County Board Again Raises Union Issue
The county board debated banning sheriff's deputies from union membership while seeking an attorney general opinion. District Attorney action on whether such a ban applies to current deputies or only future hires was discussed amid calls for more study before a formal ruling.
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Dist
Alty
David Dancey
Sheriffs Committee
Sheriff's Department
Joseph Janka
Waukesha
Alfred Waller
Muskego Town
Dancey
Ie County
Waller
Malion
Safety Director Speaks at Meeting
The first in a series of local supervisor training sessions featured C. H. Kemp safety director of Thilmany Pulp and Paper Kaukauna at the Avalon hotel. A total of 86 supervisors from 16 local firms attended the dinner meeting.
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C. H. Kemp
Thilmany Pulp and Paperop
Kaukauna
Avalon Hotel
Sweitzer
Menomonee
Margaret Schmitt
Pewau
C. W. Zamjahn
Kee
Waukesha
Safety Council
Part of Relativity Theory Proven by Star Measurements
Washington reports that after 37 years astronomers confirm part of Einstein’s relativity theory. The National Geographic Society says precise star measurements from the 1919 eclipse verify light deflection by gravity, supporting Einstein’s prediction and his famed 1915 theory.
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Washington
Albert Einstein
National Geographic Society
Ferber
Instein
Princeton
N. J
U.S. Vote Decisive in Rejecting Bey Invitation at UN
United States and Britain blocked a Pakistani resolution to invite the Bey of Tunis to address the UN debate on Tunisia France dispute. The vote 26 24 reflected a setback for Tunisian Nationalists while France boycott remained unchanged. The General Assembly heard pleas on human rights as Arab-Israeli peace talks sparked procedural confusion in the Special Political Committee.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Tunis
Tunisia
France
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Britain
Assembly
Full General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Israel
Palestine
Fadhil Al-Jamali
Urupuayan
Alexis Kyrou
Greece
U.N
Jerusalem
Students Fined for Damaging Arboretum Trees
Municipal Judge Scott Lowry fined six college students 25 dollars plus costs for cutting down and carrying away evergreen trees owned by Albert Johnson, assistant director of Harvard arboretum. The offense occurred before midnight on December 3, and the youths offered restitution and to clean up the woodlot, but were still taken to court.
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Scott Lowry
Carl Ruenger
Donald Hough
Manitowoc
G. Richard Irving
Crystal Lake
Jerome Trewyn
Palmyra
George Holmes
Grosse Point Woods
Mich
Rodney Lewis
Oennomowac
Marvin Pope
Waukeshay
Albert Johnson
Harvard University Arboretum
Johnson
Waukesha
Dist
David Dancey
Carro
Rosenbergs Lose Another Court Fight
Julius and Thel Rosenberg, the convicted atomic spies, suffered another setback in their appeals to avoid the death penalty. The couple remains scheduled for electrocution at Sing Sing prison during the week of January 12.
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Rosenbergs
New York
Julius
Thel Rosenberg
Atomic Spies
Electric Chair
Sat Sing Sing Prison
Wisconsin Weather Snapshot Cold and Cloudy
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday with light snow flurries in the north and extreme northeast region. A bit colder tonight. Lows 16 to 22 north and 22 to 28 south. Highs Thursday 32 to 37 north and 44 to 48 south. Early morning mean temperature 42 with yesterday’s high 53 and low 32. Relative temperature ranges and hourly readings follow.
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Wisconsin
Ridgway Calls for Harder NATO Defense Push
General Ridgway told the NATO military committee in Paris that 50 Allied divisions in Western Europe remain far short of the minimum needed to deter a Soviet drive. He warned Western defenses, though bolstered since Lisbon, still cannot withstand a full-scale Russian assault. Admiral Melcor-mick noted Mainbrace showed progress but urged stronger Atlantic fleet firepower against Russia’s growing submarine force.
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Paris
Matthew 5
Ridgway
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kores
NATO
Lisbon
West
Russia
Adm
Lynde C. MelCormick
Atlantic
Talks of Korea endgame by Truman Eisenhower MacArthur
President Truman urged Gen MacArthur to advise on a plan to end the Korean War. Eisenhower and MacArthur agreed to pool military and diplomatic knowledge to pursue a common solution. The Tokyo Times cited a possible meeting in Hawaii or on the West Coast to discuss a way forward with no fixed date.
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Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Uss
Helena
Tokyo
Nippon Times
MacArthur
Hawaii
United States
The
Times
Korea
U. N
NAM
U.N
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dulles Gave Hiss Approval Says Witness
John Foster Dulles recommended Alger Hiss for the Carnegie Endowment presidency in 1947, a witness testified. Hiss, now serving a five year federal term, was chosen after favorable reports, with Dulles noted as the first to mention him.
