Wisconsin budget strain prompts Nelson budget clash
Gov elect Gaylord Nelson faces November and December hearings on 1959 61 biennium funding as major Wisconsin departments seek about 50 million dollars more than anticipated tax revenue. He may veto any sales tax while considering higher income taxes amid a 19 million dollar surplus.
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Arthur Bystrom
Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Nelson
Highway and Conservation Commissions
Department of Public Welfare
University of Wisconsin
State Colleges
University
Tax Structure Cripples Jobs in Wisconsin
John Brewer of Madison told the Spring Grove unit of the Green County Farm Bureau that state and local taxes are crippling job opportunities and industries view government as a tax source rather than a job creator. He urged a broad based tax reform and budget cuts to revive industrial growth.
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Wisconsin
John Brewer
Madison
Spring Grove
Green County Farm Bureau
Brewer
Public Expenditure Survey
Monroe man builds eight foot telescope observatory
Nathan R. Roth of Monroe has an eight foot telescope and a two story observatory under construction. He teaches astronomy to students, counsels Boy Scouts, attends Madison Astronomical Club lectures, and hopes to install the telescope next spring. His gear includes a 12 1 2 inch reflector with 270x power and a solar furnace on the first floor.
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Marvin E. Tessneer
Monroe
Nathan R. Roth
Pine Bluff
Madison
Rex Eyler
WEKZ
Roth
Perle Guess
Guess
John Bruni
17Th Avenue
Times
Veterans Day observances mark 40th armistice anniversary
Veterans Day events include courthouse and city hall closures, postal service reductions, and a 7 am to 6 pm lobby for lock box patrons. The American Legion hosts a 6:30 pm potluck, while Last Man's Clubs plan ongoing memorials and a symbolic champagne toast for WWI and WWII veterans. Walter Schild will fly to Wausau with 400 memberships as part of the observance.
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John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
American Legion
Legion Hall
Eva Galusha
Elizabeth Knipschild
Wesley Born
J. B. O’meara
Frank E. Sickinger
Idle Hour
Monroe Country Club
Walter Schild
Legion
Wausau
Auxiliary
Howard P. Olsen
Robert Hendrickson
Warren M. Gerhart
Gerhart
Dillman Admits Oshkosh Slaying
MADISON The Winnebago County district attorney says 22 year old Vernon Dillman has confessed to killing 17 year old Ruth Schmidt of Oshkosh with a tire tool on August 15. Dillman, a probationer, was apprehended in Nebraska after being seen with Schmidt the night she disappeared.
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Madison
Winnebago County
Vernon Dillman
Ruth Schmidt
Oshkosh
Dillman
Jack Steinhilber
State Crime Laboratory
Two Women Die In Illinois Crash Near Rockford
Two women died in an auto crash at Illinois 70 and Meridian Road near Rockford Friday night. Eleanor Krise, 22, of Rockford, a technician at the Northern Illinois Blood Bank, died in the crash. Faye E. Kitzmiller, 17, of Rockford, a Winnebago High School senior and recent homecoming queen candidate, also perished. Krise was a passenger in the car driven by Lewis C. Clark, 25, of Rockford, who was injured but not gravely.
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Rockford
Illinois 70
Meridian Road
Eleanor Krise
Northern Illinois Blood Bank
George Kirse
Stockton
Faye E. Kitzmiller
Winnebago High School
Kitzmiller
Miss Kirse
Lewis C. Clark
Moon Firing Fails Over Rocket Defect
Air Force experience a setback when a planned lunar test launch ended in failure due to a defect in the rocket. Officials say investigation will determine causes and timeline for a replacement launch attempt.
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Air Force
Duck hunter drowns in Lake Michigan off Manitowoc
John Butler aged 32 disappeared after a wave capsized his boat while he retrieved a decoy about 600 feet offshore in Lake Michigan near Manitowoc. Rescue efforts followed but he was not recovered.
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Duck Hunter
Manitowoc
Lake Michigan
John Butler
Centennial Firemen Stage Thanksgiving Dance At Turner Hall
The Fire Department marks its centennial with a Thanksgiving week dance on Friday November 28 at Turner Hall. Louis Bashell and his Orchestra will perform, with proceeds funding extra injury insurance for volunteers during nonpaid activities and demonstrations. Tickets are on advance sale via volunteers and rural district mail solicitations.
