Eisenhower to bid seriously for labor vote in 1952 bid
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower plans a determined bid for the labor vote during his campaign. He will speak at the AFL convention in New York City opening Sept 15. Nixon says the CIO may endorse Stevenson yet labor rank and file could swing to Ike. Stassen hints labor support and potential liaison role. Warren coordinates Western states strategy ahead of Boise meeting. Ike to Kansas City and Denver then New York for a non political Aug 25 address. Nixon urges Stevenson to take clear stand on issues.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Federation of Labor
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Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
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Nixon
CIO
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Knoll
Stevenson
Jack Kroll
Kroll
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Labor
Earl Warren
Warren
Boise
Idaho
Idaho Capitol
Kansas City
New York
American Legion
Hugh White
Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Mississippi Party
Mississippi
Strom ‘Thurmond
South Carolina
Stevenson Attacks Withrow in Sauk County Talk
Prairie du Sac Wisconsin special Stevenson Republican candidate for Congress from the 3rd District denounces incumbent Gardner Withrow as pursuing a do nothing policy. He faults Withrow for voting with Democrats, missing one third of roll calls, and for only proposing a major dairy industry bill. Stevenson boasts his own record aiding Badger Ordnance Works and high roll call participation while defending farm and rural benefits.
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Wis
William H
Bill
Stevenson
Congress
Badger Ordnance Works
Withrow
Wisconsin
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Lewis Orders Miners Out Of Pits For Memorial Layoff
John L. Lewis ordered a 10 day memorial work stoppage from August 12 to September 1 for about 115000 miners in soft and hard coal pits. Production will cease while maintenance and essential tasks continue. The move appears connected to pending wage negotiations as the current contract expires September 30.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Journal
Adlai To Talk On West Coast
Adlai Stevenson plans a westward campaign trip combining plane and train to reach many cities quickly. The trip will last eight to ten days with a stop in California and the Northwest, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, and likely Seattle and Portland. Specific dates and places to be fixed as schedules are drafted.
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Ill
Adlai Stevenson
California
Pacific ‘Northwest
Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
Truman
Detroit
Milwaukee
Wyatt
Rockies
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
New York
GOP Battle May Flare Up Again In Louisiana
In Alexandria Louisiana a Taft Eisenhower split may ignite again at a GOP State Central Committee meeting to organize a precinct level up campaign for Eisenhower. John Minor Wisdom backs reorganizing the committee to heal the rift while N Bryant James refuses to resign. The committee will name a campaign chairman and finance chief to mobilize the Eisenhower drive amid boosted hopes for a Louisiana GOP showing in November.
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Louisiana
State Central Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
Central Committee
John Minor Wisdom
Eisenhower
New Orleans
N. Bryant James
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Wisdom
J. Pauline Duke
New Iberia
James
Taft
Robert Kennon
GOP
Rutherford B. Hayes
Mississippi Rites Barrage Tries Three Way Fight
In Jackson a states rights faction threatens to tilt Mississippi's Democratic contest into a three way battle. Leaders Walter Sillers Russell Fox and Fielding Wright back a Southerner presidential bid at the state convention after Chicago. Wright urged a personal report. Stevenson and Eisenhower supporters brace for a decisive Monday gathering.
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House of Representatives
Russell Fox
Fielding Wright
Wright
Mauston Declares Polio State Of Emergency
Mauston proclaims a polio state of emergency as La Crosse hospitals strain from out-of-county cases. Camp McCoy offers facilities to Monroe County victims, with local officials initiating spraying and waste control, dog leash rules, and rodent elimination to curb spread.
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la Crosse
Monroe County
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Neil Wright
Manston
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Wisconsin
Paul Gatterdam
Col. Clark
Eugene L. Harrison
Fifth Army
Douglas D. McCoy
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Tomah Memorial Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Sparta
Camp McCoy Stallion Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Elroy
Juneau County
Bud
Gee Polio
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Reds Seventh Attempt To Retake Height Fails
In Korea near Panmunjom the seventh Communist assault on Bunker Hill begins late Tuesday. Marines repel the Red attack with 400 fighters, hand grenades, and heavy artillery. Red losses exceed 3,154 dead and wounded. UN planes hit a Red supply center near Chunghwa as Sabre jets claim shots down MIG15s.
