Drop Search for 176 After Naval Collision
The search for 176 missing Hobson crewmen ends after 24 hours as the destroyer minesweeper sank following a collision with the carrier Wasp amid a high speed exercise east of Boston. Only 61 of 237 aboard Hobson survived. officials push for an investigation while families await updates.
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Hobson
Wasp
Navy
Norfolk
Azores
Washington
U.P
Atlantic
Atlantic Fleet
Rodman
New York
Boston
Redman
Oil Strike Set For Wednesday Threat Looms Over Industry
The Oil Workers International Union CIO prepares a nationwide walkout to begin Wednesday, potentially paralyzing gas and oil output. A 26 man policy committee met in Denver to finalize plans and a statement from OWIU President O A Knight says strike will proceed unless a wage settlement is reached before the deadline.
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Denver
Oil Workers International Union — Cio
OWIU
O. A. Knight
Judge halts Rockford mass picketing after newspaper shutdown
Circuit Judge William R. Dusher ordered a halt to mass picketing in Rockford Illinois that has prevented the publication of the morning and afternoon daily newspapers since Friday. The ruling aims to resume regular newspaper printing and distribution immediately.
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Rockford, Ill
William R. Dusher
Rockford
Supreme Court declines hearing for Tokyo Rose treason case
The Supreme Court denied a hearing to Tokyo Rose, the California-born broadcaster convicted of treason for wartime propaganda on Tokyo radio. The decision leaves the verdict and sentence in place.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tokyo Rose
Tokyo
Queen Elizabeth II Sets Coronation Date for June 2 1953
Queen Elizabeth II announced her coronation will take place on June 2 1953 in London. The event tops Britain's social week of 1953 with the official royal birthday following on Friday June 5.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britain
Subpoenas Sought for More Newsmen in McCarthy Inquiry
Sen Gillette disclosed that several additional newspapermen may be subpoenaed to testify before a subcommittee probing Sen McCarthy's conduct. He expressed concern over leaks of news related to the investigation.
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Washington
Gillette
D-Ia
Sen
McCarthy
R.-Wis
State man named on horse meat count
Joseph Zien of Lake Geneva Wisconsin appeared in McHenry county circuit court on charges he slaughtered horses for a Harvard Illinois meat packer under indictment in the horse meat scandal. A plea of innocent was entered as he lacked counsel. Judge Henry Cowlin set May 13 for hearing and gave until next Monday to obtain an attorney.
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Woodstock
Joseph Zien
Lake Geneva
Wis
McHenry County
Harvard, Ill
Zion
Henry Cowlin
Body found five miles down Fox River in Kenosha County
Fishermen locate the badly deteriorated body of two year old Raymond Peterson Jr. in the Fox River five miles south of where he fell in November. The child disappeared Nov 30 while playing with Charles St Pierre near the Peterson home. The body was pulled from the river at 2 45 PM and identified by an aunt in Shorewood Terrace.
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Sunday
Kenosha County
Fox River
Raymond Peterson, Jr
Raymond Peterson
Shorewood Terrace
Silver Lake
John
Paul Bereiter
Zion
Antioch Rescue Squad
Strang
Antioch
Lake County
Raymond
Charles St. Pierre
Peterson
Charles
Gary
Three Die in Crash on Highway 41 West of Racine
Sudden death cut a Sunday drive for Racine residents Lyle Nelson 19 and Maynard Nelson 24 and Kenosha youth, killed when their car crossed Highway 41 at County Trunk K and was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Harry R. Douglas 41 of Milwaukee. The fourth occupant of the Nelson car died later at Kenosha hospital. Douglas was in critical condition.
