Herter Heads to Geneva Talks for Possible Berlin Accord
Secretary Herter flies from Andrews Air Force Base in a new Boeing 707 variant to join the Big Four talks in Geneva. He aims for a reasonable Germany Berlin agreement amid cautious optimism and hints of a possible temporary accord to ease Cold War tensions. He will visit Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Foreign Secretary Green before Geneva.
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Washington
Herter
Geneva
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
Eisenhower
Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Green
Harmon
Newfoundland
Gromyko
Moscow
London
Britain
Kremlin
Lutherans Plan Merger Board Selections in Minnesota
Groundwork for uniting three Lutheran bodies into the American Lutheran Church next year was laid at St. Olaf College Northfield with 11 of 13 top executives named. The merger would form the third largest Lutheran group with about 2,200,000 members. Dr. Elmer Abrahamson was named chairman and Dr. George S. Schultz executive secretary.
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Northfield
Minn
American Lutheran Church
St. Olaf College
Evangelical Lutheran
United Evangelical Lutheran
Elmer Abrahamson
Chicago
George S. Schultz
Columbus
Ohio
Morris Wee
Madison
Sidney A. Rand
Minneapolis
Donald T. Hansen
Neenah
Conrad E. Thompson
St. Paul
Planets Visible Tonight Before Sunset From New York
Dr. Kenneth L. Franklin of Hayden Planetarium says nine planets the moon the sun and four large asteroids will be visible within an hour before sunset. They will form a long arc above the horizon and most can be seen with the naked eye or through a telescope.
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New York
Kenneth L. Franklin
Hayden Planetarium
Franklin
Steel Industry Sees No Contract Averted Strike Looms
New York reports the steel industry saying no agreement is possible to avert a strike at midnight next Tuesday. R Conard Cooper says plants will shut down as bargaining ends. union president David J McDonald rejects further extensions and vows no change from current terms.
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New York
R. Conrad Cooper
Steelworkers Union
Cooper
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
McDonald
Falling Lumber Injures Two Men in Monticello
Two Monticello men Herman Klassy 69 and William Voegels 68 were injured when lumber fell during work on the old jail building being razed for a new fire house. The roof collapsed pinning them. Voegels suffered a broken left shoulder and rib while Klassy sustained three pelvic fractures. Both are listed in good condition at St. Clare hospital.
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Monticello
Herman Klassy
William Voegels
Klassy Construction Co
Voegels
Klassy
St. Clare Hospital
Dr Emi Grubbe Faces 92nd Cancer Operation
Dr Emi Grubbe, 83, considered the father of X ray cancer therapy, entered Covenant hospital for his 92nd operation on cancerous burns from his research. He has already lost his left hand and parts of his nose lip jaw and cheek.
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Chicago
Emi. Grubbe
Covenant Hospital
Grubbe
Double Rainbow After Storm Reports and Tornado Funnel
A brilliant double rainbow appeared over the city after a wind and rain storm. A tornado funnel was sighted in the Orangeville area sending residents to basements. Winds reached 70 mph with near half an inch of rain. other areas recorded hail and heavier precipitation.
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Orangeville
Freeport
Stockton
Lena
Dakota
Davis
Queen and Philip Begin West Canada Tour
Britain's royal couple start a week long tour of British Columbia traveling by open car and rail coach. The queen brightened the trip by taking photos from an observation platform and sharing a public breeze with spectators in Revelstoke and beyond.
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Queen, Philip
West Canada
Revelstoke
B.C
Britain
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Prince Philip
Senators defend Johnson as Butler criticizes party leadership
Three Democratic senators John Sparkman Henry Jackson and Gale McGee joined in attacking Paul Butler over his remarks about party congressional leaders. They defended Lyndon B. Johnsons stance to tailor legislation to avoid vetoes and urged unity while cautioning against excessive public attacks. They noted the Senate majority leaders responsibility and praised the current record and ongoing work.
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Washington
Paul Butler
John Sparkman
Ala
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sparkman
Jackson
McGee
Butler
City Sponsors Slogan Contest for Monroe
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce launches a slogan contest to promote Monroe as a good place to live work and play. Residents must finish the sentence I like Monroe because in 25 words or less and mail entries to the Chamber contest postmarked by July 31. Prizes totaling 25 dollars in merchandise will be awarded.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce Today
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Girl Held During Resort Holdup Near Genoa City
Janet Kuebli, a Monroe resident and Whitewater State College student, was cuffed and gagged by three masked gunmen during a holdup at Nippersink Manor Resort two and a half miles northeast of Genoa City. FBI joined search as robbers looted two safes of nearly $8,000 after forcing manager Michael Gleiber man to reveal combinations.
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Janet Kuebli
Walter Kuebli
Monroe
Nippersink Manor
Genoa City
Miss Kuebli
Michael Glieberman
Court of Honor
Twce Monroe
Milford
Mich
Monroe High School
Whitewater State College
FBI
Glieberman
Gleiberman
Canton Greens Take Lead at Brown Swiss Canton No 2 Show
Green County animals dominated the Brown Swiss Canton No 2 show at the Green County Fairgrounds with 113 entrants. Junior champion bull Jake Voegels and grand champion bull were from Voegels Farms Monticello. senior champion bull Lloyd Deininger Monroe. Voegeli Farms also claimed senior and grand champion female and blue ribbons across multiple cow classes. Other county exhibitors included Valley Farm Brodhead Nordean Bloom Monroe and Wegmueller families Monroe. Judges were Wallace Pfaff and Ernest Zehner.
