Changes Parity Setup Revises Farm Price Supports
Secretary Benson announced changes to parity price calculations that will lower farm price supports by about 3 1 3 percent and shift actual supports from roughly 2 1 4 to 2 3 4 percent. Affects cotton first with potential 60 million dollar income cut for 1959, and could impact tobacco peanuts rice and dairy this year with broader effects on wheat corn oats barley and sorghum in 1960 and beyond.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Boost Drive Indicated In Senate Inquiry
A Democratic push to speed defense spending gained momentum after Senate testimony showing needed funds to counter Soviet space and missile gains. President Eisenhower proposes 40.9 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, with defense and space leaders pressed to accelerate programs.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Eisenhower
Defense McElroy
Overton Brooks
D-La
House Space Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Wernher von Braun
Army
United States
William M. Holaday
Pentagon
Administration
Holaday
Some Highways Slippery Near County Towns
The Green County Sheriff's Department reports most state and federal highways in Wisconsin are in fair winter driving condition. Packed snow in sheltered areas creates slick spots while secondary roads remain in poor condition and some township roads closed after Thursday night’s four inch snowfall.
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Green County
Cancer Society Group Will Meet Monday in Bank Room
Directors of the Green County chapter of the Wisconsin Division of the American Cancer Society will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the First National Bank meeting room. This will be the last meeting before the April fund drive. Mrs. Ralph Bridge of Juda is county chairman. Dr. Paul W. Snowden is crusade chairman for the drive.
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Green County
Wisconsin
American Cancer Society
First National Bank
Ralph Bridge
Juda
Paul W. Snowden
Crusade
CBS Love or Money canceled over control claim
CBS drops the weekday show For Love or Money after executives say the decimal prize machine was not free from control. CBS notes network staff and independent producers operated the device, prompting the cancellation amid producer Walt Framer’s shock.
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CBS
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Robinson
Three More Die In State Traffic
Three more people die in Wisconsin traffic accidents as 1959 toll rises to 55. Edwin R. Kagel, 44, of Black River Falls, died after losing control on Highway 12. Alice Stafford, 71, Marinette, killed when her husband’s car left Highway 32 and struck a rock. Thomas Stafford, 63, injured. Mary Schultz, 27, of Colgate, perished in Milwaukee crash between an auto and a truck.
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Edwin R. Kagel
Black River Falls
Alice Stafford
Marinette
Wabena
Thomas
Mary Schultz
Colgate
Milwaukee
January Ends Reign in Area On Frigid Note
The Monroe area endures a frigid spell with sub zero readings and heavy snow. Temperatures dropped to 12 below in town and 20 below in rural areas while Grantsburg hit 27 below. Forecaster Leo Ties predicts 15 more snows, making this winter among the harshest in a decade.
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Monroe
Mercury
Leo Ties
Brodhead
Roy
Tinker) Ties
Ties
Times
Lone Rock
Florida
Freak School Shop Mishap Injures Boy
A 16 year old Kimberly high school student suffered a skull fracture in a freak accident in the school's manual training shop. He was brought to St Elizabeth's hospital for emergency surgery after a wood fragment from a lathe struck him.
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Appleton
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Boogard
Loss of 150000 as St Pauls Church Burns Near Davis
Historic St Pauls United Church of Christ at Epplyana two miles north of Davis North Dakota burned to the ground last night with an estimated loss of 150 000. Fire reported around 6 p m by Rev A C Onasch and neighbors. Firefighters from Davis and Rock City faced icy roads and worked through the night. Cause undetermined though fire began in the northwest corner near the organ and wind direction could have spared the parsonage. The pastor family lost power as temperatures dropped below zero. Church built in 1885 with 109 year old congregation plans for Sunday services at Dakota high school.
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St. Paul’s
Davis
Rock City
Ill
Dakota High School
Monroe Senior Bonnie Kubly Wins DAR Award
Bonnie Kubly a Monroe high school senior daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Kubly 614 21st avenue was named recipient of the 1959 DAR award chosen by fellow students and a faculty committee based on dependability service leadership and patriotism her activities include orch esis Pep Club yearbook cheerleader and junior prom queen she remains on the honor roll with other nominees Phyllis Baumgartner Ann Goodmiller and Joyce Moen.
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Monroe
Bonnie Kubly
DAR
Miss Kubly
Robert L. Kubly
21St Avenue
Bonnie
Phyllis Baumgartner
Ann Goodmiller
Joyce Moen
Rockford Drops Slippery Fugitive from Jail
Eugene F. Shockey, 20, proved adept with jail spoons and jail keys escaping Winnebago County jail twice. After a roof crawl and multi wing trek, he fled toward the state attorney and sheriff’s lot, then fled in a car before police captured him hours later in East Troy. Shockey faced burglary auto larceny and prior jailbreak sentences.
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Rockford
Winnebago County
Eugene F. Shockey
Stateville Penitentiary
Shockey
State’s Attorney's Office
Harry Reise
East Troy
Wis
Girl To Stand Trial For Killing of Parents
Jane Dakin a 17 year old Mauston High School senior is charged with first degree murder in the Dec 1 slaying of her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Dakin. A juvenile court waived jurisdiction and a county judge ordered her held without bond for arraignment next Wednesday.
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Mauston
Jane Dakin
Juneau County
Kenneth Heding
Jane
Mauston High School
Thomas Dakin
William Curan
Flynn Backs Ban on Veteran Loan Rate Increase
Rep. Gerald Flynn of the First District backs Rep. Olin Teague's bill to block raising veterans housing loan interest from 4 to 5 percent, aligning with the FHA rate. The measure also allocates 150 million dollars for direct VA loans at 4 percent.
