General Motors Joins Ford and Chrysler in New Pension Plan
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler reach matching five year contracts with the CIO United Auto Workers. GM agrees to 137.50 monthly pensions. changes raise pensions and wages for about 700,000 workers, with a 5 cent guaranteed June raise, at least 10 cent raises for skilled workers, and a new price index as the pay standard.
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Glenn Engle
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Bij Reeducers
P| Bart Motore
General Motors
Bureau of Labor , Statistics Price Index
Critics To Ask Further Slashes For Foreign Aid
Congress considers further reductions in foreign aid as critics applaud partial savings from unspent Mutual Security funds. Rand credits up to 404 million against 1954 requests. lawmakers demand stricter justification and ongoing scrutiny of the 5.828 billion authorization for next year.
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Washington
William M. Rand
Ford
R-Mich
House Appropriations Committee
Encounging
Congress
Taber
R-Ny
Appropriations Committee
Mutual Security Administration
MSA
Europe
Far East
Harold E. Stassen
Rand
Chiperfield
R-Il
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wiley
Senate/foreign relations committee
House
Senate
John Gerber 74 Dies in Mt Horeb Area
John Gerber aged 74 of Springdale Township died of a heart attack at 11 30 p m at St Clare hospital after admission at 8 30 p m He leaves his wife two daughters Mrs Ernest Schoch and Mrs Leonard Kranitz both of Milwaukee two sons John Racine and Walter at home five grandchildren seven brothers Ulrich Monticello Peter Fred Monroe William Rudy Verona Simon Sun Prairie and a sister in Switzerland Mrs Fred Lehman Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Gesme funeral home Mt Horeb with Rev Z Pautz Verona officiating burial in Mt Vernon cemetery Mt Vernon.
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Horebopeital
John Gerber
Springdale Township
St. Clare Hospital
Ernest Schoch
Leonard Kranitz
Milwaukee
John
Racine
Walter
Ulrich
Monticello
Peter
Fred
Monroe
William
Rudy
Verona
Simon
Sun Prairie
P. ‘Switzerland
Switzerland
Fred Lehman
Gesme Funneral
Mt. Horeb
Z. Pautz
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Mt.Vernon
Long strike ends at Warner Gear plant in Muncie
A six week labor dispute involving 4000 workers at the Warner Gear plant in Muncie Indiana was settled today after negotiations.
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Detroit
Warner Gear
Muncie
Ind
King and Queen Crown North School Kindergarten Class
King Mary Louis and Queen crowned in coronation ceremony for North School kindergarten class. Twenty two students received diplomas signifying eligibility for first grade as Audrey Paterson and Lynn Moth performed the crowning. The event featured a court of honor, dances, group singing, and a royal purple ribboned diploma for each child. Notable graduates include James Ambrose, Gary Baum, David Bicket, Michael n, Thomas Burkhard, and Mary Mayer.
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Mary Louis
R. W. Blaha
North School
Audrey Paterson
Lynn Moth
England
Court of Honor
James Ambrose
Gary Baum
David Bicket
Michael N
Thomas Burkhard
Timothy Hyland
Fred Schuetze
William Sulzer
Thomas Zwicker
Penny Ammon
Carolyn Eaton
Marilyn Elmer
Sondee Gates
Susan Goecks
Jan Kitto
Mary Mayer
Senior Exercises and Commencement Planned for Monroe High
The Monroe High School senior program includes a Sunday baccalaureate in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. with three Monroe ministers. Commencement is Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the same venue, with Dean George Walter of Lawrence College as speaker. The week also features a Madison Vilas Park picnic and rehearsals for graduation.
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Monroe
Monroe High School
George Walter, Appleton
Lawrence College
C. C. Warfel
Grace Lutheran Church
Ralph Kofoed
Methodist Church
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Allan F. Barnard
America
Mabel C. Viel
Sandra Haworth
Handel
Viel
Warfel
Vilas Park
Madison
Mrs Veenge dies in Madison after long Milwaukee career
Lillian A Veenge 56 of Milwaukee street Madison died unexpectedly in a Madison hospital. Former Oscar Mayer and Co employee, she had worked at the brewery here. Born Lillian Kubly in Monticello, she is survived by five daughters and several relatives across Madison Edgerton Monroe Monticello and Milwaukee. Services Friday at Trinity church at 2 30 p m with Rev Borgwardt officiating. Burial Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Gunderson funeral home after 2 p m.
