City Leaders Praise Decision For Purchase Of Auditorium Site
City officials and civic leaders praise the Friday night council decision to acquire property for the Mary E. Sawyer auditorium in the Fourth to Sixth Vine and Pine area. The $650,000 project is hailed as a step forward for La Crosse’s civic center with plans to appoint a committee to recommend an architectural firm.
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Mary E. Sawyer
Fourth
Sixth, Vine and Pine Streets
Henry J. Ahrens
City of la Crosse
Wis
City
la Crosse
Ahrens
Robert A. Farnam
Lynn van Zandt
James G. Peterson
Charles Buchmann
Oscar Harebo
Harry Newburg
Melvin Olson
Walter Roth
Carl Schnick
Grant Thrune
Arthur to Speak in La Crosse at Democratic Meeting
Democratic candidate for state attorney general Robert W. Arthur will attend La Crosse's county Democratic committee meeting Tuesday at 8 p m. Leaders include county chairman Lee Svett and other local candidates. Arthur, Dane county district attorney since 1948, seeks the AG post being vacated by Thomas E. Fairchild who runs for the U S Senate.
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Robert W. Arthur
la Crosse
Democratic Committee
Lee Svett
Arthur
Dane County
Thomas E. Fairchild
Fairchild
U. S. Senate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Office of Price Administration
Milwaukee
Opa
Midwest
Phi Delta Phi
West Salem voters reject unified school district plan
In a special Saturday election residents of West Salem townships and village voted 475 against and 244 for unifying the district. Voters in Greenfield largely supported returning to the old individual district plan, while ballots were light elsewhere. A circular drop by airplane urged a vote against consolidation as discussions continued on future reorganization with county school officials.
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West Salem Unified
West Salem
Barre
Hamilton
Bangor
Washington
Burns, Shelby
Greenfield
Campbell
Flying Mars Lands Safely On 2 Engines
The 8215 ton Caroline Mars, world's largest flying boat, made a dramatic 480 mile climb from Honolulu to Alameda naval air station on only two usable engines. With one engine faulty, crew fought strain as they descended from 7000 to 1000 feet near the Golden Gate. Rescue escort kept pace while crews jettisoned ballast and gear, finally arriving safely with 15 aboard including a navy nurse and four passengers.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Alameda Naval Air Station
San Diego
Golden Gate
A. C. Snyder
Mars
Cmdr. Snyder
Coast Guard
The
Dawn Infantry Action Repulses North Korean Crossing
American troops repulsed a North Korean infantry crossing of the Kum River northwest of Taejon before dawn as air attacks aided defense along the river through Saturday night and early Sunday. The number of Reds crossing remained unclear.
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North Korea
Kum River
Taejon
Wartime controls face wary Senate opposition
Washington reports that Democratic and Republican senators contend sweeping wartime price wage and rationing controls are premature amid Korea. Sen. George of Georgia warns against action now while Sen. Connally of Texas doubts need. President Truman favors voluntary allocations over mandatory limits to direct steel and war materials to aircraft and weapon production.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Taft
R-O
Truman
Ban Lifted On War Reporters Front Coverage
The army barred U S correspondents Tom Lambert of the Associated Press and Peter Kalischer of United Press from the South Korean front on Saturday. Gen MacArthur lifted the ban today saying he has full confidence in their judgment and that they are old friends. Walton H Walker had authority to impose censorship but the matter was under study at Walker's field headquarters with possible censorship if deemed necessary.
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U. S
MacArthur
Tom Lambert
Associated Press
Peter Kalischer
United Press
Lambert
Kalischer
Walton H. Walker
Korea
Group backs Thompson for governor in Milwaukee endorsement
The citizens' nonpartisan conference for political education on Saturday endorsed Carl W. Thompson Stoughton as Democratic candidate for governor. The farm labor coalition then voted not to endorse any more state office candidates until after the September 19 primary.
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Milwaukee
Citizens’ Nonpartisan Conference For
Carl W. Thompson Stoughton
Juneau County Car Crashes Result In Fines
Two driving violations sparked Friday and Saturday accidents in Juneau county with over $2,000 in property damage. Ben Kirvelaitis 30 Camp McCoy pleaded guilty to drunken driving and license violation, fined 125 plus costs and handed to army for AWOL and stolen property. John W Earl Jr 19 West Chicago was fined 25 and costs for improper lane driving after a collision with O M Moon 64 Rockford. Moon sustained arm leg and chest injuries. Mrs Moon also injured.
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Mauston
Wis
Juneau County
Corp
Ben Kirvelaitis
Camp McCoy
Duane Naklovsky
Kirvelaitis
William R. Curran
Army
John W. Earl, Jr
West Chicago
O. M. Moon
Rockford
Stowaway Kittens Return Home After Aerial Jaunt
CHICAGO a pair of two month old stowaway kittens from Greenfield Indiana survived a 179 mile flight in the retractable landing gear of a small plane. They rode from Greenfield to Meigs Field where an airport attendant found them under the wheel well. The plane owned by Dr E V Adams of Orlando Florida stopped at Greenfield en route to Chicago. Adams planned to return the kittens to their owner Rosemary Adams after refueling.