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Seoul
U. S
Bunker Hill
Eighth Army
Panmunjom
Wisconsin State Fair Opens Nine Day 1952 Pageant
Milwaukee reports the 1952 Wisconsin State Fair opening for a nine day run with prize animals produce and a neon midway. Armed Forces Day parade drum corps Junior Fair judging unfolds. All Wisconsin day Sunday features a 100 mile midget race and grandstand event. Previews draw 17 332 visitors, about 1 000 more than last year, with half price Friday admission.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Peace plans urged as Summerfield rallies GOP in Michigan
Arthur E. Summerfield, new Republican national chairman, urged a victory at national and state levels to pursue peace planning over war. He attacked Trumanism and Adlai Stevenson, praised Eisenhower, and faulted Democratic policies for federal overreach and the Korea crisis marked by Chinese Communists.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur E. Summerfield
America
Summerfield
Adlair Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Stevenson
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Truman
Local Weather for La Crosse and vicinity forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of local showers late tonight. No important temperature change. Low tonight 62, high Sunday 80.
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la Crosse
Girl Found Slain Near Fond du Lac
Coroner confirms the body of Agnes Jaeger a 24 year old Fond du Lac telephone operator was found beaten to death near the Rogersville Road just west of Fond du Lac. Sheriff Look said efforts focus on a man seen with her the evening before. The victim wore a bright red coat blue skirt and white high heeled shoes. A local farmer reported a car turning around near his home around 3 am and skid marks were observed at the scene. Police requested assistance from the State Crime Laboratory in Madison.
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Fond DU Lac
J. E Murray
Agnes Jaeger
Miss Jaeger
Murray
Rose Ogie
Arnold Look
Rogersville Road
J. E. Murray
Louis Buechel
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Yasmin Recovers After Stomach Is Pumped Of Sleeping Pills
Hollywood Aly Kahn and his estranged wife Rita Hayworth rushed to a hospital Friday night for their daughter Yasmin 24 2 after she swallowed sleeping pills. After stomach pumping Yasmin appeared none the worse and was discharged after about 15 minutes. Aly later dined with Rita and the prince had a three hour visit at her Beverly Hills home described as pleasant.
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Hollywood
Aly Kahn
Rita Hayworth
Yasmin
Prince
Tropical Storm Season Opens With First Disturbance
A weather disturbance was spotted far from the United States, about 3,009 miles away and 1,200 miles southwest of Dakar. It was moving northwest at 22 miles per hour as Pan American World Airways reports. The Miami Weather Bureau will issue advisories only if more information is gathered.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Dakar
Africa
Pan American World Airways
Miami Weather Bureau
Time Bomb Delays Recovery Of Pilot At Wreckage
SEOUL Korea A delayed action bomb exploded today in a wrecked Allied fighter bomber where a dead U S flier lay for four days. The crash occurred south of Seoul after colliding with a jet. Unidentified major died in the second aircraft. Major body lay astride a bomb under the cockpit. Guard Derral C Watson said he tried to recover the body but bombs prevented access. About a dozen 250 pound bombs and two 1000 pounders were aboard. several bombs remain unfound and three villages were evacuated until danger passes. Recovery likely not until next Tuesday.
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United Nations
Chunghwa
Seoul
Pyongyang
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. N
Korea
U.S
Derral C. Watson
Fairfield
Watson
Dead End in Western Drive for Austrian Peace Treaty
Six years of Western effort to win Russia's agreement on an Austrian peace treaty hit a dead end. Moscow rejected an abbreviated draft, insisting on a full 59 article treaty. Officials cite looting and continued Soviet occupation as key obstacles. Austria may appeal to the United Nations with U.S. support to push a solution.
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State Department
Moscow
Russia
Austria
Kremlin
United Nations
United States
Britain
France
U.N. General Assembly
United Kingdom
Still Question Persons Here Detectives Probe Walla Killing
Detectives report no new developments in the investigation of Corporal Frank R. Walla s death. Questioning continues in the city and Camp McCoy as guardsmen return home, complicating the inquiry into who felled Walla with a possible motive of robbery. A postmortem cites a cerebral hemorrhage from blows to the left temple. his billfold later found, lacking money though he had $25 Tuesday night. The State Crime Laboratory analyzes body and clothing for clues while a car sighting near Ninth and La Crosse remains under study.
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Cpl
Frank R. Walla
Camp McCoy
Walla
Ccriminal Investigation Department
Nebraska
Iowa
N. 8Th St
N. 7Th St
Lavratory
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la Crosse Streets
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