Revised Labor Measure Advances in Senate Amid Pact
A 12 day Senate House bargaining compromise labor regulation bill sails toward approval in the Senate with near unanimous support. It would place federal controls on union finances elections and member rights while strengthening Taft Hartley limits on secondary boycotts and picketing. Kennedy and other Senate conferees secured protections for legitimate union rights despite House edits. The measure faces a House vote and a possible presidential signature amid AFL CIO criticism.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Landrum-Griffin House
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Aflcio
Landrum-Griffin
Brodhead Man Saves Boy's Life
A unidentified melon salesman from Brodhead saved seven year old Jimmy Irelan in Rockford by shoving him out of the path of a car minutes before impact. Six others were injured when David O Rumer Jr. collided with Norman W Jorgenson who ran a red light and hit a house.
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Brodhead
Rockford
Jimmy Irelan
David O . Rumer Jr
Norman W. Jorgenson
Lowes Park
Jorgenson
Rumer
Equal Time Ban End Given Final Approval
Congress sent to the White House a bill freeing radio and TV stations from the obligation to provide equal time to political candidates on news programs. A Senate House conference compromise was approved by the Senate by voice vote after the House passed it 142 to 70.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate House Conference
Senate
House
Final Rehearsals For Tell Pageant Set In New Glarus
Final rehearsals wrap up as the German and English Tell casts prepare for the 22nd annual Tell pageant in New Glarus this weekend. German show at 1 30 p m Sunday, English at the same time Monday.
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Uri
Schwyz
Unterwalden
Reutili
Glarus
Werner Stauffacher
Waldo Freitag
Wilhelm Tell Guild
New Glarus
Twin Sons Born To Miller Couple In Hazelton
Twin sons were born yesterday in Hazelton Pennsylvania to Mr and Mrs Harold Miller 2264 15th street making eight boys in the family The twins arrived at 3 10 and 3 25 p m EDT The other children are Joseph 9 Brian 8 James 6 Michael 4 Mark 3 and Harold Jr 1 1 2 Mrs Alice Miller Pillston and the late Mr Miller are paternal grandparents Mrs Miller is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph Simkovich
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Hazelton
Harold Miller
15Th Street
Harold Jr
Alice Miller
Pillston
Mr. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Joseph Simkovich
Stock Market Slumps as Rates Tighten
New York traders saw a weak session with prices declining and volume at its slowest pace of the week. Several key stocks fell fractionally, a few held steady or edged higher, and investors expect the Fed to raise the discount rate after today’s close, following the prime rate increase by banks Tuesday. The higher rates are weighing on stocks.
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New York
Wall
FAA Airport Aid Ruling Due Nov 1
A State Nautics Commission letter to Monroe officials confirms federal aid for Monroe's proposed 88 000 municipal airport project has been forwarded to the FAA. The federal share would be 44 000, matching 22 000 city and 2 000 state funds. FAA decision expected by November 1 for the 1960 fiscal year program.
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State Aeronautics Commission
Monroe
Federal
Ao Agency
T. K. Jordan
Commission
FAA
Wisconsin group backs three percent sales tax plan
The Wisconsin Committee for Tax Revision says it will push a 3 percent sales tax at the November Legislature to balance the budget and cut real estate taxes. The plan, backed by major business groups, would tax consumer purchases and transient lodging with a 150 million dollar yearly intake. Exemptions include farming and manufacturing materials. the $22.50 personal exemption would replace $7, aiming to repeal the 25 percent 1959 surtax. A Wisconsin panel named by Gov Nelson will study tax reform for fall reporting.
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Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
The
State Chamber of Commerce
Special Taxpayers Committee
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Cheese Day Group to Discuss 1960 Program Tonight
Directors and committee heads of Cheese Day Inc meet in the First National Bank community room at 7 30 p m to discuss prospects for the 1960 program. D A Crandall, president, calls the meeting for all interested attendees.
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Cheese Day, Inc
First National Bank
D. A. Crandall
Jaycees to Paint Monroe Home in Honor of Elderly Neighbor
The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a weekend civic project painting and repairing a home for 79 year old Miss Elizabeth Hartwig at 2105 15th Avenue. George Wells says the group will work all day Saturday and Sunday and may return Labor Day if needed.
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Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
W. L. (George) Wells
Monroe Jaycees
Elizabeth Hartwig
15Th Avenue
Wells
Hartwig
Jaycees
George J. Hartwig
Miss Hartwig
Opening Day Enrollment Grows Totals in Monroe Schools
Superintendent D J Huenink reported 1 674 students in Monroe public and parochial schools on opening day up 18 from last year. Junior high enrollment rose to 227 with 133 seventh graders and 94 eighth graders. Kindergarten totals dropped to 142, the lowest in years, while elementary enrollment fell by 23 due to fewer kindergartners.
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D. J. Huenink
Huenink
Monroe
South School
East School
Lincoln School
Lincoln
South
East
Elm Tree Samples Reported Negative
Ronald D. Johnson, park and recreation director, announced today that 12 of 26 elm tree samples tested were negative for Dutch Elm disease. Some samples showed sterility or fungi. aphids may explain leaf drop. Officials await remaining results from a survey conducted in August.
