Monroe council approves $600 mayor's salary raise
City lawmakers raise the mayor's annual pay from 1800 to 2400 dollars starting after the April election. The vote was 6 to 1 with G. Fred Galli voting no, while opponents pressed a peddler ordinance and postponed it to February 4. The council also backed a Wisconsin Power and Light contract for 21000 prepaid, issued an operator license to Jerry Dwyer, and approved 2650.40 in claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Fred Galli
First Ward
LaVerne Deal
Sixth Ward
California
Victor N. Schiller
Monroe
Galli
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Electrolux
Keystone Reader Service
West Bend Aluminum
Fuller Brush Co
Jerry Dwyer
Claude Bowers Dies at 79 Noted Biographer and Diplomat
New York reports the death of Claude G Bowers in Manhattan at age 79. A historian and biographer, he served as ambassador to Spain from 1933 to 1939 and to Chile until 1953. He wrote extensively on Thomas Jefferson and was seen as an authority on his era.
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New York
Claude G Bowers
Manhattan
Bowers
Spain
United States
Francisco Franco
Chile
Eisenhower
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Hamilton County
Ind
Indianapolis Sentinel
Madison Blast Traced To Three Line Breaks
A state investigator said three gas main ruptures caused Madison Bas sett Street explosion and fire on January 5. Excavations found breaks under the street near the block center. A man and his wife on the block were killed.
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Madison
Bassett Street
Ralph Purucker
Public Service Commission
Blizzard Deluges Wisconsin Schools and Towns With Snow
A winter blizzard sweeps southern Wisconsin with up to 13 inches of snow killing six people. Roads are drifted and slippery, schools close across Green County and surrounding areas while buses halt and motorists relocate.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Kenosha
Weary
Green County Highway Department
State Highway Department
Platteville
Madison
Beaver Dam
Chicago
Green County
Hiawatha
Meadow Brook
Sanders
Simmons
Fairfield
Iliff
Roosevelt
Norwegian
Hillside View
East Clarno
Greenbush
Prien
Twin Grove
Buckskin
West Clarno
Round Grove
Orangeville
Jefferson
Argyle
Belleville
Juda
Monticello
Ed Ackerman
7Th Street
Arthur M. Bear
6Th Street
9Th Street
20Th Avenue
Bear
Myron L. Burkeland
Iris J. Gerondale
14Th Street
16Th Avenue
16Th Street
Gerondale
Walter F. Schneider
David W. Kuebli
19Th Street
Milwaukee
Percy Redding
Harry Butzlaff
Clarence Davis
Edwin Greifenhagen
William Butz
David DeMars
Harold Sloter
Lake Geneva
Blizzard Locks Kansas City Area In Historic Snowfall
A blizzard dumped up to 15 inches on Kansas City and surrounding areas, with Odessa recording 18 inches. The storm killed 17 across Kansas Missouri Iowa and Illinois, mostly due to accidents or heart attacks after shoveling. Schools closed as drifts and wind gusts to 40 mph reduced visibility. a new storm was forecast for the West.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri-Kansas Line
Topeka
Kas
St. Joseph
Lexington
Butler
Odessa
Missouri-Kansas
Hopes Fading for Missing Flyers After Hawaiian Crash
The crash of a four engine C95 Stratocruiser off Hawaii ends hopeful search as Navy withdraws most ships. Seven crew were aboard. Col Darlene Bailey of the 1501st Air Transport Wing Travis AFB Calif says chances of survivors are pretty hopeless.
Clarno blaze damages rural home in heavy snowstorm
Monroe fire chief Josef Benkert said Roy Reinmann plowed the road from Clarno to a farm near East Clarno church enabling firefighters to reach the blaze at Mani Bros home. Tenant William Weber and his five children were inside. fire started by an overheated stove pipe.
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Josef J. Benkert
Monroe
Roy Reinmann
Clarno
Benkert
Weber
Benkett
Willis Hartwig
Borden Consolidates Cheese and Food Divisions
The Borden Co. will unify its cheese and food products into a single division called Borden Foods Co. Theodore O. Hofman is elected vice president and president of the new division, combining the former Borden Cheese Co. and Borden Food Products Co. units. Harold W. Comfort notes the move reflects changing supermarket and chain store merchandising patterns.
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New York
Borden Co
Borden Foods Co
Theodore O. Hofman
Borden Cheese Co
Borden Food Products Co
Harold W. Comfort
Borden reorganizes leadership with Eckburg to lead trade relations
Raymond R. Kubly says consolidation will not affect Lake shire Monroe Division operations. Charles A. Eckburg, ex Monroe vice president and former Borden Cheese president, becomes executive director of Borden's trade relations and will take on special assignments from president Harold W. Comfort.