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Gerald Flynn
Olin Teague
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Drugist William A. Liese Dies After Brief Illness
William A. Liese 80 a Wisconsin druggist for over 50 years died Friday at St Josephs hospital after a brief illness He operated drugstores in Athens Eau Claire Green Lake and Marshfield Funeral services will be held Monday
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Marshfield
William A. Liese
Wisconsin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Athens
Eau Claire
Green Lake
Danish ship Hans Hedtoft missing after iceberg strike
Rescue ships reached the area off Greenland but found no trace of the Danish cargo passenger Hans Hedtoft with 95 aboard. Heavy seas and gale winds hampered search efforts as ice packs closed in and visibility remained poor.
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Halifax
N.S
Hans Hedtoft
Greenland
N. S
Johannes Kruess
North Atlantic
Denmark
Greenland Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Hedtoft
Kruess
Campbell
Navy
Argentia
Nfld
Coast Guard
Godthaab
Copenhagen
Youths Win Medals in Pittsburgh Fire Rescue
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded bronze medals to Sharon Boere 15 and Bernard Colby 46 for rescuing five children from a burning farm house last February in Wis. Elena and Strum nearby.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Sharon Boere
Elena
Wis
Bernard Colby
Strum
Nine Die In Glen Ellyn Nursing Home Fire
A Glen Ellyn Acres nursing home fire killed nine people including eight elderly patients and a volunteer firefighter. A dozen others were rescued or hospitalized as investigators probe wiring and a possible closet-origin blaze amid a 1934 villa style building and distant hydrant access.
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Glen Ellyn Acres
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Chicago
DuPage County
Donald Stoffregen
Pearl Beard
1Ame
Cuban Group Rejects Army Officer's Appeal
Former Army Capt. Pedro Morejon awaits execution after Cuba's supreme revolutionary tribunal denied his appeal from a lower court death sentence for assassination homicide robbery embezzlement and damage. Maj. Jesus Sosa Blanco also awaits appeal after being convicted of war crimes in the Havana trial at the Sports Palace.
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Havana
Pedro Morejon
Cuba
Supreme Revolutionary Tribunal
Morejon
Supreme Tribunal
Jesus Sosa Blanco
Governor Docking Highlights Southwest Democratic Club
Gov George Docking was the featured guest as the Southwest Democratic Club installed officers Friday night in Bonner Springs Kansas. He sat on the platform awaiting his turn to speak. The master of ceremonies, flustered by the important guest, misread the program and closed the meeting leaving the governor speechless.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
George Docking
Southwest Democratic Club
Forbes Reunites in Scotland After 28 Years of Absence
Jim Forbes, a 39 year golf pro of Monroe Country Club, returns to Monifieth Scotland after 28 years away. He meets his mother Mary 85 and re connects with family in Prestwick and Broughty Ferry. He notes a few cents lost while exchanging and plans golf play next month as Scots expect an early spring.
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James
Forbes
Monroe Club
Prestwick
Scotland
Montreal
Chicago
Monifieth
Jim
Mary
Broughty Ferry
Forbeses
Monroe Country Club
New York Couple Held in Stabbing at Birdland
An ex convict and his red haired wife are arraigned on homicide charges for the stabbing of Zachariah Levy the assistant manager at Birdland Broadway venue. Police identify evidence including eyewitness IDs and hotel room clothing. Levy was killed last Monday and the couple face additional charges from prior cases.
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New York
Birdland
Broadway
Lee Schlesinger
Terry
Zachariah Irving Levy
Bridland
Schlesingers
Schlesiner
Harold Cooperman
Dominick Manfro
Margarine Maintains Lead Over Butter in 1958 Sales
Government reports show margarine retained its lead as a consumer spread in 1958 with sales at 1,573,000,000 pounds, an 8 percent increase from 1957. The data underscores margarine's edge in the butter margarine competition nationwide.
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Washington
Arlington School Delay Sought In Integration Case
Chief Justice Warren refused to delay admitting four Negro students to Stratford junior high in Arlington. Virginia lawmakers press Almond plan to ease integration with tuition grants and repeal compulsory attendance. Norfolk readies six schools for Monday integration amid police precautions. House votes approve tuition bills and repeal plan.
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Washington
Warren
Arlington
Richmond
Senate
J. Lindsay Almond
Earl Warren
Stratford
Norfolk
Almond
House of Delegates
Senate Finance Committee
Justice Warren
Woman Wins $145000 in Libel Suit Against Lewis
Seattle educator Pearl Wanamaker won $145000 in a libel suit against radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr. a federal jury ruled after a nine day trial. The verdict cited damages from a nationwide January 6 1956 broadcast in which Lewis wrongly named Wanamaker in connection with a woman whose brother renounced citizenship. The defendant’s attorney called the verdict outrageous.
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Washington
Pearl Wanamaker
Seattle
Fulton Lewis Jr
Lewis in Hospital for Observation At Georgetown
John L. Lewis, 78, president of the United Mine Workers, is confined to Georgetown University Hospital for observation after a reported medical issue. He previously suffered a minor heart attack in 1955.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Georgetown University Hospital
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Associated Press
Epplyana
A. C. Onasch
Slippery Guest
Flynn
Bulletin
Jim Forbes
Schlesinger
Virginia
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