Capitol Hill Harmony Was Short Lived After Summit Fallout
The editorial notes a brief display of bipartisanship after Khrushchev humiliated Eisenhower at the summit, quickly dissolving as Democrats and Republicans blame each other for being soft on communism. It cites Stevenson and Kennedy criticisms, Dirksen’s charges, and calls for investigations amid political maneuvering before the election.
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Associated Press
United Front
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
McCarthy
Stevenson
James A. Farley
Richard M. Nixon
House
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Republicans
Paris
Dirksen
Kennedy
Portland
Ore
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Scott
John A. Carroll
Colorado
New York
Samuel A. Stratton
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Russia
Split Veto Vote in Senate Over Lowe in Spirits Areas Bill
Senators Alexander Wiley and William Proxmire split on the Eisenhower veto veto override vote. The Senate sustained the president’s veto on the spirits areas bill by 45 to 39 with Wiley backing the administration and Proxmire voting to override.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate
Eisenhower
Wiley
Proxmire
Local history notes from May 25 1950 and earlier
A 1950 Juda high school class day honors William Brunkow and Gerald Keen for science awards, while a severe electrical storm damages area utilities and kills a lineman repairing lines. Cheese Day Inc. votes to set a token price on Swiss cheese sandwiches to curb grabs at 1950 events. Other items recap 1935 1920 and earlier local happenings including public health nursing plans, baseball schedules, and notable deaths.
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American Legion
Liam Brunkow
Gerald Keen
Juda High School
Albany High School
Rock County Rural Electrification Administration
Cheese Day, Inc
Fund To Feature Pacesetter Group In Monroe Campaign
Directors of the United Fund of Monroe Inc approved a new division the Pacesetters to handle pre drive personal solicitations and to publish a guide to giving. The budget chairman reported four agencies funded with others under study and a tentative plan to drop one agency for the year.
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United Fund of Monroe, Inc
Monroe
James Weir
Two youths drown in Cayuga Lake tragedy in Ithaca
In Ithaca New York two teenage boys died in Cayuga Lake Tuesday night when one youth jumped in to save his friend. Joseph Simon 13 of Ithaca went under first and Larry Utter 15 of Slaterville attempted the rescue and also drowned. Both bodies were recovered.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cayuga Lake
Joseph Simon
Larry Utter
Slatterville
Simon
Bodden elected State Deputy at Knights of Columbus convention
Robert J. Bodden of Platteville was elected the new State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus at the closing session of the 59th annual convention in Green Bay. William Kivlahan of Cuba City won one of five Dr C W Henney Medallion Awards. Madison was named as the 1961 convention city. Area attendees included E J Norton and J Bernard Lee of Monroe, George Alt and Earl Morris of Shullsburg, Merlin Klaas Leonard Lonsberg and George Rudersdorf of Platteville.
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Robert J. Bodden
Platteville
Knights of Columbus
Green Bay
William Kivlahan
Cuba City
Dr. C. W. Henney
Madison
E. J. Norton
J. Bernard Lee
Monroe
George Alt
Earl Morris
Shullsburg
Merlin Klaas
Leonard Lonsberg
George Rudersdorf
Cub Scouts Award Webelos at St Victor's Auditorium
Four members of Cub Pack 310 received Webelos awards at a meeting in St Victor's auditorium last night. Recipients were Peter Urban Mike Meythaler Peter Gable and Greg Humbel. Gold arrows went to Scott Stafford Pat Fencil Kenneth Gerondal Roger Gable and Mike Majerus with a silver arrow to Roger Gable. Denner stripes were earned by Kenneth Gerondal and Bernard McGuiness and assistant denner stripes to Roger Gable and William Reider. Bernard Gibbons is named Copnaner for 1960 1961.
