Secrecy Marks 11th hour GM UAW Negotiations
DETROIT The CIO United Auto Workers say GM talks have reached a critical stage and urge GM President Harlow Curtice to join contract talks less than 36 hours before a Sunday strike deadline. A secrecy ban on talks began two months ago as GM and the UAW extended the contract five days.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Harlow Curtice
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Walter Reuther
B 29 Crash Kills Ten in Germany
A four engine U S Air Force bomber crashed into Teckberg in the Swabian Alps near Owen Germany in dense fog and rain killing all ten crewmen The bomber from Molesworth England was on an instrument training flight from Stuttgart after a low approach to the airfield when contact was lost.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Alps
Teckberg
Owen
Air Force
Molesworth
England
William T Kane Dies at 58 After Illness at Home
William T Kane 58 of 2616 8th Street proprietor of Kane Farm Equipment Co since 1948 died at 11 a m today from a coronary occlusion. He earlier partnered in Kane and Stauffer Implement Co until 1948 fire dissolved the partnership. He opened his own IH dealership in 1948 on Highway 11. A St Victor's parish member active in Knights of Columbus he served as grand knight and district deputy. Survivors include his wife Alice son William T Kane Jr daughter Barbara and brother Edward Kane Sr. Services planned for Tuesday at Stnessy funeral home and St Victor's church.
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William T. Kane
8Th Street
Kane Farm Equipment Co
Kane
Kane and Stauffacher Implement Co
Fitzgibbons
International Harvester
Cheese Day Picture Committee Seeks Miss Columbia
Green County Picture Press Conference seeks a woman at least five feet six inches tall to portray Miss Columbia alongside Miss Helvetia for Cheese Day activities. Volunteers needed to make the costume or to portray Columbia. call Monroe 1458. The committee also requests beer steins, wine glasses, milk glasses, four milk pails, sprinkling cans, Swiss bread and flowers, with contact Mrs Rolland E Karlen at 1458.
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Green County Picture
Columbia
United States
Helvetia
Switzerland
Monroe
Rolland E. Karlen
Eight Tank Truck Bids Opened Here
J B Scherer chairs the Monroe township committee as eight bids for two fire trucks were opened at a Courthouse meeting. Figures will not be released until Monday. The $8300 estimate may be exceeded and bids cover truck and tank prices. The trucks will serve Monroe, Cadiz, Jefferson, Sylvester and Clarno Townships and be funded by the areas needing service.
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J. B. Scherer
Scherer
Sam Ludwig
Henry Pick
Josef J. Benkert
Monroe Fire Department
T. R. Newman
Dean Rinehart
Monroe
Cadiz
Jefferson
Sylvester
Clarno
Farmer John Meichtry In Critical Condition After Farm Mishap
A 41 year old Brodhead man, John Meichtry, was critically injured in a farm accident two miles west of Brodhead while operating a feed mill. He suffered two broken arms and a skull fracture and was found by his wife and two sons around 8:30 p.m. He was moved from St. Clare hospital to a Madison hospital this morning as the family awaits details on how the accident occurred.
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Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Madison
John Meichtry
John
Edwin
Braves Top Pirates 7-4 Behind Conley Eight Wins
Lanky Gene Conley pitched to his eighth win of the season as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4. Billy Bruton and Johnny Logan homered to power the win.
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Gene Conley
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Bruton
Johnny Logan
Braves
West German Defense Ministry Praises U S Arms Aid
In Bonn, the defense ministry expressed satisfaction with American supplied arms and pledged the new German army would receive the same equipment as NATO allies. Defense Minister Theodore Blank stated the Federal Republic would field a fully equipped force matching other NATO members.
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Germany
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Defense Ministry
Theodore Blank
Federal Republic
NATO
Atoms-for-Peace Setup Proposed for Friendly Nations
Public Health Service faced criticism from Basil O’Connor and Wyeth Inc executives as Surgeon General Scheele backed a forward policy after a white paper confirmed safer vaccine production. The report noted past safety concerns while affirming current safeguards and a plan to resume mass school immunizations despite pending vaccine supplies.
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Public Health Service
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Health Service
O’connor
New York
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Philadelphia
H. W. Blades
Wyeth Inc
James A. Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Shannon
Wyeth
The
Blades
P J Weirich Remains In Critical Condition
Paul J. Weirich president and general manager of United Telephone Co. is critically ill at St Luke’s hospital Chicago. He has not regained consciousness this morning and was taken ill while staying at the Union League Club.
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Paul J. Weirich
United Telephone Co
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Mr. Weirich
Union League
Guard Unit Heads to Camp McCoy for Two-Week Summer Training
Local National Guard unit assembles at 6:30 a.m. in the armory and, with three other companies from Baraboo, forms a convoy to Camp McCoy for two weeks of training. Co K will move 87 men, six officers and one warrant officer, plus equipment, in 87 vehicles and handle laundry via KP duty. The unit, part of Wisconsin’s 32nd division, will fire carbines M1 and pistols in week one and emphasize tactics in week two, returning June 26.
