Mutiny at Pongam Island Prison Kills 82 Reds
Two Red POWs killed and many wounded as 3,600 internees stage a mass breakout attempt on Pongam Island. Allied guards, led by Col. Cadwell, quell the riot with limited force amid high winds and heavy rock-throwing from prisoners.
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Thomas W. Herren
Col
C. V. Cadwell
Isle of
Pongam
Cheju Island
United Press
Pusan
Korea
Pongam Island
Allied
Prisoner of War Command
Kose
George Miller
Miller
U. N
Cadwell
Koje Island
Electors Cast Votes as Ike Wins in Nation's Choice
Washington electors formally cast their votes for president. Eisenhower expected to win 442 to 89 among the electors, reflecting a nationwide popular vote margin of 33,927,549 to 27,311,316 for Stevenson. Some favor abolishing or reforming the Electoral College, with a split-vote plan proposed by few.
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Washington
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Tennessee
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
Congress
Senate
Associated Press
Clear warmer forecast for La Crosse region
Weather forecast predicts clearing skies and warmer temperatures for La Crosse and the Coulee Region over the next two days. Meteorologist A D Sanial notes readings improving from a low of 10 degrees above zero to 22 by midmorning.
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la Crosse
Coulee
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Lone Rock
Marquette
Mich
New England
Greensboro
N.C
Plains
Woman Has Five Children in One Year
In Walsall England Mrs Ivy Bourne mother of nine and wife of an eight pound weekly miner says no more children after a year of five born within that span. Triplets born Nov 27 1951 and twins on Nov 22 1952. She rejects adoption offers and notes endless laundry duties as the real difficulty.
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Walsall
England
Ivy Bourne
Richard A. McDonald Leaves NPA Post
Richard A. McDonald steps down as administrator of the National Production Authority NPA. The move marks an administrative transition in Washington.
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NPA Post
Washington
Richard A. McDonald
National Production Authority
NPA
Bomb planted at Israeli Foreign Office sentenced man
A 29 year old former nationalist underground member Dov Shilvansky was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison for attempting to plant a time bomb inside the Israeli Foreign Office last October. He was arrested October 5 after carrying the ticking device into the government building. He said the act was to protest German reparations for Nazi crimes against Jews.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Dov Shilvansky
Nazi Germany
Youth Loses Arm and Leg in Freight Yard Accident
In Green Bay two youths, Raymond Wagner and James Wolff, were struck by a freight car in a Chicago and North Western yard while returning from hunting. Wagner, 15, lost an arm and a leg and is in critical condition. Wolff, 17, suffered a fractured shoulder and lacerations. Workers freed Wagner with jacks as the switch engine bumped the train.
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Green Bay
Raymond Wagner
James Wolff
Wagner
Wolff
Chicago and North Western
Parents Fill In Death Pond in Levittown Work Protest
In Levittown New York parents used shovels and borrowed bulldozers to fill in a 14 foot deep rainwater pit after a 7 year old boy and a 4 year old boy drowned there earlier. Neighbors supplied coffee and signs while volunteers kept vigil around the dig site through the night until the pit was filled.
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Levittown
County board wrestling over land sale for city auditorium
La Crosse County Supervisors discuss whether to gift or sell county land at northeast corner of 4th and Vine to La Crosse city for an auditorium. Committee chaired by W. L. Christopherson to report after hearing city officials and reviewing past talks on a joint office building and courthouse expansion.
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la Crosse County
W. L. Christopherson
Bangor
Christopherson
Ray Parmenter
Burns
Terpstra
Onalaska
Walter Affeldt
la Crosse
Nic J. Henigel
4Th and Vine Streets
Coun
Joseph Riese
Town Prays For Safety Of Missing Tots
Naperville residents from ten churches prayed for the safety of missing children Jean Peterson six and Edward Rosentiel three as police and volunteers extended a search. Authorities drained a waterfilled quarry near their home but no evidence emerged supporting drowning. kidnapping was being considered with potential FBI aid.
