Monroe Board Advances 1955 56 Budget Levy Plan
Monroe board of education adopts a 1955 56 budget requesting a $298 000 city tax levy an increase from $288 000 and a total budget of $403 000 with $105 000 outside revenues The plan calls for heating plant replacement funding and lists three year budget comparisons and debt service details Electors will vote at the annual meeting on July 11 in the high school auditorium. terms of Arthur Wagner Jr and Herman A Stuessy expire.
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Monroe
Board of Education
Arthur Wagner Jr
Herman A. Stuessy
Seahigh Auditorium
Fred Lanz Hardware Co
Lanz Firm
Stock Prices Slide As Trade Slows Up
New York reports a broad market decline as trading slows amid pending steel wage talks. Du Pont and Standard Oil (NJ) retreated after earlier highs while General Motors U S Steel Chrysler Westinghouse Electric Northern Pacific American Telephone and Allied Chemical also fell.
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New York
du Pont
Standard Oil
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Westinghouse Electric
Northern Pacific
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
Cave-in in Brooklyn Leaves One Dead Three Missing
Police report one man dead and three missing after a wall collapse in Brooklyn. Initial estimates had suggested as many as 40 workers trapped.
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New York
Brooklyn
Israel Premier Quits as Coalition Ends
Israeli Sector Premier Moshe Sharett resigns after Mapai party ends the four party coalition. It is understood Mapai will form a new cabinet without the General Zionist party.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Moshe Sharett
Mapai (Labor
Mapai
General Zionist Party
Named Business Administrator Evans Retires From Monroe School
Evans, longtime Monroe school chief for 28 years, retires as superintendent and accepts the new city school business administrator post at $4,200. He will serve 18 months, handling records, treasurer duties, maintenance, and building projects before a successor is appointed.
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E. O. Evans
Monroe
Board of Education
Evans
Leslie G. Kindschi
Herbert T. Johnson
Monroe Board of Education
E Evans
Big Steel Signals Potential Settlement In Steel Talks
John A. Stephens of U. S. Steel urged a peaceful settlement, pledging continued bargaining until near the deadline. Union President David J. McDonald said no new offer had been reported, as Big Steel prepared for possible strike actions and leaders called for joint efforts to reach a fair agreement.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Stephens
CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Hood
McDonald
Postponed Taxes Due To Treasurer July 31
County Treasurer Ralph J. Kundert announces the second and final payment on postponed Green County real estate taxes is due by July 31 at his office. Some residents confused the deadline with June 30 and sought payments at precinct treasurers. All precinct treasurer books were turned in March for final accounting, making payments payable only at the county treasurer’s office.
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Ralph J. Kundert
Green County
Kundert
McCarthy Opposes Atomic Ship Plan in Senate Vote
In Washington a Senate vote failed 41 to 42 on an amendment to authorize an atomic powered merchant ship project. Senator Joseph McCarthy was paired against with Senator Smith of New Jersey, while Senator Wiley’s position was not recorded.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Smith
Wiley
1955 City Tax Based On Assessed Valuation
Orville R. Evans city assessor announced 1955 taxes will be calculated from a 27 611 845 assessed value reflecting 23 551 800 real estate and 4 060 045 personal property. The figure may adjust after the July 11 board of review. The 1954 assessment was 26 779 307 with 22 885 662 real estate and 3 893 645 personal property. Adjustments followed five year depreciation. 1954 saw over 1 million in new construction. The board of review includes Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie Aldermen Alfred Henning Jr Roger Elmer Mrs Freda M Bray city clerk Arthur C Bennett and Evans.
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Orville R. Evans
Evans
Board of Review
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Alfred Henning Jr
Roger Elmer
Freda M. Bray
Arthur C. Benkett
Council Predicts 380 Auto Deaths
The National Safety Council forecast 380 traffic deaths for the July 4 weekend, covering 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday. More than 40 million cars were expected on the road, heightening travel hazards and prompting safety tips to slow down, stay alert, avoid distractions, and pass cars with care.
Commercial Bank Plans Drive-in Window Expansion
The Commercial and Savings Bank has obtained a building permit for a new drive-in banking window on the east wall facing the alley. The teller window at the north end will serve two cars, with Bedford stone facing. The drive-in will operate from the former Blum and Blum law offices, which are to be remodeled, though no specific future use is set.
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The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Blum and Blum
Draft Quota Set for Armory Report on July 19
The Selective Service office reports the July quota includes three for induction and five for pre induction. The group will report at the Armory here July 19 at 8 45 a m.
