Board Names School Heads for 1951 52 as Meetings Continue
Three members of the city school administrative staff were re employed as the board of education met Monday night. The board heard a request for remodeling Central High’s industrial arts department with an estimated 45000 needed. A local architectural firm was authorized to draft sketches for a multi purpose room at Emerson school. Bills were approved and a June 20 cutoff set with Walter Bigelow authorized to sign for June and July bills. Names and resignations of several teachers and staff were recorded for the 1951 52 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
J. B. Brenner
A. F. Jordan
Josephine Hintgen
G. D. Scott
Central High School
Emerson School
Jefferson School
Elm Grove
Walter Bigelow
Serge Koussevitzky Dies Famed Boston Conductor
Serge A. Koussevitzky, famed conductor of the Boston Symphony, died Monday at 77 after a long illness. He led the orchestra 25 years, founded the Berkshire Music Center, and helped launch US works and the careers of Bernstein and de Carvalho.
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Serge Koussevitzky
Dies
Boston
Serge A. Koussevitzky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix
Ariz
Europe
New England Medical Center
Boris Goldovsky
England
Germany
Italy
Spain
Kovitzky
Olga Naumoff
Fabian Sevitzky
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Joseph de Pasquale
Boston Symphony
Supreme Court Upholds Communist Leaders Convictions
The Supreme Court upheld the 1949 convictions of 11 top U S Communist Party leaders for conspiracy to overthrow the government, ruling the Smith Act valid and their actions a clear and present danger. Sentences include up to five years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars.
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Washington
U. S
Communist Party
Supreme Court
Vinson
United States
New York
Federal District Court
Justice Department
Raymond P. Whearty
McGrath
House Appropriations Committee
Whearty
Department
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party of the United States
Dennis
Truman Court
Nazi Germany
FBI
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
Gilbert Green
Robert G. Thomson
John Gates
John B. °Liamson
Carl Winter
Gus Hall
Jacob Stachel
Henry Winston
Irving Potash
Acheson Testifies on MacArthur’s View of Demilitarized Zone
Secretary of State Acheson told senators MacArthur disapproved last November of a proposed demilitarized zone along the Korean Manchurian border. He noted Allied advisers favored the idea to show UN restraint before China entered the war.
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Washington
Sec. of
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Secretary of State
Get
Sen. Long
Adoption of Rice Trout Plan Dominates Wisconsin Congress
Madison reported the 16th annual Conservation Congress ended its 1951 session with a plan to test abolishing fishing size limits below dams in several western counties and to reject motor trolling on non muskie waters. The nine day deer opening and broader upland and rabbit seasons were also approved with new bag limits and earlier openings in many counties.
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Madison
Wis
Conservation Congress
al Rice
la Crosse
Allies Within Gun Range Of Triangle In Korea War Front
Allied troops pressed within artillery range of Chorwon as they sought the iron triangle objective. UN forces met heavy Chinese resistance around Hwachon and Yonchon with about 6,000 attackers halted by counterattacks and artillery fire. Air support was limited by weather but 180th Fighter Wing planes struck Communist positions while naval guns backed the ground push.
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William C. Barnard
Tokyo
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
Korea
United Nations
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Yonchon-Chorwon
Hwachon
Kumbwa
Fifth Air Force
Sible
Yanggu
East Central
Yonchon
Chail
Kumbhwa
Cenrockers
Triar
Hatan
Yongpyong
New Jersey
Wisconsin Senate kills WWII veteran bonus plan
The Wisconsin Senate rejected a 20 year adjusted compensation bonus for World War II veterans by a 17 to 12 vote. About 350 471 veterans would have been eligible and the package totaled roughly 117 to 125 million dollars. Issuances would start next year with nontransferable certificates paying up to 500 dollars, depending on service.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Wisconsin Veterans’ Council
la Fond
State's Oldest To Reach 109
Victory Wisconsin special report on Mary Jane Taylor aged 109 the oldest resident in Wisconsin. Born 1842 in Scotsburg Indiana she witnessed the Civil War era and now plans a quiet birthday with son Homer and daughter-in-law at the Vernon county farm they share. The piece notes her long habit of snow baths and recent use of cold water for health.
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Victory
Wis
Wisconsin
Mary Jane Taylor
Homer Taylor
Vernon County
Mary Jane Nowlen
Scotsburg
Ind
Sheldon Nowlen
Taylor
Council Committees Meet Tuesday Night
All committees of the common council will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday with agenda items to be discussed and decisions expected on pending motions.
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Common Council
Local Weather Forecast La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and warmer conditions prevail in La Crosse and vicinity. Tonight's low around 50 with a rising high on Wednesday.
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la Crosse
Too Slow On Draw Hand Signal Turns Woe
Mitzi Dufner of Hollywood California failed to recover her arm in time to steer and caused a crash on the Mississippi river bridge at 5 42 am Tuesday. Her car sustained about 100 dollars in damage while two parked cars at Pengra Brothers lot suffered 75 dollars each. Police report she could not return her hand to the wheel in time to straighten the vehicle.
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Mitzi Dufner
Hollywood
Calif
Mississippi River Bridge
Miss Dufner
Third Street
Dufner
Pengra Brothers, Inc
South Third Street
Wisconsin Assembly OKs Pension Plan For Teachers
Wisconsin Assembly approves a bill to provide additional monthly pensions for retired teachers. The plan offers one dollar extra per year of service and allows reinstatement for those who withdrew, with interest. It covers retirees through month end and costs about $690000 initially as funding tapers.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Legislaase
Assembly
Hod Necell
Senate Peewee
Farm Bureau
Harper
Lancaster
Legislative Council
Judiciary Committee
D-Madison
Water Main Flushing On North Side
Hydrants on the north side of the city will be flushed starting at 7:30 a m Wednesday. The operation may discolor water in that area. Property owners with water backing through floor drains are advised to close them. Flushing continues until all mains are cleaned.
375000 Students Take Draft Exams Nationwide
About 375,000 college students applied to take selective service aptitude exams nationwide. The Educational Testing Service said 121,911 have signed up for the next test on June 16, with a third test planned for June.
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N. J
OPS Plans New Pricing System On Grocery Items In 30 Days
Washington officers outline a 30 day rollout of a community by community price system under OPS. Price Director Michael V DiSalle says wage controls may trigger price rises and labor leaders have been urged to forgo wage increases to stabilize costs.
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OPS
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSaile
Desalle
AFL
DiSalle
Vote on Bonus for World War II Veterans in Wisconsin Senate
Madison Wis Tuesday vote to kill a 20 year cash bonus plan for veterans. Senators Bubolz Buchen Downing Draheim Knowles Laird H Maier Neale Nelson Padrutt Panzer Porter Robison Van de Zande supported killing. Opponents included Hagglise La Fond Lenroot Leverich Schlabach. Paired for killing Kaftan Owen paired against Schmidt Trinke.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Bubolz
Buchen
Downing
Draheim
Knowles
Laird
H. Maier
Ee Neale
Nelson
Padrutt
Panzer
Porter
Robinson
van de Zande
Hag Iicege Busger
la Fond
Lenroot
Leverich
Schlabach
Engine Burns on Olympia Hiawatha Trains Near Kenosha
A diesel engine aboard the Milwaukee Road Olympia Hiawatha caught fire near Kenosha, spreading to a baggage car and the head coach. The train halted automatically and all 55 passengers plus crew escaped unharmed. Estimated damage around $20,000. The train was en route from Chicago to Milwaukee and stopped at Sterling for repairs.
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Kenosha
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Olympia Hiawatha
Here
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sturtevant
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