Navy Carrier Planes Smash Targets Near Manchuria
Navy war planes in the largest seaborne raid of the Korean War struck four rail and supply targets near Manchuria. Jets from the carriers Oriskany Bon Homme Richard and Essex destroyed rail shops locomotives box cars and buildings, with 352 flights reported.
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Manchuria
Seoul
U. S. Navy
Soviet Siberia
Vladivostok
Honyang
Musan
Najin
Hyesanjin
Panther
Oriskany
Bon Homme Richard
Essex
Korea
Task Force 77
Navy
Far East
Suiho
Yalu River
Largest personal injury verdict in La Crosse Circuit Court
An Onalaska couple, Angus McConnell and Cora McConnell, were awarded 42750 for injuries after a runaway spectator car struck them at the Speedway track in Shelby on June 8. The verdict, issued by Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud, names defendant Joseph Vaughn and track managers Tri-State Racing Association plus insurers Lloyds of London and Indiana Insurance. The case marks the area’s largest personal injury award in two decades and cites negligence in parking and track safety.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
Shelby
Angus McConnell
Cora
Joseph Vaughn
Camp McCoy
Washington, Ind
Donald Friday
George Blakely
Leo Colberg
Tri-State Racing Association
Lloyds of London
Indiana Insurance Companies
Lincoln Neprud
McConnell
Speedway Track
Vaughn
McCon
Christmas Lighting Contest Brightens La Crosse Homes
The Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a La Crosse home lighting contest open to all city residents. Entries due by December 21 on official forms, with lights on from 6 30 to 10 30 p m nightly through January 2 1953. Four judging zones offer merchandise prizes from the Chamber of Commerce. winners announced December 26.
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la Crosse
Junior Chamber ‘of Commerce
Russell Hefti
Jaycee
Hefti
Leonard du Charme
la Crosse Rubber
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse River
West Avenue
Market Street
Miner Dies After Plunging Down Iron Ore Chute
Micha Werner Macky a 49 year old iron miner at Pickands Mather Co Davidson mine in Iron River plunged to his death down an ore chute after a heavy chunk knocked out a support. He was near an ore screen when the accident occurred marking the fifth death at the mine this year.
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Iron River
Micha
Werner Macky
Davidson
Pickands, Mather Co
Macky
Britain and U S Fight Invite for Bey of Tunis at UN
Britain and the United States opposed inviting the Bey of Tunis to send a spokesman to New York to present complaints against France. The debate delayed a Pakistan resolution in the 60 nation Political Committee. Russia backed the Arab Asian move while the Latin American backed compromise urged moderation and a negotiated settlement.
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United Nations
N. Y
Britain
U. S
Tunis
France
Pakistan
Gladwyn Jebb
Philip C. Jessup
Tunisia
U. N
United States
Assembly
Jany
Eisenhower to Honor Pacific Dead in Honolulu Parade
President-elect Dwight Eisenhower will visit Waikiki Beach and lay a wreath at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery after arriving Thursday. He will stay two to three days at Kaneohe Marine Air Station under Navy and Secret Service plans and be greeted by Adm. Radford Gen. Bradley and Hawaii civic leaders.
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Honolulu
Dwight Eisenhower
Waikiki Beach
Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery
Navy
Eisenhower
Kaneohe Marine Air Station
Secret Service
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Hawaii
German Coal Chiefs Nabbed as Saboteurs
Berlin reports that top operators in the Soviet zone coal industry have been arrested as saboteurs. Neues Deutschland disclosed a central committee discussion on anthracite showing fuel shortages and widespread dissension amid production crises.
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Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Eisenhower MacArthur Korea talks seen as pact to peace
President elect Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur exchanged messages aboard the USS Helena en route to Hawaii signaling informal talks on Korea and the Far East. The exchange aimed to heal strains from the campaign and shape a future administration plan for peace in Asia.
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Don Whitehead
Uss
Helena
Hawaii
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Far East
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Truman
U. N
Ike
Nam
United States
Defense
IEE
Cold winds chill Coulee Region as highs hover near 38
Brisk northwest wind amid a cool day lowers the feel of 28 degrees after an early 30. Cloudy conditions are expected tonight and Thursday with gradually rising afternoon temperatures. Record highs and lows on prior Dec 10 show 52 and -18, while statewide readings include 39 in La Crosse and 56 in Milwaukee.
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Coulee
A. D. Sanial
Associated Press
Superior-Duluth
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Casper
Wyo
McKenzie
Canada
New Orleans
Miami
Fla
Wisconsin cash balance rises amid strong receipts
Morocco reports calm in Casablanca after riots with three dead and ten wounded. Wisconsin treasurer Warren Smith announced the state cash balance grew from 2,983,913 on November 1 to 6,972,434 on December 1 as receipts of 44,980,114 exceeded disbursements of 40,991,594 last month.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Beni Mellal
Madison
Wisconsin
Warren Smith
Toll Highways Or Find A Better Solution
DTA chief James Knudson told the Green Bay Traffic Club that Wisconsin must consider building toll highways or accept satisfactory alternatives. He warned lawmakers to avoid neglecting non toll routes and urged consistency on truck weight limits while noting ICC delays. He highlighted wartime Green Bay as a potential east west freight link and defended DTA restrictions against railroads.
