Two U S Air Crashes Kill 25 Airmen At Okinawa and New Jersey
Twenty five U S air force personnel die in twin crashes. A Superfortress bound for Okinawa crashes near Fickum Field after takeoff from Spokine Wis, erupting in flames and destroying a power substation. In New Jersey a C-47 collides with a B 26, plummets to ground, causing a deadly fire. Six enlisted men aboard the C-47 were en route to a religious conference from Bolling Field to Danbury Conn. identified victims include Pro. Feed Anderson and Sgt Forrest Grote along with Pvt Bernid Mahoney and others.
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Ickam Field
Hintab—ve
Islanes
Larber's Point
Krowp
Spokine
Wis
Tare
Elickaum Figtel
Supperfort
Ian
Muntipal Suipport
Rircle
Teansport
Jabie
Fickum
Air Force
Dovide Newton
N. J
Iupi
U.S. Air Force
Yesyterchkin
New Jerges
Gine
Disarte
Stewart Geta
N.Y Maite
Anm
Tallxgin
Bollingfield
Washington, D. C
Danbury
Conn
Airforce
West Redsding
Hollingfield
Feed Anderson
Dulwth
Minn
Va Dean Fl. Anderson
Turtle, Lake
Wis Pleo
James J. Forest
de Valls Bluff
Ack
Violet Treadway
Sgt
Porrest MM
Grote
Connell Bhuets
Lay
Ane Otts
Forrest Jd. Grote
Council Potts
Pte
Bernid EB. Maehoney
Bynghimton
N. Yu
Eligabeth Mahoney
Bingharton
Milwaukee polio cases hit 100 delay schools
Milwaukee health officials report poliomyelitis reaching 100 cases this year. City health commissioner De E R Krumbiegel says a voluntary quarantine for children under 12 may be needed and could delay school openings if not effective. Alderman Hansen seeks legal opinion on quarantine authority while six new cases are confirmed.
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Milwaukee
de E.R. Krumbiegel
Krumblogel
Varantines
BE. A. Hansen
Weather Forecast For La Crouse and Vicinity
Fair and continued warm tonight with a cooler Thursday evening. Low tonight about 72, high Thursday near 02.
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la Crouse
Rankin reelected as primary wins signal long tenure
John E. Rankin secures a 15th term in Congress defeating rivals in Mississippi Democratic primaries. Vito Marcantonio wins ALP nomination in New York's 18th district, with Leo Isacson named in the 4th district. New York Republicans and South Carolina also vote in key party contests.
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UY Ole
Mppi
John E. Rankin
Congress
Wood Ax
Rankin
New York
South Carolina
Plea to City Voters to Register Before Sep Polls
City Clerk Fred Kramer urges unregistered voters to register as the September primary nears. Offices stay open until 1 p.m. today to help those eligible cast ballots. The plea emphasizes the right to vote and urges timely registration to participate on election day.
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Register
Fred Kramer
Pein
State Selective Service Names County Boards
State selective service announces La Crosse county diary board No. 33 appointments. A single county board will serve the county instead of wartime two boards. Registration for men born in 1922 after Aug 30 begins Monday at the vocational school gym. Volunteers and typists are urged to assist during the three week period. Headquarters and members for other county boards are listed with multiple locations in Alma May , Mauston, Sparta and Prairie du Chien courthouses.
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Clinton Griswold
West Salem
H. K. Holley
South Eighth Street
Harvey E. Boyle
Loomish Street
C. A. Loveland
Cass Street
la Crosse County
Selective Service
Madison
Einter Y
St & A
la Crosse Tribune
Voluntear
Dotores Schuls
Artela
State Selective Service
Ebentley Courtnay
Truman
Rennebohm
Milwa Cee
Dane County
Coulee
Befinlo
Christ Branger
Moncovi
Theodore Buehler
Alma
Albert P. Zépp
Fountain City
Juneau County
Douglas Davenport
Calvin Power
New Lisbon
Jay J. Purvis
Mausston
Mauston
Monroe
Herbert
Gross
Warrens
Carl N. Honstad
Gays Mills
Leslie Tichenor
Mt. Sterling
Harold Aslum
Ferryville
Millard Walton
Prairie du Chien
Crushed By Tractor at Crest Junction Wisconsin
Crest Junction Wisconsin reports 26 year old Le Roy Knoestel crushed to death beneath a tractor while plowing a hillside. Witnesses say the machine tipped and Knoestel was killed instantly.