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Camp McCoy
Co. K
National Guard
Baraboo
Glenn L. Kubly
32Nd Division
Wisconsin
Carlisle P. Runge
Madison
Monroe County
Rain Delays Area Activities and County Farm Work
Persistent rain halted outdoor activities across the area for a tenth straight day. Farmers race to cultivate before weeds take over corn fields while oats and pasture grow, and rain cancels concerts, dances, and baseball games.
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Brewers
Shrine KC game committees named for August 14
Committees for the Shrine KC game set for August 14 at Recreation Park were announced. General chairs are Dr D M Dinges for Green County Shrine Club and Wayne Russell with Warren M Gerhart for the KC. Other panels include entertainment publicity tickets and more with named KC representatives.
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Recreation Park
D. M. Dinges
Green County Shrine Club
Wayne Russell
Warren M. Gerhart
Mathew Eraser
Alden Hawthorne
R. Finley Barry
R. W. Blaha
James Kelley
Franz W. Brand
O. R. Evans
Donald Clark
William Rees
William Rieder Jr
Elmer Trickelpark
Bernard Gibbons
W. E. Deininger
Frank Menehan
President Eisenhower jokes on atomic reactor delays at Penn State
President Eisenhower toured Pennsylvania State University’s new $312000 atomic reactor led by Milton S Eisenhower. University officials explained private funding and pending government fuel approval from the Atomic Energy Commission. The President joked about red tape and delay in fuel delivery drawing laughs.
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University Park
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
Milton S. Eisenhower
Eric Walker
Atomic Energy Commission
Walker
Milton
Evansville Woman 88 Dies After Long Life in Wisconsin
Mrs. Sarah Jane Finn 88 of Evansville died at home. Born May 2, 1867 in England she came to America as an infant. Survived by daughter Elsie Preston sister Abbie Newman son Leonard and nine great grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p.m. at Allen funeral home with Rev. Wendell Marshall officiating. Burial Maple Hill cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow.
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Sarah Jane Finn
Evansville
William
Elsie) Preston
Abbie Newman
Monroe
Finn
England
America
Edward and
Jane Swancutt Reese
Green County
Rock County
Robert L. Finn
Albany
Allen Funeral Home
Wendell Marshall
Le Mans 24 Hour Race Tragedy Kills Dozens
police report 30 to 40 killed as two sports cars collide and crash into spectators at Le Mans 24 hour race. AP tally counted 17 bodies near the grandstand including a 5 year old child. nearly 100 injured. one driver Pierre Tevegh of France among the dead. Macklin’s car believed to have driven by Lance Macklin.
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LE Mans
France
Associated Press
Pierre Tevegh
Lance Macklin
Macklin
McClellan Attacks Hatmaker Story in Senate Probe
Sen McClellan charged millionaire Chicago hatmaker Harry Lev with failing to disprove hearsay that he paid 50000 in bribes to a suspended Air Force captain as the Senate investigations subcommittee wrapped up hearings into Lev’s sales of uniform items. Lev testified he could not recall how he disposed of 213924.08 in cash in 1952 and 1953 while denying any bribe payments.
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Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Chicago
Harry Lev
Air Force
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Lev
Armed Services
Sen. Jackson
Dash
Carmine Bellino
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bellino
John Ruef 51 Dies in Monroe Area
John Ruef 51 of Route 1 Brodhead died early this morning at St. Clare hospital after a six week illness. A native of Canton Bern Switzerland born Feb 27 1904 he moved with family to Monroe at age one. He married Rossie King Albany on Dec 8 1928 and farmed most of his life. Survived by wife three sons Donald Daniel Duane one daughter Donna one grandson four sisters and one brother. Services Tuesday at 2 p m in Sharer funeral home Albany with burial at Greenwood Monroe conducted by Rev Kehle and Rev Moore.
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John Ruef
Route 1
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Mr. Ruef
Henry
Elizabeth Amacher Ruef
Monroe
Rossie King
Albany
Freeport
Spring Valley Corners
Rock County
Ruef
Donald
Daniel
Duane
Donna
Edward Schneider
William Ubert
Francis Menehan
Ludwig Signer
Sharer
Burton F. Moore
First Baptist Church At
Greenwood Cemetery
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Eisenhower Offers U S Aid for Peaceful Nuclear Power
President Eisenhower proposed two new atoms for peace programs at Penn State. The plan would have the United States supply half the cost and fuel for research reactors to free nations and provide training for peaceful nuclear development. He urged Russia to join an international atomic pool, stressing timely action and broader access to reactor technology.
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UAW
John Liingston
Ford Motor Co
Ford
University Park
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Soviet Union
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U. N
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Italy
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Brazil
Argentina
Beloit Man Named State Eagles Head
Arthur Davis of Beloit was named president of the Wisconsin Grand Aerie of the Eagles at the annual convention. Other officers include Norman Martin of Oshkosh as vice president Charles T. Winn of Beloit as secretary and James Murphy of Superior as treasurer.
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Arthur Davis
Wisconsin Grand Aerie of the Eagles
Norman Martin
Oshkosh
Charles T. Winn
James Murphy
Superior
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