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Lakeshire-Marty Co
Monroe
Raymond R. Kubly
Yesteray
Charles A. Eckburg
Borden Company
Borden Cheese Co
Borden
Eckburg
Harold W. Comfort
Dulles Travels to Turkey as Baghdad Pact Meet Opens
Secretary of State Dulles leaves for the Middle East with a pledge of US support for Baghdad Pact against Soviet pressure. He will attend the Ankara talks as an observer, after meeting President Eisenhower to discuss the region and ongoing efforts to bolster collective self defense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Middle East
Dulles
Ankara
Turkey
United States
State Department
U. S
Tehran
Baghdad
Ike Refuses Data In Missile Probe
President Eisenhower refused to provide two top secret reports on missile and defense improvements to a Senate inquiry led by Lyndon Johnson. He said the Killian and Gaither panel reports are confidential and could jeopardize national safety or government operations. The reports, prepared by Gaither and Kilian, are said to be sharply critical of present defense programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
White House
Killian and Gaither
Congress
H. Rowan Gaither
James R. Killian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johnson
Reuther Blames High Profits for Economy Strain
Walter P. Reuther, UAW president, told a 3,000 delegate convention that big corporations take excessive profits, draining purchasing power. He urged a profit sharing plan as millions lack buying power and warned of trouble similar to 1929. CurTice invited to outline how workers should shape demands.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
UAW
Government Triumph in Ottawa Over Confidence Motions
Canada's Conservative government faced two non confidence motions Tuesday night but won easily as opposition efforts failed to gain support.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ruth Nichols Flies Delta Jet Over 1000 MPH Record
Ruth Nichols 56, a pioneer woman flyer, piloted a two seat F102 Delta Dagger at 51 000 feet on Long Island setting women’s speed and altitude marks. Col Fred D Hook Jr reported a 50 minute flight from Suffolk County Air Force Base.
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Suffolk County Air Force Base
N. Y
Ruth Nichols
Miss Nichols
Fred D. Hook Jr
Long Island
Hook
Air Force
Jacqueline Cochran
Pentagon
Civil Air Patrol
Kuehn Resigns as Wisconsin GOP Chairman
Philip G. Kuehn 38 of Milwaukee, longtime head of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, resigns due to mounting business pressures. He announced at a news conference with possible successors named including Claude Jasper Everett Yerly Peter Pappas Colburn Cherney and Ray Jondahl.
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Madison
Philip G. Kuehn
Milwaukee
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Kuehn
Claude Jasper
Everett Yerly
la Crosse
Peter Pappas
Gov. Thomson
Colburn Cherney
Green Bay
Ray Jondahl
Racine
Wisconsin Cold Storage Co
Henry
Kohler Recuperates After Surgery
Kohler Co. chairman Herbert V. Kohler, 66, was discharged from University Hospitals after a recent surgery. He was admitted January 8.
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Kohler
Madison
Herbert V. Kohler
Kohler Co
University Hospitals
Federal Reserve Cuts Rate Again
The Federal Reserve Board lowers the discount rate from 3 to 2.4 percent for the Philadelphia district, with other banks expected to follow. New York’s Chase Manhattan cuts its prime rate from 4% to 4% as markets react, while observers weigh the impact on business investment and recovery prospects.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
Chase Manhattan
Wall Street
Stocks Turn Mixed After Early Upturns
New York stocks opened with brief enthusiasm then moved into irregular trading. Early gains and losses were mostly fractional as markets steadied after the Philadelphia Fed cut its discount rate to 2 percent and banks lowered prime lending rates to 4 percent. U S Government bonds improved.
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New York
Wall Street
Philadelphia
First District Rep Lawrence Smith Dies in Capital
Rep Lawrence H. Smith 65 of Monroe collapsed and died at the Capitol in Washington at 11 20 a m He was stricken entering the House restaurant and died at Walter Reed hospital Officials say a heart attack likely caused his death He was the fourth congressman to die this year and Wisconsin’s dean of the delegation He had worked on Swiss cheese industry issues with the Small Business Administration and USDA this past year.
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Lawrence H. Smith
Monroe
Capitol
Washington
Rep. Smith
Walter Reed Hospital
House
Small Business Administration
USDA
Smith
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Green
Rock
Walworth
Kenosha
Racine
Stephen Bolles
Green County
Wisconsin
Congress
Milwaukee University School
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Marquette University
Marquette Law School
Monroe Area
American Legion
Eleanor
Legion
Racine County
State Swiss Market Steady Demand Fair in Wisconsin
Wisconsin cheese markets show steady Swiss and steady to fair demand. Open market interest remains light to fair as offerings vary. state brand and other styles show ample to short supply, with prices for cheddars and Swiss blocks and varieties listed in the 30s to low 40s ranges.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Claude Bowers
Times
Milwaukee Road
Kenosha County
Sloter
Earl Erno
North Western
Oconomowoc
Russell Kleinhans
Sturtevant
Clarno Blaze
U.S. Capitol
U.S
Middle Eastern
National Security Council
Ike
Killian
Gaither
Dean
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