Taxpayer's Scrapbook Revision Bill Merge Proposes Broad Tax Overhaul
Senate Bill 707 S blends three earlier revision plans with Gov. Nelson’s proposals. It imposes a 3 percent sales and 3 percent use tax, aims to balance the budget, replace livestock and business inventory taxes, cut other property taxes, and reduce the income surtax. It also proposes withholding taxes and a targeted refund to aid low income groups. Public hearings set for Thursday in the State Capitol before the Joint Finance Committee. The bill details exemptions, refunds, and projected revenues for 1962 and the biennium.
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State Senate
Nelson
State Capitol
Joint Finance Committee
Gronouski Flags Problems in Wisconsin Tax Bill
Wisconsin State tax commissioner John Gronouski says major revisions are needed in the Republican tax revision bill ahead of Thursday’s public hearing. He cites inconsistencies in the $9 per person credit, un met property tax relief dates, unclear revenue distribution to localities, and constitutional debt limits, with amendments expected this week.
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Madison
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Tax Department
Wisconsin
Cheese market steady in Madison with fair to good demand
American cheese demand remains fair to good while supplies stay ample. Cheddars sell around 36.10 to 37.40 per 40 pounds and blocks near 36.10 to 38.00, with single daisies at 37.50 to 39.50 and longhorns at 37.00 to 38.50.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Four-auto wreck injures Brodhead woman near Browntown
Miss Phyllis Rosheisen, 19, a passenger, sprained her elbow when four vehicles collided on Highway 11 west of Browntown at 10 42 last night. The chain began as Walter Fischer 19 Argyle slowed for a railroad crossing, then Charles Evans 18 rural Brodhead and Gary Schwarz 19 Madison, and Walter Frauchiger 18 Monroe all collided in sequence.
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Phyllis Rosheisen
Brodhead
Browntown
Rosheisen
Charles F. Evans
11Th Street
Ferdinand Hilfiker
Monroe
Walter R. Fischer
Argyle
Evans
Fischer
Gary Lee Schwarz
16Th Street
Walter Frauchiger
Route 4
Verna Liddicoat
Group Studies Shipping Troup Group Studies
A three man fact finding board meets in New York to speed a report on the maritime strike to President Kennedy. The report could be key to halting the 12 day strike under Taft Hartley law as union leaders react with displeasure and warn cooling off periods may fail while ship owners pledge cooperation.
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New York
Kennedy
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Dougherty, Former U.S. Attorney, Dies
Madison mourns William Dougherty former U.S. attorney for Wisconsin western district and longtime Janesville city attorney who practiced law over 50 years he died at 80 at his Madison home funeral services set for Monona Village Thursday morning.
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Madison
William Dougherty
U.S
Western District of
Wisconsin
Janesville
Monona Village
Missing Girl Found After 10-Mile Detour Near Blanchardville
A 12-year-old Darlington girl Shirley Heins was found safe at 8:30 p.m. after a long walk from the Hilmer Hanson farm. About 150 volunteers, fire units, and law officers from Lafayette and Iowa Counties searched the Blanchardville area with two planes to aid the effort. The girl appeared tired but unharmed, having disappeared around 3 p.m. while watching haying operations. Her parents were alerted when she did not return for supper.
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Darlington
Blanchardville
Iowa
Shirley Heins
Bernard Heins
Hilmer Hanson
Hanson
Shirley
Chet Thompson
Argyle
Lafayette
Iowa County
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Brodhead
Ramsey enthroned as 100th Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey was enthroned today as the 100th archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England in Canterbury England.
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Canterbury
England
Arthur Michael Ramsey
Church of England
Taylor Returns as JFK Top Military Adviser for Berlin Crisis
General Maxwell D. Taylor, 60, recalled to active duty as President Kennedy's military adviser focusing on Berlin and military intelligence matters. He previously commanded U S forces in Berlin and served as Army chief of staff, outspoken on Berlin's defense and on restructuring the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The White House says he will work alongside Kennedy without bypassing existing advisers.
