Education panel backs unified state higher ed plan
A League of Women Voters meeting heard supporters favor merging the state university and college boards into a single regents body to coordinate funding and expansion. Speakers included Phillip Drotring and Regents Bingausen and Sieger, who debated integration methods while stressing need for linked financial and educational planning.
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House approves pay raise for Congress to 22500
The House passed a bill to raise congressional salaries to 22500 a year, a 30 percent increase from 12500 plus a 2500 expense account and one paid trip home. The measure, approved 224 to 133 on a roll call, heads to the White House for signature.
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Six Top Reds Are Released From Prison
Washington reports six of eleven top Communist Party leaders imprisoned since 1951 were released but face new trials on indictments charging they were connected to the party. Names include Dennis, Wilia, Stachel, Winter, Davis Jr., and others. Budgets and dates for new trials were not set, with proceedings likely in New York Federal Court.
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Wisconsin Weather Forecast March 1940 Update
Wisconsin forecast sees cloudy north with light snow diminishing to flurries, south partly cloudy and colder. Tonight lows 10 to 20 degrees, highs Wednesday 15 to 20 in the north and 33 to 38 in the southeast. Winds south tonight then northerly Wednesday. Northwestern observations note 32 at 7:30 a.m. and 37 at noon with fair in Menasha area.
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Twister Carves 100-Foot Swath In Ohio City Tragedy
In Youngstown Ohio a tornado cuts a wide path through East Side docks, damaging 1256000 in homes and injuring residents. Betty Fallat, mother of a three year old, is found deceased near a demolished house. Four homes leveled and 22 others ripped from foundations inside a 40 year old housing project valued between 8000 and 10000. Flood fears force evacuations as distant lake levels threaten downstream dam safety amid heavy rains.
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State Of Emergency Declared As Hawaiian Volcano Erupts
A powerful eruption in Hawaii prompted civil defense to declare a state of emergency. About 100 acres of cane and timber burned as lava flowed toward Pahoa, forcing mass evacuations with 20 000 sightseers stranded. No casualties reported. some residents refused to evacuate as lava advanced five miles from the cane field eruption.
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Snowbound Skiers Marooned as Winter Rages in West
United Press reports 200 skiers stranded atop the Wasatch and nearby ranges amid deep snow. Rescue efforts reach a young couple in California as twisters injure others in Ohio. Floods threaten West Virginia towns as rains flood rivers and isolate communities. weather help and plows break through.
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Wisconsin Highways Slippery Across State
Wisconsin roads were mostly slick today with ice and snow on several stretches. Northern counties reported the worst conditions around Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac area, while Black River Falls to Manitowoc corridor had icy sections. Kenosha and Milwaukee counties saw wet roads but no slipperiness. most areas were sanded to ease hazards.
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Israeli Troops Attack Egyptians and Bombing Casualties
Egyptian deaths mount as Israeli troops clash with Egyptian forces in a deadly confrontation. A B 47 Stratojet bomber attempting radar guided emergency approach crashed near Lake Charles, Louisiana, killing three crew members and a young couple inside a nearby house. The blast damaged several homes and trailers, with wreckage scattered across a pine forest. Two civilians, Albert Morgan and his wife, were burned alive in their home. The incident caused extensive damage and prompted an investigation.
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Surprise blow strikes Gaza as fighting rages
United Nations Mixed Arms Commission reports Israeli forces launched a violent attack against Egyptian lines in the Gaza area. The three hour battle drove Egyptian troops from a desert strip, with 38 Egyptians and 36 soldiers killed or wounded. Egyptian sources say the clash began near the coast and involved heavy weapons, ending with an armistice settlement pending.
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Unit Joins In Plane Search CAP Scouts Missing Men
State CAP units joined in a two aircraft search from Selfridge Field for two men aboard a Piper plane missing after a flight from Danville. Weather included fog and rain as crews combed four sky lanes and rallied at Chanute Field. Names mentioned include B. G. Vandre and Bernard of St Cloud.
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Churchill Praises US Superiority in A Weapons Charge
Churchill asserts the United States leads in nuclear weaponry ahead of Britain and Russia. He notes the vast stockpile and warns about the serious strategic balance, with the U.S. dominant in the three nuclear-capable bundles.
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Plea to Veto Tax Cut Seen Likely
Senate leaders and President Eisenhower face a debated tax cut proposal. Leon Keyserling testified that a $320 per person income tax reduction could spur employment, while opponents warn it may worsen unemployment. Alben Barkley proposed a compromise delivering staged cuts to individuals and dependents with timing set for Jan 1 1958.
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Jet plunges into Lake Michigan near Glenview
Fragmentary report says a jet possibly from Glenview Naval Air Station was fleeing radar near a port in Michigan when it disappeared in Lake Michigan about four miles off the coast. Navy and Coast Guard searches followed as details about the pilot’s medical condition and timing of the takeoff remained unclear.
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Heart Lungs of Mother To Aid Daughter's Surgery
Penny Rae Barmers, a girl from Minnesota, is slated for a heart and lung transplant operation at the University of Minnesota Hospital on the 15th. Her mother, Mrs. Raymond, is cleared to take over heart duties if needed, with five substitute donors in Waukesha ready.
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Atomic blast sighting sparks global alert
Fragmented OCR report describes a bright flash and orange glow seen across multiple U.S. cities including Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego. Observers report a morning explosion with possible seismic or sonic indicators, with officials hinting at an atomic event and directing readers to Page 2 for details.
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Four Jap Holdouts Head for Homeland
Australian and Dutch authorities in Sydney report four Japanese holdouts, long after World War II, are finally heading home from West New Guinea as efforts to repatriate remaining ex-soldiers continue.
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Seven Lepers Escape From Hospital to Virgin Islands
Seven lepers escaped from the Marine Hospital leprosarium just 24 hours before they were to be returned to the Virgin Islands. Dr E M Gordon, medical officer in charge, said four were active cases and should be isolated, while three were others to receive further treatment on the Virgin Islands. Gordon stated that they had done all they could for the patients and could not confirm whether they had distig after leaving the hospital.
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