Mayor Objects To 20000 Dollar North Park Expenditure
Mayor Victor N. Schiller objects to a proposed 20000 dollar one year expense for the North Park while saying he will not veto the overall 497510.95 dollar city budget. Park Director Ronald D. Johnson notes the board cut the park request from 26000 to 20000 with detailed allocations for road work ramp shelter plumbing and fencing. Aldermen discuss budget timing and future funding as the council awaits certification of state school and weed budget figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor N. Schiller
North Side Park
Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
Park Board
Johnson
Schiller
Joseph C. Dearth
Eighth Ward
Dearth
Bark River Tractor and Culvert Co
Madison
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Finance and Taxation Committee
Helen Gempeler
Highway 69 Relocation Plan Seeks Hearing
The State Highway Commission announces that questions or a hearing request on the Highway 69 relocation between Monticello and New Glarus must be filed by December 8. The project, to bypass Monticello to the west and connect with the New Glarus bypass north of the Woods Roadside park, is slated for 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Monticello
New Glarus
Green County
Monroe
Glarus
Glarus Woods
Commission To View Meter Maid Positions Tomorrow
The Police and Fire Commission will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss qualifications for two proposed meter maids. City Council authorized hiring two women to ticket motorists with expired meters, handle meter collections, and maintain police records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police and Fire Commission
City Plans Bill On Curb Issue In Monroe
City Attorney to draft a bill for the Legislature to authorize payment to W A Stauffacher Construction for curb and gutter work done in good faith. City has paid 7266 for 4200 feet. 4563.79 remains for work beyond the contract. Mayor Schiller withheld final payment amid dispute and counsel advised limiting payment to contract scope until statute is enacted next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Benkert
W. A. Stauffacher Construction Co
Monroe
Victor N. Schiller
Robert Sundby
League of Municipalities
Benkert
Stauffacher
Randal Elmer
Monticello
Schiller
Walter Ekum
New North Side Park
White Hat Nursing Home
Archie J. Gibbons
Patricia Jensen
Fred F. Felder
Monroe Township
P. J. Connors Jr
Connors Plumbing and Heating Co
17Th Street
12Th Avenue
Marshals Dropped After Little Rock Crisis Training
The Justice Department stated the training of special U S deputy marshals tied to the Little Rock school crisis has ended. All the special marshals have been removed from the federal payroll, a spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
U. S
Little Rock
Council Votes To Speed Work On Center Site
City Council approves remodeling Wells building first floor and basement for temporary recreation use and removal of a north warehouse to expand parking. Plans by Stanley W Howe to meet State Industrial Commission specs. Capacity limited to 100 during HVAC work. heating plan to IC for approval. Financing partly from unexpended Park Board balance. remainder from general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Wells
Public Property Committee
Stanley W. Howe
State Industrial Commission
Industrial Commission
Park Board
Ronald D. Johnson
Roger L. Elmer
Seventh Ward
Elmer
G. Fred Galli
First Ward
Galli
Schiller
Stalin
Johnson
Stoldt
City Girl Hurt Falls From Car
An 18-year-old Monroe girl Beverly Smith was injured at 2:30 a.m. when she fell from a moving car on Highway 69 north of Monroe. She, a passenger in Glenn E. Trumpy s car, was treated for cuts and shock then re-entered St. Clare hospital for further care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Beverly Smith
Highway 69
Miss Smith
9Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Glenn E. Trumpy
Route 1
Albany
Joyce Wickersham
Richard Lehr
Trumpy
Smith Girl
Trucker Describes Union War Over Hot Cargo Tactics
Washington Texas truck operator Desmond A Barry testified to Senate investigators about his fight against the hot cargo boycott by Teamsters unionists. Barry, president of Galveston Truck Lines of Houston, said the tactics halved his business in six weeks after he refused to sign a union contract. The ICC ruled such tactics illegal. The committee reviewed secretly made tapes allegedly recording Teamsters officials discussing bombings and violence, naming Raymond C Shafer, manager of Teamsters local 657 in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C. Shafer
San Antonio
Washington
Desmond A. Barry
Texas
Teamsters
Senate
Senate Rackets Committee
Barry
Galveston Truck Lines
Houston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shafer
Teamsters Local 657
Wisconsin Swiss Cheese Featured at Jaycee Banquet
A wheel of Green County Swiss cheese will be served at the International Junior Chamber of Commerce convention banquet in Minneapolis tonight. The cheese is provided by the Green County Agricultural Foundation at the request of the local Jaycee chapter and highlights Wisconsin products amid offerings from 48 states and other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
International Junior Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Green County Agricultural Foundation
Jaycee
Wisconsin
Two Men Rescued In Lake Wessel's Disaster
East Germany hints at grabbing air lifelines for West Berlin as Neue Zeit accuses the Allies of violating a four power pact. The piece discusses possible transfer of control over air corridors and the threat to surface routes, with plans for a potential airlift if needed. A U S Army convoy returned from West Germany without incident as tensions mount.
