Eisenhower Opens Door to Khrushchev Summit Talks
President Eisenhower signaled openness to a possible Washington summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev as talks begin Tuesday. He urged constructive ideas, stressed firm principles, and said any later meeting must rest on Soviet respect for Western Berlin authority while seeking real progress on disarmament and tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
Khrushchev
Berlin
Karushchev
United States
Asia
Laos
Europe
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
NATO
America
West Berlin
Bobette Trumpy Elected President of Monroe High Band
Bobette Trumpy was chosen president of the Monroe high school concert band for 1959 1960. Enid Spring is vice president Greta Pitkin secretary and Sandra Miller treasurer all seniors elected at band rehearsal. Allan F Barnard named Mary Jo Henning drum major Beverly Flaherty Ronna Lane Hasse co leaders of the twirling squad Janet Barry Barbara Deininger new twirlers Greta Pitkin student conductor of band and orchestra.
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Bobette Trumpy
Monroe
Enid Spring
Greta Pitkin
Sandra Miller
Allan F. Barnard
Mary Jo Henning
Beverly Flaherty
Ronna Lane Hasse
Janet Barry
Barbara Deininger
Laos War Subside Near U.N. Study Findings
Fighting in Laos was reported at a standstill as United Nations observers were expected to arrive. Laotian military sources said Northern Vietnamese invaders began withdrawing as the U.N. study began this week.
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Vientiane
Laos
United Nations
Viet Nam
U.N
Virginia County Closes Schools Quietly for Private Education
Prince Edward County in Virginia shifted away from racially integrated public schooling by opening eight private schools in churches and private buildings for 1,500 white students while denying Black students access. The move, funded by donations and backed by a county foundation, aims to meet accreditation standards with 66 teachers and no public funds. Black leaders seek funds to send students elsewhere as the plan unfolds.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
State Department of Education
County Board of Supervisors
Foundation
E. Louis Dahl
Mrs Scott 94 Dies After Brief Illness in California
Mrs Lloyd Scott aged 94 of Fullerton California died at 7 p m yesterday after a brief illness. She and husband ran the Albany hotel for years then moved to Fullerton with a daughter and had lived in Darlington and Browntown areas. Born Levisa Miller April 29 1865 in Jackson County Oregon she lived with daughter Mrs Henry Sicotte in Fullerton. Survived by three sons Miller Van Matre Lee Van Matre and Henry Scott and four daughters Mrs Henry Sicotte Mrs Lona Lewis Mrs Illa Elg and Mrs Earl Nelson 23 grandchildren and many great and great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are pending at Sharer funeral home with services at First Baptist church and burial in Hillcrest cemetery.
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Lloyd Scott
Fullerton
Calif
Scott
Albany
Darlington
Browntown
Levisa Miller
Jackson County
Ore
Henry Sicotte
Neil Scott
Leslie Best
Miller
Mid) van Matre
Lee van Matre
Henry Scott
Janesville
Lona Lewis
Illa Elg
Longview
Wash
Earl Nelson
Beloit
Sharer Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Stock Prices Rally In Rebound Trading
New York markets show a rebound with gains in motors steels and electronics as traders note activity. Key stocks rose fractions to about a point, with larger gains in more volatile issues. After three days of losses brokers see a technical rebound with rails tobaccos drugs and utilities advancing.
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New York
Fun Day at Digman Farm Harvests Watershed Spirit
A September 26 gala at Kendall Digman farm west of Monroe features contests music and games to highlight the watershed movement in rural life. Sponsored by Smock and Richland Watershed Associations the event includes a 10 am plowing contest for watershed and FFA members, land judging, a 3 pm tug of war and lunch, with attendees viewing contour strips terraces and stream bank improvements.
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Kendall Digman Farm
Monroe
Smock and Richland Watershed Associations
Hiawatha
FFA
August Ruehlew
William Zuhlke
Richland
Digman
Leon Kubly
Richard Rufener
Beverly Flaherty
Earl Bechtolt
Bill Hartwig
Albert Neuenschwander
Zuhlke
Martin Dickson
Chris Tschanz
William Leopold
Kubly
Kenneth C. Allen
James Schwoegler
Myron E. Jeglum
Allen
Schwoegler
John Waeffler
Thomas Schuetz
Ralph Bohren
Newell Smith
Alfred Baumgartner
Reserve Hikes Discount Rate To 4 Percent
The Federal Reserve increases the discount rate to 4 percent for banks across eight districts New York Cleveland Richmond Chicago St. Louis Dallas San Francisco and Kansas City The move marks the fifth tightening since the 1958 recession and follows a rise in short term rates such as three month treasury bills now near 4 percent The policy aims to curb borrowing from the Reserve to fund bill investments
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
New York
Cleveland
Richmond
Chicago
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Kansas City
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Cheddar Prices Firm Only One Carload Sold
Green Bay reports on Wisconsin Cheese Exchange prices with pasteurized daisies at 34 cents and an unfilled bid for 60 lb blocks at 31.5 cents. Longhorns held at 3454, a quarter higher but not filled as trading tone stays steady.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Zsa Zsa Gabor Reports Burglary Losses in Hollywood
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor reported a July 2 burglary at her Hollywood home with valuables valued at 81 675 dollars and 100 items listed as missing in a police report filed Thursday.
