Park Slaying Mystery Proves Elusive to Investigators
Ottawa Illinois report details slow progress in solving the Starved Rock Park slayings of three Chicago area matrons. Police seek leads from truck drivers and analyze clothing fingernail scrapings and other evidence while lab results await. The victims Frances Murphy Mildred Lindquist and Lillian Oetting all from Riverside Illinois were killed after checking into the lodge March 14.
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Ottawa
Ill
Chicago
Frances Murphy
Mildred Lindquist
Lillian Oetting
Riverside
Harland Warren
Springfield
One Convict Surrenders During Penitentiary Hostage Crisis
Nashville Tenn. Robert Rivera, one of two hardened convicts holding about 15 hostages, surrendered at 12 20 p m. Clifton Cotton carried the handout as reporter Charles Moss provided the signal. Guard Jack Warrick, treated for ulcers, was released for milk, later followed by Sam Broyles. The 1 700 inmates had not been fed since the rebellion began, with no new protests reported.
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Nashville, Tenn
Robert Rivera
State Penitentiary
Raymond Farra
Rivera
Clifton Cotton
Charles Moss
Nashville Banner
Cotton
Jack Warrick
Sam Broyles
Charles Cottle
Warrick
Violence flares again in Nyanga Negro settlement
In Nyanga near Cape Town violence erupted as road blocks formed and fires burned while police kept distance. Police used no force as leaders shifted tactics to a pass boycott after earlier killings. unrest paralyzed some industrial centers.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Nyanag Negro
Cape Town
Nyanga
Dynamite blast at Herrin dynamite plant injures none
A powerful explosion occurred at a dynamite plant in the Ordill industrial area near Herrin Illinois on Wednesday night. Three workers inside the building escaped uninjured.
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Herrin
Ill
Ordill
Kiwanis To Honor Past Scout Leaders Of Troop 101
The Monroe Kiwanis Club will honor former leaders and Scouts of Troop 101 at Scout Night Monday at 7 p m in the Monroe Country Club. Troop 101, sponsored by Kiwanis, traces to 1917 and marks Scouting’s 50th anniversary with reviews of the troop’s history. Guests include five living charter members and five Eagle Scouts now in Monroe. Dr Nathan E Bear will MC and Harold Scherer will speak on the troop’s milestones.
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Kiwanis
Troop
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Country Club
Troop 101
Monroe
Nathan E. Bear
Harold Scherer
Monroe Turn
Schwing Club
Turner Hall
Times
Kohler Striker Challenges Tax on UAW Strike Benefits
Allen Kaiser of Sheboygan filed suit after the IRS sought extra tax on 1954 strike benefits from Kohler Co. union Local 833. Kaiser received $565 in food clothing vouchers and rent payments. he treated them as a gift on his return and paid $108 tax, challenging the federal income tax on strike aid.
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Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Washington
Allen Kaiser
Sheboygan
United Auto Workers Union
Ee Co
Kaiser
Internal Revenue Service
Reilly Chosen President of Green County Dental Society
Dr. T. W. Reilly was elected president at a Green County Dental Society meeting last night at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. Dr. R. C. Brauchle was named vice president and Dr. D. D. Nelson of Brodhead became secretary treasurer. Mrs. John T. Etter Jr. spoke on The Future Dental Education for Monroe Students.
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T. W. Reilly
Green County Dental Society
R. C. Brauchle
D. D. Nelson
Brodhead
John T. Etter Jr
Monroe
Khrushchev pushes for France Soviet bloc axis to ease tensions
Paris reports Premier Khrushchev urged a Moscow Paris axis to counter France West Germany links. He praised a Franco Soviet peace pact and urged disarmament, seeking to split NATO and weaken Western ties after a private De Gaulle meeting. He urged a German peace treaty on Soviet terms.
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Paris
Khrushchev
France
West Germany
Soviet Union
Michel Debre
Matignon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
Germany
Elysee Palace
Debre
Western European Union
Switzerland Hit by Strong Alpine Earthquake
Geneva reports central Alps quake tops 14 years in strongest tremor to hit western Switzerland this day. Initial assessments indicate no serious damage as tremor collapsed some structures and damaged windows amid the central Alps region.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Republic
Alps
Cheese prices hold steady in Madison market
Madison Wisconsin dairy market reports steady demand from buyers and balanced supplies. Cheddar moisture 35 to 36 percent, 40 pound blocks with no moisture premium 36 to 38 percent, daisies 38 to 39 percent, longhorns 38 to 39 percent, midgets 38.4 to 39.54 percent.
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Steady Madison
Wisconsin
Berlin Outpost Status Clarified by Allied Occupation Texts
United States rejected Soviet claims Berlin is part of East Germany. State Department released English and Russian texts showing Berlin designated as a separate occupied area, not merged with any power. Documents signed Sept 12, 1944, in London before Berlin’s capture. Khrushchev push on West Berlin demilitarization echoed.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Berlin
East Germany
State Department
London
West Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Glazners Play Local Faculty Basketball Benefit
A charity basketball game features Monroe and New Glarus high school faculty. Monroe players include Keith Levens Bernard Keller Pete Christianson Roger Helming James Speerschneider Pete Thoms and Ralph Neale. Coordinators and volunteers are named.
