Wisconsin GOP demands Hugh Scott resign as national chair
Wisconsin Republicans press for the removal of Hugh Scott from the national chair. The state committee adopts a resolution calling on Scott to resign to allow party unity and reorganization after a recent defeat. Wayne Hood of La Crosse leads the move with Higley reaffirming leadership changes.
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Hugh Scott
Wayne Hood
Scott
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Republican Campaign
National Republican Committee
GOP
Thomas E. Coleman
National Party Strategy Committee
National Party
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Republican National Committee
Succg
H. V. Higley
Marinette
State Party Command
Last Fail
Higley
Coleman
L. R. Watson
H. A. Meyer
Shawano
Lees Chemical
Hood
Lillian Crandall
Superior
Phil Stauff
Henry Ringling
Baraboo
Five youths killed in St. Louis County crash
A convertible coupe rear ended a trailer carrying hogs and cattle on U S 66 near Lindbergh Road just before 1 am. Driver John Meiners 18 perished along with Richard Krech 18 Patricia Hughes 17 Marlene Maurer 17 and Margaret Postal 16. Trainee Francis Till 29 of Springfield MO was uninjured. Vehicle did not roll over. Witnesses say speed was about 60 mph. Gerald C. Sullivan entering a religious order.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis County
John F Meiners
Richard Krech
Patricia Ann Hughes
Marlene Maurer
Margaret Postal
Francis A. Till
Springfield
Highway Patrol
U. S. Highway 66
Lindberg Road
Gerald C. Sullivan
Luciano Charged With Leaving Rome After Deportation
In Rome Charles “Lucky” Luciano must depart after authorities find no ties to past New York vice activities. Luciano, deported three years ago, is ordered to leave the Italian capital by Monday.
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Rome
Charles
Lucky
Weather outlook for La Crosse and vicinity
Local forecast shows generally fair conditions with sunshine. Temperature forecast around 72 degrees for the day and water at 72 degrees. brief, unclear notes reference inhabitants and a sack.
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la Crosse
Army Suspends Top Generals in Contract Award Probe
The army suspended Maj. Generals Alden H. Waitt and Herman Feldman amid investigations into alleged influence in military contract awards. Secretary Gordon Gray cited lack of judgment and propriety and said both officers will receive hearings as the probe continues.
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Army
Washington
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
National Military Establishment
Gordon Gray
Alden Harry Waitt
Senate Committee
Inspector General of the Army
Senate
Waitt
Feldman
Gray
General Waitt
General Feldman
Helm
City plan panel splits on zoning requests and parcel sale
The city plan commission in regular session issued one approval and one rejection of zoning changes and took no action on another. They recommended closing a 50 by 100 foot semicircle on 22nd drive to allow council disposal to nearby property owners who sought it.
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City Plan Commission
22Nd Drive
Adams Street
Highway 33
Common Council
Seventh
la Crosse Streets
Oscar Gullord
A. L. Wunderlich
Plan Commission Ac
Brothers Held For Murder In Farm Love Triangle
CROOKSTON Minn Two young brothers and a 33 year old farm woman were held Saturday in the slaying of the woman's husband. County Attorney said the trio would be arraigned on first degree charges. The accused are Egil Kjelia 21 and his 19 year old brother Martin and Mrs Carl Baglien who sought freedom from her husband to marry Egil. Sheriff said Mrs Baglien offered Martin $540 to kill her husband. The exact terms were not disclosed.
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Crookston
Minn
F. H. Stadsvold
Eh K
Kjelia
Martin
Carl Baglien
Torkel Utson
Tomah Man Dies From Burns In Fire At Home
A 40 year old Tomah man Ver non Brown who has been paralyzed from the hips down since an accident two years ago died Saturday of burns received in a fire at his home. He was in his bedroom when the fire started. The origin of the blaze was not determined. Police Chief Wallace Brown removed the burned man from the home soon after the fire was reported. The man died in an ambulance while en route to a Sparta hospital.
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Tomah
Wis
Vernon Brown
Wallace Brown
Sparta
Pope Receives Snyder at Private Vatican Audience
Pope Pius XII welcomed John W. Snyder United States secretary of the treasury for a private audience at the Vatican. No details of discussion were released.
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Pope
Snyder
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
John W. Snyder
Young Polio Victim Taken to Madison Hospital
Two year old Dixie Jean Compton of Valley was moved to an Madison orthopedic hospital after polio struck her four weeks ago. Her father, stationed with the army in Germany, arrived home July 8 on a 30 day leave due to the illness.
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Dixie Jean Compton
Orval Compton
Valley
Madison
Germany
Army
Presidential board to study fourth round wage demands in steel dispute
A three member presidential fact finding panel appointed by President Truman will study whether there should be a fourth round of postwar wage increases in the steel industry. The board plans a planning session Monday and its findings by August 30. The 60 day truce remains in effect through September 14.
