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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
4
Robert H. Lieb reported his car stolen in Waukesha at 3 30 p m and rode a bus to Milwaukee. At a downtown intersection, his vehicle appeared in the traffic lane beside the bus and he signaled a police officer to stop the car theft recovery within hours.
A 16 year old youth from Phoenix was arrested after taking a car at an intersection. He claimed he pawned a $50 portable radio found in the car and took $75 worth of clothing to a girlfriend in Waukesha. He said he was on probation from federal court in Tulsa for taking a stolen car across state lines.
Geoffrey Chaucer is identified as the first figure to call himself Britain’s laureate, establishing a historic precedent for the title in literary tradition.
Todays Birthdays features Leovid Massine born August 9 1896 in Moscow. A leading choreographer on the New York London Paris ballet scene he trained at the Imperial Ballet School Moscow danced with the Ballet Russe 1914 1920 and led the Ballet de Monte Carlo 1932 1942.
Cairo reports a decree by King Farouk removing his mother Queen Nazli from all royal rights and title. The move follows her support for Princess Fathia’s marriage to Riad Chali, a Coptic Christian. The couple wed in San Francisco in a civil ceremony last April and a mosque ceremony in May before the royal council voided it in July. Queen Nazli plans to stay in America for now.
Scotland Yard hunted for a brown suitcase said to contain atomic information reportedly taken from an American scientist on a London to Blackpool train. The owner was variously named Frank Greenleaf F W Greentrees or Frank Miller Greenlees.
It promotes remedies for itching eczema psoriasis infections and athlete's foot. Developed for the Army and children, Wonder Salve is sold in La Crosse by several local druggists with a money back guarantee.
Private eye Del Dorsam guards a 25000 carat diamond sale in Copper City Arizona with Frank Phajol and his daughter Pat. Suspicions arise over Phajol’s past jewel robbery and the hidden diamonds while a preacher like gambler observes from the lobby as a tense plan unfolds.
An overview from SAM DAWSON on how benzene, nylon, steel, copper, zinc, aluminum and other metals may become tight as military needs rise. The report notes demands for 10 million yards of nylon, a five million ton steel outlook, and aluminum use up to 100000 extra tons, with civilian output likely crowded.
Belgium's government proposed a defense budget rise of 5 billion francs for 1951 to meet mounting world tension. Premier Jean Duvieusart announced the increase as parliament opened a session to consider transferring King Leopold's constitutional powers to Crown Prince Baudouin, with Leopold’s debate postponed to Wednesday.
Edward Grymczak told police burglars broke into his Boston home and even stole the door lock. He reported the theft and damage to the residence.
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