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Kenosha
Highway 41
Kenosha Hospital
Lyle Nelson
37Th Ave
Maynard Nelson
Nelson
Maynard
Harry R. Douglas
Milwaukee
Kenosha County
Douglas’ Auto
Nelson Auto
Center Parkway
Leland Chartier
Milton la Violette
Nelsons
Douglas
Chartier
LaViolette
Billups Browne
Chet Molinaro
West 60Th St
Geraldine Bieze
Bieze
Lydia Kopp
Chicago
Chetek
First Church of Nazarene
Arthur Sonnenberg
29Th Ave
Leonard Uphoff
22Nd Ave
67Th St
27Th Ave
Sonnenberg
Harley Delaney
Sheridan Rd
Daniel Stegall
17Th Ave
52Nd St
Kenneth Berry
54Th St
Delaney
Paul Doraski
8Th Ave
Chester J. Burg
7Th Ave
50Th St
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Burk
Doraski
Evening News
KinDeath Shocks Bristol Man After Cousin's Suicide News
Albert Ludwig, 52, of Bristol, dies of a heart attack after learning from a third cousin of Matthew Thom's suicide at his brixton home. Thom, 33, was found hanging in a barn hayloft. Ludwig's death occurred outside St Xavier church after he heard the news during services. Thom's widow Virginia and two young sons, Paul and a second child, survive. Coroner Rauen notes Thom's death as self-inflicted and Ludwig as fatal heart attack.
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W. J. Tierney
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Tierney
Tierney
Charleston
S.C
Hobson
Navy
Atlantic
Albert Ludwig
Bristol
Matthew Thom
Ludwig
Thom
St. Xavier Church
Brighton
Frank Thom
Rauen
Raven
Leo Weiss
Burlington
Ridgway Named Eisenhower s Europe Successor
President Truman names Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as supreme Allied commander in Europe to succeed Gen. Eisenhower effective June 1, with Gen. Mark W. Clark slated to replace Ridgway in the Far East. Clark will head U S forces in Korea. Gruenther remains Paris chief of staff.
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U.S
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Mark W. Clark
Ridgway
Far East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Mr. Truman
Alfred M. Gruenther
Clark
U. S
Korea
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Council
Eisenhower
Gen. Clark
United Nations
Body of 71 Year-Old Edith Stainbrook Found in Wisconsin River
The body of 71 year old Edith Stainbrook was found in the Wisconsin River today a few hours after she was reported missing from the Wood County Infirmary.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Edith Stainbrook
Wisconsin River
Wood County
Japan Gains Independence as Occupation Ends in Victory
Japan marks independence with the Allied victory and the end of six and a half years of occupation. Prime Minister Yoshida vows rearms against communism and a U S Japan security pact goes into effect.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Washington
San Francisco
U. S
Yoshida
Pacific
Weekend Warmth Sets April Records Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin enjoyed unseasonably warm weather with many areas reaching near record highs on April 27. The Superior–Duluth region topped at 88 while other cities posted mid 70s to mid 80s as readings cooled to 38 at night in the north. Downtown Kenosha reached 58 by noon.
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Great Lakes
Superior-Duluth
Grantsburg
la Crosse
Lake Geneva
Madison
Park Falls
Reedsburg
Dalton
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Watertown
Lone Rock
Wausau
Janesville
Milwaukee
Kenosha
General Grow Faces Trial in Court Martial
The army charged Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow with improperly recording classified military information in private records and failing to safeguard it. The case, tied to a diary copied by Soviet agents in Germany, will be heard by the Second Army commander at Fort Meade with hearings closed for security reasons.
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Washington
Army
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Germany
Pace
Grow
Russia
Second Army
Fort Meade
Europe
Frankfurt
East Berlin
U. S
Wall Street
New Deputies Appointed By Milligan
Six new deputies named to the sheriff’s force by Sheriff Lyle Milligan with a seventh held as temporary deputy. Names include Richard F. Schenning Russell F. Pinsoneault Paul J. Landa LeRoy A. Dutton Joseph W. Kolbasnik Francis C. Bruch and Richard Norlander. They report at 9 am Thursday for swearing in and 10 days to two weeks of training before active duty.
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Lyle Milligan
Richard F. Schenning
Rt. 3
Burlington
Russell F. Pinsoneault
21St Ave
Paul J. Landa
Rt. 1
LeRoy A. Dutton
55Th St
Joseph W. Kolbasnik
26Th St
Francis C. Bruch
30Th Ave
Richard Norlander
William Schmitt
Milligan
Royalty Returns Home After North American Tour
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard returned to Amsterdam after a month long tour of the United States and Canada. Their trip included meetings with officials and engagements across major cities before resuming duties in the Netherlands.
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The
Netherlands
U.P
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
U. S
Canada
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