Rails Run Under Army Direction In Seizure
The Army seized U.S. railways after President Truman ordered take over to avert a nationwide strike. Union leaders halted walkout. 300,000 members remained on the job under army supervision led by Karl Bendetsen. Major railroad presidents commanded sections as army officials supervised operations and finance remained with carriers. Negotiations paused with plans to resume, and the seizure covered 193 main lines with standby control of 108 others.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Army
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Karl R. Bendetsen
White House
Army Desk
Bendetsen
I Cank A. Heileman
Army Chief of Transportation
Andrew A
Two Minnesotans Die In Decorah Area Plane Crash
White Bear Lake men W. Auger and John A. Auger were killed when their light plane crashed in a ditch about ten miles west of Decorah Iowa. The bodies were found 200 feet from the mangled fuselage as farmers heard the plane prior to the impact. Sheriff George Harms reported the wreckage in poor twilight conditions with low visibility blamed. a Civil Aeronautics Board investigator from Cedar Rapids was to inspect the scene.
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Decorah
White Bear Lake
Minn
W. Auger
Dow
Ric
John A
George Harms
Winneshiek County
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cedar Rapids
Withrow Attacks Party System in Townsend Talk
Rep. Gardner R. Withrow of La Crosse criticizes the Republican voluntary caucus and urges a pay-as-you-go tax policy during a Sunday district Townsend club meeting at Myrick Park. He credits Dr. Townsend for pension reforms and pledges continued support for farm programs, parity price supports, and measures aiding workers veterans and rural electrification. He calls for taxing excess profits from war suppliers to fund national needs.
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Gardner R. Withrow
la Crosse
Republican Party
Townsend Club
Myrick Park
Dr. Townsend
Townsend
Wlatms
Republican Voluntary Caucus
Withrow
County Offices Close For Schaefer Funeral
County offices in the courthouse and outside locations close at 1 30 p m Tuesday for the funeral of the late L G Schaefer clerk of Circuit Court. County Clerk Esther Demke announced Monday noon. Two offices open from 8 30 a m to 4 39 p m including noon hour.
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Court House
L. G. Schaefer
Circuit Court
Esther
Demke
Twe
Local Weather Outlook for SPs and Vicinity
Cloudy conditions with showers expected Tuesday and minimal temperature change. Low tonight around 60 degrees with a high near 75.
Political Guns Boom In State Over Weekend
Wisconsin politics heated over the weekend as candidates campaigned for the Sept. 19 primaries. Senator Wiley accused Washington of bungling civil defense while urging total defense and arming West Germans to counter a communist threat. Democratic hopeful Thomas Fairchild criticized social security act changes as insufficient, and Len Schmitt pledged to have casualty insurers fund their own way by raising rates to curb excess profits.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
U. S
Wiley
Washington
Waupaca
Truman
Waukesha County
English Channel
Thomas Fairchild
Eau Claire
Congress
Len Schmitt
Merrill
Truman Orders Withdrawal Of Mac Formosa Statement
The article reports heavy fighting along Korea's Pohang sector as Allied and South Korean forces resist Red offensives. It details US air and naval support, ground reinforcements, and shifting front lines from Kigye to Taegu while noting Red infiltration near Waegan and Sarsong.
