Kohler Announces Record Wisconsin Budget for 1951 53
Gov Kohler asked the Wisconsin legislature to appropriate a record 211,109,018 from the general fund for the executive budget for the next two years. He said revenue will rise to about 220,187,147 with a total available general fund of about 260,910,018. Plans include a 15,000,000 disaster fund and 3,500,000 in cost of living adjustments, with no new taxes.
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Arthur Bystrom
Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Municipal Plan Lets Cities Borrow More for Schools
A Senate resolution sponsored by Sen Krueger Merrill would amend the constitution to raise the city borrowing limit for school purposes from five to eight percent of assessed valuation. The measure passed the Senate today and goes to the Assembly for action.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Sen. Krueger
R-Merrill
Veterans Bonus Plan Proposed in Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin lawmakers consider a 25 percent surtax on individuals and corporations to fund a WWII veterans bonus. Authors Molinaro and Lourigan expect about 125 million dollars raised over eight years starting January 1, 1951, with monthly payments of 10 dollars for domestic service and 15 dollars for foreign duty, up to a 500 dollar maximum. Applications open until July 1, 1960, and widows or parents may qualify for deceased veterans.
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Mesticen
Wisconsin
Assembly
Molinaro
Lourigan
Kenosha
Eisner Seeks Railroads to Cover Crossing Signals Costs
Madison report notes Assemblyman Eisner advocates repealing $250,000 state aid for railroad grade crossing signals. He says railroads should pay full cost of devices, citing 1949 law requiring state share and railroads’ ability to bear expenses. He also backs a nonpartisan county officer election proposal for 1954.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assemblyman
Eisner
D-Cross Plains
Polio Fund Dance Set As March of Dimes Drive Closes
Green County plans a gala free dance at Turner hall tonight to end the March of Dimes drive though wind-up activities will continue. Albany led with 555.04 in contributions, expenses were 12.31, with 150 from the township and 405.04 from the village.
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Green County
Turner Hall
Lee Kirsch
Drive
Albany
E. O. Osborne
Kians
Music Performance Trust Fund
Abduction Figure Returns Home After Mysterious Leave
Vernon A. Soule, 47, of Stevens Point, returned home after two weeks away claiming he needed to get away. Police Chief E. L. Zeaman said Soule admitted writing a note to his wife suggesting kidnapping, but he blamed overwork for his nervous condition.
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Stevens Point
Vernon A. Soule
E. L. Zeaman
Soule
Zeaman
Government eases wage freeze for certain increases
The wage stabilization board voted 6 to 3 to allow wage raises granted by January 25 or earlier for pay periods starting February 9 or before. An order grants a $1.60 daily rise for about 400,000 soft coal miners starting tomorrow, with exemptions for state and local workers but not federal staff.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus Ching
Byrd
D-Va
Two Tavern Men Die in Gun Fight
In St Louis early today two tavern owners died in a night club shootout tied to a dispute over serving drinks after closing. Sam Moffin and Bennie Greenberg were found dead at the Mocambo after witnesses said the quarrel began with Greenberg arguing with Moffin and his friends. Greenberg, aged 54, had prior shootings in 1927 and 1944 and was linked to a notebook seized from Mickey Cohen by Los Angeles police.
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St. Louis
Mickey Cohen
Sam Moffin
Bennie Greenberg
Cohen
John Sinclair
Greenberg
Morfia
Dulles Warns Japan on Peace Treaty Concessions
John Foster Dulles told Japan they cannot use world turmoil as an excuse to bargain for concessions in a peace treaty program.
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Dulles
Japan
Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
Allies Attack Chinese Forces Resisting Drive
Allied forces press the push toward Seoul on the Korean front with bayonet and grenade assaults seven miles northeast of Suwon amid heavy artillery and air strikes. Missouri and Task Force 77 pummel Kosong on the east coast while the 10th Corps drives the North Korean Fifth Corps at daybreak.
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Tokyo
Suwon
Seoul
U. S
Kosang
38Th Parallel
Korea
Manchester
Kansong
Missouri
Kosong
10Th Corps
Fifth Corps
William C. Barnard
William Waugh
Eighth Army
New York London Air Mark Broken
Captain Charles Blair of Pan American Airways broke the New York to London flight record in a Mustang using a 3500 mile trip at an average speed near 450 mph. He flew at altitudes above 25000 feet aided by tail winds over London airport finishing in seven hours and 48 minutes.
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London
Charles Blair
New York
Blair
Pan American Airways
U N Action Remains Open as Korea Debate Winds Down
In Lake Success the UN political committee labeled China an aggressor in Korea and rejected an Arab-Asian call for a new peace appeal. Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb aided U S coalitions, while several nations abstained. The Security Council removed the Korea item from its agenda paving the way for General Assembly approval, with U S hopeful for a few more votes.
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United Nations
China
Korea
Peiping
Britain
France
Canada
America
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
India
Burma
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Indonesia
Pakistan
Sweden
Syria
Yemen
Yugoslavia
U. N
Security Council
General Assembly
Steel Shares Drag Market as Rallies Appear Elsewhere
In New York stocks, steel shares acted as a drag while other list components rallied. Overall losses in the steel group and adjacent sections reached about a dollar, with gains elsewhere peaking near two dollars and mostly in a few cents to a dollar range.
