Western Wisconsin Crashes Take Four Lives On Fourth
Four of the state s ten traffic fatalities during the Fourth of July week end occurred in western Wisconsin. Victims include 73 year old Emma Johnson of Hale Trempealeau county killed near Whitehall, and 13 month old Patrick Olander of Chicago who died near Millston. The report details the Whitehall crash involving Mrs Johnson Syver Hilstad and Orville Dahl and notes other injuries and victims from crashes around Merril and Monroe County.
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Wisconsin
Emma Johnson
Hale
Trempealeau County
Whitehall
John R. Owen
Chicago
Mauston
Maggie Owen
John
Patrick Olander
Millston
Trempealeau
Johnson
Syver Hilstad
Orville Dahl
Hilstad
Dahl
Charlies N. Keilholtz
Maurice Scow
Herman Sense
Arcadia
Martin Wiemer
Independence
Shielff
Arton Hilstad
Svyver Hilstad
Martin Johnson
Norway
America
William Toftum
William Trenter
Syver
Anton Hilstad
Arnold Johnson
Osseo
Pleasantville Lutheran Church
O. C. Anne
Church
Merrill
Joseph Smith, Jr
R. J. de Soto
Paul Francis Stark
Katherine Stark
Caulette Stark
Mitchell Stark
Hales Corners
Betty Wrigley
la Nagwicka
Smith
Ficer
Monroe County
U. S
Tomah
Chris Hendricksen
Untouchables blocked U S aid in Korea McCarthy says
Senator McCarthy declared that American lives were lost in Korea due to a group of untouchables in the state department sabotaging Congress approved arms aid. He claimed the department harbors communists or sympathizers but provided no names. He also defended ethics of his own payments and criticized Acheson and Democratic Senate inquiries.
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Washington
McCarthy
Korea
State Department
Congress
Wisconsin Republican
NBC
Meet the Press
Senate Foreign Relations
Acheson
Far East
United States
Lustron Corp
Barkley
Senator Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Europe
Senate Committee
The
Milwaukee Journal
New York Daily Worker
Communist Party
Journal
Milwaukee
Washington Daily Worker
Washington Post
Post
Daily Worker
John Foster Dulles
South Korea
Japan
China
Formosa
United Nations
MacArthur
Chiang
Army manpower politics widen in Korea crisis
Washington reports say military manpower needs top officials' agenda as Korea strains armed forces. Possibility of partial mobilization discussed. China’s Chiang Kai-shek offers 33,000 troops for Korea, raising concerns with Communist China. US behind keeping Formosa from full-scale entry while MacArthur implications loom.
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Washington
Truman
Louis Johnson
White House
Johnson
United States
Korea
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang
MacArthur
China
United Nations
South Korea
Defense
State and Defense Departments
City Pageant and Fireworks Set for Tuesday
La Crosse prepares Fourth of July celebration at the Inter-State Fairgrounds with a pageant directed by Howard Fredricks. Six acts depict freedom and independence, ending with 78 girls forming the American flag as Elvin Saterbak provides vocal background. A marching group from VFW American Legion and Erickson drum corps precedes the pageant. a grand fireworks display closes the event. Reserved seats cost $1 at Hebberd's drug store until 3 p.m. Tuesday, then at the fairground grandstand ticket office, with after 3 p.m. sales limited to Fredricks's counter.
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Continental Congress
Donald H. Bonham
WKBH
la Crosse
VFW
American Legion
Erickson Drum and Bugle Corps
Hebberd’s Drug Store
Fairgrounds
Fredricks
Zoo Group
United States
Air Pounding Slows Advance Of Invaders
U S marines and air units rushed to Japan to reinforce Gen MacArthur as Communist forces in Korea face heavy daylight bombing by American fighters. Australian and U S planes strafed fronts near Wonju and Seoul while tanks and trucks were destroyed, with no lasting success for the Red drive.
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William F. Dean
U. S
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
General Dean
24Th Infantry Division
South Korea
Republic of Korea
MacArthur
Taejon
Inchon
Suwon
Kumyangjangni
Berlin
ADN
U.S
Pyongyang
Washington
Japan
Defense Department
Navy
Fleet Marine Force
Camp Pendleton
el Toro
Calif
Pacific
Han River
Wonju
Seoul
Red Tank
Han
Hong Kong
Bee Korea
Far East Stooges Flag Possible Attack Points
AP dispatch analyzes potential Kremlin strategy as the Korean War absorbs Western forces. It notes China’s Reds might feint toward Formosa or strike Hong Kong, Indochina, Siam, and Malaya while Ho Chi Minh presses in Indochina.
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Fred Hampson
China
Hong Kong
U. S
Far East
Los Angeles
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
Stalin
Formosa
Korea
General MacArthur
Ho-Chi Minh
Indochina
Bao Dai
Bao
Indo-China
Burma
Siam
Malaya
Singapore
Philippines
Luzon
Child Drowns In Paint Can Tragedy Near Woodbine
A two year old boy named Milton Jenkins Jr. fell into a ten gallon paint can with six inches of water and drowned on Sunday. His father and grandfather searched the area after he went missing and found him face down in the container.
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Woodbine
Little Milton
Mickey”’ Jenkins Jr
Rank And File Republicans Split Over New Statement
The Republican advance group in Philadelphia pushes a progressive program and calls for taxing policy, anti trust enforcement, public works, efficient government, and resource conservation while endorsing Truman’s Korea actions. GOP leaders scoff, and Senate figures weigh Eisenhower prospects for 1952.
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Jack Bell
Washington
GOP
Republican Advance
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Fast East
Taft
Rohio
Thye
R-Minn
Ike
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ives
RNY
Hoover Commission
Truman
Korea
Henry V. Poor
New York
New York Young Republican Club
Russell Davenport
Wendell L. Willkie
Rail Union Denies Plea Amid Rail Strike Fight
The switchmen’s union refused a government plea to end the week-old strike against five western and midwestern railroads. It said the strike would end only if the nation enters war or a national emergency is declared, while offering to move shipments deemed essential. Senator Morse urged immediate steps to end the strike because the nation is at war.
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Chicago
Witchmen’s Union of North America
Truman
John Thad Scott, Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Washington
Morse
Rore
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Afl-Switchmens Union
Senate
Scott
No Editions On Fourth Of July
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish editions on Tuesday July Fourth. No newspapers will be printed that day, per the notice from the publisher.
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la Crosse Tribune
Weekend Holiday Toll Climbs To 375
The national weekend accidental death toll rose to 375 as July 4 travel drew millions to highways and beaches. The National Safety Council warned it could reach 385 by Tuesday midnight, with 36 million vehicles expected on the roads from Friday evening to Tuesday night. 252 deaths from highway accidents, 74 drownings, one fireworks death, and 48 from other causes reported.
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National Safety Council
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Tuesday
Generally fair conditions with cooler air tonight. Lows around 54 degrees and Tuesday afternoon highs near 78 degrees. Light winds persist as the pattern stays dry.
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la Crosse
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North Korea
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