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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1950

Page

3

Burmese government arrests famed surgeon Dr Gordon Seagrave

Rangoon Burma Dr Gordon S Seagrave a renowned American physician is held on suspicion of aiding Karen rebels amid Burma's civil war He may face a court appearance and is detained in an undisclosed Rangoon jail U S embassy notes say he is in good health and receiving decent treatment The arrest ties to accusations he aided rebel Naw Seng to flee across the Chinese border during ongoing conflict since independence in 1948

Rangoon Burma Gordon S. Seagrave Seagrave India U. S Naw Seng Kachin

Pope Emphasizes Duty to Accept Church Dogma

Pope Pius XII issued a major encyclical urging clergy worldwide to accept and safeguard all church dogmas and resist religious error. The letter comes as controversy grows over a potential dogma declaring Mary’s bodily Assumption, drawing Protestant criticism and concerns about unity efforts.

Vatican City Pius XII Vatican Church of England Movement For Christian Unity

Beaded Gown Weds Kathleen Rouleau, Bead Count Revealed

Chicago report notes Kathleen Rouleau wore a wedding gown adorned with 24 500 beads. Her mother Kathryn Rouleau applied the beads, completing the work in 96 hours for the Wad sley ceremony.

Chicago Kathleen Rouleau Vernon Wadsley Kathryn Rouleau

Blood Type and RH Factor Listed On Report For Donors

La Crosse county Red Cross plans to provide donors with a blood type and Rh factor card after testing at the Madison regional center. Donors will carry the card, receive a special donor pin, and must meet strict screening standards. The first La Crosse bloodmobile visit is Thursday at 10 30 p m at the Vocational school.

la Crosse County Red Cross Madison Madison Regional Center la Crosse

Military Reserve Deferments Guide and Lists of Essential Jobs

MAJ Thomas M Nas explains deferments for reservists with essential jobs or in school, noting that dependents do not grant relief. He outlines two key lists: Commerce Department essential activities and Labor Department critical occupations, with examples like ordnance, textiles, and veterinarians. Deferments are case specific and not automatic, with procedures for submitting requests to the appropriate service authorities and commands.

Armed Services Ment Department of Commerce Defense Department Labor Department Army Navy Chief of Naval Personnel Naval District Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training Naval Air Station Glenview Naval District Commandant Glenview, Ill

Madison Zoo Attendant Clawed by Lioness

Madison Wis a zoo attendant Thomas J Frisch 36 was clawed on the arm while rescuing two children who had climbed outer rails near the lioness enclosure He suffered five claw marks and surface wounds but was not seriously injured The incident occurred Sunday night as Frisch pulled the second child to safety about nine year old boy and girl fled the scene

Madison Wis Thomas J. Frisch Madison 700 Frisch

Reds Describe Uncultured Gl Prisoners in Moscow Gazette

The Literary Gazette ran a photo purporting to show captured Americans in North Korea signing a peace petition and called American soldiers uncultured gangsters. A North Korea interview with a prisoner, Paul Sanders, quoted by a Soviet correspondent, mocked soldiers and claimed a shameful U S military collapse in Korea.

Moscow Literary Gazette North Korea Stockholm Gazette Paul Sanders Indiana Shoals Ind John Sanders Paul R. Sanders Sanders Alexander Chakovsky Korea Chakovsky Charles Dickens Chakovky Oklahoma U. S

Doctor Author Dies in Chicago at 63

Dr William F Petersen 63 physician author and industrialist died after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered while gardening in Lake Geneva Wisconsin on August 7 He helped pioneer study of weather effects on health and was formerly on the staffs of Vanderbilt and University of Illinois medical schools.

Chicago William F. Petersen Lake Geneva Wis

Gabrielson lauds McCarthy while urging national memory of his actions

Des Moines National Republican Chairman Guy Gabrielson told a banquet of midwestern GOP leaders that Senator McCarthy did a service by exposing communism in the state department and urged Americans not to forget his efforts. He criticized the committee investigations as persecuting McCarthy and defended his stance amid talks on winning the November election.

Des Moines National Republican Guy G. Gabrielson McCarthy State Department Gabrielson

Semi Overturns Injuring Three Near Osseo Wisconsin

An early Friday crash on U S 10 between Osseo and Strum left driver Robert Olson, passenger Fred Moline, and a boy with facial cuts and burns. Olson said fog from Beef River limited his visibility, causing the vehicle to leave the road. all were hospitalized in Eau Claire.

Osseo Wis U. S. 10 Strum Robert Olson Fred Moline Olson Moline Eau Claire Maurice Scow Trempealeau Beef River

Johnsons notified as son injured in Madison auto crash

Mr and Mrs J L Johnson of Whitehall learn their son Larry was injured in a Thursday morning auto accident in Madison receiving a broken shoulder back and head injuries.

Whitehall Wis J. L. Johnson Madison Larry

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