All Facts In Army Memo Will Come Out In Hearing
Sen. Symington pledged the public will get all facts from the censored Army memorandum criticizing Senator McCarthy and his staff. Pentagon officials promised to hand over missing parts and stenographic transcripts to congressional committees. Symington warned the investigations group would seek public release if the Armed Services Committee does not request them. Navy testimony said no known Communists on active lists and few security discharges since 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Army
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Pentagon
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Roy Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congressional
Nanwen
Chicago
Stevens
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Armed Services Committee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Investigations
Mundt
McCarthy Subcommittee
McCarthy Group
Air Force
Navy
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
McCarthy Plans Milwaukee Address Despite High Fever
Senator McCarthy despite a 103 fever and virus laryngitis prepared to address the Milwaukee County Young Republican Club in a planned reply to Adlai Stevenson. Doctors urged rest, but he insisted on continuing his speaking schedule, aiming for CBS and NBC free time. Stevenson labeled McCarthyism a threat to American institutions and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Raulf Hanson
Stevenson
Miami
Eisenhower
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co. Networks
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Milwaukee County Young Republican Club
Chicago Tribune
WGN
Republican Party
Losby Confirmed as Eau Claire Postmaster
President Eisenhower appointed Norman Losby as Postmaster at Eau Claire Wisconsin and the Senate confirmed the appointment on Thursday.
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Losby
Washington
Norman Losby
Eisenhower
Eau Claire
Wis
Senate
Eisenhower Wins Avon Caucus Over McCarthy 350 to 1
In six Connecticut towns Republican caucuses endorsed President Eisenhower over Senator McCarthy with Avon reporting a 350 to 1 vote in favor. Other towns rejected the issue or adopted a compromise resolution backing the President without naming McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dek. Alsop
Avon
Conn
Eisenhower
Connecticut
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Poison Darts Vanish From Peruvian Exhibit
In New York a gourdful of toothpick like blowgun darts disappeared from a Peruvian exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. The darts may have been dipped in curare a poisonous substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Museum of Natural History
City Clerk Opens Saturday Hours For Voter Registration
City Clerk Alice A. Dickson reminded residents the clerk's office in city hall will be open Saturday morning to register voters for the April 6 election. Requests for servicemen's absentee ballots may also be obtained at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice A. Dickson
City Hall
Donations pour in for Denise Grabinski fund total reaches 3395
The fundraiser for Denise Grabinski, injured in February, has raised 3395.16 as of Friday with major gifts from G Heileman Brewing Co and others. Funds are held by La Crosse Trust Co for hospital and medical expenses.
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Denise
Coulee
la Crosse
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Grabinski
Rochester, Minn
la Crosse Trust Co
Grabinskis
la Crosse Tribune
Cortland J. Silver
St. Paul
Denise Grabinski
Joseph and
Lou
Gee Denise
Senate Panel Approves House Tax Bill With Excise Cuts
The Senate Finance Committee approved a House passed excise tax bill adding about 50 million to the 912 million in cuts. A major change wipes out the tax on all movie tickets under 160 cents, while entertainment admissions drop from 20 to 10 percent but remain on lower priced tickets. The action shifts battle plans for Eisenhower administration as Senate debate looms next week and tax reform moves toward conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Wvwt
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Monae
Congress
Rep
Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Richard M.simpson
Pennsylvania
GOP
Halleck
Indiana
Congressional Probe Into 315 Exposed At H-Bomb Test
AEC questioned by Senate House Atomic Energy Committee over why 315 people near the Pacific hydrogen bomb blast received radiation. Officials say explosion larger than expected and wind shifts spread fallout beyond the hazard zone. Ninety-two U.S. workers and natives on distant islands suffered varying exposure. observers report all in good spirits with no lasting injury indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baines Washington
W. Sterling Cole
R-N
Pacific
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Price
van Zandt
Ltask
Sen. Pastore
D-Ri
Holifield
D-Calif
Kwajalein
Funds Set For Probe Of Tennis Shoes In Abduction Case
The State Crime Laboratory Board in Madison approved funds to study a pair of tennis shoes believed worn by the abductor of 15 year old Evelyn Hartley. Director Charles M. Wilson will take the shoes to Watertown, Mass for analysis by Goodrich Rubber Co. designers to trace the store of sale and reveal the owner. Dist. Atty John Bosshard called it a continued effort to locate the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hartley
State Crime Laboratory Board
Madison
Charles M. Wilson
Crime Laboratory
Wilson
Watertown
Mass
Goodrich Rubber Co
Designers. Dist. Atty
John Bosshard
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight Through Saturday
Clearing and colder tonight with a low of 24. Saturday will be generally fair and quite cold with a high near 37.
