Wisconsin Legislature Delays Major Bills Amid Budget Push
Madison February 1955 lawmakers enter week three with budget bills pending. Gov Kohler will reveal the executive budget Feb 1, after which legislators study proposals and plan funding for state services. Daylight saving time and tax extension bills may surface, with farm groups opposing time changes. Public hearings begin this week on education and conservation issues as committees meet Wednesday.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Kohler
Senate
Assembly
Kotler
Assemblymen
Merif
Dlan
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Wiliamasakaitas
Pure Auk Products Cooperative
Fond du Lac
Wiliam Bauman
Middleton
Reuben la Fave
Roconto
Conservation Commission
la Fave
Highway Commission
Senate Education and Public Welfare
Judiciary
Guard Held As Hostage During Revolt Quits Job
Massachusetts prison guard Warren L Harrington, 29, who endured hours as a hostage during last week’s convict revolt, quits his job saying he would not want to go through that again. He served as a prison officer for 60 years and said hostages were not mistreated though the strain was terrific.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Warren L. Harrington
Weather Summary for Wisconsin with Snow Flurries
Parily cloudy and cold with snow flurries east tonight. Wednesday turns partly to mostly cloudy and cold with light snow possible statewide by afternoon or night. Tonight lows zero to 10 below north and 5 below to 5 above south. Wednesday highs 10 to 20. Winds 10 to 20 mph, shifting light variable then northwest. Observations show 9:30 am cloudy, 12 pm cloudy, Buckstaff data shows 8 pm to next day 8 pm temperature range 2 to 15 with 0.02 inch precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsix
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Boost First Class And Air Mail Charge Proposed
The administration asked Congress to raise mailing rates. First class would go from three to four cents and air mail from six to seven. The plan aims to generate 227 million dollars yearly, plus 34 million from air mail. A 6.5 percent average pay rise for 500,000 postal workers would cost 129 million annually. President Eisenhower had urged both measures to fund deficits.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Administrat Ition
Eisenhower
Post i Office Department
Minnesota Senate approves tax deadline extension
Minnesota Senate unanimously passes a bill pushing filing deadline from March 15 to April 15 for individual state income taxes. A companion House action was expected. A House Labor Committee approved a public works resolution to relieve unemployment, citing jobless rolls rising from 60,000 in November 1952 to over 100,000 in December, with Hibbing noting 2,400 on unemployment benefits and 500 exhausted as of Jan 20.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Senate
House
Congress
Minnesota
House Labor Committee
Francis LaBrosse
Duluth
Superior
Wis
Robert Hess
Minnesota Cio
Iron Range
Hibbing
Buffer zone between Costa Rica and Nicaragua vanishes
The six mile frontier buffer separating Costa Rican and Nicaraguan troops ceased to exist as both sides moved to prevent border incidents. OAS authorized Costa Rica to enter the zone to remove rebels, while Nicaraguan forces also massed near the boundary with air support potential.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Anastasio Somera
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
OAS
Jose Figueres
Managua
Somoza
Figueres
Paris Pacts Discussed At Soviet Parley
Moscow reports Molotov met with the East German and Moscow ambassadors to discuss the Paris pacts and the future of Germany. The talks touched on rearmament of West Germany and ties between the Soviet Union and the Soviet Zone of Germany. Observers see implications for a German peace treaty and remilitarization of the East Zone.
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Molotov
Germany
East Germany
Tass
Berlin
Paris
London
Washington
Paraguay Plot Suppressed Against Stroessner
Asuncion officials announced they uncovered and blocked a plot against Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, who seized power after staging a revolution that toppled Dr. Federico Chavez. The alleged ringleader was Dr. Eulogia Estigarribia, former Colorado party leader, recently expelled from the party.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
iParaguayan
Alfredo Stroessner
Stroessner
Federico Chaves
Parague
Euilogia Estigarribia
Colorado Party
Estigarribia
Court Denies Nugent Plea to Dismiss Kill Charges
Army POW case in Fort Sill Oklahoma. Nugent of Merrill Wisconsin fights dismissal of 13 counts of collaboration tied to wartime acts inside Korea prison camp. Judge Manes upholds charges, allows narrow amendment to peace committee charge, Nugent asserts witnesses will refute allegations and claims unfair prelim inquiry.
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FT. Sill. Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Merill
Wisto
Korea
Lsw
Donald L. Manes Jr
Robert E. Hough
Billy J. Shuman
Nugent
United States
Kores
Wall Street
Peace Committee
Manes
Rial
Sill
Citade ‘J
Batchelor
Kermit
Tex
Hough
Two Yugoslav Reds Released
Milovan Dijilas and Vladimir Dedijer freed after District Court suspends sentences for spreading subversive propaganda. Dijilas gets 18 months, Dedijer six months. placed on probation with good behavior. Probation terms likely bar further interviews with foreign press critical of the government.