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Selective Service Office
Jail remodeling plan eyed by county committee
The Lafayette County courthouse and jail committee reviewed pencil sketches for a $35,000 to $40,000 remodeling project. The plan adds four maximum security cells, a 16 by 24 foot dormitory, and a new boiler while keeping living quarters and garage. An alternate front addition for juveniles could raise costs to about $49,000.
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Lafayette County
Darlington
Rudolph P. Reger
Wesley L. Dodge
Leo M. Ties
Citizens Committee
Alvin F. Rote
Regez
Huber Law
Reger
County Nurse Miss Ruth Chase Resigns
Green County nurse Miss Ruth Chase resigns effective Aug. 15 after eight years with the county health committee. A replacement is sought while she plans a trip abroad with Sept. 7 Queen Mary sailing and Oct. 20 Queen Elizabeth return. She supervised county inoculation program and promoted dairy consumption in schools amid safety and public health efforts.
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Ruth Chase
Green County
Miss Chase
State Department of Public Health
Europe
Monroe
Evansville
Grant County
Columbia Hospital
Milwaukee
Chase
Rescue Hunt Still On Two Marine Aircraft Fliers Lost
A vast search for two downed Marine pilots continued in a 20 000 square mile area in the Pacific. Three others were rescued as Lt Alan McAneny was missing and radio contact with the two rafted fliers remained absent. An Air Force Navy and Marine armada of planes and ships aided the hunt as seas grew more dangerous.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Alan McAneny
Yonkers
N. Y
Air Force
Navy
U. S. Navy
David Winton Bell
Charles H. Bell
General Mills Corp
H. P. Montague Jr
Jackson
Miss
Bell’s
Woman's Club Drives Safety Calls For July Fourth
The Woman's Club of Monroe launches a two day telephone crusade urging residents to drive safely during the hazardous Fourth of July weekend. Each member calls two nonmembers to stress caution and courtesy on highways to reduce deaths and injuries. Mayor Dunwiddie commends the project and urges daily life saving driving.
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Woman’s Club of
Monroe
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Woman's Club
Shrine-KC game kickoff dinner set for July 18
A kickoff dinner for promoting the Shrine-KC game will be July 18 at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. Clown groups and bands will tour Greek and Lafayette counties to publicize the event. The Shrine-KC softball game will replace the usual baseball game and be a serious affair for the first time. The event is scheduled Aug. 14 at Recreation Park with Dr. D. M. Dinges as Shrine chairman and Warren M. Gerhart and Wayne G. Russell as KC co chairmen.
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Shrine-Kc
Lafayette County
Recreation Park
D. M. Dinges
Shrine
Warren M. Gerhart
Wayne G. Russell
President Gets Draft Extension
Congress approved a broad draft extension. The regular draft of 18 year olds is extended four years and doctors and dentists under 46 receive a two year extension. The measure now goes to the President for signature amid conflicts over a separate military reserve program.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Swiss Market Steady as Demand Remains Firm
Wisconsin cheese markets show steady to firm condition across cheddars and small styles with good demand. Prices for moisture 32 to 34 percent range from 34 to 39 cents for various single daisies longhorns and midgets, while Swiss grades list 37 to 42 cents for state brand and Grade B 35 to 37 cents.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State
CBS Reporter Spied for Reds
Senate investigators heard Winston M. Burdett claim he spied for the Communist party during the Russo-Finnish War, joining in 1937 and continuing covert work while with the Brooklyn Eagle and CBS. He said he broke with the party in 1942 and told the FBI in 1951. He testified his wife Lea Schiavi Burdett was killed in Iran in 1942.
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Washington
Winston M. Burdett
Columbia Broadcasting System
Senate
Finland
Burdett
Communist Party
Whie
Brooklyn Dairy Eagle
Reds
CBS
Internal Security
the Eagle
FBI
Sweden
Norway
Romania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Red
Sen
Eastland
Burdeett
Europe
Communist Underground
Brooklyn Eagle
Miller
United States
Burdette
Lea Schiavi Burdett
Iran
India
Tito
Eisenhower Says Plane Downing Local Soviet Incident
President Eisenhower labeled the Soviet downing of a U S navy plane as a local incident and not policy, while criticizing Congress for stalled proposals. He noted renewed Soviet regret over the incident and discussed Geneva talks and domestic policy, including Dixon Yates and Adams lectures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dulles
United States
Geneva
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Hisenhower
New England
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Adams
Dixon-Yates
Rowland Hughes
Dixon
D-Tenn
Bulganin
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