Third Year Of Korean War Begins As Ceasefire Talks Stretch
The United States marks the third year of the Korean War with stalemate at the 38th parallel. Allied air power and numbers grow while North Korea, aided by Chinese forces, strengthens to about 1 million troops and 600 tanks. Public mood shifts as casualties rise, with critics debating mass offensives versus risking a broader war.
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New York
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Yalu River
Siberia
Russia
Europe
Korea
Readers publish Q A on science and history topics
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau feature presents questions and answers on topics from brewing numbers and Bible copies to color vision and ACTH. It notes Stanley Fischer winning a France study grant from La Crosse State College and outlines his planned study and teaching program in France starting fall 1950.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington 2
D. Cc
Stanley Fischer
la Crosse State College
France
Institute of International Education
Harry Fischer
West Salem
United States
Fischer
English Conversation At A Boys’ Lycee
St. Etienne
Department of Loire
University of Lyon
Paris
Lycee
Soldier seeks unknown American family after WW II photo find
Brussels man J L Flabat locates a pocket photo album said to have belonged to an American soldier in Germany in 1945. A photo shows a woman and a child born in 1942, with a Colgate Wisconsin clipping and a note the child was five months old. Flabat asks Colgate and La Crosse connections for contact.
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Brussels
Belgium
Wisconsin
la Crosse
J. L. Flabat
Germany
Colgate
Wis
Crosse
Flabat
Red Cross
Foreign Inquiry
Milwaukee Journal
Wenzel M. Dvorak
John Thone
Extend Trading Hours On Stock Exchanges
New York Curb Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange in Chicago and Detroit Stock Exchange moved to 1 30 p m CST closing after over fifty years at 1 p m CST The Chicago Board of Trade considers longer hours while the New York Stock Exchange has not acted and faces long standing internal disputes on the issue.
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New York
New York Curb Exchange
Midwest Stock Exchange
Chicago
Detroit Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
Delay In Mine Safety Bill Seen Invitation To Disaster
President Truman warned the House delays in passing a mine safety enforcement bill invite further disasters. He urged swift action at the Conference on Industrial Safety, noting a Senate passed measure after the West Frankfort Illinois mine disaster will save lives and protect workers. The bill gains support from John L Lewis's United Mine Workers, but House hearings are unfinished.
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Truman
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
House
Conference On Industrial Safety
Senate
West Frankfort
Ill
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
House Labor Committee
Burglar Trapped By Salami The Detective
Karl Wunderlich a 24 year old brewery worker was convicted of breaking into a sausage stand in HOF Germany. Police experts testified his teeth matched bite marks in a salami end and he received a four year sentence.
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Hof
Germany
Karl Wunderlich
Wunderlich
Maryland Democrats Face Convention Power Struggle
Maryland Democrats open their state convention in Baltimore to name 18 national delegates. On first ballot at Chicago the delegation is expected to back Estes Kefauver, though lawmakers note loopholes could move the vote. The convention also mirrors a factional fight over party control led by U S Senator Mahoney and Baltimore Mayor D Alesandro with a possible shift in the national committeeman post.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessean
Chicago
U.S. Senate
George P. Mahoney
Thomas d’Alesandro
Medical book publishing in Philadelphia leads U S
Philadelphia publishes more medical books than any other city in the United States, reflecting its strong publishing industry and active medical community. The statement highlights Philadelphia as a premier center for medical literature production.
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Philadelphia
The
United States
La Crosse Sailors Return From Korea
Daniel J. McIntyre and John E. Hayek, both La Crosse natives, arrived in San Diego aboard USS Telfair after completing a second Far East tour with Task Force 90. The ship aided troop lifts to Korea and trained in amphibious warfare at Okinawa after recommissioning early in the Korean conflict.
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San Diego
Calif
Daniel J. McIntyre
USN
Joseph I. McIntyre
Loomis St
John E. Hayek
George Hayek
Johnson St
la Crosse
Wis
Telfair
Far East
Korea
Cavalry Division Train in Japan Under U S Security Force
Sgt James W Patrick husband of Irene Hjelsand of La Crosse Wisconsin trains with the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan. Once rushed to Korea in 1950 the unit was relieved last December and now forms part of the U S security force on Hokkaido Island near Red territories.
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1St Cavalry
Japan
James W. Patrick
Irene M. Hjelsand
S. 9Th St
la Crosse
Wis
1St Cavalry Division
Korea
Hokkaido
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Education For Living Among Nations
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