Truman cites power curbs as congress debates controls bill
President Truman warns powers granted July 19 are being whittled down as the Senate weighs the economic controls bill. Senators Maybank and Flanders oppose special privilege amendments while Fulbright says Congress bears responsibility if amendments slip in. Senate vote on Monday looms as wage price controls and rationing ideas circulate.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate
Flanders
Barkley
Fulbright
D-Ark
Wisconsin hearing weighs changes to unemployment law
An open hearing at the county courthouse examined proposed changes to Wisconsin's unemployment compensation law. Three main topics were discussed for advisory purposes only: shortening the waiting period, raising weekly benefits above 26 dollars, and paying benefits to workers idled by strikes. Senator Gordon A. Bubolz urged caution to avoid harming the law as deliberations continue across the state.
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State Legislative Council
Committee On Labor, Industry, Small Business and Commerce
Gordon A. Bubolz
Appleton
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Surprise Allied landing shakes Korean War fronts
A surprise Allied landing deep in Red territory was announced Saturday as North Korean Communist forces retreated on two fronts. Reds avoided contact at times and offered light to moderate resistance while UN forces pressed north from Taegu and southwest in the Changnyong sector. The action marked the first Allied landing of its kind in the war.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tokchok Island
Seoul
Tokyo
Red
United Nations
Taegu
Changnyong
Army and Marines Expand Reserve Call Up Plan
The Army and Marine Corps will call up more reserves with orders going out this week. Marine reserves at or below sergeant rank will be activated including aviation and ground units. Most officers will report in September and October with about 300 aviation officers summoned. Army recall adds 570 reserve captains and lieutenants of the engineer corps by Oct 13, bringing total recalled officers to 8,432. Additional measures include potential drafts for medical specialists and reactivations of Midway and Trinidad facilities.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Marines
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
Corps
Engineer Corps
Judge Weighs Appeal In Murder Sentence Case
Fed eral Judge Ben Moore took under advisement Yvette Madsen 22 of Brooklyn in a bid for freedom from a murder sentence. Her lawyers argued the conviction by the allied high commission in Germany was illegal after she killed First Lt. Andrew E. Madsen following a party at Rhine Main air base in Germany last October.
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Charleston
W. Va
Yvette Madsen
Ben Moore
Brooklyn
Air Force
Racine
Wis
Moore
U. S. District Court
Allied High Commission
Germany
Andrew E. Madsen
Rhine- Main Air Base
U. S. Zone
Walter Bedell Smith to head Central Intelligence Agency
Walter Bedell Smith, a former U S ambassador to Russia and World War II staff chief, is named director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He succeeds Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, who leaves to command a cruiser division. Smith’s deputy is William H Jackson, a former Bradely staff officer and current partner at J H Whitney. The CIA roots go back to the wartime OSS led by General Donovan.
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Washington Bedell Smith
Eral
U. S
Moscow
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Smith Smith
United States
Russia
Truman
Smith
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
White House
Charles Ross
Hillenkoetter
Navy
Ross
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Mr. Truman
Stalin
Indianapolis
First Army
New York
William H. Jackson
Jackson
Gem Omar Bradely
J. H. Whitney and Co
Office of Strategic Services
William L. Donovan
Slow Motion Birth Of Quads Completed In Sydney
Mrs Betty Sara a 29 year old English war bride completed Saturday night the slow motion birth of quadruplets in Sydney Australia The last arrival was a boy The births were registered Thursday night a girl Friday night a boy Saturday a girl Saturday night a boy Doctors at Bellingen hospital said the latest arrival was the weakest of the four The other three are doing fine and the mother is weak but well The first babies have been christened but their names were not disclosed.
