Senate Tax Revision Battle Nears Final Vote
A Republican led sales tax plan, tied to a retail levy, faces a Senate vote after 11 days of debate and 59 amendments. Democrats object to no income tax withholding and a smaller property tax relief plan, while Assembly action remains uncertain with GOP holdouts and three absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Senate
William Moser
Milwaukee
Nelson
Assembly
Robert Travis
Platteville
GOP
Wisconsin
Clifford Krueger
Merrill
Elmer Genzmer
Mayville
Franklin Jahnke
Markesan
Norbert Nuttleman
West Salem
Monroe driver Gonstead invited to Vanderbilt Cup race
Curt Gonstead of Monroe has accepted an invitation to drive in the Vanderbilt Cup races at Bridgehampton on August 6. He will race the Oscassis owned by Jim Scott of Libertyville, the car he used to win the 18 lap Formula Junior event at Meadowdale last Sunday.
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Curt Gonstead
Monroe
United States
Bridgehampton
Long Island
Gonstead
Jim Scott
Libertyville
Meadowdale
Chicago
Scott
Vanderbilt
Harry Carter
Meadowale
Delegates Named For Green County 4-H Dress Revue
Barbara Boss and Joyce Sacker named state fair Dress Revue delegates at the Green County 4-H show in Turner hall. Alternate delegates are Karen Meier and Linda Nyhns. More than 500 spectators watched 244 girls model homemade outfits as music and narrators supported the event.
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Green County
Turner Hall
Karen Meier
Linda Nyhus
Barbara Boss
Joyce Sacker
Times
Browntown
Busy Beavers
Linda Schiesser
Donald S. Thorp
Nancy Fenner
JoAnn Montgomery
Mary May Stuessy
Esther Larson
Hartwig
Schiesser
Carl Schmidt
Dale Bertalot
Paul Hollis
Donald Witt
Linda Carroll
Judy Hanson
Fred Gage Defeats Kubiak in Tourney
GREEN BAY Leo Kubiak of Waukesha who upset defending champion Steve Smith Wednesday was beaten by Fred Gage of Madison in the Wisconsin Amateur Golf Tournament third round. Gage a former University of Wisconsin football star from Maple Bluff won two and one.
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Green Bay
Leo Kubiak
Waukesha
Steve Smith
Fred Gage
Madison
Wisconsin
Gage
University of Wisconsin
Maple Bluff
Assembly Rejects Plea to Tax Aging Cheese
In a 46 to 44 vote the Assembly blocked a bill to exempt cheese aged for aging from personal property taxes. Proponents led by Everett Bidwell and Gilbert Hipke argued the tax harms dairy farmers, while others warned of revenue losses of about 4000 dollars to the state and 500000 to communities.
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Assembly
Everett Bidwell
Rportage
Gilbert Hipke
Rnew Holstein
Bidwell
Harvey Dueholm
Dlusk
George Belting
Beloit
Three Receive 'Silver Beaver' at Canyon Camp Ceremony
New Glarus leader Abner Anderson won the Silver Beaver award the highest for Scout leadership. Other Silver Beaver recipients included Harold Krupke Lena and Adolph Sime Boscobel. Louis Janke Monroe received the Scouter's award along with Bruce Norris Forreston James Jones Lenark LaVerne Maelheip A J Wunder and Fred Bess. Den mothers awards went to several Freeport Savanna Scales Mound and Boscobel women. The event honored Canyon Camp's 25th anniversary with an Indian pageant and leadership training awards.
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New Glarus
Monroe
Canyon Camp
Abner Anderson
Harold Krupke
Lena
Adolph Sime
Boscobel
Anderson
American Legion
Valley District Committee
Ecutive
Krupke
Philmont
Colorado Springs
Sime
Louis Janke
Bruce Norris
Forreston
James Jones
Lenark
LaVerne Maelheip
Galena
A. J. Wunder
Hanover
Fred Bess
Mt. Carroll
Don McLaughlin
Freeport
Roger Cheeseman
Milledgeville
Gerald Laughlin
Lyle Wise
Davis
Willard Byers
Shannon
Jean Davis
Scales Mound
Bret Roe
Savanna
Jean Judas
Leon Burgener
Henry Boettner
Edna Berger
Mattie Ware
Robert Koenig
Council
Wetassa Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Lyall Taubert
Pearl City
Frank Doescher
Platteville
Frank Haupert
Jet crashes at Hamburg during takeoff injures by building site
A Tokyo bound Boeing 707 jet veered off the runway on takeoff at Hamburg and crashed into a construction site, catching fire. Reports say there were no fatalities.
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Hamburg
Germany
Hiawatha 4-H Team Tops County Land Judging Contest
The Hiawatha 4-H Club won the county land judging contest at the Earl Bechtolt farm. Team members Gregory Wild Russell Block and Steven Smith will enter the State contest at Farm Progress Days. Wild led individuals, with Block second and Terry Kubly third.
