Eisenhower Proposes Food-for-Peace Drive and Farm Reforms
President Eisenhower outlined a food-for-peace initiative to convert farm surpluses into a tool for global stability. He urged lower price supports, warned against costly direct payments and multiple price plans, and cited four billion dollars in aid to scarce nations over four years. He stressed market sales to reduce overproduction and emphasized flexibility in price supports.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
Congress
Capitol
Federal Treasury
Fred A Meyers Exeter Farmer Dies After Heart Attack
Fred A Meyers 62 of Exeter Township died at 2 45 PM in St. Clare hospital following a heart attack at his home Sunday He had been a medical patient since Monday Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Marvin Schmerse and Mrs Frederick Blum both of Janesville his mother 89 Mrs Marie Meyers Monroe two sisters Mrs Henry Babler and Mrs M J Gonstead Monroe four brothers Herman in the Hawaiian Islands and Herbert Arthur and John Monroe and five grandchildren
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Fred A. Meyers
Exeter Township
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Meyers
Marvin Schmerse
Frederick Blum
Janesville
Marie Meyers
Monroe
Henry Babler
M. J. Gonstead
Herman
Hawaiian Islands
Herbert
Arthur
John
Primary Filing Change Offered In Wisconsin Assembly
A Wisconsin Assembly bill would allow candidates to appear on the ballot without filing nomination papers by paying fees tied to office level from 50 dollars for U S Senate to 2 dollars for precinct offices. The measure, proposed by Assemblyman W W Ward, would apply only to primaries and mirrors Minnesota practice. The Assembly adjourned to 9 am Friday after committee action and a resignation letter from Carl Thompson.
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Madison
Assembly
W. W. Ward
New
Richmond
U. S. Senate
Minnesota
Ward
Carl Thompson
Senate
Patterson to defend title against Johansson in June
Floyd Patterson agreed to defend his heavyweight title against Sweden’s Ingemar Johansson in the United States in June. The date and venue to be set within 30 days by promoter Bill Rosensohn. Patterson earns 40 percent or $300,000. Johansson 20 percent or $100,000, with a rematch clause within 90 days.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
United States
Bill Rosensohn
Patterson
Johansson
Rosensohn
Los Angeles
Roy Harris
Nelson to Deliver Budget Message Wednesday
Assembly Speaker George Molinaro announced Gov. Gaylord Nelson will deliver the budget message at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Madison. The executive office informed the Assembly of the schedule.
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Madison
WW — Assembly
George Molinaro
Chenosha
Assembly
Gaylord Nelson
Former Monroe stars to clash with winless Wisconsin Badgers
Hundreds of fans head to the Wisconsin field house Monday night to watch Robert Anderegg and David Fahs face the Wisconsin Badgers. Anderegg, co captain of MSU, has tallied 213 points this season while Fahs, a sophomore, is a rising reserve and playmaker for Forddy Anderson's Spartans.
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Monroe
Robert Andtregg
Dave Fahs
MSU
Forddy Anderson
Anderegg
Fahs
Spartans
Wisconsin
Madison
Larry R. Lindgren
Wisconsin Badgers
Robert Anderegg
John Anderegg
David Fahs
Stella Fahs
Lee Mitchell
William Hawthorne
Ruf
Bob
Dave
Badger
Hans
Big Ten
Albany Forms Civic Parks and Recreation Development Corp
Articles of Incorporation filed for the Albany Civic Parks and Recreation Development Corp to improve the community. Dr John E Lynn serves as initial agent with directors Dr Lynn Robert Bean Dallas Briggs Stanton Stears and Bruce Willett. A meeting set for Wednesday at 8 pm in the high school to elect leaders and discuss initial projects. About 350 dollars raised. option to buy 30 acres across from Village Park formerly Nichols Woods.
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Register of Deeds
Grace. M. Thorpe
Albany Civic, Parks and Recreation Development Corp
John E. Lynn
Albany
Dr. Lynn
Robert A. Bean
Dallas E. Briggs
Stanton P. Stears
Albany Herald
Bruce Willett
Wilbert Rhyner
Nichols Woods
Browntown to Host June Dairy Day Activities
Browntown was chosen as the site for June Dairy Day activities with Ray Montgomery named chairman of the steering committee at the Courthouse last night. The date will be June 20 or 27, contingent on carnival plans. An $800 donation from Green County Agriculture Chest was pledged, matching last year’s $1,000 Browntown event. An organizational meeting is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 25 at the Courthouse to appoint committee chairmen.
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Browntown
Ray Montgomery
Lee Schroeder
Green County Agriculture Chest
Brodhead
Victor Marean
Movie Star Audrey Hepburn Injured in Mexico Incident
Audrey Hepburn was thrown from a horse on a Durango movie location and suffered a severe back injury. Unconfirmed reports say she may have four broken vertebrae.
