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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1957
Page
2
Goldwater Urges GOP to Curb Federal Spending
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona emerges as a pointed critic of the Eisenhower administration. He calls on the GOP to resist adding costly federal programs and education or health legislation, urging a return to limited government to satisfy voters in 1958 and 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
McCarthy
White House
Goldwater
Eisenhower
GOP
Britain Tests Hydrogen Bomb Signaling Nuclear Independence
The article notes Britain’s successful hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific, highlighting a shift toward nuclear independence and reduced reliance on the United States. It credits the British government, scientists, and military leaders for demonstrating resolve to regain great power status and deter Soviet threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Europe
Russia
Britain
United States
West
Great Britain
England
Group Voices for Restored Airport Aid Fund
About 80 municipal officials airport managers and chamber representatives urged restoring state funds for airport building and development. The Joint Finance Committee had cut roughly 1.2 million dollars from the Aeronautics Commission request, and a Senate bill to restore the fund was introduced Tuesday following earlier agreement to keep the budget intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautics Commission
Senate
Glancing Backward: Battleship Oklahoma Sinks to Pacific Bottom
A compilation of notable events from 10, 25, 40, and 50 years ago, including the Oklahoma sinking off Honolulu on May 17 1947 and other reminiscences: Truman family illness. tax hikes. Lindbergh case notes. local Memorial Day honors. and wartime shifts in politics and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Honolulu
Navy
Oakland
Calif
Duluth
George Weckler
Ft. Atkinson
The
Society of American Bacteriologists
Truman
Missouri
Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey State Police
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
William Rinehart
O. F. Pinney Post
GAR
Brodhead
Eugene J. Hall
Oak Park
Washington
Germany
Congress
Treasury
Juda
J. N. Burns
L. F. Graber
County Defense Council
India
Turner Opera House
Monroe Dokie
Iowa
Dubuque
Maquoketa
U.S
European
Britain joins hydrogen age with U S and Russia
Washington reports Britain has detonated its first hydrogen bomb, joining the United States and Soviet Union in a tense strategic balance. The piece notes Britain will rely on nuclear deterrence, reduce conventional forces, and coordinate with U S missiles, altering postwar defense expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
United States
Russia
Britain
Pacific
Europe Hopes For 600000 American Tourists This Year
New York report from the European Travel Commission draws a portrait of the American traveler to Europe. It projects 600000 unofficial ambassadors, predicting 315 million dollars from transatlantic carriers and 280 million from hotels and services, with New York supplying a quarter of travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
U.S
European Travel Commission
California
Texas
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Germany
British Railways Use Air Nozzles Against Snow Drifts
British railways employ nozzles that blow compressed air at seventy pounds per square inch to clear tracks of snow drifts, enabling trains to resume service after heavy snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Railways
Six Brodhead Seniors Receive Scholarships
Six Brodhead high school seniors are awarded scholarships for the next term. Vera Ames gains Whitewater State College, David Clark attends North Central College Naperville, Christine Kletzien to University of Wisconsin, Elaine Staaland to Stout Institute Menomonie, and John Schreck to University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Brodhead High School
Vera Ames
Whitewater State College
David Clark
North Central College
Naperville
Christine Kletzien
University of Wisconsin
Elaine Staaland
Stout Institute
Menomonie
John Schreck
Outlook Now Tops NBC Says Charles Mercer
NBC program Outlook Now tops the network in growth and reaches a Sunday viewers with a focus on human results of integration. The feature talks with five Negro Supreme Court plaintiffs, sending reporters to Norfolk Topeka Summerton Wilmington and Washington to show what happened since the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mercer
New York
Nbc-Tv
Outlook
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jack Shugrue
Shugrue
Norfolk
Huntley
Brinkley
Washington
Kuenzi Named Head of Area Legion Post
William Kuenzi was elected commander of American Legion Post No. 141 in New Glarus, succeeding Harold Ingwell. Other officers named include Ralph Bethke as first vice commander Eldon Hustad as second vice commander Joe Haegeli as adjutant Jacob Bruni as finance officer Gerald Disch as service officer Robert Strickler as chaplain and Sylvan Kundert as post historian. The group forms a committee to install Legion markers on veterans graves with Harold Ingwell Jacob Bruni Charles Kammer and Elden Brauer named to oversee.
