Pattern Plus plan rejected by American Motors in talks
American Motors Corp rejected the CIO United Auto Workers demand for a pattern plus contract, arguing it equals the GM and Ford package plus fringe benefits. Cushman cited a 48 cent hourly cost and noted GM and Ford settlements. Union leader Walter Reuther claimed Ford and GM total packages around 20 cents per hour.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Edward L. Cushman
General Motors
Ford
American
Cushman
Walter Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Milwaukee
Woodcock
American Motors
Nash-Kelvinator
Hudson
Autopsy Points to Burning Victim Identified as Schupbach
Dane County District Attorney Richard Bardwell said an autopsy almost surely identified the charred body found chained to a tree as Fred Schupbach, 40, missing since Monday from his Westport farm. Tests may fix cause of death soon. The burning may have been death by own action disguised as murder. Mrs Schupbach, 19, and their 19 month old daughter live on the farm.
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Madison
Dane County Dist
Richard Bardwell
Fred Schupbach
Schupbach
Westport Farm
Bardwell
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Demand Brightens Trade
Wisconsin American cheese market shows steady demand and fairly active trade. Offerings run light to adequate with cheddar prices 32 to 34 cents, singles 34 to 37 cents, longhorns 35 to 37 cents, and midgets 35 to 38 cents per pound.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Police Chase Ends in Arrest in Monroe
Police pursue 25 year old Monroe man William J. Schneider after a midday chase through city streets. He faces charges of reckless driving and resisting arrest for a stolen motorcycle incident that ended with a collision at 19th street and 13th avenue. he was treated for a knee injury and later held for Army status clarification.
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Monroe
William J. Schneider
9Th Avenue
Farm Bureau
19Th Street
13Th Avenue
Samuel F. Humbel
Ft. Riley
Kas
Schneider
Franz W. Brand
Dwight C. Coplien
Army
Humbel
Coplien
12Th Street
Edward Lyman Niffenegger
18Th Avenue
19Th Ae
St. Clare Hospital
Freeport
Libby McNeill Group Aims to Take Libby Control
A stockholders committee in New York opened its campaign to gain control of Libby, McNeill and Libby, the large Midwest food processor. It proposes a new board of directors and attacks current management as the weakest among major firms. Members include Mitchell May Jr., Alfred W. Parry Jr., and Wilbur E. Dow Jr.
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New York
Libby, McNeill and Libby
Midwest
Mitchell May Jr
Libby
Alfred W. Parry Jr
Emory, Sexton and Co
Wilbur E. Dow Jr
Ten Die As Launch Capsizes In Lake Victoria
A launch carrying Mau Mau convicts and guards capsized in crocodile infested waters of Lake Victoria near Nairobi. At least ten people perished in the mishap.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Lake Victoria
Army Red Tape Mistakes Cited In Peress Report
Senate investigations subcommittee cites 48 errors and Army red tape in the Maj Irving Peress case while avoiding formal subversion charges. It blames delays and concealment for fueling suspicions of Communist influence and criticizes Pentagon and Army officials for poor coordination. sen. bender dissents, calling for a clear ruling that no Communist influence existed.
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Peress Report
Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Irving Peress
Army
Stevens
Pentagon
New York
Department of the Army
Congress
Subcommittee
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
John G. Adams
Peress
Adams
Ralph W. Zwicker
Senate
Refrigeration Failure Destroys 7500 in Cheese at Swisconsin Co
Cheese valued at 7500 pounds destroyed by heat after an refrigeration failure in a New Glarus branch locker storage operated by Swisconsin Cheese Co. Owner Otto Anderegg said 25000 pounds of Swiss and cheddar were ruined when fuses were knocked out by lightning and the failure went undiscovered for two days.
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Swisconsin Cheese Co
New Glarus
Otto Anderegg
Illinois Crash Fatal to Three
Mr and Mrs John H Kaufman of Decatur Illinois died in a four vehicle crash four miles west of Farmer City Illinois. Their front tire blew out causing their car to hit a pickup with a house trailer. All three vehicles burned with occupants killed. Another driver J E Wilkins of Sand Springs Oklahoma also died. Passenger Bruce Borstad of Chicago survived with minor injuries. The Kaufmans son Dr Robert Kaufman resides in Hawaii. Funeral arrangements were pending in Decatur and South Bend Indiana.