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Crest Junction
Wis
le Roy Knoestel
Generoy
Knoestel
Red Vice-Consul Leaves for Good Says He Is Gone
Soviet Vice-Consul Zot I. Chepurnykh announced he was leaving the Russian consulate and heading to La Guardia airport shortly after 3 p.m. today. He stated he was leaving for good as reporters watched.
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New York
Zot I. Chepurnykh
la Guardia
Russia Cuts Consular Ties and Record Heat Hits Wisconsin
The article notes Russia severing consular ties with the United States amid a heat wave in Wisconsin. A 102 degree city record yesterday gave way to 98 today and 93 tomorrow as Meteorologist A D Sanial predicts cooler temperatures. Hot spots include Ga Cresse and Biel River Falls with 104 at the airport. Overheating residents Albert Corcis and Charles Thomas received medical aid after being overcome by the heat. Madison’s artesian well failure prompted the water department to urge lawn sprinkling cessation.
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Coulee
A. D. Sanial
Ga Cresse
Wisconsin
Biel River Falls
Associated Press
Dan
U.S
Howard J. Thompson
Mattison
Albert Corcis
Charles Thomas
Madison City Water Department
Ford Becomes Central Issue In Spy Quiz
Washington hearings focus on a 1929 Ford ownership linking Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers. Chairman Thomas warns one witness will be charged with perjury as Hiss faces questions about Crosley alias and known contact with Chambers. The clash unfolds with both men providing conflicting accounts, about 25 to 30 feet apart.
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Ford
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House
American Activities Committee
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
George Crosley
Gove
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Thomas
Tomé Magazine
Chambers Hiss
George Crossley
Crossley
Bishop McGavick Dies at 85 in La Crosse Home
His Excellency, the Most Rev Alexander James McGavick DD bishop of La Crosse and senior bishop of the Roman Catholic church in the United States, died at his home 1419 Cass street at 12 08 a m Wednesday He was 85 and would have celebrated his golden jubilee Oct 17 at the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in La Crosse Ill health since July caused by senile condition with internal hemorrhages Funeral services will be held next Tuesday at 10 a m at St Joseph's Cathedral A pontifical requiem mass will be offered with many of the nation's hierarchy present Archbishop Moses E Riley of Milwaukee will be celebrant Cardinal Samuel Stritch will give the sermon The body will be taken to St Joseph's Cathedral at 4 p m Sunday for First Vespers of the Dead An honor guard will guard the casket from Sunday until the Tuesday service At 9 a m Monday requiem masses will be held at the Cathedral for all sisters and children of the diocese The Rt Rev Msgr Leo Paschal Hiri secretary to Bishop McGavick will be celebrant and the Rt Rev Msgr V J Plecily pastor of Holy Trinity church La Crosse is also mentioned as involved
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Alexander James McGavick
la Crosse
United States
Cass Street
All Catholic
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
McGayick
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Moses E. Rkiler
Milwaukee
Samuel Stritch
Chiea
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Da.m
Leo Paschal Hiri
McGavick
V. J. Plecily
Holy Trinity Church
Girl's Tears Melt Robber Engagement Ring Return
In Chicago a ring thief, masked with a handkerchief, took Gladys Ross's engagement ring then returned it after her tears moved him. The robber fled with $375 as she cried. she is a 19 year old cashier at General Finance Loan Co. on his second day.
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Chicago
WPI
Gladys Ross
General Finance Loan Company
Wisconsin AG denounces Chicago water diversion plan
Madison Wisconsin authorities warn against Chicago sanitary district water diversion as Attorney General Grover Broadfoot vows to oppose any water “steal” from the Great Lakes. He says a state legislature mandate directs fight against the district and its methods. Broadfoot will attend a meeting called by Governor Dwight Greene to discuss diversion concerns and gather input from other Great Lakes states.
