McCarthy Flags Smuggling Links in Freezer Gifts to Washington Figures
Senator McCarthy opened a five percenter hearing saying an employee of a perfume firm paid for deep freezers sent to Mrs. Truman and other Washington notables, involvement tied to favors for government contracts. Vaughan denied improper conduct by Mrs. Truman and said freezers went to friends including a visit to Independence Missouri.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry S. Truman
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Maj
Harry H. Vaughan
Jenethenas Truman
Albert Verley Company
Chicago
Vaughan
The
Verley Company
White House
Independence
Mrs. Truman
John Maragon
Maragon
Kansas City
New York Herald Tribune
Mine Fire Threatens 350 Workers at Peerless Mine No 3
United Mine Workers headquarters said a fire broke out at Peerless mine No 3 north of Springfield Illinois with 350 workers inside. Efforts are underway to evacuate via the escape shaft a mile northeast of the entrance and officials expressed confidence all would be rescued safely.
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Springfield
Ill
United Mine Workers
Here
UMW
Eleven Teens Hurt In French Island Crash
Eleven city and French island teens were injured Sunday night on the west road of upper French island. Donald Halgerson, 15, was listed in very serious condition with a broken collarbone and internal injuries. Linden Oldenberg also suffered a broken collarbone and a broken arm. Driver John Russell, 14, and others received cuts and bruises while all were held for observation. Chief Ivan Wright called the crash a disgusting example of teen age driving.
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French Island
Upper
Ivan Wright
County Highway Police
Donald Halgerson
Linden Oldenberg
Americans in Skymaster crash off Ireland
An American four engine airliner ran out of fuel and sank 15 miles off the western Irish coast after overshooting Shannon airport. Nine of the 58 aboard died, with 49 survivors rescued by British and American vessels led by the trawler Stalberg. Ruth Nichols, famed aviatrix, survived as a stewardess among eight other Americans in the crew.
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Galway
Ireland
Atlantic
Ruth Nichols
Rome
New York
Venezuela
Shannon
Transocean Airlines
Stalberg
Galway Harbor
Lanadrone
Otis Nelson
Nelson
Hebert Asbel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Asbel
Miss Nichols
U. S
Los Angeles
United States
U. S. Committee
International Children’s Emergency Fund
Royal Air Force Air-Sea Rescue Wing
Edward Bessey
Right Wingers Given Mandate By Germans
Western Germany elected a conservative majority in its first free poll since 1933. Christian Democrats led with 7,356,025 votes, SDPs 6,932,303, Free Democrats 2,827,948, with Communists down to about 6 percent and 1,360,469 votes. Seats allotted reflect the 402-member parliament.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Western Germany
Hitler
Europe
France
Italy
West Berlin
Elbe
Red Army
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
German Party
Bavarian Party
Communists
Economic Reconstructionist
Center Gery
German Right Party
Emergency Association
Radical Socialist Freedom Party
May Ask Rent Law Repeal Plea From Wisconsin Labor Group
The Wisconsin Federation of Labor planned to seek repeal of the state rent law by urging Gov. Rennebohm to call a special legislative session. Delegates at the AFL convention were to vote on resolution 22 on opening day, with about 1,000 people expected for the formal start as the gathering runs through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Wisconsin
AFL
Rennebohm
State Federation of Labor
100 Person Rally Fails To Save Girl
A 13 year old Peekskill girl Carol Valentino died Sunday night after over 100 people answered a radio appeal for blood donors. She was struck in the head by a foul ball during a girls softball game on July 29 and later suffered a brain vein rupture.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Carol Valentino
Grasslands Hospital
Here
Wlna Here
Thomas J. Valentino
Two Killed In Plane Crash From Chanute Field
A two engine Beechcraft from Chanute Field crashed near Bedford County community on the Lewisburg highway eight miles from Shelbyville. Cecil Burns reported seeing the craft go down and the two occupants trapped in the burning wreckage. Identities of the victims were not released.
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Shelbyville Tenn
Chanute Field
Til
Bedford County
Lewisburg Highway
Shelbyville
Cecil Burns
Greek Army Claims Victory Over Guerrillas Near Kastoria
The Greek army said Sunday Communist led guerrilla forces in the Vitsi area near the Albanian border had been conquered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kastoria
Greece
Vitsi
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Local forecast for La Crosse and vicinity. Generally fair with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight around 65 degrees, high Tuesday expected near 65.
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la Crosse
Syrian Leaders Aboard Coup Killings Spark Middle East Uproar
Syria's president and premier were killed in a rapid military coup. Col Sami Hennawi led officers who toppled Marshal Zayim at Mazza barracks, naming Hashem Atassi as interim president and forming a new cabinet to run the country.
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Damascus
Syria
Middle East
Sami Hennawi
Husni Zayim
Great Mazza
Zayim
Faris el Khouri
United Nations
Hasem Bey Attassi
Hashem Atassi
Washington
Nazem Kadi
Abdullah Attieh
Attfeh
Council of Ministers
Trans-Arabian Oil Company
Associated Press
Jerall
Group Okays Arms Program
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the Presidents Western Europe arms aid request in cash and contract forms totaling 1 160 990 000 dollars. Cash allocations run to 498 130 000 by March 31 and 157 710 000 for March 31 to June 30. Contract authority covers 428 100 000 by March 31 and 77 ? to June. Senators Vandenberg and Dulles proposed amendments to mesh the aid with a North Atlantic defense plan and to allow recapture of equipment if the program falters. They also suggested limiting Western Europe aid to 1 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Western Europe
China
Wester Europe
House Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
RNY
Congress
Vandenberg and Dulles
Former Slovak Official Detained as Communist Suspect
A former high ranking Slovakian official Gen. Mikulas Ferjenci 44 arrived as a displaced person in New York and was detained at Ellis Island Monday as a suspected Communist. His wife Milada 32 was taken into custody Sunday with him.