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Lillian A. Veenge
Milwaukee ‘Street
Madison
Oscar Mayer and Co
Veenge
Evening Times
Lillian Kubly
Anna and
Henry Kubly
Monticello
John Zeller
Ernest Moeykens
George Capadona
Pauline Veenge
Henry Carlson
Harlow Ellingsrud
Edgerton
Henry Kubly Sr
Joseph Goepfert
Monroe
Henry Kubly Jr
Wisconsin Senate Adopts Rural Electrification Referendum
Madison by unanimous vote the Wisconsin Senate concurred in a joint resolution asking Congress to recognize contributions to the national economy made by the Rural Electrification Administration program. Owners of cars entering state conservation department under terms of a bill introduced in the Senate. Funds derived from the permit plan would be used for park operations and programs.
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State Senate
Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Congress
State Conservation Department
UN der Conserva
Senate
Communities Set Observance Plans
Area memorial Day observances are announced by city and village officials. Rev. C. C. Warfel will speak at Albany grade school at 10 a.m. and parade to Hillcrest cemetery. Juda parade gathers at high school then to Mt. Vernon cemetery for Rev. William King. Judge Wesley Eberle will speak at Orangeville high school gym at 2 p.m. Rev. A. R. Achtemeier to lead Memorial Day prayer at Zwingli church. Amstutz-Marty Legion to honor veterans at Highland Cemetery monument. Rev. Paul Gibson to address New Glarus High School after parade from village park. Parade ends with a short service at the cemetery. Brodhead Memorial Day address by Rev. Gene Carter on the square at 9:30 a.m. Parade from high school. Rev. Howard L. Orians to speak at Greenwood Cemetery in Monroe.
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Freeport
Orlangeville Community Unit
A. R. Achtemeier
Zwingli Church
Amstutz-Marty Legion
Highland Cemetery
Paul Gibson
Monroes
Bethel Church
New Glarus High School
Brodhead
Gene Carter
Methodist Church
Howard L. Orians
Monroe Immanuel Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Stores to Stay Open Friday Night in Monroe
Monroe stores plan extended hours Friday night staying open until 10 in observance of Memorial Day and the upcoming July Fourth holiday. Retailers say the late hours accommodate patrons during the holiday week and the Saturday observance.
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Monroe
Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks Hit Veracruz Area
Officials report a violent outbreak of foot and mouth disease at Ojite in the Poza Rica region and across the rich livestock belt of de Lima Carrizal and Vera Cruz points.
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Poza Rica
Mexico
de Lima
Carrizal
Vera Cruz Points
Chinese Launch New Mass Attacks in Korea Front
Seoul dispatch reports 4,500 Chinese troops assault western Korea near Panmunjom after 6,500 comrades seized five hills in central Korea. Reds strike Vegas Carson Elko Berlin East Berlin and The Hook amid heavy artillery as three regiments attack a 20 mile sector and two battalions hit western fronts. Allied aircraft bomb Red positions.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Korea
Vegas
Carson
Elko
East Berlin
Berlin
Hook
Eighth Army
Academy To Graduate First Cadet Twin Pair
The U.S. Military Academy will graduate twins Rob Roy and Thomas McGregor next Tuesday. They are sons of Col and Mrs Thomas McGregor of Carmel California, marking the first such twin graduation in the academy’s 150 year history.
Romanian Diplomat Denounces Frameup In Spy Case
Romanian Communist diplomat Zambeti denounces state department charges as a frameup after expelled by the United States. He claims the charges stem from pressure by Valeriu Georgescu an oil expert who refused to spy and faced alleged threats regarding his sons in Romania.
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Valeriu C. Georgescu
Lygia
Manhattan
New York
Washington
Georgescu
Romania
Christache Zambeti
Legation
State Department
Aornam Wn
Arpacue Zambezi
United States
Valeriu Georgescu
Zambeti
Soviet Revamps German Control After Abolishing Commission
London Moscow move removes Army commander in East Germany from all duties except leading Soviet troops and appoints Vladimir Semyonov as supreme commissar to supervise governance in the Soviet occupied zone. The Soviet control commission in Germany is abolished and the supreme commander is freed from control duties.
