Ike Leaves Army Career for Political Life After 37 Years
Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Washington to say farewell to arms ending a 37 year Army career with two stints as supreme commander in Europe. He faces a bitter Republican primary while engaging in talks at the White House with Truman and defense leaders prior to a Pentagon news conference.
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Defense
Robert Lovett
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Washington
Europe
Republican Party
Robert A. Taft
Paris
Truman
Pentagon
Ike's Home Town Contains Ideal Political Ingredients
Abilene Kansas frames Dwight D Eisenhower's rise as campaign theater. An ideal Midwestern setting with a white frame house now a shrine, 50 000 admirers expected for a Wednesday arrival parade and a nationally televised speech. Eisenhower hosts delegates and media in Abilene while others gather elsewhere.
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Oklahoma
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Denver
Taft Criticizes U.S. Air Power And Foreign Policy
Senator Robert A. Taft argues a strong air power core is needed to defend North America and threaten Russia, criticizing Eisenhower and the Truman-Acheson policy. He accuses the administration of air power decline and excessive overseas aid while urging autarkic diplomacy and armed self defense.
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Holiday Toll Sets New Memorial Day Record
The Associated Press reports a three day Memorial Day weekend death toll reaching at least 353 in traffic crashes, with 81 drownings and 62 other deaths, totaling at least 489. States cited include Illinois 14-2-4, Michigan 18-5-4, Minnesota 1-1-4, Wisconsin 12-0-0.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll Rises to Thirteen
During the Memorial Day holiday Wisconsin severe accidents claimed 13 lives. A head on collision on highway 2 near Hurley killed Miss Evelyn Zany 24 of Gile Gordon Zanella 25 of Iron Belt and Peter Crowe 27 of Odanah. Rudolph A Alenius 57 of Superior survived in the other car.
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Wisconsin
Hurley
Evelyn Zany
Gile
Gordon Zanella
Iron Belt
Peter Crowe
Odanah
Zanella
Zani
Ashland
Crowe
Rudolph A. Alenius
Superior
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers in the evening. Tuesday will be generally fair and cooler. Low tonight around 55 with a high Tuesday near 72.
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la Crosse
Clark Hopes Korean Political Crisis Won't Snag War Effort
General Mark Clark told President Syngman Rhee that the South Korean political crisis should not affect the military situation. Rhee assured no troops would be removed from the front as martial law and arrests of assembly members sparked unrest. Clark and General Van Fleet met UNCURK officials before meeting Rhee. The Assembly met, voting daily, in a session seen as anti-Rhee forces gaining leverage.
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U.N
van Fleet
Koje Island
Farmhand dies in car crash near Lanesboro
William G. Williams 26, North Dakota farmhand, died by suffocation after a late Saturday auto crash near Lanesboro Minnesota. The body was found Monday morning after a car left an embankment on State Highway 250. Williams, born March 13 1926, had worked for Chester Boyum since April and had been last seen leaving Rushford Memorial Day.
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North Dakota
William G. Williams
R. B. Williams
Grand Forks
N.D
Andrew Molstein
Fillmore County
Casey Hill
Williams
J. P. Nehring
Preston
Donald Cook
Nehring
Chester Boyum
Boyum
Rushford
Judge Neprud Takes Oath in Sixth Circuit
Judge Lincoln Neprud of Viroqua was sworn in as magistrate of the four county Sixth Circuit in La Crosse Monday. County Judge Roy V. Ahistrom administered the oath. Court Reporter Clarence J. Weber was also sworn in, reappointed by Neprud. The circuit includes La Crosse Monroe Vernon and Trempealeau Counties.
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Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Roy V. Ahistrom
Neprud
Clarence J. Weber
Walter Kohler
Monroe
Vernon
Trempealeau
U S Urges Senate Fast Action on West Germany Pacts
President Truman urged swift Senate approval of three pacts involving West Germany. The peace contract with the Western powers and West Germany, and an amendment to the North Atlantic Treaty would extend security guarantees to West Germany, aiding formation of a European defense community.