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John H. Kaufman
Decatur
Ill
Monroe
Farmer City
Kaufman
G. E. Zuercher
Switzerland
Illinois
Kaufmans
Charles Manion
South Bend
Ind
J. E. Wilkins
Sand Springs
Okla
Bruce Borstad
Chicago
Robert Kaufman
Hawaii
J. J. Moran and Son Funeral
Miss Blum 51 Monticello Dies After Short Illness
Miss Dolores Blum of Monticello died yesterday at 4 p m in St. Clare hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. A Dayton native born May 9 1904 she lived in Monticello all her life and worked at Streiff’s grocery store nine years. Survived by her mother two brothers Lawrence New Glarus and Ray E Monticello and sister Margaret. Funeral Tomorrow 2 p m Voegeli funeral home Rev A R Achtemeier Zwingli church officiating. Burial Highland cemetery calling after 7 tonight.
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Dolores Blum
Montiello
St. Clare Hospital
Dayton
Miss Blum
Emil
Margaret Marty Blum
Monticello High School
Monticello
Streiff’s
Lawrence
New Glarus
Ray E
Margaret
Voegeli Funeral Home
A. R. Achtemeier
Zwingli Church
Highland Cemetery
Ripon College Names Paul Ashley New Dean
Dr. Paul Robert Ashley aged 40 a Ripon College appointment as dean follows his tenure as English literature teacher at United States Military Academy West Point New York. Ashley will lead academic programs and student affairs at the Green Lake Wisconsin institution.
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RIPON
Paul Robert Ashley
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Ripon College
Fun Day Parade Aims to Kick Off Child Activities Tomorrow
A parade of bicycles and costumes will start at 11 a.m. from Lincoln school to Recreation Park as part of the annual Fun Day. Ronald D. Johnson says gather at 10:30 a.m. at Lincoln school and participants will march north on 17th avenue, around the square, east on 11th street to 22nd avenue, then south to the park.
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Lincoln School
Recreation Park
Ronald D. Johnson
City Recreation
17Th Avenue
11Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Johnson
Ner
Pat Klindt
Nancy Kundert
Peterson
Recording Industry
Musician’s Union
Senate Poised to Pass Military Reserves Bill Without Compulsory Training
Senate leaders expect passage of a military reserves bill with no return to compulsory training for current or former service members. The proposal would delay compulsory drills until late 1957 and offer optional enlistment bonuses to veterans who volunteer for reserves. The plan also permits 17 to 20 year olds to volunteer for initial active training before shifting to reserve service.
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Washington
Senate
Clements
Kentucky
Knowland
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Russell
D-Ga
Bridges
GOP
Pentagon
National Guard
Review Board Takes Recess Until Monday
Four protests on 1955 assessments were heard this week by the Board of Review which has recessed until Monday morning. Two projects were heard yesterday and two more today all involved small amounts of money. Members include Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie city clerk Mrs Freda M Bray city attorney Arthur C Benkett and Aldermen Roger Elmer Alfred Henning Jr.
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Board of Review
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Freda M. Bray
Arthur C. Benkett
Roger Elmer
Alfred Henning Jr
May Cheese Prices Hold Steady for Swiss Factory Output
Payments to factories for the May make of Swiss cheese remain unchanged from April figures. State brand 35, Grade B 33, Grade C 30, grinders 28. April had marked the first drop in factory figures for the year.
Laborer's Tale in Abduction Case Probed in Joplin
Police investigated a rambling confession by Audrey Brandt, a 42 year old laborer from La Porte City Iowa who allegedly took 2 year old Donna Sue Davis from her crib near South Sioux City Nebraska. He denied killing the child, claims he hitchhiked from Sioux City, and officers questioned him late into the night. FBI and Joplin police reviewed inconsistencies while Brandt's prior record surfaced. no charges filed yet.