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London
Moscow
East Germany
Moscow Radio
Germany
Soviet Council of Ministers
Bic
Vladimir Semyonov
Grain Prices Steady on Chicago Board of Trade
Grains held a narrow trading range on the Chicago Board of Trade amid lackluster demand and little momentum. Prices did not mirror Wednesday jitters, but showed no notable strength or advance.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kohler Sees Budget in Balance No Tax Increase Needed
Governor Kohler says no need to raise state income taxes and notes other money measures are possible. He spoke after a joint finance committee meeting about budget balance for the coming year and a pending legislative proposal to adjust income tax calculations including teachers surtax integration. An additional $14 million in revenue was not ruled out by the committee.
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Madison
Kohler
Kobler
Joint Finance Committee
Lative Council
ROK Opposes New Allied Truce Plan Amid Push for Unification
South Korea denounces the latest Allied truce proposal to the United Nations Command as rigid on POWs and integration. Maj. Gen. Choi Duk Shin delivered the note as Pyun Yung Tai warned he might resign if the plan proceeds. ROK lawmakers pressed Gen Harrison to withdraw the proposal and pledged to fight if an armistice favors the Reds.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations Command
Choi Duk Shin
K. Harrison
South Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
Reds
Red
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Pyun
ROK
Harrison
U.N
India
Five Nation Commission
North Korea
Rhee
Monroe Chamber Revisits Community Chest Plan
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce directors voted to reopen studies of the proposed community chest program. The board authorized the public affairs committee to reassess two years after its initial advance, following a briefing by Harold E. Scherer. The group plans to attend a Stevens Point meeting next month to learn state methods and procedures.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Hotel
Harold E. Scherer
Wisconsin Association of Community Chests
Stevens Point
Greyhound
Hayward
Herbert H. Stauffacher
His
Milton K. Johnson
Facher
Chamber
H. A. Blumer
Joseph Dearth
Otto Steinmann
G. Galli
Lloyd
Reflector Tape Project Planned by Junior Chamber
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a lights bumper campaign tomorrow night on the square. Members will patrol the inside lane, placing reflector tape on rear bumpers for safety. Campaign chairman Robert H. Rieder says rolls will be on hand, with Roll and Karlen leading one team and Robert captaining the other. The losing team will host the winners at a future dinner. The project has police department and statewide endorsement.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tomorow
Robert H. Rieder
Roll
Karlen
Robert
British Ships Used for Red China Troops Reported
Washington reports confirm evidence that two ships from Hong Kong firms were used to carry Communist Chinese troops, a claim echoed at a news conference by Senator Mundt. The State Department document, sent to an investigator, prompted denials from involved parties.
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Washington
Wallem and Co
Hong Kong
Miramar
Wheelock Marden and Co
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Senate Nens
Mundt
State Department
Robert Kennedy
Kden Co
Themes
Argyle man C W Anderson dies after long illness
Clarence W. Anderson, 68, of Argyle, died today at 6:01 p.m. at his brother in law and sister's home after a yearlong heart disease and complications. Born December 30, 1884 in Argyle, he lived in Argyle most of his life with brief stays in Denver and San Francisco. He was in advertising and once worked at a telephone company. a Lutheran church member, he leaves a widow and relatives including S. D. and others. Funeral set Saturday at 2 p.m. at Argyle Lutheran Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, burial procession from Erickson home at 10:30 a.m.
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Clarence W. Anderson
Argyle
Theodore Grinder
Mr. Anderson
Henry
Maria Paulsrud Anderson
Argyle High School
Rockford
Denver
San Francisco
Grinder
S. D
J. Alvin Anderson
Covington
O. Nelson
Argyle Lutheran Church
Argyle Lutheranium
A. P. Anderson
Woodlawn
Erickson
Stock Mart Decline Goes into Fifth Day
New York reports a continuing stock market decline extending to a fifth consecutive day. Traders cite persistent selling pressure and stronger-than-expected inflation data as factors. Investors watch major indices for signs of a bottom as exchange volumes remain elevated.
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New York
Eisenhower backs UN joint action over Taft view
President Eisenhower rejected Senator Taft's suggestion to ignore the United Nations over Korea and affirmed that joint action remains proper. He noted Big Three Bermuda talks may not yield a Big Four with the Soviet Union unless developments justify a conference. He urged cooperation and warned that no free nation can act alone in world affairs.
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Eisenhower
Taft
United Nations
Bermuda
Russia
Churchill
United States
Cincinnati
Korea
England
America
U. S
U. N
Be Ie
China
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