Guns and Air Bombs Close 1952 in Korea Front
On the Korea front the final day of 1952 opened with artillery duels and Allied air strikes. B 29s bombed ore processing plants near the Yalu River and Si nanju while ground firefights continued at dawn. Casualties for the week ended Dec 28 totaled 1,814 Red killed and wounded with 11 captured. Weather featured bright moonlight and later sunny, with temperatures in the 40s.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
Yalu River
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Air Force
Choak-tong
Uiji
Yalu
Wollywon
Eighth Army
Map Against Filibuster Faces Senate Open Fight
A group of Northern and some Republican senators plans an early Senate move to curb the filibuster, challenging Rule No 22 which bars a time limit on debating changes. Senator Lehman says 64 votes may be bypassed to end debate with 49 supporting closure. Senator Ellender vows to filibuster to protect his right to filibuster.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ng
Ellander
D-La
Ellender
Truman
Taft
Brannan
Holland
Sweden
New Zealand
Kremlin
Eisenhower conference reveals uneasy Senate lineup
Ike's post election meeting drew sharp edges as Taft and Young led GOP lawmakers including Bridges Saltonstall Brownell Adams and Stephens in airing concerns. The session aimed to discuss the incoming legislative program and presidential appointments with Eisenhower seeking Senate cooperation and a smooth transition.
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Benson
Taft
Young
Isenhower
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Herbert Brownell Jr
Gov
Sherman Adams
Thomas E. Stephens
Eisenhower
Congress
Conress
Acheson Defends U N Roles In Loyalty Cases
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson argues subordinates face questioning while responsible officers answer. He says U N employment of possibly disloyal Americans harms U S national interests and taints America's reputation. Rep Keating challenges the idea that national interests and security are separate.
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Grand
Acheson
U N
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
U.S
U.N
Weather forecast covers Southeast and central U.S. with mixed skies
The forecast extends through the Tennessee Valley into Georgia and northern Florida with clearing skies in the Southeast. Temperatures rise across the central U.S. while the western third remains cloudy with rain or snow. lows include New York 29, Atlanta 36, Miami 72, Denver 20, and Duluth 14.
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Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
New York
Atlanta
Miami
Denver
Duluth
Guilty Plea Entered in Court for Burglary Spree
Werdell Kjome of Spring Grove Minnesota pleaded guilty in La Crosse County Court to a second breaking and entering charge and was bound over to Circuit Court on a $1,000 bond. He admitted breaking into Ellen Jande's French Island home on December 15 and stealing a radio phonograph later pawned for $15 in Winona. He previously pleaded guilty to entering Terpstra Ice and Fuel Company on December 20 and other burglaries on French Island and Spring Grove. Police say he worked as a dock hand and burglarized after losing his job.
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Werdell
Kjome
Spring Grove
Minn
Man
la Crosse
Ellen Jande
French Island
Winona
Minnesota
Terpstra Ice and Fuel Company
Rose St
Federal income tax liens filed against Kraft family in Green Bay
The United States filed income tax liens totaling 493 663 21 against Otto Kraft his sons Arnold and La Verne and their wives in Green Bay Wisconsin with roles at Northeastern Boiler and Welding Co The action covers 1942 47 and 1948 taxes and names addie Germaine Geraldine as spouses in various assessments The firm is a partnership not a corporation and Phillips La Follette will represent the Krafts Otto Kraft declined comment noting partial information about the case.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay
Otto Kraft
Arnold
la Verne
Thhree
Northeastern Boiler and’ ‘Welding Co., Ltd
Kraft
U.S
George Reisimer
Internal Revenue
Wisconsin
Reisimer
Tacxs
Otto
Krafts
Phillip la Follette
Farmers Share of Food Dollar Drops to 46 Cents
Washington reports the farmer-producer’s share of the consumer food dollar has fallen to an average of 46 cents, the lowest since World War II. The Agriculture Department notes processing and distribution costs rose to record levels, down from 49 cents last year and 50 cents in 1951.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Weather forecast and shipping alert for Midwest states
The forecast covers Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with cloudy tonight and partly cloudy Thursday and no significant temperature changes. A shippers' forecast advises protecting shipments within 150 miles of La Crosse up to 6 am with predicted temps north 18 west 22 south 30 and east 30.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
No important changes in river stages are indicated for the rest of the week. No gate operation is contemplated. Time of sunrise Thursday is 7 40 a.m. Time of sunset Thursday is 4 38 p.m.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Livestock Market Prices and Conditions Report
Swift & Co reports buying hours 9 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8 am to 12 noon Saturday. Hog prices steady with top at 17.26 and various weights listed. cattle and calves also steady with primes up to 32. Bulls, cows, and lambs shown with ranges. Chicago livestock and produce notes add salable hogs, cattle, calves, and dairy prices.
