Oshkosh Council Approves 832000 School Auditorium Fund
Oshkosh officials vote to accept the board of education plan for an 1500 seat auditorium with a $832000 fund. The city commits 310000 plus interest costs while gifts cover most of the rest, aided by a $300000 anonymous gift and a donor underwriting deficits. Architects will be instructed to proceed and bids will be revisited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Board of Education
Perry A. Tipler
Common Council
Schoo-Civic Auditorium
Union Avenue
Wisconsin Avenue
Algomart Boulevard
Perry A. Tupler
Lincoln
Algoma Boulevard
W. J. Crawford
Union
Nina R. Barber
Wisconsin St
Donald Duke
F. B. Fenn
Marian E. Cottrell
Frank J. Percey
Umer
Clara Sundhurst
Third X15 Rocket Plane Is Given Test Flight
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP reports a third X15 rocket plane flew for 11 minutes testing new automatic control mechanisms for space flight. Neil Armstrong piloted at 2454 mph reaching 80000 feet, with no higher or faster attempt. The two earlier X15s hold records for speed and altitude.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Piot Neil A. Armstrong
US Space Agency
Union Avenue to Close for Lincoln School Replacement
Oshkosh council votes to vacate part of Union Avenue and spend 6500 to hire architects for Lincoln School replacement. Public hearing drew no objectors though seven property owners signed a late appeal. frontage provided does not stop the vacation. City plans five property acquisitions totaling 353 feet for the site while ensuring uninterrupted school operation during move.
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Lincoln School
Oshkosh Counecilmen
Union Avenue
Fintan M. Flanagan
Council
New Lincoln School
Drive Safely on Milk Slogan From UK Publicity Panel
The British National Milk Publicity Committee unveils a holiday slogan urging drivers to be cautious with dairy in mind. The line reads Drive safely on milk and aims to promote safe driving during the season.
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London
OUPI
British National
Mik Publicity Committee
Oshkosh Foundation Boosts Auditorium Fund With Gift
The Oshkosh Foundation adds 75000 dollars, contingent on matching private funds, to a prior 72000 pledge, pushing the 832000 goal for the 1500 seat auditorium. First National Bank trustee Leighton Hough announced the decision, calling the gift the largest in the foundation’s history and an investment in Oshkosh’s future.
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Oshkosh Foundation
Ward
Oshkosh Auditorim
Leighton Hough
First National Bank
Hough
Oshkosh
Five Die in Highway Collision West of Spring Green
Five men were killed in a crash west of Spring Green when a head-on collision involved two loaded semi-trailers and heavy equipment. Victims were Harold Gudgeon 41 Cashton Bobby Muller 35 La Farge Virgil Muller 21 Cyrus Stefsnen 47 and Raymond Trotter 42 St Paul Minnesota. The Stefs Transfer of Viroqua and Darts Transit of St Paul operated the trucks. Wreckage blocked Highways 14 and 33 for hours as responders worked at the icy intersection.
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Spring Green
Senna Annonce
Harold J. Gudgeon
Cashton
Bobby J. Muller
la Farge
Virgil L. Muller
Bobby
Cyrus J. Stefsnen
Viroqua
Raymond R. Trotter
St Paul
Minn
Stefs Transfer
U.N. Session Recessed Till After Holidays
The United Nations General Assembly recessed its 16th session for Christmas after approving two resolutions amid Soviet bloc opposition. A Hungary-Tibet measure deplored Soviet and Hungarian actions, while a human rights resolution passed 55 to zero with no abstentions. Adlai Stevenson warned the USSR not to forget the 1956 revolt.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Hungary
Tibet
United States
I I-Nation Forum
Soviet Union
of Assembly
U.S
Adlai E. Ste ‘Venson
U.N
Assembly
JFK Leaves for Bermuda Talks as Kennedy Fathers Ill
President Kennedy left Palm Beach for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan in Bermuda while his father Joseph Kennedy remained gravely ill after a stroke. The Elder Kennedy, 73, showed limited responsiveness at St Mary’s Hospital as the family gathered. The president planned a private session with the British leader before returning home.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Bermuda
Macmillan
St. Mary's
Joseph P. Kennedy
Atlantic
Kindley Air Force Base
Palm Beach
Joseph Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Jacque
Five Koreans Die on Gallows
Five Koreans were hanged in Seoul today including Choi In kyo and four associates. The group, led by Choi, faced charges from political terrorism to pro-Communist activities, with Cho Yong-soo Kwak Jung-joo Choi Paik-kun and Lim Hwa-soo named among the condemned.
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Seoul
Korea
Choi
Cho Yong-soo
Choi Paik-kun
Kwak Jung-joo
Rhee
Lim Hwa-soo
Wrong man released by mistake in Indianapolis
William Abney, 28, jailed for nonsupport, won unexpected freedom when sheriffs deputies mistook him for William Ambers who faced a drunkenness charge and released Abney instead of Ambers. Abney was being sought today.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
William Abney
William Ambers
Abney
Ambers
Wisconsin Senate Rejects Nelson Tax Plan 20-9
The Wisconsin Senate votes 20 to 9 to reject governor Gaylord Nelson's tax revision bill after over two days of debate. Six of Nelson's party join Republicans to kill the measure, leaving the 1961 Legislature with limited options and prompting talk of extending the 20 percent income surtax for another year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Assembly
Governor’s Office
State Tax Department
Sen
Frank Panzer
Brownsville
Panzer
GOP
Tax Department
Nover
Senate Roll Call On Tax Bill Rejects Governor Plan
The State Senate votes 120 to 9 on the tax revision, with 20 Republicans and 6 Democrats for rejection and 4 Republicans and 5 Democrats against it. Paired votes show 3 for and 3 against. Sussman is absent.
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Senate
Madison
State Senate
Rice
la Crosse
Carr
Janesville
Dempsey
Hartland
Draheim
Neenah
Hollander
Rosendale
Krueger
Meri
LaFave
Oconjto
Laun
Keil
Leonard
Milwaukee
Leverich
Sparta
Lorge
Lorge, ‘Bear Creek, Miller, Richland Center, Morton, Kenosha
O’brien
Green Bay
Cameron
Rice Lake
Dean
Wausau
Donnelly
Eau Claire
Kendzier‘ski
McParland
Cudahy
Moser
Busby
Keppler
Sheboygan
Potter
Port Edwards
Travis
Platteville
Lauri
Superior
Stalbaum
Racine
Thompson
Stoughton
Wilkie
Zaborski
Paner
Knowles
Sussman
Nelson Makes Desperate Bid To Rescue Bill
Gov Gaylord Nelson pressed a last attempt to salvage his tax bill in the Wisconsin Senate. He sought to expunge a Wednesday vote from the record with support from twelve minority members and extra Republican votes, but the plan failed. The Senate recessed to await Assembly action on a surtax proposal and discuss adjournment until mid February.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Senate Caurcus
Nelson
Senate
Bermuda Talks to Begin Today
President Kennedy heads to Bermuda with Harold Macmillan for talks on a unified Western policy toward Moscow and Berlin. They will also discuss Katanga Goa and the European Common Market as NATO allies push for exploratory talks in Moscow to seek a way forward on Berlin without breaking unity.
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iWestern
Mosccow
West Berlin
Katanga
India
Goa
Berlin
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
France
Khrushchev
East Germany
de Gaulle
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
North Atlantic
NATO
Paris
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Brown
JFK
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
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