Council Alters Contract For Bathing Beach
The common council authorized redging the north side bathing beach to 130000 cubic yards to match original excavation plans. Alderman Warren Smith led a minority push to extend the beach and adjust slope, and after a nine to seven vote the alteration was approved with funds to be drawn from available sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Warren Smith
Board of Public Works
Smith
Ways and Means
Charles Beranek
Eugene Derr
James Durland
Harold Beg
A. R. Kempter
Fred A. Kraft
Henry Meyer
Trygve Skoug
Charles Buchmann
Archie Downey
J. C. Houska
Edward Lueth
Frankie Pamperin
Walter Roth
Emil Schultz
Council Limited
John Barth
Barth
State Board of Health
Pamperin
Durland
Kempter
Kraft
Skoug
Cats Live In The Rockies Debunk High Altitude Myth
Leadville Colorado Chamber of Commerce promotes the town’s feline presence after a Dallas radio inquiry suggested cats cannot live at two miles high. The station’s question was met with a prompt rebuttal, asserting cats thrive in Leadville from alleyways to Angoras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Angora
Dallas Texas
Nehru Named Head of Interim Indian Government
London report says Jawaharlal Nehru president of the Congress party was named to head a new interim government for India to take office September 2. He succeeds as prime minister of a caretaker setup guiding the nation through a transitional period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
India
Local Weather For La Crosse And Vicinity
Generally fair conditions with gradually rising temperatures tonight. Expect a low in the 60s with partial sunshine and a warmer daytime tomorrow.
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la Crosse
Sak Senna
Tito Calls Flyers' Death Regrettable Incident
Five American airmen died when a U S transport was shot down over Yugoslavia. The bodies will be taken to Belgrade for burial with full military honors. Ambassador Patterson reported Tito called the incident regrettable and no survivors were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Belgrade
U. S
Marshal Tito
Richard C. Patterson
Bled
Patterson
OPA Moves To Prevent Black Markets And Price Rises
Price Administrator Paul Porter announced a tougher plan to curb the black market and enforce meat ceilings with help from the justice agriculture and treasury departments. He warned violators and outlined increased meat inspector staffing and dozens of ceiling increases across goods including fats oils and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Porter
OPA
Justice, Agriculture and Treasury Departments
Porter
Congress
Minneapolis
Litvinoff Leaves Russian Foreign Ministry Post
Moscow reports former Soviet foreign commissar and U S ambassador Maxim M Litvinoff has been relieved as deputy foreign minister. Fyodor Gusev and Yakov Malikov named as new deputies. Solomon Lozovsky reassigned to lead the information bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Maxim M. Litvinoff
United States
Council of Ministers
Fyodor Gusev
Britain
Yakov Alexandrovich Malik
Solomon Abramovich Lozovsky
Lozovsky
Train Hits Car Near Ripon Killing Driver
Arnold Krohn of Fond du Lac aged 40 was killed when the county highway truck he drove was struck by a Milwaukee Road freight train five miles north of Ripon. Engineer Harry E. Parker and fireman Ed Coughlin escaped as the locomotive overturned tearing up tracks while backing into Ripon with freight cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
Arnold Krohn
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee Road
Here
Harry E. Parker
Ed Coughlin
Senators to Depart Europe on Truman’s Sacred Cow
Washington reports that Senators Barkley of Kentucky and Vandenberg of Michigan plan to depart for Europe today aboard President Truman’s personal plane, the Sacred Cow. The trip underscores bipartisan trips between the executive and legislative branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Barkley
D-Ky
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Europe
Truman
Army Investigator Reveals Hudson Jewel Cache Link
Major John D. Salb testified he recovered 193 items from Capt. Durant in Hudson Wisconsin tied to the Hesse crown jewel collection. The note mentions the code word cemetery and a plan to pass jewels to an officer, with Durant and Maj. Watson facing conspiracy embezzlement charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
John D. Salb
Hudson
Wis
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Roy C. Carlton
Kilgore
Texas
Washington
Queen Victoria
England
Capt. Durant
Eileen Lonergan
Chicago
Nash
Salb
Eileen
Jack
David
Maj. Watson
Bonnie
Must Find Substitute For UNRRA Cardinal Must Find Substitute
In South Bend Indiana Archbishop Samuel Cardinal Stritch said a substitute must be found to replace UNRRA when it ends at year’s end. He urged private relief cannot cover all needs and governmental aid is needed. Leo T Crowley urged offering displaced Europeans free choice of settlement and asylum for the non guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
UNRRA
National Conference of
Catholic Charities
Leo T. Crowley
Madison
Wis
Europe
Address Convention Set For Milwaukee Encampment Speakers
Kenneth C. Royall undersecretary of war and Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell adjutant general of the army will address the 68th national encampment of the Army and Navy Union in Milwaukee from August 28 to September 1. More than 800 delegates are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Kenneth C. Royall
Edward F. Witsell
Army
Army and Navy Union
U S Accused Of Deliberate Reconnaissance By Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports Marshal Tito accuses US military authorities of deliberate aerial reconnaissance along the Italian Yugoslav frontier. Five American flyers died in a crash near Bled and will be buried with full military honors in a Belgrade funeral. Captain Crays praised for flying cross. Tito says Allied flights over Yugoslavia are deliberate intimidation and a show of force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