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Chicago
USDA
South
German Freighter Melanie Schulte Reported Missing
The 6,367 ton German freighter Melanie Schulte is missing after last contact on December 21 near Scotland. It was en route from Narvik Norway to Movile Alabama and ship owners asked international authorities for help locating it.
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Hamburg
Germany
Melanie Schulte
Narvik
Norway
Movile
Ala
Scotland
Hoefkes Return From Holidays in Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs Ben Hoefke and their two children have returned to Milwaukee after visiting Mrs Hoefkes parents Mr and Mrs Earl Meier at 1730 Ferry Street and other relatives. Mrs Lulu Hoffman at 411 S 3rd Street is confined to a local hospital with a fractured hip.
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Ben Hoefke
Milwaukee
Hokah Sledding Accident Leaves Boy Injured
In Hokah Minnesota Michael Murray seven was cut on thigh requiring thirty stitches after a sledding mishap on a frozen hill. He was treated at a La Crosse hospital and then returned home. Alden Ender lost two finger joints in a circular saw accident and Mrs Meinezer hospitalized with back injury.
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Hokah
Minn
Michael Murray
Michael
William Murray
Pete
la Crosse
Alden Ender
Henrietta Meinzer
Airliner Forced Down by Nationalist Interceptors
Passengers including Hung and two Americans were aboard a PAL plane attacked by Nationalist interceptors at Quemoy. Ground fire did not damage the aircraft. bullets struck but caused no serious harm. Intelligence agents flew from Manila to question Hung as the plane landed in Taipei with the dead crew.
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Ades
Barrenda
Hung
Quemoy
Manila
Philippine
Miss Ireton
Gaston
Red Territory
Red Chi Na
Youth fined for driving without license in West Salem crash
A 16 year old La Crosse youth pleaded guilty in County Court to driving without a license after his car collided with another at the junction of Julian and Hamilton Streets in West Salem about 9 p.m. Monday. He was fined $5 and costs and forbidden to drive for 60 days. Richard H. Roberts of 1534 Rose St. faced the $5 fine in court with his father present.
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la Crosse
West Salem
Richard H. Roberts
Rose St
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Julian and
Hamilton Streets
Identical Triplets Born in Newport Tenn Clinic
A 24 year old wife, Mrs Roy B Brown, gave birth to identical triplets three girls by Caesarean section in Newport Tennessee. Dr Glenn Shults said the three babies are doing fine. The birth occurs about once in 35,300 births.
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Newport
Tenn.p
Glenn Shults
Roy B. Brown
Mild Weather Ushers In New Year 1952 in Coulee Region
Weather outlook for the Coulee Region predicts a mild New Year Eve with temperatures not near record highs or lows. Forecaster A. D. Sanial expects a low of 26 and a high around 33 on Thursday with cloudy skies and no significant precipitation anticipated. The piece notes past extremes on Dec 31 dates and warns of icy Iowa roads from drizzle and freezing rain.
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Coulee
A. D. Sanial
Iowa
Births December 29 to families in Wisconsin area
Birth notices list multiple newborns from Dec 26 to Dec 31 at St Anns Tomah Memorial Hospital and various addressed homes in Holmen Houston Victory and Dakota. Names include Arlene Janice Olson Mary Francis etc with parents and occasional middle names.
