Wisconsin Senate passes cigarette tax hike and income surtax
The Wisconsin Senate voted 23 3 to raise the cigarette tax from three to four cents per pack and approved a 2 per cent income surtax to fund the budget. Gov. Kohler can sign. the measures aim to raise about 57.4 million and 23 million dollars respectively, with debates highlighting budget balance and potential deficits.
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Wisconsin Senate
Kohler
Assembly
Senate
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Demisey
Heriland
Weeosh Gong
Hohler
Nelson
D-Medison
Striex
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Comb Riviera Resorts for 52 Bank Robbers
Genoa Italy Interpol and Italian police pursue four men and a woman linked to a $305000 New York bank robbery. tips point to the Monaco and French Riviera resorts with a chase across multiple borders ending near Sar Remo and Napless area on the Ligurian coast.
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Italy
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Naples
New York
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Republican Leader Victor in Denver Mayoral Runoff
Wil F. Nichol, 34, a Colorado Senate Republican leader, won Denver's first mayoral runoff by 766 votes in unofficial results. Ghsi Ann Bert Keating, leader in the first primary, indicated he would seek a recount.
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Denver
Wil F. Nicholson
Colorado Senate
Ghsi Ann Bert Keating
Wisconsin Senate OKs pay hike for state officers
The Wisconsin Senate 27-5 approved a bill to raise salaries of constitutional officers including the governor from 14 000 to 38 390 a year and the secretary of state from 3 000 to 16 000 annually, sending it to the Assembly. The measure also boosts treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction pay, with debates on commissions and a 1956 referendum proposal.
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Madison
Wisconsins
Senate
Assembly
Gener
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Romulo Urges UN to Reaffirm Stand for Peace
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines urged the United Nations to adopt a rededication statement affirming a global pledge to peace. He spoke at the U.N. anniversary meeting in San Francisco, calling for a universal expression of commitment to peace, security, and human rights. He noted resistance to formal resolutions and referenced tensions with the Soviet Union while urging a united, peaceful path.
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San Francisco
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
United Nations
Romulo
United Stators
Russia
Vil [Molony
Seenine
Soviet Union
Escapee James Ecker Fled From Michigan Reformatory
The Michigan State Reformatory seeks James Vincent Ecker after he hid in a packing crate and escaped. He is described as dangerous and possibly armed with a knife, last seen near the prison after a rest break. Police search wooded areas around the facility and suspect an inside accomplice.
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Sonta. Mich
Michigan State
Morris
Kropp
Bom
Ecker
Eecker
Gesk
Ake
Wensure
Quer
Wao
Bimond
Stevens resigns as secretary of the Army. Brucker named successor
President Eisenhower names Wilber M. Brucker general counsel of the Defense Department to succeed Robert T. Stevens as secretary of the Army. Stevens cites compelling personal considerations and will leave the Pentagon by late July after advising on timing with Secretary of Defense Wilson. Brucker, Michigan governor 1931–32 and longtime Pentagon official, is 61 and from Detroit.
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Army
Eisenhower
Wilber M. Brucker
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
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Michigan
Kerret
White House
New England
Wilson
Brucker
Iyreca Yy
Blichigan
Ettorney
Saginaw
Lois Stevens
Lakeshore University Bill Sees Kohler OK or Veto
Wisconsin struggle over merging Milwaukee State College and university extension into a single Lakeshore University continues. The Assembly backed an integration plan but trimmed merger powers while the Senate stuck to merger and board coordination, with politics and a Thursday recess clouding final action.
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Atadison
University of Wisconsin Extension
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Welter Mohler
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Assembly
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Argentina Cabinet Ministers Resign Amid Peron Pressure
Argentina cabinet members submitted their resignations to President Juan Peron after talks with military leaders. Army Minister Franklin Lucero and others discussed a possible third member Teisaire as a plan to ease Peron from power. The government stated troops would return to barracks and resume duties while Peron was shown with students at his residence.
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Argentina
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Aion
Uruguay
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Possibie
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Arigentina
Arien
Eva Peron
Americans Fail To Reach Border From China via Canton
Three American defectors who stayed with Communist forces after capture in the Korean War did not appear at the border again in Hong Kong. Consulate Officer S M Backe checked the China border for the fourth day but found no trace of the three men on the usual Canton exit train toward Europe.
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Red China
Europe
S. M. Backe
China
Canton
Errant Mower Irritates Autoist in Glen Burnie
Sid Morlers power mower wandered onto Crain Highway striking a near miss with another vehicle. The autoist expressed annoyance, reacting like motorists worldwide before the mower was controlled.
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Glen Burnite
Crain Highway
Wisconsin Assembly Recesses and Accelerates Action on Bills
The Wisconsin Assembly moved to shorten the session and clear hundreds of bills and resolutions before a Thursday night recess. Actions included approving a $20 public history commission, increasing legal notice rates for newspapers, allowing use of the word free in ads, and funding for retired justices. Legislation on licensing plumbers, state cost of living boosts, and a public service council was halted or killed, while retirement studies and other topics pressed ahead.
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Senate
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Supreme Court
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AFL
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Attorney General's Office
Veterans Housing
Stryker, Noted Criminal Lawyer, Dies at 70
Obituary notes the death of Lloyd P. Stryker, 70, famed for defending Alger Hiss. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after being stricken Sunday night and died at Doctors Hospital. His career included a celebrated cross examination of Whittaker Chambers and a hung jury in Hiss's first trial.
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Lloyd Pauk Stryker
Alger Hiss
Stryker
Doctors Hospital
Clarence Darrow
Steyker
Sta
Scelba Resigns as Pro West Premier in Italy Crisis
Rome reports Prime Minister Mano Scelba and his pro Western government resign in a political crisis. The Christian Democrats toppled Scelba over inaction amid Italy’s problems, amid talk of a caretaker administration and a new Christian Democrat premier. The revolt was led by party members allied with both right and left factions.
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Helien
Mano Scelbe
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Scelba
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Gronch
Seeba
Premer
Gusepse Pella
Guido Conella
Ist Bhed Pessimiktres
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Trutx
Revolt Reported by Red Chinese Garrison in Formosa
Official dispatch claims a Red Chinese garrison west of Hangkow defected to Nationalist backed guerrillas on May 26. The brigade allegedly fled into Hupeh Province after a 24 hour clash with a Red Chinese division in Chung Chang County.
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Formosa
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Hangkow
Hupeh
Chung Chang
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