Students End Year Vacation With Report Cards and Activities
Monroe grade and high school students completed the year with report cards and began summer vacation. Gradeschoolers held Jenics at city parks and in classrooms. A May 29 St. Victor's graduation preceded a week of baccalaureate, senior picnic at Vilas Park Madison, and award day. Scholarships lists include seniors, juniors, sophomores with many named individuals.
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Monroe
St. Victor's
Vilas Park
Madison
Ray Carter
David Forbes
Sandra Haworth
Paul Jeglum
Glenda Langston
Roland Locher
Barbara Ostby
Shirley Pickett
Lois Priewe
Senators Approve 110-Man State Traffic Patrol
Madison The Senate passed a bill doubling the state traffic patrol from 55 to 110 men with a 25 to 6 vote. The measure assigns 25 troops to truck inspection and 16 to radar speed enforcement, while curbing 1,500 local driver examiners and raising license renewal fees from 50 cents to $1 every two years aiming for 400 examiners by end of 1954.
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Madison
Senate
Typhoon Hammers Manila Floods Island City Streets
Torrential rains flood two thirds of Manila as a typhoon with speeds around 110 miles per hour blasts the northern Luzon coast and drives toward the South China Sea.
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Manila
Luzon
South China Sea
Cub Scouts Plan Carnival at Armory June 26
Monroe Cub Scouts with over 130 members begin preparations for the annual Cub Carnival sponsored by the Knights of Pythias. The event starts at 7 30 p m on June 26 at the Armory. Cubmaster W W Wuet rich leads committees for publicity tickets finance arrangements and refreshments.
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Monroe
Armory
W. W. Wuetrich
Knights of Pythias
Wuetrich
Arnold N. A.bright
Wendell L. Fuller
Richard H. Bahr
John A. Schindler
Dewey A. Dwyer
Roy F. Peter
Howard P. Olsen
George E. Jacobs
D. C. Weakley
Ralph I. Baltzer
Victor Marean
George’ E. Jacobs
Joseph W. Volmary
Jacob L. Wiltfang
Carl E. Foesch
W. C. Kuebli
Ralph L. Ellis
Paul Lindsay
Kenneth M. Mayer
Victor L. Heuer
Clifford O. Leck
Myron E. Jeglum
Comic Book Exchange
Wisconsin Signs Budget and Redistricting Measures
Gov. Kohler signed the 1953 1955 budget bill, a $242 million two year operating fund plan starting July 1, after two months. The redistricting measure will face a Democratic challenge claiming the 1951 apportionment based on population should stand until after the 1960 census. Voters approved a constitutional change allowing area as well as population in senate district demarcation, effective Jan. 1, 1954. In a referendum last fall voters opposed constitutional change, then reversed in the spring election.
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Madison
Kohler
Ata
Youth Hurt in Crash Remains Unconscious
Earl Jacobson nineteen remained unconscious after head surgery at Methodist hospital Madison following an auto accident a mile south of Forward. He was the car driver owned by Alster Jelle who slept in the back seat. Jacobson a UW Madison student, while Jelle from Blanchardville was en route to his parents. The car left the road and overturned several times. Jelle was treated and released with bruises.
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EW Glarus
Earl Jacobson
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Forward
Jacobson
Jacob Jacobson
Horeb
Alster Jelle
University of Wisconsin
Jelle
Clarence Jelle
Blanchardville
Chippewa Falls Athlete Dies After Auto Crash
Richard Bergeron, a member of Chippewa Falls High School track team, died in a Baraboo hospital Wednesday from injuries sustained in a Saturday auto accident.
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Tnjuri
Chippewa Falls
Richard Bergeron
Baraboo
Eisenhower Says Program Prevents New War and Cuts
President Eisenhower in a televised address pledges no new general war, preserves air power, and aims to peace and prosperity. He defends budget plans amid congressional critics, outlines tax, agriculture and government security policies, and cites a citizen letter as part of his case.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Adolf Hitler
Munich
George M. Humphrey
the Treasury
Indorses
Oveta Culp Hobby
Wan- Tucket
R. I
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Churchill
United States
Albany Man Sentenced to Waupun Prison Term
Marvin Hein of Albany Route 1 received a state prison sentence for not less than 12 months in admitted February 16. The Waupun term will follow his release here.
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Albany
Marvin Hein
Route 1
Waupun State Prison
Vandenberg Sees NATO Air Aid Cut
General Hoyt Vandenberg told a Senate subcommittee that U S air aid to NATO would have to be reduced if the Air Force shifts from 143 wings to 120 by December 1955. He contrasted NATO considerations with U S defense needs while noting expectations of American air power under Eisenhower.
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Washington
Hoyt Vandenberg
U. S
North Atlantic
Air Force
Eisenhower
Vandenberg
Senate Appropriations
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Normandy
Couple's Execution Date Also Marks 14th Wedding Anniversary
NEW YORK The Rosenberg case drew renewed attention as a committee seeking clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg claimed new evidence was sent to President Eisenhower and Attorney General Brownell. A U S Court of Appeals set a new hearing for Friday. the couple’s June 18 execution date would mark their 14th wedding anniversary. The group alleges a deal existed for perjured testimony in exchange for information. The Rosenbergs rejected clemency offers in a Sing Sing prison statement seeking to provide information on alleged atom spy activity.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Electric
Eisenhower
Brownell
U. S. Court of Appeals
Rgs
York
Rosenbergs
Sing Sing
Rosenberg
David and
Ruth Greenglass
Monroe Mental Health Drive Reaches $503 With $63.99 Today
The Monroe Mental Health Fund drive totals $503 so far with $63.99 added yesterday. Herman L. Schindler and Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie led the collection while Judge Harold J. Lamboley urged continued contributions to the fund. Funds will support care for the mentally ill and research into causes and treatments, underscoring rising mental health concerns amid modern life.
