Soldier Killed As Auto Hits Bridge At Angelo Wisconsin
A 35 year old postal worker Charles W Newton of Kansas City Missouri was killed when the automobile he rode in struck a guard rail and slammed into the bridge over Angelo pond on highway 21 near Angelo Wisconsin. The crash occurred at about 1 am Saturday. Newton died of head injuries at Camp McCoy hospital while a third soldier in the car was reported missing. Authorities questioned the driver about a hitchhiker seen near the Wiscon sin Child center at Sparta.
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Hans Blegel
Angelo
Sparta
Camp McCoy
Charles W. Newton
Kansas City
COVE
Pfc
Robest J. Rice
Rice
Monroe
Camp Mz
Wisconsin
Ice Varieties Show At Inter-State Fair Draws Crowds
The Ice Varieties entertainment at the Inter-State Fair draws large crowds with the Voorhees-Freckles ice skating program set to exceed last year’s attendance. About 400 Winona residents expected for Saturday afternoon show. phone orders accepted for weekend performances. The skating troupe travels to Casper, Wyoming Tuesday after the Saturday and Sunday shows. Sunday promises a big turnout with extensive exhibitor activities and a children’s day celebration led by Collins midway operations.
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United States
Canada
Joseph Greer
Winona
Casper
Wyo
Joseph W. Frisch
Sundsay
William J T. Collins
Carnival
Collins
Fair Association
Ownlone Minn
Army and Air Force Readying Larger Reserve Calls
The Army and Air Force plan to summon about 50 444 more reservists, boosting active-duty totals to around 121 444 within two months. By fall the Air Force expects 8 000 officers and 42 000 enlisted to enter service, with many captains, lieutenants, and medical corps officers recalled.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Oe Aay
Oeti
Arny
Militaas
Ide Ps
United States
The
Maritime Administration
Trane Force OKs 5 Year Work Setup
The Trane Co and AFL Local 12558 announced a five year labor contract for over 1,000 La Crosse area workers. The agreement provides for immediate wage rises plus cost of living adjustments, a three week paid vacation after 14 years, a plant-wide job evaluation program, and a prohibition on reopening the contract for five years. The deal follows negotiations led by James A. Despins with union leaders Reynold Raatz J F Friedericks and Ted James, with company figures Wayne J Hood Elvin Hallander and James Easland.
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AFL
Trane Co
Federal
Tee James
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
GM Pattern
Federal Labor Union
Trane
la Crosse
UAW
General Motors
Iarge Bureau of Favor
James A. Despins
Milwaukee
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Reynold Raatz
J. F. Friedericks
Ted James
Wisconsin Federaion of Labor
Wayne J. Hood
Elvin Hallander
James Easland
Reds Move Troops and City Plans Condemnation for Auditorium
The Common Council moved to condemn the Mary E. Sawyer site Fourth to Sixth and Vine to Pine streets for an auditorium after authorizing City Attorney Fred Steele to pursue the action. No options on property were acknowledged to quell rumors of interest. The Sawyer bequest, around 650000, may rise by nearly 5000 if the state taxes on trust income are recovered. The council also sought bids for water projects including test wells at Myrick park, a new well at Losey boulevard and Green Bay street, and a new north side water main. Additional funds totaling about 1100,000 cover the Losey boulevard pumping station and a main extension to St. Cloud street from Myrick. A contract for a three-street south-side water main was awarded to George J. McKoskey for 30.
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Common Council
Mary E. Sawyer
Fred Steele
Grounds and Buildings Committee
Plan Commission
Board of Public Works
Vine
Pine Streets
Harry Newburg
Sawyer
Roughl
Steele
Myrick Park
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
Myrick
Green Ba Street
Biggees
St. Cloud Street
George Street
North Saem Road
Onalaska Avenue
North Salem Road
Livingston Street
Caledonia
Rose Streets
George J. McKoskey
la Crosse
bySee Council
Peye
Masefield Undergoing Appendicitis Operation
John Masefield Britain's 72 year old poet laureate is progressing favorably after an appendicitis operation on Wednesday. It was announced Saturday from Oxford England by his doctors.
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Masefield
Oxford
Eng
John Masefield
Britain
Cabin Cruiser Capsizes on Lake Mendota. 22 Rescued
A twenty two person crew of University of Wisconsin students and others fell into Lake Mendota when a twenty foot cabin cruiser overturned near the UW campus at midnight. Fire department and local residents aided, with Thomas E. Coleman and William Hopkins among rescuers. vessel owned by MLB Findorff, Gordon Findorff in charge. The lake depth at the scene is about 70 feet.
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Madison
Wis
iPi
Lake Mendota
University of Wisconsin
We University
Thomas E. Coleman
Madison, Industriaist
William Hobpins
Pelee
MLB
Findorff
Gordon
George Bissell
USSR pledges reply on lend-lease bill in Moscow
Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Gramyvko told American Ambassador Alan Kirk in Moscow this week that Russia will respond to the new U S demand for settlement of Moscow s long overdue lend lease account. The pledge came as talks on the account progressed.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
Andrei Gramyvko
Alan Kirk
Ambassador Kirk Leaves For Germany By Plane
United States Ambassador Alan G. Kirk departed by plane Saturday for Wiesbaden Germany. He is expected to return within a week.
