Elm Grove Detachment Vote Restores District Autonomy
Elm Grove school district in Shelby, tied to La Crosse since May, voted to detach and restore separate status. Shelby town board Campbell town board and La Crosse common council approved the action, enabling a new referendum petition if desired. Enrollment figures show 123 to 133 students in grades one through seven, with current plans to reallocate students to Hogan, Elm Grove, and Longfellow facilities.
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Elm Grove
Shelby
City of la Crosse
Shelby Town Hall
Town Board of
Campbell
Ocrnaces
John Bosshard
Citizens’ Committee
French Island
la Crosse
la Crosse City
Hogan School
Teachers College Training School
Longfellow
Hazel Leicht
M. G. Batho
House Restores Twice Daily Mail Delivery
The House voted 264 to 108 to restore city mail service to two deliveries daily and sent the bill to the Senate. A companion bill was approved by a Senate committee. President Truman's veto remains possible. An attempt to guarantee extra funding was removed by a 213 to 159 vote.
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Washington
House
Senate
Post Office Department
Truman
Congress
Draft Group Leaves Friday for Minneapolis Physicals
County August draft quota send a second group of men to Minneapolis for pre induction physicals on Aug. 18. The first group of 38 left on Aug. 6 and the regular August quota for La Crosse was 27 men. Mrs. Dolores Schultz, clerk of the county board, resides in room 203 of the federal building.
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Minneapolis
Twin City
la Crosse
Madison
Dolores Schultz
County Board
Federal Building
NLRB Refuses To Drop Unfair Labor Act Charges
A National Labor Relations Board examiner refused to drop unfair labor practice charges against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Hearings proceed as coal mine operators urged dismissal, citing possible work stoppages. The charges stem from four Taft Hartley era demands by Lewis including memorial stoppages, worker willingness, union shop, and welfare fund benefits.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Arthur Leff
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Lewis
Weather Update for La Crosse Area
Showers and cooler tonight then clearing Thursday with much cooler temperatures. Low tonight around 60 degrees and high Thursday near 74 degrees.
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la Crosse
Their Neighbors Come In All Sizes
In Sutton England the Longs Shorts and Littles lived on Charleton Road. On Wednesday the Short daughter Kathleen wed Frank Large and the newlyweds move into No 24.
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Sutton
Eng
Carshalton Road
Joseph Long
Kenneth Short
Alfred Little
La Crosse Plugs Tour Iowa Minnesota Towns Saturday
The La Crosse Plugs led by Chief Plug Casey Gregorich and Mayor Henry Ahrens depart at 7:45 a m for stops in Houston Rushford Lanesboro Spring Valley Austin Le Roy Minn Cresco Calmar Marquette Lansing New Albinia. A parade with police escort and music by Brownie Beck will greet crowds as civic clubs back the trip with an air conditioned Milwaukee road train returning about 10 p m. Tickets are sold at local chambers and stores.
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la Crosse
Iowa
Minnesota
Casey Gregorich
Henry Ahrens
Houston
Rushford
Lanesboro
Spring Valley
Austin
le Roy
Minn
Cresco
Calmar
Marquette
Lansing
New Albinia
Trip
Paul Morris
Morris
Brownie Beck
Calliope
Beck
the Keys
Milwaukee Road
Chamber of Commerce
Casey 'S Car Sales
Helwig and Morris
S and H. Sheldon's
Bodega and Hoeschler’s Pharmacy
Turkey Signals Need for NATO Entry to Secure World Peace
In Istanbul Foreign Minister Fuad Koprulu stated that Turkey joining the North Atlantic alliance is absolutely necessary for world security. He emphasized the move as essential amid mounting global tensions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Fuad Koprulu
3500 Bombs Hit Near Waegwan As North Korean Offensive Stalls
Red Korean troops reportedly retreating in panic across the Nak Tong River as 98 American B 29s strike near Waegwan, a key 60 000 strong buildup area. Waegwan 12 miles northwest of Taegu becomes a gutted no mans land after saturation bombing. AP correspondent Hal Boyle notes a cavalry division tank assault follows the air strike.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Waegwan
Taegu
7AP
Hal Boyle
First Cavalry Division
Rail Seizure Not Planned By Truman
Washington reports President Truman has no plan to seize railroads to avert a nationwide strike. John R. Steelman aims to resume White House negotiations to head off action. Brotherhood leaders urged seizure and authorized yardmen at three strategic terminals to strike for five days starting Monday.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Ross
William W. Park Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Roy O. Hughes
The
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
A _s brotherhood
Kennedy
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railway
St. Paul
River Terminal Railway
Cleveland
Brotherhood
E House
National Mediation Board
Band to Perform in Riverside Park Wednesday Evening
La Crosse concert band will present a program in Riverside park at 8 p.m. Wednesday under the direction of D. R. Wartinbee. Four guest artists will participate. The program is on page 20.
