Wisconsin GOP adopts reapportionment plank at Milwaukee convention
The Wisconsin Republican convention backed a plan to seek constitutional changes for Assembly population basis and Senate area and population. Gov. Kohler urged unity as McCarthy and Kohler secured early endorsements for second terms, with opposed factions fading amid party maneuvering. The platform also opposes a general sales tax and supports farm parity prices and full fiscal safeguards.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Republican Party
Senate
Kohler
Republican Party
Assembly
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
GOP
Hood
Name Placed Before GOP State Meeting
Guilford M. Wiley, favored to win the endorsement for lieutenant governor, spoke at the Republican convention in Milwaukee presenting his 3 minute case. He highlighted legislative experience and long service in education as key qualifications and drew hearty applause from delegates.
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Lawrence Smith
McCarthy
Ray Dohr
George M. Smith
Guilford Wiley
Galesville
Vernon W. Thomson
Warren R. Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
Guilford M. Wiley
Wiley
la Crosse
Clarence Fugina
Trempeneleau
Fugina
Wisconsin
Edwin Grass
William H. Markham
Dodge County
Peter Pappas
Winnebago County
Pappas
City Approves School Building Contracts Amid Financing Doubts
The Common Council authorized construction contracts for a southeastern area school but tied signing to sale of bonds, facing a $325,000 bond issue under scrutiny due to annexation and legal concerns. Bids exceeded the $325,000 estimate, with aldermen criticizing cost and the heating plant as expensive.
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Common Council
Ald
Peter Schwartz
Jefferson School
Schwartz
Hubert Schleiter
Emily Schultz
Amvets Debate Proposals At Wisconsin Convention
At La Crosse the Amvets moved to act on resolutions during the third day of their state convention. Delegates opposed a sales tax hitting low income groups hardest while requesting liquor tax money be returned to the housing fund and funds be provided to build a 250 bed infirmary at the King Grand Army home. A parade and memorial service followed the sessions with Rev. William Munster and Rev. Francis E. Wallace contributing to the event.
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la Crosse
Harry Blair
Henry Ahrens
John Leason
Grand Army Home
King
Wis
Riverside Park
5Th
Jay
Pearl
Main
State
Park
William Munster
Dubuque
Francis E. Wallace
Conrad Flight Delayed Heads Toward Europe
Max Conrad, a 48 year old father of 10 from Winona Minnesota, reached Goose Bay Labrador after a calm hop from Old Town Maine. His Piper Pacer lacks sufficient fuel for the Atlantic crossing and requires minor heading adjustments before continuing to Europe.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Max Conrad
Europe
Winona
Minn
Old Town
Atlantic
Merchants push double decked Market Square parking plan
The Merchants Steering Committee of the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce urges the Common Council to finance a two level deck over Market Square to add off street parking near Fourth and Main. They propose a bond funded project using meter receipts and warn about parking shortfalls driving customers to outlying shops. The plan faces prior scrutiny from 1950 and was referred to committee amid a related Salvat ion Army property appraisal tied to the Mary E Sawyer Memorial Auditorium.
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Common Council
Market Square
Merchants Steering Committee
la Crosse County
Fourth
Main Streets
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Vine Street
Mary E. Sawyer
Donald Lyden
Ald
Emil Schultz
Harry Newburg
Henry Ahrens
Atomic Engine Nearing Test
President Truman announced a full size working atomic engine for submarines is near completion for test runs. He spoke at the Nautilus keel laying ceremony and attacked calls for a large tax cut while criticizing General Eisenhower and budget politics. Gordon Dean joined the ceremony as AEC chairman.
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Groton
Conn
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Congress
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Dean
Tear Gas Used on Unruly Reds at Koje Island
U S military police forced 900 North Korean POWs from a Koje Island compound using tear gas. Fifteen leaders were seized and 273 prisoners claimed anti Communist, with a kangaroo court allegation cited by an escaped POW. No casualties reported.