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Truman
Washington
John R. Steelman
White House
Philip Murray
CIO
Idustry
U. S. Steel
Carroll R. Daugherty
Northwestern University
Samuel I. Rosenman
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
Mr. Truman
Murray
U. S
Sidetrack May Aid Program By Allowing Arms From Surplus
Senator George indicated the senate may sidetrack President Truman's 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms plan by authorizing the army to arm Europe from surplus stocks. The move could be done by resolution without full debate on the main program as Atlantic defense fears mount against possible Soviet attack.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate
Truman
Europe
Seatee
Atlantic
Russia
Congress
United States
Donnell
Missouri
Flanders
Vermont
Jenner
Indiana
Kem
Langer
North Dakota
Malone
Nevada
Taylor
Idaho
Taft
Ohio
Watkins
Utah
Wherry
Nebraska
Young
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Model Plane Derby Planned by Plymouth Dealers
Enthusiasts invited to the first annual model airplane contest at the old Salter site Sunday. Local sponsors R C Cheney Co Johnson Motor Co and Low Motor Co back the All American derby with gas engine speed stunt and scale classes plus jet categories. Junior and senior stunt groups prize trophies. Ed Conrad to fly an A B 17 with six foot wingspan and four and a half foot length.
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Old Salter Rn
Plymouth
R. C. Cheney Co
Johnson Motor Co
Low Motor Co
America
Arthur Millard
Robert McGee
Ed Conrad
Chicago Man Sues Northwest For Death Of Wife and Children
Chicago perfume salesman Stephen Wanecke sues Northwest Airlines for 45000 in damages over the August crash that killed his wife Orpha 37 and their daughters Lynn 4 and Meredith 1 among 37 victims near the Wisconsin river bluffs while en route to Minneapolis. He claims the pilot ignored warnings and flew into a storm.
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Chicago
Northwest Airlines, Inc
Orpha Wanecke
Lynn
Meredith
Northwest
Intiatep River Bluffs
Soutte City
Wis
Stephen Wanecke
Factory in Scotland Makes Perfumed Blouses
A Glasgow factory makes blouses with built in perfume. Cloth from Lancashire and fragrance is impregnated so it lasts for months. Varieties include jasmine gardenia poppy lavender lily of the valley and lilac.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Lancashire
Irving Charged in Union Funds Diversion Case
Leonard Irving Democratic representative from Missouri’s fourth district and two co-defendants face an accounting petition by Hod Carriers Local 264 members alleging a conspiracy to divert union funds since 1946. The suit claims treasury money financed motor cars for Irvings personal use and seeks a full accounting of all funds withdrawn.
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Union
Irving
Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Congress
Truman
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
Rep. Irving
Missouri
Roy E. Livingston
Alvin Butcher
There Better Be Gold In Them That Hams
Robert H Garrett plans to recoup the $400 cost of his 26 pigs after they consumed corn and turnips at the Lancaster county farm of Mr and Mrs Consulman. The state superior court valued the loss at a fixed price for livestock feed.
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Philadelphia
Robert H. Garrett
Garrett
State Superior Court
Lancaster County
James Consulman
Vote on new wage offer at Northland Greyhound strike
Northland Greyhound workers in eight states and Manitoba will vote by mail on a new wage proposal after negotiations were recessed. The walkout, begun April 27, idled over 450 buses and 1,300 workers of a 10,000 mile system. The union seeks 15 cents an hour more and 0.5 cent per mile extra for drivers. The company had offered 10 cents and 0.35 cents per mile.
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Minneapolis
Northland Greyhound Bus Company
Canada
Conciliation Service
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Wisconsin
Montana
Manitoba
Northland
AFL Street, Electrical Railway and Motor Coach Union
Orginal Company
CIA reports 32 visa holders linked to foreign spy activity
CIA director Hillenkoetter told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee that 32 of 100 foreign representatives who entered the United States have records of spy work abroad. The panel also heard about 21 individuals tied to active Communist organization activity overseas.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
CIA
Intelligence Agency
Communist Party
Adm
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Hillenkoetter
United States
FBI
McCarran
D-Nev
State Department
Tom Clark
United Nations
New York
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary
Treason Charges Face Catholics Obeying Pope
In Prague the Communist party urged liquidation of the church as part of its drive to control religious life. Justice Minister Cepicka warned that enforcing Vatican excommunication of Communists would be treason, while Archbishop Beran faced treason accusations amid a broader push to government oversight of churches and pastors.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Church
Alexei Cepicka
Josef Beran
Cepicka
Beran
Central Action Committee
National Front
Vatican
Pius XII
Vatican City
L’osservatore Roman
Fiery Rail Union Leader A F Whitney Dies at 76
Cleveland obituary for Alexander Fell Whitney 76 long time president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen who died at home after a day in office and an evening with friends. He shaped policy during Roosevelt and Truman eras and led a major labor clash in 1946.
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Cleveland
Alexander Fell Whitney
United States
Brotherhood of Railroad
Bay Village
Dorothy Mae
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whitney
Buenos Aires
Truman
Miece
Brotherhood
Congress
Brotherhood Treasury
Labor
Joseph Leonard Whitney
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Illinois Central Railroad
Call Rail Strike San Francisco July 22
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called a strike against the Pacific lines of the Southern Pacific railroad in San Francisco at 6 p m July 22 over a dispute on the number of brakemen to be employed.
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San Francisco
Brotherhood of Railroad
Pacific Lines
Southern Pacific Railroad
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SS Lee
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Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
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Hoey
D-Nc
Coopera
Pentagon
New York Herald Tribune
William P. Rogers
Senate Group
Plan Commission
Tomah Man
Harold W. Ward
Sen. George
Greyhound
By Richard Kasischke
A. F. Whitney
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Motive Engineers
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