Arctic Storm Drains Eastern Region With Record Cold
An Arctic cold wave swept the eastern coast, driving temperatures below zero in many areas and into the 16.8 degree range in New York. Snow plagues Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with up to 16 inches, closing rural schools and clogging roads. Ironwood reports 68 inches this season, near last year’s tally. Kalamazoo records 12 to 15 inches since Monday night, paralyzing U.S. 12 traffic.
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Eight Men Join Guard Unit Here
Co. K Monroe National Guard reports eight new enlistees in two weeks bringing strength to five officers one warrant officer and 95 enlisted men. new recruits include paul w fenzel dean e gilbertson jerry b figi david l babier richard a hermanson john f flannery vincent j conway jr and clinton j bennett all from argyle. typhoid tetanus inoculations were given by paul l alston and richard a kundert. a command inspection was held by maj Theodore j burgy jr and capt Dale k hake. a semi annual inspection is planned for dec. 19 by lt col edward g paar. mobilization plan briefing by lt stanton p stears. rifle team to fire a match at stoughton saturday night.
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Monroe
Paul W. Fenzel
Army
Dean E. Gilbertson
Jerry B. Figi
David L. Babier
Richard
John F. Caradine
135Th Medical Battalion
Madison
Theodore J. Burgy Jr
Dale K.hake
Platteville
Burgy
Hake
Edward G. Paar
Fifth Army
Stanton P. Stears
Co. I
Stoughton
Father and three children die in farm house fire
In Myerstown near Charles Town West Virginia a father Edward Sowers 39 and his children Edward 16 Arthur 14 and Jo Ann 9 were killed when a two story log and frame dwelling burned The mother and two younger children survived Firemen fought the blaze in 12 above zero while water had to be hauled two miles and hoses froze during the blaze
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Myerstown
Edward Sowers
Edward
Arthur
Jo Ann
New Pearl Harbor Memorial Honoring Died Sailors
A memorial to the men who died in the first Japanese attack of World War II will be dedicated by the Navy Club of America. A foot high natural lava rock with a plaque sits on Ford Island near the gang plank to the sunken battleship Arizona, where over 1,000 sailors are entombed.
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Five Soldiers Killed in Riff Ambush Near Rabat
Rebel tribesmen ambushed a military truck Monday near the Spanish Moroccan frontier in the Riff mountains. Five soldiers were killed and their bodies were recovered, marking another sharp setback for French forces in the area.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Riff Mountains
Premier of Israel accuses Britain and Russia of destruction moves
Premier David Ben-Gurion charged Britain and the Soviet Union with policies aimed at Israel's destruction. He told Parliament that arms sent to Egypt by those powers would be used against Israel and that Egypt seeks Israel's annihilation. An Israeli army spokesman reported heavy mortar exchanges with Egyptian outposts in the Gaza Strip with border incursions and patrol fire near Kissufim and Nahal Oz.
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Chiang To Veto Outer Mongolia Membership Bid
Nationalist China informed Latin American capitals it will veto Outer Mongolia's U N membership. This blocks a plan to admit 18 new members at the Assembly session. A U N source said Chiang Kai shek officials conveyed the decision with no instructions on the issue. The dispute centers on Outer Mongolia as Russia threatens to veto Western backed applicants if Mongolia is not admitted. Ohio State names Hopalong Cassady Heisman winner.
