Bice and Kohler Clash Over Wisconsin Reapportionment Plan
Assemblyman Raymond C. Bice of La Crosse urged a Yes vote on the November referendum advocating area and population based reapportionment. He challenged Gov. Walter J. Kohler who urged No, arguing Wisconsin needs constitutional revision to reflect urban growth and shifting populations from rural areas.
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Wisconsin
Raymond C. Bice
la Crosse
Walter J. Kohler
Rice
Milwaukee
Kohler
Memorial Day Toll Rises Amid Weekend Accidents
The Associated Press reports at least 262 lives lost over the Memorial Day weekend with 187 traffic deaths, 41 drownings, and 34 other causes. Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council calls the toll “stupid and criminal” and urges drivers to curb fatalities amid an estimated 35 million cars on the road. States tally whispered counts including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin with varying fatalities.
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Associated Press
Ned Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Dearborn
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Britain cuts socialized medicine charges to save costs
Britain scales down its socialized medicine program as Britons begin paying directly for certain health services including prescriptions and dental care. Churchill’s government aims to save about 20 million pounds annually, preserving the core program while shifting the funding burden.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
Milwaukee Postal Workers Face Delayed Paycheck
About 2,500 Milwaukee postal workers will not receive their regular bi monthly pay Tuesday. Local No. 3 official Elmer Podolske said the delay stems from unresolved appropriations bills in Washington. The federation's news service predicts pay may be delayed beyond next week.
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Milwaukee
Elmer Podolske
Local No. 3
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Podolski
Postal Federation
Washington, D.C
Woman Overboard Rescue By Destroyers In San Diego Harbor
Four U S destroyers from Division 11 arrived in San Diego after a woman, Miss Norma Horwigtz of Los Angeles, fell into the bay while greeting Radioman Freddie Smith of the USS Hamner. Smith jumped to save her and both were hoisted aboard.
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Calif.p
U. S
Division 11
Korea
Norma Horwigtz
Los Angeles
Freddie Smith
Hamner
Milwaukee Road camp robbery suspect beat cook's helper
Antonio Rincon, 53, was beaten with a steel piece at a railroad camp near here in what police describe as a robbery at tempt. He had both arms broken and a possible skull fracture. Police held five section hands for investigation.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Here
Antonio Rincon
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and pleasant Sunday expected in La Crosse and surrounding areas with a high of 70 degrees. Light winds across the region.
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la Crosse
Kaiser Says O Konski Will Repudiate Charges
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser announced that Rep. O Konski Wisconsin has agreed to repudiate charges that Kaiser swindles the government. O Konski agreed to wait for a sworn rebuttal by Kaiser before filing his statement in the Congressional Record. The dispute concerns Kaiser Frazer Corp and RFC contracts amid ongoing House probes into overpayments for cargo aircraft.
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O'Konski
Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Rep
O’konski
R-Wis
Congressional
Congressional Record
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Hebert
D-La
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser Enterprise
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Rights plank clash at Minnesota Democratic convention
Secretary Oscar Chapman warned the Democratic party against weakening its civil rights plank at the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention. Senator Hubert Humphrey backed Chapman and urged no compromise, recalling 1948 civil rights action and praising Eisenhower as a great American.
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ST. Paul
Minn.p
Sec. of the Interior
Oscar Chapman
Democratic Party
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Chapman
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S
Paris
Gen
Eisenhower
French War Hero Sentenced 10 Years For Bond Theft
Paris case of Antoin de Recy, WW II hero and former deputy, ends with a ten year hard labor sentence for stealing government bonds valued at about 100 million francs. He admitted guilt during the Arras bonds affair trial, with the theft detected July 19 at Arras treasury.
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Paris
Antoin de de Recy
French National Assembly
Legion of Honor
Arras
Ban on Gide writings shocks Vatican
Vatican bans all Gide works placing them on the forbidden books index alongside a front page rebuke in L Osservatore Romano. The Nobel laureate’s novels plays and essays are condemned as anti Christian and immoral amidst a wide global readership.
