U S Officials Slow to Drop Price Controls on Foods
Treasury Secretary Snyder said a year long slump in sales has ended as consumers rebuilt savings after the Korean War rush. OPS indicated a slow pace for lifting ceilings on foods, reacting to a petition by four trade groups representing about 125 000 stores asking removal of ceilings on 233 items.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Tennessee State Exchange Clubs
Memphis
Ellis Arnall
National Association of Retail Grocers
Super Market Institute
National Association of Food Chains
Co-operative Food Distributors of America
Eisenhower Draws 40 000 In Detroit In Flag Day Show
Eisenhower spoke at Cadillac Square under a noonday sun preaching Americanism to about 40 000 with the crowd joining in the oath to the flag. The Kansas native’s appearance stirred Michigan politics as Arthur Summerfield guided the invitation while the delegation split between Eisenhower and Taft as potential nominees.
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Europe
Eisenhower
Detroit
Cadillac Square
Kansas
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
Summerfield
Eisenhower Camp
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Drunken driving case ends in acquittal for Paul Bigley
La Crosse police court reports Paul Bigley of Hokah Minn was found innocent after pleading not guilty on May 27 in a drunken driving trial. A fire on June 13 at 8 44 p m involved an engine responding to Seventh and State Streets where a street flare tipped with no damage.
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Daily Records
la Crosse
Paul Bigley
Hokah
Minn
Seventh
State Streets
Allies Kill and Wound 800 Chinese Reds in Korea Front Battle
In a four day clash on Korea's Western front Allied forces say they killed or wounded at least 800 Chinese Reds. The tally includes 477 killed and 338 wounded with artillery and air bombardment staggering the enemy.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
James Crutchfield
Graceville
Fla
North Korea
45Th
Oklahoma
Chorwon
Lord Alexander
Great Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Office
Far East
Winston Churchhill
Wiley Assured Of Speed Up In Property Probe
Sen Wiley reports a pledge from Atty Gen McGranery to cooperate with a Senate panel launching a 100000 probe of the Alien Property Office. He released a June 4 letter accusing the Justice Department of stalling and sought details on high fees, favoritism, and alleged under‑the‑table payoffs.
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Atty
J. P. MacGranery
Justice Department
H. L. Baynton
Alien Property Office
Atty Gen
H. G. Morison
Department
William Underhill
Morison
Washington
Sen. Wiley
Baynton
Wisconsin Republicans Endorse Platform with Reapportionment Plank
The Wisconsin GOP convention gave unanimous endorsement to the party slate and adopted a platform urging a constitutional change for senate district reapportionment by area and population. Gov. Kohler prompted some dissent with a fiery plea. Robert Voegler, former Hungarian internee, condemned U S foreign policy and cited Oatis as an example of perceived inaction.
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Senate
Kohler
Truman
Wisconsin
Sen
McCarthy
U.S
Wiley
R-Chippewa Falls
Robert Voegler
New York
Hungary
Yugoslavia
United States
William Oatis
Associated Press
Missing Danville Couple Sought In Iowa Air Search
Civil Air Patrol and Air Force planes scoured a 25 mile corridor from Albert Lea Minnesota to Dubuque Iowa for Danville Illinois couple Nagle C Humble and wife Helen after their yellow Fairchild light plane disappeared en route from Albert Lea to Danville. Weather delays limited search. CAP planes from Iowa and Minnesota continued efforts with air rescue assets.
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Des Moines
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force
Danville
Ill
Albert Lea
Minn
Nagle C. Humble
Helen
Scott Johnson
4Th Air Rescue Squadron
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Iowa Cap
Minnesota Cap
Minnesota
Iowa
Scott
Dubuque
Hydrogen Bomb Secret Solved Says McMahon in Connecticut
Senator Brien McMahon told Democratic delegates in Connecticut that the United States has solved the hydrogen bomb secret and would order hydrogen weapons numbered in four figures if elected president. He spoke after the state delegation backed him for the presidential nomination.
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McMahon
Hartford
Conn
Brien McMahon
America
Connecticut
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Pres
Roosevelt
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Spring Grove Man Hurt In Iowa Centennial Display Incident
William Fossum, 40, of Spring Grove, was critically injured when struck by a truck at Burr Oak Iowa while a Spring Grove group was installing advertising for the Centennial celebration. The vehicle, driven by Al Sherman of Winona, left the pavement and hit Fossum, who was taken to Decorah hospital. He is married with three sons.
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Spring Grove
Minn
William Fossum
Burr Oak
Fossum
al Sherman
Winona
Decorah
Pigs Killed In Farm Fire On Highway 16 Near Bangor
A fire at the Hugh Fleming farm on Highway 16 near Bangor Saturday noon killed several pigs. The blaze damaged the upper floor of a metal hog house where a brooding stove, fanning mill and other equipment were located. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade as Bangor and Erv's Spar ta fire departments responded.
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Hugh Fleming
Highway 16
Bangor
Bangor Fire Department
Erv’s Fire Department of
Sparta
Lutheran Body Seeks Unity With Mergers Ahead
The 93rd annual Lutheran Church synod in Des Moines signaled openness to unification with other Lutherans while not closing doors to mergers with four groups. The body endorsed a conciliatory stance toward the American Lutheran Conference and backed a joint doctrinal statement formed over two years by five member bodies.
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Des Moines
American Lutheran Conference
Augustana
American, Evangelical
United Lutheran Churches
Luttheran Free Church
Synod
Eisenhower Dinner Draws Wisconsin Supporters Rally
Wisconsin supporters of General Eisenhower held a Friday dinner at the Plankington Hotel with 30 delegates present but none of them attended. Walter Williams of Seattle keynoted, blasting Taft aligned machines in Texas and other southern states for ousting citizen will. Delegates said, “We’ll be seeing you in Chicago” as they prepared for the national convention.
