Soviet Leader Asked for Data On Missing Men
The United States pressed Soviet Premier Khrushchev for information about 11 American airmen missing after a September 2 C130 crash near the Turkish border in Soviet Armenia. Ambassador Thompson briefed Khrushchev per President Eisenhower’s orders. six bodies were returned, others unaccounted for. Soviets denied involvement and provided no new evidence.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Armenia
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Harold T. Kamps
Louis Kamps
Route 1
Coleman
Marinette County
Howard
New London
Congress
Kremlin
Hagerty
Thompson
Russia
Khrushchev
State Department
Danish Cut Swiss Arrives on Market in Monroe
A Monroe assembler reports Danish Swiss cheese from Denmark arriving in 10 to 12 pound wrapped cuts at prices competitive with domestic product. He notes uncertain import volume but expects heavy shipments as Danish cheese gains acceptance, following Finnish Swiss price competition.
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Monroe
New York
Denmark
Finland
Wisconsin
Chamber to Set Up Activity Committees
Monroe Chamber of Commerce plans standing committees to promote activities before the June meeting. President Forrest Kubly announced the intent at the First National Bank session as directors discussed activities and membership. The lineup will follow the Wisconsin chamber plan. A Retail Committee meeting at the Eugene hotel discussed merchandising, and a Montgomery Ward film will be shown at the June meeting.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Forrest Kubly
First National Bank
Kubly
Wisconsin Chamber
Retail Committee
Eugene
Montgomery Ward
Power Takeoff Shaft Fatally Injures Lancaster Man
Walter Runde, 60, of Lancaster, was fatally injured when the power takeoff shaft of a tractor pierced his back as the tractor overturned while pulling a manure spreader on Monday.
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Lancaster
Walter Runde
Tornadoes Cause Damage Across Wisconsin Farms
Wisconsin faced tornadoes and a severe electrical storm Monday causing barn and greenhouse destruction across Jackson Clark? No injuries. Ray Zaiym farm near Black River Falls and Hixton lost two barns and a greenhouse. Arch ie Fillner farm near Marshfield and Neillsville saw damaged barns and broken poles. Lightning struck multiple farms near Sturgeon Bay, with cows killed and barns burned. Weather Bureau noted tornado threat ended and Deerbrook false report circulated.
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Ray Zaiym
Black River Falls
Hixton
Highway 27
Jackson County
Archie Fillner
Marshfield
Neillsville
Weather Bureau
Fau Claire
Lake Wisota
Chippewa Falls
Wood County
Clem Vradenburg
Vesper
Vradenbourg
Joseph Gillick
Sturgeon Bay
Gillick
Louis Shartner
Grodon Carmody
Wisconsin
Langlade
Deerbrook
Final Rites Held For Frank Shriner
Frank A. Shriner longtime head of the Shriner-Neushwander funeral home died after a long illness. Veterans of old Company H and six past masters of Smith Masonic Lodge officiated at services with a Commandery escort. Burial followed at Greenwood.
Storm Warnings for Southeast Wisconsin and Nearby Areas
The U S Weather Bureau issued a forecast for portions of southeast Wisconsin and surrounding states. Severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon into early evening with large hail and damaging winds in the most intense cells near a line from Madison Wisconsin to Goshen Indiana. Chicago lies in the warned area.
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Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
Indiana
Madison
Wis
Goshen
Ind
Polio Season Urges Three Shot Vaccination
Dr. John A. Frantz of the Green County Medical Society urges polio vaccination with a three shot series, noting 85 to 90 percent protection against paralytic polio when completed. He cites only 42 percent with any vaccine and 33 percent with the full series, adds eight months to complete, and advises calling a physician or clinic to start for all ages including babies at six weeks and considering a booster.
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John A. Frantz
Green County
Dr. Frantz
Flisram Elected To Masonic Post
Olin E. Flisram of Monroe was elected grand king of the Wisconsin Royal Arch Masons at the 109th annual convocation in Milwaukee. Malcolm Madison of Wausau was named grand high priest and will succeed George J. Schmeiber of Milwaukee. others elected include Charles J. Stireman of Superior grand scribe C F Balch of Milwaukee grand treasurer and Earl G. Gile of Milwaukee grand secretary.
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Olin E. Flisram
Monroe
Wisconsin
Royal Arch Masons
Milwaukee
Malcolm Madison
Wausau
George J. Schmeiber
Charles J. Stireman
Superior
C. F. Balch
Earl G. Gile
Whitmore Named Madison Postmaster by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower nominates John F. Whitmore to be post master at Madison Massachusetts. Whitmore’s appointment follows federal staffing decisions affecting local mail service and regional postal operations.
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Whitmore
Washington
Eisenhower
John F. Whitmore
Madison
Ray E. Walter Dies of Injuries on Farm Attack
Ray E. Walter, 57, Route 4, died at 8 45 a.m. in St. Clare hospital from injuries after being attacked by a bull on his farm. He suffered fractures of both shoulders and a crushed chest. Born August 20, 1901 in Illinois, he married Lola May Ault November 12, 1932 in Oregon, Ill. She died in 1945. Survivors include five children, a brother in Cedar Rapids Iowa, and three sisters in Freeport and Pearl City. Services tentatively set for 1 30 p.m. Friday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home.
