Final Try To Avert Rail Strike
Washington White House presses last-ditch bid to halt a pending railroad walkout that could disrupt defense plants. John R. Steelman leads talks with management and unions while noting limited progress and potential joint sessions overnight. The token two-day strike affects yards at Louisville St Paul Chicago and Cleveland with five day work stoppages set to begin Monday and Tuesday.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Eben Ayers
Ayers
Steelman
Fentucky and
Indiana Terminal Co
Louisville
Minnesota Railway Company
St. Paul
River Terminal
Cleveland
Elgin
UN Trusteeship Talk Elevates North Korea Plan At UN
Debate grows over a possible UN trusteeship for North Korea lasting up to five years to guide postwar recovery. United States officials cite Austin war aims while some delegates warn against premature commitments amid expectations the 59 nation General Assembly to open September 19 will push a formal plan. South Korea independence remains outside trusteeship discussions.
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Lake
United Nations
North Korea
United States
Warren Austin
Korea
General Assembly
New York
Jakob A. Malik
Security Council
Austin
Korean Peninsula
All Korea
UN Commission
South Korea
Reds Massing Near Taegu In Major East Front Push
United Nations forces launched an attack on the east anchor of the Korean battle line as 50,000 Reds massed north of Taegu. Red artillery shelled Pohang and Kigye while a buildup pressed near Shinju and the Kunwi sector amid cautious Allied advances.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Taegu
Shinju
Pyongyang
Pohang
Kigwe
Pohang-Kigwe
Kunwi
U. S. Eighth Army
Pohang- Kigye
Kigye
U. S
24Th Infantry
Naktong
Changnyong
West Bank
John H. Church
Korza
Former Gale Woman Killed In Auto Crash Near Hollandale
Mrs. George Cox a former Galesville resident and teacher, killed instantly Saturday when her car collided with a vehicle emerging from a side road near Hollandale Minnesota. Survived by husband eight children and two sisters. Funeral services set for 9 am Monday in Holladale.
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Galesville
Wis
George Cox
Hollandale
Minn
Cox
GOP Conference urges Truman to replace Acheson and Johnson
A Midwest GOP conference urged President Truman to replace Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of Defense Johnson. Delegates from 12 states passed unanimous resolutions criticizing Acheson for bungling foreign affairs and Johnson for incompetence. The two day meeting aimed to chart strategy to win back Congress in November. Guy Gabrielson closed the event with remarks, with Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota chairs among the delegates.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Truman
Dean Acheson
Louis Johnson
Acheson
Johnson
Congress
GOP
Guy G Gabrielson
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Man Killed by Speeding 400 Streamliner in Fairchild
Peter Gorkowski, 72, of Fairchild was struck and killed Saturday after stepping into the path of the speeding 400 train. Coroner Wallace Stokes of Eau Claire ruled the death accidental.
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Fairchild
Wis
Peter Gorkowski
North Western Railroad
Wallace Stokes
Eau Claire
Pin Wearing Bloodmobile to Visit La Crosse on Aug 24
The Bloodmobile will visit La Crosse Thursday August 24 from 10 30 a m to 4 p m. Donors should report to room 103 at the Vocational School during their appointed hours.
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la Crosse
U S Army Questions Who It Fights Beyond North Koreans
Washington dispatch reports top U S military leaders worry the war may involve more than North Korean troops amid signs of foreign training and Manchurian Koreans in the ranks. Senator Wiley cites a 200000 strong Communist force moving toward Korea from China. Evidence suggests foreign trained soldiers and Russian advisers among North Korean units. ARMY Page 4.
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Washington
Naktong River Line
Pentagon
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
China
Manchuria
Red Army
Fiidnt
Reds mass near Chinju for major drive in Korea
U S Marines report North Korean forces massed around Chinju with tanks and motorized infantry for a major assault on American positions west of Ma San. US units repelled a dawn push, inflicting heavy casualties as Lt Col Bernard G Teeters led a close in fight to regain lost ground three miles north of Haman.
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U. S
Korea
Chinju
South Korea
Masan
Haman
Bernard G. Teeters
Park Falls
Wis
Store Owner Confesses Cash Register Theft to Stir Awake Clerks
In Lake Charles Louisiana a store owner called police to report a stolen cash register. He then admitted he took the register himself to wake his sleepy clerks, leaving officers with a puzzled case as all employees are now alert.
