Marines Repel Major Chinese Attack On Bunker Hill
U S Marines and artillery repelled a major Chinese assault on Bunker Hill atop the Korean western front. Marine fire, flame throwers, and air support smashed 31 bunkers and six mortar positions, with Chinese losses described as very heavy. Marines held the ridge overlooking the Panmunjom truce site despite continued shelling and a later limited counterattack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
P—U. S
Bunker Hill
John T. Selden
Panmunjom
Siberia Hill
Navy
Wonsan
U.S
Yodo Island
Grapple
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Tulsa airman earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt. James F. Reed of Tulsa Oklahoma has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for directing artillery fire that sank a Communist Red tank across a frozen river in Korea. Reed hovered over the target for about an hour before reporting sighting and sinking the tank after three rounds bracketed the vehicle and broke the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th Corps
Korea
James F. Reed
Tulsa
Okla
Reed
Pike County Numbed By News Of New Atomic Plant
WAVERLY Ohio residents react to the announced 1.2 billion dollar atomic plant to be built near the hills, aiming to employ about 35,000 workers. Scioto County, with Portsmouth 22 miles away, faces housing and community needs as the project progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike County
Ohio
Waverly
Scioto County
Portsmouth
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Mayor Sworn In By Radio-Telephone Line
Mayor Sid J Caillavet was sworn in aboard the USS Dixie via a radio telephone hookup between Pearl Harbor and San Diego. Caillavet, 59, was a Navy guest, and the Navy arranged the system to avoid delaying the inauguration. A public address system at both ends carried the ceremony for crew and constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Sid J. Caillavet
USS
Dixie
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Caillavet
Navy
Polio Totals Rise Across Two Counties
Special Correspondence reports Monroe County polio cases reached 49 with four new infections. Juneau County shows 25 cases and four deaths, with many patients from Mauston and surrounding areas. New cases include Manford Hammer of Sparta, Douglas Manske of Lakes Mills, Gary Rowan of Black River Falls, and David Sidie of Sparta, all hospitalized.
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Monroe County
Juneau
Manford
Bob) Hammer
S. Court St
Sparta
la Crosse
Douglas Manske
Norman Manske
Lakes Mills
Wilton
Madison Hospital
Gary
Fred Rowan
Black River Falls
David Sidie
Gerald Sidie
Charles Spink
Madison
Minneapolis Institute
Spink
Jeanne
Juneau County
Charles P. Curran
Mauston
Lyle Bickford
Lyndon Station
Shirley Siebecker
Gilbert Siebecker
Manston
Wonewoc
Rome Cracks Down On Reckless Drivers
Rome police announced a crackdown on reckless drivers who have turned the capital’s streets into death traps. Motorists causing accidents would lose licenses and cases would be made public. Officials say Rome averages about one fatal auto accident daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Marriages Planned in La Crosse Area August Dates
La Crosse Wisconsin marriage licenses list couples to wed in La Crosse with dates in August. James Michael Giovenazzo and Beverly Ann Zanter marry Aug 30. Verne Stuggerud and Shirley Thompson Aug 20. Donald Ziel and Norene Burrow Aug 17. Donald Louis Doucet and Betty Lou Rehr Aug 16. Thomas C Reget and Mary Jane Kingdon Aug 23. Patrick Joseph Murphy and Patricia Larkin Aug 16. Daniel Cordova and Viletta Ann Munro Aug 16.