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DTA
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Federal Defense Transportation Administration
James Knudson
Green Bay Traffic Club
Knudson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
ICC
Commission
United States
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Supreme Court Begins Ruling on Segregated Schools
The Supreme Court opens hearings on whether states may constitutionally maintain separate white and Black schools. NAACP argues Kansas and South Carolina laws violate the 14th Amendment with mandatory segregated schooling in South Carolina and grade-based segregation in Kansas.
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Washington
South
Supreme Court
Kansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
High Court
Kansas City
Bowler Receives Federal Funds for Elementary School
Fred Heissner Bowler high school principal announced the Federal Security Agency released 122850 dollars for a new Bowler elementary school. The funds are granted because 120 Strockbridge Indian wards of the federal government attend Bowler schools.
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Bowler
Wis
Fred Heissner
Tuessday
Federal Security Agency
Strockbridge
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight Through Thursday
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday in La Crosse and vicinity. Temperatures will fall to 25 tonight and rise to a high near 38 Thursday afternoon. A touch cooler tonight with a slower temperature rebound Thursday afternoon.
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la Crosse
Police Actor O'Shea Honored After Cleveland Suspect Shot
Patrolman Cornelius O'Shea is congratulated by New York Police Commissioner George Monaghan after a running gun battle Wednesday in which O'Shea brought down Clarence Sims of Cleveland Ohio. UP Telephoto.
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Cornelius O’shea
New York
George Monaghan
O'Shea
Clarence Sims
Cleveland, O
Putnam Seeks Revival of WSB Amid Business Boycott
Washington reports the Truman administration moves to revive the Wage Stabilization Board as Laurence F. Lee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for a boycott of Putnam's efforts. The board is inoperable after 12,000 wage increase cases stalled by mass resignations last weekend.
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Washington
Truman
a _ power
Roger L.putnam
Wage Stabilization Board
Laurence F. Lee
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Putnam
Lee
National Association of Manufacturers
WSB
Bee
Judge Ryan Refuses To Stay Rosenberg Executions
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan refused to stay the executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg at Sing Sing. He also denied their attorneys motion to set aside convictions and denied Morton Sobells bid to overturn his 30 year sentence. Sobel has been moved to Alcatraz. The trio was convicted March 29 1951 for conspiring to transmit atomic secrets to the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1950.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
Morton Sobell
Sobel
Alcatraz
Billiards Banned From Charles Allis Library Basement
Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustees refused to replace the billiard table in the Charles Allis mansion with chess and other art activities. Proponents cited tradition and culture, while the board deemed billiards incompatible with the surroundings. John Canelli of Toledo urged against linking the game to disreputable venues.
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Milwaukee
Igone
Charles Allis
Public Library Board of Trustees
Billiard Congress of American
John Canelli
Toledo
The
Billiard Congress
Russia
Times Square Firefight Turns Frontier Town on Saturday Night
In Times Square a self confessed slayer, Clarence C. Sims of Cleveland, led a gun battle with police wounding three officers and three bystanders. Sims admitted a Harlem killing last November and claimed leadership of a shotgun gang. Police pursued his Pal Cecil Johnson and others as the incident spurred multiple holdups across New York.
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New York
Times Square
Clarence C. Sims
Cleveland
Harlem
Sims
Eighth Avenue
Charles Mason
Denville
N. J
Eighth Ave
42Nd St
Richard Linquist
Queens
Roy Cahill
Frank '‘Colasonno
Cecil Johnson
Manhattan
George McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Johnson
Robert Knox
Richard Conlon
Recount May Be Called Off in Michigan Governor Race
The Associated Press reports a potential halt to Michigan's gubernatorial recount as results shift. Gov Williams gains extend his lead toward a third term while Republican Alger lags. GOP hopefuls seek a tie among counties. Simultaneously, a bid to recount the Potter Moody Senate race stalls with no state canvasser approval.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Fred M. Alger Jr
Cane ‘Didate
Williams
Alger
Wayne County
Ihe
Wayne
Potter-Moody
U. S
Republican State Board of
U. S. Sena
Lansing
Senate
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Mme
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Honyung
By Christhas Sas
U.S
Bey of
Nyc
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wabasha Man
Vernon Gates
C. Elmer Anderson
Minnesota
Arnold W. Hatfield
Wabasha
Third Judicial District
Rochester
Hatfield
William H. Flynn
Caledonia
Joseph A.streiff
Stewartville
Frank G.newhouse
Karl Finkelnburg
Winona
Finklenburg
Houston
Olmstead
Katherine Ann
Wabasha High School
St. Paul School of Law
Central High School
St. Paul
Wabashaw
John Murdoch
Murdoch
Wabasha County
Third Judicial District Bar Association
Lions International
Wabasha Rotary Club
Wabasha County Fair Association
Union Terminal
Cincinnati
J. Vivian Truman
Washington, D.C
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Hal Boyle
Cecccceesscees
Chamber
Norman Walker
Charles Allis Art Library
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