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New Glarus
Times
William Kuenzi
Stuessy- Kuenzi American Legion
Harold Ingwell
Ralph Bethke
Eldon Hustad
Elden Brauer
Joe Haegeli
Jacob Bruni
Gerald Disch
Robert Strickler
Sylvan Kundert
American Legion
Charles Kammer
Triplet Suffocates in Crib Death Shock Oshkosh Family
Larry William Johnson, one of triplets born February 27, 3 months old, was found suffocated in his Menasha home crib with his head wedged between the bars. His mother discovered the body, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry William Johnson
Arnold Johnson
Menasha
Badger State Animal Bill Clears Assembly Hurdle
The Assembly sent a bill making the badger the official state animal to the governor after amending it to use badger instead of Bucky Badger. Other actions included high debate over a $1 per hour minimum wage bill, a judicial selection committee proposal, and WHA TV funding cuts impacting University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wackett
Watertown
Supreme Court
Assembly
Legislative Council
Assemblyman
Metzner
Madison
Assembly Rules Committee
Wha-Tv
Joint Finance Committee
University of Wisconsin
Assembly Democrats
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Commission Membership and Highway Speeding Issues
A report outlines new commission membership actions, the impact of speed enforcement on highways, and proposals aimed at government secrecy and reducing corrupt practices across agencies.
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Commission
Local families observe 50th anniversaries and travel notes
Brodhead residents report spring arrivals from Downey California where L V Dodge and wife Grace marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a May celebration. The Dodges plan a two week stay. other notes include Mrs. Margaret Zumbach re entering Pinehurst for a year of treatment and relatives visiting in Janesville Edgar Crivitz Rockford and Lakeview areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Dodge
LeRoy Dodge
Downey
Calif
L. V. Dodges
California
LeRoy Dodges
Margaret Zumbach
Pinehurst
Janesville
Crosby Songwriter Known For Classic Ballad
The text notes Bing Crosby, born Harry Lillis Crosby, as a songwriter. It highlights his best known composition I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You and cites Crosby's real name and writing talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis Crosby
Volkswagen Now an Issue in Germany
In Bonn, West Germany the Volkswagen affair dominates the election campaign as Adenauer proposes stock ownership for the public to share profits while Socialists push for nationalization. Economists warn the country has low stock investment and relies on borrowed capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Altschull
Bonn
Germany
Volkswagen
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
West Germany
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic
Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Frankfurt Shop Credited With Early Hot Dog Origins
The piece notes hot dogs trace to a Frankfurt Germany shop in 1559 and later spread to New York’s Coney Island in 1871 where vacationers bought them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Coney Island
New York
Girl Scout News Troop 229 and 233 Activities Highlight
Troop 229 led by Mrs. Charles J. Mathias completed scrapbooks and learned knot tying for second class requirements. Troop 233 met Wednesday and finished canteen jackets by labeling and crocheting shoulder straps. Mothers invited to Mother Daughter tea at St Johns Church. Brownies contributed Ginny dollars as tea decor. helpers included Mrs. Glen Schreier Mrs. William Wedesky and Mrs. Legler with Miss Ida Derendinger assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Mathias
Mmes
Paul H. Oim
William Manser
Herman D. Legler
St. John’s Church
Glen Schreier
William Wedesky
Legler
Ida Derendinger
Carrier Roosevelt Heads to Drydock for Bent Prop Repair
The aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt sails to Norfolk for a thorough drydock inspection after a mysterious underwater collision left a bent propeller. Navy planes blimp and destroyer scoured 30 miles offshore in the Atlantic without locating a hit, submarine theories dismissed.
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Jacksonville
Fla.i
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Norfolk
Navy
Atlantic
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