Terrific Winds and Deluges Ravage Wisconsin Counties
Powerful winds and heavy rains struck at least 17 Wisconsin counties causing widespread damage. Farms barns trees and power lines were toppled while traffic faced hazards on Highway 151. Tornado‑vane activity reported near Lake Butte des Morts and record heat peaked at 93 in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin
Lancaster
Grant
Iowa
Dane
Columbia
LaCrosse
Sheboygan
Beaver Dam
Columbus
Plainfield
Alt Oshkosh
North Central Airlines
Stevens Point
Madison
Lake Butte Des Morts
Green Bay
Monroe County
John ‘Clements
Cashton
Tomaho
Gus Hendrickson
Wausau
la Crosse
Superior Duluth
Eau Claire
Park Falls
Mequon
Lone Rock
Milwaukee
Chaout Wisconsin
1921
Pool Closes Early Tonight For Theater Dedication
The pool will operate from 6 30 p m to 7 30 p m then close for the Twining Park outdoor community theater dedication at 8 p m. Attendance yesterday was 731, season total 7113. Pierre Schuette collected 50 cents during a successful day. he is the son of Mr and Mrs George Schuette. Free swimming film and games are planned for Family Night Wednesday.
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Twining Park
Thomas Norager
Pierre Schuette
George Schuette
Mrs Albert Strasser Dies at 62 After Stroke
Mrs Albert Strasser, age 62, died here from complications following a stroke suffered last Tuesday. The Voegels Funeral Home of Monticello is in charge of arrangements.
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Albert Strasser
Voegels
Monticello
Area Escapes Fury Of Storm In Monroe District
The Monroe area avoided the worst of yesterday's storm though power outages and downed trees disrupted lines and hampers remained. Crews were dispatched to Baraboo for major damage while Belleville Verona and Blanchardville suffered the heaviest impacts as high winds and rain swept southern Wisconsin.
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Monroe
Associated Press
Robert Grossen
Baraboo
Belleville
Verona
Blanchardville
United Telephone Co
Woodford
Browntown
South Wayne
Platteville
Darlington
Wisconsin
Stocks Slip Despite Brisk Rally In Late Trading
New York stocks stayed generally lower late in the day as a brisk rally trimmed losses. Trading was active with about 48 million shares changing hands, compared with 7.13 million on Friday. Losses in most leading stocks were fractional, with some edging down a point or so.
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New York
Kenosha Man Found Dead of Stab Wounds
Kenosha police found the body of 29 year old Kenneth Lepanaski under a porch near his rooming house after he had been missing two weeks. The coroner reported two stab wounds to the abdomen and police began investigating a reported fight.
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Kenosha
Kenneth Sepanaski
Edward Wavro
Lepanaski
New Bike Court Goes Into Action
The first session of the Children's Bicycle Court met Saturday with positive results. Judges Gregory Wagner Barbette Burgy and Ralph Phillips heard seven cases with younger children receiving safety lectures and older riders facing one week bicycle suspensions. 15 year old defendant passed safety exam. Adult moderators Ervin Goecks Virgil Wilkins praised for handling matters. Court meets Saturdays at City Hall to stress safety and curb bicycle violations without Juvenile Court involvement.
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Greg Wagner
Ralph Phillips
Barbette Burgy
Times
Ervin Goecks
Gregory Wagner
David Holling
Jane Schrier
Goecks
Virgil Wilkins
VFW
City Hall
Four Drown in Pond At Michigan Project
In Midland Michigan a parked car picnic gear and an empty inflatable raft marked a pond where a family of four and a neighbor boy drowned. Fuller M Lovett 56 his wife Lottie 47 and their son Ronald 9 plus Donald Curtis 10 were found drowned after efforts to rescue the children beside a freeway under construction.
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Midland
Mich
Fuller M. Lovett
Lottie
Ronald
Donald Curtis
Montreal Prison Inferno as Convicts Riot. 1,100 in Uprising
A six hour riot at Vincent de Paul penitentiary near Montreal left 30 injured and a prisoner dead from rifle wounds in hospital. More than 200 troops plus police and the army suppressed convicts who battled guards, set fires, and damaged six buildings, with damage estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars.
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Montreal
Vincent de Paul
Alien J. MacLeod
Penitentiaries
Oither
Michael LeCorre
Quebec
Canadian Mounted Police
Army
Outdoor Community Theater Dedication In Monroe
Dedication set to begin at 8 tonight with one way traffic through Twining Park. Motorists may enter from the east and exit north as cars queue in the park parking lot or along the park road. The Monroe City Band directed by Allan F Barnard will perform in the new bandshell. Mayor Orville R Evans to receive city theater key. Archie Myers Jr. master of ceremonies. If rain, concert moves to next Monday night.
