Bolivia Calls Citizens to Arms in Fight Against Rebels
La Paz reports mobilization of reservists aged 20 to 24 and men 19 to 50 to confront a rightist revolt. Rebels control Cochabamba and other cities while government planes bomb Cochabamba and Camiri, with shifting loyalties and rapid field actions across Bolivia's major towns.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Cochabamba
Camiri
Sucre
National Revolutionary Party
MNR
Santa Cruz
Potosi
Vehicle Fails To Make Curve Soldier Dies in Wisconsin
Five people die in Wisconsin incidents over the weekend. Corp. Roy Burns of Camp McCoy, 21, died when a three quarter ton carrier and a heavy trailer toppled on a curve near Sheboygan on highway 141 as he transported army laundry. Pfc. Anthony Szyncyuk, 32, of Woonsocket, R I, was injured. A three month old boy Randall Lardinois of Green Bay was fatally injured in a two car crash near Green Bay. Gary Schmitz eight of Belgium Ozaukee county died in a collision with a truck driven by his father. Ditch collapse killed Joseph Kappell 45 of Kaukauna on a pool project. Paul Hart 22 of Coral Gables Fla died after a motorcycle crash at Pewaukee lake.
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Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Corp
Roy Burns
Mansfield la
Highway 141
Sheboygan
Burns
14Th Regimental
McCoy
Chicago
Camp Haven
Anthony Szyncyuk
Woonsocket
R. I
Szyncyuk
Green Bay
Randall Lardinois
Edward Lardinois
Frank Smith
Lardinois
Ton Destiche
Gary Schmitz
R. 1
Belgium
Ozaukee County
Gary
Port Washington
Joseph Kappell
Kaukauna
Paul Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Pewaukee Lake
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Hart
Oakton Manor
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and cooler tonight with a low around 52 in the city and 48 in the country. Wednesday also fair and cooler with a high near 60 at most locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Red Cross Calls Off Disaster Institute in Jacksonville
Red Cross officials canceled Tuesday's disaster institute in Jacksonville Florida due to too many workers remaining on disaster duty after the hurricane.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Red Cross
Six Vets Over 100 Attend Final GAR Encampment
Indianapolis reports the last encampment of six Grand Army of the Republic members included 102-year-old Charles L. Chappel who collapsed en route to a reception but recovered and returned to the hotel. 108-year-old James A. Hard and 100-year-old Theodore A. Penland also attended while 105-year-old Joseph Clovese rode in a wheelchair. The veterans prepare for a lighter Tuesday session and an unofficial meeting that evening.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles L. Chappel
Low Beach
Calif
Henry F. Schricker
Veterans Administration
J. W. Thom
James A. Hard
Roches
Ter
N. Y
Women’s Relief Corps
Theodore A. Penland
Vancouver
Wash
Joseph Clovese
Pontiac
Mich
American Legion
Board Offers To Mediate Wage Dispute In Steel Industry
Labor and management discussed a presidential fact finding board offer to mediate a wage dispute that could trigger a steel industry strike on Sept. 14. The board seeks replies from the CIO Steelworkers and 63 steel companies by Wednesday, with mixed expectations about acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Labor and Management
CIO
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Ashland Plans Fluorination of Water Supply
Madison Wis. state board of health reported on Tuesday that Ashland has approved plans to install equipment for fluorinating the city water supply.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Health
Ashland
Five polio cases reported in La Crosse territory
La Crosse area polio count rose to 111 with five new cases. Four occurred in La Crosse county, increasing that total to 39 and city cases to 27 with one new case. Names and ages of victims are listed, including Fred Timm age three and Mary Louise Schauf age seven.
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la Crosse Area
la Crosse County
Fred Timm
Charles Street
Lois Hammes
Barbara
West Salem
Mary Louise Schauf
Sparta
John Bradley
Bangor
Monroe County
Trempealeau County
Betty Godward
Robert Hanson
Pigeon Falls
Hanson
Eau Claire
Hoover Becomes Great Grandfather With Palo Alto Birth
Herbert Hoover. great grandfather status after a seven pound four ounce boy born Monday to the wife of his grandson Herbert Hoover III. The child named Steven. mother Meredith McGilvray. Parents reported well at Palo Alto hospital. Hoover grandparents in Pasadena and Palo Alto. great grandfather Hoover in New York.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Heroover III
oeThe
Steven
Meredith McGilvray
Palo Alto Hospital
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Pasadena
Malcolm McGilvray
Hoover
New York
Bids For Sewage Plant Survey Consider Bids
The public utilities and committees of the common council meet at 8 p m Tuesday to consider bids for a survey of the sewage disposal plant. Representatives from nearly all 12 bidding firms have already been heard by the council.