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Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
Johnson
Nehru Says India Can Spare Menon for UN Assembly
Prime Minister Nehru stated India can spare Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. The decision comes as India contends with a border crisis following Red China's troop movements from Tibet into territory India claims as its own.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
V. K. Krishna Menon
U.N. General Assembly
Red
China
Tibet
Rebels Advance as Laotian Army Fights Red Drive Near Sam Neua
In northern Laos government troops form a defense line about 12 miles from Sam Neua as Communist rebels push from the Nam Ma corridor. Pathet Lao forces, alleged to be aided by North Viet Nam, overran outposts and pressed a 35 mile front with 105 mm howitzers in support. Imperial capital Vientiane remained calm during the Buddhist festival.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sam Neua
Royal Army
Red
Phoumi Nosavan
North Viet Nam
Nam Ma
Viet Nam
Ministry of Defense
Radio Commentator Frank Kirkpatrick to Speak in Monroe
Frank Kirkpatrick, longtime Milwaukee radio news commentator of As I See It, will address a public meeting in Monroe on September 17 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium, sponsored by the Zilmer-Riley American Legion post, on the U S Constitution and current events. The free evening program follows a 1 p.m. talk to high school students, with Ed Niffenegger Jr. as Americanism committee chairman.
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Frank Kirkpatrick
Milwaukee
Monroe
Zilmer-Riley American Legion Post
Kirkpatrick
Americanism Committee
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
America
Tennessee
Kirkpatrick, Inc
Ed Niffenegger Jr
Stabbing in Brooklyn Spurs Push to Curb Juvenile Violence
A Brooklyn stabbing left Dominick Scuderi badly wounded as youths attacked him and three companions, with police linking the attackers to a Majestics gang and Puerto Rican identities. In Manhattan, authorities closed in on a suspect in a playground slaying as Mayor Wagner announced 1,080 new police recruits to fight rising youth violence.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dominick Scuderi
The
Majestics
Manhattan
Hector
Robert F. Wagner
Mrs. Pfeiffer pleads innocent in Oconomowoc murder conspiracy
Margie Pfeiffer, 29, of Oconomowoc and mother of two, pleaded innocent to conspiring with her lover to murder her husband. Municipal Judge George Johnson set the trial for September 15.
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Oconomowoc
Margie Pfeiffer
George Johnson
Chicago Charges Crack Dope Ring
A special grand jury indicted three Chicago policemen Sheldon E. Teller Miles J. Cooperman and Richard E. Austin and former federal narcotics agent Edward R. Gayles on charges of protecting a coast to coast narcotics ring. Seventeen others including many narcotics peddlers were named in indictments after monthlong questioning of hundreds of witnesses. The ring headquartered in Chicago grossed about seventy five thousand dollars every ten days in the city. Police Commissioner Timothy J. O Connor suspended the three officers. Teller and the other detectives deny wrongdoing.
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Chicago
Justice Department
Sheldon E. Teller
Miles J. Cooperman
Richard E. Austin
Edward R. Gayles
United States
Timothy J. O’connor
Teller
Wisconsin Bishop H C Northcott to Retire Next Year
Rev H Clifford Northcott, Wisconsin area Methodist bishop for 12 years, announces retirement effective next July 7 10 at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in Grand Rapids Michigan. He cites physical limitations after a stroke earlier this year and says a successor will be named at Grand Rapids.
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Appleton
H. Clifford Northcott
Grand Rapids
Mich
Northcott
Carillo Undergoes Major Surgery In California
Leo Carillo aged 68 underwent extensive abdominal surgery at a Santa Monica hospital after falling ill during a personal appearance tour in the East. He remains in critical condition today with the cause of illness linked to the procedure and recovery ahead.
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Santa‘ Monica
Calif. UN
Leo Carillo
Leo Carillo at 1958 County Fair in Monroe
Veteran actor Leo Carillo appeared at the Monroe County Fair with a special Western show troupe and met hundreds of residents during his stay.
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Leo Carillo
Monroe
Eisenhower pushes NATO unity and peace blueprint at Paris
President Eisenhower reassured NATO leaders in Paris that refusing to retreat from principle while staying tactically flexible would prevent war. He urged unity with De Gaulle during a busy European visit, and warned of Soviet pressure for peaceful coexistence amid looming Algeria talks. Khrushchev warned the West against war and urged removal of trade barriers to foster peaceful competition.
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Paris
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Council
NATO
de Gaulle
Council
Nikita Khrushchev
Paul- Henry Spaak
NATO Council
Joseph Luns
Antonio Segni
Giuseppe Pella
Italy
France
Cateau de Rambouillet
Rambouillet
le Bourget
U.S
U.N. Assembly
Algeria
Eiisenhower
Foreign Affairs
Council On Foreign Relations
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Alliance
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Hedwig
Kurt Grenicher
Walter Tell
Palmer Buesser
Wilhelm Tell Jr
Gilbert Ott
Nordean Hoesly
Gary Streiff
Walter
Richard Schroeder
Fred P. Streiff
C. H. Bartle
Chalet Museum
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Madison
Wisconsin Committee For Tax Revision
Menon
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H.C. Northcott
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