Winnebago County Airport to start control tower project
Groundbreaking next Monday initiates a long awaited control tower at Winnebago County Airport. The 5 story tower part of a 999000 plan with runway extension and taxiway aims to create a government staffed instrument landing system. Federal funds cover the ILS with the tower backed by state and federal aid. General contractor is P G Miron Construction Co with Towne Inc and others handling HVAC plumbing electrical and elevator work.
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Winnebago County
SVU
Canius Lolewmy
State Aeronautics Department
Robert Anderson
Madison
Sebago County
Joseph F. Drexler
Federal Aviation Agency
Sacred Heart Cemetery Association
State Aeronautics Commission
P. G. Miron Construction Co
Appleton
Towne, Inc
Little Chute
John E
Meyer Co
Oshkosh
Ace Electric Co
Sheboygan
Otis Elevator Co
Green Bay
Two Deaths Raise State Toll to 146
Wisconsin's 1961 traffic toll climbed to 146 after two fatalities in separate incidents. Irene Steffens, 19, of Seymour died in Appleton from a Saturday crash on Calumet Trunk B near St. John. Jack Schober, 42, of Pewaukee was killed when his car hit a guardment near the Highways 30 and 6 intersection shortly before his body was found.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Irene Steffens
Seymour
Appleton
Calumet Trunk B
St. John
Jack Schober
Pewaukee
Joblessness Boosts State Relief Grants
Wisconsin’s January relief outlays jumped 265 percent from a year earlier and 13 percent from December as the State Department of Public Welfare reported 37,452 recipients receiving 1,195,175 dollars. Average grants were 50.44 dollars. aid totals include old age assistance, dependent children, and aid to the blind.
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Madison
Ferch
Editorials and society notes from Winnebagoland index page
The page catalogues editorials on Page 6 and short society items from Winnebagoland areas Xeenah and Menasha. It mentions sports and comics TV weather and general society notes across the edition. Local editorial voice and brief notices anchor the region’s weekly content mix.
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Winnebagoland
Society Xeenah-Menasha
Man Renames Himself Dennis Appal in Wake of Spelling Joke
In Waynesville North Carolina Eleftherious Appalaskonstappaliou, 34, changed his name to Dennis Appal last week citing a joke that even his wife cannot spell his original name. He is quoted saying the name change was prompted by difficulties with pronunciation and spelling. The local clerk’s office recorded the change and will update official documents accordingly.
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Waynesville
N. C
Eleftherious
U.N Reinforcements Arrive as Congo Clash Eases in Matadi
In Leopoldville, U.N. reinforcements began reaching the Congo port after Sudanese troops were forced from Matadi by Congolese forces. Sudan withdraws 400 soldiers as the United Nations seeks to reenter Matadi with airlifted and India-supplied troops soon to follow.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
U.N
Matadi
Sudan
Congo
Ibrahim Abboud
Congo River
Tunisia
India
Two Admitted in Kidnapping of French Heir
In Annecy, France, a former paratrooper and an accomplice with a police record confessed to kidnapping 4 year old Eric Peugeot, heir to the Peugeot auto fortune. The April 12 abduction yielded 50 million francs in ransom. the child was later found unharmed.
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Annecy
France
Eric Peugeot
Roland Peugeot
Roland Rolland
Khrushchev invites US envoy to meeting in Siberia
Premier Khrushchev invites U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to meet him in Siberia on a personal note from President Kennedy. Thompson is to fly to Siberia Wednesday for exploratory talks on improving Soviet American relations in Novosibirsk.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Siberia
Kennedy
Thompson
Novosibirsk
Richard M. Bison
United States
Soviet Union
Tate
Washington
State Man Pleads Innocent Of Embezzlement
Leon Kanable 47 former treasurer of Akan Town Richland County pleaded innocent to embezzling 15000 over three years through last July. He appeared in Town County Court and is free on 4000 bond, bound over to Richland County Court for trial May 2. A longtime teacher and former principal of Akan Central School resigned after shortages appeared.
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Dodgeville
Leon Kanable
Akan
Richland County
Kanable
Richland
Richland Center
Akan Central School
Sel Hurek forecasts Soviet talent to visit US this year
UPI reports American impresario Sel Hurek told Izvestia that cultural exchanges between the Soviet Union and the United States will increase this year. He named Soviet stars expected to appear in the United States including violinist Igor Oistrakh pianist Emil Gilels composer conductor Aram Khachaturian the Leningrad Ballet and the Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance group.
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Moscow
UPI
Sel Hurek
Izvestia
Hurek
United States
Igor Oistrakh
Emil Gilels
Aram Khachaturian
Leningrad Ballet
Igor Moiseyev
Woman Beaten To Death Found In Sheboygan Area
An elderly woman about 60 was found savagely beaten in a backyard near Sheboygan. Police Capt. Oakley O. Frank heads the investigation, with Charles Wilson of the State Crime Laboratory assisting. Officers cordon off the area seeking clues.
