Radioactive Areas Found Across Northern Michigan
About 150 radioactive spots were found in Michigan’s northern peninsula during a May 30 to June 21 air survey using a DC-3 with 19 geiger counters. The Interior Department cautioned many sites may contain thorium or other materials, not uranium, and ground prospecting will determine actual value.
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Detroit
Michigan
Department of Interior
Department
Atomic Energy Program
Marquette County
Baraga County
Dickingon County
Chapman
Republic
Lake Michigamme
Marquette-Dickinson County
Gwinn
Palmer
Henderson
Turn
Pusan Port Of Destiny For UN Forces
Pusan on Korea’s southeast coast becomes a vital UN port for holding back Communist advances. Its natural harbor and rugged hills shield entry, with Mok To island guarding approaches to anchorage, making it key for Allied build up of men and matériel.
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Pusan
United Nations
Korea
Pagan
Japan
Shimonoseki
Honshu
Gis
National Geographic Society
Mok To
U. S
Patton Widow Praises Korean Commanders in Letter
Mrs. George S. Patton Jr says General Patton trusted the Korean front leaders Gen. W. H. Walker and Maj. Gen. H. R. Gay to win the war with adequate supplies. She blames American delays for casualties and recalls Patton’s view on future Soviet actions.
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Boston
George S. Patton, Jr
Korea
W. H. Walker
H. R. Gay
Boston Herald
Patton
Luxemurg
Yugoslavia
Seven Year Old Found After West Side Neighborhood Search
A seven-year-old girl, Joan Lapinskas, was found in an alley after a west side neighborhood search. The missing second grader had last been seen Friday night and told a neighbor she feared a scolding if she returned home.
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Chicago
Joan Lapinskas
C Rede
Bernice Buckley
Joan
Netherlands firm to build Nijmegen brick plant for American homes
A Dutch company announces plans to set up a brick plant in Nijmegen to produce face brick sized for the American home-building market. The project leverages abundant clay claimed to last a century and aims to supply the U S construction sector.
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Netherlands
Nijmegen
PIO Complains Of Troop Story In Korea War Coverage
Tokyo report says Col. M. P. Echols, Gen. MacArthur’s public information chief, objects to disclosure that fresh U S troops came from Okinawa bases. He urges reporters to use discretion but says censorship is impossible. He cites Reuters and others for publishing the claim.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S
Okinwa
Col
M. P. Echols
Echols
United States
Reuters
London
Okinawa
South Korea
Pilgrimage Preview in La Crosse Features Travel Films
Representatives of Trans World Airlines and American Express will present colored sound movies in La Crosse about the countries on the Diocesan Fall pilgrimage leaving New York on September 1. Henry Diekmann and Thomas Carlin of Minneapolis will show the film answer questions and offer tips at the Linker hotel dining hall Monday at 8 30 p m. The public may attend free of charge. They say the Korean War will not affect plans and reservations are still welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans- World Airlines
American Express Co
la Crosse
New York
Henry Diekmann
Thomas Carlin
Minneapolis
Linker Hotel
Judge Sets Aside Case Of Widow Killed Mate
In Oshkosh Wisconsin Circuit Judge Helmuth F Arps set aside a jury verdict and dismissed the case of Mrs Jacqueline Meyer widow of Javonne Meyer who was killed Sept 16 1949 when his car hit a Soo Line freight locomotive at a crossing near Neenah The jury had awarded 21500 damages finding the engineer failed to sound his whistle and Meyer not at fault The judge reversed the findings and dismissed the complaint against the railroad
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Oshkosh
Wis
Helmuth F. Arps
Soo Line
Jacqueline Meyer
Javonne Meyer
Neenah
Meyer
Arps
Chicago Man Killed at Fairchild Collision
Fink Fink, 48, of Chicago was killed instantly and his wife Alice was critically injured when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Clifford Robedeaux of Milwaukee at the junction of highways 10 and 12 near Fairchild Wisconsin Clark County Coroner John Bergemann said Mrs Robedeaux and her passenger Mrs Lawrence Hargarten of Milwaukee sustained minor injuries and Mrs Fink was taken to Neillsville hospital
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Fairchild
Wis
Herman Fink
Chicago
Alice
Here
Clark County
John Bergemann
Fink
Clifford Robedeaux
Milwaukee
Lawrence Hargarten
Neilisville Hospital
Mecca Pilgrimages tied to Mecca pilgrimage-linked smallpox outbreak
After 1949 pilgrimages to Mecca, Hejaz in Saudi Arabia faced a severe smallpox epidemic. The report notes the region in the western Hejaz suffered with health authorities tracing transmission following the religious visits.