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Turner Hall
Turner All
Louis Bashell
Special Department Insurance Fund
Four Injured In City Crash In Monroe Morning
Four people were injured in a car semi collision on 9th street near an Aufenacht station in Monroe at 9 30 a m. Injured were Mrs Gordon Laugesen 58 of Cassville who had a fractured knee and was treated at St Clare hospital, Eugene Laugesen 21 of rural Potosi with left thigh contusions, Gordon Laugesen 70 with bruised knees, and Lucille Laugesen 21 of Randolph Air Force Base Texas with a bruised right knee.
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AUTO
9Th Street
Monroe
Gordon Laugesen
Cassville
St. Clare Hospital
Times
Avas
Highway 1181
Aufenacht
Ronald Martens
Center Junction
Eugene Laugesen
Potosi
Lucille Laugesen
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Joseph Koch
30Th Avenue
6Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Leslie M. Schwitz
14Th Street
Harold Mohns
Brodhead
Zelma G. Thorp
Twin Grove
John Elwyn Holdrich
Monticello
Roy John Wong
Wong Auto
Holdrich
Shirley Woodruff
Holdrich Auto
Larry Gessler
Betty Sp
William Archibald Pyle
John Raymond Burkhamer
Frank Ten Eyck
Highway 11
Juda
Burkhamer
Pyle
Ten Eyck
Wisconsin Fairmont Faces Milk Price Case
GRAND RAPIDS Mich The Fairmont Foods Co of Wisconsin was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of discriminatory price fixing in the sale and distribution of milk in Houghton County Upper Michigan.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Fairmont Foods Co
Wisconsin
Houghton County
Upper Michigan
Cheesemakers Ball and Swiss Wrestling Set for Monroe
The Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association schedules the annual Swiss wrestling meet and Cheesemakers Ball at Turner Hall in Monroe on December 3. Wrestling judges include past champions William Ienatsch George Hollenstein and Ernest Lehr. Queen’s contest judges are Hans Geissbuhler Henry Kolb Gerald Swiggum and Fred Kummer. The event begins at 2 p.m. and Ernest Ammon defends his title.
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Turner Hall
Foreign Type Cheesemakers’ Association
Hans Geissbuhler
Darlington
Henry Kolb
Argyle
Gerald Swiggum
South Wayne
Fred Kummer
William Ienatsch
George Hollenstein
Ernest Lehr
Ernest Ammon
August Burgi
Fred Krebs
Association
Allen Buss Dies In Farm Mishap
Allen F Buss 56 of Lena Sr farmer and brother of Barton Buss of 2723 8th street died yesterday afternoon when his jacket was caught in a tractor power takeoff. Found about 4 pm at his farm four miles southwest of Lena by farm hand Ray Voss. Coroner Gene Burke and Deputy Sheriff Glen Oefelein said clothing entangled and pulled onto the spinning shaft. Inquest will be held. Survived by Edna wife a daughter Mrs Melvin Lutz Winslow a son Duane Northern Illinois University DeKalb a brother Barton Monroe a half brother Clyde Buss Lanark a sister Mrs Harold Kuhlemeyer Lena and two grandchildren. Services Monday 2 pm Lena Methodist church Rev Webster Hobb officiating burial Lena Burial Park.
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Allen F. Buss
Lena
Barton Buss
Ray Voss
Voss
Mr. Buss
Buss
Gene Burke
Glen Oefelein
Melvin Lutz
Winslow
Duane
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Barton
Monroe
Clyde Buss
Lanark
Harold Kuhlemeyer
Lena Methodist Church
Webster Hobb
American Motors to Hire 1000 More Workers This Month
A spokesman for American Motors Corp said the firm will add about 1,000 employees this month at Milwaukee and Kenosha plants as production rises from 1,150 to 1,280 cars daily. The hires will come from existing applicants, raising Wisconsin employment to around 16,500.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Kenosha
AMC
Wisconsin
Third Stage Didn't Ignite In Newest Try
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Air Force launched its third moon rocket but the third stage failed to ignite leaving the craft at about 1000 miles short of the moon. Officials reported all stages fired before the third stage failed. The mission aimed for a 50 000 mile lunar approach and possible orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Air Force
Outer Space
Moon
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Africa
Jodrell Bank
England
International Telephone and Telegraph-MacKay Radio
Southampton
N. Y
Florida
Earth
Earthquake Shakes Four States Felt from St Louis to Kentucky
An earthquake with a sharp tremor at 8 41 am startled residents across four states, felt from St Louis to Paducah Kentucky and Evansville Indiana, and throughout southern Illinois. Many believed an explosion occurred.
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ST. Louis
Paducah
Evansville
Ind
Illinois
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Monroe Area
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U.S.A
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Allen Buss
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