Commander's Car Collides With Truck in Korea Fatality
U S Eighth Army commander Lieutenant General Walton H Walker was killed instantly Saturday in a jeep truck collision while en route to the western Korea front. Reports differed on exact moment of death as officers prepared to brief staff. Walker had planned to visit his son Captain Sam Sims Walker and British forces. Major General Leven C Allen announced the death to staff and General Frank E Milburn acted as temporary commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Waul
Seoul
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Walker
George S. Patton
Ite
Korea
Leven C. Allen
General Walker
Government Freezes Wages In Auto Field
The government, via the Economic Stabilization Agency, imposes a wage freeze on about 1,000,000 passenger car workers and executives, lasting until March 1. Aimed at shaping a broader price wage policy, the action follows a bid for a voluntary fair standard and may lead to further industry-wide controls, with the wage board continuing to work through holidays to set a general formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Crling
F. Green
Washington
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Alan Valentine
Wwase
Cyrus S. Ching
CIO
AFL
Sparta Coman Broadcasting Gets License for Sparta Station
Victor Tedesco of St Paul has been granted a license to open a Spar ta Coman Broadcasting Co. radio station west of Sparta on Highway 16. The 990 kHz station will run 250 watts with unlimited hours and a 6 am to midnight schedule, targeting a March air date. Erin resigns as Rock Bend mayor to become program director. Clyde Downing of Kendall named chief engineer. WKLJ assigned as the station’s call letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Victor Tedesco
St. Paul
WKBH
la Crosse
Erin
American Broadcasting Co
San Francisco
Calif
Merchant Marine Service
Clyde Downing
Kendall
Tedesco
WKLK
Cloquet
Minn
WKLJ
W. J. Gleiss
Menomonie Man Heads State Vocational Board
R L Pierce of Menomonie was elected president of Wisconsin’s state board of vocational and adult education. John Last of Lake Mills became vice president. The board authorized tying into a veterans administration on farm training, supervised by the board, and appointed Christine Nickel of Columbus as teacher trainer in homemaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
R. L. Pierce
Menomonie
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
John Last
Lake Mills
Veterans' Administration
Christine ‘Nickel
Columbus
West Europe urged to speed its defense for U S aid
Washington reports lawmakers press Western Europe to accelerate defense efforts to justify continued U S military aid. Secretary Acheson warned that withdrawal behind oceans would invite Soviet conquest of Europe and Asia. The State Department signaled willingness to talk with Moscow but only if European nations show concrete willingness to share defense burdens. Republican critics urged a realistic, Europe-centered defense program.
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West
Europe
U.S
Washington
Congress
State Acheson
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Acheson
United States
Asia
National Security Council
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Britain
France
U. S
Soviet Union
Western
Germany
Michael J. McDermott
Genu
Hickenlooper IH la
Foreign Relations Committee
America
Free World
Hickenlooper
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Hee
Europe, Pee
World War II era Christmas spread of prayers and fears
The season mixes prayers for peace with warnings of new conflicts. From the Holy Land to Nazareth and Bethlehem pilgrims seek solace amid ongoing tensions of 1950. Europe eyes prosperity yet watches Communist pressure. Britain, France, Italy show cautious optimism as the royal family spends Christmas at Sandringham.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Joseph and
Mary
Nazareth
Jesus
Bathlehem
Tokyo
Europe
Pope Pius
Italy
France
Paris
Britain
Dandringham
Mrs Cassidy Gets Term In Reformatory
Mrs. Clem Cassidy of Harpers Ferry was sentenced to 10 years in the Rockwell City Iowa women's reformatory on a second degree murder charge for the November 19 shooting of Leon ard Garin at her home. Sheriff William Huffman will transport her Tuesday. witnesses testified she admitted the shooting and claimed he provoked her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Clem Cassidy
Women's Reformatory
Rockwell City
T. H. Goheen
Harpers Ferry
Leonard Garin
W. R. Ryan
Cassidy
Walker's Successor Pioneer In Airborne Operations
Lieut General Matthew B Ridgeway, newly named commander of the eighth army in Korea, is noted as a pioneer of U S airborne operations in World War II. He planned the first large scale airborne assault in U S military history, the 1943 Sicily attack. Ridgeway, 55, is a West Point graduate and son of an army officer, and is expected to leave duties as army deputy chief of staff for administration to take command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton H. Walker
Army
West Point
Walter Damrosch Dies Famed Conductor at 88
Walter Damrosch, longtime director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and renowned composer conductor, died of a heart attack at age 88 in his Central Park area home. The German-born artist, who returned to radio in 1927, shaped American music and educated generations, noted for his calm stage manner and quips after performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Damrosch
Poser
Central Park
Ter
Damtasch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Germany
Houston Air Force Man Dies In War
Capt. Ralph M. Olson an air force pilot famed in World War II and a ground control officer in Korea is reported killed in action. He trained in Winona in 1941 under the CAA program and earned the Distinguished Wing Medal for a B 29 mission from India to Bangkok in April 1943.
