Leopold Offers Throne To Baudouin In Move To Avert Civil War
Premier Jean Duvieusart announced that King Leopold has offered to temporarily delegate royal powers to Crown Prince Baudouin if the opposition Socialists withdraw their demands. The move comes as the crisis after Leopold's return from exile threatens civil conflict, with anti Leopoldist marches and lethal clashes reported in Liege.
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Leopold
Baudouin
Brussels
Belgium
Jean Duvieusart
Duvieusart
Max Buset
T Laeken
Liege
Buset
Abdication pressure mounts as Leopold faces crisis in Belgium
Demonstrations swell with about 2500 anti Leopold marchers heading to Brussels amid a powderkeg mood. Strikes widen across Antwerp Ghent and Brussels as Spaak warns abdication may come too late to avert further violence after riot fears.
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Leopold
Brussels
Belgium
Antwerp
Ghent
Paul-Henri Spaak
Buset
Spaak
Socialist
AEC reports record output in six months
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a record six month output of explosive material for bombs and a heightened program across all forms of atomic weapons including the hydrogen bomb. Production of uranium-235 and plutonium reached the highest rate in project history as it studied atomic poison weapon possibilities.
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Washington
Tomic Energy Commission
Congress
Atomic Agency
Roea Dihrezdaortt
AEC
Youngsters Save Family From Fire in Milwaukee Home
Two youths, Dale Duckert age 10 and Garry Duckert age 14, alerted their seven-member family to a Sunday fire at their two story Milwaukee home. The blaze caused about 1300 dollars in damage to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Duckert. The boys notified the rest of the family and then summoned the fire department.
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Milwaukee
William Duckert
Dale Duckert
Garry
Storekeeper Demonstrates Hoarding Tactics In Alabama
ANNISTON Ala Joel Winfrey the manager of an Annis ton store split sheets onto two signs to curb hoarding One sign offered sheets for those in need at 2 each with a four sheet limit The other advertised sheets for hoarders at 259 each with no limit He noted customers have not bought more than two sheets at a time since the signs appeared two days ago.
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Anniston
Ala
Joel Winfrey
County Draftees to Board for Pre Induction Exams
Forty two La Crosse county men will leave Sunday morning August 6 for pre induction physical examinations in Minneapolis as part of the supplementary quota ordered by Lieut Col Bertley Courtenay. The 27 men on the regular quota depart August 18 for examinations in Minneapolis. Only one man, Jack Sylvester Randels, remains unaccounted for and is to contact the local board at room 208 Federal Building. Married men in 1 cat are urged to verify their classification with the board.
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la Crosse County
Minneapolis
Bertley Courtenay
Madison
Delores Schultz
Schultz
Truman Seeks Standby Price Wage Powers For Front War Aid
Washington leaders weigh giving President Truman standby authority to impose price and wage ceilings and begin rationing. The House schedules a vote on the administration bill Tuesday while some Democrats caution against overreach. Senate Democrats and top leaders discuss options as sentiment grows for broader controls.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Pres. Truman
House
Truman
Rep. Kunkel
R-Pa
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Rayburn
Mr. Truman
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
McCormack
Massa
Second division at McCoy in World War II
The Second division famed as Indian head with motto Second to None trained at Camp McCoy during both World Wars. It landed on D-Day plus one at Omaha Beach and fought across Europe, earning numerous awards and enduring 337 days in combat. The Sparta Wisconsin Gov. Rennebohm Governor's Day review noted 6500 troops in drizzle.
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McCoy
Korea
la Crosse
Coulee
Camp McCoy
France
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Michigan
Divison
Northern Ireland
Wales
Cardiff
Omaha Beach
D-Day
Rainy Parade Honors 32nd Division at Camp McCoy
Guardsmen of the 32nd division marched in heavy rain at Camp McCoy with Gen. Hill and Gov. Rennebohm observing. A shelter was filled as parents and friends watched. The governor met officers for a noon lunch before flying to Madison. The crowd swelled Sparta hotels and restaurants ran at capacity.
