Truman Backers Heartened By No Map Strategy For Convention
Truman backers take heart as Eisenhower supporters vow no nomination stampede at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Security planners include 80 Philadelphia police and up to 50 private detectives to deter gallery pressure on delegates. Amid talk of a draft Eisenhower bid, leaders push Truman while others float alternatives and a possible nomination for Eisenhower.
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Truman
Byke
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leslie L. Biffle
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Biffle
Eisenhower
New York
Queens
James A. Roe
Mr. Truman
United States
Chicago
Jacob M. Arvey
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Rennebohm Approves Contract For Highway 53 Work
Gov Rennebohm approved a $25955220 contract between the Wisconsin state highway and L C Arnold Inc Eau Claire for grading a bridge and concrete surfacing on U S Highway 53 in La Crosse County The project starts two miles north of Holmen and runs south 2333 miles It relocates factory alignments and widens sections in Holmen with an 18 foot macadam base from 1922 The $3030000 estimated project cost includes 1400000 federal funds 156000 state trunk funds and 7000 urban funds.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
L. C. Arnold, Inc
Eau Claire
la Crosse County
Holmen
National Guard Units Arrive at Camp McCoy Wisconsin
Advance detachments of men began arriving at Camp McCoy yesterday to prepare for the encampment of National Guard units. Lieut. Col. Vernie F. Morgan said the Janesville camp supply detachment arrived on day and additional units were expected today.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Vernie F. Morgan
Janesville
Governor seeks use of Camp McCoy for inductees
MADISON Wis Gov offered the Rennebohm facilities Camp McCoy to Defense James Now that a decision has been made by the federal government that young men are to be inducted into military services and trained in this country I bespeak your support for use of this camp for inductees The governor said that only a minimum expenditure would be required to ready the camp for training of soldiers since the Civil War and currently is being readied for use by the National Guard.
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Madison
Wis
Camp McCoy
James
Army National Guard encampment details and transport plan
The group will total 293 personnel with 52 officers and 241 enlisted. A motor convoy detachment of three officers and 90 men is expected from Tomah’s 732nd party. Sparta will send an advance group of one officer and 30 men. A special mess school will operate Thursday and Friday with three officers and 80 men attending. About 4,500 trainees are expected during the summer encampment. A dedicated bus service will transport Guardsmen to La Crosse, Sparta, and Tomah starting at 5:30 p.m. daily except July.
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Tomah
Pary
Sparta
32Nd Infantry National Guard Division
la Crosse
Defense
Weather Summary for La Crosse Area
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with continued warm conditions. Low temperatures near 70 followed by a high around 92 on Thursday. Municipal pool water measured 72 degrees on Wednesday.
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la Crosse
Recovery of Henry Meyers Near La Crescent Dock
The body of Henry Meyers age 45 from La Crescent Minnesota was recovered at 2 05 pm Tuesday near the Otto Anderson dock on the Mississippi river Gary Oldenburg also of La Crescent found the body Meyers had fished earlier but heat led him to quit He returned to shore and apparently became overcome by the heat and fell from the wharf He is survived by his wife one son Bernard one daughter Arlene his mother Mrs Celia Meier three brothers Frank Meier of St Joseph Ridge Stephen and Edward Meier both of La Crescent one sister Mrs Val Hilby of St Joseph Ridge He was an active member of the La Crescent Church of Crucifixion Holy Name society Funeral services will be held Friday at 830 am at the Schumacher funeral home and at 9 am at the Church of Crucifixion La Crescent with Rev R Speltz officiating Burial will be in the Dakota Minn cemetery Friends may call at the Schumacher funeral home Thursday afternoon and evening The Church of Crucifixion Holy Name society will appear in a body at the funeral home to say rosary Thursday at 8 pm.
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Henry Meyers
la Crescent
Minn
Otto Anderson
Mississippi River
Gary Oldenburg
Meyers
Anderson Dock
Bernard
Arlene
Celia Meier
Frank Meier
St. Joseph Ridge
Stephen
Edward Meier
Val Hilby
Holy Name Society
Schumacher
Rev. R. Speltz
Dakota, Minn
Schumacher Funeral Home
Church of
Sympathy coal strikes spread in western Pennsylvania
Sympathy strikes in western Pennsylvania coal mines spread as three new walkouts occurred in the Pittsburgh district. About 40,000 idle miners work in steel company captive pits and nearly a quarter of the nation’s 400,000 soft coal miners were idle.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Washington
Steel Company
United Mine Worker
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Evan A. Evans Dies Renowned Seventh Circuit Jurist
Chicago mourns Judge Evan A. Evans 72 a seasoned jurist noted for his court interpretations. Native of Spring Green Wis he studied at Wisconsin and served 30 years on the circuit bench. He held farming interests and was active in Wisconsin Alumni affairs.
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Chicago
Evan A. Evans
U. . Cuit Court of All
Ng Green
Evans
Will M. Sparks
Court of Appeals
Spring Green
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Baraboo
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Supreme Court
Harlan Stone
U. S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Wisconsin Alumni Research Association
Chicago Bar Association
Mary Rountree
Evan A., Jr
University of Idaho
Orrin
University of Missouri
George A
Milwaukee
Perne Ryan Allen
Reedsburg
Baltimore Police Hunt Maniacal Killer After Girl's Stabbing
Baltimore detectives mobilize to search northern suburbs for the maniacal killer of 11 year old Marsha Brill who was stabbed while cycling near Pimlico race track. A 30 year old Black laborer was detained and another man questioned as Barbara Lee and her brother described a figure leaping from underbrush.