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Verlyn Evenson
Holmen
Arlene Janice Olson
Gifford Skree
Houston
Marjorie Arlene Suther
St. Ann’s
Charles F. Oldenburg
Fifth Ave. S
Marie Schmidt
Paula Jean
Robert W. Hefti
Liberty St
Shirley Gustafson
Thomas
Edward B. Richmond
Dakota
Joseph J. Hickey
S. 20Th St
Mary Georgina Graf
Steven Roger
Donald R. Tischer
Division St
Beth Ann Kerr
Janet Lois
Floyd E. Curtis
Victory
Marie Averkamp
Mary Francis
John L. Krismer
Hyde Ave
Marilyn Trinkes
Verdayne Gail
Roger W. Stone
Clarice Bergh
Tomah
Wis
Memorial Hospital
Virgil Fowler
Morgenthau Undergoes Abdominal Operation in New York
Henry Morgenthau Jr. former secretary of the Treasury was reported in good condition at New York Hospital after an abdominal operation performed last Saturday.
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New York
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Hospital
Daily Records Police Court La Crosse Findings
Police court notes list fines for multiple drivers. Richard Yeager paid 5 dollars for no license. Aubrey Norman 5 dollars. Clarence Bornitz 25 dollars. John Reinsvold 15 dollars for leaving scene. Henry Haefner 5 dollars for driving with due caution. Gerald Renstrom 7.50 for 42 mph. Robert Frank 10 dollars for 40 mph and improper lights. Clayton J Craig 3 dollars for running arterial sign. Francis Lutz 15 dollars for running arterial sign and improper brakes.
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Richard Yeager
Ward Ave
Aubrey Norman
King St
Clarence Bornitz
N. 9Th St
John Reinsvold
Johnson St
Henry Haefner
Galesville
Gerald Renstrom
Onalaska
Robert Frank
Multiple cases heard in county court session
Charles C. Anderson was fined for driving without a license on Highway 14 in Shelby. Sam B. Olson pleaded innocent to nonsupport with a January 12 adjournment and $500 bond. Walter F. McClurg fined for mailbox damage. J W Beaver fined for DUI. Fred D. Hill sentenced to 90 days with restitution for a bad check. Robert Lee Jones fined for lewd conduct and contributing to delinquency of a minor. Hurley Showen to testify on allowing a minor to loiter. Tomah tavern operators to face similar charges. Incident at 2215 Winnebago St noted.
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Charles C. Anderson
5Th Ave. S
Shelby
Sam B. Olson
Ferryville
Wis
Blanche
Walter F. McClurg
Viroqua
Shelby Township
Fred D. Hill
Michigan
Camp McCoy
Lambert Hansen
Hill
Spink Clothing Company
Sparta
Cpl
Robert Lee Jones
Oregon School For Girls
Tomah
Huriley Showen
Destruction of Soviet Science Seen as Weak Point
Associated Press reports that botanist Dr. Conway Zirkle of the University of Pennsylvania warned that obedience to party lines is eroding Russian science. He cited anti science trends in genetics and widespread quackery in biology and agriculture, while praising Russian mathematics and engineering as largely strong.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis P
Conway Zirkle
University of Pennsylvania
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Russia
Zirkle
Rodney Brodie Showing Progress After Head Separation
Rodney Dee Brodie, 15 months old, is recovering after plastic surgery that covered most of his brain with skin. His separated Siamese twin brother Roger remains in critical condition, doctors noting stability but near death. The two hour surgery at the University of Illinois Medical Center completed two weeks after the historic separation. Rodney woke from anesthesia, shows irritability yet normal responses and has eaten cereal. Doctors expect week two skin closure to proceed if no complications arise.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Roger
Rodney
University of Illinois Medical Center
Native executive named assistant director at Allis Chalmers
Arnold I. Thorsen of Superior Wisconsin named assistant director of manufacturing in the general machinery division at Allis Chalmers. He has led the Norwood Colorado plant for eight years and will oversee operations at plants in Superior Lacine Que St Thomas Ont and other U S sites.
