Rice named commander at Camp McCoy succeeding MacMullin
Brig. Gen. John K. Rice a Europe theater veteran is appointed commanding general of Camp McCoy to succeed Col. George M. MacMullin. Rice, 49, began in the Minnesota National Guard in 1916 and rose to brigadier general in 1941. He is a New Jersey native who served overseas in Belgium and is expected to assume duties Wednesday.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
John K. Rice
States
War Department
George M. MacMullin
Rice
Suptin
Minnesota National Guard
Febice
Commandant General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Offiers
Col
MacMullin
Fort Custer
Mich
Cen
New Jersey
Fie
Ike Lauded By Churchill In Royal London Honor
Allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower was invested by King George VI with a high honor at Buckingham Palace. The ceremony in London featured swords and a blue and crimson ribbon, as crowds cheered from Temple Bar to Guildhall. Eisenhower rode through red banners, while Churchill and Bevin praised the coalition effort and the unity of British and American forces.
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George VI
Eisenhower
Buckingham Palace
U. S
London
Russia
France
Churchill
Normandy
Follom
Beenhower
Solomon
Lincoln
Japan
YU Meed
Temple Bar
Amer
Tethower
Ines
Bethower
Ney
Po Wellington
Waterloo
Eitenhower
Teanliuarters
Frankfort
City of
Hearings Open on Scenic Highway Plan Along Mississippi
Washington reports hearings underway on a proposed scenic parkway along the Mississippi River from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf. The plan would place the project on the west bank with 240 feet of right of way to be provided by states, sharing costs 50-50 with the federal government. The Iowa conservation commission has endorsed the project and several state legislatures have approved resolutions for the right of way.
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Washington
Miniposal
le Compte Sai
Iowa _ conservation commission
Sgt Boedeker Dies In Action Luzon May 14
S. Sgt Arliss E Boedeker of the 43rd Division was killed in action on Luzon May 14. A Central High School graduate 1938, he entered service in 1942 and arrived in the Philippines January 9. He is survived by his mother and a brother Elton R Boedeker in the Navy.
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la Crosse
Philippines
Germany
Arliss E. Boedeker
43Rd Division
Luzon
Word
Central High
Elton R. Boedeker
Fic
South Pacific
Navy
Dickow
England
France
Bonomi Quits Premier Post
Rome reports Premier Ivanoe Bonomi has resigned today ending his tenure as head of the government. The move follows political pressure and reshapes Italy's leadership with unclear immediate succession.
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Bonomi
Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
War Bond Appeal Urges Seventh Loan Buy
Washington dispatch quotes a top general saying the war is fought for keeps and urges Americans to purchase seventh war loan bonds to support victory. The call emphasizes financial backing through bond purchases as a duty of citizens.
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Washington
Weather update for tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions with a slight warm up tonight. Low near 58. Cooler later Wednesday into Wednesday night with a high around 72.
House To Probe Violence At Vets Hospital
The House Veterans Committee will investigate charges of brutal treatment at the Northport neuro psychiatric hospital for veterans in New York. The action follows claims by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of severe abuses, including beatings and broken bones, by both enlisted Black soldiers and white civilian attendants. The panel also weighs reports from other veterans groups and looks into conditions at the Dayton Ohio facility.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Veterans
Northport
N. Y
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rankin
Louis Verdel
Northport Hospital
Rep
Kearney
R-Ny
Frank Hines
Col
Verdel
Hgee
William J. Turner
Dayton
Ohio
John N. Ale
Rep. Ramey
Need Construction
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Veterans Committee
Mef
VFW
Wity
Veterans Organization
Power of Attorney
Congress
Butcher Offers Free Meat Butter Or Cigarettes For War Bond Buyers
Samuelsohn announced a memorial offer for Pfc. Joseph Butler and 10 other service members. Buyers of $18.75 bonds may select a pound of meat or cigarettes, with larger bonds eligible for butter as well, by surrendering red points.
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Samuelsohn
Pfc
Joseph Butler
Armed Services
Supers Mine Jap Waters Raid Reported By Tokyo Radio
Radio Tokyo said B-24 Liberators joined the attack on the Japanese home waters as 40 Superfortress bombers mined the Inland Sea entrance north of Kyushu and 30 more sorties operated from Wakasa Bay off Honshu. The 21st Bomber Command claimed B-29s had devastated 102.67 square miles of six major cities.
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Radio Tokyo
Empire
21St Bomber Command
Kyushu
Wakasa Bay
Honshu Island
Vets Lead Flag Day Parade in County Bond Drive
The Flag Day observance led by Vets will feature five returned veterans in a parade and program with Elks cooperation and a Seventh War Loan drive. M Beck and his horse head the procession from the courthouse lawn at 6 30 p m and the route runs to Riverside Park for the program. Veterans from the American Legion color guard to the Knights of Columbus will march and speak on wartime experiences. Bond totals show La Crosse county at 84 percent of its $4 980 000 quota with state and national portions also reported.
