Inter-State Fair Opens With Record Entries at La Crosse
La Crosse Inter-State Fair opened its gates for the 62nd year with the largest entry count in at least two decades. Supervisors and exhibitors lined up at the grand stand office as entries flooded in, open class judging begins Thursday at 9 a.m., with 4-H cattle set for Friday. The poultry, sheep, draft horse, and 4-H livestock sections show strong numbers, while swine and sheep barns adapt to crowd demand.
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la Crosse
Joseph W. Frisch
Adolph Nuttleman
Coulee Region
John Schnell
Fair
La‘Crosse
Floyd Jones
al Francour
Leonard Anderson
Black River Falls Teen Killed in Stock Car Crash
Viola Stenulson a 16 year old Black River Falls High School student died when the hot rod she rode in rolled over on a gravel road near Squaw Creek. Sister Grace 17 and Mary Ann Williams 23 were injured with Grace in shock and Mary Ann with a broken arm and head injuries. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Viola Stenulson
Richard Stenulson
Squaw Creek
Everett
Mary Ann) Williams
Grace
Viola
Williams
Albion Road
Stennison Farm
Byrnes Backs Stevenson Sparkman Ticket In South Carolina
Gov James F Byrnes urged South Carolina Democrats to back the national Stevenson Sparkman presidential ticket at the state convention. He aligned with two U S senators and party leaders despite clashes with the Truman administration, a move urged after the convention reconvened while waiting for the national party stance on civil rights.
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Columbia
S.C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Truman
National Party
State
Mississippi
Stevenson
John Sparkman
Alabama
A. T. Walden
Atlanta
Hugh White
Illinois
Endorse Demo Ticket in South Carolina Convention
The South Carolina Democratic Convention endorsed the Stevenson Sparkman presidential ticket by a large majority and urged the State Executive Committee to place electors pledged to Stevenson and Sparkman on the ballot. Byrnes, attending as SC delegate chair, said the state party could support Eisenhower Nixon but favored Stevenson and Sparkman if today were election day. The action may influence other Southern states.
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Columbia, S.C
South Carolina
Byrnes
Stevenson
Sparkman
Tomah Cyclist and Autoist Crash Victims Near Sparta
Gil bert J. Dahl, 19, Tomah, was killed when his motorcycle collided head on with a car driven by Arlene L. Paulson, 21, Chilton, three miles east of Oakdale on U.S. Highways 12 and 16. Passenger Phyllis Batten, 17, Tomah, was injured with dislocated hip. Mrs Paulson and Catherine Voight, 20, uninjured. The crash left the vehicles 693 feet apart. Dahl’s bike traveled 133 feet from impact. Coroner Dr H. H. Williams said no inquest. Sheriff Chris Hendricksen cited a lane change. Dahl’s body at Nineman Funeral Home.
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Sparta
Wis
Gilbert J. Dahl
Tomah
Arlene L. Paulson
Chilton
Oakdale
U.S
Dahl
Phyllis Batten
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Paulson
Catherine Voight
H. H. Williams
Chris Hendricksen
Bob Hurley
Ninneman Funeral Home
Tilford Jetson
Mabel
Min
Arthur Brown
Arthur Olga Neet
Indiana
Leslie
Marcus
Spring Grove
Luella Habelman
Camp Douglas
Earl Habelman
Ridley L. Nollis
Camp McCoy
Dewey Reinstra
Palmer Brynildson
Cool Weather Persists in La Crosse Area
Unseasonably cool conditions linger for La Crosse and surrounding Wisconsin and Minnesota regions through Wednesday night into Thursday. Lows near 58, high around 78, with Tuesday afternoon readings failing to reach 80 statewide. La Crosse city observed a 71 degree high and 63 average, 9 degrees below normal, while Dakotas Montana and Wyoming show only slight warming. Mississippi levels fall to 0.3–0.4 feet before weekend gate operations cause fluctuations. La Crosse gauge reads 8.8 feet and Galesville’s Black River at 2.2 feet.
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la Crosse
A. Sanial
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Samal
Mississippi
Galesville
Stevenson Campaign Shifts Focus to Springfield HQ
Governor Adlai Stevenson’s campaign manager Wilson Wyatt hinted Stevenson will keep a strong hand on the campaign, with strategy meetings in Springfield. Wyatt denied being a left wing influence or captive to ADA, and said he aligns with Stevenson on civil rights and policy. Mississippi and South Carolina backing signals widen support ahead of Southern conventions.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Wyatt
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Stevenson-Sparkman
Deep South
Chicago
Russell
Illinois
Mississippi
South Carolina
Connecticut Rain Revival Lifts Drought Crops
A weather relief effort using cloud seeding produced heavy rains across Connecticut and New England, reviving dust-dry fields. Rainmakers reported a promising start though officials warned against premature conclusions while disaster aid planning moved forward with federal agencies and rail rate adjustments for hay shipments.
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Connecticut
Stevenson to Attend Cabinet Meeting
Washington The White House said Gov Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois Democratic presidential nominee will attend a Cabinet meeting here next Tuesday.
