House Boosts Dairy Supports To Level of 80 Percent
The House approved a farm bill provision raising dairy price supports to 80 percent of parity, up from 75 and well above Benson’s April reduction from 90 to 75. Debates centered on flexible vs mandatory price supports, with amendments rejected and a two-price wheat plan contested. The measure affects dairy prices and related farm commodity supports amid broader farm policy battles.
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Washington
House
Benson
Andrdsen
R-Minn
O’konski
R-Wis
Javits
R-Lib-Ny
Farm State
Ford
R-Mich
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Rep. Belcher
R-Okla
U. S
Rep
Colmer
D-Miss
Care urged for safe driving during holiday weekend
Willis E. Mitchell undersheriff urged motorists in Green County to drive safely during the long Fourth of July weekend. He noted no fatalities in the county last year’s holiday period and only one injury, and reported five highway deaths planned for the year so far, including a May 28 fatal one-car crash in Genoa City.
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Willis E. Mitchell
Mitchell
Green County
Genoa City
George Baker Jr
Cleveland Police Chief Eyes Crime Films with Crook Casting
Chief Frank Story proposes using Cleveland detectives as talent scouts and himself as producer to film the citys most dangerous crooks. The project aims to study criminals mannerisms, motions, and walks for police work.
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Cleveland
Frank Story
Chief Story
Kelley Assures Kohler of Speed
Sauk County District Attorney Harlan Kelley defends the pace of the Joe Must Go Club investigation. Governor Kohler urges faster action amid delays and staff shortages, while club leader Leroy Gore presses for warrants and recalls of Sen. McCarthy.
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Madison
Sauk County Dist
Harlan Kelley
Kohler
Kelley
Leroy Gore
Sauk City
Sen
McCarthy
Gore
Sauk County
Baraboo
Carl Lachmund
Lachmund
Justice Court
Milwaukee
John Due
Senator Butler of Nebraska Dies After Stroke
Sen. Butler, 76, a three term Republican from Nebraska, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital after suffering a stroke in his sleep Wednesday night. He had stayed active Wednesday, meeting visitors and voting on the tax bill. He left a widow with no children, and was the third Nebraska senator to die in three years, following Kenneth Wherry and Dwight Griswold.
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Sen
Butler
R-Neb
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
Nebraska
Kenneth Wherry
Dwight Griswold
Heavy Rain Hits Monroe and Nearby Areas
A cloudburst soaked Monroe with half an inch of rain in under 20 minutes as temperatures fell from 83 to 67. New Glarus and Albany endured strong storms, with Dutch Hollow near Monroe reporting near-zero visibility during a 15 minute downpour. June totals include 5.36 inches in the city. June 2 and June 21 produced the largest single-day rainfall.
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Albany
Dutch Hollow
Blanchardville
Mercury
Two Die in Crash After Night Game
A woman and a boy were killed and seven others injured in a crash at Elwin south of Decatur after a night Mississippi-Ohio Valley League game between Decatur and Clinton. Victims include Mrs Lillie Chapman of Charleston and Chester Thomas, 13, from Centralia bound for Manitowoc. Decatur player James Warner, 27, was treated and released. driver Andy Smith, 34, suffered head injuries and possible brain concussion.
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Elwin
Decatur
Lillie Chapman
Charleston
Chester Thomas
Centralia
Manitowoc
Wis
Clinton
Iowa
Thomas Boy
St. Mary’s Hospital
James Warner
Modesto
Calif
Andy Smith
Iola
Ill
Cheddar Prices Slip at Plymouth Wisconsin Exchange
Plymouth reports a weak tone in cheddars with Longhorns down half a cent and junior grade cheddars down a quarter. Sales included two cars cheddars 3044 cents, one car junior grade cheddars 29, one car longhorns 33. Unfilled bids included two cars cheddars 30 percent and two cars 40 lb blocks 3034. Offers uncovered showed one car longhorns 33 percent.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
U. S
Holiday Games Dances Set By Monroe Groups
The Monroe recreation department and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce announce a day of games baseball and a night of softball square dancing and fireworks. The Huber Brewers face the Rockford Blackhawks at 2 p m at Recreation Park with a full afternoon of games to follow.