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Vatican City
Andrew Gide
Gide
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
France
Soviet West Relations At Lowest Level
Soviet-West relations are at their lowest point, with veteran residents in Moscow noting sharp Western moves and bitter Soviet reactions. Protests over Korea germ warfare charges and riots on Koje Island fuel tension as West Germany links with Western allies, and anticipated moves to formalize a Japan alliance promise further friction.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Korea
Koje Island
Germany
France
Japan
Italy
West Germany
Colorado Family Of 7 Cut To 1 Member In Crash Tragedy
A Colorado Springs family, the Smiths, has suffered multiple deaths over three years. Marilyn Smith, 25, and two children died Friday in a car crash. Three years earlier, three other children perished in a house fire. The sole survivor remains seriously injured.
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Colorado
Crash
Colorado Springs
Color
James W Smith
Marilyn Smith
Smith
Smiths
Expense-Paid Trips Stir GOP Faces Controversy
The plan to cover expense-paid trips for 1,206 Republican convention delegates to meet Eisenhower drew charges of bribery from Taft supporters. Eisenhower backers accused Taft forces of desperation as both camps campaign ahead of state conventions and the Chicago July 7 national gathering. Eisenhower travels from Paris to Washington and Abilene, with speeches and a news conference planned amid ongoing party contention.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Dakota
Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower National Committee
New York
Denver
Abilene
Kas
Eisenhower Committees
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Washington National Airport
Paris
Stephenville
Newfoundland
France
Western Europe
Chicago
Teenaged Boy and Uncle Plead Innocent in Wisconsin Burglary
Ben H. Botwinski, 19, and his uncle Zigmund W. Botwinski pleaded innocent to burglary and robbery charges after an alleged May 26 break in at Hermann H. Hellige’s Moon hamlet home near Wausau. They were each held on $3,000 bond, with preliminary hearings set for July 8. authorities say the pair tied and blindfolded Hellige and stole cash and an $1,800 diamond ring.
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Wausau
Ben H. Botwinski
Zigmund W. Botwinski
Marathon County
S. J. Loeffler
Botwinskis
Racine
Herman H. Hellige
Moon
Wis
Hellige
Minnesotan walks to Texas to fix name at immigration office
Antoine Kimta of Silver Lake Minnesota walked from Minneapolis to Galveston to learn why his name Kamanki was recorded as Kimta by immigration. He linked the mix to 1906 entry, claimed Polish records lack of Kamanki, and planned to clear the matter with St. Paul office. He returned home after Galveston workers pooled funds for his bus fare.
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Galveston
Tex
Minnesota
Texas
Antoine Kimta
Immigration Office
Minneapolis
U.S
Poland
Kamanki
Kimta
Silver Lake
Minn
Argonne
R. H. Glover
St. Paul
Demos Adopt Population Plan In Wisconsin Convention
Wisconsin Democratic state central committee voted unanimously to push redistricting on a strict population basis. The panel elected 16 alternate delegates and 20 district alternates to the national convention in Chicago. Kefauver delegates dominated the alternates slate with 13 of 20 district picks and 12 of 16 at large spots. Mrs Edna Bowen urged district caucuses to favor Kefauver choices first. M A Becker resigned. L O Warne was named to succeed him.
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Chilton
Wis
Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee
Chicago
Arthur ‘Treutel
Wisconsin Rapids
Kefauver
James Martin
Thiensville
Jerome Fox
Helen Barry
Milwaukee
Mildred Clark
M. A. Becker
Oconto Falls
L. O O. Warne
Green Bay
Harvey Kitzman
Racine
Alfred
Milwaukee man gets 90 day sentence in assault case
Jack B. Normile, 26, was sentenced to 90 days in county jail for assault and battery after admitting to beating a woman who uses crutches. District Judge Harvey L. Neelen handed down the sentence. A 23-year-old polio victim said Normile, whom she knew, forced entry and molested and struck her. He was arrested later at his home.