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Chicago
Greenfield
Ind
Meigsfield
Lake Michigan
Lake Front
E. V. Adams
Orlando
Fla
Rosemary
Adams
Amelia Pierson
Florida
French Cheese Gains Flavor Edge On State
Milwaukee report quotes Jean Marius Gatheron of Paris as leader of a French dairymen group studying U S dairy methods under A I D sponsorship. He says French cheese is more flavorly due to longer experience and heritage, and notes France makes over 400 kinds with vintages. The group plans visits to Minnesota next.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
French Ministry of Agriculture
Jean Marius Gatheron
Paris
Gatheron
Minnesota
United Nations War News From Front Lines And Washington
Across the Korean front American troops with bombers harry North Korean thrusts near Taejon while defense holds. In Washington President Truman weighs a partial mobilization and congressional funding, while Gen. Collins and officials promise hopeful outcomes amid casualties estimates. In Moscow Stalin issues a first state reply to Nehru on Korea.
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Washington
U. S
Oil Barge Explodes Near Albany Dock
An oil barge loading kerosene exploded Saturday night at the Esso Standard docks on the Hudson River five miles south of Albany. Firemen brought the blaze under control in about two hours. No injuries were reported. One crew member aboard the barge and several Esso officials on the dock escaped.
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Albany
N. Y
Esso Standard
Hudson River
Esso
Local Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area
Cloudy start Sunday morning with clearing by noon. Cooler conditions expected late Sunday with a high near 78. The forecast covers La Crosse and nearby regions with mainly dry skies and mild temperatures.
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la Crosse
Collins vows to hold Korea until reinforcements arrive
General J Lawton Collins said U S ground forces will stay in Korea until enough reinforcements arrive to push back the North Korean invaders He discounted any idea the army could be pushed into the sea and praised morale while noting heavy weapons and tanks are being rushed to the battle line He expressed confidence the situation can be stabilized and the Reds driven out eventually not predicting a time frame.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Rep. van Zandt
Japan
Truman
Far Pacific
Collins
United States
Wallace Backs Korean Stand in U N War Clash
Wallace declared support for the United States and the United Nations in the Korean conflict at South Salem New York. He split with Progressive party leaders who ran him in 1948, saying the United Nations sanctions require siding with the country. He urged strong UN measures to end the Korean war and admission of Communist China.
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South Salem
N. Y
Henry A. Wallace
United States
United Nations
Korea
Progressive Party
U. S
Russia
Wallace
New York
National Committee
The
China
Truman
Formosa
Stalin Replies To Korean War Mediation Request
Moscow reports Stalin sent a personal message to Indian Prime Minister Nehru regarding the Korean fighting. The note contents were not disclosed. Nehru had offered to mediate, and a reply was delivered to the Indian ambassador by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko. A Nehru message to U S Secretary of State Acheson was also noted with indications he sought a peaceful settlement and mediation if invited by both sides.
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Moscow
Stalin
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
S. Radakrishnan
Andrei A. Gromyko
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Gromyko
U. S
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Nearu
Bradley police chief injured by accidental pistol discharge
KANKAKEE Harry Stutz, head of Bradley police, bent to inspect a leaky valve when a borrowed .38 pistol slipped from his holster and fired. The bullet grazed his head, puncturing his cap. treated at a hospital and released. He blamed a defective safety catch and said he would not carry borrowed guns again.
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Kankakee
Harry Stutz
Bradley
Long Range Bombers Sit Out Korean War Strategy
The United States ultra long-range B-36 bombers, designed for strategic retaliation, are not used in Korea. Airmen say no indication of action unless wider involvement or testing under combat conditions. In Korea there are few strategic bombing targets beyond oil refineries and rail centers, so the B-36s would be for distant targets rather than island warfare.
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Washington
United States
America
Korea
Republic
Planes Scout Seas Over Formosa Defense War Press
Gen MacArthur announced U S naval planes conducted aerial reconnaissance along the South China coast and Formosa to deter a Chinese Communist attack. The operation aims to prevent Nationalist air or sea actions against the Communist mainland while Truman directs Seventh Fleet to shield Formosa and urge restraint by Nationalists.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S
South China Sea
Formosa
Truman
Seventh Fleet
North Korean Crossing Under Fire Near Taejon
Communist forces attacked across the Kum river under heavy fire from tanks and mortars. Farther west a second strike pushed back American river defenses. No late word on fighting north of Taejon. Troops reportedly moved south toward the Kum estuary as U S infantry and constant bombing checked the advance.
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Kum
Taejon
Associated Press
Tokyo
U. S
Kum River
Truman to Ask Congress for Limited Mobilization Funds
Washington report says President Truman will send a special message to Congress midweek seeking funds and authority for a partial mobilization covering personnel and war production to handle the Korean crisis and Western Russian emergency. Decisions on exact steps hinge on his Tuesday actions. high officials say it stops short of full war footing. Generals Collins and Vandenberg briefed the president after returning from Korea, with Blair House discussions Monday indicating no further announcements.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
High Administration
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
J. Lawton Collins
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Army
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Korean
Blair House
Collins
Vandenberg
C.S.T
Defense Johnson
Stephen Early
Navy
Air Force
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
London
Nehru
Stalin
Acheson
China
United Nations
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Thompson
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