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City Recreation Department
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Huber Brewers
Brewers
Rockford Blackhawks
Ronald D. Johnson
Recreation Park
Johnson
Art Weinsesel
Madison
W. Howard Smith
Chamber
Monroe Country Club
Retail Committee
Fire and Police Departments
Park Board
Smith
Robert Hahien
Don Lovelace
City Bus Firm Fails Mason City
Mason City Iowa with 30 000 residents loses local bus service as Mason City Motor Coach Co ceases operations after last run at 6 p m Thursday. Owner J E Osborne reports losses of 2700 dollars through May 30 and predicts a 30 day hiatus.
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Mason City
Iowa
Mason City Motor Coach Co
J. E. Osborne
Guatemala Ends Civil War with Five-Man Junta Pact
Rebel leader Castillo and Col. Monzon sign a peace accord in San Salvador to end Guatemala's two-week civil war. The junta will rule with five members, include two Monzon aides, and pursue elections after new constitution steps. The agreement provides a cease fire and incorporation of rebel forces into the army.
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el Salvador
Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
Guatemala
Monzon
Castillo
Vatican
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz
Guatemala City
Junta
Daylight holdup ends in Chicago bank raid
Five robbers armed with a machine gun, shotgun and pistols raided the Ashland State Bank at 9443 S Ashland Ave in Chicago during daylight. They forced employees to the floor, secured several tellers and escaped in a green Cadillac with $46,878. The operation lasted only minutes as bystanders described the scene and the gang fled.
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Ashland
Vern Anderson
Eugene F. Cronin
Cronin
French Evacuate Five Cities in Red River Delta
French troops completed evacuation of five fortified cities and 2000 square miles of southern Red River delta. Vietminh gains threaten Hanoi area as the lifeline supply route to French forces is abandoned. Nam Dinh cotton mill and numerous shops fall to rebels amid mass civilian flight and Catholic hearts.
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Indochina
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Singapore
Associated Press
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Ninh Binh
Phat Diem
Lac Quan
Thai Binh
Phu Ly
Haiphong
Drobny Wins Wimbledon Title in Exile Story
Jaroslav Drobny, 32, an exiled Czech living in Egypt, defeated 19-year-old Ken Rosewall of Australia to win the Wimbledon singles championship. The match ended 13-11 4-6 6-2 9-7, sealing a historic victory amid wartime displacement.
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England
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Public Probe Halts In Foundation Cases
A special House committee voted to end public hearings into tax exempt foundations. Chairman B Carroll Reece stated the 5 member panel would accept sworn written statements within 15 days. He cited Rep Wayne L Hays disruptive conduct as the reason for halting the hearings. Hays called the shutdown a public service.
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House
B. Carroll Reece
R-Tenn
Reece
Wayne L. Hays
Dohio
Hays
FFA and 4 H Learn Calf Care at County Demonstration
More than 125 4 H and FFA members attended a calf care demonstration on the Kendall C Digman farm west of Monroe. Nelson McCannon of Curtis farms Illinois led the event with planning help from Kenneth C Allen Myron E Jeglum and Leslie F Huber. Participants learned fitting and showing techniques and completed a judging exercise with no winners announced.
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FFA
Kendall C. Digman
Monroe
Smock Valley Watershed Association
Nelson McCannon
Curtis Farms
Illinois
Kenneth C. Allen
Monroe High School
Myron E. Jeglum
Leslie F. Huber
Federal State Calls Issued for Bank Data
The comptroller of currency in Washington and the State Banking Commission in Madison demand statements on the condition of national and state banks as of close of business Wednesday June 30. Similar calls were issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the Federal Reserve Board.
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Washington
State Banking Commission
Madison
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve Board
Antietam Receives New Commander at Quonset Point
Capt. Carl E. Giese assumed command of the USS Antietam in a flight deck ceremony at Quonset Naval Air Station. The Antietam, commissioned in 1945, became in 1952 the first ship with a canting deck.
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R. I
Carl E. Giese
Antietam
Quonset Naval Air Station
Texas Senator Backs Knowland With Ultimatum
Senate debate centers on foreign policy as Lyndon Johnson and Republican Leader Knowland press for a reassessment. Dulles is asked to reaffirm policy on recognizing Peiping and U N membership. Johnson warns the American people would oppose the U N if Communist China is admitted.
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Knowland
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate Today
United Nations
China
Johnson
Senate
California
Dulles
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
U. N
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
United States
Peiping
England
France
Sen
Morse
Indore
U.N
Bridges
R-Nh
Thye
R-Minn
Wheat Prices Rebound On Strong Late Buying
A late buying surge in Chicago wheat futures erased early losses and pushed bread cereal prices higher for the day on the Board of Trade.
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Board of Trade Today
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