Indochina Tensions Rise as Viet Minh Forms New Divisions
Reports claim three new Viet Minh divisions are assembled in North Viet Nam raising alert at Paris Washington talks. Mendes-France and Dulles review 22 topics. officials say agreement nears on anti Communist government in South Vietnam and arms training plan.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Mendes-France
Dulles
Dulles-Mendes-France
New York
Mendes-France and
South Vietnm
South Vietnam
U. S
South Viet Nam
Far East
France
North Africa
Saarland
Three Die as Wisconsin Deer Season Opens
Three men die and two injured as opening day of Wisconsin deer hunting season begins. Victims include Arthur Plzak who suffered a heart attack, and two Madison men asphyxiated from fumes in a cabin. One bystanders injured by a stray bullet near Rock Falls while another man is wounded in the leg. A light snowfall marked opening day near Rhinelander.
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Wisconsin
Arthur Plzak
Kempster
Anton Plzak
Langlade
Madison
Laona
Charles Young
Earl Maynard
Young
Joseph
Highway 8
Walter Janisch
Wausau
Rock Falls
Lincoln County
Lawrence Carr
Pensaukee
Carr
Fred Schnoor
Schnoor
Route 1
Rhinelander
Roper Admitted Statement Entered at Preliminary Hearing
A statement in which Jimmy Lee Roper admitted shooting a Minneapolis man in a quarrel over a widow's affection was admitted into evidence at his preliminary hearing. Roper, 40, is charged with first degree murder in the Aug. 7 shooting of Gilbert Williams, 49. Deputies described how the statement was obtained.
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Baraboo
Jimmy Lee Roper
Minneapolis
Roper
Gilbert Williams
Hillsdale Feature Highlights Monroe Growth and Spirit
The Hillsdale News reports a full page feature on Monroe published November 12. Herbert F. Hale, managing editor, visited in August, interviewed officials and studied The Evening Times data. He finds Monroe thriving in multiple fields with residents acting as town ambassadors.
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Monroe
Hillsdale
Mich
Herbert F. Hale
Hale
Evening Times
Recount Upholds Tally in Stevens Point Sheriff Race
A recount failed to alter the result of the Stevens Point sheriff election. Incumbent Republican Harold S Thompson lost to Democrat Florian Krutza by 142 votes, the same margin as the unofficial tally announced after the election.
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Stevens Point
Harold S. Thompson
Florian Krutza
Field's Whereabouts Secret at Family Request
Swiss authorities are keeping Hermann Field's location secret at the urgent request of his sister Dr. Elsie Field. Field, a Cleveland architect released from a Polish prison, arrived in Zurich from Warsaw and vanished, with speculation he may be joined by his brother Noel in Hungary.
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Field
Switzerland
Hermann Field
Cleveland
Zurich
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Katy
Poland
Foreign Office
Elsie Field
Warsaw
Noel
U. S. State Department
Herta
Hungary
Red
Budapest
Hermann
Kate
U.S
State Officials Will Get Raises
The State Emergency Board approved thirty seven pay increases for state officials including a 2000 raise related to a conservation director post. The raises total about 40000 annually and enable permanent appointment of Acting Director L P Voigt if the Conservation Commission advances the plan. Eighteen officials with indeterminate appointments receive increases effective December 1.
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Madison
State Emergency Board
L. P. Voigt
Conservation Commission
Machinery Shipment To Set New Record At Milwaukee Port
The 78.9 ton giant base of an automobile body manufacturing unit will be loaded aboard a Swedish freighter at Jones Island on Thanksgiving Day. Built by a Chicago firm but moved to Milwaukee for crane access, its destination is Citroën in Paris. Port Director Harry C. Brockel notes the prior Milwaukee record was 72.5 tons.
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Milwaukee
Jones Island
Chicago
Citroen Auto Company
Paris
Harry C. Brockel
Great Lakes
Royal couple marks seventh anniversary at Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary at Windsor with Princess Anne and Prince Charles. The royal family spends the weekend at the royal lodge with their two children.
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Windsor
England
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Lodge
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Aerial clashes near Tachens mount as Reds strike Pisha Island
In the Tachens area north of Formosa, Nationalist and Communist warplanes fought a battle. Red bombers hit Pisha Island wounding two, while Nationalists bombed Communist gun positions on Toumen Island. Nationalists claim continued aerial threats signal a major move as 11,000 troops and 120 transport planes shift toward mainland opposite the Tachens.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Pisha Island
Tachens
Defense Ministry
Toumen Island
Interior Ministry
Tatao
Quemoy
Sheppard Questions Potential Lovers in Murder Trial
In Cleveland, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard faces a murder trial for the July killing of his wife Marilyn Sheppard in Bay Village. A police statement referenced possible "potential lovers" and noted inquiries into Miss Susan Hayes and Mrs. Julee Lossman, with three individuals later cleared.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Bay Village
Robert F. Schottke
Dr. Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Julee Lossman
Miss Hayes
California
Sheppard
Howe sworn in as Green County sheriff and names undersheriff
Arlie Charles Howe was sworn in as sheriff of Green County to finish the term of Wilbur E. Deininger who resigned October 30. Governor Kohler issued notice naming Howe and he immediately appointed Samuel F. Humbel as undersheriff for the remainder of the term. Humbel succeeds Willis E. Mitchell, who steps down January 3 as Humbel assumes office. The governor’s notice confirms the appointment through January 3, 1955.