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Koje Island
Korea
P—U.s
Haydon L. Boatner
Catholic Foresters Convene 23rd State Convention in Madison
More than 200 delegates registered for the 23rd annual state convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters in Madison. Sessions run through Sunday with main speaker Wilbur N. Renk of Sun Prairie, regent of the University of Wisconsin.
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Madison
Catholic Order of Foresters
Wilbur N. Renk
Sun Prairie
University of Wisconsin
Comprehensive Storm Sewer Plan Offered to Aldermen
City Engineer Zenno Gorder presented a preliminary, long range storm sewer plan to the Common Council to serve the South Side and developing southeast area. It envisions three major interceptors costing about 597000 dollars and a secondary system around 145000 with yearly funding through 1953 1954 and beyond a total eight to ten year program. If approved, construction could begin by October with bond finance for interceptors and annual budget funding for the secondary system.
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Common Council
Zenno Gorder
Gorder
Highway 14
Burlington Railroad
Farnam Street
Losey Boulevard
Johnson Street
11Th
16Th
Market Street
South Avenue
East Avenue
Pine Street
la Crosse River
Third Street
British Radioman Charged With Passing Secrets to Soviet Official
William Marshall a 24 year old British radio operator is charged under the Official Secrets Act with passing information to Pobel Kuznetsov second secretary of the Soviet Embassy. He refused bail at the magistrate hearing and was arrested at his home after returning from Moscow last December.
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London
Reign Office
William Marshall
Marshall
Moscow
Pobel Kuznetsov
William Hughes
Hughes
Foreign Office
Kuznetsov
USW Confident Strike Will Run Until Goals Are Won
Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers say 000 members will keep shutting down most US steel plants until the Wage Stabilization Board goals are met. The union rejects concessions, cites war needs, and urges Congress to back board recommendations including a 26 cent an hour raise and union shop adoption. The strike’s impact and potential negotiations remain uncertain as Truman and Congress weigh next steps under Taft-Hartley.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Steelworkers Executive Board
Korea
WSB
Congress of the
United States
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Congress
Senate
Hydrogen Bomb Rumors Stir Public Awe Across Nation
President Truman announced that a full size atomic power plant is near completion for test runs in Groton while Arco Nevada hosts a submarine engine mock up. Senator McMahon floated manufacturing hydrogen weapons in the four figures, hinting at progress amid uncertain confirmation.
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Truman
Groton
Conn
Arco
Nev
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with warm humid conditions. Low around 66 tonight and high near 85 on Sunday.
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la Crosse
Best Hope For Peace Is Ike, Conclave Told
National Citizens for Eisenhower chairman Walter Williams said Eisenhower offers the United States the best hope for peace. He spoke at a 300 supporter dinner during Wisconsin Republican state convention in Milwaukee. Guests included State Sen. Arthur Lenroot and other officials as the Wisconsin Eisenhower for President Committee seeks delegates for a second choice at the National Convention if Taft fails to secure the nomination.
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Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Joint
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Connecticut
Hartford
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Milwaukee
Walter Williams
New York
National Citizens For
Eisenhower
Gen
United States
Williams
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Arthur Lenroot
Superior
Yvonne Towne
Waukesha
Republican National
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wilbur Renk
Sun Prairie
Earl Leverick
Sparta
Eisenhower For President Committee
Taft
Rohio
Gov. Warren
California
U S Navy Begins Atom Powered Sub Nautilus Keel Ceremony
President Truman attends keel ceremony marking the start of the Nautilus the United States first atomic engined submarine. The General Dynamics built hull will use a land based nuclear reactor to power a submerged vessel with unlimited range and speeds up to 35 knots, offering stealth advantages over diesel submarines.
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Groton
Conn
United States
Truman
General Dynamics Corporation
Holland
John P. Holland
Russia
Eisenhower drops prepared texts in Detroit rally
General Dwight D. Eisenhower sidestepped prepared speeches at a breakfast rally here and said he will answer questions about issues since returning from Europe. He stressed a basic love of America as his sole basis for the Republican nomination and warned against expecting a panacea for all ills.
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Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
United States
Eisenhower
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Cadillac Square
Olympia Stadium
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