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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1954

Page

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Clearance Denied for Two Senate Probe Aides

Senate investigations subcommittee reports two staff members were denied Defense Department clearance to handle classified material. Mundt says final determination communicated but identities not released. The panel will review the Army report on the case of former Maj. Irving Peress and other staff matters. McCarthy calls Peress a Fifth Amendment Communist.

Washington Senate Investigations Subcommittee Defense Department Sen. McCarthy Sen. Mundt R-Sd Mundt Sen. McClellan D-Ark Wilbur M Brucker Army Subcommittee Irving Peress New York City Peress McCarthy Secretar Stevens Wisconsin

Bus Routes Okayed By School Committee

The county school committee approved all but five bus routes. Albany Blanchardville Brodhead Juda and Monticello must submit corrected routes at a July 13 meeting in the circuit courtroom at 8 p m. Approved routes include Argyle Belleville Brooklyn Clarno Monroe Mon roe Monroe Joint District 9 New Glarus and South Wayne.

Albany Blanchardville Brodhead Juda Monticello Argyle Belleville Brooklyn Clarno Monroe New Glarus South Wayne

Wheat Firm on Board of Trade Amid Strong Cash Wheat

Chicago grain market showed firm white wheat on active trading as cash demand improved for flour. Feed grains stayed steady with little change, reflecting steady tone across the barrel.

Chicago Board of Trade

Yellowstone Lake opens to bass fishing with stock debut

Yellowstone Lake will open to fishing for the first time tomorrow after being stocked with 100,000 black bass. Clarence R. Benkert said rains filled the lake. 175 acres of the 455 acre area are flooded and the entire area should be filled by Sept. 1. Walleye fingerlings will be planted July 10 with no bass size limit. walleye requires 13 inches.

Yellowstone Lake Clarence R. Benkert Conservation Department Beaker Benkert Lafayette Green Eens County Game

Windfall profits alleged in Shirley Duke housing project

Senate investigators heard that three apartment builders joined a new company at 20 000 a year each while the firm had only 6000 in assets funded by a loan from Investors Diversified. The Shirley Duke project in Alexandria Va later secured 13 846 000 in FHA insured loans and yielded windfall profits over two million dollars.

Washington Senate Investors Diversified Services Minneapolis Investors Diversified Federal Housing Administration Shirley Duke Alexandria Herman W. Hutman Early J. Preston Bryan Gordon Jr Robert R. Young Alleghany Corp John W. McCartin

Wisconsin Cheddar and Swiss Cheese Markets Mixed

Madison Wisconsin markets show cheddar offerings heavy with adequate moisture ranges and prices from 3142 to 3634. Swiss cheese markets stay barely steady with light demand and ample supplies. state brand quoted 39 to 41, Grade B 38 to 40, Grade C 35 to 37.

Madison Wisconsin

Kelley Drops Case Against Milwaukeee Firm in Gore Club Probe

Baraboo Sauk County District Attorney Harlan Kelley said he withdrew criminal information against the Milwaukee firm Standard Paper Co. over contributions to the Joe Must Go Club. The probe stemmed from a March sworn report urging McCarthy recall. Kelley called the report in error as the club refunded 20 contributing firms on June 20. He noted the refunds do not negate illegality of the transactions.

Baraboo Sauk County Lachmund

Freeport Youth Fined Fifty Dollars and Jailed

A Freeport youth, Donald H. Sager, 19, Route 4, was ordered to three days in county jail and fined 50 dollars plus costs after running from an arresting officer. He faced speeding charges from Monroe police and a careless driving count from the sheriff's department. He was clocked at 60 mph in town, sped to 90 95 mph on Highway 69, and later crashed in a ditch south of Freeport.

Freeport Donald H. Sager Route 4 Justice L. A. Koenig Monroe Sheriff's Department Sager

France's Hold On Delta Area Reported Shaky

Singapore dispatch reports France's grip on the Red River delta in Indochina weakening as Vietminh pressure grows. The line from Hanoi to Haiphong tightens with evacuations planned around Nam Dinh Phat Diem Thai Binh and Ninh Binh while talks of a truce continue and Hanoi's defense rounds Haiphong.

France Delta Larry Allen Singapore Red River Indochina Hanoi Haiphong Vietminh Pierre Mendes- France Big Nam Dinh Phat Diem Thai Bihn Ninh Bihn Southeast Asia

Stock Prices Drift Lower After Opening Steady Decline

New York stock prices moved gradually lower in early afternoon after a higher opening. Steel stocks were uniformly weaker with some quarters predicting a $3 to $4 a ton price rise to cover wage boosts. Du Pont fell after a sharp rise, drifting a few points from its peak. other declining issues included General Motors National Distillers Dow American Can Consolidated Edison Southern Pacific and General Electric.

