Governor Thomson Names Public School Aid as 1957 Paramount
Governor Thomson declares public school education the paramount issue for the 1957 Wisconsin legislative session and says the state must provide more funds. He urges a financial foundation stronger than current laws, notes the burden of rising costs, and calls for a reappraisal of funding without yet proposing new revenue sources.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Snow coats Wisconsin state with frigid temperatures
New snow covers southern Wisconsin with four to inches while frigid weather grips the state. Racine reports six inches, Kenosha and Dubuque area five, Jamesville and ville four, Milwaukee two to four, and Dela n Madison and Pewaukee one to two inches. Temperatures dip below zero statewide. Grantsburg hits 21 below. Northeast winds push temps down to 2 degrees below zero in Osh kosh by early morning.
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United Pre
Wisconsin
Racine
Kenosha
Dubuque
Jamesville
Ville
Milwaukee
Delan Madison
Pewaukee
Grantsburg
Oshkosh
Buckst Observatory
Judge Cites Toothache Defense in Oklahoma City Drunken Appeal
Richard Longfellow explains judge Demopolos fined him sixty dollars after a drunken incident in Oklahoma City. He says a bad toothache led him to rinse with whisky, accidentally swallowing some, and he appeals the ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Magicisel Court
Richard Longfellow
James Demopolos
Three Ward Redistricting Plans Considered By City Officials
Three ward redistricting plans were presented at City Hall on Wednesday night proposing increases in voting precincts from 16 wards to as many as 23. The plans were referred to city engineers, the clerk, and the attorney for consolidation into one recommended by officials. Alderman George Oaks opposed major changes before the April council election. Redistricting targets a minimum ward population of 1,590 with equalized sizes and lines along streets where possible.
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Planning Commission
Council
Safety and Protection Com Ee Calle
Cone
Ald
George Oaks
Srr
Roger Kliss
Ukee Road
Jackson Drive
Ernest Berg
Kleinschmidt Named Full Time Chest Executive Vice President
Welter F Kleinschmidt longtime Community Chest volunteer was named executive vice president of the Chest organization at a Wednesday board meeting. The new post funds paid professional help for the community fund drive and aims to sustain year round Chest activity. Fiss noted the plan will enable continued Red Feather agency support and tighter budgeting for Oshkosh needs.
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Welter F. Kleinschmidt
Community Chest
Athearn Hotel
Charles J. Fiss
Nleinscamist
Jasty
Jdent
Red Feather
Oshkosh
Fiss
CHEST
Walter F. Kleinschmidt
Kleinschmidt
Macmillan Named Prime Minister Succeeding Eden
The Queen tapped Harold Macmillan MP 62 to form a new British government after Sir Anthony Eden's resignation. Macmillan, a right wing Conservative and former chancellor, was chosen over Rab Butler to rally party support and restore Britain’s prestige after the Suez crisis. The ceremony included kissing hands at Buckingham Palace.
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London
Harold Mac‘inence
Mullan
Anthony Eden
Macmillan
Elizabeth I
Buckingham
Palace
Eden
Britain
R. A
Rab) Butler
House of Commons
Butler
Egypt
Buckingham Palace
Harold Macmillan
the Treasury
Winston Churchill
Churchill Ecen
Churchill
Benar Laa
Church
Helen Belles Spencer
Ind
Neville Chamberlain
Suez
Cress
State Senate Committee Setup Revised
The State Senate opened with a revised committee system to limit members to one panel each and expand representation. Changes aim to boost agriculture education welfare and highways oversight with five five member committees totaling 45 assignments. Democrats won a move to pick their own members on some panels while a bid for at least one Democrat per committee failed.
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Madison
Boths
Senate
Frank Fanzer
R Oaks
Gaylord Nelson-Madison
Committee
Lynn Stalbaum
D-Racine
Eden Resignation Seen as Victory for Nasser in Egypt
Cairo papers hail Anthony Eden's resignation as a victory for Gamal Abdel Nasser. Editors praise Nasser's strengthened position and depict Eden as having toppled himself after his invasion of Egypt.
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Eden
Nasser
Egypt
Cairo
Anthony Eden
Hersceni Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egy
Cdt
Eden Resigns as Prime Minister After Buckingham Palace Visit
Eden quits after conference with the Queen at Sandringham and returns to present his resignation at Buckingham Palace. The resignation was accepted in a terse traditional Palace announcement mirroring Churchill’s exit.
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Eden
Sandringham
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Buckingham Palace
Anthony
Eden Resigns as British Prime Minister Privately Welcomed by U S Officials
Washington officials welcomed Sir Anthony Eden's resignation as a step toward restoring pre Suez US Britain ties. President Eisenhower praised Eden as a friend and reader in the cause of freedom while Secretary Dulles expressed deep regret at his health compelled retirement. The search for Eden's successor includes Harald Macmillan and Rab Butler as prominently discussed names.
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Washington
United States
Sir Anthony Eden
Britain
White House
State Department
Eden
Western Alliance
Eisenhower
John Foster’ Dulles
Anthony Eden
E Lord
Rab Petter
Eocheg
Harald MacMillan
Esther Man
Eisenhower urges unity and world order in State of the Union
President Eisenhower calls for personal dedication to unity and prosperity at home while meeting the threat of a strongly armed imperialistic dictatorship abroad. He seeks open skies inspections, reduced armaments, and a broad national inquiry into the financial system along with priority on school construction civil rights and refugee policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Fisenhower
America
Russia
United Na
Stolen Car Recovered After Police Locate It
Sam A Sampson, an advertising man, finished a business conference and returned to his parked car to find it missing. Police later recovered the brand new automobile, found nearby with the thief or in a related criminal act, ending the incident with the vehicle returned.
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Long Beach
Calif
Sam A Sampson
Norgas
Harwood Named New Traffic Captain in County
Harwood of Wisconsin Avenue has been chosen as traffic captain after serving since January 1941. He is an FBI training graduate and heads the county civil defense police. The appointment becomes effective January 15, replacing Charles L. Lowry who became sheriff.
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Harwood
Wisconsin Ave
FBI
Civil Defense Police
Jacobsen
Charles L. Lowry
Guenther
Dems Reject Substitute For Eisenhower Doctrine
Democrats on the House Affairs and Foreign Relations Committees rejected a substitute for the Eisenhower Doctrine after Secretary Dulles denounced it. The plan would state U S support for Middle East independence and authorize troop use with no prior congressional approval plus a 490 million aid package, but it faced opposition from lawmakers. The president aimed to press for speedy approval in his State of the Union address.
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Washington
House & Affairs
John Foster Dulles
Esenhower
United States
Meddie East
Werat
Eisenhower
Sindale East
Srengien Middle East
Speak *Tex
Daylight Time Bill Submitted in 1957 Assembly
The 1957 Wisconsin Assembly opened with a daylight savings bill introduced by Abraham of Oshkosh and Pomeremming of Wauwatosa. It would let county boards enact daylight saving ordinances from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, facing rural opposition seen in prior attempts.
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Assembly
Abraham
R-Oshkosh
Pomeremmng
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