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St. Victor’s Auditorium
Peter Urban
Mike Meythaler
Peter Gable
Greg Humbel
Scott Stafford
Pat Fencil
Kenneth Gerondal
Roger Gable
Mike Majerus
Denner
Kenneth Gerondale
Bernard McGuiness
William Reider
Robert Wright 61 Prominent Janesville Contractor Dies
Robert A. Wright 61 a Jansesville contractor and Lafayette County native died Monday after a heart ailment. Funeral at St Peter's Janesville with burial in Oak Hill. Survived by wife Minnie E McGill daughter Mrs A C Dehn Abbotsford brother Harvey A Wright Milwaukee grandson Karl Dehn and late son Robert A Wright Jr who was killed in a 1946 toboggan accident. Wright served in World War I with the 32nd Division in France and was active in Masonic orders.
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Robert A. Wright
Janesville
Lafayette County
St. Peter’s Fotten Church
Robert Wilch
Oak Hill Cemetery
Overton
Wright
Shullsburg
Samson Tractor Co
Herman Schiefel
Mr. Wright
France
Co. I
Platteville
Robert O
Elizabeth Francomb Wright
Minnie E. McGill
St. Peter’s Church
A. C. Dehn
Abbotsford
Harvey A. Wright
Milwaukee
Karl Dehn
Robert A. Wright Jr
Navy
Tractor Lights Burn Late on State Farms
Wisconsin farmers battled weather delays as spring rains slowed planting across the state. A federal state crop report notes some lakeshore and central counties can work only intermittently, with oats sown and corn planting starting. Hay fields look fair, and a portion of old hay will be kept. pea acreage may fall four percent due to delays, while sweet corn planting is two weeks late for canners.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Canners Association
Displays urge awareness of new textile labeling law
Students and local retailers highlight the Textile Products Fiber Identification Act effective March 3. Four window displays at J C Penney Montgomery Ward Etter's and Spurgeon's teach shoppers to read fiber labels by generic names and percentages, aiding proper fabric identification for consumer protection.
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Monroe
A. R. Livingston
J. C. Penney Co
Montgomery Ward
Etter’s
Spurgeon’s
FTC
Textiles labeling law details for lining and upholstery
The text explains labeling requirements for textile components and products. Lining used solely for warmth must show fiber content while lining for ease of wear does not. Upholstery fabric by the yard and items sold in bundles must be labeled. each packed pair may need individual labeling unless sold as a single labeled article.
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Vycron
Dacron
Cracks Found At American Falls Near Prospect Point
Officials from the Niagara Frontier State Park Commission report cracks at American Falls but say there is no immediate danger of a slide. Executive secretary Arthur Williams notes the fractures formed by temperature changes in a section blocked by a coffer dam near Prospect Point.
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Arthur Williams
Niagara Frontier State Park Commission
Prospect Point
New Cracks Noted On American Falls
Niagara Falls reports several new cracks at the brink of American Falls as engineers warn of ongoing erosion signals. Local authorities monitor the cliff face and consider further inspection and safety precautions for visitors.
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American Falls
Niagara Falls
N. Y
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Emery A. Odell
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Stephenson Contest
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Editorial
Capitol Hill
By James Marlow
Denmark
Evening Times
Red Cross
Green County
Monroe High
Brodhead
Patrick Teehan
Laura Ingalls
Burbank
Calif
Amelia Earhart
Pecatonica Valley League
John M. Musser
Orangeville
Evelyn Ludlow
Rolland R. Etter
Willis Ludlow
N. E. McLaughlin
de la Huerta
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
O. H. Atherton
Muscoda
Fred Wyss
Chicago
Oakland
Freeport
Billy Blunt
Illinois Central
Clay Bridge
Albany Public
Margaret Kundert
Jefferson Township
Bernard Gibbons
RED
17Th Avenue
Robert Wright
Keds
Paca
Tigers
Maker
Blum’s Rexall Drugs
Cheese Store
Virginia Dare
Travel
Standard Oil
Mid-America
Jim’s
9Th Street
Swiggum
18Th Avenue
Agoratum
Dusty Miller
Petunias
Rosh $ Ferhee
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