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Germany
Moscow
United States
Alan G. Kirk
Wiesbaden
Stolen 1951 Studebaker at Caledonia Delivery Site
A gray 1951 Studebaker coupe arrived Friday morning in Caledonia and was stolen Friday night from the McKenna Motor Co lot. Burglars raided nearby Raymond service station for about 150 dollars and checks, gaining entry by cutting a back door. Sheriff Kerrigan investigates. no alert issued to area authorities.
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Caledonia
Minn
Studebaker
McKenna Motor Co
Thery
Wichert and Berg
Berry] Kerrigan
Ives Backing Of Controls Bill Assures Passage
Senate leaders say Republican Senator Ives backing guarantees passage of a wage price controls bill for President Truman. Taft seeks to delay timing decisions, while Ives defends immediate executive action to curb inflation and warns against congressional delay.
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Ives
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Senator Maybank
Maybank
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Ivés
Peri
Taft Blames Truman Policy for North Korea Action
Senator Robert A. Taft charged that the Truman administration invited North Korea to attack South Korea by signaling a limited commitment to Okinawa and the Philippines. Speaking at a mass press conference in Columbus, he urged UN action to decide beyond the 38th parallel and urged opposition to current economic controls in the Senate.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Far East
South Korea
Hiss
Ohio Republican Editorial Association
Taft
Okinawa
Japan
Philippines
Korea
United Nations
Senate
Retired Pastor Parry Dies at 76 in Milwaukee
Dr John O Parry 76 retired pastor and former moderator of the Welsh Presbyterian synod of Wisconsin died Friday after long illness He retired as pastor of the First Welsh Presbyterian church Milwaukee in 1948 after 14 years service He also served Dodger ville and Cambria parishes and was moderator of the Wisconsin synod five times its stated clerk for 12 years He was elected commissioner of the Presbyterian church five times
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Milwaukee
John O. Parry
Welsh Presbyterian Synod of Wisconsin
iMnes
Parry
First
Welsh Presbyterian Church
Dodgerville
Cambria
Wisconsin Synod
The
Presbyterian Church
Metal file found in Illustrious boiler during tests
A metal file jammed a boiler tube of the 23 000 ton aircraft carrier Illustrious during Test Fires at Devonport. An admiralty spokesman said no damage occurred and a careless workman is suspected as routine probes continue. This is the third incident this year prompting naval intelligence review.
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London
Illustrious
Admiralty
Devonport
Walter
Cavendish
Tallyho
Plan Tax Exemption For GIs By Francis M. Le May
Congress agreed to tax GIs fighting in Korea while exempting their officers in hostile areas. A Truman-backed bill would raise $9 billion yearly to fund Korea and rearmament. The Senate Finance Committee approved major elements, including higher personal and corporate taxes and an exemption for GIs and officers, mirroring World War II patterns.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
Korea
Truman
America
Senime Finance Committee
Senate
George
D-Ga
Millikin
R-Cola
White House
Finance Committee
Treasury
Committee
South Korean War Hero Emerges At Pohang
Hal Boyle reports from Pohang Korea that Colonel Kim Hi Che, 28, leads a mobile South Korean combat unit toward the liberation of fire gutted Pohang. American armor supports the advance as civilians flock to join him, his growing force expanding with volunteers and replacements.
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Hal Boyle
Pohang
Korea
South Korea
Angang
Fifth Air Force
Kim Hi Che
George Washington
U. S. Grant
Allies Hold Airfield Near Pohang Amid Korean Front
North Korean reinforcements surged across the Naktong river as U.S. forces moved to reinforce the central front near Changnyong and Miryang. Allied troops including the 25th Division pressed north while American planes used the airfield southeast of Pohang. Tank and river-crossing actions and bayonet charges by the First Cavalry Division shaped a tense engagement with both sides taking casualties.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Naksong
MacArthuy
Red Fourth Division
Changyong
Woegwin
Fron
Mirying
Chanenyong
Pohang
Noman
Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
Associated Press
Max Desfor
Destor
Naktong River
Thack
Waegwang
Taegu
Changnyong
Reds
Youngsang
Miryang
Erickson
Naktong
John
Mike) Michels
Chinju
First Cavalry Division
Kuepo
AFP
First Cavalry
Tuksong
Seventh
Worker Hurt At Construction Site In La Crosse County
Henry Wick, 71, of 1116 South Fourth Street, had both bones in his left leg broken when a trip hammer on well digging equipment released at a new building site near the Winter Gardens. La Crosse county highway police transported Wick to a local hospital. accident recorded at 7:10 p.m. Friday.
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Henry Wick
South Fourth Street
la Crosse County
Wick
Winter Gardens
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cool tonight and Sunday. Lowest tonight 56. High Sunday 75.
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la Crosse
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