House Debate Orens on Trade Pact Extension
Eisenhower seeks a five year extension of the reciprocal trade program with tariff reductions in return for concessions. The House debate hinges on votes, with opposition rising in both parties and key industry interests pressuring against the measure. A congressional veto provision and safeguards for oil and mineral producers are under discussion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
U. S
United States
Richard M. Simpson
Rpa
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Heavy Rain and Tornado Warnings Ripple Through Midwest
Severe storms hit multiple counties with wind damage reported in Forreston Shannon Mt. Morris and Oregon NL. A tornado struck Newcastle Indiana causing 75000 dollars in damage with no injuries. Rebound lows included 25 in Grand Marais 33 in Superior and a wide range across Wisconsin towns.
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Monroe
Mercury
Forreston
Shannon
Mt. Morris
Oregon
Iowa
Illinois
Newcastle
Ind
Superior
Grand Marais
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Park Falls
la Crosse
Shell Lake
Cedarburg
Green Bay
Phillips
Two Rivers
Milwaukee
Black River Falls
Pewaukee
Wausau
Eau Claire
Lake Geneva
Kenosha
Madison
Swim Pool Opening Curtailed by Storm
Monroe opened its swimming pool for the season at 1 30 p m yesterday but lightning and rain halted activities within an hour Recreation leader Ronald Johnson said the pool will stay closed when lightning occurs About 200 children and two adults were at the pool yesterday Playground activities at Recreation Park were to start this afternoon unless rain stopped them.
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Monroe
Ronald Johnson
Recreation Park
Wisconsin Medical Assistants Honor Vaughans of Jackson
The Wisconsin State Medical Assistants Society named Geraldine Vaughans of Jackson as medical assistant of the year. Miss Violet Owen of Stoughton was elected president.
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Elkhart Lake
Wisconsin State Medical Assistants Society
Geraldine Vaughans
Jackson
Violet Owen
Stoughton
Wisconsin calls special session on unemployment and reforms
Governor Thomson orders a Wednesday special session in Madison to extend unemployment benefits from 26% to 39 weeks and raise the weekly cap to 42 dollars. The agenda includes residency relief, urban redevelopment, and interim appointments with aims to aid veterans and federal workers. Madison and Milwaukee seek bold redevelopment powers and blanket slum condemnation authority.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Thomson
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Four Monroe students to be honored at UW All-University Convocation
Four Monroe residents are among 481 UW students named for outstanding university work. Joyce Babler Alvin Schuetz Elsa Schindler and Ronald Elmer will receive honors at the All-University Honors Convocation set for 4 p.m. next Sunday at the Wisconsin Union Theater as part of the 105th commencement weekend.
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Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Union Theater
Joyce LaVon Babler
Harry Babler
11Th Street
Alvin E. Schuetz
Edward Schuetz
Elsa Schindler
John A. Schindler
Two Vehicles Miss Curves South of City
The sheriff's department investigated two traffic accidents on Highway 69 south of Monroe over the weekend with minor damage and no injuries. Thomas L. Pierce of Durango Colorado failed to turn a curve near Sky-Vu theater, causing slight damage to the left front fender and hood. Elizabeth M. Gokey of Freeport Illinois left the highway near the state line, breaking guard posts.
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Sheriff's Department
Monroe
Thomas L. Pierce
Durango
Colo
Sky- Vu
Willis E. Hartwig
Illinois
Elizabeth M. Gokey
Freeport
Hartwig
Krattiger Wins Tractor Driving at Fairgrounds
Arthur Krattiger of Spring Grove 4-H Club won the annual 4-H and FFA tractor driving contest held at the fairgrounds beating 16 competitors. The four event test included a tractor power takeoff task and paired driving and backing tasks. Second through fourth places feature a mix of Juda and Brooklyn clubs with multiple Wunschel, Kaderly, and Hartwig supporters.
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Arthur Krattiger
Spring Grove
FFA
Fairgrounds
Don Wahl
Brodhead
Jolly Mixers
Bob Wunschel
Juda Jolly
Arlen Hartwig
Juda
Sam Kaderly
Lawrence Wunschel
Carl Zweifel
Oakley
Macmillan Seeks Closer Ties With United States
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged stronger economic links between Britain and the United States in a nationally televised address at DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana. He called for fewer trade barriers and said interdependence should guide the world in the latter half of the 20th century. He travels to Washington to meet President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles after the DePauw speech.