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Arlie Charles Howe
Green County
Wilbur E. Deininger
Howe
Wilma S. Lengacher
Walter J. Kohier
Samuel F. Humbel
Humbel
Willis E. Mitchell
Kohler
Kidnaped Girl Search Expands To Missouri Area
The hunt for 111 year old Jeannette Earnest, abducted in Fort Worth Texas, widened to along U S Highway 66 in Missouri. Her uncle Thurman Priest, 48, Grand Prairie Texas, was arrested on kidnaping charges. He claims memory gaps and denied involvement. Priest took a truth serum test. it showed little effect.
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Mount Vernon
Jeannette Earnest
Fort Worth
Tex
Missouri
Thurman Priest
Grand Prairie
E. N. Buie
Mistreated Trainees Officer Found Guilty at Camp Gordon
Second Lt. Charles C. Anderson faces up to a year in the Army as courts review his sentence of dismissal for mistreating Camp Gordon trainees. The case names Pvt. Jesse A. Wyatt, Pvt. Rodney R. Steele, and Pvt. Paul T. Ferguson in acts including hanging, sand baths, and obscene shouts. Col. James O Wade was removed before trial for failing to report.
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Camp Gordon
Anderson
Pvt
Jesse A. Wyatt
Bessemer
Ala
Rodney R. Steele
Montgomery
Steele
Paul T. Ferguson
Coatesville
Ferguson
Ft. Benning
Korea
Co. A
James O. Wade
St Clare Hospital Installs In-Room Radio System
A new in-room radio listening facility at St. Clare hospital offers each bed a radio with five standard channels plus a hospital channel and a pillow mounted control. The system, installed by the Dahlberg Co of Minneapolis, aims to improve patient comfort and therapy with centralized programming from a basement tape room.
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E. B. Small
Fontana
St. Clare Hospital
Hospital
Dahlberg Co
Minneapolis
Mortgage Action Set For Monday In County Court
The November calendar opens Monday at 10 a.m. before Judge Marshall L. Peterson with a foreclosure action Foot ville State Bank v Robert R. Riese doing business as Riese Service Co. Brodhead. A pre-trial conference will reschedule Tessman v Commercial and Savings Bank Monroe. Werner v Keehn is inactive as no attorney has filed to continue the case.
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Marshall L. Peterson
Footville State Bank
Robert R. Riese
Riese Service Co
Brodhead
John E
Mildred L. Tessman
Madison
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Monroe
Peterson
Richard Werner
Earl Keehn
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Drops 5 Percent in First Ten Months
The Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department reports 680 traffic fatalities in the first ten months, down five percent from 713 in the same period in 1953. Pedestrian deaths fell from 139 to 113, with rural road accidents accounting for 555 deaths this year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State
Chamber to Announce Mail Ballot Results Tuesday
The chamber will unveil vote totals from mail ballots on directors and board members at the Monroe hotel meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The nominating committee will count results Monday night and tie up the deadline with Dr Nathan E Bear as chair. Robert L Sweany US Chamber district manager will attend to discuss future plans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Hotel
Nathan E. Bear
Robert L. Sweany
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Council Defers Meter Maintenance Bid Action
Chicago City Council finance committee again delayed a decision on a contract to maintain 27 000 parking meters. Purchasing agent John F Ward asked for a financial study of bidder Ditmore and Firemuth Corp of Cudahy Wisconsin after it changed ownership, delaying the award previously deemed low bid.
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Chicago
John F. Ward
Ditmore and Firemuth Corp
Cudahy
Wis
Ward
Wisconsin
Reds Warn Tokyo Over Taiwan Blockade Threats
The Chinese Communist Party newspaper warned that Red China will not tolerate foreign obstruction of Taiwan’s liberation, signaling a firm stance against external interference amid cross strait tensions and Tokyo’s potential role.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Communists
Taiwan
Formosa
Staffs Operate U S Government From Hideaways
Nearly 2 000 key federal employees staged a mock attack drill to operate the government from 30 emergency HQs within 300 miles of Washington. Eisenhower joined from an underground shelter as agencies tested continuity of government and moved records to hidden repositories in four states.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Cabinet
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Voice of Democracy Judges Named in Monroe Contest
Judges for the Voice of Democracy contest in Monroe were announced by R Finley Barry with Mrs Harold Haworth and County Judge Marshall L Peterson on the judging panel. Twenty entries were received by this morning with no more expected before tonight’s deadline. The five top entries will be recorded and judged December 1, with the winner advancing to the state contest the last week of December after a $25 prize bond from The First National Bank.
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Monroe
Junior
Chamber of Commerce
R. Finley Barry
Harold Haworth
Marshall L. Peterson
Franz W. Brand
First National Bank
Budget Bureau Approves Green Bay Post Office Project
The Budget Bureau lists 10 cities approved for federal building projects under the lease purchase law. Green Bay Wisconsin will get a combined post office and federal courthouse costing about 2.21 million dollars to be built by private contractors and leased to the government.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Green Bay
Wis
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