Yanks and Turks Retreat From Outposts Near Panmunjom
Allied forces withdrew after 24 hours of brutal fighting along the Panmunjom front as Chinese troops pressed a major two-pronged assault east and west. U S Sabre jets claimed several MIGs shot down while Turkiye’s Brig Gen Sirri Acar reported 1 000 Chinese killed or wounded.
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Elko
Forrest Edwards
U. S
North Korea
Robert H. Erdmann
Fairlawn
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Sirri Acar
Acar
Hook
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
Dulles Ends Middle East Asia Tour in Tripoli Departure
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and an official party left Tripoli Libya by air for Washington marking the end of a get acquainted tour of Asia and the Middle East.
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Libya
U.P
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Asia
Middle East
Weekend forecast from Milwaukee weatherman
An ideal weekend forecast predicts mostly fair weather with warmer, humid Saturday in Wisconsin. Highs are expected 86 to 92, with tonight partly cloudy and warmer. Yesterday brought pleasant cool conditions, and northern parts saw showers with over an inch at Superior. Noon temps ranged from 84 at Nash Motors to 70 downtown and 62 at the Sewage Treatment Plant.
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Milwaukee Weatherman
Wisconsin
Superior
Nash Motors
Nash to Alter Its Contract
Nash-Kelvinator Corp agrees to modify its contract following talks in Detroit with General Motors Chrysler and Ford. UAW Local 72 led by Jack Milward plus other union officials represented the workers while Don C Rule headed management labor relations. The company raises the annual improvement factor from four to five cents and shifts 19 of 24 cents to base pay using the new BLS price index to guide future pay.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Detroit
Jack Milward
Uaw-Cio
Don C. Rule
Nash Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nash finds wage and pension talks with UAW span large plants
Nash Motors follows major producers in granting 10 cent per hour raises to skilled trades and 20 cents to pattern makers affecting about 300 workers. All raises take effect June 1 though local ratification occurs later. Pension discussions mirror industry moves with a higher rate under study by a joint committee, decisions likely in two to three weeks. Separately UAW Local 287 at Borg-Warner in Muncie blocks a union vote on a Detroit settlement, risking a strike that has idled 40,000 workers across Nash Willys Kaiser-Frazer and Studebaker dependent independents.
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Nash Motors
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Muncie
Ind
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Warner Gear Division
Borg- Warner Corp
Willys
Kaiser-Frazer
Studebaker
Borg-Warner
Coronation Rehearsal Delivers Silent Yet Grand Preview
London staged a full dress rehearsal for the coronation with 1200 participants under Duke of Norfolk oversight. The Queen did not appear in person, a stand-in played her role, and crowds viewed the ceremonial gowns and trooping in Westminster Abbey ahead of next Tuesday’s pageantry. Extra police cleared the route and guarded St Edward's Crown during the closed practice at the church. Queen Elizabeth remained at Buckingham Palace handling state affairs.
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Westminster Abbey
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St. Edward’s Crown
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Old England
Louise Cochran
Houston
Tex
Waldorf Astoria
New York
Texas
Last GAR Vet Woolson to Lead Memorial Day in Duluth
Albert Henry Woolson 106, last surviving Civil War veteran, will lead Duluth Memorial Day events. He will lay a wreath at the courthouse monument, ride as honorary grand marshal in the parade, receive honors at the Armory, and be saluted by Lions Club and veterans groups. He served briefly in the Union Army and now honors five wars with pride.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Henry Woolson
Woolson
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
James A. Hard
Rochester
N. Y
John A. Logan
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Superior St
Duluth Armory
Duluth Lions Club
National American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Albert
Students Die In Auto Crash In Wisconsin
Two high school pupils died when their car struck an abutment on a county road near Eau Claire after a school picnic. Ernest Bett, 18, Chippewa Falls, and La Moine Anderson, 16, Eau Claire rural, were killed. Five others in the second car were injured and hospitalized. Art Fenner, 16, Altoona, suffered a broken back.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Ernest W. Bett
Chippewa Falls
la Moine Anderson
Art Fenner
Altoona
Evanston Named Grand Award Winner in Traffic Safety Contest
Evanston Illinois and Connecticut were named grand award winners in the National Safety Council's 1952 traffic safety contest. No traffic deaths were reported in Evanston in 1952.
