First Degree Murder Charged in La Crosse County
Oscar Flaten 44 of La Crosse faced first degree murder charges after he shot Donald Colburn 27 in an alleged love triangle. Colburn died after being wounded at the OK Tavern in La Crosse. Flaten was held without bond and given time to consult counsel before entering a plea.
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la Crosse County
Oscar Flaten
la Crosse
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Donald Jack Colburn
St. Paul
George P. Ruediger
Ahlstrom
Flaten
John Bosshard
State Central Hospital
Waupun
Bosshard
Tribune
Reds murder at least 14 fellow prisoners in Korea
Communist prisoners of war in Compound 77 murdered at least 14 fellow POWs and surrendered to UN troops for dispersal. Eight bodies lay in a well, five in trenches, another in a well. One victim had hands tied behind his back.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Haydon L. Boatner
187Th Airborne Combat Team
Boatner
Maj
David Korn
Richmond
187Th
Compound 77
Lee Hak Koo
Compound 76
Boamer
Compound 95
Vets Rally 300 Delegates For Amvet State Meet In La Crosse
The La Crosse Amvet post hosts about 300 Amvet members from 48 Wisconsin posts for the Eighth Annual State Convention. Delegates arrive Friday and events run Thursday through Sunday with a Riverside Park Flag Day observance in partnership with the La Crosse Elks Club. The program includes Sad Sack Day, a parade, meetings at the Stoddard Hotel, and numerous national and state officers in attendance.
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la Crosse
Riverside Park
la Crosse Elks Club
Amvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Stoddard Hotel
Amvet
John L. Smith
Washington, D.C
Dwight Oliver
Washington
Marshall Miller
Rockford, Ill
Prentice Smith
Long Beach
Calif
William Munster
Dubuque
John Leason
Marinette
S. 3Rd St
Henry Ahrens
Leason
Finance and Legal Snags in New Southeastern School Plan
Common Council committees approve contracts for a southeastern area school but face financial hurdles. Bond issues may hit legal snags due to annexation of two outlying districts. High bids raise cost to about 397000, with 325000 hoped. Changes proposed to cut costs trade off maintenance. Board member selection reform also approved to vet candidates before December election.
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Common Council
Robert Cerny
Minneapolis
Thorson and Cerny
Virgil Arneson
Ways and Means
Cerny
Henry Ahrens
State Industrial Commission
Board of Education
Arthur Jordan
Standard Construction Company
Clark- Bracken, Inc
la Crosse
George McKoskey
Taft Tightens Grip on Convention Machinery
Taft forces tightened control over Republican convention machinery aiming to seat Southern delegates favorable to him. Gen Douglas MacArthur was named keynoter and Taft backers filled major posts, signaling a no quarter battle against Eisenhower supporters over disputed southern delegates that could shape the nomination. MacArthur accepted the keynote, pledging obligation but expressing doubt.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
Eisenhower
iChican
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississipipi
South Carolina
Florida
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Harry Darby
Kansas
Darby
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy with local thunder showers tonight and Thursday. Little temperature change expected. Lows around 62 tonight and highs near 85 Thursday.
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la Crosse
Concert Postponed in Riverside Park by City
La Crosse Concert Band performance in Riverside Park is postponed due to rain. The city park department announced the cancellation of the Wednesday night program as part of the season’s entertainment schedule.
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la Crosse
Riverside Park
City Park Department
Body armor seen as aid in protecting troops say AMA
Dr. Robert Holmes reports to the AMA that a chest and belly vest of fiberglass and nylon shows encouraging results in tests by Marines and Army. He notes enemy losses in Korea are high but improving due to advances in combat medicine and surgery, with armor offering preventive value.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Chicago
Korea
American Medical Association
Lan Army
Robert Holmes
Army
Col. Holmes
Army Medical Corps
AMA
Holmes
Wisconsin GOP convention eyes reapportionment and Senate vote
At the Wisconsin Republican convention in Milwaukee the main issues are legislative reapportionment and endorsing a U S Senate candidate. McCarthy faces opposition from Leonard Schmitt and a Milwaukee group, while Zimmerman and others seek endorsement amid factional disputes.