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la Crosse
Bentley To Recover From Shooting Wounds
Rep Alvin Bentley of Michigan said doctors expect full recovery from March 1 shooting in the House chamber. He spoke at Casualty Hospital and reiterated plans to seek re election in November despite the attack by Puerto Rican Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alvin Bentley
R-Mich
House of Representatives
Bentley
Casualty Hospital
House
Dog Keeps Lost Boy Warm Until Rescue
A three year old boy missing near Palmyra Illinois was found after eight hours of searches by 250 workers. The boy Danny Pratt was sheltered by his collie Corsky which lay on him to keep him warm and dry as he was found bruised and soaked. He was taken to a Carlinville hospital for examination.
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Palmyra
Ill
Danny Pratt
Leonard Pratt
Jim Stantling
Collie Corsky
Danny
Carlinville
Pop Joins Wife and Baby in Hospital in Detroit
Walter Wood ward 32 seized with a sudden cramp bringing his wife Catherine to the hospital for the birth of their baby. He had his appendectomy performed. All three are reported doing fine.
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Pop
Wife
Baby
Detroit
Walter Woodward
Catherine
Crime Fund Proposal Referred by La Crosse County
La Crosse County moves to fund a special crime investigator with a $10,000 appropriation and lab equipment. The proposal, presented by Merritt Gibson, is referred to the finance committee and will be reported at the April board meeting. The investigator would aid the sheriff on the Evelyn Hartley disappearance case and coordinate with city police, with travel funds also under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Merritt Gibson
la Crosse 4Th
Ward
Tee
Dist. Atty
John Bosshard
Robert Scullin
Law Enforcement Committee
Finance Committee
Evelyn Hartley
City county office building plans blocked by board vote
La Crosse County Board planners revived joint city county office building plans but Thursday the board voted 20 to 4 against expressing interest in a combined project. The action followed Alder men voting 19 to 0 in favor and comes after earlier council approval. Several supervisors who aided the plan reversed course, aligning with rural members opposing city county cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Iity
Dominon Council
Henry Ahrens
Harold Eeg
Virgil K. Arneson
Osjcar Harebo
la Crosse
Harold Evjen
Nic J. Hengel
Frank J. Kaul
Joseph P. Riese
Ray Parmenter
Burns
W. L. Christopherson
Bangor
George Berger
18Th Ward
Vietminh French Fire At Dien Bien Phu Continues
In Indochina the Vietminh and the French pressed a continuous artillery duel at Dien Bien Phu under a full moon. French air strikes and shelling raged around the clock while Thursday ground contacts were small clashes on the south and southwest fringes near 250 yards of French posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Dien
Bien Phu
French Union
Fireman Rescues Dog From Icy Slough at Pettibone Island
La Crosse firefighters responded to a dog in danger on Pettibone Island slough. Engine 1 reached the canine clinging to ice as the boat leaked. A firefighter ended up waist deep when the craft tipped returning to shore. The dog belonged to Harold Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Harold Owen
Construction Gains 65 Percent In Twin Cities Region
Minneapolis area saw construction contract awards reach 57,166,000 for the first two months of 1954, a 65 percent rise from 1953. Nonresidential led with 27,535,000, residential 2,690,000, and heavy engineering 7,941,000. February alone totaled 35,631,000, up 65 percent from January and 116 percent from February 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Dodge
Edward N. Swanson
F. W. Dodge Corporation
U.S. Proposes Concrete Plan On Atom Pool
Washington reports the United States presented Russia with a concrete plan to create an international atomic energy agency. The plan, delivered by Secretary of State Dulles, envisions a world pool of uranium and materials under a governing agency, with experts mobilized to develop peaceful atomic uses.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Russia
Georgi N. Zarubin
Dulles
State Department
Zarubin
Eissenhower
United Nations
Dec
Atomic Energy Agency
Britain
France
International Atomic Energy Agency
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