Clark rejects concessions to Koje Reds in POW rows
General Mark W. Clark repudiates promises made to free Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd and accuses Brig. Gen. Charles Colson of overstepping authority. Haydon Boatner vows strict Geneva convention compliance on Rose Island, ending prisoner privileges and banning flags with armed guards to be posted.
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Tokyo
U.P
Mark W. Clark
Francis T. Dodd
Koje Island
Clark
United Nations
Far East
Charles Colson
Rose Island
Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
John Doe Investigation Launched In La Crosse
La Crosse district attorney John Bosshard announced a John Doe inquiry into possible links between known gamblers and city police. A federal grand jury in Madison and officials Thomas Fairchild Vernon Thomson supported the move. County Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom will preside, with funds approved and some cases blocked by statutes of limitations.
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la Crosse
John Bosshard
John Doe
Madison
Bosshard
U. S
Thomas Fairchild
Vernon Thomson
Attorney General's Office
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Ahlstrom
Board of Supervisors
Safety Award Winners Named in 1951 Traffic Contest
The National Safety Council named Colorado and Shaker Heights Ohio as grand award winners in the 1951 National Traffic Safety contest. Los Angeles topped cities over 1,000,000 population and Minneapolis won in 500,000 to 750,000 group. Minnesota received honorable mention in the Midwest division.
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Chicago
A.P
National Safety Council
Colorado
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Chinese Charges False At Korean Armistice Talks
Munsan Korea—North Korean General Nam II accused the Allies of crimes including prisoner experiments with germ weapons and atomic bombs. United Nations commander Joy dismissed the charges as propaganda as talks stalled over prisoner exchanges. Both sides clung to opposing prisoner return figures and failed to move toward a break but offered no progress on an exchange framework.
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Munsan
Korea
Red Truce
United Nations Command
Nam II
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
U S Jet Ace Downs Two in Korea Sky Duel
Lt. James H. Kasler of Indianapolis shot down his fifth and sixth Communist planes in a 50 mile chase over northwest Korea. A Red MiG-15 was destroyed, another set ablaze, as air combat unfolded while ground fighting continued with patrol skirmishes and artillery.
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Seoul
Korea
America
James H. Kasler
Indianapolis
Fifth Air Force
Chorwon
Pukhan
Kumhwa
Mother of Five Beaten in Milwaukee Case
Leona Conaty, a 35 year old mother of five, was found unconscious in her basement after a brutal attack with a claw hammer. Sheriff questioned Charles Conaty, 36, as authorities report multiple skull fractures and a brain injury. Michael, 5, witnessed the incident and sought help from a neighbor. The County General Hospital provided updates on her critical condition.
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Milwaukee
U.2
Charles Conaty
Leona
the County General Hospital
Elderly Man Walks to Death near West De Pere
Jessie Skenandore 76 of Route 2 West De Pere was found about a half mile east of the Van Kauwenberg farm. Coroner Bernard H. Kemps ruled death from over exertion after the man reportedly clasped his hands around a small tree and walked in circles about 200 or 300 times before collapsing.
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Appleton
Wis
U.P
Jessie Skenandore
Route 2
West de Pere
Fred van Kauwenberg
Bernard H. Kemps
Skenandore
Detroit Mediation Continues Over Pay Dispute
Mediation efforts continued today in a pay dispute that could halt car ferries on Lake Michigan and the Detroit River, threatening service and labor relations.
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Detroit
Lake Michigan
Detroit River
Early end to oil controversy after wage rise approved
Government labor officials foresee a quick settlement to the 15 day nationwide oil strike that harmed tourism and air service. The wage stabilization board approved up to 15 cents an hour for 90,000 oil workers, with shift differentials and retroactive pay tied to regulations. unions and industry had debated higher figures, while the federal conciliation service ordered renewed local negotiations.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
B. J. Schafer
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Denver
AFL Unions
WSB
Federal Conciliation Service
Truman defends farm policy in whistle stop speech
President Truman assailed critics of Democratic farm policy in a whistle stop tour pledging a broad 1952 campaign. He called the charge of socialism wrong, touted gains in farm ownership, and said he will work for the party’s candidate while returning to the farm after leaving office. He warned against losing world leadership and stressed spreading the facts to voters.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Plain Bank
Hokum
Agriculture Department
Grandview
Mossback
Sheboygan City Workers Form AFL Union Charter
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes says it granted a city employes union charter in Sheboygan. Fifty workers joined the AFL affiliated group last night with more expected to sign.
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Madison
American Federation of State
Sheboygan
AFL
102 year old man charged with assault in court
In Chatham Ontario Earl Greenwood reported that 102 year old man Tanner Hopper faced a court appearance on assault charges. Greenwood testified Hopper struck him with a cane, fracturing three ribs. The charge was withdrawn. Hopper was represented by S B Arnold.
