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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1952
Page
4
The House considers a bill extending education benefits to veterans who joined after June 27 1950. It sets monthly education allowances and on the job training stipends, with benefits paid directly to veterans for up to 36 months of training based on 144 days per year of service.
The article details rising unrest at Koje Island where 30 enclosures held Allied prisoners. Poor separation of political groups, indecisive leadership, trigger happy guards, and restricted Red Cross access fueled bloody clashes and fluctuating command.
La Crosse announces upcoming marriages for James L. Craigmile Jr. and Barbara Ruth Larson on June 4, Clayton D. Coffey and Elvera Anderson on June 1, George Shell Bond and Alberta Johnson on June 7, William Edmund Dunbar and Nancy Hamilton on June 7. The report notes Cyprus history as context.
As the state convention map unfolds, Taft holds a narrow lead over Eisenhower in several states including New Mexico and Virginia. Provisional counts show Democrats led by Kefauver in some races while others push for unpledged slates and contested delegation votes ahead of Chicago.
Police logged a single report of theft over Memorial Day. An intruder entered the hotel room of Robert Branan, an FBI agent from Minneapolis, and pilfered $47 from his wallet.
A worldwide congressional probe into the 1940 Katyn Forest massacre resumes Tuesday with hearings at the Pentagon. Rep. Madden and witnesses including Rep. Lantaff and Maj. Gen. Clayton Bissell will question the handling of the first official report received May 22, 1945, and the disappearance of documents. Two Russian witnesses are set to testify, detailing Soviet involvement and orders.
Prison officials move to quicken construction of eight stockades and twenty compounds for 80,000 North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war. Tensions ease after killings and a North Korean major’s death. Brig. Gen. Boatner faces a major test as new camp commander.
In Pusan the South Korean Assembly voted to shelve Vice President Kim Sung Soo's resignation, aligning with President Syngman Rhee. Police arrested another assemblyman, boosting weekly detentions to twelve, with eleven accused of colluding with Communists to topple Rhee. A 1907 Birmingham birthday card was delivered in West Bridgford, England.
Assemblyman Rice argues for population based representation and checks and balances in state redistricting. He notes federal precedent and cites Nevada and New York as examples to support proportionality while urging voters to approve the referendum next November.
The document names a slate of Democratic representatives from Wisconsin including Maier Pewaukee McGatti gan Rubin Rabinovitz Bacroft Doy le Reuss Biemiller McFarland Clark Proxmire and Zablocki. Alternates are designated for ten districts with pairs from Janesville Madison La Crosse and other cities. It notes Puritans objecting to May poles and mentions passage by the British parliament.
Government forecasts show unsettled conditions in the extreme north eastern quarter with cloudy skies and precipitation. A low pressure center moves east along the Canadian border driving a cold front that brings scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Milwaukee longshoremen refused to unload a shipment of newsprint for the Chicago Daily News due to a Chicago dock strike. Local 815 president John Brzek said the Lavaldoc, from Patterson Steamship Co, was headed to Fort Williams Ontario with a new manifest. The union continued unloading Milwaukee manifest cargoes, while the New York News bound for the Chicago Tribune was also being unloaded here. The Tribune cargo arrived after Chicago longshoremen refused to unload.
German observers question how new transit rules will be applied as Soviet and East German police intensify border controls around the blocks of Steinsteucken and Berlin. Allies report ongoing patrol stoppages and a deepening no man’s land as Pieck urges heightened police preparedness.
Forest W. Loasching a Sechlerville merchant died suddenly Saturday at Black River Falls after illness. He was a former buttermaker and operated a grocery and locker plant. Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs Carl Larson and Mrs Lyle West and son Forest Jr. Funeral arrangements were incomplete and Jensen Funeral Home Hixton was contacted for details.
Thomas Johnson a 44 year old Gays Mills Wisconsin resident died Friday after suffering a heart attack while fishing in a creek near Tarville. He was fishing with his son Wilford of Rockford Illinois. Johnson owned a feed store in Gays Mills and was born December 13 1907. He is survived by his wife Olga Wangen two brothers two sisters and a grandchild. Funeral services were set for 2 pm at Luther Memorial Church Gays Mills with burial at Mt Sterling.
The National Farmers Union asks members to flood Congress with letters and telegrams urging immediate legislation to boost farm price supports. It supports 100 percent parity and broad subsidies, backing Truman administration policies and Brannan plan, as many bills sit with House and Senate agriculture committees without action.
On Saturday Allied tanks and infantry attacked Communist positions then withdrew to the UN line after a nine hour foray. U S Sabre jets claimed two MIGs downed over Northwest Korea as Gen Van Fleet warned Reds could pay a heavy price for any new offensive. The region north of the Great Lakes is recovering from an ice age impact per the National Geographic Society.
Funeral services will be held Monday at Wales Wisconsin for the Rev Daniel Jenkins Williams 78 chaplain in residence at the Masonic Home and Eastern Star Hospital at Dousman A retired Presbyterian minister he died Thursday at Columbia Hospital after surgery In 59 years in the ministry he served churches in Arbor Vitae Oshkosh Stone Bank Delafield and Dousman Wisconsin Columbus Ohio and Cedar Rapids Iowa He wrote books on Welsh community history In 1915 he started hillside preaching near his Waukesha County home drawing large crowds until 1929 when the services ended
Miss Minnie Lain of 1322 Fifth Avenue South died Thursday in a local hospital after a lingering illness. She was born in La Crosse and survived by two brothers Elmer N. Lain of Chicago and Daniel A. Lain of La Crosse and one sister Mrs Ida Allen of La Crosse. Her parents and two brothers predeceased her. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Dahl Funeral Home with Rev. Mark L. Andrews. burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after 4 p.m.
Lena Schroeder, 84, died Saturday morning in Sparta. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Arthur Berg officiating. Burial will be in Bangor Cemetery.
Immanuel Lutheran School auditorium hosts graduation Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Rev William Lange of Grace Church delivering the address. Music directed by Gordon Follendorf and Gertrude Limpert. Eighth grade graduates include Larry Cooper Judith French Gretchen Groth Anita Haefner Donna Jungen William Krueger Helen Limpert Shirley Netzer Clarence Niedfeldt Barbara Phillips Gretchen Timm.
Three youths will receive federal medals for bravery and service. Margaret Galassi, 16, of Springfield Illinois saved seven children from a burning farm house. Parker E Stratt, 10, of Coral Gables Florida pulled a girl to safety from a crocodile attack. Stuart W Oberg, 17, of Millinocket Maine earned the Young American Medal for Service for his civil defense leadership and UN ECOSOC delegate work.
In Munsan Korea Allied truce delegates report no progress as meetings continue at Panmunjom. UN spokesmen say recalcitrant prisoners being brought in line undermines Red propaganda while Nam Il blames Allies for riots. Indefinite recess debated to allow reconsideration of the final truce offer.
The State Bank of Pakistan recently banned Raj Bari Bank Limited from accepting fresh deposits at any branch. The move underscores regulatory action against the private lender amid ongoing scrutiny of its operations.
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