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Washington
White House
Adlai BE. Stevenson
Illinois
Intense Bombing Campaign To Break North Korean Resistance
The United Nations Command launched a systematic bombing and leaflet campaign aimed at destroying the enemy will to resist an armistice in Korea. Tokyo announced targets in 78 North Korean population centers after civilians were warned. The plan uses leaflets and radio to pressure civilians while warning that military targets in cities may be bombed or strafed.
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Washington
United Nations Command
Korea
Tokyo
Mark Clark
U. N. Command
Japan
Clark
North
U. N
U.N
North Korea
Red
Jewelry Salesman's Automobile Looted Of Watches Worth $1,600
Thieves robbed a jewelry salesman's car, taking three sample cases with about $1,600 in watches. They aimed for a larger haul from a $60,000 jewelry case left in the store safe. Joseph Lipschutz of Great Neck, N. Y., was away at lunch. the burglars tried a messenger ruse, and even disabled the car alarm to gain access.
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Madison
Joseph Lipschutz
Great Neck
N. Y
Don Nelson
Lipschutz
Nelson
Monroe Camel Traffic Fatality Marks County First
In Sparta Wisconsin Monroe County records its first traffic fatality involving a camel. A Wallace-Clark Circus truck carrying animals was forced off Highway 27 east of Shamrock by a semi. The camel died while an elephant in the load helped keep the vehicle from overturning.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Wallace-Clark
Black River Falls
Soldiers Grove
Shamrock
Candidates May Be Forced To Clarify Rights Views
Mounting furore over civil rights may push the two presidential candidates to define their positions. Stevenson faces mixed signals from Democrats while Eisenhower’s Los Angeles speech hints at a strong equality pledge. Lehman urges full platform support for civil rights. FEPC debate and state versus federal action dominate the discussion with pressure mounting for clear stances.
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Washington
Stevenson
FEPC
Lehman
Eisenhower
Solid
South
Eisenhower outlines 10 point dream for America
Los Angeles dispatch reports General Eisenhower at the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment presented a 10 point program for a peaceful prosperous and happy America. He called it the outline of a dream of the soldiers he served with and urged action on equal rights lower taxes and honest government. The 12 minute speech, his first since the Republican nomination, drew 10 000 to 16 000 in the Memorial Coliseum and was broadcast nationwide. He then flew to Denver.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Denver
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Eisenhower
Memorial Coliseum
VFW
Ike
California
Six MIGs Downed In North Korea Sky Battles
U S Fifth Air Force claims Sabre Jet pilots shot down six Communist MIGs in four air battles over North Korea, raising two day total to ten. Wing commanders report five kills by the Fourth Wing. ground combat in 100 degree heat, Allied air attacks wreck enemy rail cars bridges and mortar positions, while counters from Eighth Army note low enemy captures and high casualties. Navy destroyers Carmick and Pierce knock out a northbound freight near Songjin.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Air Force
Harrison R. Thyng
U. S. Eighth Army
Navy
Carmick
Pierce
Songjin
Weather outlook for La Crosse area yields warm, fair next day
Local forecast for La Crosse and surrounding area calls for generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Lows near 58 degrees tonight and a high around 78 degrees on Thursday.
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la Crosse and
Army Engineers Reproduce Saucers With Vacuum Test
Washington The Evening Star reports Army engineers using a vacuum bell in a Fort Belvoir lab created airborne phenomena resembling flying saucers. The experiments produce light from low air pressure and static electricity, forming movable, controllable objects that can hover or vanish and reappear. Radar screens near the capital showed blips after a thunderstorm, with two jet fighters over Newcastle, Delaware, finding nothing unusual.
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Washington
The
Evening Star
W. H. Shippen
the Star
Fort Belvoir
Star
Air Force
Newcastle
Del
Williams Alger Williams Michigan Primary Tests
Detroit voters faced a record primary with more than a million ballots likely. Secretary of State Fred M Alger Jr and Governor C Mennen Williams led as top contenders for governor while Charles E Potter sought the U S Senate seat against Blair Moody. Moody held a large margin in early returns as Williams ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Detroit
Fred M. Alger Jr
C. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Williams
Alger
United States
Charles E. Potter
Cheboygan
U.S
Blair Moody
Washington
Democrat
John W. Connolly
Clarence A. Reid
Guy
William C. Vandenberg
Holland
Donald S. Leonard
John B. Martin Jr
Grand Rapids
Potter
Eugene C. Keyes
Dearborn
Clifford Prevost
Albert E. Cobo
Wayne County
Moody
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William Collins
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By Don Whitehead
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Cambridge
Mass
Disaster Relief and Research Administration, Inc
New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Virginia
Carolinas
Missouri
Agriculture Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Traffic Association
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Pacific States
Cabinet
By C. Yates McDaniel
Monroe
By Jack Bell
Adlai E. Stevenson
GOP
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Senate
William C. Barnard
Army
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