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Mecca
Hejaz
Saudi Arabia
Fresh Air Cheaper Land Draw Citizens to Suburbs
The Census Bureau reports that during 1940 to 1950 the 12 largest metro areas expanded more than their central cities as residents moved to suburbs for air, land, taxes, and parking. Suburban populations in Boston Los Angeles San Francisco and Pittsburgh often surpassed city populations by large margins. Metropolitan rankings differ from city size rankings, with notable shifts such as Philadelphia and Los Angeles reversing order, and Boston San Francisco Pittsburgh and St Louis showing strong suburban shares.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Census Bureau
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
Forces Hold Line as North Korea Mounts Renewed Push
U S Army and South Korean forces face a potential 90 000 strong North Korean assault along a 200 mile front. General Walker orders hold fast with reinforcements en route and declares there is no retreat or surrender. Front reports describe heavy artillery and repeated break through attempts near Hwanggan Yongdok Kochang and Yongdong as U S and allied units deter the Red drive.
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Pusan
MacArthur
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Associated Press
William R. Moore
U. S. First
Hwanggan
Moore
United States
Yongdok
Eighth Army
Kochang
U. S
First Cavalry
Yongdong
U. S. Navy
Red Army
U. S. First Cavalry
25Th Division
Walker
Hobart R. Gay
Firts Cavalry
William B. Kean
Marine
U. S. West Coast
Continuous Landing Of Troops In Korea Expected
Pentagon sees a continuing arrival of United Nations troops and matériel in Korea. An army spokesman said reinforcements from the U S are en route, denying Chinese Nationalist claims of vast captured arms and men. The South Korean navy maintains a blockade and removes small craft along Korea’s southwest coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Pentagon
Washington
Army
United Nations
First Marine
U. S
Far East
Chiang Kai-shek
Vice-Consul Shot Near Tibet Border in Tibet Incident
The U S State Department says Vice-Consul Douglas S Mackiernan was shot dead by Tibetan border guards during a trek from Communist held China. Tibet apologized calling the death a mistake after the April 13 incident was reported. A native runner reached Lhasa with the news.
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Washington
China
Himalayas
State Department
Department
Douglas S. Mackiernan
Tibet
Lhasa
Wife Delivers Split-Second Save From Fall
In New York Mrs Lazzeri sprinted to catch her husband Alfredo as he hung from a third floor window by his fingers and toppled to the pavement. The couple tumbled but remained unharmed in a dramatic rescue witnessed by their daughter.
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New York
Vatican radio cites 12000 priests killed or exiled by communists
Vatican radio reports about 12 000 Roman Catholic priests killed jailed exiled or impeded by Communist regimes in Soviet satellite states over five years. Ukraine alone counts 3600 killed and 1000 churches closed with various nations reporting deportations and incarcerations of clergy.
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Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Vatican
Ukraine
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Siberia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Girl Leaving Bus Struck By Auto Near Viroqua Wisconsin
Mary Ann Stevens 15 daughter of Elvin Stevens suffered minor injuries when struck by a car at 7 pm Saturday in front of the Stevens farm home on highway 14 three miles north of Viroqua. Witnessed by her mother the bus had just delivered her from a Lutheran Bible camp at Lake Chetek. She was taken to Vernon Memorial hospital with torn ligaments in the right leg and hip, arm bruises and a forehead injury. x rays showed no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Mary Ann Stevens
Elvin Stevens
Stevens
Highway 14
William Heiser
Ward Avenue
Vernon County
Otto Jesson
Robert Small
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Delinquent St. Louis Youths Prompt Satisfactory Explanations
Draft date notes reveal most local delinquents gave satisfactory explanations, while Washington officials withheld judgments on significance. Married registrants are urged to report and may receive consideration after appearing. those who fail could face immediate induction or have their names sent to the U S attorney for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Selective Service
Washington
U. S. Attorney
Tractor-Trailer Found With Load Of New Cars
Madison police recovered a stalled and abandoned tractor trailer loaded with four new 1950 Plymouth cars reported stolen in Milwaukee. The truck owned by C and J Driveways of Lansing Michigan valued at $9,000 had arrived by car ferry from Detroit and was found in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
C and J Driveways
Lansing Mich
Heroes Decorated by U S Eighth Army in Korea
A U S Eighth Army order in Korea honors six members of the 19th Infantry Regiment with Distinguished Service Crosses for extraordinary heroism and 13 Korean Military Advisory Group members with Bronze Star Medals for meritorious service. Posthumous DSC awarded to Maj. John M. Cook whose widow resides in Columbus Georgia.