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Belgrade
Milovan Dijilas
Vladimir Dedijer
Chiang Kai-shek pleased and disappointed by Eisenhower speech
Reports from Taipei say Chiang Kai-shek was pleased by Eisenhower’s stance against further Communist aggression but displeased with parts of the speech. He criticized the call for a ceasefire and the lack of a firm defense line for the islands.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Uri
Chaung Kak-Shek
Eisenhower
Chiang
United Nations
Fadhen
Haltie
Chiang Kai-Shek
Congress
Southland Gripped By Freezing Weather Snow Hits Dixie
Sub freez ing weather grips the Southland after snow storms. In Florida and Texas frost threatens citrus crops. Chicago sees light snowfall during rush hour while Mobile and Tallahassee report several inches.
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Florida
Texas
United Press
Dixie
Minnesota
Chicago
Rue Grande Valles
Hilite Mercery
Apalachian
Miam
Fla
Tallahassee
Mobile
Ala
Bill to Expand Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol
Three committees and a subcommittee draft a bill to increase the Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol to 609 officers. The draft plan involves the Governor's Highway Safety, the Legislature's Motor Vehicle Insurance Committee, and the Wisconsin County Boards Traffic Enforcement Committee.
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Uve Council
Northwestern Anier
Governor's Fee On Highway Safety
Motor Vehicle Insurance Committee
Wisconsin County Boards Association
A. J. Theren
Madison
Associaton
John Lawton
Governors Safety Committee
Vic Wallin
Tate
Legicatne Council
Rcan
Ve Council
Legisia
Churchill Declines Talks With Malenkov Over Far East
London Prime Churchill rejected any meeting with Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov to discuss the Far Eastern crisis, saying such a talk would not likely yield a favorable result at this time. He told the House of Commons the idea of a tripartite meeting with Mendes-France and Eisenhower was not being pursued.
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London
Shabir Churchill
Georgi Malenkov
Far Eastern
Far East
Malenkov
Churchin
House of
Himee Malenkov
Pierre Mendes-France
Eisenhower
Seine Flood Recedes Leaving One Million Dollars In Damages
The Seine fell from its 16 year high as damage reaching about one million dollars was reported. Other French rivers also declined from weekend peaks while Rouen and Nantes remained under threat.
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Paris
France
Rouen
Nantes
U S Military Prepared for Global War over Formosa
Defense officials say the U S military can meet a Formosa crisis without large scale force expansion. Pentagon leaders note forces total about 3.09 million, with Navy at 1100 ships, Air Force expanding to 120 wings, and Army growing from 10 to 19 divisions as tensions rise in Asia.
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Ngton
Tetas
Korea
Eisenhower
Formosa
House
John W. McCormack
U.S
Asia
Chiang K Shek
Pentagon
Aso
Navy
Air Force
Far East
Guam
Both Houses Expected To Obey Ike Plea
Republican leaders predicted quick action in both houses to grant President Eisenhower full power to order U S forces into battle to defend Formosa. House leaders forecast overwhelming approval. Senate leaders expected swift passage with broad support after White House talks.
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Ike
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
U.S
Batie
Formosa
House Rules Committee
William F. Knowland
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Death of Mrs. Doke ruled accidental at Wisconsin General
Madison coroner Stan ley C Larsen said the death of Mrs. Howard B. Doke 57 from an anesthetic gas during surgery at Wisconsin General Hospital appears purely accidental. The hospital faced delay in reporting the death and an expert from Pittsburgh will investigate alongside University of Wisconsin officials and state authorities.
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Madison
Stanley C. Larsen
Wisconsin General Hospital
Howard B. Doke
University of Wisconsin
Larsen
Pittsburgh
Arive
Harold Coon
Richard Baréwell
State Industrial Commission
Doke
Wisconsin Road Conditions Hesitant Drift Across South
The motor vehicle department reports slippery stretches across the southern half of Wisconsin after Monday’s show. Kenosha Milwaukee West Bend Sheboygan Manitowoc and La Crosse districts report the most hazardous conditions with some drifting noted. Eau Claire and Hayward show icy spots but overall roads are suitable for winter driving.
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Madison
Almos
Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
Kenosha
Milwaukee
West Bend
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Hayward
Eisenhower Defers Special Messages on Health and Highways
President Eisenhower delays sending to Congress special messages on health and highway programs until Congress acts on a resolution affirming support of the Formosa policy.
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Formosa
United States
Western World
Eisenhower
Congress
Western Pacific
U. S
Washington
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