin Assembly Debates Relief for Relatives and Other Measures
The Wisconsin Assembly, in an informal session with 18 of 100 members, introduced a relief resolution urging the Department of Public Welfare to ease relative support rules for elderly relatives. Other proposals include broader workers’ compensation damages for survivors, a fire loss payment claim, and aircraft liquor licensing exemptions. The Senate held a skeleton session and discussed raising maximum unemployment compensation from 33 to 36 dollars weekly.
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Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
House
Assembly
Sokolowski
Milwaukee
la Fave
R-Oconto
Hint
R-Merrill
Lincoln County
Henry
Selma Wagner
Rt. 1
Merrill
Senate
Sens
Panzer
Rockfield
Laun
R-Kiel
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Labor and Management
Legislative Council
Committee On Labor and Management
Labor Committee
Lions Club Heads Finish 1955 Cheese Day Survey
Lions Club committee led by P. J. Connors will submit over 300 completed questionnaires at Dearth Motor Sales this afternoon. Cheese Day Inc. board will study results and announce likely plans at a meeting, probably next Monday, per D. A. Crandall.
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Lions Club Committee
P. J. Connors
Dearth Motor Sales Office
Cheese Day, Inc
D. A. Crandall
Lions Club Group
Polio Drive Funds Aid New Physical Therapist Bosanny
James Bosanny, trained on a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis scholarship, works at St. Clare hospital and Monroe Clinic under Green County Rehabilitation Committee. He treats polio victims and others with heat therapy, massage, and underwater exercise while sharing duties with Eileen Pagel.
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James Bosanny
Monroe Clinic
St. Clare Hospital
Times
Green County Rehabilitation Committee
Bosanny
Eileen Pagel
Monroe
University
Ing
Mosinee
Rosanny
Jimmie Jay
Lth Street
Convicts Likely To Trim Demand In Boston Hostage Crisis
Four rebellious convicts holding five guards as hostages for a third day show defiance but prison officials signal possible settlement. Catholic chaplain Father Hartigan and prison physician Dr. Merlin note the men are polite and hopeful for an eventual outcome while voicing grievances about sentencing.
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Boston
Edward P. Hartigan
Samuel Merlin
Father Hartigan
Commonwealth
Kaderly Named Head of District ADA Group
Edward Kaderly of Juda was named District 1 president of the American Dairy Association of Wisconsin. He succeeds M. L. Arneson as Barneveld joins the state board. Palmer Welsh of New Glarus remains on the state board along with Gerald Tarris of Dodgeville and Donald Smith of Platteville. The seven man board includes Grant Allen of Browntown and Victor Marean of Monroe.
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The
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
Edward Kaderly
Juda
Kaderly
ADA
M. L. Arneson
Barneveld
Palmer Welsh
New Glarus
Gerald Tarris
Dodgeville
Donald Smith
Platteville
Grant Allen
Browntown
Victor Marean
Monroe
Driver William O'Neill Killed In Bridgeport Crash
William O'Neill aged 43 of Bridgeport died when his car left Highway 18 and overturned east of the Grant County community late Wednesday.
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Bridgeport
Wis
William O'Neill
Grant County
Footville Parsonage Fire Drives Family to Temporary Quarters
A 66 year old Footville Methodist parsonage burned interior and furnishings after a night blaze. Rev Donald Francis and his wife with two children fled to church quarters. two firemen injured. Fire departments from Janesville Orfordville and Footville battled the fire, causing $15 000 damage. building valued at $10 000 with pastor's belongings at $5 000. Fire began around 6 30 p m after the Francis family had returned from three days away.
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Footville
Donald Francis
Janesville
Orfordville
Francis
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Amid Mixed Variety
Madison market reports American cheese steady with fair demand. Offerings of single daisies adequate and other styles more than ample. Selling prices listed by state assembly points and car lots. Cheddars moisture basis 32.5 to 33.14, single daisies and long horns 35.34 to 35.14, midgets 35.34 to 37.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Costa Rica Nicaragua border zone urged by inter-American commission
The five nation OAS panel urged a demilitarized zone along the Nicaragua Costa Rica frontier to prevent an international clash after Nicaragua protest over Costa Rican F 51 fighters over La Cruz. Somoza warned of possible conflict as border tensions rise.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
inter-American Investigating Commission
Nicaragua- Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Anastasio Somoza
United States
la Cruz
Somoza
Managua
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
Figueres
Santa Rosa Plantation
Mexico
Luis Quintanilla
OAS Commission
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Udte
State KC Convention Moved to Wausau in 1955
The 1955 state convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held at Wausau May 16 and 17, not Chippewa Falls, to secure larger facilities. Judge Donald W. Gleason, state KC deputy, announced the change.
