Moore Denies Alleged Charge in FCC Miami License Case
Col George Gordon Moore testifies before a House committee he did not influence FCC Channel 10 in Miami. He notes no dealings with FCC members and no financial stake in the application. A friend initially claimed Moore arranged the grant, but later denied the claim, with Katzentine's account disputed by Barton.
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Washington
George Gordon Moore
Miami
Moore
Mamie Eisenhower
House Committee
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
National Airlines
Channel 10
Subcommittee
Harris
D- Ark
G T. Baker
Frank Katzentine
Miami Beach
National
Alfred Barton
Katzentine
County Board Cleared to Buy Farm Machinery Without Bids
The county trustees may purchase about seven thousand dollars of farm equipment for the county hospital without competitive bidding, per Atty. Gen. Honeck in response to Franz W. Brand. The board authorized the purchase amid objections from Victor N. Schiller who called it an attempt to dodge the bidding law.
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Honeck
Franz W. Brand
Monroe
Green County
Brand
Francis
Victor N. Schiller
Monroe Second Ward
Father and Son Reunite After 25-Year Search in Monroe
William Kesler and his father Joe Kesler met in Monroe after 25 years apart. The reunion included William's wife Judy and two young sons, Bill Jr. and Terry. The two families, formerly separated by distances in Indiana, planned future visits as the bond was rekindled.
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Joe Kesler
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
William Kesler
Staunton
Ind
Bill Jr
Times
Judy
Terry
Joe
William
Brazil
Indiana
G. M
Kraft Foods
Kesler
Betty
Anderson
Weekend Deaths Reach 13 in State
Thirteen people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend, including a mother of 11. The toll this year reached 122, with victims from Antigo, Mt. Horeb, Amherst, Stratford, Superior, Kansasville, and Salem, among others.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Eleanor Ewert
Deerbrook
Ira Hicks
Antigo
Ewart
Heinz
Halvor O. Bakken
Route 1
Mt. Horeb
David Loecher
Joseph Loecher
Amherst
Highway 10
David Grass
Stratford
Marshfield
Allan Young
Superior State College
Superior
Norman D. Ginder
Kansasville
Ronald Crotar
Salem
Four Youths Die in Light Plane Crash at Snow Squall
ELKHART Ind Four youths died when their light plane crashed during a snow squall Saturday. Victims included Marquette University students James Greiner 23 pilot. Ronald Shockey 19 and Dennis D Kennedy 23 engineering students. Miss Charlotte Docter 20 office employee.
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Elkhart
Ind
Marquette University
James Greiner
Milwaukee
Charlotte Docter
Franklin
Wis
Ronald Shockey
Western Springs
Ill
Dennis D. Kennedy
Antioch
Greiner
Kennedy
Shockey
Docter
Erin kin parade on Fifth Avenue St Patrick’s Day
New York crowds line Fifth Avenue for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade as Erin’s kin march with 120000 participants and about 100 bands led by Grand Marshal Timothy J Driscoll state president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Police set up barriers and a wide green stripe marks the route while Cardinal Spellman and church dignitaries occupy St Patrick’s Cathedral steps.
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New York
Erin’s Sons and Daughters
5Th Avenue
John J. Sheahan
Timothy J. Driscoll
Ancient
Order of Hiberians
County Cork
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
House Agriculture Committee Eyes Senate Price Support Freeze
The House Agriculture Committee planned to approve a Senate passed resolution freezing farm supports at last year levels. Leaders expect a substantial House margin and a vote before week’s end, sending the measure to President Eisenhower. A veto by secretary Benson is anticipated by some GOP members.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Eisenhower
White House
Benson
Michigan Set to Dedicate Mackinac Bridge in June
Michigan will dedicate its new 100 million dollar Mackinac Bridge with three days of pageantry and fanfare June 26 to 28. The span opened November 1.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Michigan
Mackinac
Five injured in Monroe area two car crash
Five area residents were hospitalized Saturday night after a headon crash east of Monroe near Highway 11 81. Injured were Wilmer Coates and his wife, William Heitz, Julian Bear, and Ruth Etta Wells. Bear and Heitz were in serious condition at St. Clare hospital. others reported in good condition. All were in shock after the crash. both cars were total losses.