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Houston
Minn
Ralph M. Olson
Arnie Flom
Robert Olson
Roy McCall
California
Chicago
Olson
CAA
Winona
Korea
Reds
United Nations
Air Force
India
Bangkok
Thailand
La Crosse Transit Wins Approval for Nickel Pass Plan
The public service commission Saturday granted provisional permission to test a nickel pass scheme for La Crosse Transit Co. Tokens will be replaced by weekly nickel passes costing 60 cents, with rides at five cents after the pass. Approval cites need for additional revenue and a reasonable return on investment. The plan, explained to the common council, could take effect January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Transit Co
Public Service Commission
the Transit Co
Common Council
Workers End Strike In Newark Gas Plants Return
Gas workers resumed duties early Friday ending a 26 hour strike against Public Service Electric and Gas Co plants in Newark. Settlement announced late Thursday night, union spokesman cited national situation as reason for ending the walkout that could have cut service to 750000 customers in northern New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
New Jersey
Second invasion Of South Korea Appears At Hand
Tokyo dispatch reports Chinese and North Korean forces probing along parallel 38 and near the border, signaling a renewed invasion as General MacArthur warns of a potential Red Christmas. Lt Gen Walton H. Walker was killed in a jeep crash en route to the front, with Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway named to succeed him as eighth army chief. Six USAF F-85 jets claimed six MiG-15s in air battles. Hungnam reports scarce news with shells falling on the beachhead as UN forces contest waning moments of the crisis.
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Tokyo
South
Hungnam
Korea
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Chongye
Kubwa
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Walton Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Walker
Matthew Ridgway
U. S. Airborne
Reds Bullets Couldn't Stop Jeep In Korea
Sgt. Donald G. Renstrom of La Crosse Wisconsin recounts a perilous mission near Kunu Ri Pass with the 2nd reconnaissance company scout squad. A sleeping bag in the road halted their jeep and saved the convoy from a collapse as Chinese forces pressed an ambush. A Turkish soldier leaped onto the hood and was fatally near miss when a bullet struck him in the buttocks, sparing the driver and crew.
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VA. 5. Second Infantry
Korea
Donald G. Renstrom
George Renstrom
la Crosse
Wis
Renstrom
2Nd Reconnaissance Company
Kunu-ri Pass
Divorce Suit Filed in Los Angeles by Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce against Conrad N. Hilton in Los Angeles court before year’s end, signaling a truncated marriage timeline and the legal move to end the union. The action names Hilton as the respondent in the Los Angeles divorce filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Taylor
Conrad N
Nick) Hilton
American People In Excellent Shape To Meet Crisis
President Truman, home for Christmas, told a Kansas City audience that Americans are in excellent shape to meet the world crisis and communism. He said the nation, with time as the fight, will secure a peaceful world after sacrifices and unity, contrasting with Washington sharp discourse and urging continued public resolve.
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ED Creage
Indefendence
Truman
Washington
Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
Roberts
Roy
Walker's Staff Stunned By Death Notice
In Korea's eighth army war room officers learn that General Walker has died after a crash. Maj Gen Leven C Allen announces the shocking loss as staffers stand in silence, many comforting each other. Voorhees recalls Walker's long service and intimate knowledge of the Korean war.
Sabre Jets Bag 6 MIGs in Korean War Air Battle
Eight U S sabre jet fighters fought 15 to 25 MIG-15s near Sinjie Korea, downing six with no losses. A seventh MiG was damaged. total enemy losses reached seven destroyed, one probable, two damaged since December 15. The 20 minute exchange occurred 20 miles southeast of Sinjie near the Manchurian border.
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Tokyo
Sinjie
Korea
MacArthur
Manchurian
U. S
Sinuiju
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy and a little warmer tonight with a low around 24. Sunday will be generally cloudy, turning a bit colder in the late afternoon or evening, with a high near 35.
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la Crosse
Jeep driver fined after wild Losey Denton joyride
Eugene Rogers of La Crosse paid a $100 fine and lost his license in police court after a Friday night spree in a Jeep driven recklessly around Losey boulevard and Denton street. The vehicle damaged a parked car on Farnam Street and several properties, totaling about $3200 in damage. The Jeep, owned by the national guard, also struck trees, a mailbox, fences, and forced a resident from his street. Rogers could recall little of the incidents.
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la Crosse
Losey Boulevard
Denton Street
Eugene Rogers
South 17Th Street
24Th
Farnam Street
20Th and
Farnam
Fartam
Donald Letterlin
South 25Th Street
Rogers
South 15Th Street
Losey
Redfield
Denton
Rey. Blanchard
National Guard
Belton Army General's Son Killed in Jeep Crash
Mrs. S S Walker of Belton mourns as her son Lt Gen Walton Welker is killed in a jeep accident in Korea. The 24th Division combat officer died after his jeep collided with a Republic of Korea vehicle. Aide Lieut Col Clayton Tyner, Sgt Bel ton, and driver Sgt Keenan were injured while two South Korean soldiers unhurt. The general’s widow telephoned from Tokyo to confirm the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Texi
S. S. Walker
Walton Welker
Walker
Gneral
Tokyo
Sam
Sam Walker
U. S. 24Th Division
Renega
Clayton C. Tyner
Keenan
Rhee Hails Walker as Korea Mourns Korea loss tribute
President Syngman Rhee paid tribute to Lt Gen Walton H Walker commander of the U S Eighth Army in Korea killed in a jeep truck collision. Rhee called him the finest man and true friend of Korea. Walker died as his jeep hit a road mine on a wet road. details describe the crash and aftermath with color from hospital tents and guards.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Walton H. Walker
U. S Eighth Army
Korea
Rhee
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Patton
Monroe
State Vocational Board
Pope
Mrs. Cassidy
Walter Damrosch
Houston Air Force
Nickel Pass
South Korea
Leven C. Alen
Mel Vorhees
Eighth Arm
Public Information Section
Voorhees
Seattle
Fifth Army
Seventh Army
Sabre
Brooklyn
E.E. Donlin
Cea
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