Lad Dies Playing Jap Captive in Backyard Cave-In
Brent Whitworth, 11, died when a frozen bank tunnel collapsed during a pretend escape from a Jap camp. Surviving teen rescuers Drew Christensen, 14, and Roland Parsons, 13, described the incident on the Barnes Creek culvert path near Carol Beach Estates.
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Evening News
Carol Beach
Boy Scout Rescue Squad
Brent Whitworth
16Th Ave
Barnes Creek
Billups Browne
Cap
Carol Beach Estates
Drew Christensen
S. Sheridan Rd
Roland Parsons
14Th Ave
Sheriff's Department
Pleasant Prairie Fire Department
Whitworth
Christensen
Lake Michigan
Parsons
S. 7Th Ave
Wilson Resigns In Steel Strife
Washington reports Charles E. Wilson has suddenly resigned as mobilization director over opposition to administration steel price policies. Truman designates John R. Steelman to run the office until a successor is named. wage-price controls face an unsettled future as negotiations with CIO United Steelworkers continue amid looming strikes.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Administration
New York
CIO
United Steelworkers
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
John R. Steelman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger L. Putnam
Ellis Arnall
The Last Days Jesus and Taxes
A compact faith column cites Matthew 22 18 and questions about religious leaders testing Jesus. Attribution to Julien C Hyer frames the meditation on tax and allegiance with a devotional tone.
Wisconsin Buck Season Recommended by Conference Panel
The conservation congress big game committee voted to recommend a seven day polished horn buck season for Wisconsin deer hunters next fall. It aims to set a tight hunting window and regulate harvest.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
U.R
The
Conservation Congress
Big Game Committee
Wisconsin
Stevenson Likes Looks of Illinois
Gov Adlai Stevenson of Illinois said Illinois looks better after his Washington visit. He told reporters he wrote a statement en route that showed no clear commitment to the presidential boom, while emphasizing he is running for governor and that Illinois is very important.
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Chicago
U.P
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Washington
Stevenson
Wisconsin primary voters await 1952 presidential showdown
Wisconsin voters one million strong prepare to cast ballots in a nip and tuck 1952 presidential primary. Saint Sen. Estes Kefauver and Truman backers headline Democratic slates while Taft Warren Stassen and others vie for Wisconsin’s 30 GOP delegates.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Perry J. Stearns
Milwaukee
Grant Ritter
Monroe
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
Wisconsin
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Jerome Fox
Charles E. Broughton
Truman
Fox
Broughton
Heavy Vote Forecast for Tomorrow in Kenosha Wisconsin
Voters in Kenosha face city council contests for three posts, two school board seats, and a 14 ward constable race. A referendum on issuing 250000 in general obligation bonds for one swimming pool is on the ballot. Presidential primary selections and a state supreme court justice race also appear on the ballot.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee County
Supreme Court
Grover Broadfoot
Mondovi
Arold Murphy
Marinette
Kenosha
B. A. Herrmann
Kenoshans
C. E. Fischer
5Th Ave
Snap-on Tools Corporation
Robert K. Gerling
7Th Ave
Felix Olkixes
71St St
United Voters Club
Olkives
Rhey
Shearer
Board of Education
Robert L. Grover
Sth Ave
Robert L. Heller
George Patrick Manson
21St Ave
Joseph Zuffa
34Th Ave
Simmons Company
UVC
Manson
Zuffa
IGGO
Grover and
Heller
Army Pay Hike Vote Scheduled
The senate considered a bill to cut overseas officers living allowances and grant a cost of living increase to about 3.6 million military personnel. The vote was expected to pass.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Korea
Uniformed Services
Tito warns on Trieste as Yugoslavia opposes plan
Belgrade leaders rally against Italy over Trieste with Tito warning the western powers against any British American Italian deal. Reuters reports students join protests while Tito urges decisive action and rejects ceding Trieste. Douglas presses to curb overseas allowances and overhaul military pay.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.P
Tito
Trieste
National Assembly
London
Tanjug
Truman Pulls Out of Race Affects Democratic Draft
President Truman declares he will not seek re election sending Democrats scrambling for a new standard bearer. Governors and candidates push for Stevenson or other contenders as party workers vow to campaign hard for a November victory.
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Truman
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
National Guard
Mayflower
Moscow
London
Maurice Schuman
U. S
Ole Bjoern Kraft
Gov. Stevenson
Wisconsin Moves to Block Dams on North Woods Rivers
Attorney General Vernon Thomson filed motions with the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking permanent injunctions against Namekagon Hydro Co. of Frederic and Winter Electric Light and Power Co. of Winter to halt dam construction on northern Wisconsin rivers.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Atty
Vernon Thomson
Supreme Court
Namekagon Hydro Co
Frederic
Winter Electric Light and Power Co
Winter
Wisconsin Weather Sees Warm Spell Ends
A springlike weekend gave way to cooler air as southern Wisconsin reported highs near 60s to mid 60s with Lone Rock at 65. Showers, storms and cooler conditions were forecast tonight and Tuesday, with Kenosha at noon around 45 degrees.
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Lone Rock
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Western Union Strike Postponed at Government Request
A strike by 31,000 Western Union Telegraph Co. employees was postponed today at the government's request. It was scheduled to begin at midnight.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
Racine janitors end week-old public school strike
The Racine school janitors ended a week-long strike after securing a 46 hour maximum work week. They will restart school boilers and classes may return to normal tomorrow. Also reported were postponed steel wage talks and Minnesota endorsing Eisenhower for president in the third and fifth districts.
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Racine
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Dwight Eisenhower
Rayburn Denies Presidential Candidacy
Washington reports House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas stated he is not a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Vice President Barkley declined to say if he would seek the party's top ticket.
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National Guard
Washington
Truman
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Barkley
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Steelman
Key West
Trufai Wth
Thement
Charles A. Wilson
Jesus
Matt
Caesar
Caiaphas
Julien C. Hyer
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New Party
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Merrill
Wausau
Marshfield
Germany
Japan
White House
Western Union
Steel Industry
CIO United Steelworkers
Ike
Rayburn
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