Congress Nears Adjournment Amid Civil Rights Debate
Congress races to adjourn as the Senate tackles a 3.69 billion dollar catchall bill largely for foreign aid. A civil rights rider to extend the Civil Rights Commission could pass with a two thirds rule suspension, while disputes over anti secrecy provisions and bond rate measures stall final action.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Lyndon D. Johnson
D-Tex
Everett M. Dirksen
R-I
GOP
Senate House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Five Die In Two Crashes Across Wisconsin
The Clark County crash killed Floyd Garrett 40 of Milwaukee and Mr and Mrs Harry Boehne in their 60s of Parker's Prairie Minnesota. The second wreck near Superior on U S Highway 53 claimed Berwyn Illinois police lieutenant Frank J Hajek 4 and Ray Henonen 29 of Maple Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Clark County
Wisconsin
Floyd Garrett
Milwaukee
Harry Boehne
Parker’s Prairie
Minn
Highway 12
Humbird
Berwyn
Bennett
Superior
Frank J. Hajek
Ray Henonen
Maple
Wis
High School Will Be Topic for PTA Group
The Senior High School PTA will meet next Wednesday at 7 45 p m in the school multi purpose room to discuss the new high school curriculum including added programs retained classes and dropped courses.
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PTA
Badger Girl in Race Miss America Finals Tonight
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America finals with 54 contestants seeking a 10000 scholarship and about 75000 in appearances. Friday winner Miss Michigan Ann Marston excels in archery while Miss Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox takes swimsuit honors.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ann Penelope Marston
Wyandotte
Mich
Miss Wisconsin
Mary Alice Fox
Sheboygan
Pennsylvania
Lois Janet Piercy
Springfield
Connecticut
Diana Martha Klug
Torrington
Conn
District of Columbia
Virginia Noble Paiss
Washington
Sharon Joyce Vaughn
Seattle
Illinois
Suzanne Ingeborg Johnson
Chicago
New York State
Bonnie Jo Marquis
Huntington
N. Y
Miss Marston
Wisconsin
VFW Sponsors Bicycle Safety Final Event and Inspections
The Cecil Jones VFW Post announced a bicycle safety program led by Hugo Voelkl i with inspections by Monroe police on Sept 19 26 and a rodeo on Oct 3. Students from Lincoln St Victor s North East South and the Green County Teachers College will report at their schools for licensing and exams 50 cent fees apply. Parents urged to supervise sizing safety gear and riding practices and to enforce rules with schools and officials. Backing comes from Mayor Schiller Police Chief Hefty AAA national and local insurers.
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Cecil Jones Vfw Post
Hugo H. Voelkli
Monroe Police Department
Lincoln
St. Victor’s
New High School
South School
North
Green County Teachers College
Voelkli
Monroe Chamber to hear slogan contest progress
Dr. C. G. Hennager reports on slogan contest progress at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce meeting in the First National Bank community room. About fifty entries were received. Also on the agenda is Monroe's proposal to erect billboards at main highway entrances.
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C. G. Hennager
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
City of
Monroe
Jane Addams Centenary salute planned by leaders
A $200000 drive to honor Jane Addams on the 100th anniversary of her birth was announced in Philadelphia. Co chairmen are Pearl Buck and Emily Balch, Nobel laureates, with funds funding integration efforts in the United States, a refugees apartment block in Austria, and an international field project.
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Jane Addams
Cedarville
Philadelphia
Pearl S. Buck
Emily Green Balch
Miss Addams
United States
Austria
Women’s International League
Jane Addams Peace Association
Jane Addams House
Albert Schweitzer
Herbert Hoover
First Polio Case Of 1959 Reported
A 17 year old Monroe girl, Patricia Hughes, is the county’s first polio case of 1959. She became ill two weeks ago and is a patient at St. Clare hospital with paralysis in her legs. She had two of three Salk vaccine shots. doctors now urge a fourth shot for added protection.
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Monroe
Patricia Hughes
Monroe High School
St. Clare Hospital
Miss Hughes
Maurice J. Hughes
11Th Street
Green County Medical Society
Soviet Rockets Fire Toward Moon Ahead of Khrushchev Visit
Moscow reports another rocket launched toward the moon to pave interplanetary flights. The 25,162 mph blast aims to reach the moon by Sept. 14, emitting a sodium cloud visible from Earth. No passengers aboard, contrasting prior Soviet tests.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
U. S
Water Utility Receives Honor in Milwaukee
The Monroe Water Department cited for its safety record for the second year running by the American Water Works Association at the Milwaukee convention. It is among four southern Wisconsin utilities with under 50 employees honored for no lost time accidents during the three day event. Other communities honored included Janesville Elkhorn and Whitewater.