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New York
LaCrosse Dakryland Coop Granted $5.44M REA Loan
LaCrosse Dakryland Power Cooperative announced a $5.44 million Rural Electrification Administration loan to finance new generating and transmission facilities.
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Dakryland Power Co-operative
Rural Electrification Administration
Mercury Reaches Four Here is ove Zero on Arrives
The mercury rose from 30 below to above zero in parts of the county today with 4 degrees above zero by mid afternoon. Snow was expected to continue and temperatures tonight would not be as cold, with 0 to 5 below readings anticipated nationwide as centers warmed from yesterday’s brutal cold.
Eight Feared Dead As Quebec Bridge Collapses Into River
Four concrete and steel spans of the Duplessis bridge collapse into the St Maurice river at 2 55 am dragging cars and lives into the water. Police fear up to eight may have perished while wreckage and recovered clothing indicate a severe loss of life near Three Rivers.
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Duplessis
St. Maurice
Cap de la Madeleine
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Montreal
Sgt Kohlhagen Receives Commission In Guard Ceremony
Sgt. Willis Kohlhagen was promoted to warrant officer junior grade W-1 in a surprise ceremony led by Capt. Joseph D. Viney of the local National Guard company. His commission is effective Jan. 19 and marks his first commissioned rank after long service.
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Willis Kohlhagen
Joseph D. Viney
National Guard
Kohlhagen
George F. Koepp
7Th Avenue
Dubuque
Kenosha
Kohlhagens and
Small Son
Filth Avenue
Eisenhower Reports To Truman on Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower flew into Washington to report to President Truman and Congress on Europe’s will and ability to oppose communist aggression. He arrived at National Airport at 11 22 a m after a West Point overnight stay and was met by a White House car at 11 30 a m.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Europe
National
West Point
Eisenhower
White House
Suit Seeks 380000 From Alleged Auto Theft Ring
George N. Coulter of Coon Rapids Ind filed in federal court seeking 90000 in damages against Sedorchuk in connection with an alleged auto theft ring. Coulter, a car dealer, says he bought 26 cars from Sedorchuk.
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John Cedar
George N. Coulter
Coon Rapids
Sedorchuk
Embargo Paralyzes Local Shipments Across Rail Lines
An embargo due to switchmen walkouts halts perishable dairy shipments in Milwaukee and reroutes carload goods via Illinois Central. Chicago and Milwaukee lines face delays, with two Chicago to Freeport passenger trains canceled and others operating. Shippers may reroute south from Freeport. mail service remains, emergency medical shipments exempt. Embargo covers Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Washington routes and a broad northeastern express order.
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Milwaukee Road
Illinois Central
Chicago
Louis W. DeLorimier
Milwaukee
A. C
Freeport
John J. Burkhard
Lawrence K. Wegner
Railroad Express
St. Louis
Washington
Connecticut
Delaware
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Vaid
Renarte
New York Central
Terminal Railroad Association
Ena Tye
Berhesce
Siks 45
Union Station
Peterson Drops Reelection Bid As Service Calls Pull
Justice John E. Martin defeated Marshall L. Peterson in the Supreme Court race. Monroe filed for re election in Madison a year ago. Peterson said he would not seek the office again due to workload and naval reserve duties. Filing deadline is February 9. No opponent yet for Martin.
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John E. Martin
Marshall L. Peterson
Monroe
Supreme Court
Madison
Peterson
Martin
Fire sweeps seven stores in downtown Houston
A major downtown blaze in Houston destroyed seven stores in the early hours. Dozens of firemen and twenty three pieces of equipment battled the flames in the city’s worst downtown fire in two decades.
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Houston
South
Switching Crew Walkout Spreads To Major Centers
A wildcat walkout of railroad workers disrupted freight traffic across the nation. The strike spread from Chicago and Detroit to St. Louis Milwaukee Buffalo Peoria Washington Portland Philadelphia Trenton Knoxville and Dallas, affecting at least 27 railroads. Contempt actions were urged in Chicago as the federal attorney office prepared citations against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
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Midwest
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Peoria
Washington
Portland
Philadelphia
Trenton
Knooxville
Dallas
Brotherhood of Railroad
Army
U. S
Chesapeake and Ohio
North Western
Ilinois Central
New York Central
Elgin
Joliet
Fastern
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Truman
Rest Home Fire Claims 21st Victim in Hoquiam
A devastating rest home blaze in Hoquiam Washington killed 21 residents and injured several more. Nils Engerbreton died from burns while about 30 elderly occupants faced imminent danger as flames spread from a clothes drying room to the second floor. Firefighters and volunteers rescued 16 others, with seven more dying later from burns or a heart attack.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Rest Home
Nils Engerbreton
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Amid Light Trade
Madison reports the Wisconsin American cheese market steady with light trade and fair demand. Prices show singles at 44 to 45 percent, longhorns 44 to 46, square prints 42 to 46, and midgets 45 14 to 48. Domestic Swiss markets are barely steady to weak with slow trade and light demand. state brand 49 2 to 53, grade B 47 2 to 49, grade C 43 to 46.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Le.l
State Assembly
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Fastfoto
Mace
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Mri
Ale Vi Vrusoniy Sigras
U.N. Action
Steel
Dily
Grantsburg
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Superior
Wineu
Caribou
Sgt. Kohlhagen
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