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Public Utilities
Common Council
Economy Drive Fizzles Out
A stalled Senate economy drive left billions in appropriations unresolved after final action on a $14.8 billion defense bill. An amendment to force a 5 to 10 percent federal expense cut failed by three votes short of a two thirds threshold, delaying the issue to the 1950 campaigns.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Barkley
Mr. Truman
Profiles Of Main Figures In Five Percenter Quiz
Washington hearings featured Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan a Missourian 55 years old and longtime Truman aide. Also present were Sen. Clyde Hoey 71 of North Carolina chief counsel William P. Rogers 36, Sen. Joseph McCarthy 39 of Wisconsin, Sen. Karl Mundt 49 of South Dakota, and Sen. Margaret Chase Smith 50 of Maine.
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Washington
Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
Vaughan
Harry S. Truman
National Guard
Mr. Truman
Truman
Alexandria
Clyde Roark Hoey
Shelby
N. C
North Carolina
U. S
William P. Rogers
Frank S. Hogan
Bennett E. Meyers
Joseph McCarthy
Appleton
Wis
Marine Air Force
Karl E. Mundt
Madison
S. D
South Dakota
House of Representatives
Margaret Chase Smith
Skowhegan
Maine
House
Six Chairmen Appointed For Finance Drive
Six local business and government leaders were named division chairmen for the Community Chest of La Crosse campaign. Albert C. Kolb heads the industrial division, with Ren F. Fox, Norman B. Bakkum, Robert A. Gaumer, A. J. Capellen, and Fred L. Kramer filling other divisions. Coleman said chairmen will recruit section leaders and committees from 25 to 60 firms across divisions.
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Community Chest Campaign
Albert C. Kolb
Ben F. Fox
Norman B. Bakkum
Community Chest of
Yahr-Lange la Crosse Drug, Inc
Robert A. Gaumer
WLCX
A. J. Capellen
Batavian National Bank
Fred L. Kramer
Coleman
How Can Everything Happen To One Man
Omaha police report William G. Cowsky of Sarpy County was injured Monday when his car failed to stop for a truck. The vehicle struck a tree, went off the curb, overturned near a fire plug, and started a fire before he escaped.
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Omaha
William G. Cowsky
Sarpy County
Cowsky
Legion Parade Opens 31st Legion Convention in Philadelphia
A giant 12 hour parade in Philadelphia marks the 31st annual American Legion convention with 116 man Army Band, paratroopers, Wacs, marines, sailors and Guardsmen along Broad Street. President Truman addresses delegates vowing aid to Britain and outlining a four point program for postwar recovery.
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Philadelphia
Five Mile
U. S
Legion
Broad Street
City Hall
Nevada
Iowa
Mississippi
Texas
Truman
Missouri
White House
United States
Vaughan Admits Campaign Cash From Businessmen
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan testified before the Senate investigations panel that he collected campaign money in 1946 and 1948 from businessmen he aided in government dealings. He denied any improper payments or personal profit, while senators pressed for exact donor names and amounts.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
William Helis
Vaughan
Tanforan
Calif
John Maragon
Chicago
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Hoey
DNC
Albert J. Verley Perfume Co
Czechs Crush Anti-Red Plot in Secret Trial
Prague reports that a Czech-Slovak government secret trial condemned six people to death and ten to life imprisonment for an alleged anti-Communist underground plot. The state accused members of high treason and spying for an unnamed Western power, while ten defendants were acquitted.
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Prague
Woman Claims Forced Boarding Before Plane Crash
New York woman Gloria Gerstman sues pilot Samuel E Poole Jr for 1.5 million alleging he and her ex husband coerced her onto a flight that crashed in Dracut Massachusetts on July 11 1948. She says she suffered brain concussion pelvic fracture and other injuries and that parts of the wreck were buried with a false report filed.
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Philadelphia
New York
Dracut
Mass
Gloria Gerstman
U. S. District Court
Samuel E. Poole, Jr
Pennsylvania
William Markowitz
Poole
Sev
Eral
Statewide Polio Cases Hit New Daily Peak
Forty nine new polio cases were reported to the state board of health on Tuesday marking the highest daily total this year. The tally brings the total to 483, with counties like Kenosha, La Crosse, and Eau Claire contributing multiple new cases and a planning committee forming in Madison to coordinate public and private efforts. Dr. Carl N Neupert was named chairman, Frank Powell vice chairman, and Eleanor Banks secretary.
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State Board of Health
Kenosha County
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Marathon
Barron
Chippewa
Green Lake
Monroe
Dunn
Dane
Crawford
Vernon
Columbia
Dodge
Fond du Lac
Jefferson
Milwaukee
Rusk
Racine
Piere
Waukesha
Walworth
Winnebago
Madison
Carl N. Neupert
Frank Powell
Crippled Children’s Division
Department of Public Instruction
Eleanor Banks
Board of Health
Bride Uses Shoe Custom as Warning in British Tale
Old Britain tale explains a father giving a shoe to the son in law as a mark of authority followed by a shoe tap on the bride’s head. Tribune want ads showcase simple rental notices including Harold Sargent 1426 Liberty St. and urgent two to three room housing needs.
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Old Britain
Tribune
Harold Sargent
Liberty St
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Commercial
A. J. Capelien
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