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Chatham
Ont
Earl Greenwood
Tanner Hopper
Greenwood
Hopper
S. B. Arnold
Humphrey Urges Steel to Bargain and End Standstill
Senator Hubert Humphrey told a Philadelphia CIO United Steelworkers convention that the steel industry has undermined defense by refusing to bargain in good faith. He cited wage and conditions demands and urged steel companies to accept wage stabilization board recommendations and resume bargaining. Delegates voted to strike again if a new contract with higher wages and better conditions is not signed soon.
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Philadelphia
Phil Murray
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
CIO
United Steelworkers
Humphrey
Wage Stabilization Board
Italian Cheese Shipments Questioned by U.S. Federation
The National Milk Producers Federation charges that Italian cheese sent to the United States is unfit for consumption. The accusation highlights concerns about product safety and potential health risks to U.S. consumers.
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Washington
U.P
National Milk Producers Federation
Italy
United States
Rash of college raids on girls dorms shocks campuses
A wave of male raids on girls dormitories sparked by spring fever drew mixed reactions from psychiatrists and college officials. While some said it is playful and harmless, administrators warned of discipline and privacy violations as incidents spread from Iowa to Nebraska and Florida campuses.
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Des Moines
U.P
Florida
Honard V. Turner
Ely
Turner
H. B. Henry
Henry
L. Dale Faunce
Iowa
R. G. Gustavson
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Gustavson
University of Florida
Suspect Names Brings Two Principals to Fore in Brinks Heist
Cranston Rhode Island based report says a former track tour guide Alfred Gagnon 41 named two principals in the 1 219 million Brinks Inc robbery. He was questioned six hours by Attorneys General Francis E Kelly and William E Powers who said the bandits expected no trouble from inside the company. Kelly added further questioning was not planned and police would take over investigations.
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Cranston
R. I
U.P
Brinks, Inc
Francis E. Kelly
Massachusetts
William E. Powers
Rhode Island
Alfred Gagnon
State Prison
Kelly
Gagnon
Delay Fund Talk To Hear MacArthur
Lansing lawmakers paused to hear General Douglas MacArthur as Gov Williams asked for 4 236 072 dollars to prevent trouble in prisons and mental hospitals. The legislature recessed to May 26, giving the appropriation committee 10 days to draft grants guarding state prisons and insane asylums against outbreaks and fire. a joint session tonight will feature the general's address.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Williams
Douglas MacArthur
Wisconsin Weather Shift Brings Fair Skies After Rain
The state moved to a calmer pattern with Kenosha reporting 67 high and 48 low yesterday. Noon reading at the plant was 54. Cloudy spells and possible showers expected tonight and tomorrow with lows around 42 to 48 and highs near 54 to 62.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Kenoshans
Real Estate Man Quizzed Over Letter In McCarthy Probe
Clark Wideman of Columbus testified before the senate elections subcommittee about a letter denouncing the McCarthy investigations. He said he typed the note at McCarthy's office after drafting it in a hotel room and discussed wording with McCarthy. The hearings probe whether McCarthy improperly accepted a Lustron manuscript payment for a 13 000 word article on home financing.
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Washington
U.P
Clark Wideman
Columbus
Subcommittee
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Wideman
McCarthy
Senate
Senator McCarthy
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
D-Mo
Lustron
Housing Corp
Thomas V. O'Sullivan
Carl Bycir & Associates
Challenge to state truck weight law reaches appeal
Milwaukee court receives an appeal challenging the constitutionality of the excess weight truck law after a district court conviction. Washington action sees House sending two bills to the Senate including a servicemen pay raise and a tidelands oil measure granting coastal states title to submerged lands up to ten miles offshore.
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Milwaukee
HOUSE
Senate
Washington
Texas
West Florida
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Colson
Dodd
Evening News
Eagles Club
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William H. Wilbur
USA
W. P. Hawley
U. S. Coast Guard
Chicago Area
Wilbur
Stephen Bullock
Ft. Sheridan
Emmett L. Quick
USAF
Midcentral Air
C. K. Wildman
USN
Naval Air Bases
Great Lakes
Max Johl
Nash Motors
By Sam Summerlin
U.S
Philip Murray
Robert Baldwin
United Press Staff
University of Iowa
Otterbein College
Westerville
Frank A. Ely
Indiana University
Raymond L. Showmaker
Pike Hall
Robert H. Sawyer
Cambridge
Mass
MIT
Radcliffe College
James R. Killian, Jr
University of Denver
COED
Jean Marie Show
Humboldt
Sally J. Coddington
Dubuque
Iowa City
Currier Hall
Brinks
MacArthur
Berlin
East Zone
Tidelands
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