Taft Urges 1950 GOP Platform as Unity Move
Senator Taft said Republicans could avoid a platform fight by adopting the 1950 statement of principles at the Chicago convention. Eisenhower broadly endorsed the document, which urged balanced budgets, tax cuts, anti-monopoly measures, fair farm prices, loyalty checks, and a unified foreign policy.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Abilene
Kan
Senate
House
Republican National Committee
GOP
Eisenhower
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Smith
Council Holds Zoning Hearing on Southeast District Plan
Residents and organization representatives from the southeast city area will appear before Common Council committees at a 7:30 p.m. hearing. The public session examines a proposed zoning plan study by the city plan commission and the State Planning Board for the district bounded by Weston Street Ward East Avenues and Losey Boulevard.
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City Plan Commission
State’ Planning Board
Weston Street
Ward and
East Avenues
Losey Boulevard
Queen Zeine of Jordan Hides From Troubled King in Switzerland
In Lausanne Swiss police report Queen Zeine and her 17 year old son Crown Prince Hussein are in hiding in Switzerland to escape mentally ailing King Talal. A police official says they know the location but cannot reveal details. A family friend says the queen fears discovery by the king.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Zeine
Jordan
Hussein
Talal
Paris
La Crosse Concert Band to Perform in Riverside Park
The La Crosse Concert Band plans its first concert of the season on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in Riverside Park if weather permits. Soloists are baritone Ray Rever and clarinetist Alf Modahl. A recent schedule change moved a last tune to a later date due to rail work.
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la Crosse
Ray Rever
Alf Modahl
Riverside Park
Murder charge filed in love triangle slaying
Donald J. Colburn, 27, a railroad man of St Paul, died after being shot at the OK Tavern on May 25. Oscar Flaten, 44, charged with first degree murder, previously pleaded insanity to the assault and will undergo a mental evaluation. Colburn’s wife Orvella, sister, and father remained at his bedside as doctors fought to save him.
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Donald J. Colburn
St. Paul
Minn
John Bosshard
Colburn
la Crosse Tribune
Oscar Flaten
S. 22Nd St
Flaten
Bosshard
George Reay
Bosshara
Reay
State Central Hospital
Waupun
OK ‘Tavern
Copeland Ave
la Crosse
Orvella
MacArthur Named GOP Keynoter for Chicago Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was named the Republican National Convention keynoter in Chicago at a voice vote by the arrangements committee. Taft supporters hailed the choice, while Eisenhower backers protested. Senator McCarthy praised the selection as the best possible choice.
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Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
William Mylander
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenshower
Taft
Mylander
Conimen
G. Mason Owlett
Ennsylvania National Committees
A. C. Remmel
Arkan
Cyrus L. Phillip
Wisconsin
Howard A. Coffin
District of Columbia
Margaret A. Rockwell
Arizona
Clarence Brown
J. Bates Gerald
South Carolina
John B. Cooley
North Dakota
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Guy G. Gabrielson
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Harry Darby
Kansas
Eisenhower
J. Russell Sprague
New York
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Rep
Martin
William Knowland
California
Earl Warren
Republican National Committee
Texas
Georgia
Mississippi
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Corden
Gen
Mrs Bartelt Questioned Again Over Fatal Fire
District Attorney John Bosshard questioned Mrs. Paul Bartelt for a second time about the fire that killed her 9 year old daughter Nancy Bartelt at the 320 North 24th Street home. State Fire Marshal William Rowan and other investigators continued examining the scene and said the fire started in the living room.
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John Bosshard
Paul Bartelt
Bosshard
William Rowan
Bartett
Eight Fishermen Missing After Boat Capsizes
MANILA eight persons were reported missing after their fishing boat capsized in high seas off South Panay Island seventeen swam to shore
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Manila
South Panay Island
Eisenhower Targets Southern Delegates For Votes
General Eisenhower conducts face to face sessions with Southern GOP delegates from Alabama Georgia and North Carolina as part of a push for convention support. He argues modern war requires leaders versed in economics diplomacy and administration, while Taft leads in several Southern states with many uncommitted votes remaining.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Delaware
Eisenhower
White House
Taft
South
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Southwest
Chicago
Clare Boothe Luce
Browns fire Hornsby as manager. Marion named successor
St Louis owner Bill Veeck dismissed Roge rs Hornsby as Browns manager and appointed Marty Marion to take over. Veeck cited a need for change despite Hornsby’s three year contract and said a settlement was made with no further details.
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Hornsby
Marty Marion
Browns
ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Senate Rejects Ban On Strikes In Key Defense Industries
The Senate rejected 68 to 12 a Maybank proposal to ban strikes in essential industries for 120 days and allow government seizure if settlement terms are rejected. Leaders said negotiations at the White House stalled, increasing talk of alouded action to keep defense plants operating.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Maybank
DSC
White House
Two Youthful Officers Capture Burglars In City
Patrolmen William Black and Richard King cornered and disarmed two burglars identified as Louis Wilson and Jim Miller at Elfman Motor and Marine Service on Copeland Avenue early Tuesday. The suspects, tied to a Kennard Buick Company break in, faced questions as detectives probed the incidents. Chief George Long praised the officers for their alertness in a fine piece of police work.