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Baltimore
Marsha Brill
Marsha
Pimlico
Barbara Lee
Rebel Troops Shift LIMA Peru Revolt
Government says troops in Puno who joined Sunday revolt have switched to the Loyalist side.
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Lima
Peru
Puno
Reds Plan To Tie Berlin To Soviet Zone
City committees rejected a north side bath house for this year and approved bids for Hogan school addition while opposing market square food sales. They back city engineer goals to ready the fairgrounds football field for 1948 and debated delaying bath house plans until next year amid health concerns and political sparring.
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Common Council
Board of Education
Hogan School
Market
Fairgrounds
Bath House
Franklin Pamerin
Pamperin
Ways and
Warren Smith
South Side
Smith
South
Edgewater tanker explodes on Lake Michigan injures nine
The Great Lakes tanker Edgewater carrying 30 000 gallons of gasoline exploded on Lake Michigan. Coast Guard aircraft and ships assisted in fighting the fire and rescuing nine burned crew members. Injured were taken to Marine Hospital in Chicago. five with second degree burns and three with severe burns.
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Ludington
Mich
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
U. S. Coast Guard
Edgewater
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Traverse City
Marine Hospital
Chicago
National Maritime Union
Acttcher
Niels Rosendahl
Kerr Smith Opponents In Oklahoma Runoff
Former Gov. Robert Kerr and ex congressman Gom er Smith win primary votes in Oklahoma to force a July 27 runoff for the Democratic U S senate nomination. Kerr leads with 111,751 to Smith 58,022 from 3,148 of 3,698 precincts. Rizley advances as Republican nominee without a runoff.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Gomer Smith
Oklahoma
U. S
Kerr
Smith
Ross Rizley
Rizley
Suspect Kept In Mauston After Canada Extradition
John J. Hoffman 31 of Chicago, sought for the slaying of his wife, was brought to Mauston from Canada under extradition. He faces a Juneau County first degree murder warrant and awaits arraignment as evidence from Minnesota and Wisconsin crime labs is awaited. Hoffman helped his son travel after the May 25 departure from Chicago, later reuniting with his daughter and taking a train to Canada where he was later located by police.
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Mauston
Wis
John J. Hoffman
Chicago
Canada
Hoffman
Juneau County
Charles P. Curran
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Curran
J. M. Jones
Robert
Rocky Arbor
Wisconsin Dells
St. Paul
Janice
Melville
Saskatchewan
Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Hythe
Alberta
Edmonton
Haitian Publisher Killed in Downtown Haiti as Suspect Mob Kills
Port au Prince report says a Haitian publisher was slain on a downtown street yesterday. A short time later angry mobs wrested his alleged assassin from police and killed him.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Auto Light Strike Keeps Picket Lines At Plant
The Electric Auto-Lite labor dispute remains unresolved as management and union positions hold after federal conciliator efforts. About 2,200 Local 396 UAW-CIO members walk out at 7 am Wednesday, with 50 pickets patrolling. The strike affects 2,400 plant workers, increasing La Crosse employment disruptions to over 3,800.
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Electric Auto-Lite
Soviet Tightening Grip Rumors Circulate in Eastern Europe
Washington officials weigh rumors of Soviet troop movements in Romania and Bulgaria and talks of annexing Romania and Bulgaria or reoccupying Czechoslovakia. Officials view a shift toward military action as unlikely but possible if Yugoslavia moves against Albania.
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Washington
Eastern
Europe
Romania
Bulgaria
Russia
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Wisconsin approves nine day one deer season plan
The Wisconsin Conservation Commission, by a four to two vote, approved a nine day deer season from November 20 to 28 allowing hunting of does fawns and bucks. If signed by Acting Gov. Oscar Rennebohm the measure could open up to 300 000 hunters statewide. The plan aims to reduce an overgrown herd while reserving future closed refuges in collaboration with local clubs. Open rifle seasons cover 27 counties and shotgun hunts cover 19 counties with a 200 foot road buffer.
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Madison
Wis
Oscar Rennebohm
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Douglas Hunt
Wautoma
Deer Bay
Commission
Wisconsin Outdoors
W. J. P. Aberg
J. A. Riege
St. Croix Falls
Arthur Molstad
Milwaukee
Hunt
Charles F. Smith
Wausau
J. O. Moreland
Hayward
Adams
Ashland
Bayfield
Burnett
Ippewa
Clark
Douglas
Eau Claire
Florence
Forest
Iron
Jackson
Juneau
Langlade
Lincoln
Marinette
Monroe
Oconto
Oneida
Price
Rusk
Sawyer
Taylor
Vilas
Washburn
Wood
Barron
Buffalo
Columbia
Crawford
Dunn
Grant
Iowa
la Crosse
Marathon
Marquette
Pepin
Pierce
Polk
Portage
Richland
St. Croix
Sauk
Shawano
Trempealeau
Waupaca
Washara
Russians Draw Up Constitution For Republic in Berlin Crisis
Communist leaders in Berlin announce a two year plan to tie the city to the Soviet occupation zone and draft a German republic constitution. Western allies intensify coal airlift to Berlin as the fuel shortage deepens factory operations, while disputes over air traffic control continue.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfurt
ADN
United States
Berlin Air Safety Center
U. S
Centennial Chorus Rehearsal Set for Wednesday
The chorus will hold a rehearsal Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Washburn school auditorium with the Centennial chorus preparing for upcoming events.
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Washburn School
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