Nashua Owner Shot by Wife in Bedroom Fire Waits Clarity
Oyster Bay authorities sought more details from socialite Mrs. William Woodward Jr. as they investigate the fatal shotgun blast that killed her husband, Nashua owner and Belair Stables head, after she said she mistook a prowler for a shadow. The couple, famed racing figures, had returned from a Duchess of Windsor party hours earlier.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
William Woodward Jr
Stuyvesant Pinnett
Nassau County Detectives
Woodwards
Duchess of Windsor
Woodward
Nashua
Ann
India
Prowler
George F. Baker
Locust Valley
Jockey Club
Belair
Young Woodward
Groton School
Harvard College
Hanover Bank
Ann Eden Crowell
Navy
New York
Pittsburgh
Kas
Nassau County
Frank Gulotta
Bar Group Seeks Restored Salary for County Judge
The Green County Bar Association asks the County Board’s salary and finance committees to restore County Judge Marshall L. Peterson’s pay to 10 000 a year for the six year term starting Jan 1. The bar cites the judge’s broad jurisdiction and potential to increase the retirement fund in county coffers, urging no fee earnings while presiding.
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Marshall L. Peterson
Green County Bar Association
Green County
Wisconsin General Hospital
Bar Committee
Joseph D. Viney
F. Earl Lamboley
Joseph Stencil
Arthur C. Benkett
Royal Voegels
Joshua J. Hoesly
Edward Bidlingmaier
Leo M. Ties
Ray T. Silver
T. R. Newman
Clarence Slotten
Clarence W. Loveland
Ray E. Kuiindert
Blasting Continues at Ludlow Hotel Site
Blasting operations resumed at the Ludlow hotel site where two modern store buildings will rise. Foreman E. R. Cheeseman said charges would be set in 300 holes and continue until dark, with completion hoped for today.
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Ludlow Hotel
E. R. Cheeseman
80 Percent Wisconsin Pupils Help Trim Milk Surplus
Wisconsin pupils in public and private schools are consuming about half a pint of milk daily under a state program. About 70 million half pints are expected in 1955-56, nearly double the previous year, with federal funds covering part of the milk cost and schools receiving per-pint reimbursements depending on lunch program status.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Gordon W. Gunderson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Watershed Work Session Aims To Aid County Soil Groups
Representatives from five state agencies meet with county soil conservation leaders to discuss mutual watershed problems and how agencies can support six local watershed committees in soil conservation efforts. Attendees include I O Hembre Ed Hill Kenneth Hoover Dr John ODonnell and Oscar Woelfel with attendees from Green County groups and PMA dairy plant fieldmen.
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J. B. Scherer
County Board Agricultural Committee
I. O. Hembre
State Soil Conservation Committee
Ed Hill
The
Soil Conservation Service
Kenneth Hoover
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Office
John O'Donnell
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Oscar Woelfel
PMA
Green County Conservation League
President backs Benson and defends farm program
President Eisenhower approves plans to urge Congress for higher postage to cut a half billion dollar annual deficit. He backs Agriculture Secretary Benson amid criticism and outlines steps to raise farm prices without returning to rigid supports, during convalescence at Fitzsimons Hospital.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Congress
Benson
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Republican National Committee
White House
Parade to Highlight Halloween Activities for City Youth
Hundreds of children are to join a costume parade around the square at 6 30 tonight launching a Halloween schedule aimed at keeping youth off the streets. The event is led by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with local groups merchants and the Monroe Park Board. Parade judges include Beverly Stuart Clare Hudson and W L George Wells.
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Jerome H. Schwaiger
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Park Board
Lincoln Gymnasium
13Th Street
17Th Avenue
Youth Center
Peter Dannerbeck
Harris Gemplér
Edwin Eschberger
Peterson
Dell Brandenburg
Robert D. Crandall
Goetz Theater
Orvin White
Charles Smith
Jack of
Parade
Beverly Stuart
Clare Hudson
W. L
George) Wells
Season's First Snow Falls Here
F. M. Ties a Brodhead amateur weatherman predicts a hard winter with 44 more snowfalls after yesterday's ground cover. He cites moon age and month age as clues and warns residents to keep tools ready. The area saw 15 inches of total precipitation including rain.
