Budget Battle Heats Up Over Wisconsin Finance
Wisconsin Senate and Assembly clashed over the 1961 budget with attempts to add auditors for tax enforcement and higher university salaries. A 27-5 park sticker fee plan passed the Senate while a 92-2 Assembly vote backed tighter charity oversight. Public welfare hearing drew broad state turnout over bus transportation for parochial students.
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Senate
John A. Gronouski
Assembly
University of Wisconsin
Joint
Nelson
Wisconsin
Committee On
Governmental and Veterans Affairs
Secretary of State
Wisconsin Exposition Department
West Allis
Joint Finance Committee
Department of Administration
Wisconsin State Employes Association
State Bureau of Personnel
Assembly Public Welfare Committee
Donald S. Rush
Conference of Catholic Bishops
J. Laing Burns Jr
Madison
Public Treasury
Mayor Kunkle Concedes Defeat to Shelly in Re election
FREEPORT Special Mayor Glen F. Kunkle conceded defeat in the April 4 re election. Joe D. Shelly leads by 23 votes after the recount, avoiding ruling on 21 disputed ballots by Judge Marvin F. Burt.
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Freeport
Glen F. Kunkle
Joe D. Shelly
Marvin F. Burt
Kunkle
Shelly
Navy Officer Defends Careers Against Cuban Invasion Blame
A high ranking Navy officer, who cannot be named, condemns blame on top military leaders for the Cuban debacle. He argues Joint Chiefs did not fully staff or know the invasion plan, and that CIA information shaped the operation. He notes McNamara bans public defenses and Eisenhower questioned Chiefs' detailed consultation. Sen Gore and Gen Lemnitzerare discussed as critics. The full record will go to President Kennedy.
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Washington
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Eisenhower
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Joint Chiefs
Gore
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Senate
Robert S. McNamara
Gettysburg
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
United States
Road Worker Killed in Interstate Construction Near Poynette
Raymond A. Byrnes, 39, of Madison, employed by a road building firm, was killed Friday when he was run over by a gravel truck while working on an interstate highway project southwest of Poynette.
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Poynette
Raymond A. Byrnes
Madison
Darlington TV Translator Tower Blocked by Writ
Circuit Judge Bruce Bielfuss issued an injunction delaying a 13 000 translator television tower in Darlington. The pause awaits State Supreme Court review. Taxpayer H J Beardsley led the suit opposing the project, posting an 8 000 bond to protect the city amid the delay.
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Darlington
Bruce Bielfuss
State Supreme Court
H. J. Beardsley
Bielfuss
Madison
Beardsley
High Court
Minstrel show canceled at Chicago public school
Chicago principal Wesley Thomson canceled a rehearsal minstrels show by kindergarten and first grade pupils after superiors warned it could offend Negroes. About 400 parents and children gathered as Thomson defended the music as classic Stephen Foster. Rev. S S Morris of the NAACP said such shows perpetuate racial stereotypes and were surprising in Chicago.
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Chicago
Budlong Public School
Wesley G. Thomson
Thornson
Stephen Foster
Jeff Chandler Improves Yet Remains In Critical Condition
Culver City California actor Jeff Chandler 42 has resumed oral feeding and is gaining strength though still in critical condition. He received 55 pints of blood after an artery ruptured and is hospitalized in Culver City.
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Culver City
Calif
Jeff Chandler
Culver City Hospital
Lose Driver Permits Canceled Insurance Hits 6 500
Madison Wisconsin Circuit Judge Edwin Wilkie ordered Superior Mutual Insurance Co to liquidate and turn operations over to the state leaving about 6 500 drivers without licenses at 4 30 p m Friday. The firm specialized in high premium coverage for drivers with revoked licenses and other high risk cases. Drivers must file new proof of financial responsibility to reinstate licenses, according to Motor Vehicle Commissioner James L Karns.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Edwin Wilkie
Superior Mutual Insurance Co
Wilkie
The
Cheesemakers Mutual Casualty Insurance Co
Superior Mutual
James L. Karns
Karns
John Noble recounts Soviet imprisonment and warning
Detroit native John Noble spoke at a junior high auditorium claiming he was falsely arrested by the Soviets and held in a slave camp for 90 years. He warned Americans that such oppression could recur and urged spiritual resistance against communism.
