Legion Parley Debates UNESCO Report At Miami Convention
In Miami the American Legion's parley met amid rain and debates. Committees reportedly rejected a favorable UNESCO report, while Labor Secretary James Mitchell cited wartime veteran employment gains. Parade turnout of 25,000 with 100 bands endured a second downpour before finishing under clearer skies.
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Miami
Fla
James Mitchell
Legionnaires
Mitchell
America
Exservicemen
Legion
Henry Jaggi Dies at 74 in Monroe Hospital
Henry Jaggi 74 formerly of 1810 12th Street died at 4 30 a m today in a Monroe hospital after a three week illness He was born March 5 1881 in Canton Bern Switzerland and came here as a young man He lived for many years with the Fred Maurers west of the Clarno Town hall The body is at the Stuessy funeral home awaiting arrangements and relatives location in this country
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Henry Jaggi
Lightning Damages Substation. Power Restored Quickly
A lightning surge damaged switches at the south substation of Wisconsin Power and Light Co. causing a brief citywide outage about noon. Repairs began after an early morning strike around 1 a.m. and burned out several oil and disconnect switches, with the unusual impact centered in the substation.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Clintonville Officials Apologize to Angered Fire Department
Clintonville mayor George Meggers and two aldermen apologized to the 18 member volunteer fire department after criticizing their alarm response as noisy. The department submitted a resignation letter effective Saturday, and officials planned final action at a Friday night meeting with firemen.
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Clintonville
George Meggers
Fire Department
Clarence Barker
Fred Hangartner
Val Mack
Voegeli Meier Win at Chicago International Dairy Show
Green County and Monticello cattle win top placings at the International Dairy Show in Chicago. Meier entries place in senior bull calf, best uddered cow, and yearling bull. Howard Voegels show strong results in best uddered class. V B Carla Adrienne and V B Carl Successor win fourths. junior get winning third. Ruth Marie Peterson named American Dairy Princess. Roberta Caldwell represents Wisconsin.
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Green County
Jacob
Howard Voegeli
Monticello
Alfred Meier
Monroe
Chicago
Meier
Idealist
Rock Hill
Marinda
Danny Y
Howard Voegels
V. B. Pluma A. Liege
V. B. Carla Adrienne
V. B. Carl
Voegelis
Minnesota
Ruth Marie Peterson
Austin
ADA
Roberta Caldwell
Madison
Wisconsin
Gift of cheese to Gen. Twining from Monroe hometown
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, 58, received a cheese hamper from Monroe citizens at a Union League Club luncheon in New York. The Swiss Colony sent the gift in his honor, arranged by Gilbert T. Hodges of the Wall Street Journal for the Union League event.
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Nathan F. Twining
Union League Club
New York
Air Force
Monroe
Gilbert T. Hodges
The
Wallas Journal
Monroe Wave
Hodges
Evening Times
Harvests May Set Record Despite Mixed Yields
The Agriculture Department says 1955 farm production will be the largest in U.S. history, with crops plus livestock output boosted by September rains. Record feed grain stocks and lower prices accompany gains in hogs and poultry, while the South recovers from drought and cotton tobacco peanuts and sweet potatoes rise. Milk and egg production also set new records.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Midwest
Great Plains
South
Per Ayn
Rural Brodhead Youth Injures Self While Handling Gun
David Wolf aged 16 of Route 3 Brodhead accidentally shot himself yesterday afternoon while removing a .22 revolver from a holster. He sustained a flesh wound to the right thigh and was treated by a Brodhead physician. deputies said the wound was not serious.
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David Wolf
Route 3
Brodhead
Wolf
Rock County
Wisconsin college university merger approved in final action
The Wisconsin Legislature approved a plan to merge the University of Wisconsin and the state college boards into a coordinating system. A 15 member committee will direct programs and budgets, with Milwaukee State College and UW extension merging by Jan 1 1957. Gov Kohler is expected to sign.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Kohler
Assembly
Travis Lone
Senate
Travis
R-Platteville
University Board
State College Board
University Board of Regents
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Okays
Milwaukee
Milwaukee State College
University of Wisconsin Extension
Henry Wagner
Merrill
State Department of Public Welfare
Howard Doke
University
Wisconsin General Hospital
Joint Committee On Finance
Air Force Reservists Meet in Legion Home
Flight E of the Air Force reserve gathered at the Legion home for a training film on guided missiles. Lt. Col Donovan Carpenter and M Sgt Charles Dimmick attended from Madison. Capt Irvin Matzke and Lt Col Robert Hahlen lectured on jets and WWII fighters.
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Flight E
Air Force Reserve
Legion
Donovan Carpenter
9656Th Air Reserve Squadron
Madison
Charles Dimmick
Irvin Matzke
Robert Hahlen
Truax Field
Records reveal Frautschy and Bollig win 4-H achievement honors
Mary Ann Frautschy of Clarno and Duane Bollig of Dayton were named county 4-H achievement girl and boy after district judging of record books in Madison. Nineteen projects earned first place and advanced to state, with entries from Green Dane Sauk Green Lake Columbia Marquette and Rock Counties. Frautschy, a Monroe senior, also took home first in home furnishings and will be honored at Turner hall. Bollig, son of John Bollig, works on a Belleville area farm and won first in the sheep project. Other top books listed include Rog er Stauffacher and Patricia Paulson among others, and the Clarno Classy Clubbers led district recreation reporting.