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Sparta
Wis
32Nd
Oscar Rennebohm
Jim Dan Hill
S. B. Slaughter
New Richmond
Arcadia
Madison
Rennebohm
Phil Drotning
Wisconsin
32Nd Division
Hill
WO Richard Richter
Badger
Richter
Wisconsin National Guard
Camp McCoy
Oscar Renfiebohm
John F. Mullen
Paul B. Clemens
Allen
66Th Fighter Wing
Illinois National Guard
George C. Sherman
Archibald Mixson
724Th Engineers
Escaping County Jail Prisoners Captured
Two of four fugitives from the county jail were recaptured while three remained at large. Guy Hanson 20 was caught near the La Crosse river marsh. Joseph Bechen 17 was arrested in La Crescent after being spotted by Constable Clarence Vetsch. Hanson faces trial for breaking and entering. Bechen had prior charges. Kolacinski and Blackstone, both 17 from Milwaukee, remain at large after earlier attempts and a May 14 assault incident led to six months’ sentences for an assault in county court.
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Tribune
Raffles
Lamp
la Crescent
Minn
Guy Hanson
Black River
la Crosse River
Vern Lamp
Joseph Bechen
la Crosse
Clarence Vetsch
Bechen
Vetsch
la Crosse County
John Kolacinski
Robert Blackstone
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Seils
West Avenue
Green Bay Street
Beden
Kolacinski
Blackstone
Liberty Street
River Junction
Reds Capture Base West Of Pusan In Korean War
U S forces under Maj Gen Laurence B Keiser landed with tanks to bolster lines as North Korean Reds shift pressure westward Chinju fell 55 miles west of Pusan leaving allied base near shrinkage. Dispatches say up to 200000 Reds surged, with two divisions leading the flanking move.
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Tokyo
S. Second Infantry Division
Laurence B. Keiser
Korea
MacArthur
Chinju
Pusan
U. S
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
United States
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Yongdok
Hamchang
AEC Safety Record Praised Despite Fatalities
The Atomic Energy Commission reported that in eight years of atomic energy operations two workers have been killed and 13 injured. The record was described as the radiation safety record of eight years being a cause for pride, with details on protective methods included in the semi annual report.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Commission
Weather notes and pool temperature for La Crosse area
In La Crosse and vicinity the sky clears to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with slightly cooler temperatures. Lows drop to 58 tonight and highs reach 78 Tuesday. The municipal pool water stood at 72 degrees on Monday.
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la Crosse
B 29s Smash Huge Red Nitrogen Plant
Eighty five percent of the Chosen Nitrogen Chemical Co munitions plant at Hungnam North Korea was effectively damaged by a Sunday B 29 raid Far East air force said Monday night.
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Tokyo
Chosen Nitrogen Chemical Co
Hungnam
North Korea
Far East Air Force
MacArthur Meets Chiang in Formosa War Council
General Douglas MacArthur and top commanders arrive at Chiang Kai-shek's Formosan retreat for a war council on China's role in Asian conflicts. An informed source says Chiang may offer 33,000 Nationalist troops for Korea and seek a more active anti communist war effort.
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Taipei
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Korea
Truman
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Mac Arthur
McCarthy Says State Dept Sabotaged Korea Armament Plan
Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy told 4,500 at an Izaak Walton picnic that a congressional bill to arm South Korea was sabotaged by the State Department and accused Secretary of State Acheson of aiding a disaster for America and victory for communism. He cited minimal spending and criticized Western Germany policy as Russia builds a stronger eastern force while the West remains weak.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
McCarthy
South Korea
State Department
Truman
State Acheson
America
East
Congress
Korea
Acheson
Germany
Russia
Democrats
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
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Brest
Eighth Corps
Siegfried Line
Rohr Dams
Guardsmen
Hansen
Reds
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By Spencer Mooi
S. Korea
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