New York du Pont General Motors National Distillers Dow American Can Consolidated Edison Southern Pacific General Electric

Revolt Halts In Guatemala Civil War Ends

Guatemala ends a 12 day civil war as Col Elfego Monzon leads a new junta ruling out communism by decree and calls on civilians to surrender arms. Former President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman seeks refuge in the Mexican embassy as talks with anti communist insurgents begin in El Salvador.

Guatemala U. S Carlos Castillo Armas Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Elfego Monzon Arbenz Monzon Castillo Armas el Salvador Interior Ministry Carlos Enrique Diaz Diaz Monregime

Dulles Talks Tonight On Guatemala Problem

Secretary of State Dulles will review the Guatemalan situation in a 15 minute tele vision radio report to the nation at 6 45 p m CST. ABC radio and DuMont television will air the talk live with other networks scheduling later rebroadcasts.

Washington Dulles ABC Radio DuMont Television

Wisconsin Sets Four Grades for Butter In New Law

Wisconsin adopts compulsory butter grading via four grades Wisconsin Grade AA A B and undergrade to be inspected at the plant and stamped on cartons. The 1952 law aims to standardize quality with state supervision and federal-aligned standards with nationwide interest.

Madison Wisconsin Donald McDowell State Department of Agriculture McDowell

Area Residents View Solar Eclipse Early Morning

Area residents gathered before dawn to witness a rare solar eclipse with good visibility across the state. The event peaked at 5 04 am and was largely unaffected by light clouds, with 0 03 inch of rainfall in Monroe noted last night and again around noon.

Monroe

Doyle Accuses GOP Plan to Salvage Kohler Victory

Madison attorney James E. Doyle, seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, claims Republicans will spend over 1 million dollars to blitz voters with propaganda. He alleges a Kohler effort to defeat Wiley and block Smith for lieutenant governor to pave Warren Knowles’ path to the governor’s chair. Doyle criticizes dairy price support cuts and GOP broken promises.

James E. Doyle Madison Kohler Sen Wiley Doyle George Smith Warren Knowles GOP Wisconsin Benson

Rio Grande Flood Hits Laredo Area

Rio Grande flood reaches new heights as Laredo endures its greatest surge. About 62.6 feet at 8 a.m. floods streets near the river while 60,000 residents flee to higher ground across the area. Upstream at Piedras Negras, 35,000 residents face a desperate situation. Across the river in Nuevo Laredo, life appeared largely halted with widespread evacuation and rising water.

Laredo Tex Rio Grande Nuevo Laredo Piedras Negras Mexico Eagle Pass

Sun Show Best At Ashland Site

Scientists switched to Mellen in Ashland County Wisconsin to observe a rare total solar eclipse under perfect conditions. The event lasted 76 seconds with the moon crossing the sun starting at 4 27 and drew thousands of spectators including Dr J G Hirschberg and his UW physics group who sought extra findings beyond the eclipse.

Associated Press Mellen Ashland County Wisconsin J. G. Hirschberg University of Wisconsin Upper Michigan Mellon Hirschberg LaCrosse East Bluff Manitowoc Mémorial Drive Two Rivers

Travis Seeks Senate Seat In New District Contests

Assemblyman Robert Travis of Platteville, a WWI veteran and conservation leader, enters the race for the 17th district state Senate. He faces Melvin J. Olson Glenn H. James and E. J. Kaderly in the September primaries as Olson and James had previously contested and Olson defeated James twice before.

Robert Travis Platteville Green Lafayette Grant Iowa Travis Melvin J. Olson South Wayne E. J. Kaderly Spring Grove Township Glenn H. James Montfort Assembly Legislative Council Kaderly Sen Olson James Senate

Eisenhower backs coexistence with communists but rejects slavery in treaties

In a news conference President Eisenhower endorsed peaceful coexistence with the Communists but insisted no nation be subjugated by outside powers. He emphasized looking ahead, defended Nixon, and discussed Vietnam partition questions, Oppenheimer, price supports, and the Big Three talks with Churchill.

Washington Eisenhower Churchill United States Vietnam Nixon Guatemala Oppenheimer Atomic Energy Commission J. Robert Oppenheimer House Congress

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