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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
2
An editorial compares Eisenhower's summit address to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Speech, praising its concise forcefulness. It argues the talk exposed Soviet secrecy, warned of nuclear danger, and supported open skies under UN oversight as a turning point in East West relations.
The piece argues for designating the secretary of state as the president's chief officer for all national security affairs, including overseas military matters. It suggests limits to recommendations and policy, noting potential benefits of better coordination and a role akin to a European prime minister.
The article notes Gibraltar as a key British naval base at the entrance to the Mediterranean with an area of two square miles.
The Attica facility northwest of Albany expands production to one wheel daily after remodeling by Walter Wieland. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs. Edwin A. Bear and William Hunter, with tributes to Peter John Zimmerman and local events from decades past. A wartime visit and disaster reports accompany a long reminiscence of wartime experiences and camp life.
Barbara McCash, 24, of Atlanta, aboard a U S Air Force plane en route from Copenhagen to Hamburg, was forced to land in East Germany as Soviet fighters intervened. She describes calm before landing, scrambling from the plane, and a tense transfer to Soviet headquarters with East German police assisting.
Monticello society items list residents and guests including Mr and Mrs Thomas Brusveen and family to Lake Sissabagamma for a week long vacation. Other entries note Mrs H A Becker visiting Madison with daughter and family and local visits by Mr and Mrs G C Schuler Orfordville and the Bontlys in Platteville and Madison. Eugene Gessler attended an Eagle Scout dinner sponsored by Thomas Brusveen in Platteville.
The White House disclosed a U2 photograph of North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego shown by President Eisenhower. The image, from a U2 plane at 13 miles, displays parking strips and surrounding lots with sharp detail, illustrating aerial reconnaissance capabilities. The White House clarified lines noted by viewers were parking strips, not diagonal mark lines.
Annual Memorial Day events are set for Monday in New Glarus with the Stuessy Kuenzi Legion Post and Auxiliary Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and the high school band participating at the grade school gym and cemetery. The parade starts at 9 30 a.m. from the village park with a planned order Colors Legion Auxiliary firing squad band car with Gold Star Mothers Legion and Auxiliary members and school children. The program, arranged by the Legion and the high school music department, includes selections.
The school band led a program with Legion Aux and Boy Scouts for a Memorial Day observance. A roll call honored Civil War to Korean conflict veterans, followed by prayers, a wreath at the Swiss Church cemetery, rifle salute and taps.
Representative Wright Patman of Texas urged that the president be authorized to raise or lower income tax rates by as much as ten percent. The proposal seeks flexible fiscal policy and rapid response to economic conditions.
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