Allis-Chalmers workers vote strike authorization at Milwaukee plant
In Milwaukee 9500 Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing workers authorized a strike to back demands for the best contract. Local 248 of the UAW CIO voted 86 percent in favor with about 5000 participants. Negotiations to replace the expired pact began after a 30 hour session. Leonard Woodcock announced union shop and master contract for all six plants.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
United Auto Workers Cio
Ralph Koenig
Leonard Woodcock
UAW International
Allis-Chalmers Council
Ewe
Woodcock
Dough Frazer
UAW
Walter Reuther
Ed Merten
Local 248
Reds Down Small U S Plane in Korea Demilitarized Zone
PANMUNJOM Korea August 18 communist antiaircraft guns shot down a small unarmed American training plane over the demilitarized zone the U N Command said the craft had inadvertently intruded but not into North Korean territory A C47 search plane was fired upon this morning a slug hit the wing but the craft was undamaged The incident sparked strong censure from Maj Gen Harlan C Parks The Air Force continues to seek the missing trainer and its pilot and passenger both unnamed remained alive authorities said
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
Parks
Kimpo
Seoul
U.N
Milton Visits Camp McCoy to Promote New Reserve Bill
Assistant Secretary of the Army Hugh M. Milton toured Camp McCoy Wisconsin with Maj. Gen. P. D. Ginder to address the 103rd and 102nd Army Reserve Divisions and the 321st Logistical Command. He urged full use of the new Reserve bill to recruit and enforce training standards, noting Reserve units lack manpower and the National Guard trails.
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Leif Sverdrup
Richmond Heights
102Nd Inf
Fred Siefert
St. Louis
102 Signal Co
Hugh M. Milton
Army
Ozark Division
P. D. Ginder
Camp McCoy
Ozark
102Nd Inf. Res. Div
102Nd Signal Co
National Guard
Fifth Army
Ginder
Wis
102Nd Army Reserve
321St
Milton
la Crosse
Abandoned Car Linked to Embarrass Bank Robbery
The automobile used by the bandit who held up the Embarrass State Bank on August 10 and escaped with 4060 dollars was found abandoned in a corn field ten miles northwest of Embarrass on Wednesday.
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Embarrass
Wis
Embarrass State Bank
Here
Clarence Kerr
Richard Carpenter
Chicago
Carpenter
Kerr
Unifax
Landslide kills three in Jonesville Vermont
A family of three was buried by a landslide caused by heavy rains along the Winooski River. David Cutter his wife Elsie about 40 and their daughter Patricia three were watching a bank wash away when an embankment collapsed. Firefighters dug them out with both parents dead and the child dying later in Burlington Hospital.
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Jonesville
VI. W
David Cutter
Elsie
Patricia
Winooski
Burlington ‘Hospital
Polio totals rise with Wisconsin deaths and national cases
Wisconsin reports one more polio death and 37 new cases, with Madison eight cases and Appleton 12 as Outagamie County reaches 186 for the season. Nationwide, the Public Health Service notes 1,781 new polio cases last week, with Vermont and Wyoming showing no or few reports.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Appleton
Outagamie County
Winnebago County
Washington W
Public Health Service
Vermont
Wyoming
Idaho
Massachusetts
Nevada
Texas
New Hampshire
State Health Department
Senator Young Sees Chance Eisenhower Signs Farm Bill
Senator Young says Eisenhower might sign a farm bill restoring high supports if the Senate alters the House version to apply top support to quality crops only. He notes farm-state momentum toward quality crops and expects a compromise before the election year. He plans a North Dakota tour to discuss farmer views.
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Washington
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Ito
North Dakota
White House
Congress
New Prisoner Code Calls For Resistance
President Eisenhower announced a new military code urging all captured soldiers to resist interrogation while refusing to disclose vital information or betray comrades. The code, drawn from Korean War experiences, emphasizes endurance under torture and loyalty, while permitting no confessions or surrender. it calls for training in homes and schools and foresees a code for all Americans in crisis.
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Washington
Defense
United States
Peron Renews His Battle With Church
In Buenos Aires street fighting marked a third straight day of clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and followers of President Juan Peron. Justice Minister Albrieu accused seven priests of inciting disobedience and said their names would be sent to church authorities while the regime pledges pacification and resumes its political campaign against church leaders. The unrest coincided with the San Martin death anniversary and involved tear gas, fire hoses, and sporadic gunfire in downtown Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Oscar Albrieu
Peron
Peronista
Hurricane's Force Dims While Moving North
Hurricane Diane weakens as it travels through the Carolinas and Virginia. Winds drop from 100 mph to 40 mph then fall to 20 to 35 mph in Virginia and West Virginia. Weather Bureau expects further weakening toward Pennsylvania.
