Twin surgery in Chicago tests survival of fittest
Doctors split 15 month old Brodie twins joined at the skull in a 12 hour operation. Roger Lee, the larger twin, faced a grim prognosis with the head trauma and multiple blood transfusions as Rodney Dee fared better. Surgeons noted a rare brain covering fusion and tracked vital signs through the marathon procedure.
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Chicago
Brodie
Eric Oldberg
University of Iinois Medical School
Roger Lee
Oldberg
Sesson
Rodney Tee
Rodney Dee
Port Brace
Operatine
County Girl Aids in Surgery
Jean Schwach, a surgical nurse from Waukesha, helped with the nine operations that led to the major separation of the Brodie twins at Chiwaga hospital. Her parents were updated on the 12 hour procedure and the infants' status as the operation concluded yesterday.
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Waukesha
Brodie Twins
Chiwaga Hospital
Jean
Joan
Chicago
Janitor Guest of Union Teachers
Ten Miller a Union school janitor with 23 years service will be guest of honor at a Friday morning breakfast in the fifth grade room. Union teachers organize the 7:30 event with Gladys Kenner Dororthy Sitrine and Viola Schomberg assisting. Miller retires in January.
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Ten Miller
Miller
Gladys Kenner
Dorothy Sitrine
Viola
Schomberg
Recommend Slash In Foreign Aid
A presidential survey team led by Charles Sawyer urged an orderly end to U S economy aid to Europe. The report cites overstaffing and too many agencies in Western Europe and calls for abolishing emergency agencies where tasks are completed or absorbable by regular departments.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
U. S
Europe
Truman
Mutual Security Agency
Christmas Vacation Begins Friday for Waukesha Schools
Waukesha area students count minutes until holiday break beginning Friday afternoon. Public elementary and high schools St Joseph's St Mary's Catholic Memorial will close after last class and reopen Jan 4. Trinity Lutheran returns Jan 6 with a morning service and afternoon party. Carroll College prep returns Jan 6 with vacation short by Jan 2 practice. County schools vary with some starting Friday and others returning Tuesday.
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St Joseph's St Mary’s
Catholic Memorial High School
Trinity Lutheran School
Carroll Calleze
Carroll and
Trinity Lutheran
Carroll
Waukesha County Supervisors Nomination Papers Filed
Three residents of Waukesha filed for county board seats today. Vernon Gaspar of the sixth ward and W. W. Perry of the tenth ward join Richard Mieritz of the fourteenth ward, with Gaspar currently serving as board chairman.
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Waukeshamen
Vernon Gaspar
W. W. Perry
Richard Mieritz
Gaspar
Waukesha Firemen Hold Christmas Party
About 75 people attended the Town of Waukesha volunteer fire department Christmas party at the Chapman farm firehouse. Members and guests, including firemen wives and invited guests, enjoyed the gathering.
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Waukesha
Volun
Cas
Mo Chapman Farm
Voss Named D Amato Aide with War Hero Credentials
Clair Voss 32 of 1220 Summit Ave is appointed assistant to District Attorney elect James D Amato, effective March 1 1953. A Marine veteran wounded at Iwo Jima, he holds the Navy Cross and Purple Heart, served as commandant of a Marine Corps League detachment, and chaired county Red Cross first aid. Voss, born in Antigua, educated at Notre Dame Marquette and Marquette Law, is married with four children and was an insurance investigator before entering private practice.
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Clair Vass
Standieg
Leona Buskirk
Robert McGraw
Municipal Court
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Voss
Iwo Jima
Citanion
William O. Weber
Mayoine Corps League
Red Cross
Tames
D'Amato
Clair Voss
Summit Ave
Scott Lowery
Michael Lombardi
McGraw
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Antiga
Notre Dame
Marquette
Marquette Lberal
Marquette Law School
Milwaukee University
Don ‘Voss
University of Wisconsin Grid Star
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Rural Mutual Casualty Insurance
Schools and School Construction Take Greatest Share of Taxes
A 1953 city tax breakdown shows the largest share goes to schools and construction, with the total tax rate at 29.16 dollars. The city portion is 23.50 dollars, including 13.97 for schools and 7.90 for general city expenses.