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Twining Park
Monroe City
Allan F. Barnard
Orville R. Evans
Archie Myers Jr
Laos Coalition Faces Delayed Installment Amid Royal Dispute
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma delayed a Laos coalition install after demanding royal decree changes to remove the national assembly. Souphanouvong, pro Communist, refused to join duties until the quarrel is settled, with both princes disputing the assembly’s legitimacy. They had recently met in Hanoi after signing the coalition deal.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Savang Vathana
National Assembly
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Ayol Tiane
Lodge Kennedy Rivalry Set for Boston Senate Race
The Lodge Kennedy feud spans over 40 years with George Cabot Lodge winning Republican endorsement for the Senate and Edward M Kennedy securing the Democratic nomination. Lodge is 34, son of Henry Cabot Lodge, Kennedy is 30, brother of President Kennedy who first won the seat in 1952.
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Boston
Lodge
Kennedy
George Cabot Lodge
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Naions
Ween
Henry Cabot Lodge Sr
John F. Fitzgerald
Graham’s Chicago Crusade Ends With 173 Found Decisions
Billy Graham closed his Chicago Crusade at Soldier Field in 90 degree heat before about 116000 listeners. He urged turning to God and applying faith to social and civic life, saying the crusade had begun. At the sermon 1729 moved to the podium to decide for Christ. total crusade decisions reached 16451 with 703000 estimated attendance.
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Chicago
Billy Graham
Crusade For Christ
Soldier Field
Graham
Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
Christ
Missouri businessman linked to jet explosion insured heavily
FBI findings name Thomas G. Doty of Kansas City as buyer of dynamite and more than $300 000 in life and flight insurance before boarding a jetliner that exploded midflight killing 45. Doty, 34, an MU 1952 graduate, was arrested in April on armed robbery charges and concealed weapon counts.
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Washington
Missouri
FBI
Thomas G. Doty
Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Missouri-Iowa
Doty
University of Missouri
Brodhead Man Hurt In Fall From Porch
Norman Dammen, 52, of Brodhead, was listed in critical condition at St. Clare hospital after falling about 10 feet from a second floor porch onto a cement driveway. He was admitted at 11:35 p.m. with a skull fracture.
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Norman Dammen
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Dammen
State toll rises as weekend crashes claim lives
AP report tallies 10 more traffic deaths over the weekend raising the yearly total to 359. incidents include a two car crash near Elk Mound harming eight, a Madison fatality after a car struck a pole, a child struck on Highway 15, a Walworth collision killing two, and several other weekend fatalities across Wisconsin. Authorities report multiple injuries and ongoing investigations.
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Associated Press
Millard Sorenson
Elk Mound
Dunn County
Donald Klassy
Madison
Highway 113
Robert Heller
Highway 15
Clinton
Harvey Heller
William Corning
Harvard
Ill
Richard
Walworth
Evansville
Marines Battle at Bong Air Base Site
Marines from the 10th Infantry Battalion based in Forest Park Illinois invaded the fictional Island of Bongora at the abandoned Bong Air Force Base. The 9th Infantry Battalion from Chicago with units from Rockford and Great Lakes retook the island after a two day engagement.
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Burlington
Wis
Marine Corps
Bongora
Bong Air Force Base
10Th Infantry Battalion
Forest Park
Ill
9Th Infantry
Chicago
Rockford
Great Lakes
Edward G. Robinson Suffers Heart Attack in Nairobi
Kenyan report notes actor Edward G. Robinson suffered a heart attack while in Nairobi and was hospitalized. No further details on condition or treatment are provided.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Edward G. Robinson
Wisconsin Assembly Opens War Over Redistricting Plan
Republican leaders in the Wisconsin Assembly attack a three-judge panel over reapportionment and push for a constitutional amendment. Gov. Nelson and Atty. Gen. Reynolds back a council plan to add Assembly seats and redraw districts, with party alignment and timing for 1962 elections driving the dispute. The plan seeks to realign Senate and congressional districts while preserving constitutional standards.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Nelson
W. Reynolds
Robert Haase
Marinette
Haase
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Legislative Council
Waukesha County
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Vernon Thomson
Waukesha
Legislative Council Committee
Legislative Committee
No Ae Eee
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