Plows Struggle Through Massive Snow Drifts in Dutch Hollow
Rural areas remained snowbound as plows battled drifts 16 to 18 feet high east of Monroe in the Dutch Hollow region. Officials warned some areas would wait for thaw as roads and services stayed disrupted and schools limited. A train stalled by snow and two vehicle crashes added to winter woes.
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Highway Department
Monroe
Dutch Hollow
Highway 69
Brodhead
Illinois Central
Freeport
Denny L Ranch
Madison
Milwaukee Road
Sheriff's Department
Monticello
Dewey Moe
Chester Riese
Victor L. Stauffacher
14Th Street
Miss Riese
Moe
Riese
Bernard F. Kenyon
Rockford
Lawrence Albert Anderson
Chetek
Lawrence K. Blazer
Orangeville
Kenyon
Anderson and Blazer
Mercury
St. Patrick's Day
Beloit
National Bank Call Issued for March 12
Washington reports the comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Thursday March 12. The Federal Reserve System asked similar condition statements from its member banks.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve System
Symbol of Hospitality McCauley Family Opens Doors
In the worst blizzard since 1946, the McCauley family near Shullsburg opened their home to more than 50 soaked and discouraged refugees stranded by the storm. The Cuba City basketball team, returning from Janesville, found no warmth or shelter until early morning as neighbors helped others amid drifting traffic on Highway 11.
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Cuba City
McCauley
Shullsburg
Wisconsin
William McCauley
Bill
Highway 11
Donna
Madison
Bill Teutschmann
Bill McCauley
Janesville
Oregon
New Glarus
Milkbound on the La Borde Farm Reflects Snowbound Trials
Judith La Borde recalls two days of snowbound farm life near Juda Wisconsin where 5000 pounds of milk overflowed the bulk cooler. With electricity out from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., farmers milked by hand or with improvised pumps, heated by candles, and shared warmth at neighbors’ houses as roads and power lines were restored.
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Judith la Borde
John la Borde
Juda
Dad
Wisconsin Power and Light Truck
Irish Blarney Mixed With Swiss Turn to No 2 Back Page
The piece notes St Patrick's Day celebrations around the Square with locals in green outfits led by Frank M. Haren and a parade of characters with Irish names. It blends Irish charm with Swiss and Norwegian touches in festive greetings.
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St. Patrick’s Day
O’monroe
Frank M
Muzz) Haren
O’babler
O’heston
O’muellers
O’etter
Delay Possible On Jobless Aid Extension Faces Senate Review
Congress moves to extend emergency jobless benefits for three months with House approval. A federal standards fight could delay action as Byrd and Kennedy clash over uniform minimum standards. The plan covers workers exhausted of state benefits by April 1 with an estimated 405000 affected at 78 million dollars.
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Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
House
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Finance Committee
Byrd
Grand Rapids Herald to Cease Publication March 29
The Grand Rapids Herald will stop publishing on March 29, leaving Michigan with one morning newspaper. Booth Newspapers, Inc. cites declines in circulation and advertising revenue. The Herald employs about 300 people and its sister Grand Rapids Press will launch a Sunday edition on April 5.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
France risks blocking bid for US atomic secrets via NATO fleet control
Congressional sources say France may veto its access to US atomic submarine data by keeping the Mediterranean fleet under Paris command. Washington weighs whether Paris can meet the mutual defense contribution required by the Atomic Energy Act as discussions continue with no formal request yet submitted to Eisenhower. Senator Henry M. Jackson notes doubts among Committee members about preventing leaks to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
France
U.S
NATO
de Gaulle
Key
Free World
State Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Mother Discovers Two Dead in Auto in Snowbound Wisconsin
In Randolph Wisconsin a distraught mother found her son Mike Plovey and his friend Donald Boomsman both 20 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a snowbound car southeast of Randolph. The ignition was on battery dead and fuel tank empty. A farmer reported the youths visited at 1:30 a.m. Sunday and borrowed a shovel after their car got stuck.
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Randolph
Wis
Mike Plovey
Donald Boomsman
Frank Plovey
Robert Schultz
Dodge County
Anthony Sadowski
Dogs Chasing Deer Increase Winter Wildlife Toll
Game manager Clarence R. Benkett reports a harsh winter with many game birds killed after the blizzard and deer chased by dogs. He cites high pheasant partridge and quail losses, hunts down two deer, and urges residents to keep dogs tied or face destruction.
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Clarence R. Benkett
Benkett
New Glarus
Roland Keen
Juda
Keen
Columbia County
Benkert
Nasser Khrushchev Trade Blasts Over Iraq Crisis
In Cairo, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Nikita Khrushchev openly clash over Iraq as Kassem's pro Communist regime faces the revolt. Khrushchev backs Kassem with a 550 million ruble loan while denouncing Nasser’s anti communist policy. Nasser retorts that Soviet support encroaches on Arab will and domestic affairs.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nikita Khrushchev
Iraq
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Khrushchev
Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Soviet Union
Kassem
Moscow
Naser
Baghdad
Country Club Calls Meeting for March 30
Directors of Monroe Country Club announce a special stockholders meeting on Monday March 30 at 7 30 p m to amend the corporate articles to meet tax requirements. A two thirds vote of outstanding stock is required and a proxy drive will target absent holders with a deadline of April 1.
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Monroe Country Club
PSC Sets March 30 Public Hearing on United Dial Plans
The Public Service Commission scheduled a public hearing for March 30 at 10 a.m. in the Courthouse on United Telephone Co and its petition to convert to dial operation across several exchanges. United received a $2,775,000 Rural Electrification Administration loan Feb 20 for the dial project and rural expansion. The dial work is priced at $2,416,334 with conversions planned in Albany Blanchardville Brown town Juda Monticello South Wayne and Woodford and related changes at Monroe. The PSC also reviews United's accounts and practices as part of the petition.
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Public Service Commission
United Telephone Co
United Telephone
Rural Electrification Administration
PSC
Albany
Blanchardville
Browntown
Juda
Monticello
South Wayne
Woodford
Monroe
Toll Board
United
Argyle Airman Faces Tribunal For Fatal Traffic Crash
U S Airman Lowell T Hanson of Argyle pleaded innocent to culpable negligence in the death of a Chinese woman struck by his car and guilty to leaving the scene and to negligent driving. Specialist Gregorio S Torre, with Hanson, testified Hanson did not stop after the Dec 6 crash.
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U. S
Lowell T. Hanson
Argyle
Hanson
Pris
U. S. Army
Gregorio S. Torre
Guam
Milwaukee insurer head named president of new General Life Corp
Wallace Berg, former assistant superintendent of agencies for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., has been named president of the recently formed General Life Insurance Corp. of Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wallace Berg
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
General Life Insurance Corp. of
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Signals Openness to Summit Talks on Berlin
President Eisenhower and Congress supporters affirm deterrence in Berlin amid calls for a summer summit with Khrushchev. He warns against yielding to Soviet pressure and argues war would rise if free Berlin faces withdrawal of Allied troops.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Rep. A. S. J. Carnahan
Missouri
Soviet Union
Fisenhower
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Central Europe
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Merle Erickson
Times
McCauley Family
Senate
Grand Rapids Herald
Freedom
Atom Data
John Paul Miller
Merlyn Miller
Chicago
St. Clare Hospital
Herbert Weiler
Frank Stiles
Sandy Mackman
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Monroe Clinic
Nasser, Khrushy
Country Club
United Dial
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