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Berlin
Maxwell D. Taylor
Kennedy
White House
Army
Taylor
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U.S
Senate
Russia
Chicago
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Supreme Military Council
Secretary of Defense
National Security Council
Washington
Real Estate Brokers Upheld on Documents
Madison Wisconsin Supreme Court rules brokers may prepare legal forms for property sales, finding no infringement on the practice of law. The 4-3 decision rejects Atty. Gen. Reynolds challenge to the Real Estate Brokers Board rule restricting use of printed legal forms.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
High Court
Atty
John Reynolds
State Bar Association
Reynolds
Wisconsin Real Estate Brokers Board
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Prisoners in Key West Face Conflicting Cuba Negotiation Reports
Conflicting accounts circulated on the fate of Fidel Castro’s prisoner committee in Key West as Havana radio claimed a planned return to Cuba over failed talks, while prisoners and American officials denied plans to leave and sought an update from tractors committee leader John Hooker Jr.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Havana Radio
Cuba
Tractors For Freedom Committee
John Hooker Jr
Tractors Committee
Miami
Hooker
Security Benefit Changes Advance
Senate passed Kennedy's Social Security bill 90 to 0 advancing a plan to raise benefits and allow retirement at 62. The measure adds 160,000 to beneficiaries, boosts the minimum to 40 dollars, and funds via tax increases on employers workers and self employed. A medical care for the aged issue was delayed for House hearings next month.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Clinton P. Anderson
DNM
Welfare Department
Cuba
$39,412 Daily Double Win at Suffolk Downs
An unidentified bettor won $39,412 on a $2 wager at Suffolk Downs on Monday in a twin double tied to Jeddah Chant, who won $36 in the seventh race. A foul claim against Jeddah Chant was denied after five minutes of steward review and movie replays.
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Boston
Suffolk Downs
Jeddah
Drowning Tragedy Near Dill Bridge Claims 15-Year-Old
David Rufer, 15, drowned while swimming across the Pecatonica River near the Dill cheese factory two miles west of Browntown. He went in with two companions about 7 p.m. and disappeared after reaching the far bank. Rescue units recovered his body at 2:10 a.m. Authorities note low water temperature and possible cramp. an inquest may be scheduled.
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Browntown
Pecatonica
David Rufer
Emil Rufer
Dill Bridge
Terry Halverson
Ed Steinmann
Hollandale
Rufer
South Wayne High School
W. E. Deininger
Halverson
Steinmann
A. Charles Howe
Dane
Lafayette
Dane County
Robert Stair
Monroe
Bud Man
South Wayne
John Christopher
Albany
Madison
Howe
Vern Smith
Glenn Milestone
David Michael Rufer
Emil
Esther Bolliger Rufer
Monticello
Juda
Dill
Juda Eub
Neil
Susan
Route 4
Jacob Bolliger
Zion Eub Church
W. L. King
Greenwood Cemetery
Shriner - Neushwander Funeral Home
Last Rites Tomorrow for Smith Family in Albany Tragedy
Randy Lee Smith, 7, the lone survivor of a Green County train bicycle crash that killed his parents, a brother, and two sisters, remains in good condition at St. Clare hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Sharer funeral home in Albany, with several pallbearers from Evansville Feed and Seed Co and local families. Donations for flowers and memorials are being accepted in Magnolia and Albany communities.
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Randy
Randy Lee Smith
Albany
St. Clare Hospital
John W. Smith
Evansville
Sharer
Times
Green County
St. Clare
James Osborn
Magnolia Advent Christian Church
Rock County
Osborn
Monroe
Herbert Kubly
Gap Church
Mrs. Smith
Roger
Smith
Beckie Lynn
Tammy Marie
Magnolia
Lions Install New President At Swiss Wheel Meeting
Dr John Irvin was installed as Lions Club president at the Swiss Wheel meeting succeeding Robert G Buehler. New officers include Ray Fritz Kurt Schwager Perry Power Jr Walter Baba lu a Joseph Will Stewart Haberman. State Highway Dept engineer W J Kerttula spoke on Monroe bypass survey and 20 year projections with results to come later.
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John Irvin
Lions Club
Robert G. Buehler
Ray Fritz
Kurt Schwager
Perry Power Jr
Walter Babula
Joseph Will
Lion Tamer
Stewart Haberman
Harold Blum
Walter Reger
Louis F. Janke
Frank Kubly
W. J. Kerttula
State Highway Department
Monroe
Kerttula
Stocks Slide Lower In Moderate Trading
New York stocks edged lower in moderate trading with only a few issues advancing. Major declines ranged from fractions to about two points as Ford swung from losses to a small net decline after rallying from its lows.
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New York
Ford
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William L. Riese
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Wisconsin Military Academy
Company B
JFK
David M. Rufer
Randy Lee
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