Scientists Still Unable To Pinpoint Great Quake
The Tuesday quake is described as among the strongest in a 50 year period with estimates placing its origin near the Himalayas. Seismologists debate whether the tremor began in Tibet eastern India or northern Burma while some observations suggest possible submarine waves though no coastal disruptions have been confirmed.
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Himalayan
Tibet
India
Burma
Daniel Linehan
S. J
Boston College Seismography
Weston
Mass
Himalayas
Germany
Geophysical Institute of the University of Goettingen
Bur
Messina
Italy
Boston College
U. S
Dust Settles Over Van Hoof Farm After Apparition Visit
In Necedah Wisconsin a powdery dust blanketed the Van Hoof farm as about 100 000 pilgrims from across the United States and abroad gathered for Mary Anne Van Hoof seventh vision of the Blessed Virgin The rural event drew a mass of faithful who waited in sunlit heat to see a supposed sign with no outward verification The woman reportedly expects another apparition on October 7 and many attendees plan to return to witness a possible miracle The crowd and mood built tension as she was escorted inside and later taken for rest by her husband.
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Tribune
Mary Ann van Hoof
Necedah
Wis
van Hoof
Mary Anne van Hoof
Heaven
la Crosse
Fred
150000 China Reds Reported Standing By
A Taipei dispatch claims Russia and China agreed to rush 150000 Chinese Red troops and Russian armor to North Korea if UN forces cross the 38th parallel. The pact discussed by Molotov would send troops to flank North Korea with heavy weapons from Russia to avoid a wider war.
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Hong Kong
China
Russia
North Korea
United Nations
Korea
38Th
Taipei
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
South Korea
Mao Tzetung
Southeast Asia
Peace Petition Debated At UW Madison
The Stockholm peace petition was debated before a University of Wisconsin audience. Prof. Carl Auerbach condemned it as cynical and dishonest, accusing Soviet sponsorship. Philip Morrison defended the petition noting belief in outlawing atomic warfare despite Communist backing.
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Madison
Wis
Stockholm
University of Wisconsin
Carl Auerbach
University Law School
Soviet Union
Moscow
Philip Morrison
Cornell University
Draft to take additional men beyond 185 000 cap
Washington report says the draft may exceed the 185 000 authorized for the year as world events demand more manpower. Maj. Gen. Hershey says calls for 100 000 men have already gone out for September and October, with plans to add 50 000 in November and possible increases. Congress has lifted armed services size limits, and up to 800 000 total may be drawn through draft reserves and National Guards.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
General Hershey
Congress
Armed Services
House Appropriations Committee
Hershey
Defense Department
Defense
Britain fights polio with war fogs and insecticide
British doctors used World War II era fogging machines to disinfect homes with DDT and pyrethrum and to spray ponds as a polio outbreak grows. Health officials called the outbreak serious but not epidemic, with 1,388 confirmed cases and 195 deaths to date, roughly double last year’s figures for this date.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Health
Try To Settle Strike At Packard
Federal and state mediators called another bargaining session in Detroit to end an 8,000 worker strike at Packard Motor Car Co. The CIO United Auto Workers and Packard met for eight hours after a first day marked by the union demand for a larger wage increase than the company's five cent an hour offer.
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Detroit
Packard
CIO
United Auto Workers
Packard Motor Car Co
Bombers Strike Taegu Region In Massive Korean War Raid
A force of 98 B 29 Superfortresses bombed a 21 square mile area north of WaeGwan leaving a vast smoke veil as eight plane waves roared in for 90 minutes. Flashes lit a village below while fighters swept in to strike retreating enemy troops and vehicles.
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Waegwan
Korea
Here
Taegu
Bombing runs rework Korean battle as US supports fronts
U S 8th Army reports a large air strike on the Naktong corridor near Waegwan with 875 tons of bombs. Ground combat slows to local actions as South Korean and American patrols probe across the river and Communist forces retreat in scattered pockets.
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U. S
Naktong
U.S. 8Th Army
Korea
Marcus Ben Marcus Sentencing Delayed in Wisconsin Court
CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis sent start date moved for Ben Marcus state motor vehicle department director convicted of criminal contempt of court. sentencing now set for Aug 12. Judge Orrin M Larrabee found Marcus guilty Aug 10 for alleged disregard of a May decision granting an occupational driver license to Oliver W Gerhard of Chippewa County. contempt carries up to 250 fine or 30 days in jail.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Ben Marcus
State Motor Vehicle Department
Orrin M. Larrabee
Marcus
Builty
Oliver W. Gerhard
Tippewa County
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Common Council
Wisconsin
NLRB
UMW
Manhattan Island
By Belman Morin
Asangju
LA Crosse Tribune
Associated Press
Gerald G. Moritarity
Robert E. Geiger
Britain
Foxhole
U. S. 25Th
Pfc
Frederick A. Corser
Gregory, Mich
Boyle
United States
New York
Fifth Air Force
East Side
West Bank
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