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Naperville
Ill
Jean Peterson
Edward Rosentiel
Edward Otterpohl
FBI
Marshal M. Erb
Floyd Rosenstiel
Edward
Mary Peterson
Jean
Bobby
Congress Seeks Spending Slash and Budget Balance
A survey of 268 incoming congress members shows a cautious mood on tax policy. In the House 83 favor cuts now while 68 and 27 oppose or delay, and in the Senate only 10 favor early cuts with 12 opposing. The White House offer no clear directive, steering focus toward balancing the budget first before any significant tax reductions in 1954.
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Washington
Congress
Associated Press
Eisenhower
White House
House
Senate
ADA Pledges Support To Ike If He Honors Promises
Philadelphia ADA national board pledges backing for the incoming Eisenhower administration provided he upholds campaign commitments. The group has typically supported Democrats and backed Adlai Stevenson in the last election.
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Ada
Ike
Philadelphia
National Board of Americans For Democratic Action
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
La Crosse County Board Revamps Standing Committees
La Crosse County Board resets committee chairs and adds members after November election. Peter G. Pappas becomes relief committee chair, Perry Freeman takes veterans welfare, Carl F. Bruhnke joins the highway and delinquent tax panels, Henry Jolivette joins the claims and law enforcement groups, and William Schams shifts to soldiers and sailors relief and other panels. Appointments effective Jan. 1, 1953.
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la Crosse County
W. L. Christopherson
Bangor
Christopherson
Peter G. Pappas
la Crosse
Relief Committee
Walter Affeldt
Veterans’ Welfare Committee
Pappas
Perry Freeman
Carl ‘F. W. Bruhnke
Henry Jolivette
Campbell
William Schams
Greenfield
Highway Committee
Harry Sween
Holmen
Clarence Dunnum
Washington
Jolivette
Electrical Workers seek injunction against Mara thon tool interference
Circuit Judge Gerald Boileau dismissed Local 1113 of the United Electrical Workers bid for an injunction. The suit sought to restrain Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp from interfering with workers tool boxes.
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Wausau
Gerald Boileau
United Electrical Workers
Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp
Wage Control Program Back In Action
Washington reports 12000 wage boosts awaiting approval as the government revives wage stabilization. Truman shifts administration to Roger L. Putnam and Charles C. Killingsworth with four public members to run controls while labor and industry members stay on call for advice. The move follows disputes over coal miners pay and a mass resignation that strained the prior WSB setup.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Charles C. Killingsworth
WSB
Killingsworth
Eisenhower Seeks Positive Korea Programs After Far East Trip
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to New York ready to map positive programs for peace in Korea. He cautions that no simple solution exists and urges patience foresight and deeds to induce peace. He plans to meet Gen. Douglas MacArthur this week as part of early planning.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
la Guardia Field
New York
Ike
John Foster Dulles
Wake Island
Hawaii
U.S
Korea
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
LaGuardia Field
McCoy Commanding Officer To Be Feted Wednesday Night
A dinner at the Sherman House in Tomah for Camp McCoy commander Col. Harlan R. Statham who is reassigned to Trieste. Col. Fred C. Dyer of Independence, Ind., will replace him as commander of the 306th Logistical Command. Statham has led since February 1952 with brief prior roles at the post.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Sherman House
Tomah
Harlan R. Statham
Trieste
Statham
Wisconsin
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Fred C. Dyer
Independence
Ind
306Th
Col
Eugene L. Harrison
Col. Dyer
Infantry
XIV Corps
Eighth Army
McCoy
NATO Ministers Set $428 Million Military Build Plan
Paris meeting of Atlantic Pact ministers discusses a 428 million dollar budget for 1953 military construction. The plan envisions 31 to 35 airbases plus naval facilities and a new Mediterranean command. Mountbatten eyed for NATO post to safeguard Allied sea links.
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Europe
Mediterranean
North Atlantic Council of Foreign, Finance and Defense
Favor Mountbatten
Adm
Earl Mountbatten
Britain
NATO
Military Committee
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area
Fair and somewhat warmer tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 15 degrees, high Tuesday 38 degrees.
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la Crosse
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