Wisconsin Assembly Approves Eight Million For UW Buildings
Wisconsin lawmakers debate postwar appropriation for university and state programs. The assembly votes to concur with senate changes, funding UW buildings and remodeling at about eight million dollars, plus six hundred-sixty thousand for a diagnostic center near General Hospital. Senate action needed Friday to reach governor before recess. other measures on public welfare and transportation face uncertain prospects.
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University
Board of Health
Flag Day Bond Rally Highlights Seventh War Loan Drive
A Flag Day program and parade hosted by the Elks promotes the Seventh War Loan with a bond rally tonight. Veterans will share experiences and show combat films as units march from the courthouse to Riverside Park. Notables include W A Lewis coast guardsman, G T Robert, and other civic groups.
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Riverside Park
M. Beck
Boy Scouts
Playground Band
Playground Children
Heileman's Mules
Aquinas Band
Ruler of the Elks
B. W. Ingli
L. L. Boerkohl
Z. S. Rice
Mark Esch
International Association of Sachin
Allis Chalmers
W. A. Lewis
Coast
Body of Sparta Man Found on U S Highway
Ingwald Peterson aged 59 of Sparta was found dead along U S Highway 16 near the Gomer Roberts farm about 9 30 am Thursday. La Crosse county officials began an investigation, suggesting an automobile killed him. A coroner's jury viewed the body at Dwyer funeral home with a postmortem planned. The inquest was set for June 21 at 10 am.
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Ingwald Peterson
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Gomer Roberts
la Crosse
Monroe
la Crosse County
Ivan Wright
Erect Columns Over Mass Grave at Dachau Memorial
Two 50 foot stone columns with a cross and Star of David crowns the Dachau mass grave memorial for 3,500 victims. German civilians build under Allied military government. memorial cost 500,000 marks, about 50,000 dollars, funded from German resources.
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Germany
Dachau Concentration
Eisenhower Honored by De Gaulle at Unknown Soldier Tomb
General Eisenhower was made a fellow of the Liberation by General de Gaulle in a formal ceremony before France’s Unknown Soldier tomb. The event highlighted Allied ties and the liberation legacy as dignitaries saluted shared World War II achievements.
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Eisenhower
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Weather Forecast Summary for Friday Afternoon
Cloudy conditions with low temperatures around and a slight risk of mist. Friday afternoon expects fair skies with a high near 80 degrees.
Probationer Gribbel Must Forfeit $50,000 Bond
Maj. Wakeman Griffin Gribbel, a Philadelphia clubman and World War I veteran, was placed on seven years of probation after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a December incident. He must forfeit a $50,000 bond if he drinks intoxicating liquor or fails to report monthly to the quarter sessions court during the probation.
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Maj
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War casualties rise by 5,048 in week ending May
Combat casualties of the army and navy totaled 1,017,097, an increase of 5,048 in the past week, reflecting the end of fighting in Europe. Army casualties stood at 899,952 with 324,819 wounded returned to duty, while navy casualties reached 117,145 with 57,402 wounded.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Europe
Stimson
Eire Elects President
Eire will choose a new president Thursday to succeed Dr. Douglas Hyde, 85, in a neutral government. Prime Minister Eamon de Valera backs his deputy Sean T. O Kelly while Gen Sean Maccoin and Dr Patrick McCarton oppose him in the election.
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Dublin
Eire
Douglas Hyde
Eamon de Valera
Sean T. O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Sean Maccoin
Fine Gael
Patrick McCarton
New York
Two Armies To Occupy Reich
General Patton will command the U S 3rd army as one of the occupation forces in Germany. Secretary Stimson said the 3rd and 7th armies would be the American occupiers, with the 15th possibly remaining until December. General Clark will also return to command in the Mediterranean theater. Units listed are headquarters elements about 1000 men per army. divisions and corps to be screened and reshuffled. OCCUPATION.