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Zsa Zsa
Hollywood
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Frost Deepens Across Wisconsin Lowlands
After record heat, Wisconsin temperatures plunged to 30s and 40s with frost in the extreme lowlands. Monroe logged 45 degrees, while Stevens Point 31 and Madison 37 marked early month record lows. Forecasters expect slight warming, leaves turning color already observed in maple trees.
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Wisconsin
Mercury
Monroe
Green County
Black River Falls
Stevens Point
Grantsburg
Lone Rock
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Mather
Philips
Madison
Wausau
LaCrosse
Congress Overturns Eisenhower Veto In Major Public Works Bill
Congress overruled President Eisenhower on a 1.185 billion flood control and public works funding bill. The Senate approved a measure to aid Poland and Iron Curtain nations seeking independence, while a farm surplus disposal bill moved toward enactment with a potential food stamp plan.
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Eisenhower
Congress
House
White House
Senate
Poland
Moscow
Styles Bridges
R - NH
Agriculture Department
Actor Paul Douglas Dies at 51 of Heart Attack
Hollywood reports actor Paul Douglas died at his home at age 51 from a heart attack. Fire department responders arrived too late. Douglas, known for light comedies and serious roles, had a long stage and screen career.
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Hollywood
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Nehru says no war with China likely and seeks mediation
Prime Minister Nehru stated India does not expect a war with Red China over border tensions. He offered to accept mediation or arbitration on small disputed northern frontier areas while insisting on the MacMahon line as Tibet-India border and noting rising mutual anger.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Red China
Tibet
China
Five Face Charges Three More Held in Bomb Outrages
Five men are charged in Little Rock Labor Day bombings that damaged the school board office the mayor's business office and a station wagon. Three more men were charged. one, Sims, admits involvement and cites fear of schooling with Black students as motive.
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Little Rock
Ark
FBI
Eugene Smith
J. J. Casper
E. A. Lauderdale Sr
J. D. Sims
Steel Industry Rejects U S Aid in 59 Day Strike
The steel industry dismissed a proposal for a fact finding committee to help end a 59 day nationwide strike. Industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper opposed government involvement while talks continued in multiple rooms at the Hotel Roosevelt. Union president David J McDonald and top negotiators pressed for contract progress amid rising tensions.
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New York
R. Conrad Cooper
Jacob K. Javits
George D. Aiken
Vermont
United Steelworkers Union
Hotel Roosevelt
David J. McDonald
Cooper
Seven in Family Killed at Crossing
In Waseca Minnesota a P A freight train struck a car killing Irene Zimmerman and six of her children on the way to Sacred Heart Catholic school. A school patrol boy, Robert Szyszka, 12, was injured by debris with a broken leg and back injuries.
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Garret County
Baltimore and Ohio
Mountain Lake Park
St. Louis
Baltimore
Waseca
Minn.p
Irene Zimmerman
Robert Szyszka
Auto Fire Extinguished Outside Lanz Insurance Co
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze in front of the Lanz Insurance Co on 10th street at 2 45 p m. The fire confined to the motor of a late model car owned by an unidentified motorist from Florida.
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Lanz Insurance Co
10Th Street
Florida
Tax Packages In Report From Wisconsin Study
The Associated Press outlines eight tax plan options analyzed in a Wisconsin study. Proposals include a 50 percent surtax on personal income. a 1 percent rise in the income tax with exemptions. a new top rate near 10 percent. various 2 to 3 percent sales taxes with exemptions on food and services. a $15 per capita credit. and a miscellaneous package adding automobile and beer taxes.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
New York
Board of Health Approves Plans for Monroe Expansion
The State Board of Health approved a $300,000 expansion plan for Monroe sewage disposal, with Walter Ekum noting that a $100,000 federal grant must be approved first. The project is long range, one third funded by federal funds if the grant is awarded, the rest by local government. A federal decision is due this month. The board also approved sewer expansions for Shullsburg.
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State Board of Health
Monroe
Walter Ekum
Board of Health
Shullsburg
Police Captain Named New La Crosse Sheriff
Gov. Gaylord Nelson appointed Police Captain William Boma of La Crosse to fill the unexpired term of La Crosse County Sheriff Erwin Voss who died in office. Boma, 54, joined the La Crosse force in 1933 and was FBI National Police Academy graduate in 1949.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
William Boma
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Erwin Voss
Boma
FBI National Police Academy
mediator seeks strike end at Swift packing dispute
Federal mediator William G. Murray pressed for a new meeting between Swift and Co. negotiators and the two meat packing unions on strike, aiming to end the deadlock.
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Chicago
William G. Murray
Swift and Co
Swift
Wisconsin Tax Panel Sees Income or Sales Taxes as Fix
The Madison group recommends adjusting the income tax or adopting a sales tax tied to ability to pay to raise new revenue. Options include a three percent sales tax with a per capita credit and exemptions, or boosts to income tax with higher exemptions. The report notes potential yields up to 113 million and possible total gains near 70 million from various measures.
Road America Chief Injured in Accident
Elkhart Lake. Cliff Tufte president of Road America was knocked down and run over by a trailer hitched to a sports car that pulled away from a curb on a local business street. He suffered cuts and bruises and is director of the Crofts race course near here.
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Elkhart Lake
Cliff Tufte
Road America
Tufte
Crofts
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Virginia County
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State Tax Group
Chou En-lai
Communist China
Lauderdale
Sims
Amis Guthridge
Guthridge
Capital Citizens Council
J. Frank Holt
Malcolm G. Taylor
Citizens Council
Steel Industry
U.S
New la Crosse
Nelson
Citizens Committee
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