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Germany
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European Defense Community
EDC
South Dakota Vote Centers On GOP Primary Clash
Eisenhower supporters discount MacArthur Taft clash as 120000 Republicans vote in South Dakota. Taft slate vies with Mickelson led Eisenhower group for 14 of 16 delegate slots amid write‑in ban and tight results. MacArthur urged Taft via telegram, Jensen endorsed Taft, campaign navigates military associations and national delegate math.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Chicago
Leslie Jensen
South Dakota
Jensen
Pacific
Mickelson
Indiana
District of Columbia
Virginia
Anti McCarthy Group Appeals For Defeat In Wisconsin
Citizens Vs Mc Carthy Inc issues an open letter to Wisconsin Republican delegates urging them to reject Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for re election to help save the party. Dr. Robert M Becker signs the appeal accusing McCarthy of attacking Gen. George C Marshall and other actions including tax issues and a Lustron Corp housing article payment.
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Wisconsin
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Boat Found Off Brice Prairie Sparks Owner Search
A green outboard boat was found off Brice Prairie Monday afternoon prompting a sheriff search for possible occupants. Winds and waves hampered island patrols as authorities sought the owner and checked the area. The vessel had a 742 horsepower Mercury motor serial 247086 and carried fishing gear. Mrs. George Reed reported the find. Four boys had been seen earlier in a similar boat nearby.
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Auto Truck Collision Near Pines Motel Tavern
Two young occupants escaped serious injury after a Gateway Transportation Co truck and a car collided on U S Highway 14 near the Pines Motel Tavern in La Crosse County at about 8:20 p.m. Both vehicles were southbound.
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Seiler
Arthur Allendorf
S. 16Th St
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West Avenue South
George Zoerb
Park Ave
May traffic fatalities drop yet five month toll climbs
The State Motor Vehicle Department logged 56 traffic fatalities in May, down 21 from May of last year, while the five month total for 1952 reached 278, up 20 percent from 1951.
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State Motor Vehicle Department
Steel Workers Strike After Court Ruling
Pittsburgh dispatch reports today that the nation’s basic steelworkers walked out minutes after the Supreme Court ruled President Truman seized the steel industry illegally. CIO United Steelworkers President Philip Murray ordered the walkout, stating workers have no alternative while wages remain unsettled.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Truman
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Eight Teens Detained After Brice Prairie Graduation Party Raid
La Crosse County officials conducted a raid on a Brice Prairie high school graduation party Sunday night, detaining eight teens aged 16 to 18. Farmer Sherman Seager faces contributing to the delinquency of minors charges, with warrants issued for Allen Peters and Robert Muller, both 18 and 20, also charged.
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la Crosse
Brice Prairie
Sherman Seager
Vern Lamp
Ray A. Sunder
Edward Stokes
Roy Wenger
Granville Smith
Supreme Court rules seizure of steel mills unconstitutional
The 6 3 ruling says President Truman overstepped authority in seizing the steel industry. The decision orders mills returned to owners and blocks a wartime wage increase under government control. CIO leader Philip Murray calls a nationwide steel strike and urges resumed bargaining. Justice Black writes the majority. Vinson and others dissent.
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Supreme Court
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Minto
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
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Nam II Uses Milder Tones In Korean Armistice Talks
Nam II the North Korean Red chief negotiator spoke less angrily at Panmunjom while accusing the Allies of mistreating prisoners on Koje Island. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison of the United Nations Command urged a pause and offered no progress on repatriation amid a 26 minute session.
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Koje Island
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Harrison
Panmunjom
Collazo nearly doomed by Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court Monday refused to review Oscar Collazo's first degree murder conviction for his role in the attempted assassination of President Truman, effectively leaving him to face the electric chair.
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Supreme Court
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