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Indianapolis
Harold Macmillan
United States
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Macmillan
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
de Pauw
Indiana
Helen Artie Belles Macmillan
London
DePauw University
Eugene C. Pulliam
Envoy Denies Junior Diplomat Bought Secrets
Soviet envoy Mikhail Menshikov says a junior diplomat denied attempting to buy military secrets in the United States. Nikolai Kurochkin, third secretary at the Soviet embassy, was ordered to leave after allegations of paying hundreds for Army manuals and seeking secret documents. Beaumet, a magazine writer, says he provided non secret material and earned 435 dollars over months. Justice Department says Beaumet cooperated with investigators.
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Washington
Mikhail
Menshikov
Nikolai I. Kurochkin
State Department
Charles T. Beaumet
Kurochkin
United States
Beaumet
Arlington
Justice Department
Soviet Union
National Guardsman
U. S
New Glarus Crowns Mary Webber Queen at Pool Opening
Mary Jane Webber, an 8th grader, was crowned Queen by Mayor Gilbert Ott at the opening of New Glarus swimming pool. She cut the gate ribbon after a parade of floats and musical groups before a ceremony led by Jacob Disch. Byron Arnes and Mary Jane Webber received season passes for selling the most tickets.
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New Glarus
Mary Jane Webber
Mary Jane
Clift Webber
Gilbert Ott
Jacob Disch
Swimming Pool Corp
Byron Arnes
Jane Meyer
Jean Arnes
Rita Marty
Nancy Yaun
Patty Foster
Joanne Altmann
Judy Disch
Gen White attends St Johns Academy events in Delafield
Gen Thomas D. White Air Force chief of staff and 1918 graduate visits Delafield for St Johns Military Academy activities. He lays a wreath at founder Dr. Sydney Smythe's grave, reviews cadets, and comments on air space control and missile program overlap. Marty of Monroe honored for three years as alumni president.
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Robert F. Marty
Monroe
Old Boys Association of
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Marty
St. John’s
Thomas D. White
Air Force
Gen
Ten Die In Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll
Ten people died in Wisconsin weekend motor vehicle accidents as the 1958 toll rose to 286. Victims include Pauline Tyson, 42, Denver, who died after arriving in Superior. Roland Meyer, 47, Valders. Joseph E. Milda Jr., 20, Calumet City. Dr. Gilbert Anderson, 78, Wausau. John Ryan, 21, Milwaukee. Orland and Ronald Ekblad, 19 and 17, Rice Lake. Lyle LaBonte, 18, Superior. Steven Keampfer, 6, Hartford. and Thomas G. Haver, 18, Green Bay.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Denver
Superior
Pauline Tyson
Tyson
Roland Meyer
Valders
Joseph E. Milda Jr
Calumet City
Ill
Highway 34
Dancy
Marathon County
Gilbert Anderson
Wausau
John Ryan
Milwaukee
Saukville
Ozaukee County
Orland Ekblad
Rice Lake
Ronald
Lyle LaBonte
Steven Keampfer
Hartford
Thomas G. Haver
University of Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wiadison
Motorcyclist Hurt In Mishap on Square
Kenneth D. Troxell a 23 year old from Monroe hotel was injured when his motorcycle collided with a parked car by Ivan Arnsmeier in Rockford on the south side of the square. He received treatment at St. Clare hospital for a laceration to the right cheek and a skinned right arm. The motorcycle windshield headlight and front fender were damaged.
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Kenneth D. Troxell
Monroe Hotel
Ivan Arnsmeier
Rockford
Troxell
St. Clare Hospital
Firemen Put Out Brunkow Home Blaze
City firemen answered a midnight alarm to the residence of Dr and Mrs Benjamin H Brunkow 2225 6th street to stop a chimney fire. They halted the blaze with only minor smoke damage and traced the cause to a basement fireplace.
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Benjamin H. Brunkow
6Th Street
East Germany Holds Nine U S Army Crew After Copter Landing
East Germany claims jurisdiction over a helicopter with nine U S Army crew members after a forced landing near Zwickau. Russia rejects responsibility, saying East Germany governs the craft as it left Allied air corridors. The United States seeks return of all aboard and the aircraft amid postwar four power disputes.