Changes in Waukesha fire insurance rates take effect
The new rates set for 1 to 4 family dwellings will lower house costs for brick and frame homes with approved roofs while contents rates rise in some cases. Unapproved roofs see smaller reductions with mixed changes across structure types. Larger units were not detailed.
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Waukesha
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
Youth Chorale to Appear on Television
Wankƒeesha's Youth Chorale will make its first TV appearance on the Blue Room program at 6 p.m. led by director William McNulty. The group will be aired on WTMI TV Milwaukee and later sing at Resthaven hospital and the veterans hospital wards. On December 18 they join a Disabled American Veterans Christmas sleigh caroling stunt through the city.
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Wank¢esha
William McNulty
Wtmi-Tv
Milwaukee
Resthaven Hospital
Veterans Hospital
DAV
Mac and Ike Talk Peace Prospects for Korea
President Eisenhower met with an older soldier, General Douglas MacArthur, and conferred with top advisers and field commanders. He briefed on Korean war policy, peace possibilities, and strategic global unrest as he prepared for his inauguration.
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New York
Aledt Eisenhower Drayenhead
Douglas MacArthur
Eieenhower
Omar Bradley
Fort Chiefs of Staff
Charles B. Wilson
Mark Clark
General MacArthur
Truman
Korea
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Dulles MacArthur meet. NATO defense policy discussed
Secretary of State Acheson urges NATO to trust Eisenhower successors. Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Dulles hold a secret meeting, stressing peace in Korea and the world. NATO debates 1953 defense targets and force reductions as Rideout oversees aircraft and divisions.
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Dean Acheson
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Eisenhower
Europe
Acheson
NATO
Council
Whch Supreme Co Ander
Mathes B. Ridewry
Arthur
Mar Arthur
Jiobn Foster Dulles
MacArthur
General MacArthur
Mr. Dulles
Korta
Korea
Deed Granted for Cemetery Lot in Divorce Settlement
Mrs Olive Will 46 received the couple's household furniture and a cemetery lot in a divorce from Gustave Will 48. She must allow him burial on the plot, and he will pay 35 dollars weekly child support for their three children. The marriage lasted since August 2, 1925, amid cruel and inhumane treatment claims.
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Artion
Olive Will
Butler
Gustave Will
Shwaukee
Will
Oconomowoc Tax Rate Exceeds Thirty Dollars
The City will levy a tax rate of $30.84 per thousand, up 23 cents from last year. The total levy on property and personal property amounts to $409,719.53 for individual owners, with bills due after billing is completed in late December. Citizens are advised not to contact the city clerk until December 29.
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Oconomowoc
City Airk
Edgar E. Otto
Levy outlook shifts with lower city county asks
The levy for city and county purposes is down but the report notes that additional funds will be required for schools and the state levy to cover needs.
Western Allies debate NATO goals and funding pressures
Delegates at a United States led meeting urged European Allies to accept that NATO command needs are dire while warning the bloc could face bankruptcy from defense spending. The talks recognized economic stability as essential and noted the US delegation may be weakened by a lame duck status before Eisenhower’s presidency.
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Sorme
Eisernhower
Racine Man Injured In Train Car Crash
A 28 year old Racine man Matthew L Prescott suffered shock cuts and bruises a neck injury and a possible broken hip when his car struck a moving train at the Highway 16 Milwaukee Road crossing just west of the Milwaukee county line. Prescott was taken to Milwaukee County General Hospital after his 1952 Oldsmobile convertible was towed from the scene.
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Racine
Matthew L. Prescott
Milwaukee Road Crossing
Milwaukee County Line
Prescott
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Goerke's Corners
Wrecker
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cold
Partly cloudy to night and Friday with continued cold air. Low tonight near zero to 10 below in the northwest and around 12 to 18 above in the south and east. Friday high 16 to 24 with a minimum around 7 a.m.
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