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Durango
Mexico
Audrey Hepburn
Aliens Fail To Report Addresses Across Midwest States
The U S Immigration Service reports about 37 000 aliens in Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana did not register addresses by the January 31 deadline. Officials warn penalties of up to 30 days in jail a 200 dollar fine and possible deportation for noncompliance.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
U.S. Immigration Service
Douglas Group Proposes Sweeping Civil Rights Bill
Washington Senator Paul H. Douglas and 14 colleagues introduce a five year federal grant program for school integration totaling 200 million dollars. The measure funds local compliance with Supreme Court orders, supports surveys and conferences, and allows the attorney general to sue to enforce equal protection. Proxmire among sponsors.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
Dprill
Sen Proxmire
Douglas
Senate
Supreme Court
Georgia
Virginia
Secretary of Welfare
Drizzle to Snow Hit Wisconsin and Illinois
A morning drizzle in the region is expected to turn to snow with up to four inches forecast by tomorrow as windy, cold weather moves in. Roads are hazardous statewide, especially in the north and western areas, with more snow or flurries likely in the forecast. The high tomorrow ranges from 15 to 20 degrees above zero, and northern Illinois faces similar conditions.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
County Blood Plan Discussed At Green County Meeting
At the Green County Red Cross chapter meeting in the Courthouse officials outlined plans to join the state Red Cross blood bank system pending approval from St. Clare hospital and the Green County Medical Society. If adopted the program would require six months to a year to implement with 44 counties already participating and a quota rise of six cents per capita.
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Red Cross
Green County Red Cross
St. Clare Hospital
Green County Medical Society
L. J. Peterson
Madison
Blood Center
Walter Bober
County
ABC
Thor Missiles Speeded for Rapid Fire in 15 Minute Readiness
reporters observed Thor missiles on an assembly line at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica and a Sacramento deployment showing crews can ready a Thor in 15 minutes with mobile bases. Each squadron carries 15 missiles. fueling and firing requires four men per missile. the system uses a Countybuster warhead and needs only minimal temporary launch sites.
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Santa Monica
Calif
America
Thor
Sacramento
Douglas Aircraft
Virginia Solons Weighing Battle Over School Integration
Richmond Virginia lawmakers opened the emergency session as Gov. Almond urged a plan to resist integration. Norfolk may reopen six schools on a desegregated basis, Arlington and Charlottesville move to admit Black students, while talks seek stay orders from Baltimore.
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Richmond
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
Emergency General Assembly
Norfolk
Arlington
Charlottesville
Simon E. Sobeloff
Baltimore
Southside
Assembly
Attorney Slain At El Paso Port
El Paso attorney Theodore Andress was shot dead at the International Airport after returning from San Francisco. Witnesses restrained Harold Eidinoff, a Grants New Mexico apartment operator, until police took him into custody. Andress, 50, led the Texas Association of School Boards and had long legal disputes with Eidinoff dating to 1954.
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EL Paso
Tex
Theodore Andress
Internaional
Harold Eidinoff
Eidinoff
Grants
N. M
Andress
San Francisco
Texas Association of School Boards
Houston
Theater of errors over House page appointment mixup
James A. Johnson Jr., a 14 year old Chicago Negro, arrived in Washington to become a House page but was told the job had been filled. Rep Bar ratt O Hara said no racial favor, while Rep Francis E Walter and Rep Thomas J O'Brien were cited in the controversy. Johnson's aunt said telephoned assurances claimed approval but a hitch halted the appointment.
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Washington
James A. Johnson Jr
Chicago
Barratt O'Hara
D-Ill
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House
Thomas J. O’brien
Dthi
Capitol
Walter
Ethel L. Page
O'Hara
James
O’hara
United Fund Elects Tonight in Monroe Meeting
Members of the United Fund of Monroe Inc will meet at 8 in the first National Bank community room to review the 1958 campaign and elect three directors. Terms expire for Howarde P Olsen Roy Burmeister and Harold Scherer. Alvin Stub Kubly Dr N E Bear and Archie Myers named as potential new directors. B J Kerper Davenport Ind will speak on Everybody Must Get Into The Act.
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United Fund of Monroe, Inc
First National Bank
Howarde P. Olsen
Roy Burmeister
Harold Scherer
Alvin
Stub) Kubly
N. E. Bear
Archie Myers
B. J. Kerper
Davenport
Kerper
Kiwanis
Olsen
Stock List Rebounds From Sharp Midweek Losses
New York markets see copper steels and cheaper issues rise early as trading stays active and major stocks swing back within a point, with leading issues advancing two to three points.
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New York
McElroy Reviews Missile Progress At Panel Inquiry
Secretary of Defense McElroy testified that there are no major gaps in national defense but ranges have been sacrificed to push the Polaris program. He supported canceling Regulus II and Snark missiles, and outlined four prerequisites for ICBM operation including trained crews and launching bases.
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Washington
Neil McElroy
McElroy
Senate
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chiefs of Staff
Edwin Weiss
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Bernard A. Schreiver
Air Force
Twining
House Freign Affairs Committee
Gen. Twining
Land Problems Discussed at University of Wisconsin
State Geologist J. F. Hanson told a Farm and Home Week audience at the University of Wisconsin Madison that pollution irrigation and land development are growing concerns. He stressed that water return quality matters more than the volume withdrawn and warned that despite anti pollution laws the issue will persist with irrigation facing competition in the south central region near trout streams and developed lakes used for recreation.
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Madison
Wisconsin
J. F. Hanson
Hanson
University of Wisconsin
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Nelson
Douglas Group
Proxmire
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