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Hiawatha No. 1
Earl Bechtolt Farm
Route 3
Monroe
Gregory Wild
Steven Smith
Russell Block
Newell B. Smith
Wilbert Wild
Gregory
Hiawatha
Smock Valley
Times
Earl Bechtolt
Newell Smith
Browntown Busy Beavers
John Krebs
Richland
Ernest Wegmueller
Wild
Block
Terry Kubly
Browntown
James Schwoegler
Kenneth Halverson
Soil Conservation Service
M. E. Jeglum
William Leopold
Christ Tschanz
Green County Agricultural Chest
Grounds Ready for 107th Green County Fair Opening
Maintenance at the fairgrounds intensifies ahead of the 107th Green County Fair opening next Wednesday. Grounds are mowed, foundations whitewashed, barns and the track area sprayed, with horses housed for harness racing. Kids Day offers reduced ride prices from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Darlington
Lafayette County Fair
Cheese demand steady in Madison market reports
In Madison Wisconsin the American cheese market shows steady demand fair to good with movement mainly through distributive outlets. Open market activity is light and supplies of all styles are ample. Prices include cheddars 36.10 37 percent and 40 pound blocks 36.10 38 percent with various cuts at 37 38 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Limited Use Of Mobilization Power Pledged By Officials
Top defense officials told Congress they would use Kennedy's mobilization powers sparingly. McNamara said only limited recalls to active duty and extensions of service would be authorized, with a $958.6 million hardware package approved. The plan aims to strengthen non-nuclear forces and preserve readiness during the Berlin crisis.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
Berlin
McNamara
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Russell
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
GOP
Armed Services Committee
Nelson names three to Wisconsin Medical Examiners Board
Governor Nelson announced the appointment of Dr. William C. Henske of Chippewa Falls to the State Board of Medical Examiners for a second term and added Drs. David A. Werner of Sheboygan Richard J. Rogers of Elkhorn and M. L. Sanfelippo of Milwaukee to the board.
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Nelson
Madison
William C. Henske
Chippewa Falls
State Board of Medical Examiners
David A. Werner
Sheboygan
Richard J. Rogers
Elkhorn
M. L. Sanfelippo
Milwaukee
Miss Anna Blum Seeks Lead role in Women Lawyers
Anna O Blum candidate for president of the National Association of Women Lawyers at the St Louis meeting August 3 to 6. Presently first vice president she is daughter of the late Sam Blum and sister of Bruce M Blum both prominent Monroe lawyers and partner in Blum and Blum. She will preside at a 1230 pm luncheon at the Sheraton Jefferson hotel on Friday August 4 before the general assembly.
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Green County
Anna O. Blum
National Association of Women Lawyers
St. Louis
Miss Blum
Association
Sam Blum
Monroe
Bruce M. Blum
Blum and
Castro Unites Cuban Parties in Expanded Socialist State
In Havana a four day celebration marks Fidel Castro's revolution anniversary as he announces the merger of all Cuban organizations into the United Party of Cuba's Socialist Revolution. A 32 hour speech drew thousands including Yuri Gagarin who criticized the United States. The crowd chanted against Guantanamo Bay while Castro pledged to return an Eastern Airlines hijacked plane if the U.S. promises Cuban plane returns.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United Party of Cuba
Socialist Revolution
Yuri Gagarin
Earth
United States
Gagarin
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Eastern Air Lines
Mrs. Maude Kaiser Rites T o m o r r o w in Warren
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude M. Kaiser 66 of Lena Illinois will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Bartell funeral home Warren with Rev H E Beldin officiating Burial will be in Ladies Union cemetery Stockton She was born August 22 1894 in Rush Township Illinois and married Herman Kaiser in 1914 He died in 1939 Survivors include a daughter Helen Hurst four sons two step-sons two step daughters a brother Ray Shultz 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Maude M. Kaiser
Route 1
Lena
Bartell Funeral Home
Warren
H. E. Beldin
Ladies Union Cemetery
Stockton
Kaiser
Rush Township
August
Mary Baumgartner Schultz
Officials Prepare for Kennedy Draft Push Across States
State and county officers geared up as Kennedy signaled intensified manpower calls. Wisconsin draft boards and guards units prepared for higher quotas, while nationwide citizens queried classifications and sought enlistment info. Families and civil defense centers pressed for guidance on safety amid the Berlin crisis.
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Wisconsin
Berlin
Madison
Kennedy
Green County
Richard W. Ballman
Washington
Paul Dowd
Air National Guard
126Th
Air Force Reserve
Milwaukee
CN9
Bong Air Base
Armed Forces
Civil Defense
Boston
Selective Service Office
D.C
Selective Service
Frank J. Graf
Pennsylvania Selective Service System
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BRE
Nolots Warree
U.S
Louis Romell
Adams
Harvey Gee
Wisconsin Rapids
Kubiak
Senators
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