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Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
19Th Infantry Regiment
Korean Military Advisory Board
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
John M. Cook
Columbus
Henry Sturz 93 Dies. Rites Planned in Local Service
Henry Sturz aged 93 of 110 South 20th street died Saturday noon in a local hospital. Surviving daughters Mary and Mrs. Charles Fune. Funeral services at Blaschke funeral home and St Joseph's Cathedral with Msgr Pape officiating, burial in Catholic cemetery. Rosary Monday at 7:30 p.m. Friends may visit Monday afternoon and evening.
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Henry Sturz
South 20Th Street
Mary
Charles Fune
Blaschke
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Msgr
Pape
Mrs Minnie Jacob 75 Dies in Nadine Minnesota
Minnie Jacob age 75 of Nadine Minnesota died in a local hospital Saturday. Survived by three sons Reinhard Stockton and Arthur and Arold Nadine. four daughters Olga Konichek Prairie du Chien Martha Hanson La Crosse Amanda Copper Muscatine and Grace Pitzner Nadine. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Minnie Jacob
Nadine
Minn
Reinhard
Stockton
Arthur
Arold
James
Olga) Konichek
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Edwin
Martha) Hanson
la Crosse
Fay
Amanda) Copper
Muscatine
Grace Pitzner
Infantrymen Retake Ground in Korea Counterattack
Eight volunteers from the U S Army, led by Second Lt Jim W Harris of Boaz Alabama, recaptured an operations post on the central front. The action destroyed five Russian type machine guns killed 20 to 40 enemy troops and yielded two captured telephones and 18 automatic weapons with no own losses. Major G Murch of St Louis Missouri recommended citations and Harris for the Congressional Medal of Honor. Sgt Junior Johnson of Marion South Carolina acted as platoon sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Korea
Jim W. Harris
Boaz
Ala
G. Murch
St. Louis
Harris
Junior Johnson
Marion
S. C
Navy Blue Angels Move to Combat Readiness
The Blue Angels aviation team is ordered to combat ready status after a final Dallas performance. Commanded by Lieut. Cmdr. John J. Macda, the group includes seven pilots and about twenty four maintenance personnel bound for reassignment to fleet operations on the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Blue Angels
Dallas
Tex
John J. Macda
Louisville, Ky
1086 U S Casualties Reported From Korea
Washington reports that American casualties in Korea exceeded 1000 as lists Nos. 46 and 47 pushed the total to 1086. The tally includes killed in action wounded died of wounds missing and those injured in accidents. Some missing soldiers later reached U S lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Cloudburst Flood Drowns Three in Oklahoma Near Uklaula
A cloudburst drenched eastern Oklahoma causing three drownings. A car carrying four people veered into a flooded ditch a quarter mile south of Eufaula. Victims are Mr and Mrs George Elvin Slade aged 68 and 60 from Kansas City and their 10 year old grandson Mark Slade from Austin. A second grandson Tommie, six, escaped by clinging to a door until rescued.
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Eufaula
Okla
Oklahoma
Eufaulfa
Highway Patrol
George Elvin Slade
Kansas City
Mark Slade
Austin
Tex
Tommie
Japanese firm offers Sancar three wheeler export
A Japanese company unveils the Sancar a three wheel car resembling a motorcycle with a rear carrier. The design targets export markets and emphasizes compact form for urban transport.
Bed-Check Charlie Returns as North Korea War Front Snooping
World War II veterans recall Bed-Check Charlie. now seen over South Korea in North Korean garb dropping a bomb in an empty courtyard. American patrols and jet Shooting Stars provide decisive air support, keeping Charlie from daytime sorties.
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Charlie
South Korea
Don Whitehead
Korea
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Europe
38Th Parallel
Red-Check
Pastor who aids UW students speaks at Riverside services
Guest preacher Beverill R. Abbey of First University Methodist church Madison speaks at Riverside park services at 7 30 p m on Sunday. Abbey directs the Wesley Foundation student center and has a statewide constituency. If rain, service moves to Wesley church.