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Sheboygan. Wis
UPI
Sheboygan
Oakley O. Frank
Charles Wilson
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Postmaster Presses For Higher Rates
Postmaster General J Edward Day urged Congress to raise first class mail to five cents per ounce and air mail to eight cents. He said substantial increases in second and third class rates were needed to close a 900 million annual gap between revenue and expenses. Day favors a broad construction program affecting about 2 000 facilities yearly and questioned automation projects including Providence Rhode Island and Oakland California post offices. He warned automation is not suitable for mail and likened it to pencils.
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San Francisco
UPI
Posmaster
J. Edward Day
Department
Day
Congress
Providence
R.J
Oakland
Calif
Proposals To Shelve Cold War Talks At U.N.
At the United Nations opening session the Soviet Union suggested keeping Cold War issues like Tibet Hungary and U2 flights out of discussion. U.S. and Soviet representatives led by Adlai Stevenson and Andrei Gromyko held talks for over an hour with no agreement. Nkrumah prepared to address Congo policy while U.N. operations and Hammarskjold's resignation remained focal points of debate.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N General Assembly
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tibet
Hungary
Izvestia
Stevenson
Gromyko
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Congo
Assembly
U.N
Nkrumah
Dag
Hammarskjold
Kremlin
U. N
United States
U. S
JFK Acts To Stop Job Violations
President Kennedy moves to end government and federal contractor job discrimination. An executive order consolidates two committees into a single Equal Employment Opportunity panel led by Vice President Johnson. The order imposes penalties, potentially cancels contracts, and surveys hiring practices. Critics urge new legislation to back the effort.
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Washington
Kennedy
President's Committee On Equal Employment
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol Hill
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Man rescues children before smoke suffocation collapse
Alan Davis, 50, of 1034 School Ave, saved four children from a smoke filled home then collapsed from inhalation. Oshkosh firefighters found him on a stairway at 12 16 am and carried him to Mercy Hospital. One child, 14 year old Robert Stratton, suffered shock. siblings aged 13, 11, and 7 were placed with a neighbor. Davis had remodeled and was painting. fire origin traced to a work bench with paint cans and rags. Five fire companies fought the blaze for 32 minutes. cleanup continued until 4 30 am.
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Alan Davis
School Ave
Oshkosh
Davis
Mercy Hospital
Helen Stratton
Hel
Robert Stratton
Larry
Mary
Susan Stratton
Harold Scheitl
London wineshop sells Polish vodka labeled with Zabrowza herb
London reports a local wineshop is selling a Polish vodka whose label claims it is flavored with an extract of Zabrowza, a fragrant herb favored by European bison. The quirky note highlights a novelty branding tied to a plant reputed in regional folklore.
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London
UPI
Foul Weather Drives Severe Storms Across Midwest
A storm system from a southwest low pressure moved northeast unleashing tornadoes, wind storms, rain and snow from the Midwest to the Appalachians. At least three deaths and widespread damage followed as temperatures fell and rain and snow continued into the Southeast.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Midwest
Appalachians
Air Force Maj. White Aims New X15 Speed Record
Tries for a record at Edwards Air Force Base California as Air Force Maj. Robert White planned to push the X15 rocketship toward an unofficial speed around 2600 mph. He already holds the unofficial world speed mark of 2275 mph and the altitude record of 136000 feet.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPHN
Air
Robert White
Tornado Hit Chicago To Receive Aid
Chicago faces a disaster area declaration after a tornado killed one and injured nearly ten, damaging 3,000 structures and 7 buildings. SBA will offer 3 percent disaster loans to property owners while 77 homes seek temporary quarters. Insurance losses exceed 7 million with 5.6 million in building damages.
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Chicago
South Side
U.S. Small Business Administration
Einar Johnson
SBA
Prostata
91St Street
Damen Avenue
Lake Michigan
National Board of Fire
Light turnout in Wisconsin spring primary races
Wisconsin voters showed light turnout in the spring primary, with estimates that the total may fall short of 300000. Contests focused on circuit judge Myron L. Gordon, former attorney general Stewart Honeck, and Christ Alexopoulos for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, plus five candidates for state superintendent of public instruction led by William J. Fenelon and Frederick F. Frick. Madison and Milwaukee areas hosted several mayor, alderman, and judge races as Chief Justice John E. Martin’s 1962 retirement opened the high court contest. Gaige S. Roberts noted the cost of about one dollar per voter across 3780 precincts due to the light turnout.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
State Supreme Court
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John E. Martin
Stewart Honeck
Myron L. Gordon
Christ Alexopoulos
Honeck
Vernon Thomson
Gordon
William J. Fenelon
Whitefish Bay
Frederick F. Frick
Ralph M. Gibson
Madison
Angus B. Rothwell
Manitowoc
Arlyn F. Wollenberg
Lake Mills
Gaige S. Roberts
U S Alters Direction of Task Force
Washington AP says the United States halted a naval task force toward the Congo after benz inform the United Nations did not need the force. Four ships including a destroyer and two landing ship transports with 50 Marines on board were ordered to reverse course and head for the Gulf of Guinea off the Congo. A destroyer continued toward Cape Town and the rest were to proceed to goodwill visits to South African ports with Cape Town as a possible next port of call.
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Washington
United States
Congo
Benz
United Nations
Cape Town
Gulf of Guinea
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