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Norman O. Everson
Madison
4-H
Green
Dane
Sauk
Green Lake
Columbia
Marquette
Rock
Frautschy
Monroe West
Turner Hall
Bollig
Monticello
Blanchardville Gymnasium
Arleigh Frautschy
Route 1
Monroe
Monroe High School
John Bollig
Helen Bollig
Belleville
Belleville High School
Roger Stauffacher
Monroe Ag
Patricia Paulson
York
David Hermanson
Otto Erzinger
Dayton
Dorothy Wald
Hiawatha
Lea Ann Meiers
Dutch Hollow
Janice Isely
Adams
Lois Patterson
Clarno
Return to Plant as Guards Enforce Perfect Circle
Non strikers return in force at Perfect Circle Corp foundry in New Castle under National Guardsmen protection to prevent a recurrence of last week’s riot. Guardsmen checked cars at the lot as production nears pre strike levels and union says it will fund the battle with 25 million dollars in strike money.
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle Corp
Foun
National Guardsmen
Hagerstown
Perfect Circle
Richmond
CIO
United Auto Workers
Col
Howard Wilcox
National Guard
UAW
William F. Caldwell
UAW International
Caldwell
Native of Albany Saves Girl Life
Albert Phillips, 28, a Gibbs Manufacturing and Research Corp. analyst and Navy rescue-trained father of twins, saved two year old Susan Childers from Rock River in Janesville. He performed artificial respiration after seeing the child fall from a four foot river bank while playmates and her mother struggled to reach her.
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Albany
Albert Phillips
Charles B. Phillips
Rock River
Janesville
Phillips
Gibbs Manufacturing and Research Corp
Fourth Street
Thomas Childers
Susan Childers
Milwaukee
Michael
Navy
Portage Okays Project Stevens Point Building Plan
Portage County Board approved the million dollar joint city county building project for Stevens Point and sent it to the Stevens Point City Council. The council will consider the proposal Monday.
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Portage Okays
Stevens Point
Portage County Board
Eisenhower Extends Disarmament Talks During Recovery
President Eisenhower commands the arm policy stage from Denver as medical bulletins note another good night’s rest and progress toward recovery. Dulles discusses a new disarmament letter to Bulganin, warning no U.S. power reduction without reciprocal moves. Eisenhower invites Milton Eisenhower to join in Washington as Adams returns for cabinet prep.
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Eisenhower
Dulles
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
Russia
Milton Eisenhower
Penn State University
Bulganin
Moscow
Denver White House
American Legion
Miami
Geneva
Soviet Union
Sherman Adams
National Security Council
Washington
Adams
One-way traffic extends to 16th and 17th avenues
City crews completed installation of warning signs and the one-way system now covers 16th and 17th avenues from 6th to 11th streets. Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie said the program would start once signs were erected. Traffic runs south on 16th and north on 17th with stop signs at 7th and 8th streets and do not enter signs on 6th and 9th streets.
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16Th
17Th Avenues
10Th
11Th
6Th
11Th Streets
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
16Th Avenue
17Th Avenue
7Th
8Th
17Th
9Th Street
6Th Street
Beach statue shipped to Normandy cemetery
A large statue destined for the U S military cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy was sent to France aboard a special railway car today.
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Milan
Italy
U.S
Omaha Beach
Normandy
France
Soviet Gesture Cites Atom Peace Plan at U N
Soviet first deputy foreign minister V. V. Kuznetsov proposed an international atom agency within the U N framework. He insisted all states join, no veto by major powers, and open access including Red China and East Germany, with Security Council oversight.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Eisenhower
V. V. Kuznetsov
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
Security Council
Red China
East Germany
United States
Washington
Moscow
Kuznetsov
General Assembly
China says 47 Americans free to leave on request
Peiping radio reports 47 Americans behind the Bamboo Curtain may depart when they apply for exit permits. It says 19 other Americans accused of crimes are being examined one by one under Chinese legal procedure and will be reported to the British charge d affaires in Peiping. Con O Neill has opened new talks in London.
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Tokyo
China
Bamboo Curtain
Peiping Radio
People’s Daily
United States
Geneva
Red China
Peiping
London
Con O’neill
Bedside Parley With Secretary May Ease Fears
Diplomatic circles frame Eisenhower Dulles bedside talk as a show of continuous US policy on the eve of the Big Four. Dulles described the 25 minute Denver meeting as extremely helpful and may return to continue Geneva preparations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
U. S
Denver
Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Bulgarin
George V. Allen
Middle East
Allen
Cairo
Czechoslovakia
Stocks Stage Major Comeback
New York stocks rallied strongly as gains of 1 to 4 dollars appeared in key sectors. Steel and automotive shares led, with broad support across all groups. Trading was brisk though below Tuesday’s 3,590,000 share level. notable risers included Texas Co, Eastern Air Lines, Kennecott Copper, International Nickel, Union Carbide, Du Pont, Bethlehem Steel, U S Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Boeing, and Douglas Aircraft.
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New York
Texas Co
Eastern Air Lines
Kennecott Copper
International Nickel
Union Carbide
du Pont
International Paper
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
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Lloyd F. Marty
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Karl Mueller
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Ann Wong
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Voegeli, Meier
Twining
USDA
College Board
Mary Ann Frautschy
Clarno Club
Duane Bollig
Dayton Club
Ohio
Indiana
George Craig
State Dulles
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Tito
Dep. Asst
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
A. Alexis Johnson
Cyprus
Britain
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