Editorial Holding the Line on Budget and Tax Reform
The Legislature Joint Finance Committee and Gov Vernon Thomson deserve praise for resolving the state budget crisis aided by higher than expected revenues. Budget cuts and a 20 percent surtax renewal plus a possible cigarette tax raise keep talks on a balanced line, with calls for further tax system reform and a comprehensive efficiency survey of government operations.
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Joint Finance Committee
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
A Man We Needed
Treasury Secretary George Humphrey prepares to leave the Eisenhower cabinet. He was a thrift advocate and spending watchdog whose departure signals a major shift in the White House team. Characterized as a stabilizing influence on economy, his exit comes amid assurances of no dispute driving the decision.
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Treasury
George Humphrey
Eisenhower
Humphrey
White House
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Brown Swiss show judge named for Green County fair
A. O. Collentine, dairy husbandry professor from Wisconsin College of Agriculture, to judge the Brown Swiss Canton show at the fairgrounds. Four Green County Holstein heifers depart for a Lima Peru dairy farm. Sudden heart attack ends Mathias Marty’s life at 50. Last rites held for Mrs. Mary Coates and William F. Kuhl. Summer softball opens with wet diamond victories for VFW, Lanz Hardware and Victory Tavern.
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A. O. Collentine
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Fairgrounds
Green County
Lima
Peru
Bennett and Norton
Ralph Stauffacher
Mathias Marty
Jefferson Township
Mary Coates
Juda
William F. Kuhl
Cadiz
Recreation Park
VFW
Lanz Hardware
Victory Tavern
George Humphrey as a public servant and fiscal influence
The passage praises George Humphrey, calling him a near pedestal of public service in the nation. It notes his counsel and influence in fiscal circles were sorely needed in the past and will be missed in the future.
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George Humphrey
New Glarus Students Elect Class Officers
In New Glarus the 1957-58 freshman class reaches 53 students, the largest in school history. Seniors named Sharon Jelle as president and John Grossenbacher as vice president with Beverly Spring secretary, Richard Kittleson treasurer, plus Sarah Jelle and Helen Bahler on the student council. Juniors elect Janet Schneider president and William Kuenzi vice president with Beverly Bethke secretary, Larry Huber treasurer, and Pat Klassy on the student council. Sophomores choose Paul Yaeger president and Gloria Slotten vice president with Bonnie Maurer secretary Boyd Campbell treasurer Paul Yaeger and Dianne Truttman on the student council. Drama Club officers include Diane Truttmann president, Paul Yaeger vice president, Karen Bohn secretary, Sandra Reuter treasurer, Douglas Thompson reporter, Patsy Klassy program chairman.
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NEW Glarus
Times Special
Sharon Jelle
John Grossenbacher
Beverly Spring
Richard Kittleson
Lynette Streiff
James Duerst
Helen Bahler
Janet Schneider
William Kuenzi
Janice Nyhus
Beverly Bethke
Larry Huber
Patricia Klassy
Ronnie Martinson
Paul Yaeger
Gloria Slotten
Bonnie Maurer
Joanne Altmann
Boyd Campbell
Dianne Truttman
James Tschudy
Drama Club
Diane Truttmann
Karen Bohn
Sandra Reuter
Douglas Thompson
Patsy Klassy
State Plane Census Reports 1452 In Service
The Wisconsin State Aeronautics Commission on Saturday announced 1,452 airplanes in the state. Of these, 1,361 are flying and licensed, while 91 belong to dealers and are exempt from registration.
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Madison
State Aeronautics Commission
Wisconsin
Honor Students Named at Juda High School
Twenty four students received honors and twelve had perfect attendance for the second semester at Juda High School announced by principal Wilmer Pautz. A honors list includes Kay Carter Jean Daehlin Gloria Ruef Joyce Ruef and Bonnie Vanderbilt with many others named in the general honors group. Perfect attendance honors go to Annette Albright Karen Anderson Mary Brankow Beverly Friedly Shirley Hafen Beulah Hauser Gloria Ruef Joyce Ruef David Siedschlag Sharon Weidman Sally Wilde and Richard Yaun.
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Juda High School
Wilmer Pautz
Kay Carter
Jean Daehlin
Gloria Ruef
Joyce Ruef
Bonnie Vanderbilt
Mary Brunkow
Vennona Burkhalter
Roger Erb
Beverly Friedly
Beverly Friedrich
Kristine Friedrich
Arlen Hartwig
Esther Hegel
Nancy Kaderly
Walter Kueng
Judith LaBorde
Gary Lehr
Don Nenneman
Judy Bonspier
Robert Ruef
Jack Siegenthaler
Connie Sonnenburg
Beverly Starke
Karen West
Annette Albright
Karen Anderson
Mary Brankow
Shirley Hafen
Beulah Hauser
David Siedschlag
Sharon Weidman
Sally Wilde
Richard Yaun
Stanley Dybevik Receives UW Horticulture Scholarship
Stanley Dybevik of Brodhead receives a University of Wisconsin cash scholarship for a graduating senior majoring in horticulture based on scholastic standing. He serves as secretary treasurer of the Landscape Council Ring at the university.
