Air Guard Parade Draws Top Officials From Four States
About 20 top air force and Air National Guard brass and a Miss Midwest guard queen witnessed a Sunday parade at Camp Williams Wisconsin. Guardsmen from Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Missouri marched before a reviewing stand as H 28 bombers and F 51 fighters roared overhead. Gov Rennebohm praised the unit and officials outlined upcoming operations readiness exercises against a Canadian threat. Dozens of generals and officers attended a reception at the officers club.
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National Guard
Army
Air National Guard
Camp Williams Air Base
Hugh Fannin
Paul L. Williams
10Th Airborne
Harry G. Williams
Oscar Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Pentagon
Idala
Regulae Air Force
Acidl
Camp Williama
Imornwut
Canada
Greenland
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
North Bay
Mackinacksland
Simday
Helals
Mrs Sumner Welles Dies In Switzerland
LAUSANNE Switzerland Mrs Sumner Welles wife of former undersecretary of state died Sunday night in a hotel in Switzerland. She had traveled with her husband to aid his health and was stricken with a serious illness after several days of bed rest. Welles planned to return to the United States soon as possible and friends noted she declined to undergo an operation. The couple arrived in Europe July 19 aboard the French liner De Grasse from New York.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Sumer Welles
U. P
Atate
Welles
New York
Lawman's Son Wounded in Accidental Gun Wound
Dane County Assemblyman Herman Eisner reported his son John Eisner in fairly good condition after an accidental gun wound Sunday near the Eisner farm. The youth was hit in the bend while practicing near their home.
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Madison
Wis
John Eisner
Dane County
Herman Eisner
Eisner
Young Eisner
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Fall remains warm through tonight and Tuesday with a dip in temperatures Tuesday night. Lows near 74 tonight, highs around 95 on Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Influence sales claim sparks senate inquiry file
Washington reporter quote cites Paul Grindle claiming James Hunt said he had influence to sell and could access the White House. Grindle testified Hunt offered a $350000 furniture contract link while Hunt denied wrongdoing. Senate subcommittee opened public hearings into five percenters amid calls to purge influence peddling from business and government.
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Washington
Paul Grindle
James V. Hunt
Senate
Grindle
Framingham
Mass
Senates
Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
White House
New York
Quartermaster Corps
War Assets Administration
WAA
Grinwie Saa Ne Engatea
Aun
Johnson
Defense
Army
Vaughan
Special Investigation
Ohnson
Rescue Cat Rescued From Roof Of Turner Building
A hungry, injured stray cat found on the roof of Turner Food Products Co was rescued after fire department ladder access. The unidentified feline drank milk after the rescue, with owner W E Turner notifying Mayor Henry J. Ahrens and firefighters from Station No 3 responding.
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Kitty
Turner Food Products Co
W. E. Turner
Henry J. Ahrens
Dr Rutledge Sentenced 70 Years for Fatal Stabbing
Dr Robert C Rutledge Jr of St Louis was sentenced to 70 years for second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Hartman a 29 year old aircraft designer during a love triangle dispute Judge J E Eiserman ordered hard labor at Fort Madison with an approximate 30 year term for good behavior The defense contended Hartman pursued Rutledges wife Sydney 22 The sentencing drew tears from Rutledges wife and relief from relatives while his father and Sydney s step mother showed no emotion
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Yale
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Gt. Louis
Byron C
Tillman
Dist
J. E. Eiserman
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Rutledge
Hartman
St. Louis
Sydney
Robert C. Rutledge
Houston
Tex
Howard Goodrich
Hannibal,Ma
Mystery Man Loots Farm as Watch Overhangs Third Day
Officials in La Crescent area extend vigil at the Welser farm as deputies wait for an unidentified man to emerge from the barn. A six week rumor mill surrounds a roaming stranger in the Houston Winona country region, with a tenant AWOL since July 13 named as a potential suspect. Deputy Hill reports guard duty over the barn with no sighting late Sunday night. Descriptions rely on a La Crescent-area witness who spotted the man two weeks ago taking soft drinks from a cooler.
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la Crosse
August’ Witt
Adams
Kenneth Way
Oust
Way
Marie Glynn
Lloyd Williams
Near la Crescent
Stopgap Arms Plan Rejected By Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson rejected Senator Vandenberg’s stopgap arms aid idea for Western Europe, urging full aid and continued military and strategic planning under the treaty. He warned the Allies lack security, pressed for immediate foreign arms support, and faced doubts over cost, stopgap wording, and China inclusion.
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Washington
Acheson
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Europe
Michigan
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Achéson
China
Ser Acheson
Heat remains high with scattered cool rush in west
Weather forecast says hot weather to continue with temperatures around 95 in La Crosse and nearby areas Tuesday, after 95 Monday. A few showers may arrive Wednesday as cooler air from the Pacific moves into the western states, with lingering heat in Minnesota and Wisconsin until late Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis
Williston
N. C
Miles City
Mont
Continental Divide
Pacific
Mercury
Fraser
Colo
A. D. Sanal
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Rockies
North Dakota
Minnesota
Federal Weather Bureau
Chicago
Mercy airlift to Ecuador aids quake relief efforts
United States Air Force and Navy freighters were alerted in the Panama area to fly doctors nurses and medical supplies into central Ecuador after a devastating earthquake. The death toll rose above 4800 with damage estimated at 20 million dollars across 29 mountain towns. Two thousand Ecuadorian troops scaled debris cleared highways and restored communications as U S Caribbean command coordinated relief from Quito Ambato and other hard hit towns.
