Storm Toll 33: Searchers Fear Figure Will Rise
AP reports Hurricane Carla devastates Texas and Louisiana with 33 dead across three states. Eight family members found in Freeport, Texas. survivors scarce as floods rage across the Midwest. Esther gale to follow, 130 mph winds and uncertain landfall.
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Associated Press
Carla
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Freeport
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Galveston
Robert Dunn
Robert
R. W. Dunn
Joseph J. Drvar
Waverly
Fort Scott
Port O'Connor
Ronnie Thompson
Baptist Church
Red Cross
Elmer Bertleson
Houston Chronicle
San Juan
P.R
Weather Bureau
Miami
Esther
Jefferson's Register Heads County Officers
Jefferson County register of deeds Arthur Gruennert was elected president of the Wisconsin County Officers Association. Rock County Treasurer Lawrence Schmidley became vice president and Dane County Clerk Jean Johsen was named secretary treasurer. William Osborn of Winnebago County was elected president of the Clerk of Courts Association, Earl Picha of Vernon County headed the Register of Deeds Association, and John Gotherner of Racine County was chosen president of the County Treasurers Association.
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Manitowoc
Wisconsin Coun_ty Officers Association
Arthur Gruennert
Jefferson County
Reg
Burns Prove Fatal In Trailer Explosion Near Plymouth
Mrs. Mary Spieker aged 28 died at St. Mary's hospital from injuries sustained last Thursday when an explosion wrecked her trailer home near Plymouth. She was burned over about 85 percent of her body while attempting to light a gas stove.
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Milwaukee
Mary Spieker
St. Mary's Hospital
Plymouth
Deed Received For New Glarus Home For The Aged
The Benevolent Society of the South Wisconsin Synod will officially receive a deed to property in New Glarus for a home for the aged at a Sunday ceremony. Services start at 3 p.m. at the Swiss United Church of Christ with Rev. Warner H. Siebert speaking and Dr. Paul C. Keble to dedicate the site. The gift was accepted from the New Glarus Industrial Development Corp. Plans for the home remain in a preliminary stage awaiting society approval at the May meeting.
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New Glarus
Glarus
The
Benevolent Society of
South Wisconsin Synod
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
Warner H. Siebert
Hartford
Paul C. Keble
Roman Reineck
Portage
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Society Board
Edward Nuss
Swiss Church
Ernest Huebner
Cedar Lake
Alice Freita
New Glarus Industrial Development Corp
Arnold Schultz
Milwaukee
William A. Schultz
Memorial Evangelical and Reformed Church
Madison
Knowles Chides Nelson on Taxes in Wisconsin
Madison Republican Lt. Gov. Warren Knowles charges Governor Nelson must now submit specific proposals to balance the budget and reform taxes. He notes Nelson should clarify questions before discussing compromise as GOP leaders form an 11 member committee to work with the governor.
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Madison
Warren Knowles
Wisconsin
Nelson
Knowles
GOP
Top Synod Leaders Selected To Address Anniversary Program
Monticello Times Special reports two evangelical and Reformed Church leaders will speak at the 85th anniversary of Reformation United Church of Christ in Washington Township. Dr. Paul C. Kehle of Waukesha, president of the South Wisconsin Synod, will address the 9 15 a.m. service. Rev. A R Achtemeier, former pastor at Reformation and Zwingli churches, speaks at 2 p.m. and at 10 40 a.m. at Zwingli. He resides in Scottsbluff Neb and will be honored with his wife at a 7 to 9 p.m. reception at the Zwingli parsonage.
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Monticello
Reformation United Church of Christ
Washington Township
Paul C. Kehle
Waukesha
South Wisconsin Synod of the Church
Kehle
St. John’s
Reformation
Achtemeier
Rocky Mountain
Dakota
Scottsbluff
Neb
Zwingli Church
J. Allan Mittler
The
Mittler
Ford To Acquire Control of Philco
Ford Motor Co plans to purchase Philco Corp assets and liabilities. Philco stockholders will receive Ford common stock at a set ratio with preferred stockholders receiving cash and value. completion tentatively scheduled for November 30 pending approvals and tax conditions.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Philco Corp
Ford
Philco
One More Robot Shot Precedes Astronaut’s Ride
NASA plans one more unmanned Mercury flight within six to eight weeks before attempting a manned orbit. The 17 519 mile per hour capsule with a mechanical pilot completed a suborbital sweep, surfaced in the Atlantic, and proved the Atlas rocket can carry a crewless capsule and its systems.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Decatur
Robert Gilruth
Project Mercury
Gilruth
Virgil I. Grissom
Grissom
NASA
James E. Webb
Washington
Mercury
MacArthur Proposed For Arms Cut Agency
Rep Robert Kastenmeier proposed that General Douglas MacArthur serve as an adviser if a U S Disarmament Agency is created. Congress has advanced bills in both chambers and expects passage this session. The story also reports Typhoon Nancy near Okinawa moving toward Kyushu with a potential impact on the U S Okinawa base.