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Ray E. Walter
Route 4
St. Clare Hospital
Walter
Illinois
Clem
Ruth Walter
Oregon, IL
Lola May Ault
Mary Jane
Ruth Belcom
Helen
Ramona Mansom
Etha
Dayne
Glen
Cedar Rapids
Ethel Bastien
Freeport
Elsie Wirjes
Pearl City
Neva Weaver
Shriner- Neushwander Funeral Home
Obscene Mail Cutoff Hinges On Cooperation
Postmaster General Summerfield urges public action to curb mail order obscenity. Citizens should save materials, report to the postmaster, and be ready to testify. New law allows prosecutions where material is received, not just at origin.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
John J. Burkhard
Washington
Summerfield
Congress
United States
Police Continue Search For Missing Monroe Youth
City police conduct an extensive search for a 14 year old Monroe youth missing since last night after leaving home at about 10 30 p m following a misunderstanding. Police said the search will be continued.
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Monroe
Monroe High Names Thirty In North Adams Exchange
Thirty Monroe High School sophomores and juniors were chosen by a faculty committee to represent the school in a student exchange with North Adams High School, Massachusetts. The 15 day trip includes five days at the North Adams school and a Boston area tour, with students funding about $100 each and completing all work prior to departure. Ruth Benkett is general chairman with Janet Swiggurg and Ann Baker as secretaries. advisers are Mrs. Herbert M. Ainsworth and Fred Simpson.
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Monroe
North Adams
Mass
Boston
Beth Ambrose
Bill Anderson
Ann Baker
Ruth Benkett
John Beutel
Anita Blackbourn
Richard Blum
Jerry Boyer
Karen Bregenver
Roger Bruny
Kay Drye
Kirby Weeden
Sandra Franklin
Richard Glynn
Ane Grossen
Susan Grundabhl
Paula Hahlen
Neil Jacobs
Robert Jeglum
Sally Kubly
Sandra Miller
Ed Mueller
Greta Pitkin
Paul Schneider
Marlen Schuetz
Bette Simpson
Judy Stauffacher
Janet Swiggum
Robette Trumpy
David Wartfel
Janet Swiggurg
Herbert M. Ainsworth
Fred Simpson
MacLeish Wins Third Pulitzer for Jaimie Job Play
Archibald MacLeish earns his third Pulitzer Prize for drama with J B a verse play retelling the book of Job in a modern setting. The Utica Observer-Dispatch and Utica Daily Press win merit for public service while Robert Lewis Taylor's Travels of Jaime McPheeters is named best American novel. Ralph McGill obtains the editorial prize for 1958 work in Atlanta Constitution.
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New York
Archibald MacLeish
Robert Lewis Taylor
Sharon
Conn
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
McGill
Atlanta
Clinton, Tenn
Pair Believed Ambush Victims In Rockford Car Trunk
The parents of Joseph Patrick Greco and Donald L Burton provided information suggesting an ambush as they left Greco s home. Bread crumbs on the kitchen table reportedly show they had a late snack around 10 15 p m Friday. Pathologists said they died of strangulation between midnight and 1 a m and were found in Greco s car trunk four miles southwest of Rockford Saturday morning.
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Rockford
Joseph Patrick Greco
Donald L. Burton
Peoria
Iver Johnson
Winnebago County
Greco
Johnson
Burton
DeKalb
Castro Fighters to Lose Beards Under Police Order
In Havana at least 1,100 Castro era fighters in Cuba's National Police Force will be shaved and trimmed. Police Chief Eugenio Almejeiras issued the order aiming for uniform appearance, noting those who did not serve with Castro's guerrilla forces remain clean shaven.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Eugenio Almejeiras
Castro
Trees Will Help Wildlife Survive
The Green County Conservation League launches its wildlife cover program in Beckman’s garage with over 50 600 trees and 100 000 multiflora rose plants. The effort, the state’s largest, aims to provide shelter and food for wildlife, aided by state and federal agencies.
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4-H
Beckman
Green County Conservation League
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Max H. Voelkh
League
Joseph Riedweg
Myron I. Stair
Times
Ray L. Beckman
Myron E. Jeglum
Voag
Conservation Department
SCS
Green County
Yellowstone Lake
Argyle
Clarence R. Benkert
Yellowstone
Eisenhower Calls Geneva Talks Key to East West Tensions
President Eisenhower indicated a Geneva foreign ministers conference could lead to a summit if progress is made on easing East West tensions. He said Khrushchev remains the sole authoritative Russian leader for negotiations and commented on Truman’s White House invitation regarding Churchill. He urged resolve on wage price issues affecting 175 million Americans and warned against delaying action. He also addressed Strauss nomination and Democratic criticism, noting Strauss would respond after Anderson testifies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Russia
Geneva
United States
Truman
White House
Winston Churchill
Strauss
Lewis Strauss
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
AEC
Anderson
Senate Commerce Committees
Cabinet
Blu-Burn-R Items to Be Shown at Moscow Exhibit
Monroe's Blu-Burn-R products will be displayed at the American National Exhibition in Moscow starting July 25. The lineup includes a Porta Perka coffeemaker and a Porta Flame camp stove, shipped from Milwaukee and sent to Washington before export.
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Monroe
Moscow
William L. Rollins
Rollins
Washington
Capital
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Stocks Edge Higher as Shares Nudge Forward
New York trading showed a slight market uptick aided by aerospace and space age issues. Thiokol climbed about four points, Beckman Instruments rose over two, and Radio Corp gained about one after recording strong first quarter earnings.
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New York
Thiokol
Beckman Instruments
Radio Corp
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Archie Myers Jr
T. J. Burgy Jr
J. T
Duke) Etter
Charles J. Mathias
Myers
Monroe Lions Club
City Band
William Rollins
Associated Press
Frank Shriner
Flisram
Ike
Postoffice Department
MacLeish
Churchill
Steel
Public
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