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Milwaukee
Jack B. Normile
Harvey L. Neelen
Normile
Koje Island Prison Camp’s Risky Gamble Backfires
Editor notes William Jorden’s description of conditions at Koje Island where 170000 prisoners and internees were held, later swelling to over 80000. The article details a hostage incident that spurred U N command action and reveals long neglected problems on the camp described as a failed, underfunded setup driven by optimism and indifference.
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William Jorden
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Panmunjom
U.N. Command
U.N
Koje
Italian King's Heirs to Reclaim $2 Million
Heirs of King Vittorio Emanuele III prepared to reclaim nearly $2 million in property restored by the Roman Court of Appeals. The late king died in exile in Alexandria on December 18, 1947, and female heirs began the suit in 1949, noting the expropriation law passed three days after his death.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele III
Italy
Roman Court of Appeals
Alexandria
Egypt
Republic of Italy
12 More Men Die in Korea Defense List No 576
The Defense Department identified 45 more Korea battle casualties. The new list No 576 reports 12 killed 26 wounded three missing in action and four injured.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Fisherman knocked into canal by out of control car
John Rafalowski 54 was fishing at Washington Park canal when a car from behind hit him and sent him into the water. The driver cited a defective steering mechanism and Rafalowski was hospitalized with a possible broken neck.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
John Rafalowski
Washington Park
Rafalowski
Gen Boatner cracks down on Red Chief in Korea
Brig. Gen. Haydon L Boatner ordered special custody for a North Korean officer after a prison compound demonstration at Koje Island. About 100 American and British troops used tear gas to restore order following an attempted barbed wire breach.
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Jim Becker
Koje Island
Haydon L. Boatner
Boamer
Kose
Four Moore orphans find new homes near Pittsburgh
In Michigan, four of the 11 Moore orphans left Leonard after Memorial Day to live with Pittsburgh foster families. Mary Jean 9 and Barbara 6 will join the Babbs who seek probate adoption. Jeffrey 4 and Jimmy 5 head to the Friesen home. Dr. Arnold Friesen is a psychiatrist. The remaining orphans stay to complete arrangements.
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Moore
Pittsburgh
Pontiac
Mich
Baby Michael
Park Cemetery
Murray Moore
Leonard
Mary Jean
Barbara
J. Donald Babb
Babbs
Babb
Jeffrey
Jimmy
Arnold Friesen
Royal Air
West Berlin Voices Alarm Over East German Blockade Threat
East German authorities announced new travel pass rules for Germans in the Soviet zone but traffic remained normal at Helmstedt. West Berliners feared renewed blockade as Reds tightened controls on movement near the city.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Soviet
Helmstedt
British Papers Blame U S over Koje Prisoners
London critics led by Laborites assail American bungling in handling Communist war prisoners on Koje Island Korea. They say mismanagement blocks a possible truce and urge re screening of prisoners with Chinese and North Korean oversight to resolve the stalemate.
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London
Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Times of London
U.S
Arson Suspected In Bancroft Alley-Tavern Fire
In Bancroft Wisconsin Portage County Sheriff Henry Duda said arson is suspected after a blaze destroyed a building housing a tavern and bowling alley. Joe Casper estimated $18000 in damage and he and his wife were forced from their second floor apartment. Firefighters prevented the fire from reaching the nearby post office ten feet away. The structure burned in just over an hour and the sheriff planned to seek state fire marshal investigation.
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Bancroft
Wis
Portage County
Henry Duda
Joe Casper
Plainfield
Almond
Hancock
Duda
Beissel Faces Fine After Accosting Girl
Milwaukee court heard Elmer C. Beissel, 22, accused of accosting an 18 year old girl Friday. She turned away but he persisted and received a date with the judge and a $25 fine.
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Milwaukee
Elmer C. Beissel
Elmer
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