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Green Bay
The
Knights of Columbus
Wausau
Chippewa Falls
Donald W. Gleason
Mystery Bomb Kills Mrs Weaver in San Angelo
The investigation centers on a nitroglycerin bomb attack that killed 52 year old Mrs. Harry E. Weaver as she left to visit her ailing mother. Husband architect Aubrey Weaver, of Houston, is questioned after a long session with Texas Rangers. A blast wrecked one of the family's cars at their Harris County home near Houston.
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Harry E. Weaver
Texas
San Angelo
Tex
Houston
Weaver
Tom Green County
Aubrey Stokes
Planes Turned Over to Japanese Air Force
Planes including eight jets were handed to the Japanese air force at Tachikawa base near Tokyo as the United States transferred 59 aircraft to aid the new force at the U N air base west of Tokyo.
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Japan
Tachikawa
U. S
U. N
Tokyo
Budget Includes 17900 Flood Funds For Pecatonica Project
The federal budget proposes a 17900 allocation for a flood control survey in the Pecatonica River Valley. Dr. Robert Franz of the Darlington flood warning committee notes the move stems from Rep. Gardner Withrow. The 1950 disaster caused about 2 million dollars in damages, and gauges installed a year ago helped avert major losses last June.
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Pecatonica
Congress
Eisenhower
Darlington
Pecatonica River
Robert Franz
Gardner Withrow
Franz
Washington
Melvin J. Olson
Olson
Howard Grange
John Gibson
Harold Chapman
South Wayne
Army Engineers
Eisenhower Sees Bright Economic Outlook for 1955
President Eisenhower told Congress his 10 year plan aims at 500 billion dollars in annual output by 1965 and expects high employment in 1955. He urged tariff talks, tax cuts, school construction, and expanded housing while warning against stock market speculation. The plan prioritizes private initiative, curb on monopolies, and measured government support.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Stock Prices Edge Higher with Light Trade
The New York market rose cautiously as trading stayed light. Some stocks gained while others slipped with most movements small. notable risers included General Motors Chrysler Boeing General Dynamics Bullard New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Houston Oil. declines appeared for Studebaker-Packard U S Steel Allied Chemical International Paper and Southern Railway.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Boeing
General Dynamics
Bullard
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Houston Oil
Studebaker-Packard
U. S. Steel
Allied Chemical
International Paper
Southern Railway
Monroe County Board Race Shapes With New Candidacies
Four ward races surface as Myron Stair seeks Fourth Ward seat and Victor Schiller opposes John Deininger in the Second Ward. Lucius Smith will run against Louis Wolleson in the Third Ward, Emmett Norton vies to replace Harry Young in the First Ward, and Dan Markham may retire in Brodhead with Clay Edwards circulating papers. Primary likely March 8 narrows the field for county judge. city races show one new alderman candidate in Brodhead and incumbents maintaining seats in Monroe.
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County Board
Monroe
Myron I. Stair
O. L. Hare
Victor Schiller
John Deininger
Lucius Smith
Louis R. Wolleson
Emmett J. Norton
Harry Young
Brodhead
Dan Markham
Clay N. Edwards
Leo Ties
Martin Huitzel
Marshall L. Peterson
L. A. Koenig
John P. Derning
Joseph C. Dearth
Harvey H. Trumpy
Alfred Henning Jr
Floyd W. Matzke
W. F. Beckman
Formosa Claims Many Vessels Sunk or Damaged
Nationalist Chinese warplanes claim six ships sunk near the Tachens north of Formosa with additional vessels reported sunk off Fukien. Guerrillas hold on Yikiangshan Island persists amid heavy shelling from Red forces on Toumen and Chiaoyu. U.S. and British moves toward a UN cease fire are discussed as a U.S. observation team remains on the Tachens.
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Formosa
Taipeh
Tachen Islands
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Yikiangshan Island
Tachens
Fukien
Red China
Yikiangshan
Peiping
Redheld
Toumen Island
Amoy Harbor Isle
Quemoy
Chiaoyu
Amoy
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
United Nations
U. S
Karl L. Rankin
Hong Kong
Britain
London
New Zealand
China
Foreign Office
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Crosby Recovers After Kidney Stone Surgery
Hollywood star Bing Crosby rests after kidney stone removal at St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica. Paramount Studio said he was in splendid condition following the operation on Wednesday. he previously had similar surgery in 1951.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Paramount Studio
J. Frederick Schlumberger
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Third American Freed by Soviet in Berlin
Pvt. William Verdine of Starks Louisiana was released by the Russians in Berlin after six years in captivity including time at Vorkuta. He is the third American freed from Vorkuta this month, with John Noble of Detroit and Pvt. William Marchuk of Norristown Pennsylvania released on January 8. Verdine had been listed missing since 1949 and served with the 14th West Germany unit near the Allied zone frontier. Noble reported Verdine’s poor health after release.
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Berlin
William Verdine
Starks
Vorkuta
Verdine
John Noble
Detroit
William Marchuk
Norristown
West Germany
Noble
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Democrat Urges
Democrat
Chiang
Balk Tachen Island
U.N
Schiller, Stair
Crosby
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