Ex-U S Attorney Abused Official Position Charge
House investigators confronted Tobias E Diamond a former U S attorney in Iowa with accusations he abused his office He allegedly pressured Miami Egg Shippers Inc members by threats of prosecution tied to a civil claim The matter arose from a dispute over egg shipments between Richard Swalve of George Iowa and the Miami firm Diamond represented Swalve.
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Washington
House
U. S
Iowa
Robert E. Collier
Judiciary
Justice Department
Tobias E. Diamond
Miami
Fla
Diamond
Collier
Herman Gross
David Schiller
Herman N. Rice
Mgs Egg Shippers, Inc
Richard Swalve
George
Swalve
Gross
Schiller
Henry N. Graven
Jersey City Mayor Seen as Protector of Pier Rackets
New York Crime Commission hearing portrayed Mayor John Kenny as protector of waterfront racketeers and a breaker of public safety officials. Witnesses claimed Kenny pressured to spare a gambling squad. Kenny called the charges unrealistic and declined to testify in New York. The inquiry aims to clean up Jersey City docks amid widespread corruption.
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Eugene Levin
New York
Jersey City
John Kenny
State Crime Commission
Kenny
New Jersey
New York State Crime Commission
Charles S. Witkowski
Commissioner of Public Safety
Witkowski
Frank
Ruffo) de Lorenzo
de Lorenzo
Lattimore Indictment Sparks Senate Clash
A federal grand jury accuses Owen Lattimore of seven material false statements under oath to the Senate internal security subcommittee. Lattimore denies the charges and faces arraignment Friday as Sen. McCarthy denounces him. The case prompts calls for congressional probes into perceived protections for Lattimore and John Carter Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Owen Lattimore
State Department
Senate
Internal Security
Lattimore
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
America
Walter Hines Page
Vincent
Tangier
Civil Service Commission
Mundt
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Internal Security Subcommittee
Eisenhower Maintains Neutral Stance on Senate Leader Fight
President elect Eisenhower remains absolutely neutral on the Senate majority leader issue. An aide says he will not side with Taft or any Republican. Taft has not campaigned for the post, while supporters among some GOP senators indicate he could win if he seeks the job. Senators Carlson and Smith back Taft potentially, noting Bridges does not want the post. Durkin's Labor Department pick sparks Taft criticism amid talks of a Taft bid.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Taft
Eisenhower
Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Martin P. Durkin
AFL
Durkin
Adlai E. Stevenson
GOP
Sen. Bridges
iSee Taft
Eisenhower and MacArthur Confer in New York
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur met at John Foster Dulles home for a luncheon in New York to discuss the Korean War. The meeting preceded planned talks with GOP leaders at the Commodore Hotel on inflation and congressional strategy.
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New York
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
MacArthur
Dulles
Commodore Hotel
Far East
Truman
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower Commodore
Elect
GOP
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Truman Seeks Interagency Plan To Bar Subversives From U.N.
President Truman orders State Justice and Civil Service to craft a security plan for U.S. personnel at the United Nations. McGranery announced the move as Senator Wiley praised interagency cooperation, noting earlier U.N. firings over Communist ties and subversion concerns. The panel of jurists urged ousters of uncooperative or disloyal staff. Wiley urged swift action, urging a practical approach consistent with the U.N. charter.
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New York
Truman
U. S
United Nations
James P. McGranery
Alexander ‘Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Wiley
U. N
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.N
United States
McGranery
White House
Lie
General Assembly
Taft Seeks Senate Leadership as GOP Contenders Labored
Washington reports grow that Senator Taft of Ohio aims to be the Republican floor leader in the new Senate with a strong chance of success. Senator Carlson after meeting Eisenhower signaled support for Taft, while other backers favored Knowland or Saltonstall, leaving leadership unsettled as party peers weighed their options.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Carlson
Kan
New York
Eisenhower
Blood donors exceed quota in La Crosse blood drive
Red Cross bloodmobile collected 201 pints from La Crosse on Tuesday as the city nears its 450 pint goal with 402 already in. With one day left, organizers expect Wednesday’s heavy collection to erase much of the annual deficit, potentially wiping out about 150 pints.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
la Crosse
Fair and cold Weather Update for La Crosse Area
For La Crosse and vicinity fair tonight and Thursday with colder conditions Thursday. Low tonight around 10 degrees and a high Thursday afternoon near 26 degrees.
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la Crosse
Battle Toll Up By 209 in Korea War Casualties
Washington announced U S battle casualties in Korea reached 127 867, an increase of 209 since last week.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
19th Century Santa Claus Carried Toys With A Moral
Boston exhibit at the Boston Children's Museum shows 19th century toys and games with strong Puritan morals. Displays include a phenakistiscope zoetrope and walking dolls from France, a Parcheesi based game The Mansion of Happiness with squares urging virtues or vices, and wooden snow skates.