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la Crosse
Wis
James Michael Giovenazzo
Silvis
Beverly Ann Zanter
Hyde Ave
LaVerne Stuggerud
Holmen
Shirley Thompson
Harvey St
Donald Ziel
West Ave. S
Norene Burrow
Donald Louis Doucet
UN accuses Reds of failing to mark POW camps at Panmunjom
At Panmunjom, Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison urged North Korean Gen. Nam Il to supply exact locations and numbers of prisoner camps, warning delays endanger Allied soldiers. Col. McCarthy noted US planes violated the neutral zone with overflights on Aug 10 and 11, while Aug 3 gunfire fell inside the zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Today
U. N
William K. Harrison
Nam Il
Panmunjom
Harrison
Reds
William F. ‘Dean
Nam
North Korea
Charles W. McCarthy
McCarthy
Red
Chang Chun
Panmunjor
Chang
Two Officials Making Tours in Wisconsin
Madison special report lists Governor Walter J. Kohler and Attorney General Vernon W. Thomson itineraries for August 14 to 16. Kohler plans stops in Marshfield Medford Stetsonville Athens Edgar Marathon and Wausau Thursday Friday Colby Unity Spencer Neillsville and Superior Saturday Oconto Gillette Bonduel and Pulaski. Thomson will visit Wisconsin Dells Mauston New Lisbon Necedah Adams Friendship Coloma Plainfield and Wausau Friday Mosinee Marshfield Stevens Point Port Edwards Necosa and Wisconsin Rapids Saturday Wittenberg Marion Clintonville New London and Waupaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Walter J. Kohler
Vernon W. Thomson
Kohler
Thomson
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Medford
Stetsonville
Athens
Edgar
Marathon
Wausau
Colby
Unity
Spencer
Neillsville
Superior
Oconto
Gillette
Bonduel
Pulaski
Wisconsin Dells
Mauston
New Lisbon
Necedah
Adams Friendship
Coloma
Plainfield
Mosinee
Stevens Point
Port Edwards
Nekoosa
Wisconsin Rapids
Wittenberg
Marion
Clintonville
New London
Waupaca
Twining to Lead Marine Corps Educational Center at Quantico
Maj. Gen Merrill Twining of Monroe Wis. was named director of the Marine Corps educational center at Quantico Va. Marine headquarters announced. Twining, previously assistant commander of the First Marine Division in Korea, is recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He will replace Brig. Gen. Edward Snedeker, who becomes deputy director. Twining is a younger brother of Gen Nathan F. Twining, acting Air Force chief of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Merrill Twining
Monroe
Wis
Marine Corps Educational Center
Quantico
Marine Headquarters
Twining
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
First Marine Division
Korea
Edward Snedeker
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force Chief
King Feisal I II Begins Month Long U S Tour
King Feisal I II of Iraq starts a month long United States tour with a City Hall reception and royal cheer at Ebbets Field. The 17 year old monarch arrives aboard the Queen Mary and will meet Mayor Impellitteri before a parade then attend the Giants Dodgers game. He plans to study irrigation projects and other American techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Feisal II
Iraq
United States
City Hall
Ebbets Field
Vincent Impellitteri
Cancer Varies by Countries at International Congress
At the 17th International Geographical Congress Dr Jacques May of the American Geographical Society outlined how cancer prevalence differs by country. He cited Iceland and Korea with no lung cancer and Africa Indochina India Malaya and Indonesia having higher primary liver cancer, noting geographical factors may drive disease distribution. The commission aims to map global disease patterns to explain who has what and where.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
International Geographical Congress
Iceland
Korea
England
Europe
Africa
Indochina
India
Malaya
Indonesia
Philippine Islands
Jacques May
New York
American Geographical Society
International ‘‘Medical Geography” Commission
Firecracker Factory Explosion Kills Six in Italy
Police report a clandestine firecracker factory near Frosinone Italy exploded killing six people including three men two teenage boys and a three year old girl. The blast left a two story building collapsed and damaged nearby structures. A separate note mentions a planned plant in Spain with a minimum monthly production of 200 autos.
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Frosinone
Italy
Here
Spain
DPW Granted Building Funds in Wisconsin Plan
Madison reports the State Department of Public Welfare receives 6.814 million dollars for three new buildings while the University of Wisconsin gains 2.14 million to replace quonset huts. Other requests, including a million for teachers colleges and 460 thousand for a university extension, are turned down. The commission assigns 1.75 million for a social studies wing and 390 thousand for a pharmacy addition, with further plans for a six story wing to the state office building costing about 2.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
State Building Commission
University of Wisconsin
Teachers Colleges
The
University
the Historical Society
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
River Falls
Superior
Whitewater
Commission
Historical Society
Clifford Lord
Charles H. Halbert
Mules Die Amid Stockyard Fire in Joplin
A blaze swept the Joplin stockyards last night destroying four buildings and killing about 100 mules. Officials estimated the animal loss at roughly 10,000 dollars with no immediate damage figure for the yards.