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The
Elks
Court House Lawn
State Street
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Main Street
Riverside Park
M. Beck
American Legion Color Guard
Purple Heart
Tac Consin
Nave Mothere Wilson- Colwell
Aquinas Band
AFL
Red Cross
Erickson
CIO
Knights of Columbus
Civil Air Patrol
Central High School
City Firemen
Scouts
Eagles
Boy Scouts
Playground Band
Playground Children
Heileman’s Mules
International Association of Machinists
Allis- Chalmers
Trane Co. Glee Club
la Crosse County
Wisconsin Senate Votes To Segregate Highway Funds
The Wisconsin senate 21 10 overrode Gov Goodland veto on a highway fund segregation bill to be used only for highways starting July 1 1945. Two senators changed votes opposing segregation. Gov Goodland argued the measure creates new taxes and is unnecessary. The senate also approved a postwar building program of about 19.94 million dollars.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Goodland
Assembly
Senate
Knowles
New Richmond
Zablocki
Milwaukee
Sen
Madsen
16845 Troops Back Today in New York Harbor Arrival
In New York Harbor 16845 troops arrived aboard nine ships led by the Marine Robin and the Admiral Benson. The Robin carried 2716 liberated prisoners and 275 reassignment troops to Camp Shanks and Camp Kilmer. The Benson carried 5012 liberated prisoners and 184 staff from multiple divisions.
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New York
Army
Marine Robin
Navy
William S. Benson
New York Harbor
North River
Ardennes Forest
Germany
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Squier
Staten Island
Man Drowns After Boat Accident on Rice Lake
Or ville Nelson 43 of Rice Lake Wisconsin drowned Tuesday after falling from a boat while fishing on Lake Rice Lake authorities said.
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Lake Rice Lake
Wis
Orville Nelson
Rice Lake
Our Father Who Art In Heaven Marine Officer Shot
A wounded Marine lieutenant, with a severed leg and arm, arrived at a field hospital near Naha. Navy doctors treated him as he whispered prayers, saying I have to keep breathing as staff faced his critical condition. He survived the initial operation and was evacuated to a larger hospital.
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Okinawa
Naha
Navy
Robert J. Crawley
New Orleans
J.g.) Dietz, Jr
New York City
Fred E. Sandstrom
Tacoma
Wash
Red Cross
Sandstrom
Crawley
Anti-Gambling Bill Approved in Wisconsin Assembly
After a three hour battle the Thomson anti gambling bill passed the Wisconsin Assembly 57 to 39 and was approved as in the Senate measure. It requires beverage tax agents to report names of those allowing gambling devices. district attorneys must file actions within 10 days or face removal.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
Krause
R-La Crosse
Municipalities Committee
Schaeffer
D-Milwaukee
Attorney General
Nuss
R-Fond
Famous Surgeon Philemon E. Truesdale Dies at 70
Dr. Philemon E. Truesdale renowned surgeon died Tuesday in Fall River Massachusetts at age 70. His 1935 operation on an Omaha child with an upside down stomach drew national attention.
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Fall River
Mass
Philemon E. Truesdale
Omaha
Nebraska
Australians Press Near Seria Oil Fields In Brunei
Australian 9th division troops drive inland from Brooketon and Labuan toward Brunei capital as U S and Australian forces support a rapid assault across Brunei Bay. Japanese resistance is light with a few skirmishes and casualties reported, while Brunei oil districts lie within reach.
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Manila
British
Borneo
Brunei Bay Fleet
Seria
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
9Th Division
Brooketon
Brunei
Miri
Labuan
Jesselton
Tokyo Reports Yank Landing On South Shore
Tokyo radio reported a surprise American landing on Okinawa's southern beaches encircling the main Japanese holdout on Yaeju-Dake. U S 10th Army forces began an all out offensive with about 15 000 Japanese believed alive. Buckner said destruction of Japanese resistance was days away as surrender talks failed to produce a reply.
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Guam
Okinawa
Tokyo Radio
U. S. 10Th Army
U. S
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
10Th Army
Buckner
Associated Press
al Copking
Central
Western Pacific
Yaeju-Dake
Oroku Peninsula
Lemuel C. Shepherd
6Th Marine Division
Naha Airfield
Sula
Naha Harbor
Draftees Head to Milwaukee for Pre Induction Exams
Selective service boards Nos. 1 and 2 sent a troupe of men by bus to Milwaukee for pre induction medical examinations. Led by Benjamin F. Overton and Robert A. Rude, the group stopped in Mauston for meals at Hill's cafe before lodging at the Wisconsin hotel. Induction center reporting is set for 7 a.m. Wednesday. those who qualify await induction in about three weeks.
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Selective Service Boards
Milwaukee
Benjamin F. Overton
14Th Street
Robert A. Rude
Logan Street
Mauston
Hill’s
Wisconsin Hotel
Induction Center
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Europe
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Tion
Gellethene
Col. Macmullin
Ike
Pre
Mississippi
Sgt. Boedeker
Boedeker
Invest Today
Yonan
House
Vets
Aquinas
B. W. Ingli
L. L. Boerkohl
Z. S. Rice
Mark Esch
W. A. Lewis
Coast
ED Meagher
Marine Corps Combat Corrident
Virginia Thayer
Thomson
By Spencer Davis
Adm
Forrest B. Royal
Muara
Victoria
Tambalai
Brunei Bay
Singapore
MacArthur
Pacific
Tokyo
South Shore
By Robbin Coons
James L Bradley
96Th
7Th Division
184Th
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