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George Long
Louis Wilson
Seattle
Wash
Jim Miller
William Black
Richard King
Elfman Motor and Marine Service
Copeland Ave
Wilson
Miller
Kennard Buick Company
Elfman
Black
King
Long
Former Government Official Indicted In Influence Fees Case
A federal grand jury indicted Charles E. Shaver on 11 counts for accepting 3100 in fees to influence cases before government agencies while he served as counsel for the Senate Small Business Subcommittee. The panel also charged three associates with aiding the alleged unlawful deals. Shaver faces up to 28 years in prison and 110000 dollars in fines if convicted.
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Washington
Charles E. Shaver
Senate
Shaver
Hat Catches Fish in Milton Stream
Milton barber and sportsman Troy Musser says wind lifted his hat across a creek where it carried a 10 inch trout hooked on a fly. He spotted the hat moving rapidly downstream and found the fish snagged in the fedora, his lone catch of the day.
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Milton, Pa
Troy Musser
Milton
Musser
Northumberland County
Move POWs After Bloody Rose Battle on Koje Island
U S paratroopers from the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team ended a two hour clash with 6,400 North Korean prisoners at Compound 76 Koje Island Korea. One American died and 14 wounded while 31 prisoners were killed and 139 wounded. The assault used concussion grenades bayonets tear gas and fists as captives disobeyed orders to move to new enclosures. Army intelligence uncovered a plan to liberate all 80,000 prisoners and turn weapons on UN forces.
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187Th
U.S
Koje Island
Korea
U.S. Army
Koje
U.N
Angels From Hell
Haydon L. Boamer
Kore
Boatner
Compound 77
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Weather forecast for La Crosse area notice
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with local thundershowers on Wednesday. Warmer and more humid tonight and Wednesday. Overnight low around 60 with a high near 90 on Wednesday.
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la Crosse
British lift siege at Radio Berlin ends seven days
British troops removed barbed wire barricades at Radio Berlin early today ending a week long siege that forced the Soviets to yield concessions. They withdrew from Eiskeller and Lake Griebnitz, allowed Steinstuecken to reconnect with West Berlin, and dropped a cemetery demand. Some 40 Russians and German Communists inside refused to leave until relieved.
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Berlin
Russia
Radio
West Berlin
East
West Germany
Reds
Britain
Eiskeller
Lake Griebnitz
Steinstuecken
Frohnau
Truman asks Congress power to seize steel industry
President Truman urged a joint session of Congress to authorize seizure and operation of the steel industry to end the strike by 650,000 United Steel workers. He argued a Taft-Hartley injunction is worse and noted the Supreme Court permitted Congress to take private property, framing the choice as Congress's.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
United Steel
Supreme Court
Congress Hopes Dented by Truman Seizure Power Appeal
Congressional plans to adjourn for July conventions faltered after President Truman urged seizure powers. The issue is seen as bitterly contested and may delay Congress through the summer, with members fearing little action ahead.
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Washington
Pres
Trueman
Congress
Truman
Truman Presses Two Side Approach To Steel Wages
President Truman urged a two side plan within the economic stabilization program to settle the steel wage dispute and ensure continued production. He criticized the Taft Hartley Act for injunctive powers and warned of unfair delays if workers are kept at old wages. The union paused action for 99 days vs an 80 day cooling off under Taft Hartley.
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Truman
T H
The
Wage Stabilization Board
STEEL
State Amvets Open Meeting Here Friday
About 300 Amvets from Wisconsin attend the Eighth Annual State Convention in La Crosse starting Friday and running through Sunday. Headquarters are at the Stoddard Hotel with national officers John L. Smith Dwight Oliver Marshall Miller Prentice Smith and William Munster in attendance. A delegate parade with drum corps from Menomonie Falls Camp McCoy and local groups is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. ending at Riverside Park for joint Flag Day observances with the La Crosse Elks Club.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Stoddard Hotel
National Amvet
John L. Smith
Washington, D. C
Dwight Oliver
Washington
Marshall Miller
Rockford
Ill
Prentice Smith
Long Beach
Calif
William Munster
Dubuque
Amvet
Menomonie Falls
Camp McCoy
Riverside Park
Amvets
la Crosse Elks Club
Alice in Dairyland contestants named in Madison press
Eight girls were named as local contest winners to compete in the regional Alice in Dairyland contest at Sauk City on June 17. Survivors of a group of 40 include Bonnie Stephan and Jean Henriksen of Madison, Phyllis Indermuehle of Jackson, Lois Weber of Columbus, John James of Dodgeville, Carol Sutherland of Milwaukee, Marjorie Davnit of De Forest and Mary Walsh.
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Sauk City
Bonnie Stephan
Jean Henriksen
Phyllis Indermuehle
Jackson
Lois Weber
Columbus
John James
Dodgeville
Carol Sutherland
Milwaukee
Marjorie Davntl
de Forest
Mary Walsh
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