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New York
Ellis Island
Mikulas Ferjenci
Milada
Arrest Three After Shooting in Louisville Police Riot
Three persons were held after a Sunday night shooting in Louisville. One policeman was killed and another wounded. Earl D. Bircham, 45, was arrested and charged with murder and malicious shooting. A second man, William Curtis Pierce, 26, was seized and charged by the FBI. Bircham’s wife faces charges in a separate bank robbery case in Nashville.
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Louisville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carl Heustis
Earl D. Bircham
FBI
Centennial Park
American National Bank
Nashville
Tenn
Houstis
Bircham
William Curtis Pierce
Fred Haliford
Pierce
Wisconsin Legion elects Charles Larson state commander
The Wisconsin department of the American Legion elected Charles L. Larson former Port Washington mayor as state commander for a second year. Larson won 500 votes with Evans Barnett and Fred T. Wurl trailing. Other officers named included Fred Duxbury James Boden George Schroeder and A J Jack Hopkins. A proposed relaxation of the public office rule failed and a communism resolution was defeated.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Legion
Charles L. Larson
Port Washington
Larson
Evans Barnett
Boscobel
Fred T. Wurl
Wauwatosa
John O’ Melia
Rhinelander
Fred Duxbury
Sheboygan Fails
James Boden
South Milwaukee
George Schroeder
Fond du Lac
A. J
Jack) Hopkins
Eau Claire
Urban Baer
Cashton
Wisconsin
Polio toll rises in La Crosse area with two deaths
The La Crosse health department reports the oldest and youngest polio victims in the region have died. Grace Hoffman 72 of Sparta died from bulbar polio at a local hospital, and infant Tommy Rice two months old of Sparta died last week. Four new cases bring regional total to 74, with several listed by name and address. Funeral services for Mrs Hoffman are set for Wednesday in Sparta.
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la Crosse
City Health Department
Grace Hoffman
Sparta
Tommy Rice
la Crosse Hospital
Patricia Kabat
Redfield Street
Raymond Schlicht
South 16Th Street
Louis Bornheimer
Cashton
Laverne la Fleur
Holmen
Monroe County
la Crosse Tribune
Lurene Bushnell
Guerdon Bushnell
Julius Hoffman
Eunice
Charles
Pondille
Australian miners return to pits after seven week strike
Australian coal miners ended a seven week winter strike returning to work with demands unresolved. About 24 000 miners sought a 35 hour week and a 15 percent pay raise while the labor government blamed communist influence and jailed several leaders. Arbitration had been previously ignored by the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Policeman Kills Colleague in Blackjack Prank Gone Wrong
Clarksburg West Virginia police scene after Patrolman Chester Shack is shot through the heart by Patrolman Robert Lee Fawley 35. Chief E G Amsler says the death arose from a prank gone wrong as the two officers met on a street corner. Fawley is held on an open charge in jail.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
E G. Amsler
Chester Shack
Robert Lee Fawley
Amsler
Shack
Fawley
Pre Drive Survey Opens Community Chest Plans
The Community Chest of La Crosse begins its first annual campaign with a full business and employment census. President Oren W Fowler urges every income earner to contribute and explains the survey will guide campaign supplies and organize volunteer solicitors. A group of trained young women will deliver the letter to offices and businesses.
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Community Chest of
Fowler
Chest
Community Chest
Musician Dies Before Concert In His Honor
Racine musician Erwin H. Sorenson aged 55 died Sunday five hours before a Racine park board band tribute concert. Sorenson, a former vice president of the Wisconsin State Musicians Association and past president of the Racine musicians local, was honored posthumously by the local music community.
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Racine, Wis
Erwin H. Sorenson
Racine
Racine Park Board
Sorenson
Wisconsin State Musicians Association
Racine Musicians Local
Professor Calls Steel Profits Unusual and Dim Outlook
New York economist Dr. Jules Backman told a presidential fact finding board that recent steel profits were unusually high and unlikely to continue. He warned the industry’s first-quarter 1949 operations exceeded full capacity, but cited non production workers and distorted profit comparisons as factors tempering the outlook.
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New York
Jules Backman
New York University
Backman
Truman
Robert R. Nathan
CIO Steelworkers Union
Nathan
Backm
Backiman
Lost Lady's Watch Recovered via Tribune Ad
A lost watch reported around the fair grounds Wednesday night was recovered through a Tribune lost ads order. Shirley Swanger located the ad at 912 South 10th Street and prompted its return. a caller with 2882-R was advised to contact if found.
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Shirley Swanger
South 10Th St
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Tribune
French Isle
Atlantic Ocean
Rome-To
Irish
Republic
Labor Group Meeting
By Simon Allaverdi
Mohsen Bey Berazi
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Minn
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