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Joplin
Order Soldier Held For Trial
A Camp McCoy soldier charged with disorderly conduct in West Salem pleaded innocent in La Crosse County Court and was ordered to trial August 15 at 2 p.m. Henry J. Newharter could not recall how he arrived in West Salem from Camp McCoy. Arrested about 1 a.m. by Constable Harry Hanan after West Salem residents complained he disturbed households and attempted to steal a car. Newharter denied drinking. Unable to post a $100 bond, he was remanded to Under sheriff Vern Lamp for transfer to County Jail.
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Camp McCoy
West Salem
la Crosse
Henry J. Newharter
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Harry Hanan
Hanan
Howard Olson
Newharter
Vern Lamp
Arnall to quit as Economic Stabilizer by Sept first
Putnam told reporters that Ellis Arnall plans to resign September 1 despite President Truman’s wishes both he and the president want him to remain in the post. Roger L. Putnam noted Arnall’s decision during a Tuesday night briefing in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roger L
Putnam
OPS
Ellis Arnall
Truman
Arnall
Fires on Highway 33 burn hay grain and outhouse near La Crosse
Sheriff Roy B. Sampson investigates three mile stretch of Highway 33 at St. Joseph Ridge where bales of hay from William Schams farm and sheaves of grain from Anna Klos farm were set afire and an outhouse burned. A blue colored car was seen near the pea viners around 4 a.m. Traffic was blocked between the ridge and La Crosse as patrols search for suspects with several occupants reported in the car. The fires likely started between 3 and 4 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 33
St. Joseph Ridge
Roy B. Sampson
Ivan A. Wright
la Crosse
William Schams
Anna Klos
Ridge
Two Soldiers Bound Over on Sodomy Charges
Hold Two Soldiers Two Camp McCoy soldiers were bound over to Circuit Court on sodomy charges after a preliminary hearing Tuesday in La Crosse County Court. Justice of the Peace Robert D. Smyth ordered $500 bond each for Gerald Beekie and Charlies Fowler. The two soldiers were remanded to the County Jail in default of bond. Smyth ordered the pair bound over after hearing testimony presented by Asst. Dist. Atty. Ray A. Sunder. An exposure charge against the two was not prosecuted at this time. The two soldiers were arrested by city police Aug. 1 at Riverside Park. Testifying for the state was Officer Paul H. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McCoy
la Crosse
Justice of the
Robert D. Smyth
Gerald Beekie
Charlies Fowler
Smyth
Asst. Dist
Ray A. Sunder
Riverside Park
Paul H. Johnson
AFL Chiefs To Talk Politics On Presidential Backing
AFL leaders convene at Atlantic City to discuss election year strategy but likely will skip endorsing any presidential candidate. The Labor League for Political Education plans no open support for Eisenhower or Stevenson, honoring a 1924 tradition. The Taft Hartley Law amendment effort tops the AFL Executive Council agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
U. S
Labor League For Political Education Administrative Committee
AFL Executive Council
League
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
AFL
William Green
Death Cause in Heart Trouble Highlighted
Coronary thrombosis is the plug ging of a branch of one of the two lotteries supplying blood to the heart and is the commonest cause for death from heart trouble in middle age and beyond.
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William C. Barnard
Jo Hoppe
Chicago
Miss Hoppe
U.N
By Sam Summerlin
Gen. Twining Heads
Marine Base
Joyce O’hara
Hugo
Mars
LA Crosse Previens
Hofweber Nash Company
Main Street
By Frank Carey
DPW
By John Bausman
Union
Robert M.la Follette
Terralac Ademark
Little Sister Farms
St. David
Ill
Terralac
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
North Michigan Avenue
Chicago 11
Illinois
Bob Haggerty
St. David, Ilr
Elmer Kehri
Manchester
Lowa
M. L. Peters
Wilton Junction
Lowe
Ralph Guldenpfennig
Oneida
Henry Brinkman
Clarksville
Henry Roth
Prophetstown
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