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George S. Patton, Jr
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Germany
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Wade H. Haislip
Stimson
Supreme Headquarters
15Th
United States
Leonard T. Gerow
Mark Clark
Mediterranean
Patton
Pacific
Rede
Okinawa Force Lost Jap Premier Admits
Allied advances in Borneo drive toward Brunei town with Australian forces. Dyaks attack Japanese lines using blow darts and melee weapons, killing 14 in two days. Labuan airfield seized and used for spotter planes, later development as bomber base within 800 miles of Singapore. Brigades push inland 15 miles since June 10 landing as Labuan and nearby airstrips fall to the invaders.
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Brunei
Brunei River
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Nicaragua Expels UPI Correspondent Carlos Henkel
Neuva Prensa reports Carlos Henkel, United Press correspondent, was given eight days to leave Nicaragua over interference in domestic affairs. UPI in New York says it has no new information to add to the dispatch.
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Nicaragua
Neuva Prensa
United Press
Carlos Henkel
New York
U.S. Merchant Ship Losses Highlight War Toll
Washington reports 1,554 U.S. merchant ships sunk with 5,579 crewmen dead or missing through May 8, while 4,770 Allied and neutral ships were lost by direct enemy action. Cargo deliveries and troop movements emphasized by officials, with notable disasters including the Rohna and the Paul Hamilton.
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Washington
Italy
Germany
Maritime Commission
United States
Commission
Emory S. Land
Navy
Admiralty
Djidjell
Alberta
British Plan for Indian Executive Council Moves Forward
London outlined a new largely Indian executive council as a step toward self government. Viceroy Wavell said the plan aims to involve Indian leaders, with an Indian finance and home minister and an Indian foreign affairs head while the governor general retains constitutional powers. Eight Congress working committee members, including Nehru Patel and Azad, were released from detention.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
Japan
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Great Britain
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Congress Party
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Maulana Azad
Asaf Ali
Draft Groups Leave County for Induction
Men left for military service induction from Milwaukee selective service boards 1 and 2 at 10 a.m. by bus. Group leaders are Charles W. Hofer and Reimer James Moe. They will eat lunch at Hill's cafe in Manston and dine, lodge, and breakfast at the Medford hotel in Milwaukee. Friday they report for induction at 7 a.m.
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Selective Service Boards
Charles W. Hofer
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Reimer James Moe
Prospect Street
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Manston
Medford
Churchill says Big Three relations improving with France Syria tensions
Prime Minister Churchill told the commons that Britain United States and Russia have better relations with no real basis for France Syria misunderstandings. He noted improved British Russian ties after Poland issue resolution and said de Gaulle will send Herriot to London to settle differences. Conference with Stalin and Truman to occur before Britain's July 26 election.
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Truman
Britain
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Berlin
Boy Toy With Grenade Shocks Atlanta Theatergoer
An Atlanta theater patron was found handling a live hand grenade during a Western film. He claimed a paratrooper friend said it was dead, but military authorities warned the grenade could kill 75 to 100 people, prompting police and military involvement.
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16 Poles Face Trial By Reds Warned By Moscow
The Moscow radio said 16 Polish political leaders accused of terror acts behind Red army lines would be tried within days. Gen Bronislaw Okulicki named as ring leader for illegal wireless transmitters rear of Soviet troops in Poland. Berlin reporting said Warsaw delegates reached Moscow for Big Three talks on Poland.
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Moscow
Bronislaw Okulicki
Poland
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Supreme Court of the
Paris
Harry Hopkins
Truman
Churchill
Commons
Richard Law
Stanislaw Mikolajcyzyk
United States
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Skolajcczyk
Okinawa Battle Widens as Marines Break Japanese Pockets
On Okinawa, U S Marines shattered a major pocket and thrust two 400 yard wedges into the last 13 square miles held by Japanese forces. The fight included a 36 hour grenade duel and a costly dawn assault to retake Hill 95 near Hanagusuku.
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Okinawa
Tokyo
Kantaro Suzuki
Japan
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
U. S. 10Th Army
Buckner
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Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
6Th Marine
Oroku
Yaeju
Archibald V. Arnold
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Hanagusuku
Pedro A. del Valle
Kunishi Ridge
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