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Lake Wessel
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Hese
Neue Zeit
Wesern
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
State Closing Wins Norfolk Voters Reject Integrated School Plan
Norfolk voters defeated a plan to ask Gov. Almond to return six closed schools to city control for integration. Unofficial results show 12,340 against and 8,712 for the request across 46 precincts. The advisory ballot hinges on Virginia’s Massive Resistance laws and possible tuition costs if reopened integrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Eight gunshot deaths in Wisconsin deer season rise
The Associated Press reports eight gunshot deaths in the first four days of Wisconsin’s deer season, with seven others dying of heart attacks. Edward Zabrowsky, 56, of Sheboygan, died after a bullet wound in Antigo. Herman Laatsch, 55, of Jefferson, found dead in Black River State Forest. heart attack listed as cause by Jackson County coroner Dr. John Noble. About 55,000 deer shot in four days. likely to exceed last year’s 68,000 as reports come in from northeast and other areas. Cold, freezing temperatures, light hunting pressure, and no snow noted.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Edward Zabrowsky
Sheboygan
Antigo
Mattoon
Birnamwood
Shawano County
Herman Laatsch
Jefferson
Black River State Forest
City Point
Jackson County
John Noble
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Nelson invites aides to stay as governor
Nelson, Wisconsin's governor elect, said he invited Gov. Vernon Thomson's research and industrial development staff to continue on the job when he takes office January 5. The staff, including director John Gibson and industrial development chief John J. Benson, are not civil service and remain Thomson’s personal staff with about 11 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Nelson
John J. Benson
Benson
A. O. Smith Co
Milwaukee
Thomson
Walter J. Kohler
More Items Sought For Stricken Deals
The Rob ert Deal family after a fire received Red Cross relief aid. Richard Anderson reports donations arriving with sheets pillows pillowcases blankets and a mattress as priorities. A refrigerator and small furnishings are still needed. Collection points are Woolworths Badger paint store McLellan's and the sheriff's department. The Deals stay with Perry and his wife at 2390 27th avenue while a rental is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Anderson
Red Cross Relief
Anderson
Woolworth’s
Badger Paint Store
McLellan’s
Sheriff's Department
Perry Deal
27Th Avenue
Pauly Receives Cheese Contract Details
Pauly Cheese Co and Swift and Co Chicago win contracts to process about 6.25 million pounds of government owned cheese. Processing costs at Swift Chicago would be 2.43 cents per pound and 2.49 cents per pound at Swift Green Bay division. Total processing about 152,239.50 dollars. Cheese packed in five pound loaves for school lunch donations. Remaining Commodity Credit Corp cheese inventory committed, Agriculture Department states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pauly Cheese Co
Swift and Co
Chicago
Swift
Green Bay
Commodity Credit Corp
Agriculture Department
Swiss Mart Steady On Grades C and D
Wisconsin cheese market shows barely steady cheddar prices and steady other styles. Demand remains fair, offerings of top grades adequate, State brand blocks at 40 to 43 cents, Grade C at 36 to 38 cents, Grade D at 34 to 35 1/2 cents, with occasional concessions on cheddars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
33 Others Lost During Gale Off Michigan Shore
A Great Lakes freighter disaster on Lake Michigan leaves 33 presumed dead after the Carl D. Bradley sinks off Gull Island in 60 mph winds. Two survivors Elmer Fleming and Frank Mays are found amid high seas. Christian Sartori chases the scene but finds no others.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Lake Michigan
Carl D. Bradley
Great Lakes
Gull Island
Christian Sartori
Elmer Fleming
Frank Mays
Rogers City
High Island
Bradley
Gary Steel Mills
Buffington
Ind
Roland Bryan
P. Mueller
Coast Guard
Fleming
Mays
Bryan
Loudenville
N.Y
Lake Huron
Bradley Transportation Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Henry Steinbrenner
Lake Superior
Novadock
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Sven C. Kincheloe III
Oakland
Calif
Eisenhower
Air Force Academy
Bovy
Air Force
Trucker
Jaycees
Larry Anderson
Des Moines
Kansas
Liberal
Kan
Larry Burns
Robert Deal
Green County Red Cross
Pauly
Swiss Mart
Michigan
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