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Brodhead
Stanley Dybevik
J. B. Dybevik
Lisette Rieder
University of Wisconsin
William Longenecker
Stanley
Landscape Council
University
Cyclists Roar Through Angels Camp End in Tragedy
After a noisy weekend 4000 motorcycles roared through Angels Camp. Three cyclists died in crashes near Frogtown Fairgrounds while 23 others were jailed overnight for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Police and deputies set up roadblocks to restore order.
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Angels Camp
Calif
Mother Lode
California Highway Patrol
Calaveras County
Howard Joseph Rose
Broderick
Jerome A. Tavares
Santa Clara
Buzz Brosnan
San Francisco
Escalon
Notable Deaths Across Countries Include Scientists and Media Figures
The report lists several prominent deaths: Helene Schweitzer 79 in Zurich wife of Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer famed for Lambarene work. Walter C Mendenhall 86 former U S Geological Survey director who retired in 1943. John Angus Burrell 67 Columbia English professor never earned a graduate degree. Russell Hicks 62 actor and performer from Baltimore. Tim Ellis 49 former White House photographer for AP later Coast Guard chief photographer, born in Fayetteville North Carolina.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Helene Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Muscian
Philospher
Lambarene
Central Africa
Washington
Walter C. Mendenhall
U. S. Geological Survey
Agency
Marlboro
Ohio
New York
John Angus Burrell
Columbia University
Marysville
Mont
Tim Eliis
White House
The
Associated Press
Washington Times-Herald
Washington News
Coast Guard
Fayetteville, N.C
Lena Winslow area sells eight unused school buildings
Eight unused school buildings in the Lena Winslow area sold at auction for 7695 dollars plus 140 dollars in miscellaneous items. Buyers included Gage school near Winslow 510 dollars Eilert De Vris Pearl City Wales school near Winslow 525 dollars Donald De Vries Pearl City Fairview school between Lena and Winslow 3150 dollars An son and Irene Hale Winslow Pleasant Hill school near Lena 425 dollars M J and Blanche Richards Rockford Louisa school near Lena 1310 dollars Goebels brothers Central school near Lena 1000 dollars L C Abels Monroe Wis Albright school near Lena 250 dollars Nelson Baumgartner Pickard school near Eleroy 525 dollars Eugene Rampenthal.
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Lena
Lena-Winslow
Eleroy
Waddams Grove
Winslow
Gage School
Eilert de Vris
Pearl City
Wales
Donald de
Nelson Baumgartner
Pickard
Eugene Rampenthal
South Celebrates Confederate Memorial Day in Kentucky
In Fairview Kentucky hundreds of people gathered for a daylong observance of Confederate Memorial Day as the Old South lived again in the community event.
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South
Fairview
Lightning Strikes Girl Dead in Green Brook Park
A 13 year old girl named Patricia O Neill was killed when a bolt of lightning struck as she sat on a bandstand rail in Green Brook Park Plainfield New Jersey during a downpour. She had been bicycling through the park when the storm began.
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Plainfield
N. J
Greenbrook Park
Patricia O'Neill
Munich Becomes Refugee Capital in postwar Europe
Munich, the Bavarian capital, shelters about 22 000 Eastern European refugees and hosts many political and cultural groups. The Free Europe Citizens Service plans Haus der Begegnung a neutral cultural center with a two year lease to help refugees feel at home and preserve their identities.
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Munich
Germany
Europe
East Germany
Russia
West
Free Europe Citizens Service
American Committee For A Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
FECS
Britain tests second H Bomb blanketing Pacific isle in blaze
Britain's second H bomb produced heat about 10 million C and set Malden Island aflame. Chief scientist William Cook called the blast a complete success and noted fires raged for hours after the explosion two miles up near Malden Atoll in the Pacific a few hundred miles south of Christmas Island.
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Christmas Island
Britain
William Cook
Pacific
Cook
Malden
Island
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John Gordon
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Jordan Township
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John A. Fulton
Beloit
John L. Sherbondy
Albany
Dent
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Ocean
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Christ Bleilers
Jefferson
Petrograd
First Regiment
J. A. Elmer
Freeport
Stephenson Street
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OLD Spice
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Yardley
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Los Angeles
Russell Hicks
Baltimore
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Myron Stair Glass Shop
12Th Street
Ting Isle
F. A. Gempler
Monroe, Wis. Fairgrounds
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Turnfest
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