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Green County
Green County Fairgrounds
Jake
Howard Voegels
Monticello
Lloyd Deininger
Monroe
Voegels Farms
Narvic Farms
Lake Mills
Wallace Pfaff
Melrose
Ernest Zehner
University of Wisconsin
Voegeli Farms
Nelson Brothers
Brooklyn
John Ingold
Wilson Bloom
Alfred Meier
Valley Farm
Brodhead
Nathan E. Bear
Kenneth Marsh
Arthur Marsh
Nordean Bloom
Don Dunaway
Peter Streiff
New Glarus
David Deininger
Nathan Bloom
Barbara
Ernest Wegmueller
John
Alvin
Calvin Strahm
State Corn Estimate For 1959 Shows Gain
Washington Wisconsins 1959 corn crop is estimated by the Agriculture Department at 167,520,000 bushels from 2,792,999 acres averaging about 60 bushels per acre. The state oat crop is estimated at 126,812,000 bushels from 2,588,000 acres at 49 bushels per acre. Tobacco production is forecast at 24,375,000 pounds from 14,600 acres averaging 1,670 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
Department
Fun Day Parade and Park Events Next Friday
The annual Fun Day includes a parade from the Square to Recreation Park at 11 a.m. ribbons for best costumes at ceremonies by the ball diamond, lunch at noon, games, relays, free swimming, water races, a penny dive, and a teen dance at the tennis courts.
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Recreation Park
Tarzan City
Recreation Department
Two Men Fined After Beer Party
Two county men were fined in Justice Court for a three hour beer party on a farm near Browntown. Robert Hoesly 21 was fined 100 for procuring beer for minors and Frederick Wald Jr. 19 was fined 70 for assisting in getting beer. The sheriff will turn over 16 year old host and 34 guests to juvenile authorities. A 16 year old Monroe youth faces a false fire alarm charge. The party was the third such incident in a month.
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Justice Court
Browntown
Robert Hoesly
Clarno Township
Justice L. A. Koenig
Frederick Wald Jr
Monroe
A. Charles Howe
Sheriff's
Three More Killed In State Accidents
Wisconsin's 1959 traffic toll reaches 370, down from 371 a year ago. Lynn Lucas, 2 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee R Lucas of Waukegan Illinois, died in a two car collision near Madison Friday night. Raymond Helsler, 20, of Beloit, was killed and Fredie William Taylor, 22, of South Beloit Illinois injured when Helsler's car struck a bridge support on Highway 12 near Manston Friday night.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lynn Lucas
Lee R. Lucas
Waukegan
Ill
Madison
Raymond Helsler
Beloit
Fredie William Taylor
South Beloit
Helsler
Highway 12
Manston
Hollywood Fire Destroys 28 Homes in Laurel Canyon
A brushfire sweeping through Laurel Canyon in Hollywood destroyed 28 homes and damaged 15 more on Friday, forcing 300 residents to flee. Seven firefighters were injured, a resident and her son suffered burns, and a car was set afire while smoke-filled escape attempted. Celebrities including Steven McQueen and others owned homes nearby, none reportedly damaged.
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Hollywood
Calif
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland
Hollywood Hills
Lookout Mountain Drive
Steven ‘McQueen
Television
Ben Alexander
Sgt. Friday
Dragnet
Scott Brady
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan Duryea
Charles Coburn
Jack Bailey
John Smith
Polio Cases Rise in U S Week Ending July 4
The Public Health Service reports 175 polio cases nationwide for the week ending July 4, about three times the figure for the same week in 1958. Only New England appears to maintain relative immunity.
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Washington
Public Health Service
New England
Former Senator Blakley Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Former U S Senator William A Blakley aged 60 is in critical condition after a massive heart attack. Blakley a multimillionaire financier rancher oilman and philanthropist was appointed to the Senate by Gov Allan Shivers in 1957 to fill an interim term.
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Dallas
U.S
William A. Blakley
Blakley
Senate
Allan Shivers
Banker Uses Scalding Water To Foil Bank Robbers
In Eclectic Alabama banker Carl Ray Barker restrained one holdup man by splashing scalding water in his face and beating him with the robber's pistol. He then killed James Franklin Bray with a shotgun after Bray and accomplice kidnapped Officer Maxie Taunton and Barker's family. Bray died. Hayward was captured in Montgomery in serious condition.
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Eclectic
Ala
Carl Ray Barker
Barker
Bank of Eclectic
James Franklin Bray
Montgomery
Kilby
William D. Hayward
Maxie Taunton
Taunton
Bray
Hayward
Medics Sought Bill Compromise In Wisconsin
Madison physicians and hospital officials meet to draft a substitute amendment to a Wisconsin Hospital Association bill. The proposal would let non profit hospitals bill patients for specialist radiology pathology physical medicine and anesthesiology services or hire specialists under contract. The State Medical Society argues contracting constitutes corporate practice and may violate state law.
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Madison
Wisconsin Medical and Hospital
Assembly
Wisconsin Hospital Association
State Medical Society
The
Medical Society
Wisconsin
Janesville Youth, 20, Dies in Boat Accident
Clarence Williams Jr., 20, of Janesville, drowned in the Rock River Friday evening after being thrown from a motorboat while starting it and struck by the runaway craft as he swam toward shore.
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Janesville
Clarence Williams Jr
Rock River
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