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East Germany
Berlin
Russia
East Berlin
West Berlin
United States
German Democratic Republic
Germany
Soviet Union
3Rd Armored Division
U. S
Zwickau
Foreign Ministry
U. S. State Department
Vote To Decide Support Prices For Wheat Crop
Edward C. Roth of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee outlined the June 20 referendum. If two thirds of growers approve marketing quotas, 1959 wheat price support reaches at least $1.81 per bushel at 75 percent parity. without quotas the support drops to about $1.20 per bushel at 50 percent parity.
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Edward C. Roth
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Roth
Elkhorn Firm Wins Hot Asphalt Contract
The B. R. Amon and Sons Co. of Elkhorn won the bid for 5,000 tons of hot asphalt to surface city streets. The Board of Public Works approved a contract at $8.30 per ton, totaling $41,500, with only two bids submitted.
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B. R. Amon and Sons Co
Elkhorn
Board of Public Works
Man falls to death from Grand Canyon rim
Donald Mark, 43, a Grand Canyon motel clerk, plunged to his death Sunday from the south rim as 75 tourists watched in horror.
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Canyon Grand Canyon
Ariz
Grand Canyon
Donald Mark
Harvard Girl Crowned Harvard Milk Day Queen at Gala
Meredith Rings, 17, Harvard high school junior, was crowned queen of the 17th annual Harvard Milk Day celebration. Last year's queen Donna Andrews crowned her. Miss Ring earns a week long all expenses paid Eastern trip. A Rockford man was injured in a 20 foot fall during the Milk Day parade. Mayor Victor Schiller attended and planned a milking contest that was rained out.
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Meredith Rings
Harvard
Donna Andrews
Mary J. Stell
Jill E. Loucka
Walworth
Janet R. Smith
Capron
Carol Ann Gile
Sharon
Sandra M. Beech
Hebron
Ring
Rockford
Harold Clark
Clark
Victor Schiller
Myron E. Jeglum
360 Registered For Bible School Across Monroe Churches
Rev. Paul H. Olmdean reported 360 registrations for the Daily Vacation Church Bible School organized by Monroe Council of Churches. The program runs Monday through Friday until June 20 from 9 to 11 15 a m with kindergarten dismissal at 11 a m. Classes are spread across Immanuel EUB St John Grace Lutheran Bethel EUB First Methodist First Universalist and Union Presbyterian with 18 teachers and helpers across sites.
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Paul H. Olmdean
Monroe Council of Churches
Immanuel
EUB Church
St. John’s
Grace Lutheran
Bethel Eub
First Methodist
First Universalist
Union Presbyterian
Stock Market Drifts Amid Mixed Early Trading
NEW YORK The stock market drifted aimlessly in moderately active trading. Prices were mixed with a slight tendency toward the downside. Most leading stocks were unchanged or showed fractional changes. A few moved around a point either way.
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New York
Cannon Balls Found On Farm Near Monroe
Two cannonballs weighing 100 pounds each were found at the utter Brothers farm four miles north of Monroe Saturday night. Sheriff Samuel F. Humble transported the missiles back to public square. The origin and purpose remain unknown.
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Utter Brothers
Monroe
Samuel F. Humble
Public Square
Benson Urges Better Markets at Harvard Milk Day
Secretary Benson addressed about 50,000 in Harvard for Milk Day praising market development as the cure for dairy woes. He criticized self-help legislation as risky to international relations and warned it could burden the dairy industry with federal controls while urging freer production and aggressive marketing.
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Harvard
Benson
Snes
Brand Seeks Re election as District Attorney
Franz W. Brand announced today his bid for a second term as district attorney under the Republican ticket. He is married to the former Carol Schindler, with whom he has a son John, and is the last incumbent to declare for county office.
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Franz W. Brand
Pope
Brand
Carol Schindler
John A. Schindler
Dr. Schindler
John
Franz Brand
Swiss Cheese Spread Recipe for Dairy Month
Swiss cheese spread combines 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese 2 tablespoons minced onion 1 tablespoon chopped pimiento 4 slices crisp bacon crumbled and 3 tablespoons dairy sour cream. Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable for a dairy month snack.
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Jacob S. Crooks
Monticello
John R. Cotherman
Times
Krattiger
Mary Webber
Gen.White
Academy
Gen. White
Bong Air Base
Kansasville
Wis
Academy Chapel
E. C. Hamilton
U.S
Elkhorn Firm
Bible School
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