Army warns steel strike will blunt tank production
The Army voiced concern that the steel strike will adversely affect tank production, potentially delaying a purge of medium and heavy tanks if Congress trims next year’s defense budget. Officials cited T41 light tanks and M47 medium tanks as steel-intensive, with fears of overseas and domestic shortages if current programs falter.
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J. Lawton Collins
Army
Congress
Collins
Korea
United States
Cadillac
Detroit Arsenal
Del
Chrysler Corp
U.N. Says Reds Won’t Scrap Human Rights in Repatriation Row
Allied truce negotiators at Panmunjom warned the U.N. Command will not bow to Communist demands for blanket repatriation of about 170000 Allied war prisoners. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said accepting such a plan would abandon human rights. Gen Nam II accused Allies of violations while charging Red forces of brutality on Koje Island.
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Korea
U.N
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
Nam II
Nam
North Korea
Koje Island
Red China
Harrison
Potatoes Jump in Price as OPS Lifts Controls
Washington reports wholesale white potatoes rose up to 2 to 4 per hundred after OPS removed price controls. A large eastern store chain buyer warns speculators may face dumping, while officials note widespread retail shortages and an expected spike before the 1952 crop arrives.
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Office of Price Stabilization
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Senate
Potato Prices Jump on OPS Ceiling Removal at Milwaukee Market
Milwaukee Mercantile Exchange reports potato prices leaping over $2 per 100 pounds after OPS ceiling removal. Top grade U S No 1 washed Alabama Triumphs rise $2.60. prices for 100 pound bags quoted $8.00 to $8.50, up from $5.55 to $5.90. California long whites gain to $8.50 to $9.00, marking a sharp market surge.
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Milwaukee Mercantile Exchange
Alabama
U.S
Wisconsin’s 110 year old matriarch Mary Jane Taylor
Victory Wisconsin celebrates Mary Jane Taylor at 110 born June 6 1842 in Scotsburg Indiana She lives with son Homer Taylor and wife near the Mississippi River and is noted for strength and steady gaze Her birthday week includes a large cake from Erickson’s Bakery and a plan to mark her 111th birthday next year with family grandchildren and great grandchildren listed.
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Mary Jane Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Yone
Mary Jane
Indiana
Scotsburg
Wisconsin
Mary
David Taylor
Erickson’s
la Crosse
Homer Taylor
Mabel Lewis
Rupert
Idaho
Nellie Lovett
Sioux Falls
S.D
Will Long
de Soto
Birney
Rosedale
Henry
Guilford
Earl
King City
Ann
Floyd
La Crosse Records Heat With 93 Degree Day
A new La Crosse temperature record was set around midday Friday reaching 91 at 11 am then 93 by 11 45 am and 93 5 at 1 30 pm. Overnight low 65 with a 4 am reading and 7 am rise to 71. Forecast calls for fair cooler Saturday with low around 63 and high near 83.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Red POWs on Koje Island Eat Better Than Guards
Communist prisoners of war on Koje Island are fed about 2,842 calories daily across 17 compounds, with 91 tons of food daily including rice, vegetables, beans, fish, soy sauce and occasional beef. The meals are prepared by POWs and served three times daily, reflecting the Red army dietary habits.
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Koje Island
Korea
Koje
Argentina
United Nations
Kinchee
Atomic Testers Plan Bigger Blasts In Eniwetok Series
Las Vegas report notes the third Nevada proving ground series completed and plans for Pacific proving grounds tests later this year possibly including an H-bomb. Eniwetok tests would follow, with four tower shots and four airborne drops in the spring series.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Proving Grounds
Pacific Proving, Grounds
Nevada
AEC
U.S
Walters Named to Manage Brewers in Louisville
Boston Braves appoint Bucky Walters as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers in the American Association. He will take command in Louisville tomorrow, succeeding Charlie Grimm who moved up after Tommy Holmes left Boston.
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Boston Braves
Bucky Walters
Milwaukee
Walters
Brewers
Louisville
Charlie Grimm
Tommy Holmes
Weather forecast for La Crosse area by locality
For La Crosse and vicinity. Fair and a little cooler tonight. Saturday generally fair and cooler. Low tonight 63, high Saturday after run.
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la Crosse
Fire Cause Probe Nearing Conclusions in Child’s Death
State Crime Laboratory official said the fire’s starting point has been located but he will not reveal conclusions. Investigators, including La Crosse fire chiefs and state officials, examined the scene at 320 North 24th Street where nine year old Nancy Barrett died from suffocation. An autopsy confirmed the cause, and officials said the probe will continue with inquest plans held until the investigation completes.
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al Hamman
la Crosse
George Smith
John McHale
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Bernard Sauer
D Department
N. 24Th St
Hamman
Madison
John Bosshard
Bosshard
William Rowan
Nancy
Paul Barrett
Port Washington
Injured Iowa Girl Dies After Fall During Bible School
Joyce Ann Stock 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Art Stock Ludlow Township died after a fall during recreation at Salem Reformed Church vacation Bible school in Waukon. She was admitted to the hospital at 11 45 am and died at 12 30 pm. The skull was fractured per the physician.
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Joyce Ann Stock
Art Stock
Ludlow Township
Waukon Hospital
Joyce Ann
Salem Reformed Church
Ridgway Warns Lords Of Communism On D-Day Anniversary
General Ridgway marked the Normandy D-Day anniversary at Utah Beach and Sainte Mere Eglise warning that another war would bring suffering to the west and destroy their power. He urged peace as NATO allies cemented unity and honored in Arromanches Port Winston with James Thomas.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Sainte Merc Eglise
Jean Philippe
Sainte Mere Eglise
Port Winston
Arromanches
Admiralty
James Thomas
Traffic Needs Long Range Planning for Expressways
Governor Kohler warned that Wisconsin highways are saturated and patchwork fixes won’t solve the growth. He urged fundamental, multi year planning for new expressways in key corridors while preserving secondary roads and town routes. He cited budget constraints and possible increases in gas taxes as indicators of the scale of the funding challenge.
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Wisconsin
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Legislative Council
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Postal Worker Payday Means Something Now
Congress passed and President Truman signed an appropriation to resume postal payrolls for half a million workers. The $971,342,641 funding covers May pay and ongoing salaries, ending June payroll shortfalls from the fiscal year cut. Postmaster General Donaldson ordered immediate resumption of salary payments.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Mexico
Donaldson
Headway In U S Sponsored Negotiations
Government sponsored peace talks in the steel strike recessed today until noon to study bargaining proposals. President aid John R Steelman said real negotiations are ongoing with Ben Moreell head of the management team and Philip Murray leading the CIO United Steelworkers. He expressed guarded optimism and noted give and take on both sides as the nationwide strike widens.
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John R. Steelman
Ben Moreell
I Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Steelman
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
CIO Union
STEEL
Eisenhower Gains Momentum as Delegates Switch Support
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower heads to New York for more conferences and interviews to boost his GOP presidential bid. In Abilene Sen Frank Carlson reports Taft supporters shifting to Ike, raising expectations of a first ballot nomination at Chicago. Carlson says national sentiment favors Eisenhower and some delegates now back him. Eisenhower will confer with Gov John Fine of Pennsylvania and possibly Gov Theodore R McKeldin of Maryland as delegates weigh their choices.
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Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Eisenhower
Taft
Chicago
John Fine
Pennsylvania
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryla
Maryland
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Atlantic Seaboard
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