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Chicago
Connecticut
Evanston, Ill
National Safety Council
Evanston
Wisconsin Senate Adjourns After Wrangle and Low Quorum
The Wisconsin Senate adjourned at 10 a.m. Tuesday after nearly two hours of wrangling and debate with only 14 of 19 senators present for roll call. Lt. Gov. George Smith presided as five members were absent. discussions focused on bills, committee referrals, and calendar placements.
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Wisconsin Senate
Maier
Milwaukee
George Smith
Senate
Wisconsin Assembly approves DUI penalties and licenses moves
The Wisconsin Assembly voted final approval on two DUI measures raising penalties. One mandates license revocation for drivers under the influence of dangerous drugs, the other imposes a five day minimum jail term for repeat drunk driving offenders.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Wisconsin
County bids stir battle over Kenosha cars
In Illinois a sheriff committee buys three cars from Waukegan Nash Sales, prompting protests from local Nash Kenosha and Topel Nash dealers. The panel says the Waukegan bid is lowest and will serve taxpayers, amid claims of unfair bid practices and concerns about servicing.
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Nash
County Sheriff's Committee
Waukegan
Waukegan Nash Sales, Inc
Mal Powrie
Nash Kenosha
Sheriff's Committee
James V. Amendola
Topel
Topel Nash
Robert Morrison
West Bend
Powrie
Marshall Simonsen
Morrison
Nash Factory
Kenosha
Sheriff's Office
Waukegan Nash
Ed Asher
Sheriff's Department
Date Fixed To Execute Rosenbergs
New York condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to die in Sing Sing in the week of June 15. Judge Kaufman rejected delays amid ongoing defense motions. Prosecutors urged immediate execution and the defense argued for postponement.
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Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Irving Kaufman
Kaufman
Rosenbergs
Soviet Russia
Sing Sing Death House
Emanuel H. Bloch
Alexander Bloch
Bloch
President to Attend Arlington Memorial Day Ceremonies
President Eisenhower will attend Memorial Day exercises at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow. He will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and participate in ceremonies in the marble amphitheater without delivering a speech.
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Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
White House
Reds Reject Parts of Allied Truce Plan at Panmunjom
United Nations officials reported the Communists rejected at least one major concession in a secret truce plan offered Monday at Panmunjom. They refused to leave to a post-armistice conference the fate of prisoners who refuse repatriation, while U.S. policy disagreements between President Eisenhower and Senator Taft remained unresolved.
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Korea
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Small Girl Killed By Uncle's Auto
A six year old girl, Connie Jo Vanden Bush, died Thursday night after stepping from her uncle Kenneth Krause’s car and being struck by Milton Vanden Bush’s vehicle as she crossed toward her home. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vanden Bush.
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Connie Jo Vanden Bush
Joseph Vanden Bush
Kenneth Krause
Milton Vanden Bush
Iron Curtain Shifts 75 Yards in Postwar Border Move
In Helmstedt Germany the Iron Curtain advanced 75 yards west as eight acres of West German soil were absorbed into East Germany. The shift followed a four hour talk between Soviet and British officers at the border, with Britain and West German authorities agreeing the border line had been drawn too far east in 1945.
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Helmstedt
Germany
East Germany
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Educational Television Bill
The Wisconsin assembly approved the senate passed bill 71 to 17 in a hot fight, striking down six amendments and sending the measure to the governor for signature. Reports say Russia may push revival of four power Allied rule over Germany in Berlin sources.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Assembly
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Madison man heads federal credit unions director
J Deanne Gannon of Madison Wisconsin was named director of Federal Credit Unions in a move announced by Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby. Senate investigators asked the FBI to trace former IMF secretary Frank Coe once tied to a Soviet spy ring to assess if he blocked U S Austrian talks aiding Russia.
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J. Deanne Gannon
Madison
Wis
Federal Credit Unions
Oveta Culp Hobby
Senate
FBI
U.P
International Monetary Fund
Frank Coe
Russia
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