Monroe Plans All Day Fourth of July Festivities
Citywide Fourth of July events in Monroe include a 2 p.m. Junior Legion baseball game at Recreation Park, an 7 p.m. all star softball, 8:15 p.m. City Band concert and a dusk fireworks display. Pool hours 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and park activities feature Dwyer Trucking, Beloit, and local players.
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Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
Recreation Park
Monroe Junior Legion
Ft. Atkinson
John Walter
Legion
Dave Grams
Jerry Schleim
Browntown
John Hefty
Monticello
Herman Huber
Ronald D. Johnson
City Park and Recreation
Dwyer Trucking
Beloit
Tom Theiler
Delton Davis
Charlie Dwyer
Bob Rieder
Gary Lehr
Roger Isely
Charlie Robertson
Jerry Dwyer
Curtis Diemer
Dick Boelk
Robert Schilt
Herman Blum
John Krattiger
Harold Schultz
Monroe City
Sister M Regina Earns Nursing Scholarship
Sister M Regina RN of St Clare hospital receives a two week cardiovascular nursing scholarship from the Rock River Valley District Heart Association. Dr John Flinn announces the award and the July 6 to 17 Milwaukee Marquette University course dates.
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M. Regina
St. Clare Hospital
Rock River Valley
Wisconsin Heart Association
John Flinn
Madison
Regina
Marquette University School of Nursing
Milwaukee
Fire chief offers to finish burning Sullivan house
Firemen quenched a blaze at the old Margaret Sullivan home and neighbors fear the structure hazard to children. Sullivan, 75, died Feb. 17 from exposure and malnutrition after a two day ordeal in the unheated house. A full razing is sought by the fire chief pending welfare director Charles Kimbrel's return. The building sits south of Greenwood cemetery near the Milwaukee Road tracks.
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Margaret Flynn Sullivan
Greenwood Cemetery
State Oleo Tax Declared Valid
MadisonWisconsin Atty Gen John Reynolds told the Assembly that Wisconsin oleomargarine taxes and color ban are constitutional He said the opinion concerns Legislature power not advisability or market effects The court decision cited involved Washington state tax validity and has not been overruled
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Madison
Wisconsin
John Reynolds
Assembly
Milwaukee
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Reynolds
Beloit Radio Permit Transfer Authorized
The Federal Communications Commission authorized the assignment of the WGZE Beloit license to Angus D. Pfaff from Beloit Broadcasting Co for $85,000. Pfaff also operates WNMP and WTLE TV in Evanston Illinois. Beloit Broadcasting Co is listed as owned by Sid or H Bliss and family of Janesville.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WGEZ
Beloit
Angus D. Pfaff
Beloit Broadcasting Co
Pfaff
WNMP
Wtle-Tv
Evanston, N
Sidor H. Bliss and
Snark Missile Flies Round Trip To Cape Canaveral
The Air Force reports a Snark intercontinental guided missile flew 1,000 miles over the Atlantic, then returned to Cape Canaveral in a round trip described as highly successful.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Cape
Air Force
Wisconsin governor warns Senate on tax withholding plan
Gov. Nelson asserts that defeating the Senate withholding bill will trigger a 20 percent surtax, tax cuts rollback, and use of a 16 million dollar surplus for building programs. Assembly Republicans vote 44 to 0 against the plan. Democrats remain split on related measures. The Assembly also advances a public tax return disclosure bill and a work injury chiropractic treatment proposal.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Senate
Assembly
John Kostuck
Stevens Point
David Blanchard
Nelson
Pope Urges Real Peace and Global Unity
Pope John XXIII appealed to rival nations to try every approach for peace to avert a nuclear war that would harm both sides. He urged Christians to unite and called on media to resist immorality while presenting his encyclical Ad Petri Cathedram urging fraternal unity based on justice and charity.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Peter
City Assessment Rolls Open July 8 to 10
City Clerk Freda M. Bray announced the city assessment rolls will be open July 8, 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. for examination by taxable residents. The Board of Review will meet July 13 from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. to hear grievances.
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Freda M. Bray
Board of Review
New Glarus Floats Add to Circus Parade
Two New Glarus entries joined the Circus World Museum parade in Baraboo yesterday. Gilbert Ott drove a four pony hitch and cart. The Wilhelm Tell Guild sponsored a float with Ed Willi as Wilhelm Tell and Scott Willi as Tell's son.
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Baraboo
Gilbert Ott
Wilhelm Tell Guild
Ed Willi
Wilhelm Tell
Scott Willi
Tell
Welcome Sun Breaks Through Clouds Here Fair Weather Ahead
A sun broke through clouds ending a week of wet weather and forecasters expect continued fair conditions into the holiday weekend. Overnight a cold front lowered temperatures to 49 in Monroe making it possibly the coldest July 2 on record. The day rose to 73 by early afternoon with warmer weather forecast for tomorrow. Overnight lows reached 42 near Black River Falls while northern Wisconsin stayed warm as the front moved out. The Superior Duluth area saw 73 degrees yesterday afternoon.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
Black River Falls
Superior-Duluth
Pipe Line Blast Kills Eleven in Mexico
An explosion on a Pemex petroleum pipeline in Tabasco near Vernet caused a major fire. Reports say 11 killed and about 40 injured, many critically, as repairs began after the line ruptured and crude spilled, filling the area with fumes for hours.
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Coatzacoalcos
Mexico
Vernet
Mexico City
Tabasco
Pemex
Company Plane Crashes Killing Eight Executives
An air liner owned by Continental Can Co crashed near Marion Ohio killing all 10 aboard. Eight executives returning from Chicago to New York were among the dead. The twin engine B26 Martin struck a wheat field in a thunderstorm after reporting over Findlay and flying to skirt the storm. The pilot was John R. Dunham with co pilot Donald Martin. Passengers included Abbot W. Sherwood J R Wallace R I Weimerskirch W J Mutschler M D Sandine H G Schier J De Blick and J M Kelly.