United States
Richard C. Patterson
Bled
U. S
Ambassador Pattern
Robert H. Crays
H. F. Schrieber
B. H. Freestone
M. Conko
C. J. Lower
Patterson
William Crombie
East Longmeadow
Mass
Tito
Upper
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Start Spraying Dumping Areas In City
Spraying of the city’s dumping areas began Saturday with hand equipment per Carl A. Wahlstrom superintendent of the sewage disposal plant. The common council approved a $500 appropriation from the unappropriated fund for DDT labor and equipment. The plan may use automatic devices later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Wahlstrom
Common Council
Archie E. Downey
Wahlstrom
City Board of Health
Lytles
Board of Health
Hungary Holds Florin Steady Amid Inflation Debate
Hungary reports 20 days of stable wages and prices under the florin but US and Hungarian experts warn it is too soon to confirm an end to inflation. They note the unclear impact of Zoltan Vas's transfer attempt and the return of captured Hungarian gold valued at $32 million used as currency coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
United States
Zoltan Vas
Supreme Economic Council
Germany
National Bank
C-47 Pilots, Byrnes In Conference Today
Paris bulletin reports the pilot and co pilot of the American C 47 Yugoslav fighters forced down Aug 9 spent over an hour this afternoon in conference with U S Secretary of State James F Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Holland
88Th Division
Yugoslavia
Gorizia
Italy
Arthur Lederer
Budapest
Hungary
Robert L. Dahlgren
Cicero
William L. McNew
Atlanta
William Crombie
East Longmeadow
Mass
Donald E. Carroll
Elgin
Neb
Holland
Alabor Pallay
John L. Dick
McKeesport
Joseph F. Hohecker
Chicago
Raymond S. Blackburn
Nurra
Englewood
Ohio
Associated Press
J. Walter Green
Rome
Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes and Bevin Discuss Peace Conference Strategy
Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin held a lengthy Paris meeting at the U S delegation headquarters. Spokesmen gave no public details about the talks. It was Bevin second Paris visit since last week and he planned to fly to London afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Bevin
London
Byrnes
Attlee
Ukraine protests Greece at United Nations
Ukraine filed a formal complaint with the United Nations Security Council accusing Greece of endangering international peace as Greek politics unfold. Dmitri Manuilsky cited British intervention and monarchist influence as key disruptors in the Balkans and noted Greece plans a September vote on King George II’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litvinoff
United Nations
Russia
Paris
Ukraine
U. N. Security Council
Dmitri Manuilsky
Greece
Balkan
Manuilsky
Albania
Turkey Rejects Soviet Demand for Joint Defense of Dardanelles
Ankara says Turkey will defend the strait alone and rejects Moscow’s call to share control with Black Sea powers. The note notes distrust of Soviet aims and cites Montreux 1936 as still in force through 1956. Turkey requests equal rights for all signatory powers in negotiations.
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Turkey
Ankara
Dardanelles
Russia
Black Sea
United Nations
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Montreaux
Await Reply To US Ultimatum On Yugoslav Plane Downings
Undersecretary Acheson received a heavy file of official reports from Yugoslavia as the 48 hour American ultimatum over the forced downing of two army transport planes approached expiration. The State Department did not disclose when the ultimatum would expire.
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Yugoslavia
Tito
Patterson
Belgrade
Belgrade Radio
London
Ljubljana
Dean Acheson
U. S
Washington
United States
Security Council of the
United Nations
State Acheson
State Department
CDT
United States Prepares Yugoslavia Complaint For UN Council Action
The United States readies a formal complaint against Yugoslavia seeking prompt action if Tito’s regime fails to meet terms after two Yugoslav plane incidents. The case relies on UN charter articles 34 and 35, with Acheson and Johnson coordinating in Washington and New York. Delegates await a deadline possibly around midday as council debates possible urgency.
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New York
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security Council
Marshal Tito
U. S
Washington
Dean Acheson
Herschel V. Johnson
Security Council
Johnson
Acheson
U. N
Council
Belgrade
Trygve Lie
Oscar Lange
Poland
West Salem Lad Champion in Wisconsin hog judging title
Sixteen year old Richard Sterandt of West Salem won his junior hog judging class and the adult division to claim the Wisconsin state title. He also showed the champion Hampshire sow and litter in the junior hog contest. Other top finishers included Donald Lurz Oshkosh and Abraham Eckstein Jr Galesville in the junior division, and Frank Miller Madison in the senior division with runners up from Platteville Galesville Malone Beloit. First prize in the junior fair swine went to Arvid Evenson Galesville. Wayne Disch Evansville won the Shropshire lambs in the junior sheep show with Kenneth Kopp Galesville taking the Shropshire aged ewe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Richard Sterandt
West Salem
Hampshire
Storandt
Donald Lurz
Oshkosh
Abraham Eckstein, Jr
Galesville
James Havre
Ettrick
Frank Miller
Madison
Guy Ransom
Platteville
J. O. Beaddle
H. W. Schussmann
Malone
Byron Meich
Beloit
Arvid Evenson
Poland
Wayne Disch
Evansville
Shropshire Lamb
Kenneth Kopp
Shropshire
Woman Fatally Injured by Tow Truck in Milwaukee
Mrs. Fred Lee, about 65, was fatally struck by a towing truck in Milwaukee last night, authorities said. The accident left the widow injured at the scene and prompted a police inquiry into the incident.
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Milwaukee
Fred Lee
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U. S. Graves Registration Commission
Stirling F. Green
Russ Foreign Office
Hudson, Wis
UN Council
Edwin B. Greenwald
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