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Outer Mongolia
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Will Ihe Run Puzze Revived By Hall Visit
President Eisenhower convened the National Security Council at Camp David as freezing weather and idle business sparked renewed talk he may seek a second term. Leonard Hall, GOP chair, hinted Ike would run if able, while Hagerty downplayed the chatter amid unfolding political maneuvering.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
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Thurmont
White House
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James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
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Republican Party
Jury Finds Crash Deaths Accidental in North Foreston
A coroner s jury in Forreston Illinois ruled five of six Orangeville victims died accidentally in a car train collision on November twenty at a crossing used by 22 fast Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific trains daily The inquest noted the need to improve crossing signals immediately and named victims Wayne Zettle 25 Joanne 24 Alvin Wagner 20 June Zettle 20 Marilyn Zettle 12 Rebecca Zettle 3 died but not counted in the inquest at St Francis hospital Freeport
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North Forreston
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Joanne
Alvin’ Wagner
June
Zettle
Marilyn Zettle
Rebecca Zettle
Wayne
Joanne Zettle
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Ogle ‘County
Schuett Receives Courteous Driver Award in SD Day Drive
Monticello high school standout Ronald Schuett, 17, became the first teen honored in the county SD Day program, receiving a $5 check and certificate for courteous driving as officials seek to beat last year’s 24 hour record for safe motoring. Principal support and school posters aid the effort while two films are shown at Monticello High. Two more drivers will be named today and tomorrow with no award on Thursday.
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Monticello
Ronald Schuett
A. Charles Howe
Schuett
Max Schuett
Monticello High School
Howe
Jacob Kopp
Kopp
Erving Eichorst
Samuel F. Humbel
Lions Club
Humbel
New Pact Ends Indiana Strike
Striking CIO United Auto Workers voted 86 to 72 to accept a new contract at Perfect Circle Corp in New Castle Indiana ending a four month strike. The two year deal includes a 10 cent hourly wage boost and an additional 7 cents after July 1 with no union shop or layoff pay plan. About 35 strikers discharged during the strike will be addressed, 20 reinstated immediately and eight after 30 days, seven to arbitration. National Guardsmen patrolled the foundry after violence and disruptions surrounding the strike.
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United Auto Workers
Perfect
Circle Corp
Chicago
Indiana
Dean Detweiler
Hagerstown
Detweiler
Peron Kin and Exiled Relatives Charged with Embezzlement
Juan D. Peron's mother Juana Ibarguren De Duarte and sisters of Eva Peron are named in an embezzlement case filed by Penal Judge Abel Maria Reyn. Antonio J. Benitez former president of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies faces charges. Benitez linked to a merchant payoff to reduce fines for excessive profits. Juana Ibarguren De Duarte lives in exile in Ecuador. Benitez is jailed in Buenos Aires.
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Juan D. Peron
Antonio J. Benitez
Chamber of Deputies
Abel Maria Reyn
Juana Ibarguren de Duarte
Ecuador
Eva Peron
Benitez
Buenos Aires
State Daily League Re elects Atkinson
Milwaukee publisher Atkinson was re elected president of the Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League at the closing session of a two day convention. William Huffman Jr co publisher of the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune was elected vice president and H R LePoidevin co publisher of the Racine Journal Times was re elected secretary treasurer.
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Marshall Atkinson
Eau Claire Leader and Telegram
Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League
William Huffman Jr
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
H. R. LePoidevin
Racine Journal- Times
Protest over gunpoint incident in East Berlin involving Congressmen
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Dasher reported that the Russians rejected his protest about two American Congressmen held at gunpoint in East Berlin for four hours Sunday.
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Berlin
Charles L. Dasher
U. S
East Berlin
Falling Weight Hits Sid Caesar Wife On TV Show
Actress Nanette Fabray, 33, was knocked unconscious by a 75 pound scenery weight backstage at a NBC Caesar's Hour taping at the Century Theater in New York. Doctors revived her. X rays showed no skull fracture or concussion and she would remain for observation for several days.
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Nanette Fabray
Doctors Hospital
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Sid Caesar
Century Theater
Caesar
State Opens Bids On Highway 69 Relocation Project
State bids for the Highway 69 relocation north of New Glarus total $856,150 with low bids from H Turner and Son for Green County grading and Frank Brothers for Green and Dane Counties grading. W Ryan led gravel surfacing bids. project begins next spring pending governor approval and contract signing.