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Monroe
Herman L. Schindler
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Harold J. Lamboley
Taft Denies Using Phrase Go It Alone in Korea Talk
Taft told reporters at the White House that he did not use the words go it alone in his May 26 Korea policy remarks, a point Eisenhower later disputed. The hospitalization and absence from past sessions colored his first meeting with the President since their public disagreement.
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Taft
Washington
Sen
Eisenhower
White House
Statter
Atomic blast marks biggest U S test in Nevada sky
In Nevada's Yucca Flat proving grounds a new largest U S atomic bomb flare lit the pre dawn sky for over two minutes with a fireball lasting more than 30 seconds and an estimated yield near 50 kilotons. Dropped from a B 36 bomber, the blast lit San Francisco and Los Angeles, seen 250 miles away, as observers noted a height of about 2 500 feet.
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Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Nevada Proving Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Neva
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N. M
New Atom Fuel Breeding Marks Progress in Atomic Power
Atlantic City reports the United States announced successful breeding of atomic fuel enabling generation of more fissionable material than consumed. Chairman Gordon Dean of the AEC described the Arco Idaho process as a milestone with long term civilian power promise. He warned against overoptimism but highlighted access to abundant Uranium-238 and thorium.
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Atlantic City
United States
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Edison Electric Institute
Dean
AEC
Arco
Idaho
High temperatures reach 91 in southern Wisconsin
Weaverman noted a hot spell as temperatures surged to 91 at midday across southern and eastern Wisconsin after overnight warnings. Thunderstorms and showers moved between here and Monticello, with a forecast for partly cloudy skies and scattered storms tonight and cooler conditions Friday.
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Ne Weaverman
Wisconsin
Here
Monticello
Harvard Milk Day Brings Crowds to Illinois Festival
Harvard Illinois marked the 12th annual Milk Day festival drawing thousands to the dairy county city. Free milk greeted visitors as the town showcased its dairy heritage during the north central Illinois event.
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Harvard
Ill
Illinois
Profit Levy Death May Hit Individual Relief, Martin Says
House Speaker Martin predicts the planned January 1 tax cut for about 50 million individual taxpayers would be doubtful if Congress does not extend the excess profits tax. He urges continuation of the levy alongside Eisenhower’s request, and notes opposition in Congress to dropping the tax before it expires at month end.
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Martin
Washington
House
Mass
Congress
Eisenhower
John Stackpole of Winslow Dies After Illness
John Stackpole of Winslow died at 1 25 p m at St Clare hospital after a long illness. He entered hospital Monday. He was father of Ward Stackpole owner of Monroe Electric Co and son of William T and Henrietta Foss Stackpole early settlers of Wayne Township Lafayette County. He married Ida Guttmer in March 1908 and is survived by widow two daughters Mrs Harold McConnell Wiola and Mrs Walter Stauffer Monroe two brothers Austin and William E of Polo, a sister Mrs Nellie Herlocker of Lena who died last May 10 and two brothers Charles and Albert both deceased. The body was taken to the no funeral home at Wins
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John Stackpole
Winslow
St. Clare Hospital
Stackpole
Ward Stackpole
Monroe Electric Co
William T
Henrietta Foss Stackpole
Wayne Township
Lafayette County
Ida, Guttmer
Harold McConnell
Wiola
Walter Stauffer
Monroe
Austin
Winstow
William E
Polo
Nellie Herlocker
Lena
Charles
Albert
Wins
Pitcher Curt Simmons Hurt In Lawn Mower Mishap
Philadelphia pitcher Curt Simmons of the Phillies suffered serious injuries at home after getting caught in a power lawnmower. He was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Simmons
Philadelphia
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Abington Memorial
Washington Sees Brighter Truce Prospects
Washington officials expressed strong optimism that a Korean War armistice is near as Communists and United Nations commands near agreement. Key issues include prisoners of war and their fate after a truce, with U N concessions on release timing and a neutral commission, while maintaining protections for POWs on home soil. Negotiations at Panmunjom paused for review with a resumption expected late week.
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Washington
United Nations
Red
U. N
Panmunjom
State
Defense Departments
White House
South Korea
Nations Truce Commission
U. N. Command
Mark Clark
Seven in Family Die in Train Collision Crash
A train crash killed seven family members in Michigan. Mrs Catherine Zawacki, 60, and her daughter Irene Kovack, 22, died along with Pats leia Zawacki, 18. Granddaughters Barbara Davis, 11, Arlene Zawacki, 7, and Jacqueline Kovack, 5 also perished. A mother, two daughters, and three young grandchildren were among the victims.
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Michigan Central
Amend’ Caneer
Eatherine Zawacki
Daugh Irene
Kovack
Patsleia Zawacki
Barbara Davis
Arlene Zawacki
Jacqueline iKovack
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Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Cub
TV ‘Family Circle
Korea
Rodney Brodie
Illinois Medical Center
Chicago
Rodney
Roger
U.S
England
Pacific Proving Grounds
Enine
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