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Carolinas
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Southside
Weather Bureau
Boys Died After Playing Inside Old Refrigerator
Philadelphia police revealed how five year old Lewis Andrews and his two year old brother Lee died in an abandoned refrigerator in an empty apartment. Carl Jenkins said he and the boys took turns entering the appliance. He later fled fearing punishment and the brothers were found by their mother six hours later.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Andrews
Lee
Carl Jenkins
Patrick Ryan
Carl
Gallagher Case In Summing Up Stage
In New York the court martial of Private James C. Gallagher continues as both sides sum up. Gallagher of Brooklyn faces charges of collaborating with the enemy and unpremeditated murder of three U.S. soldiers in a North Korean POW camp. He denies all charges.
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New York
Set
James C. Gallagher
Gallagher
Brooklyn
Jet Plane Crashes Near Centralia Killing Two
A jet plane crashed and burned in an acorn field about 15 miles east of Centralia. Police report both occupants were killed. The wreckage was so badly damaged that authorities could not immediately determine whether the aircraft belonged to the Navy or the Air Force.
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Centralia
Acorn Field
Here
Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Continued hot conditions with a low near 70 and a high around 96.
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la Crosse
Government Run by Lawyers Cited by Davis Speech
Washington Undersecretary Clarence A. Davis, a former Nebraska attorney general, told the Federation of Insurance Counsel that lawyers in large part control and operate the U S government. He spoke on the Hoover Commission report regarding government legal services and procedures.
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Washington
Clarence A. Davis
United States
Davis
Nebraska
Hoover Commission
Federation of Insurance Counsel
Water Level At Reservoir Continues Low In La Crosse
The Board of Public Works reports ongoing low water at the La Crosse city reservoir. From 13 feet at 7 am Wednesday the level fell to five feet by 9:30 pm, with night replacement only six feet and 11 feet at 7 am Thursday. Citizens are urged to curtail lawn sprinkling between 7 am and 7 pm on weekdays.
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Board of Public Works
la Crosse City
la Crosse
Child Dies After Swallowing Pennies
Waltham Mass. seven year old Judith K Hampton died yesterday from stomach and throat inflammation caused by swallowed pennies two weeks earlier. Medical Examiner T Morton Gallagher cited copper in the coins as a contributing factor after X rays last Friday revealed the pennies.
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Waltham
Mass
Judith K. Hamton
T. Morton Gallagher
Eisenhower Wins Trout Catch While Signing Major Orders
Fraser Colo President Eisenhower snagged a two pound Rocky Mountain trout in the Rockies during his vacation. He also signed an executive order on POW conduct and issued several key nominations and resignations including a new minister to Romania a federal judge for southern New York and the resignation of Archie A Alexander as Virgin Islands governor. He spent time fishing golf painting and cooking for his party while at 8700 feet.
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Fraser
Colo
Jover
Rocky Mountain
Eisenhower
St. Louis
David
Rockies
United States
Paris
West Germany
Robert H. Thayer
Romania
Harold Shantz
John M. Cashin
Kingston
N.Y
New York State
Archie A. Alexander
Virgin Islands
Alexander
La Crosse County approves keeping library in city
La Crosse County Board of Supervisors voted 30 to 6 to retain the county library in La Crosse, reversing a plan to move it to West Salem. A 5 year lease was directed for property at 12th and La Crosse streets at $90 a month.
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la Crosse
Joseph Riese
12Th and
Raymond C. Rice
Henry Rebhan
Campbell
West Salem
Forster Named City Manager of Janesville
Mayor George Forster of Madison was named city manager of Janesville after denying gubernatorial ambition rumors. He previously dismissed Democratic and Republican nomination chances.
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Janesville
George Forster
Madison
Retired Jeweler Completes Mississippi River Trip With Teens
Mat thews W. Bakula, 74, of Los Angeles, and two youths Alan Byrd 16 and Tom Hughson 15 finished a 2,200 mile voyage from Bemidji Minnesota to Donaldsonville Louisiana. They traveled in a 16 foot craft powered by an outboard motor.
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New Orleans
Matthews W. Bakula
Los Angeles
Mississippi River
Bakula
Alan Byrd
Dyersville
Iowa
Tom Hughson
Milwaukee
Bemidji, Minn
Tom
Alan
Rail Worker Stanley Grubb Dies in Suspected Vehicular Incident
Stanley L. Grubb aged 53 from Los Angeles was found on Highway 35 with fatal injuries. Pathologists ruled injuries from a heavy-vehicle impact or being thrown from a vehicle as the cause. Sheriff Scullin ordered an intensive probe with investigators at the scene and in La Crosse County Highway Police.
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Stanley L. Grubb
Los Angeles
Calif
Michael J. Watunga
Grubb
Highway 35
James A. Jaeck
Robert J Scullin
Ronnie Fogel
R. J. Stoddard
Robert Scullin
Burlington Road
Stoddard
Bounty
Edward Tabbert
la Crosse County
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Ind
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U.S
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Zee
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Associated Press
County Board
By C. Yates McDaniel
Rades
John E. Hull
Hull
Far East
Jman
Church
By Bruce Henderson
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Diane
Ike
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George Thompson
Thompson
Forster
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