McCarthy Claims Symington Stevens Calls Undercut Army Case
Senator McCarthy said secretly recorded telephone conversations between Symington and Stevens blow up the Army case against him. He cited transcripts released during the Senate investigations as proving the Army sought special favors for Schine and that Symington at times aided the Army. Rogers declined to take sides and urged focus on broader issues as hearings paused until Monday.
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Washington
Sen
McCarling Stevens
R-Wis
Clark Clifford
Truman
Army
Pentagon
Ripon
Wis
Republican Party
McCarthy
Senate
Stevens
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Pvt
David Schine
Schine
Symington
Ing Stevens
William P. Rogers
Missouri
Clifford
Rogers
Willimantic
La Crosse Woman Seeks Assembly Seat
Mrs. Josephine M. Bangsberg of La Crosse announces Republican candidacy for the 1st La Crosse County Assembly district in September primary. A mother, grandmother, teacher and social worker with a long record in local education and public welfare, she cites her background and state service as qualifications for the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Assembly
la Crosse County
Josephine M. Bangsberg
Losey Bivd. S
Republican Party
Girl Who Set Fire To Have Mental Exam
A 14 year old Osseo High School student who admitted setting an $8000 city hall basement fire on May 28 was ordered into psychiatric examination before July 12. The girl, a ward of the Public Welfare Department, lives in a foster home south of Osseo and also admitted setting a February fire at her foster parents home. Fire officials doubt a link to the Osseo High School blaze. She is under observation at the Wisconsin Child Center in Sparta until the case disposition on July 12.
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Department of Public Welfare
Osseo
Atty. Quinn
Osseo High School
William Rohan
Eau Claire
City Hall
Robert Cowles
Public Welfare Department
Wisconsin Child Center
Sparta
Struck By Two Cars Ends Life of 9-Year-Old Girl
Peggy Bartmann aged nine, daughter of Edward J. Bartmann, died in a hospital Friday night after being struck by one car and run over by another on Highway 10 near her Appleton home on the city’s southern edge.
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Appleton
Peggy Bartmann
Edward J.bartmann
Highway 10
30000 Men To Train At McCoy Camp
More than 30000 National Guard and Army Reserve troops will attend the fifth Army summer training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin in June July August and September. Major units include the 70th 85th 35th 32nd 84th and 103rd Infantry divisions and the 319th 320th 321st and 22nd Logistical Commands.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
5Th Army
416Th
Illinois
319Th
Michigan
70Th Infantry Division
85Th Infantry Division
5390Th Army Reserve Service
Milwaukee
102Nd Infantry Division
Missouri
322Nd
Chicago
National Guard
35Th Infantry
Kansas
XIV Corps Artillery
ARASU
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry
Kansas City
320Th
Iowa
Minnesota
325Th Armored Cavalry Group
Army Reserve
84Th Infantry Division
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Boy Burned In Explosion At Farm Near Whitehall Wis
Richard Kulig twelve son of Mr and Mrs William Kulig of Maulee Coulee near Whitehall suffered first to third degree burns over a quarter of his body after playing with damp paint can fumes ignited by matches. Neighbor Joe Kulig rushed him to Sparta hospital where doctors report serious condition but no shock.
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Whitehall
Wis
Richard Kulig
William Kulig
Maulee Coulee
Joe Kulig
Kulig
Sparta
Michigan Polio Ahead Of Last Year
The Michigan State Health Department reports 102 polio cases in 1953 so far, up from 97 the year before and more than double 1952. In the week ending June 4 nine cases were reported, with one non paralytic case in a 16 year old in Kent County among ten polio vaccine field trial counties.
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Lansing
Mich
State Health Department
Michigan
Albert E. Heustis
Heustis
Kent County
Gore vows new recall drive if signatures fall short
SAUE CITY Wisconsin editor Gore of the Joe Must Go drive says he will launch a new recall effort after the November elections if current petition signatures by tonight’s deadline fail to meet the 403,900 needed. He notes 375,000 signed, with 88,000 invalidated as dates were rolled forward. He predicts 25 percent of last year’s governor vote, about 403,900, are required to trigger a recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saue City
Wis
Ph — Leroy
Gore
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Joe
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Disagreement Over Strauss Powers Open Hearing
Senate and House Atomic Energy Committee members press for public testimony on naming the AEC chairman as principal officer. Commissioners Smyth Murray and Strauss oppose changing equal rank. Holifield notes a serious rift, while Strauss defends past business operation limits.
