France Names Ely Military, Political Chief In Indochina
Gen Paul Ely named military and political chief in Indochina by Paris France. He replaces Gen Henri Navarre and Maurice Dejean as commissioner general, in a move to strengthen defenses amid Vietminh threats around Hanoi. Ely, 56, a thrice wounded veteran and St Cyr graduate, returns from a Far East survey to lead the delta drive.
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Ely
Indochina
Paris
Paul Ely
Armed Forces
Joseph Laniel
Henri Navarre
Maurice Dejean
Navarre
Dien Bien Phu
En T Vr Ely
Far
Red River
Hanoi
Laniel
Edouard Frederic-Dupont
Frederic-Dupont
Marc Jacquet
Marshal Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Delta
de Lattre
Viet Nam
Dejean
St. Cyr Military Academy
West Point
Vietminh Overwhelm Village Near Hanoi in Seven-Hour Battle
French high command reports Vietminh forces stormed a hamlet near Buichu and killed a Vietnamese garrison commander in a seven hour clash. Civilian and religious tensions cited as part of the fighting, with Catholics and Communists described as engaged.
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Hanoi
Indochina
High Command
Buichu
Quanphungha
Cho Moi
Oldest intact royal tomb found at Sakkara Egypt
Egyptian archaeologist Zakaria Goneim reports discovery of a rock tomb under a step pyramid at Sakkara believed to be Pharaoh Sankhet from about 3000 B.C. The red alabaster sarcophagus may hold the golden coffin, marking a find possibly more significant than Tutankhamen's.
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Catro
Egypt
Sankhet
Nile Kingdom
Zakaria Goneim
Egyptian Antiquities Department
Sakkara
Cairo
Goneim
Giza
Cheops
Tutankhamen
King Tut
Tut
Sakkarai
Dulles Advocates Flexible Use of Foreign Aid Funds
Secretary Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Indochina crisis is grave but not hopeless and urged broad presidential flexibility in spending a proposed 38 percent foreign aid program. He warned that Communist China and Soviet arms threaten Southeast Asia and urged thorough review of aid to determine priorities and continuities.
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Dulles
Congress
Indochina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Pacific
China
Southeast Asia
Wiley
R-Wis
South Korea
Europe
European Defense Community
France
Italy
Final Polio Test Shot To Be Given Next Week In County
La Crosse County second graders who have had two polio vaccine doses will receive their third and final shot next week. Dr. Gregory Egan reports no ill effects from the first two shots and stresses completion for nationwide vaccine effectiveness data. Clinics will run Tuesday to Thursday at La Crosse area schools and centers in Onalaska, West Salem, Bangor, and Holmen.
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Gregory Egan
Egan
National Foundation For
la Crosse City
Hogan and Blessed Sacrament
Washburn and
Hogan
la Crosse
I. H. Pertzsch
Onalaska
Blessed Sacrament
Jefferson
Harry Spence
West Salem High School
Bangor High School
Holmen High School
Mockrud enters GOP Congress race in Wisconsin 2nd District
Assemblyman Arthur O. Mockrud of Westby announced his candidacy for Congress in Wisconsin's 2nd District on the Republican ticket for the September primary. The 41-year-old lawyer has chaired the Legislative Council and Judiciary Committee and has served Vernon County in the Assembly since 1947.
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Arthur O. Mockrud
Westby
Congress
Crawford
Grant
Juneau
Iowa
la Crosse
Lafayette
Monroe
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
Mockrud
GOP
Richland Center
Vernon County
Legislative Council
Judiciary
University of Wisconsin
Rod and Gun Club
Monsoon Rains Drive 2,000 From Homes
Severe monsoon rains in the Galle area force 2,000 people from their homes 70 miles south of Colombo. Floods inundate houses and uproot rubber trees in Ceylon.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Galle
Monitored call reveals Stevens saying McCarthy blew his lid
A February telephone transcript shows Secretary of the Army Stevens telling Sen. Mundt that McCarthy “blew his lid on me” during a dispute over Zwicker testimony. The record details Stevens warning McCarthy about subpoenas and the handling of Zwicker’s evidence as hearings proceed.
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Army
Joseph Welch
James St. Clair
Fred Seaton
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Stevens
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy Army
Stevens Tor
Mundt
R-Sd
Roy Cohn
Francis Carr
Administration
Eisenhower
Jane Pike
Investigations Subcommittee
Ralph Zwicker
New York
Zwicker
Albany
N.Y
Subcommittee
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Pike
Pentagon
Housing Bill Ready For Conference
President Eisenhower faces a Senate House conference over his housing program. Senate approval backed liberalized government insured loans, larger public housing and anti abuse safeguards with a 66 to 16 vote. The plan seeks 35,000 new public housing units annually, while the House rejected that provision 211 to 176.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Senate House
House
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Maybank
South Carolina
Banking Committee
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Committee
Voice
Knowland
California
Federal Housing Administration
Auditorium Project Bids Highlight Clear Site Plans
Mayor Ahrens reports the auditorium site will be cleared by June 20 with multiple demolitions underway or planned. Bid results show the lowest general contract at 457,870 with several competitors, while mechanical and electrical bids range around 116,445 and 47,373 respectively. The Common Council will review bids next Thursday night and decide on awarding contracts.
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Henry Ahrens
Solar generator announced for home energy use
The Air Force unveiled a solar generator developed by Donald C. Reynolds and Lt. Col. Gerard M. Leies at Wright Air Development Center near Dayton. A four by fifteen foot cadmium sulfide crystal slab could supply house power, with a pilot model delivering one quarter volt to run a clock.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Donald C. Reynolds
Gerard M. Leies
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Air Force Generator
Col. Leies
Reynolds
ARDC
Local Firms Submit Lowest Bids for Sawyer Auditorium
Three principal bids came in under the architect’s estimate for the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium. Peter Nelson and Son submitted 457,870 for general work, Gruden Bros. Co. 116,445 for mechanical, Papenfuss Electric 47,373 for electrical. Total of these low bids was 621,688, about 13,312 below the 635,000 estimate. Eleven other low bids for equipment added 42,948.82, completing the overall low bid total.
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Gruden Bros. Co
R. H. Lovold Co
la Crosse
George J. McKoskey
And
Sanitary Co
Rochester
Neumann Electric Co
John P. Mader
R. G. Brown Electric Co
Waseca
Minn
Barrs, Inc
St. Paul
Dooly Supply Co
Winnebago
Nash-Finch Restaurant Supply
Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
St. Paul, Minn
Papenfuss Electric Co
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Pair jand rather cool tonight and Saturday fair and warmer. Lowest tonight about 50 degrees. Highest Saturday afternoon around 78 degrees.
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la Crosse
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Minneapolis
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