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Lake Charles
Ryan Street
Atlantic Coast Braces for Hurricane Storm Warning
Northeast storm warnings stretch from Morehead City to the Virginia capes as a hurricane moves northward. Naval air bases evacuate assets, planes relocate to Glenview and other stations while Coast Guard aircraft relocate from Elizabeth City to Charleston. Coastal residents urged to prepare for high winds and tides as the storm tracks offshore past Cape Hatteras.
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Miami
Fla
Morehead City
N. C
Virginia Capes
Miami Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Navy
Glenview
Naval Air Station
Patuxent
Oter Naval Air Bases
Washington
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Cherry Point
Marine Air Base
Greenville
S. C
Widow Unveils Patton Statue at West Point Grounds
The widow of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. unveiled a bronze life size statue of the wartime commander on the U S military academy grounds The statue depicting the offensive warfare exponent in battle dress was presented to the academy by the Patton Memorial foundation.
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West Point
N. Y
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
U. S. Military Academy
Patton Memorial Foundation
Thieves Loot Paper Offices in Galesville
Trempealeau county Sheriff Charles Keilholtz reported a Friday night robbery at the Galesville Republican office. About $310 in cash and property were taken, including $60 from a front cash register, a camera, and a new Masonic ring valued around $250. Private papers from an unlocked safe were scattered. entry was gained through a rear window after a failed front-door break in. An attempted break into Francar drug store nearby also occurred.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County
Charles Keilholtz
Keilholtz
Hugh Ellison
Ellison
Francar Drug Store
Parents, 2 Children Have Same Birthday in Roanoke
Mr and Mrs E W Craft share a birthday August 19. Their daughter Anna Jean was born two years ago on Saturday. On Saturday morning Mrs Craft gave birth to a son Samuel Eugene confirming their trio of August birthdays in Roanoke Virginia.
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Roanoke. Va
E. W. Craft
Anna Jean
Western Europe Faces Mortal Danger From Red Aggression
State Department adviser John Sherman Cooper warned that the United States and Britain must commit men and equipment to defend Western Europe against Soviet aggression. He said Moscow has shown bare faced aggression in Korea and could overrun Europe soon, urging a broader North Atlantic defense buildup alongside new allied resolve.
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New York
State Department
U. S
Britain
Europe
Russia
Korea
Soviet Union
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
State Acheson
Third Army Association
Cooper
Truman
London
America
Charlies M. Spofford
State
Defense Department
North Atlantic Council
Spofford
France
Acheson
Ringling Show Arrives in La Crosse Heads to Old Salzer Airport
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus arrives from Madison on four long trains with 1450 people and hundreds of animals. It unloads cages giraffe vans red wagons and floats and moves to the Salzer airport grounds for 2:15 and 8:15 p m performances. The program features When Dreams Come True Seville Old Vienna Jungle Drums and acts by Pinito del Oro Luciana Freidel and many international riders.
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Ringling Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey Circus
la Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee Railroad
Old Salzer
John Ringling North
John Murray Anderson
Miles White
Henry Sullivan
Seville
Spain
Vienna
Spanische Hofreischule
Franz Joseph
Luciana
Freidel
Europe
Claude Valois
Cilly Feindt
Local Weather Forecast Promises Warm Sunday
Fair conditions and mild temperatures expected on Sunday with highs near 70 degrees. Light winds and no precipitation anticipated, making it a pleasant end to the weekend for residents.
Belgian Communist Leader Lahaut Shot In Belgium Crisis
Belgium's Communist party blamed pro Leopoldists for the assassination of Julien Lahaut the party president in Liege. A manifesto urged mass demonstrations and disarmament of murderers as the country reels from a political crisis and looming civil strife. Lahaut was shot Friday night at his suburban home, two gunmen reported.
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Liege
Belgium
Communist Party
Julien Lahaut
Leopold III
Lahaut
Liament
Baudouin
Leopold
Joseph Philien
Seraing
Who Owns the Clouds Rain Makers and Property Rights
A discussion on cloud ownership and rain making covers silver iodide use to seed clouds and trigger rain. It notes New York City drought history and a court ruling that resort owners had no property rights in clouds while upstate residents claimed a stake in the weather.
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New York
New York City
Upstate New York
Fires In Scenic Forest May Spread
A large fire east of San Diego threatened three fronts as crews fought to prevent spread into Laguna recreation area. Elsewhere an 8000 acre Modoc blaze near the Oregon line was contained and a 5600 acre Fresno brush fire saw progress as four days of flames damaged homes and watershed areas in Cleveland National Forest and Cuymaca State Park.
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San Francisco—I
San Diego
Modoc
Oregon
Fresno
Cleveland National Forest
Cuyamaca State Park
Laguna Recreation
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Reds
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Western Europe
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