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Senate
Arthur Bystrom
Milwaukee
United States Senate
Racine
U.S. Senate
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Appleton
McCarthy
Chester Dempsey
Hartland
Edward J. Yockey Jr
Andrew Jacobson
Schmidt
GOP
U. S. Senate
Zimmerman
Alicia Degeler
Waukesha
M. B. Wigderson
Madison
Degeler
Carroll College
Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Clubs
Wigderson
Downs resigns Central High basketball post after 1950 tenure
Edward H. Downs resigns as Central High School head basketball coach effective immediately. He plans to coach at Edina High School in Minnesota and will move with his family in August. Downs cites lack of facilities as the main reason and notes prior coaching changes at Central.
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Edward H
Ted) Downs
Central High School
la Crosse Tribune
Downs
University of Wisconsin
Edina
Minn
Warren Beson
Central
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Edgerton
Lake Mills
Edufication
Mark Sutton
Beson
Walter
Babe) Weigent
Raider Grid
Bob Krueger
Question Men Arrested Here
Detectives continue questioning two youthfully described suspects captured in the act of burglary at Elfman Motor and Marine Service early Tuesday. One man identified as Jim Miller refuses to provide a surname or address. The other, Louis Wilson aged 23, says he is from Seattle and is wanted on a second degree burglary charge there with an FBI fugitive warrant for leaving Seattle. Detectives are checking with the FBI for details.
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Elfman Motor and Marine Service
Jim Miller
Suriname
Louis Wilson
Seattle
Wash
Wilson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Will
Ike Meets Dulles and Jersey Delegates
Eisenhower plans a full morning schedule starting with Paul Hoffman before meetings with New Jersey delegates and with Dulles who may resume foreign affairs talks. New Jersey totals show 31 for Eisenhower, six for Taft, and one for Stassen with several delegates undecided.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
New Jersey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Paul Hoffman
Maryland
Chicago
Hoffman
Dulles
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Taft
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Jersey
Iand Dulles
State Department
Paris
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Theodore R. McKeldin Jr
McKeldin
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Senate backs Taft-Hartley use in steel crisis stance
The Senate rejects a Morse plan to seize steel plants arguing Taft-Hartley authorization is necessary. President Truman urged restraint while warning a strike by 650,000 CIO workers could threaten peace. Taft opponents push Congress to act, with Taft saying a seizure would be worse.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Taft-Hartley
Emsployers
Congress
Trueman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Taft
Garfield Leaves $100 000 Estate
New York actor John Garfield died May 21 at 39 from a heart ailment leaving an estate about 100000 dollars. The will petition filed in Surrogate's Court names widow Roberta Garfield as executrix and beneficiary of most of the estate.
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New York
John Garfield
Garfield
Roberta Garfield
Red Cross Seeks 600 Pints Of Blood In La Crosse Visit
La Crosse will host a Red Cross mobile blood unit for four days from June 17 to 20 with a 600 pint quota, 150 pints daily. The drive will be at Legion Clubrooms with hours 1 to 7 p.m. first two days and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. last two days. The Trane Company plans to supply most donors, but individuals are urged to donate to exceed the goal. Appointments via Red Cross headquarters Room 104 Federal Building.
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la Crosse
Mobile Blood Center
Red Cross
Legion
Red Cross Blood
Room
Federal
Unknown Gas Suspected in Death of Nine Year Old Nancy Bartett
Nine year old Nancy Bartett died of asphyxiation during a house fire at 320 North 24th Street. Dist. Atty. Bosshard stated autopsy and Crime Laboratory tests in Madison aim to identify the gas and fire cause. Fire officials and neighbors were questioned as investigators work to establish origin in the living room.
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Nancy Bartett
Dist. Atty
John Bosshard
Madison
State Crime Laboratory
Bosshard
Paul Bartelt
William Rowan
Mareshal
Hamman
N. 24Th St
Bare Felt
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Reds
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Pentagon
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Sen. McCarthy
Fred R. Zimmerman
George M.smith
Galesville
Smith
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Ike
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