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Monroe
New Glarus
Monroe High School
Keith Levens
Bernard Keller
Pete Christianson
Roger Helming
James Speerschneider
Pete Thoms
Ralph Neale
Jeanne Shager
New
Glarus
Ken Weiland
Ice Remains Stubborn in Great Lakes Says Lake Carriers
The Ice Committee of the Lake Carriers reports that ice across the upper Great Lakes is slow to melt after its second meeting of the season.
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Cleveland
Upper
Great Lakes
Drury High Exchange Students Send Thanks to Monroe
Letters from Mrs. Marion Sweeney and 30 exchange students thanked the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and The Monroe Evening Times for a 12 page illustrated booklet and a wheel of Swiss cheese. The booklet highlighted the visit from Drury High School of North Adams Massachusetts and referenced coverage in the North Adams Transcript. Principal Stephen J. Drotter called the gesture terrific and the school assembly displayed the Times booklet and cheese as keepsakes.
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Drury High School
North Adams
Mass
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Evening Times
Marion Sweeney
Drury Group
Monroe
Evening Times
Chamber
North Adams Transcript
House Passes Five Point Civil Rights Bill To Senate
The House approved a five point civil rights bill by 311 to 109 and sent it to the Senate where opponents claim the plan to appoint voting referees is inadequate. The measure also includes a provision making it federal crime to interfere with school desegregation orders. The Senate debated two days, rejected a double barreled voting rights plan, and discussed sending the bill to the Judiciary Committee with a tight reporting deadline.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Jacob K. Javits
RNY
Winners Named For Farm Event
In Monticello the annual Farmers Institute named grass silage winners Herman Durtschi Marvin Marty and Ralph Hammerly. Corn silage winners were Glen Trumpy Werner Hefty and Arthur Studer. Hay winners were Lester Kemprood Arthur Legler and Paul Thoman. About 300 farmers attended as dairy housing and sanitation requirements highlighted the program. A special feature covered Wisconsin Taxes and You.
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Monticello
Monticello Farmers’ Institute
Ralph Beckman
Herman Durtschi
Marvin Marty
Ralph Hammerly
Glen Trumpy
Werner Hefty
Arthur Studer
Lester Kemprood
Arthur Legler
Paul Thoman
Waukesha Man Dies In Eight Car Pileup
A Waukesha County man, 23 year old William G. Loew of Merrion, was killed in an eight car crash at a slippery rural intersection north of Waukesha. The single fatality raised the year's toll to 139, with four others joining the wreck.
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Associated Press
Waukesha County
William G. Loew
Merton
Waukesha
Loew
Ties Declares End of 50 Snowfalls in Brodhead Forecaster Says
Frederick Ties, Brodhead amateur forecaster, announced the final snowfall of the season after 50 predicted snows. While Monroe had brief flurries, Brodhead reported the tally this morning. High winds left roads slippery and visibility low with several accidents blamed on snow banks. Spring signs appeared as geese moved north and flowers surfaced.
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Frederick Ties
Brodhead
Monroe
Ties
Dakotas
Cancer Drive Event Sunday At Idle Hour Mansion
The April Cancer Crusade volunteer event for the county runs 2 45 to 4 pm Sunday at Idle Hour Mansion. Lowell Lueptow ACS public information director will speak. Cru sade funds will be outlined. Attending are Robert McClean Charles Bylsma Mrs John Pink Mark Hoskins Mrs Ralph Bridge Miss Alice Gae Albany Mrs Adele Storck and M J Ingwell Albany.
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Idle Hour
Lowell Lueptow
ACS
Robert McClean
Wisconsin
Charles Bylsma
John Pink
Mark Hoskins
Lancaster
Ralph Bridge
Juda
Volunteers
Green County
Alice G Ae
Albany
Adele Storck
Secreto
M. J. Ingwell
New Glarus Yodelers Headed to Toronto Tour
The New Glarus Yodelers will depart tomorrow morning for Toronto Canada to perform Saturday night at the Swiss Gymnastic Club Exhibition at Palace Pier. The troupe includes Hans Neuenschwand er Robert Schneider Nor bert Meier Ernest Wieland Ernest Thierstein Otto Anderegg Hans Anderegg William Ruef Karl Luescher Gilbert Ott John B Schneider Casper Yaun Herman Matzinger and Paul Grossenbacher.
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NEW Glarus
Toronto
Canada
the Palace Pier
Hans Neuenschwander
Robert Schneider
Norbert Meier
Madison
Ernest Wieland
Ernest Thierstein
Otto Anderegg
Hans Anderegg
William Ruef
Karl Luescher
Gilbert Ott
John B. Schneider
Casper Yaun
Herman Matzinger
Paul Grossenbacher
Symington Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Sen Stuart Symington announces a four-point peace and progress platform as he seeks the Democratic nomination He centers on national leadership and a strong stance toward the Soviet Union outlining education health and infrastructure goals and a farm policy to reverse consolidation He hints at Oregon primary May 20 and leaves Lyndon B Johnson as the lone major uncommitted rival.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Soviet Union
Symington
America
Eisenhower
Fifteen More Voters Registered Here for Primary
A total of 75 more voters registered yesterday for the spring election, ahead of the April 5 primary. City Clerk Freda M Bray said new registrations since March 8 total 144, with 4,266 voters in the primary. Registrants can still sign up until April 4 at 5 p.m. at City Hall with two ward property owners. Absentee ballots available. City Hall will open Saturday mornings.
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Freda M. Bray
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