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Madison
Wis
Attv
Grover Broadfoot Tox
Chicago Sanitary District
Broadfoot
Sam
Chicago
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Great Lake
Canada
District of Chicago
U. S. Supreme Court
Dwight Greene
La Crosse Concert Band Performs Weekly Riverside Park Concert
The La Crosse Concert Band presents its regular Wednesday 8 p.m. concert in Riverside Park under director D. R. Wartinbee with guest soprano Dawny Vaughn. Program details follow on page 2.
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la Crosse
Riverside Park
D. R. Wartinbee
Dawny Vaughn
Save Water Plea To All City Residents During Heat Wave
City officials renewed a plea for residents to conserve water during a heat wave. Clyde Allen, chief engineer at Myzick park pumping station, said conditions were improving but not enough to allow lawn sprinkling yet. A daily water-supply report would inform when sprinkling could resume.
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la Crosse
Clyde Allen
Myzick Park
Cty
Allen
Boat overturns prompt men to swim half mile to shore
Three South Milwaukee men swam a half mile to shore yesterday after their small boat overturned in Lake Michigan. The swimmers were Carl Schadler, a tavern operator, who continued despite having only one hand, along with Joseph Horvath and Henry Rayeske.
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Racine
Wis
Heat Strikes Detroit Auto Workers Amid 98 Degree Heat
More than 20 000 auto workers idled directly or indirectly by heat strikes as temperatures climbed toward a record 98 degrees in Detroit. The furor affected plants and related industries with widespread stoppages and calls for cooling measures.
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Detroit
Living Cost Peak Triggers GM Wage Hike for Many Workers
United Auto Workers reports a three cent per hour raise for about 265000 GM hourly workers as living costs hit new highs. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show a 9.7 percent year over year rise, with a June 15 daily consumer price index at 173.7 and a 705 dollar yearly market basket for a three person family. The decision follows GM's contract clause linking wage adjustments to the BLS index, and includes a $40 cost of living adjustment for 68000 salaried staff between September and December.
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Myrgal
Clnolds
Washington
General Motors
Whe Bureau of Labor Suitsues
Geelinig
BLS
Agriculture Department
J. T. S. Johnstone
CIO
United Auto Workers GM
Detrat
Wwelcome
Wisconsin Power and Light Stock Issuance Approved
MADISON Wisconsin public service commission approves Wisconsin Power and Light Co to issue 320232 shares of common stock at par value of 10 dollars each, expanding the utility’s capital base and financing plans. The action clears regulatory hurdles for the company to raise capital through the stock issue.
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Madison
Wis
States Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Russian teacher claims jump was to escape not suicide
In New York Russian schoolteacher Ok sana Kasenkina says she jumped from a third floor window of the Russian consulate to escape. She denied suicide intent, asked not to be sent back to Russia, and claimed Soviet officials urged her to speak to reporters.
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Russ
New York
Oksana Kasenkins
Roosevelt Hospital
Russia
Alexander Panyushkin
Yakov MM. Lomakin
Means Closing Of New York Frisco Offices
The Soviet government cuts off all U S consular ties with the United States in response to the Kasenkina affair. It closes the New York and San Francisco consulates, voids a Vladivostok closing, and voids a pending Leningrad consulate agreement. Lomakin reaches home, while Mrs Kasenkina and Mikhail Samarin resist Soviet authorities in the United States.
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Thomas PF. Whitney
Moscow
New York
United States
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Leningrad
U. S. Ste Department
Jacob M. Lomalon
Renseral
Kasenkina
Lomakin
U. S
Okesana Masenkina
Mikhail I. Samarin
Russia
Magenkina
Samparin
Soviet Union
Noite
Truman Signs Consul Ouster
President Truman canceled the credentials of Soviet Consul General Jacos Lomakin aboard the Williamsburg near Williams burg. The White House said the action follows calls for recall over improper activities linked to three refugee Soviet teachers.
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Yorktown
UPI
Truman
Jacos Lomakin
Charles G. Ross
White House
Williamsburg
Navy
Here
National Security Resources Board
Congress
Ross
Lomakin
New York
Washington
United States
Russia
U. S
Vladivogick
San Francisco
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Vito Marcantonio
Isacson
Alexander J. McGavick
A. J. McGavick
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Fight
Chicago Water Plan
Frisco
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