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Belman Morin
Tokyo
Korea Reds
Korea
Pohang
Ponang
Tom Lambert
Lambert
Kigye
U.S
Naktong River
Sea of Japan
Taegu
Uihung
Hal Boyle
Pusan
MacArthur
Pohang-Kigye
Waewag
Sarsong
Reds
Fohang
United Nations
No. 2
South Korea
Boyle
U. S
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Waegan
Walker
Masan Port
S7_airlines
CEO Offers Tax Saving Defense Plan
The committee for economic development urged a swift tax and save program to curb inflation from defense outlays, projecting 30 to 35 billion dollars yearly in a year. It proposed five actions, including mobilization act passage, a 5 billion dollar tax boost, a major savings bond drive by Thanksgiving, and reduced non military spending. Price and wage controls were rejected, with a watchdog to expose hoarding and price or wage hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F Green
Washington
Committee For Economic Development
Business Men’s Planning Organization
Congress
Truman
Treasury
CED
Marion B. Folsom
Eastman Kodak Co
Myer Kestnbaum
Hart,Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
Republic of Korea
Eight Days Remain For Voters To Sign
City Clerk Fred Kramer notes only eight days remain to register for the Sept 19 primary. Qualified voters not yet registered must appear in person at his office. Those who moved should report address changes by phone. Women who married must re register. Office hours are 9 30 am to 4 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kramer
Civilian Military Split Over Far East Policy Deepens
Washington faces a bitter intra government wrangle as President Truman weighs Formosa neutralization against military fortification. Secretary of State Acheson pushes containment within Russia and opposes military control of foreign policy. General MacArthur criticizes White House and State Department stance, having met Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa. ADMINISTRATION, Page J
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALEUA
Washington
Lincoln
State Department
United States
Korea
Russia
Truman
Far East
Formoss
Chiang Kai-shek
Dean Ache|son
Moscow
Tary
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Western Pacific
MacArthur
White House
Chiang
Veterans of For
Gee Administration
Appropriations Bill Advances Toward White House Approval
Senate clears a 336.6 billion funding bill to run the government this year with an emergency defense measure adding 16.771 billion for planes and equipment to fight the Korean War. The plan includes plans for further military funding and watchful oversight of European spending, with Truman at times opposing earmarked Spain loans and House actions set for the week.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kill
McKellar
D-Tenn
McCarran
Spain
Truman
Congress
House UN American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Red Journal Predicts Anti Tito Revolt in Yugoslavia
The Cominform Journal reports in an English London edition that pro Russian underground units in Yugoslavia are expected to revolt against Marshal Tito soon. The piece claims the day is not far off and carries the forecast from its London release.
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Red Journal
Lonldon
Cominforim
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
London
Abduction Of Beauty By Lover Sparks Crete Unrest
Premier Venizelos acts to quell Crete tensions over the abduction of 19 year old Stassouta, daughter of MP George Petracogeorgi, by lover Constantine Kepharoyannis. The couple hides on Mount Ida as feuding families fuel civil strife amid political rifts.
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Athens
Sophocles Venizelos
Crete
Venizelos
Mount Ida
Stassouta
Greece
George Petracogeorgi
Constantine
Manuel Kepharoyannis
50 000 I H Workers Strike
CHICAGO Hundreds of thousands of workers across International Harvester plants strike or stand by. The United Electrical Workers mobilizes 56 000 in 19 plants while CIO United Auto Workers halts eight Harvester sites. Gerald Fielde denounces the move as a wage freeze amid profits. Harvester replies offering substantial wage increases.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
United Electrical Workers
Ind
Harvester
CIO
United Auto Workers
FEUE
Gerald Fielde
Harvester Council
W.W. J. Reilly
Truman Orders Withdrawal Of MacArthur Formosa Statement
The White House said President Truman directed General MacArthur to withdraw his Formosa statement to avoid confusion on U S position. MacArthur later said he had been directed to withdraw. The president issued a letter to Warren Austin restating U S policy to neutralize Formosa with no commitments beyond blocking any invasion during the Korean crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
United States
MacArthur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Charles G. Ross
Ross
U. S
Ha Formosa
Austin
Itruman
Matthews
Warren Austin
United Nations
Sears
Japan
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Acheson
Defense
Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
Arthur
Three Injured In Dynamite Truck Collision In Bethlehem
In Bethlehem Ps a big trailer truck loaded with dynamite collided with another truck and caught fire. Three men escaped with minor injuries just as the gasoline tank of the larger truck exploded, sending flames across the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Donor Receives His Own Blood Next Day
In Pine Bluff Ark Thermon Hampton 58 year old Negro donated a pint of blood for his ill sister at a hospital Friday. The next night Hampton was injured in a fight and required a transfusion. He received his own blood back, the hospital said.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Thermon Hampton
Hampton
Truman orders MacArthur to withdraw Formosa statement
President Truman publicly and privately pressed General Douglas MacArthur to retract a Formosa statement, citing it as an improper foreign policy move. The White House also repeated its policy stance to Ambassador Warren Austin, signaling ongoing tensions between military and diplomatic leaders.
Wisconsin Men Reported Killed Wounded and Missing in Korean War Casualties
Washington AP Four Wisconsin men are listed as killed fourteen wounded and fourteen missing in the Korean casualty lists 76 and 77 issued by the defense department. M Sgt Edward F Perry's family details and names of other wounded and missing soldiers from the Coulee Region including Westby La Crosse Holmen and Boscobel are given.
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la Farge
Kenneth E. Dunnum
Kenneth Dunnum
Westby
Coulee Region
Sgt
Perry
Neil M. Sather
Carl L. Sather
Wallace E. Barr
Alma Barr
Boscobel
Donald I. Falchet
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Selby Manwell
John F. Dille Co
Whie House
Chico
Gen. MacArthur
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