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John Noble
Detroit
Noble
Russia
Eichmann
Miss Bouton Coplien Reign At Green County Prom
Phyllis Bouton of Brodhead and Jerry Coplien of Monroe served as prom king and queen for Green County Teacher's College last night. The theme Apple Blossom Time. Court included Betsy Strausburg Edgerton David Stauffacher Monroe Russell Quinn Argyle Sandra Olson rural Beloit. Music by Red Hedgecock and Hedgehoppers of Edgerton. Pre-prom dinner at Edward Einbeck home. Hosts John Prien David Stauffacher Judy Kingdon Sharon Einbeck.
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Phyllis Bouton
Brodhead
Jerry Coplien
Monroe
Green County Teacher's College
Betsy Strausburg
Edgerton
David Stauffacher
Russell Quinn
Argyle
Sandra Olson
Beloit
Red Hedgecock
Hedgehoppers
Edward Einbeck
John Prien
Judy Kingdon
Sharon Einbeck
Senior at MHS W.A. Burkhard Dies From Car Crash
A Monroe High School senior William Arthur Burkhard Jr. died at St. Clare hospital from injuries in a one car crash on Highway 69 north of Monticello. Richard A. Albright, another Monroe senior, was treated and released for minor injuries. The collision prompted a coroner and sheriff investigation and led to the cancellation of a Student Council dance. Services for Burkhard are set for Monday at St. John's Church.
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Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Highway 69
Monticello
William Arthur Burkhard Jr
William A. Burkhard Sr
8Th Avenue
Conrad Stauffacher
Richard A. Albright
Arnold Albright
Albright
New Glarus
Stewart Chapter
DeMolay
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Youth Fellowship
Walter Babula
Burkhard
Green County
William Arthur Burkhard
William A
Ellen Abbott Burkhard
Burkhard Electric Co
Thomas
Mary
Kathleen
Susanne
Judith
John Burkhard
Marshall Abbot
St. John’s Church
Paul H. Olm
Greenwood Cemetery
Kent Phillips
Stuessy Funeral
Drownings Reported As Patrol Cadet Falls Into Wisconsin River
Stephen Heling 13 a safety patrol cadet from Oshkosh drowned near Wisconsin Dells during a weekend outing. He slipped from a four foot ledge while taking photos at a motel and was swept away by the fast moving river. Stephen was one of about 60 patrol cadets on the trip, and his loss stunned his family and fellow youths.
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Wisconsin Dells
Stephen Heling
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Stephen
Harold Heling
Dells
Yun Po Sun Reverses Resignation in Korean Military Crisis
South Korea's elder statesman Yun Po sun withdraws his one day resignation to remain as civilian head of state. The move follows a military coup that installed Lt Gen Chang Do young as premier and Maj Gen Pak Jung hi as defense minister. The junta pledges a 15 man cabinet while US officials seek restoration of order and hierarchy. Magruder demands loyal units return to posts and generals purged be restored or replaced.
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Seoul
Korea
Yun Po-sun
South Korea
Yun
Chang Doyoung
Pak Jung-hi
Chang
John M. Chang
U.S
Carter Magruder
United Nations
Magruder
Song Writer Howard Stricken During Act
Joe Howard a 79 year old vaudeville star known for over 500 songs including I Wonder Who s Kissing Her Now died on stage at the Civic Opera House Chicago during a benefit performance. He had just finished an encore when he was stricken and the curtain fell.
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Chicago
Joe Howard
Civic Opera House
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
FDR Eleanor Roosevelt Eisenhower Reuther Offer Cuba Aid
Mrs. Roosevelt Dr. Eisenhower and Walter Reuther pledged to raise funds to send 500 bulldozers to Cuba if Castro frees 1,200 prisoners from the April invasion. Castro replied that 1,200 prisoners would be exchanged for bulldozers and framed the exchange as compensation for invasion damage. The three leaders hinted at forming a national committee to collect contributions if Castro responds affirmatively.
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Associated Press
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton S. Eisenhower
Walter P. Reuther
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United Auto Workers Union
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Reuther
UAW
United States
Havana
Red Cross
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Manuel Artime
Francisco
the Hook) Molina
New York City
Molina
Magdalena Urdaneta
Venezuela
Manhattan
U.S
Artime
Jose Miro Torra
Jose Miro Cardona
Anti - Castro Revolutionary Council
Carlos Varona
Antonio Varona
Wisconsin urges continued U.S. Savings Bond sales on 20th anniversary
Governor Nelson urged Wisconsin residents to keep buying U S Savings Bonds as the nation marks the bond program's 20th anniversary this year.
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Madison
Nelson
Wisconsin
U.S
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Willis J. Kohlhagen
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Twining Park
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Boy Scout Troop 101
L. J. Schroeder
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Miss Bouton
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MHS
W. E. Deininger
A. Charles Howe
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