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Jorge Mantilla
Quito
Ecuador
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Panama
U. S. Caribbean Command
Antilles
U. S
Ambato
Galo Plaza Lasso
Preas
Co. W. Weigent Dies Suddenly in La Crosse
Charles W. Weigent age 57 longtime La Crosse resident and cigar shop manager died suddenly at a local hospital. A former professional baseball player he starred as shortstop and second baseman for teams in Canada Louisiana and Texas and managed Lake Charles in the early 1920s. He lived most of his life in La Crosse except summers on the road and also excelled in handball winning city titles. He played for La Crosse Clothiers and Montague teams in earlier years.
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Charles W. Weigent
la Crosse
Canada
Louisiana
Texas
Weigent
Winnipeg
Can
Alexandria
Kaplan
Lake Charles
San Antonio
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Lyons
Baylor College
Montague
Montagues
Nelson Clothier
Conference called to draft Pacific anti communist alliance
Chinese generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and South Korean President Syngman Rhee urged a conference of Asian powers to draft a Pacific union against communism. They asked Philippine President Quirino to summon the nations, with a meeting tentatively set for Baguio. The White Paper branded Chiang’s regime a civil war failure, and Quirino planned talks with Truman before commenting further.
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William R. Moorechinhae
Korea
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Quirino
San Francisco
Truman
Chiang
Bauio
Chiang - Quirino
United States
Rhee
Pacific
Far Eastern
Asia v
Quirine
Baguio
Formosa
Chiang - Rhee
Six New Polio Cases Hit Area
Six Coulee Region communities report polio cases to La Crosse city health officials over the weekend, raising total area cases to sixty. Confined to a local isolation ward are Alf Kjos, 26, Gale Flory, 9, Margaret Donnell, 3, David Brynildson, 3, Beldon Lorenz, 23, and Arthur Opsdal, 20. The fastest case from La Crosse is George Mroch, 5, of 1702 South Ninth Street, reported Saturday, marking the city’s 15th case.
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Coulee
la Crosse City
Alf Kjos
la Crosse
Gale Flory
Cochrane
Margaret Donnell
Tomah
David Brynildson
Sparta
Beldon Lorenz
Fountain City
Arthur Opsdanl
Ettrick
Airliner Lands Safely After Midair Collision Near Milwaukee
Capital Airlines DC-3 carrying 23 aboard landed safely at Billy Mitchell field after its right wingtip was ripped off in a collision with a single engine Cessna 140. Cessna pilot Arthur Rapps of Milwaukee, 33, was killed. Passengers and crew aboard the DC-3 were unharmed. The crash occurred 1,000 feet over Maitland field as the DC-3 approached Milwaukee lakefront airport. Cessna destroyed in a parking lot. Captain Jack Bolick of Detroit piloted the crippled airliner to safety. Passenger Shirley Davidson of Coldwater, Mich, recounted the moment as the planes collided and the wing tore. The airliner had originated in Norfolk, Va, and was en route via Detroit and Muskegon to Milwaukee when the mishap happened. The only two Wisconsin residents listed on the passenger list were Mr and Mrs Earl Cherlson of Wauwatosa.
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Milwaukee
Capital Airlines
Arthur Rapps
Maitland Field
Lake Front
Jack, Bolick
Detroit
Billy Mitchell Field
Wallision
Bolick
Shirley Davidson
Coldwater
Mich
Muskegon
Norfolk
Lake Michigan
Washington
Wisconsin
Sirs
Earl Cherlson
Wauwatosa
Public Housing Agency to Build 810000 Units in Six Years
Washington report notes the Public Housing Administration will roll out 810000 low rent housing units over six years. Forms are being mailed to about 500 authorities in 42 states, with Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Utah and Wyoming excluded. Program aims include capital loans up to 90 percent and annual subsidies to cover operating costs and debt service.
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Washington
Public Housing Administration
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Utah
Wyoming
South Dakota
The
Housing Agency
Monsignor Concon Stricken. Pastor Condon Improves
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert B. Condon of St Marys Catholic Church was suddenly stricken Friday night and taken to St Francis Hospital. His condition is reported to be considerably improved.
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Concon
Magr
Robert B. Condon
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Francis Hospital
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Frank Allen
66Th
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Mystery Man
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Pillara
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Pile Jara
Latacunga
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Riobamba
Helena
Willow Mountain
Theountains
Fie
Forest Service
Willow Peak
Weather Bureau
Mann Gulch
Canyon Ferry Rangeration
Peru
Symbo
Andes Mountains
Charles W. Welgent
S and H Cigar Store
Sunaye
W. Weigent
Call
Anti-Red Pacific Alliance
House Bureau
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