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Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Arnold I. Thorsen
General Machinery
Thorsen
Norwood, CO
Norwood
Oston
Mass
Terre Haute
Ind
Pittsburgh
Lacine
Que
St Thomas
Ont
Superior
Wis
Allis Chalmers
Truman praises Churchill during White House visit
President Truman recalls Churchill as a courteous friend after a formal courtesy call and dinner in the White House. He predicts Eisenhower will sustain a strong U S presidency next week.
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Churchill
White House
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
New York
Truman Wishes Calm Year Amid Newspaper Barbs
President Truman sent New Year greetings at his news conference while expressing a wish for a calmer year and asked to refrain from swearing at newspapers. He extended good wishes to all correspondents at the event.
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Washington
Truman
Children, 12 And 13, See For First Time After Operation
In San Diego Mercy Hospital on Christmas Eve two Telete, Mex., children Ignacio Rodelo 13 and Emma Rodelo 12 gained sight after cataract removal. They could distinguish light before and now describe trees outside their window. Their father Ignacio Rodelo Sr., 54, called it a Christmas gift.
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San Diego
Calif
Ignacio Rodelo
Emma
Mercy Hospital
Ignacio Rodelo Sr
New Year's Eve Bus Strike Looms in New York City
The CIO Transit Workers Union calls a New Year’s Eve walkout by eight privately owned bus systems in a wage hour dispute. The eight operators handle about 312 million in fares daily, separate from the city owned subway and buses.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
Watch Night Services Across Churches On New Year Eve
Numerous congregations plan watch night observances with services starting between 8 and 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Devotions, communion, and year 1953 calendar unveilings are featured at Seventh Street Baptist, Assembly of God, Christ Episcopal, and many Lutheran and Evangelical Free churches across the area.
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Seventh
Ferry Streets
Assembly of God
Seventh St
D. H. Heuser
Jerry King
Cumberland
Wis
Christ Episcopal Church
Ninth
Main Streets
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
North Street
Onalaska Avenue
Moody Memorial Evangeliical Free Church
Campbell Rd
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
West Avenue
Market Street
Bethel Lutheran Church
George and Sill
English Lutheran Church
16Th
Cass Streets
Ladies Aid of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
21St Terrace
OurlSavior
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ward Avenue
26Th Street
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Avon
St. Paul Streets
Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
16Th Street
Park Avenue
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Onalaska
Church of the Nazarene
iWest Avenue
Jackson Street
Para Presbyterian Church
Seek Holdup Men In City In Twin Cities Bank Robbery
Police search for two armed men who took 5300 from Danny Schneider of Danny's Bar in Minneapolis Tuesday morning. They forced him into their car and dumped him on Highway 13 near the Mendota Bridge. Suspects described as a 6 foot man with dark hair and mustache and a 5 foot 10 inch man with a dark coat. Police checked hotels and motels toward La Crosse to locate them.
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Minneapolis
la Crosse
Danny Schneider
Danny
Chicago Ave
Schneider
Highway 13
Mendota Bridge
Trains Collide Near Ft. Smith Injuring 26
Kansas City Southern freight train and a Frisco passenger train collided near Ft. Smith Oklahoma, injuring 26 with one hospitalized. The crash occurred late yesterday just across the border seven miles south of the city. The passenger locomotive ended on top of the freight locomotive.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Kansas City Southern
Here
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Catholic Service Schedule Highlights for New Year Observances
The article details a Catholic choir program featuring The Mass of St. Joseph by Flor Peeters and choral pieces by Griesgraber and Palestrina. It notes limited public access due to space, ongoing diamond jubilee observances, monthly adoration hours from Aug 1, 1878, and a list of New Year Mass times across city churches with special Christmas music repeated.
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Winnebago Street
St. Mary’s
St. Thomas More
Holy Trinity
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
St. James
Holy Cross
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff listing
The La Crosse Tribune details its 1904 staff including publisher W T Burgess editor R L Bangsberg and city editor Alfred W Rice. It notes publication as a second class matter and provides office address 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin and AP affiliation guidance. Subscription rates are listed for home delivery and mail within various radii.
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la Crosse
Wis
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
Ed Keefe
Howard Colvin
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
N. L. Burgess
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