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MacArthur
Washington
Robert Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Congress
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kastenmeier
House
Japan
Tokyo
Nancy
Okinawa
Kyushu
U.S
Secret Underground Tests Move Toward Restart
Washington reports the United States plans to resume underground nuclear tests within a week to 10 days. A closed Joint Congressional Atomic Committee session reviewed plans for a new American series and heard analysis of the Soviet blasts since Sept. 1. Rep. Chet Holifield said experts are working to launch low to intermediate yield underground tests.
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Washington
United States
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Senate House Group
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Holifield
AEC
Khrushchev
Boosters Launch Football Program
The Monroe Football Boosters Club resumed activities during a Jaycee smoker at Windy Acres Guest Ranch to kick off the high school season. The group will meet weekly on Thursdays with time and place to be announced. President George L. Wells invites all supporters, especially fathers, to involve their sons and learn about football.
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Monroe
Windy Acres
George L. Wells
Jaycees
Wells
Ralph L. Neale
Ft. Atkinson
Kenneth R. Sundseth
Sand O TV
Commercial Bank
White Haven Nursing Home
Willard Hegstrom
Dave Seeholzer
Richard E. Becker
Hughes Mobile Homes
Peter Braun
Chocolate Shop
First National Bank
Robert L. Wells
Wallace A. Dunn
Lake Zurich
Ill
Recreation Park
Stanley Barr
Two Women Sentenced for Conspiracy Burglary Dodgeville
Two Rockford women, Mrs. Jacqueline Lester aged 20 and Mrs. Joanne Hill aged 21, were sentenced to two years in the state home for women on conspiracy to commit burglary charges. The women were arrested with three men after a robbery at a Dodgeville cleansing firm, and were tried in Iowa County court before Judge David Jones.
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Dodgeville
Rockford
Jacqueline Lester
Joanne Hill
Iowa
David Jones
Rains End In Monroe Area After Heavy Flood Rain
Rainfall from Hurricane Carla ends in the Monroe area with 6.14 inches since Tuesday and heavy totals in nearby towns. Flood threats recede as rivers drop while farmland benefits and soggy fields appear after a period of extreme wet conditions.
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Carla
Monroe
Albany
Darlington
Pecatonica
Dubuque
Travis Lauri Stay in Senate in Power Balance
The executive office said Gov Nelson will not call a special election for the 25th district where Sen Carl Lauri is serving. Lauri, appointed to the Industrial Commission, is expected to serve in the fall session. Sen Robert Travis, appointed secretary treasurer of two state building corps, will not resign until Lauri leaves. Both men keep Senate seats, leaving political power unchanged.
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Oandison
Nelson
Carl Lauri
Superior
Lauri
Industrial Commission
Robert Travis
Platteville
State Agencies Building Corp
Wisconsin Building Corp
Senate
Travis
State Building Commission
Cheese Demand Fair in Madison Market Steady Prices
Madison Wisconsin cheese market shows steady demand from a fair to good level with ample supplies. Cheddar prices hover 36 to 38 percent with 40 pound blocks at 37 to 39, single daisies 38 to 39, longhorns 38 to 39, and midgets around 38 1/2 to 41 1/2 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Allies Confer on Berlin Plan
Secretary of State Rusk opens Western ministers conference to chart approach to Soviet Union for Berlin settlement negotiations. British Lord Home and French Maurice Couve de Murville join. Von Brentano to attend Friday. Kennedy says talks possible in New York with Moscow if Soviets willing to seek an honorable peace.
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Washington
Rusk
Soviet Union
Berlin
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Kennedy
New York
Germany
Lord Home of
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Lord Home
von Brentano
Home
United States
Moscow
Rock family tied pastor among 15 jailed in Jackson desegregation bid
Jackson Mississippi authorities jailed Rev. Robert L. Pierson son in law of New York Governor Rockefeller and 14 other Episcopal priests after they entered Jackson bus terminal white waiting room and refused to leave. Police charged them with breach of peace. Also note White House statement Kennedy not going to Texas to assess Hurricane Carla damage.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Robert L. Pierson
New York
Rockefeller
Jackson
J. L. Ray
Geoffry Sedgewick Simpson
South Pewaukee, Wis
Shutdown Threatens Delay In U.S. Auto Recovery
Secretary of Labor Goldberg urged a fresh appeal from President Kennedy to end the GM labor dispute. He predicted plants would be back at full operation by Monday, as local contracts reach 53 settlements while many GM sites remain idle amid widespread strikes.
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U.S
Associated Press
Goldberg
Kennedy
General Motors
United Auto
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
Nnions
Chevrolet
Cleveland
Sandusky
Ohio
Oldsmobile Assembly
Lansing
Mich
Fisher Body
Mansfield
van Nuys
Calif
Auto Strike Idles Janesville Carriers
More than 400 employees of the Janesville Auto Transport Co. were laid off Wednesday due to the strike at General Motors Chevrolet and Fisher body plants. Edmund Brady said 350 of the firm’s 450 drivers and 80 garage maintenance workers were furloughed.
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Janesville
Janesville Auto Transport Co
General Motors
Chevrolet
Fisher
Edmund Brady
Auto Transport
Harri man visits Rangoon for Laos coalition talks
U.S. Ambassador W Averell Harriman arrived in Rangoon Burma today to meet with Laotian leaders on forming a coalition government and pursuing a peaceful settlement to a crisis that has lasted thirteen months.
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Rangoon
Burma
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Laos
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