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Marion
Ohio
Continental Can Co
Here
New York
Chicago
Continental Can Said
H. F. Smith
Ohio City
Smith
Marion Municipal
Findlay
Lansfield
Alvin DeVore
Midway Airport
Pound Ridge
N. Y
R. I. Weimerskirch
Westwood
N. J
W. J. Mutschler
Mamaroneck
M. D. Sandine
Baltimore
Mideastern
H. G. Schier
Wood-Ridge
J. de Blick
Passaic
J. M. Kelly
Darien
153 Bodies Found After Central Colombia Flood Toll Rises
Searchers located 153 bodies in central Colombia after a flash flood that killed an estimated 250 people last Tuesday night. The U S Relief Agency sent air food shipments and the government allocated 250000 dollars for flood relief.
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League
Colombia
U.S
Relief Agency
Care
Khrushchev Pressures Berlin In Harriman Talks
Soviet Premier Khrushchev adopted a tough line on Berlin in interviews with former New York Gov. Averell Harriman. Reports from The New York Times and The New York Herald Tribune describe his crude threats and insistence on a forceful solution, signaling a new phase in the world situation. He indicated he would inform President Eisenhower of his demands, while Harriman noted he spoke only as a private citizen.
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New York
Khrushchev
Averell Harriman
Berlin
The
New York Times
Washington
Harry Schwartz
Harriman
Eisenhower
Kozlov Cancels Maryland Farm Visit Amid U S Talks
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov scrapped a Maryland farm tour planned with his appearance at the National Press Club. He had a sharp exchange with Vice President Nixon and will focus on a major address. no further formal talks are scheduled during his 16 day U S tour.
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Washington
Frol R. Kozlov
Maryland
Kozlov
Agriculture Department
Beltsville
National Press Club
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Eisenhower
Nixon
Christian A. Herner
Doris Norum Crowned Queen of Evansville Fourth of GI
Doris Norum will reign as queen of Evansville's Fourth of GI celebration. Her court includes Sue Jones Norma Dillie Kathy Robinson Pearl Purdhon Mary Lynn Estes and Ann Baker. Events start at 10 a.m. with a children's parade carnival and a street dance. The main parade with floats and bands begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with the queen crowned afterward. A beauty pageant, ballgames and fireworks follow. Sunday features 11 a.m. outdoor church services.
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Evansville
Doris Norum
Sue Jones
Norma Dillie
Kathy Robinson
Pearl Purdhon
Mary Lynn Estes
Ann Baker
Stock Prices Surge In Pre Holiday Trade
New York stock market advances toward record highs in active trading. Steel, chemical, rubber, motor, tobacco, drug and building material issues gain two or more points. oils and copper mix. Market closes Friday for Independence Day.
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New York
Seamen Strike Defies Union Call to Return
Unlicensed seamen across 137 Great Lakes vessels continued their strike against 12 ore shipping firms defying a back to work order from the United Steelworkers Union. The action involves 3,700 seamen organized by USW Local 5000.
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Cleveland
United Steelworkers Union
Great Lakes
USW
Laird Reveals Ghost USAF Hospital in France Not Used
Rep Melvin Laird testified that a large USAF hospital near Evreux AFB in Normandy, built as a 300 bed facility at a cost of 5.7 million dollars, has never been activated. Air Force officials say there are no immediate plans to use the hospital despite its completion in 1952 to serve 70 000 U S military and civilian personnel.
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Laird
USAF
France
Washington
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Air Force
Evreux Air Force Base
Normandy
Evreux
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
U. S
John K. Cullen
New York Ousts Czar of Racing
Governor Rockefeller begins selecting three new commissioners to replace George Monaghan ousted as New York racing czar after a state inquiry. The Legislature created a three member agency and ended state subsidies for harness-track expansion. Monaghan denies any wrongdoing.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Ee
Monaghan
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Rockefeller
Cheddar List Firm on Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
State brand 40-pound blocks showed firmness edging up an eighth of a cent at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. No sales or offers occurred as bids remained unfilled for various 31 and 29 percent Cheddars in multiple lots.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Schimenz Wins Senate Confirmation for Industrial Commission
Madison Milwaukee Alderman Matt Schimenz won Senate confirmation to the state Industrial Commission by a 25 to 4 vote after prior rejections by the Public Service Commission. Gov Nelson named Schimenz to the post with no debate. The article also notes Nelson’s school aids bill amended to add 3 million dollars to 12 million and a tax committee measure becoming permanent.
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Madison
Milwaukee
Matt Schimenz
Senate
State Industrial Commission
Public Service Commission
Schimenz
Nelson
Assembly
Sen
Clark
R-Vesper
Gov. Nelson
Baudoin's Brother Weds Giggling Bride
Prince Albert of Liege wed Dona Paola Ruffo di Calabria in a Brussels church ceremony. The 21 year old Italian princess broke into giggles during the vow as officiant Joseph Cardinal Van Roey asked for her free will to marry. The groom, Baudoin's brother, appeared tense throughout the long service.
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Brussels
Belgium
Prince Albert of
Liege
Dona Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Joseph Cardinal van Roey
Cheese Market Steady in Madison with Slow Trade
The Madison Wisconsin dairy market shows steady American cheese prices with light to fair distributive demand and quieter trade than earlier in the month. Cured quality cheese contracted previously is moving to storage while open market activity remains light and raw milk daisies stay short.
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Cheese Mart Steady
Madison
Wisconsin
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