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Sydney
Australia
Betty Sara
Bellingen Hospital
Wisconsin State Fair Opens Centennial Year
Milwaukee crowds flood into West Allis for the nine day Wisconsin State Fair opening centennial year events. Virginia Peterson Miss Dairyland 1950 greets attendees as Alice in Dairyland arrives by caravan from Racine County. Trucks bring cattle from Rhode Island and Alabama for display in a busy grounds.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Virginia Peterson
Union Grove
Racine County
Alice In Dairyland
West Allis
Rhode Island
Alabama
General Ferrin Transfers to Mexico City Attache Post
Brig. Gen. C. S. Ferrin, commanding general of Camp McCoy training center, leaves for a new assignment as U S military attache to Mexico City after orientation in Washington. A 34 year army veteran, he previously led the Michigan military district and held key Pacific area commands including Makin, Gilbert Islands, Okinawa, and Tokyo as provost marshal.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
C. S. Ferrin
U. S
Mexico
Mexico City
Washington, D.C
Ferrin
Michigan Military District
Far East Command
Infantry
Vermont National Guard
University of Vermont
Armed Expeditionary Forces
France
Pacific
Makin Island
Gilbert Islands
Okinawa
Tokyo
Eichelberger
Far East
MacArthur
States
Local Weather For La Crosse and vicinity
Local forecast calls for fair skies in La Crosse and surrounding area with cooler temperatures. Brief mention of pleasant conditions and light winds for the day.
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la Crosse
Thomson Says John Doe Move Against Dems Futile
Vernon Thomson Republican candidate for attorney general told a Brown County GOP meeting that starting John Doe proceedings to determine Wisconsin Democratic fund practices would be futile. He said a district attorney or the attorney general would prosecute if needed and defended the money raised at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner as Wisconsin party business.
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John Doe
Thomson
Vernon Thomson
Green Bay
Henry Ruess
Atty
Thomas Fairchild
U. S. Senate
National Organization
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
American Legion
Minnesota
Supreme Court
New Albin Boy Hurt When He Runs Into Car
Seven year old George Hartley of New Albin Ia was hospitalized with bruises and abrasions after running into a northbound car in an alley. Driver Harold G Richard 938 Hood Street said to be driving slowly. Bystanders said he ran from a nearby store into the path of the vehicle. A police ambulance took him to a local hospital. An open car door near Fourth Street was struck later as a passing vehicle damaged Tausches parked car with 50 dollars loss and Seitz's car sustained 75 dollars damage.
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George Hartley
New Albin
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Main Jay Streets
Harold G. Richard
Hood Street
State Street
Fourth
Archie E. Tausche
South 15Th Street
State
George M. Seitz
South Sixth Street
Tausche
Seitz
Motorist Killed in Wis. Crash Near Beloit
Edward C. Young, 22, of Genoa City Wisconsin, died when his car collided with a semi on a county trunk road near Beloit and burst into flames early Saturday.
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Beloit
Wis
Edward Ce Young
Genoa City
Here
Crowds Welcome Touring La Crosse Plugs Across Minnesota
Crowds greeted the La Crosse Plugs touring via Milwaukee railroad train in several southern Minnesota towns including Houston Rushford Whalan and Lanesboro. Mayors and local officials welcomed the unit while La Crosse Chamber of Commerce secretary Everett Woehrmann handed out ice cream candy and balloons to children during stops. The train planned visits to Fountain Spring Valley Austin Leroy Cresco Calmar Marquette Lansing New Albin before returning to La Crosse by 10 p m.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Minnesota
la Crosse
Milwaukee Railroad
Houston
Iowa
la Crosse Goodwill Organization
E. L. Dyer
E. A. Morken
Everett H. Woehrmann
la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Balance Shifting To Allies In Korea War Says Army
Army spokesman estimated North Korean losses at 50 000 in the South Korea invasion and South Korean losses at 37 000 up to three weeks ago. He noted 12 NK divisions identified in the battle area and said air attacks are reducing Communist supplies while the balance shifts in favor of the Allies.
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Washington
South Korea
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Concade
Taegu
U. S
Tokyo
Nakram River
MacArthur
Chini
Tokchok
Naktong
Communists regroup for new Taegu front attack says MacArthur HQ
General MacArthur's headquarters reported four Communist divisions may regroup for a fresh assault along the north central front near Taegu. An unconfirmed prisoner of war source sparked the note as press communications were cut at the eighth army HQ.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Taegu
Associated Press
Lief Erickson
Eighth Army
Korea
United States
Midwest GOP Leaders Meet in Des Moines Session
In Des Moines a two day Midwest GOP gathering aimed at rebuilding a drive to reclaim Congress this fall focused on Truman era mistakes in foreign policy and defense. Leaders noted the Korean War pushed domestic issues like farming to the back burner while farm policy remains judged satisfactory by farmers.
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Des Moines
Congress
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
U. S. Senate
Cornbelt
Rocky Mountain
Charles Roberts
Kansas
Roberts
Defense
Johnson
State Acheson
Pres. Truman
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