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Schwarzenberger’s Hill
Monroe
Wilmer Coutts
Juda
William August Heitz
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Times
Highway 1181
Wilmer Coates
Julian Bear
Ruth Etta Wells
9Th Street
Bear
Heitz
Coates
Robert Elliott Schwartz
Badger
Madison
Sheriff's Department
Burgy Flats
Schwartz
William Edward Crotty
Lena
Ill
Janesville
Su Street
17Th Avenue
Diane A. Sheridan
Richard Sheridan
Maurice B. Keller
Durand
Gaylord John Voegels
Monticello
M. Voegels
John J. Kubinski
Rockford
Bernadine
Rebels Driven From Medan as Indonesian Forces Reclaim City
The Indonesian army announced rebels were driven from the main part of Medan, Sumatra’s largest city, and that Jakarta forces regained control of the airfield and harbor. Rebel forces claimed to have captured the city earlier after seven hours of fighting. The update came via Lt. Col. Ruday Pirngadie on Jakarta radio.
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Singapore
Medan
Sumatra
Jakarta
Ruday Pirngadie
Ursula Geiger 94 Dies After Long Illness
Ursula Geiger 94 a great great grandmother died at White Haven Rest Home after several weeks of illness. She lived at 810 10th Street Monroe was her home for many years with husband John Henry Geiger who died in 1940. Survived by four daughters a son two brothers fourteen grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Services Wednesday 2 pm at Stuessy Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Paul H Olm with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon.
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J. Henry Geiger
White Haven Rest
Old Argyle Road
10Th Street
Green County
John Henry Geiger
New Glarus
Etter
Belleville
Monroe
Monroe Theater
Monroe Theater and Retired In 1928. He Died Nov. 15, 1940. Mrs. Geiger
Mary Lengacher
Geige
Barbara Heiman
G. L. Redman
Louise Freese
Janesville
Thomas Geiger
Madison
Thomas
John Zweifel
John
Henry
Mmes
Ellen Mueller
William Engler Sr
Victor Babler
Stuessy Funeral Home
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Northernaire Bear Subject of Article
The March edition of Outdoor Life profiles the Northernaire Hotel bear cub Albert and Carl O Marty’s wildlife refuge work. Carl and Robert F Marty run the Northernaire resort and distribute winter activity film from Sheltered Valley to TV stations nationwide.
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Outdoor Life
Northernaire
Albert
Carl O. Marty
Carl Marty
Robert F
The
Three Lakes
Sheltered Valley
Senate Group Divided Over Future Of Rackets Panel
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee faces a split on its course as Sen. McNamara argues the probe has outlived its usefulness while Sen. Goldwater says there is more work to do. The panel probes the UAW strike against Kohler Co. in Wisconsin as hearings enter week four.
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Washington
Senate
McNamara
D-Mich
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
United Auto Workers Union
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Tiny U S Moon Satellite Powers Sun Radio
Cape Canaveral reports the grapefruit sized moon satellite with six solar cell windows may generate electricity to power one radio voice. Its solar cells convert sunlight, aiming for a long lived signal as it orbits unfiltered by Earth’s atmosphere. The plan pairs the Moon with the rocket’s third stage as a traveling partner.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
Vanguard
Draft quota to report for induction April 23
The Selective Service office announced the April draft quota will report at the National Guard Armory at 7 15 a m April 23. The group includes three for induction and 12 for pre induction examination and will leave by chartered bus.
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Selective Service Office Today
National Guard
Queen for a Day visitor tours Wisconsin after TV win
Mrs Nancy Popp of Owenton Kentucky and her sister Mrs Janet McWhirter of El Monte California visited Madison after a weekend of entertainment. They were guests at a luncheon in Monroe Country Club with Mayor Brooks Dunwiddie and Swiss Colony manager Forrest Kubly greeting them. The Wisconsin trip followed Mrs Popp’s TV program win in Hollywood hosted by Jack Bailey.
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Kentucky
Janet McWhirter
el Monte
Calif
Madison
Executive Mansion
Vernon Thomson
Nancy Popp
Monroe Country Club
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Forrest Kubly
Popp
Hollywood
Jack Bailey
Nancy Kaye Trewyn
Whitewater
Wisconsin
Alice
Dairyland
Navy Achieves Vanguard Orbit on Third Try
The Navy succeeds with the Vanguard rocket placing the second U S satellite into orbit. President Eisenhower announced the launch hours after liftoff at 7 16 a m EST. The mission aims for an equatorial orbit with 35 degree inclination and 300 to 1500 mile altitude. The satellite carries sun powered and battery radios and is expected to operate 5 10 years.
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Navy
Vanguard
Explorer
Russia
Martin Co
Africa
Raleigh
N.C
U.S
Army
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Erin’s Kin
St. Pat’s
Indonesia
Ursula Geiger
Henry Geiger
Vincent Thomas
John P. Hagen
Hagen
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