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Riverside Services
Riverside Park
Beverrill R. Abbey
First University Methodist Church
Madison
Abbey
Capitol City
Wesley Foundation
Wisconsin
Methodist
Northfield
Minn
Marinette
First Church
Milwaukee
Garrett Biblcal Institute
Evanston
Northwestern University
Wisconsin Council of Churches
la Crosse
Wesley Church
Eighth
King Streets
Oshkosh Money Bag Rescue Prompts Police Return
Walter Scott lost a $350 money bag after leaving it on his car in Oshkosh. Tad Spaedtke retrieved the bag and surrendered it to police, and Scott was notified by Lieut. Weber that the money was recovered at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Walter Scott
Tad Spaedtke
Spaedtke
Norman Schein
Schein
Lieut
Orville Weber
Scott
Lieut. Weber
Census Mortgage Survey Details Financing Patterns
The census mail survey will supplement owner information and verify key mortgage data. It will measure total outstanding residential mortgage debt, show distribution by owner occupied and rental properties, compare FHA VA insured loans with conventional loans, and reveal borrower characteristics and interest rates. It aims to assess credit facilities nationwide and inform government loan programs and policy decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Some Form Of World Government Viewed
Dr. Edgar Dale of Ohio State University told the National Audio-Visual convention that some form of world government will emerge within 50 years. He tied this to how firmly people accept responsibilities and act on beliefs, stressing mass media as educational tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio
Edgar Dale
Ohio State University
Columbus
Unesco
Wisconsin Dairymen Focus on Fluid Milk Sales
Wisconsin dairymen emphasize selling fluid milk while neighboring Iowa and Minnesota producers market butterfat, highlighting regional product strategies among dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Attack Viewed As Real Thing by Army Spokesman
An army spokesman said that within hours of the Korean Communists opening their present attack it was decided this was the real thing. He disputed reports that the initial strike was merely a border raid and noted no one jumped to conclusions due to past raids. He said the decision was reached quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Youth Dives Into Water Die Of Broken Neck
William Konstanski Jr., 17, of Pound Wisconsin died early Saturday from a broken neck after diving into shallow water at Kelly Lake near Coleman. He was swimming with friends Friday night. no one saw the dive, but he was found near the dock and given artificial respiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Wis
William Konstanski, Jr
Pound
Oconto County
Konstanski
Kelly Lake
Noted Lecturer to Speak on Fatima in Necedah
NECEDAH Wis Special Stephen Breen renowned lecturer will deliver lectures on Our Lady of Fatima and Lipa at St Francis parish hall Sunday July 30 at 3 pm and 8 pm. Public invited to attend.
Pastor Faces Jury In Forcible Rape Case
The Rev. Robert J. Hansen aged 42 was bound over to the October grand jury on a forcible rape charge. Judge Hicks ordered the proceeding after a preliminary hearing. The alleged victim, Verna Capron age 32 from Berkeley California, is Hansen’s sister-in-law and testified he attacked her July 2 1949 in his home living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
Robert J. Hansen
Howard H. Hicks
Hansen
Verna Capron
Berkeley
Calif
Tractor overturn injures Dale Poppe near Caledonia
Dale Poppe aged 23 sustained chest injuries when his tractor struck a rock and overturned Tuesday while spraying weeds on the Henry Poppe farm five miles north of Caledonia Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Dale Poppe
Henry Poppe
Wilson Enters Beating Case At Eau Claire
CHippewa Falls Wis Charles M Wilson chief of the state crime laboratory was expected to arrive here to help investigate the beating of Warren R Barage Chippewa county treasurer The case marks the third attack on the 41 year old treasurer within a year He was reported in improved condition at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Charles M. Wilson
State Crime Laboratory
Warren Robarge
Chippewa County
Wilson
Airport head named at Milwaukee Gen. Mitchell field
Jack S. Hakes aged 29 from Mishawaka Indiana was appointed airport manager at Gen. Mitchell Field Saturday by Eugene A. Howard county highway commissioner and director of public works. Hakes serves as assistant manager of Bendix Field the St Joseph a oe airport at South Bend Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Jack S
Hakes
Mishawaka
Ind
Gen. Mitchell Field
Eugene A. Howard
Bendix Field
St. Joseph A Oe
South Bend
Japan completes eighteen steel ships in shipyards
In a recent month Japan announced the completion of eighteen steel vessels and the keel laying of thirty more, signaling sustained naval production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
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Breck
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Eau Claire
NIP Shipbuilding
la Crosse Monument Company
le Crosse Street
Oak Grove Cemetery
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