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Monroe
Alabama Senate bill seeks governor power to close schools
A proposed Alabama Senate bill would grant the governor authority to close public schools and colleges to avoid racial integration. The measure targets public education and cites the potential to suspend operations as a tool in maintaining segregation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Nehru heckled over China policy in Parliament
In New Delhi Nehru faced opposition heckling accusing him of appeasing Red China amid a border dispute. He rejected force and urged realism as Khrushchev aims to ease the quarrel by seeking peaceful talks between Peiping and New Delhi. Officials say no confirmation of Khrushchev visiting New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
China
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Peiping
United States
Khrushchev
Stocks Suffer Week's Decline
New York stocks posted their worst weekly drop in nearly two years as higher rates, the steel strike, and global uncertainty weighed on markets. The Dow fell to 637.36 and the AP average dropped to 222.70, erasing the summer rally and signaling continued weakness in large and active shares.
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New York
Associated Press
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
American Telephone
Jersey Standards
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Allied Chemical
Corning Glass
du Pont
National Lead
Union Carbide
New York Stock Exchange
American Motors
Studebaker-Packard
Studebaker - Packard
Glen Alden
Eleven Women Honored by United Fund Group
Officials for the United Fund of Monroe Inc paid tribute to 11 Monroe women who have led preliminary typing and filing for the fund as the annual drive nears. The group includes Mmes. Charles Figi Robert Goetz Nathan Goetz Anton Portman William Tschanz Howard W. Chadwick Keith B. Witte Jesse Dom James C. Gerondale A Stauffacher and Robert Gote.
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United Fund of Monroe Inc
Monroe
Fund
Mmes
Charles Figi
Robert Goetz
Nathan Goetz
Anton Portman
William Tschanz
Howard W. Chadwick
Keith B. Witte
Jesse Dom
James C. Gerondale
A. Stauffacher
Robert Gote
Decision Delayed in Madison Conservation Dispute
The Conservation Commission has deferred a ruling in its dispute with Governor Gaylord Nelson over new quarters for the Conservation Department until Monday.
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Madison
The
Conservation Commission
Gaylord Nelson
Conservation Department
AMC Rents Stadium For Employees Party To View Rambler
Milwaukee sale preview for Rambler models set for Sept 19 at Milwaukee County Stadium. About 35 000 AMC employees and families expected. leaders George Romney Roy Chapin Jr Roy Abernethy and E W Bernitt to speak. Miss Wisconsin Mary Alice Fox to attend. vaudeville, fireworks marching bands and prize awards including two new Ramblers.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee Braves
AMC
Wisconsin
George Romney
Roy D. Chapin Jr
Roy Abernethy
Father Mourns Seven Victims in Waseca Train Crash
James Zimmerman mourns the loss of his wife and six children after a freight train crashed into their station wagon near Sacred Heart Catholic school in Waseca Minnesota. Eleven year old Kathryn died later at the hospital. the crash killed Michael Connie Barbara James Jr and Janice at the scene and injuries were reported for Mrs Zimmerman. Neighbors say the family used their own car to save money. sheriff says signals were functioning and witnesses suggest a distraction may have occurred.
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Waseca
Minn
James Zimmerman
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Michael
Connie
Barbara
James Jr
Janice
Kathryn
Zimmerman
James
Zimmerman Farm
Zimmermans
Stan Bailey
Firemen Put Out Auto Blaze in Fontana
Firefighters responded to a general alarm in Fontana when gasoline from an overflowing carburetor ignited A. M. Camer on’s car in front of the Lanz Insurance Agency on 10th street. Minor damage from oil and burned spots was contained by a powdered extinguisher. Fire Chief Josef J. Benkert reported.
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A. M. Cameron
Fontana
Lanz Insurance Agency
10Th Street
Push To Start For Fund Hikes
Wisconsin state agencies plan budget hearings to seek 12 million dollars more than Gov. Nelson trimmed from requests. The move would lift the two year executive budget to about 208 million and widen the biennial deficit to 38.7 million.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Nelson
Senate
Joe E. Nusbaum
Department of Administration
Nusbaum
University of Wisconsin
Aeronautics Commission
Gunman locks two employees and patron in Apple River vault
Authorities hunted a young bank robber who herded cashier Shelby Hume, another employee Margar et Atz, and patron Irene Troy into the vault of Apple River State Bank in Illinois. He fled with over 5300 in cash, possibly heading toward Wisconsin. FBI joined the probe. bank president is Leo D. Charlton.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Apple River
Shelby Hume
Hume
Margaret Atz
Irene Troy
Gratiot
A. Charles Howe
Green
Lafayette
State Line
Howe
Monroe
Browntown
Clarno
Jo Daviess
Stephenson County
Mrs. Atz
Troy
Bart Hoyt
Hoyt
American Legion Auxiliary
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Leo D. Charlton
Darlington
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Robert Kingdon
Times
Eleven Women Help United Fund Group
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