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F. M
Tinker) Ties
Brodhead
Ties
Grantsburg
Duluth
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Back to School Night Programs Set For Nov 8 and 9
Parents of city elementary and high school students will visit classrooms during two Back to School Nights marking American Education Week. Grade school events start Nov 8 at 7 30 p.m. in each school, while senior and junior high programs follow on Nov 9 at 7 30 p.m. Chair Werner W Blum notes outreach by mail and student handouts and the Monroe Education Association sponsors with a planning committee including Kenneth C Allen and others. Refreshments will be provided by the PTA after programs in the high school library and junior high area.
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Bernard E. Purcell
Werner W. Blum
Nell Cunningham
Kenneth C. Allen
E. O. Evans
Gerhard P. Steensrud
Times
City
Monroe Education Association
Blum
State Mishaps Take Nine Lives
Weekend accidents across Wisconsin claimed nine lives and left two more missing believed drowned in Lake Onalaska. Victims include Glenn Gongorek and James Stearns, both 21, La Crosse State College seniors, and Ben Kennedy 20 of Hull Portage County electrocuted near Stevens Point. Other fatalities involve Canon Marshall Day 71 of Whitefish Bay, Matthew Dodich 29 of Green Bay area, Dan Howell 18 and Jack Adams 16 of Fennimore, James Bixby 26 of Gleason, and Merrill Green 56 of Tomah in separate crashes and incidents.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Onalaska
la Crosse County
Glenn Gongorek
Fond du Lac
James Stearns
Menasha
la Crosse State College
Ben Kentney
Hull
Portage County
Woods
Stevens Point
Walter Pahl
Cambridge
Canon Marshall Day
Christ Episcopal Church
Whitefish Bay
Matthew Dodich
Green Bay
de Pere
Dan Howell
Jack Adams
Fennimore High School
Lancaster
James Bixby
Gleason
Lander
Merrill Green
Tomah
Yemen Egypt Russia renew 1929 friendship pact
Cairo Egypt reports that Russia and Yemen renewed a friendship treaty first concluded in 1929. The ceremony reaffirmed bilateral ties amid regional shifts in the Middle East.
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Yemen
Cairo
Egypt
Russia
Dulles Calls for Lifting Passport Limits in East Europe
Secretary of State Dulles announced the United States will lift passport restrictions for travel to the Soviet Union and eastern Europe. He and British and French leaders urged Moscow to ease barriers to free exchange of ideas, travel, and press access, signaling steps toward East West dialogue at the Geneva talks.
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Geneva
Dulles
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Russia
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Voice of America
MacMillan
Moscow
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Tito
Brioni
Margaret Cites Religious Faith Duty to Kingdom
London byline reports Princess Margaret will not marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. She cites the church teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble and her duty to the commonwealth, stating she has resolved to place these considerations before others.
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London
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Clarence House
Commonwealth
Capt
Townsend
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Scotland
Queen Mother
OSU Probes Gifts by Coach Hayes Amid Inquiry
Ohio State University faculty council will form a seven member committee to study alleged personal loans or gifts by football coach Woody Hayes to players. The investigation follows reports in Sports Illustrated and statements from Big Ten Commissioner Kenneth Wilson.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Woody Hayes
Hayes
Ohio State Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sports Illustrated Magazine
the Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Big Ten
Two Students Feared Drowned in Onalaska
Authorities searched Lake Onalaska for the bodies of two college students missing after their hunting dog led them to a boat. Missing are Glenn Gangorek, 21, Fond du Lac, and Lane at La Crosse State College.
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LA Crosse
Faemad
Lake Onalaska
Glenn Gangorek
Fond du Lac
James Stearns
Menasha
la Crosse State Colege
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
New York State
Catskill Mountains
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Sussex
Princess Margaret
Uckfield House
Rupert Nevill
Brussels
Daily Herald
Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury
OSU
Onalaska
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