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Dulles
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
House
Eisenhower
Hiss
John W. Davis
State Department
Davis
Garnegie Endowment
Supreme Court
South Carolina
J Us
Foundation
Carnegie Endowment
Woman seeks charges over witchcraft claim in Knox County
A 48 year old woman asked an assistant state attorney to stop her sister from practicing witchcraft she says targets her legs. She reports swelling and red marks appearing since September with initials seen on a square pattern. Doctors and healers offered no remedy and her husband pressed the sister who denies the charges.
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Galesbury
Knox County
Dale Ruedig
Shim
Abberdeen
Miss
Defense Department Releases Casualties in Korea
The Defense Department announced that American battle casualties in Korea total 127,658, up 275 from the previous week. The figures cover those whose next of kin have been notified through last Friday.
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Washington
Defense Department
Ko- Trea
Subcommittee Questions State Dept Aides in U N Security
In a closed executive session in New York the Senate Internal Security subcommittee again questioned three State Department officials Adrian Fisher John D Hickerson and Carlisle Humelsine about a grand jury report on security clearances to disloyal cases The inquiry targets alleged Communist influence among U N American employees and anticipated firings of about 20 more Americans for subversive activity while President Eisenhower plans cutting federal spending and taxes in Arkansas Douglas urged Houdini like moves to justify the housecleaning
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New York
Adrian Fisher
State Department
John D. Hickerson
U.N. Affairs
Carlisle Humelsine
Grand Jury
James Wechsler
New York Post
Jack R. McMichaels
The
Methodist Federation For Social Action
Frank C. Bancroft
U. N
Little Rock, Ark
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
United States
Trygvtel
Dwight. Eisenhower
Senate
Grand
Houdini
Financial Status Review of Waukesha Transit Lines Hearing
Public service commission hearing on proposed rate increases for Waukesha Transit Lines. Details include fare changes for adults children and riders on various routes plus expected year end net income, assets liabilities and testimonies from Paul Espenshade and others. A adjournment to December 30 was tentatively agreed with possible rescheduled dates.
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Public Service Commission
Waukesha Transit Lines
M. H. van Susteren
Mad
Ison
Atty
Witham
Paul Callow
Adolph Biebersteim
Espenshade
Chicago
Madison
Paul F. Haage
Freeman
Wau-1kesha Transit Lines, Inc
Waukesha
Hook
Pewaukee
William Callow
Paul Espénshade
Waukesha Transit
Gladys Scarce
Lindbergh Ave
International Association of Machinists Union
Dorothy Garcia
Frame Ave
County Council of the
CIO
Lea. Kennedy
Delafield
CIO County Council
Clarence Albrecht
Perkins Ave
U. S. Steelworkers’ Union
International Harvester
Louis Mayer
W. College Ave
Eugene Jones
Brasted
Carl Gilbertson
Buena Vista Ave
Blanche Brunner
Pleasant View
Waukesha Trades and Labor Council
Muskego Fire Dept Seeks Payment for Search Effort
The county board reviews a request from Muskego Fire Department for $5 for dragging a channel near Little Muskego Lake in the Pellage search. The 12 year old was found near a house excavation after being slain by a 15 to 14 year old accomplice undergoing psychiatric exam. Firefighters organized the search, dragging the channel where an 18 month old girl was found drowned two years earlier.
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Town of
Muskego
Little Muskego Lake
Allen Pellage
Pellage
Prisoner Killed in Secret Meetings at POW Compounds
In Pusan Korea one prisoner was killed and another wounded Monday night while attempting to organize secret Communist Party meetings in two prisoner of war compounds, the Li. N. Prisoner of War Command announced.
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Pusan
Korea
Communist Party
Li. N
Five Thousand French Troops Patrolling Casablanca
Five thousand French soldiers stood ready in Casablanca as riots and nationalist violence spread across North Africa. Casualties included eight Europeans and at least 50 Moroccans. authorities vow to stamp out the campaign of hatred and murder while weighing tougher measures in Tunisia and Casablanca.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Paris
Tunis
North
Africa
Augustin Guillaume
Terrible Terror Riots Leave Dozens Dead in Tunisia
Unofficial counts suggest 59 killed and 200 wounded after rioting erupted Sunday in Tunisia sparked by the murder of a nationalist leader. Authorities later revised the official death toll to 42 with reports of rioters and bystanders injured. bizarre details involve a small dog causing chaos as violence spread across multiple locales.
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Penelope
Tunisia
Linda Hillman
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Milwaukee
Andrew Sturgeon
Pewaukee Village
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Jackson
U.S
Bey
Bulletin
National Association of Manufacturers
Far East
Sen
Robert Taft
Harald M. Keele
Keele
Douglas
University of Arkansas
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Carthage
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Beni Mellal
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