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Joplin
Donna Sue Davis
Sioux City
Iowa
Neb
Missouri River
John Showers
Audrey Brandt
la Porte City
Showers
F. E. Eicchelberger
FBI
Henry Kruse
Brandt
Donna Sue
James Davis
New York Times Reporter Says He Quit Communist Party
Ira Henry Freeman, longtime New York Times reporter, testified before the Senate internal security subcommittee that he joined the Communist party in 1938 and left a year later, calling membership dull and futile. Ansel Talbert of the New York Herald-Tribune followed with testimony supporting earlier Grutzner testimony concerning a Korea story.
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Washington
Ira Henry Freeman
New York Times
Communist Party
Freeman
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Ansel Talbert
New York Herald-Tribune
Talbert
Charles Grutzner
Sh Gga
Korea
Badger Bus Lines to Move Monroe Depot to Eugene Hotel
Badger Bus Lines of Madison announced the Monroe depot will relocate to the Eugene hotel effective Saturday. The ticket office has stayed at the Ludlow hotel for 14 months amid a projected Ludlow site development, which prompted a 30 day notice from the firm.
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Badger Bus Lines
Madison
Monroe
Eugene
Ludlow
Badger Irm
Helicopter Crashes From New York Building
A helicopter failed during takeoff from the Port Authority Building heliport in Manhattan. The pilot Marcel O. Chevalier, 30, and a photographer Arthur Truss, 33, were injured as the craft crashed through floors 16 and 15 after a booster cable became taut. Chevalier reported concussion and laceration, listed fair. Truss suffered concussion fractures and multiple abrasions, listed critical.
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New York
Port of New York Authority
Manhattan
Port Authority
Marcel O. Chevalier
Arthur Truss
Youths Get Terms After Battle Here
Two Freeport youths were sentenced to county jail after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct and failing to pay fines. A third pleaded innocent and a fourth was fined $45. The incident occurred around 9 30 last night near Kempfert's drug store on the square, with earlier disturbance at the Goetz theater. Crase and Miller received jail time for the charges. Fleming faces a July 21 hearing after bond set at $100. Ballard pleaded guilty and was fined.
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Freeport
Kempfert
Goetz Theater
John H. Crase
James LeRoy Miller
Justice Court
L. A. Koenig
Crase
Miller
William Fleming
Orland Ballard
Stock List Holds To Narrow Range
New York stocks moved in a tight band into the early afternoon with price changes limited to about two points. Trading remained around two million shares for the day with 2,360,000 shares traded on Wednesday. Youngstown Sheet and Tube led gains along with Katy Railroad preferred and Western Maryland.
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New York
Youngstown
Katy Railroad
Western Maryland
Chicago Council Votes Sales Levy
The Chicago City Council passed a half cent city sales tax effective August 1. Mayor Richard J. Daley is expected to sign the ordinance. After August 1 Chicago residents will pay three cents per dollar in sales taxes. The state tax increased to two percent on July 1.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Rail Shipment To Struck Plant Ordered by Firm
The Kohler Co clay cargo, tied to a strike dispute, will be unloaded in Montreal and shipped by rail to Kohler. Milwaukee council refused to guarantee Milwaukee unloading, prompting owners to seek alternate ports. Gov Kohler pledged state protection to unloading, while attorney Hoebreckx warned assurances may not alter plans. The Fossum and Dvina, two Norwegian ships, faced mob violence and worker threats before shifting to Montreal and other ports.
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Milwaukee
Kohler Co
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
O. S. Hoebreckx
Hoebreckx
Canada
Beset Kohler Co
Montreal
Kohler
England
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan
Union
Cay
CIO
Fossum
Charles Schultz
Schultz
Detroit
Lake Erie
Divina
Colborne
Ont
Harbor Commission
Paper Makers Importing Co
Easton
Frank Zeidler
Heebreckx
Fowley
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UAW
Kenosha
el Segundo
Calif
Kelvinator
Grand Rapids
Donald Siedschlag
Warren, Ill
Green County
Liedschlag
University of Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
County Agriculture Committee
Siedschlag
Katherine Knipschild
Dane
Niffenegger
Dearth Motors
Marshall L. Peterson
McNeill Group
Marion B. Folsom
Oveta Culp Hobby
Welfare
Folsom
the Treasury
California
Senate House
Authority
Eugene Hotel
Chicago Council
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