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H. Turner and Son
Boscobel
Green County
Frank Brothers
Milton Junction
Green and
Dane Countes
W. Ryan
Janesville
Rush Watson and Son
Barneveld
New Glarus Woods
Dane County
Premier Faure Faces Confidence Vote in France
In Paris the premier Edgar Faure risked his government on a vote of confidence to push early elections. Expected to lose, Faure's cabinet crisis would extend for weeks with a temporary government to prepare a spring Assembly election.
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P—Backen
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
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Crowds Jam Calcutta as Khrushchev and Bulganin Arrive
In Calcutta, more than a million people crowded the airport and streets to greet Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Khrushchev. Officials and visitors were pressed, delays occurred, and the pair were moved by police car to the governor’s residence amid a near chaotic welcome. Nehru urged self discipline as authorities warned of potential trouble ahead. The leaders will stay two days with an official reception planned.
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Canton's Cab Driver Quizzed Over Girl's Death
Cabbie Lloyd Miller, 26, arrested in Danville after a secret search by Fulton County and Vermilion County officers. He was questioned in Springfield regarding the rape slaying of 9 year old Janice May, found beside railroad mine cars near her Canton home after leaving school grounds. Her brothers Jimmy and Willard found the beaten body Saturday.
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Janice May
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Union
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Glenn Miller
Virgil Ball
Fulton County
Pekin
Springfield
Jimmy
Willard
Cheese Demand Light in Wisconsin Market
Wisconsin dairy report shows demand light to fair for cheese with steadier cheddar prices and weaker small styles. Supplies are ample to more than ample as buyers seek cheddar and moisture basis ranges from 32 to 33 percent, single daisies and longhorns at 35 percent, and midgets around 36 to 37 percent.
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Madison
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Postal Inspector Readies McCarthy Nominee as Appleton Postmaster
Appleton Wisconsin district postal inspector H C Ostby said he would install Sen McCarthy s nominee Thomas Miller as acting postmaster Wednesday unless order to the contrary arrives from Postmaster General Summerfield or the assistant postmaster general In charge of post office operations Miller was told to be prepared to take the oath at 10 a m Wednesday Ostby added he had instructions from the Bureau of the Postoffice to install Miller to succeed Stephen Balliet who reaches retirement age Wednesday McCarthy s office had announced Miller s appointment last week
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Wis
Sen. McCarthy
Summerfield
H. C. Ostby
Green Bay
Thomas Miller
McCarthy
Washington
Postoffice Department
Wisconsin
Miller
Ostby
Bureau of the Postoffice
Stephen Balliet
Girls Describe Attack on Matron in Summit County Detention Escape
Five teenage girls who escaped from the Summit County detention home last Sunday night allegedly left the elderly matron dead and began surrendering in custody. Zelda De Cost, 16, the last to surrender, hid in cellars in below freezing weather while two others turned themselves in. Police quoted 15 year old Cain recounting the attack, saying she knocked the matron down, tied her, and struck her with a shoe before fleeing.
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Mike Cain
Margaret Nicholson
Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Akron, Union
Zelda de Cost
Cain
Stock List Resumes Rise After Early Lag
Stock indices rebounded from an early lag with Bethle hem Steel Montgomery Ward General Dynamics Kennecott Copper Allied Chemical Du Pont Amerinda Santa Fe North Pacific and Republic Steel Boeing Anaconda American Cyanamid New York Central Union Pacific Standard Oil NJ among gainers. Douglas Aircraft Superior Oil of California and International Nickel lagged. Montgomery Ward rose two points after the prior day’s news of a proposed stock split and higher dividends.
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Educators Open Problem Studies at White House conference
Nearly 2,000 delegates gathered at the White House Conference on Education after a send off by President Eisenhower. He warned against overreliance on federal aid but urged leadership and funding where needed. Vice President Nixon urged careful balance, stressing some federal activity is inevitable yet must not erase local contributions. Neil McElroy urged not to underestimate U.S. educational reach.
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Eisenhower
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Procter and Gamble Co
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