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Santa Claus
Boston
France
India
D. P. Ives and Company
S. B. Ives
Salem
House of Correction
Sheriff-Elect Jenda seeks AG ruling on pardon impact
Douglas County Sheriff-elect Anthony L. Jenda, pardoned for a 1934 breaking and entering conviction, plans to seek an attorney general ruling on whether the pardon restores civil rights retroactively and makes him eligible to hold office. He was elected as a Democrat in November.
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Superior
Douglas County
Anthony L. Jenda
Jenda
Attorney General
Kohler
Claude F. Cooper
Sheriff's’ Department
Atty
Thomson
Early Renewal Assures Better Reader Service
The La Crosse Tribune urges subscribers with expiring magazines to renew promptly to ensure uninterrupted service. New additions include Life. other popular titles listed. Subscriptions under the plan are protected against price hikes for two years. renewal starts January 5 with carrier salesmen detailing benefits.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Tribune Magazine
The
Tribune
America
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Jack and Jill
Popular Mechanics
Holiday
Coronet
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cosmopolitan
Redbook
McCall's
True—The Man’s Magazine
Sports Afield
American Home
Humpty
Dumpty
Modern Screen
Motion Picture
Carrier Bay Delivery
Tribune Magazine
Holiday Mail Nearing Peak This Week
Post office receipts show Christmas mail increasing with Dec 15 totals at 7339.82 and 6028.77 for two days. For the first 16 days of December 1952 receipts reach 51122.38, about seven thousand higher than 1951, as Postmaster Dvorak notes lighter mail early in December and predicts a heavy late flow.
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Wenzel M Dvorak
Nate Christmas
Trial date set for Patrolman James Christie
The police and fire commission will begin the Christie trial on January 5 at 9 a.m. in City Hall Common Council Chamber. The two day, open hearing will include witnesses requested by Christie and his attorney T. H. Skemp, with financial support for legal counsel approved by the Policemen's Protective Association. Charges remain undisclosed and were filed by City Atty. Fred Steele who has recused himself and named L. M. Engelhard to act in his place.
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Police and Fire Commission
James Christie
Commission
Fred Steele L. M. Engelhard
Christie
T. H. Skemp
Common Council
Skemp
Carers
Policemen's Protective Association
Steele
George Long
Long
Engelhard
Lees and Bunge,l
Health panel proposes middle ground for paying doctors
President Truman's Commission on the Health needs of the nation backs a middle ground plan to fund hospital and medical care for the needy. It calls for a 1 percent annual federal and state outlay, matched dollar for dollar by states, with administration by the states to extend voluntary insurance coverage.
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Washington
Truman
American Medical Association
AMA
Commission
County Board Closes Year in La Crosse Wisconsin
La Crosse County Board of Supervisors meets for its final session of the year at 10 a.m. in the Courthouse Supervisors room with Chairman W L Christopherson presiding. The gathering includes 38 supervisors from throughout the county and city wards, led by vice chairman Nic Hengel and aided by County Clerk Esther Domke, DA John Bosshard, and court commissioner Alice Moore.
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la Crosse
Christopherson
la Crosse County
City of
Nic J. Hengel
Esther M. Domke
John Bosshard
Alice Moore
Levi Cavaldini
Bangor
Adolph Stellah
Barre
Ray Parmene Iter
Burns
Henry Jolivette
Campbell
William Keppel
Farmington
William Scams
Greenfield
Orrin Young
Hamilton
W. O. van Loon
Holland
Harry Sween
Holmen
Terpstra
Onalaska
Spencer Udell
Rockland
Robert H. Hoeth
Shellby
Clarence Dunnam
Washings Iton
Elmer B. May
West Salem
George Herrmann
Charles Guenther
Alvin Peterson
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Robert Meyer
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Mary
Patricia
Joe Hall
Knowland
Calif
Saltonstall
R-Mass
John B. Knox
Grandpa
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Camp McCoy
Gardner Withrow
Health Panel
Seseneseee LG Community
Hal Boyle
Wee Sneer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Paul A. Finanger
E. A. Syverson
Bethlehem
James Stenberg
William Ruplin
Joseph P. Riese
Merritt Gibson
Andrew J. Knozosky
J.henry Stolander
Walter Affeldt
Carl F. W. Bruhnke
Harold Evjen
Perry E. Freeeman
Frank Greene
George E. Schneebers Ger
Frank Check
Peter G. Pappas
Frank J. Kaul
Goreldon H. Feinberg
George H.berger
Ernest Warner
Henry Molledahl
Bernard Zahn
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