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Washington
Holifield
D-Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
Eugene M. Zuckert
Joseph Campbell
Henry D. Smyth
Thomas E. Murray
Lewis L. Strauss
Adlai Sees U S Suffering Self-Doubt at Crossroads
In New York Adlai Stevenson said America suffers a national neurosis of self-doubt and may face democracy versus totalitarianism. He cited irrational criticism and cynicism, noting McCarthyism as only one symptom and warning of deeper moral tremors. He spoke at a Columbia bicentennial conference.
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New York
Adlai FE
Stevenson
America
Columbia University
Washington
Five Explosions Wreck Kanawha Chemical Plant Injure 52
In Charleston West Virginia a sequence of five blasts at the Institute plant of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp near the Kanawha River injured at least 52. About 40 workers were hurt along with others from the surrounding area as glass shattered and fire raged for hours. Firemen gained control after more than five hours as water from the river cooled the blaze.
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Charleston
W.va
Kanawha
Institute
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals ‘Corp
Here
West Virginia
Chemical Valley
St. Albans
Institute and Dunbar
Two Coeds Reach Finals in Alice in Dairyland Test
Two coeds from eight county northern Wisconsin advance to the 1934 Alice in Dairyland finals at Monroe June 25 26. Lol Marie Holm 25 Superior a junior at Superior State College and Dorothy Gustafson 20 Park Falls a junior at Fau Claire State College qualified. Holm is a blonde Gustafson a brunette.
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Superior
Wisconsin
Alice Lin
Monroe
Lol- Marie Holm
Superior State College
Dorothy Gustafson
Park Falls
Fau Claire State College
Miss Holm
Gustafson
Senate Finance Committee Approves Dividend Relief Tax Plan
The Senate Finance Committee backed the dividend income relief provision in Eisenhower’s 1954 tax program by 9 to 4 with two abstentions. The panel plans to finish drafting the 875 page bill by midweek and might not bring it to the floor until June 21.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Sen. George
D-Ga
George
Kerr
Okla
Frear
Del
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Man Scratched Fighting Off Dog Attack on City Street
William Yates, 38, of 768 N 23rd St, told police he fought off two attacks by a large dark dog on North 23rd Street near La Crosse Street. He warded off the second assault with a lunch bucket. dog bit his left jacket sleeve before vanishing. He planned hospital treatment for scratches.
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William Yates
N. 23Rd St
North 23Rd Street
la Crosce Street
Yates
Honduras Emerges as U.S. Ally Against Communism in Central America
In Tegucigalpa Honduras grows as a Western ally with U S arms deliveries and an expanded army to back anti Communist resistance movements in the region. The government cracks down on a month long strike on the banana belt while citing Guatemalan communist influence.
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Honduras
U.S
Central America
Guatemala
United States
Poland
Carlos Castillo Armas
Tegucigalpa
el Salvador
Mexico
J. Edgardo Valenzuela
Senate OKs atomic age amendment to shield Congress
The Senate approved 70 to 1 a constitutional amendment to let governors appoint interim House members after a national emergency or atomic attack. It would fill vacancies beyond 145 so Congress can function, with House approval by two thirds needed before sending to states for ratification.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Sen. Case
R-Sd
Knowland
California
GOP
Honor Badge To Be Given Grade Pupils
The La Crosse polio vaccine validity tests will award Polio Pioneer buttons and certificates to first, second, and third graders for their role in the fight against polio. Warren Loveland, chair of the county National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter, says tests conclude next week and the badges honor children as key contributors alongside scientists and volunteers in the March of Dimes effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Loveland
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
Loveland
USAFI to Honor Three Millionth Student at Madison Event
The United States Armed Forces Institute will honor its three millionth student on June 16 in Madison. Dr. John Hannah, assistant secretary of defense and on leave from Michigan State College, will be principal speaker. Five local USAFI students from the Army Navy Coast Guard Air Force and Marine Corps will attend with one named as the milestone student. USAFI, established in 1942 with headquarters in Madison, offers courses from third grade to college level.
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Madison
United States Armed Forces Institute
John Hannah
Secretary of Defense
Michigan State College
USAFT
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Marine Corps
USAFI
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Sunday
Generally fair and warmer tonight in La Crosse and vicinity. Sunday brings increasing clouds with local showers late in the day or night. Lows tonight near 50 degrees, highs Sunday afternoon around 78.
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la Crosse
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Paul W. Mahoney
Joseph DeHart
Ohio
Bangsberg
D. O. Mahoney
Vernon County
la Crosse Normal School
la Crosse State College
Tribune
McCoy Post
Page
Strauss
Smyth
Commission
Murray
Adlai
Joseph R. McCarthy
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Co
W. Va
Dreddy
Neil Boggs
Charleston Gazette
Nevada
A. Rankin Donachy
Man
Dog
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
U.S. Armed Forces Institute
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