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Ike
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Plankington Hotel
Taft
Warren
Williams
Walter Williams
Seattle
National Citizens For Eisenhower Organization
Texas
Chicago
Weather Outlook Foresees Heat Wave Across Regions
Forecast shows after noon readings above 100 degrees in portions of Nebraska Oklahoma and Arizona. Maximum temperatures reach New York 88 Washington 92 Miami 94 Duluth 78 Chicago 85 with highs mid 80s to near 90s widespread and heat persisting into the midweek.
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New England
New York
Washington
Miami
Duluth
Chicago
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arizona
Memphis
Ous Des Moines
Cence City
La Crosse Concert Band Eyes Outdoor Return at Myrick Park
After two weather canceled concerts, the La Crosse Concert Band hopes for clear skies this afternoon at 2:30 in Myrick Park to begin its 22nd consecutive season. D. R. Wartinbee conducts with new and substitute players including Douglas Phillips and Kenneth Bye.
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la Crosse
Myrick Park
Anderson Memorial
Riverside Park
Bernard Birnbaum
Twirr
Douglas Phillips
Kenneth Bye
Arlen Wekseth
Arlen Evenson
Ralph Olson
R. Peterson
D. R. Wartinbee
Gentry
Jewell
Dvorak
Greer
Stradella
von Flotow
Anderson
Morissey
Brass Pagantry
Ostling
Ancliffe
Amina
Lincke
Kern
Walters
A Wonderful Guy
Rodgers
Dietz
Schwarz
Colonel Bogey
Alford
Flag Day originator honored by school talk
Dr Bernard John Cigrand who originated Flag Day while teaching in a one room public school spoke at a ceremony. He credited a humble schoolman in a farming community with the idea. Attendees included Mrs Alice Cigrand and Dr Elroy F Cigrand, both relatives.
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Bernard John Cigrand
Warren
Alice Cigrand
Long Beach
Calif
Cigrand
Elroy F. Cigrand
Aurora, Ill
Communist party claims Chicago as main center of operation
Velde states the Communist party views Chicago as its most important operational center, noting strong opposition to investigators from left wing and subversive groups at the University of Chicago and Roosevelt College. He suggests subversive labor activity near Chicago may stem from Communist influence. Baby condors remain in the nest six months before flying.
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Chicago
New York
Velde
Communist Party
Illinois
University of Chicago l
Roosevelt College
University of Chicago
University of Ilinois
Amvets Convention Honored Veterans and Students
The convention recognized area students with prizes for a Constitution contest. Alice Engle of Aquinas High School won first place and $100 and will go to the state meet in Milwaukee next Saturday. Betty Lee, also of Aquinas, took second with $50 and Kenneth Johnson of Logan earned third with $25. The program included memorial ceremonies led by Rev. Francis Wallace of La Crosse and remarks on virtue and unity, followed by banquet speeches by Marshall Miller of Champaign, Illinois, about the World Veterans Federation and disarmament efforts.
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Alice Englehard
Aquinas High School
Milwaukee
Betty Lee
Aquinas
Kenneth Johnson
Logan
Elks
Francis Wallace
la Crosse
Amvet
Father Munster
Country
Republic
Flanders Fields
Amvets
Stoddard Hotel
Marshall Miller
Champaign
World Veterans Federation
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Central Swing Choir
Alvin Mikelson
Margarette Lawrie
Red Granite
Klein
Celebration Drives July Fourth Fair Revenue for Zoo Plans
The celebration tickets go on sale at Hebberd Drug Store with 726 seats expected to sell by July 4. General grandstand admission will be sold the night of the event with parking fees. All profits support Myrick Park Zoo projects and a membership drive is underway with local volunteers assisting.
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Hebberd Drug Store
Association
Myrick Park Zoo
Devine
Paul Marcou
George St
John Mull
Convention At Viroqua Closes With Banquet And Traditions
The two day national Sogna Laget convention in Viroqua Wisconsin ended Saturday night with a Lutheran Church banquet and a brief business meeting. Attendees traveled from Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana and New York. The highlight was a bridal procession from the library to the High School in the Soga Norway custom and Norwegian dishes were served at the banquet.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lutheran Church
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
New York
Soga
Norway
Russia charges two British jets for frontier violation
Maj. Gen. V. I. Trussov, Soviet deputy chief of staff, said two British jet fighters crossed nine miles into East Germany near Thuringia last Thursday. He warned British military authorities would bear full responsibility for consequences of the flights. The incident marks the first Russian charge of Allied frontier violations since the April Berlin-bound French airliner attack.
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Berlinp
Russia
East Germany
V. I. Trussov
German Democratic Republic
West Germany
Baltic Sea
Czechoslovakia
Obituary for Lynn C Dennison of Stoddard Wisconsin
Lynn C Dennison 58 of RB 1 Stoddard Wis died Saturday in a local hospital near Genoa Wis He is survived by his wife Violet a daughter Donna L Curti of La Crosse a son Robert A Dennison of Bozeman Mont a sister Mrs Margaret Smith of Chicago and six grandchildren He will be buried at Riverside Cemetery Funeral services in Stoddard Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev A M Ivey officiating Friends may call Sletten McKee Southside Chapel Monday 7 to 9 pm
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Lynn C. Dennison
Stoddard
Wis
Genoa
Violet
Joseph P
Donna L.) Curti
la Crosse
Robert A. Dennison
Bozeman, Mont
Margaret Smith
Chicago
William
Kenneth
Bremerton
Wash
Donald Dennison
Soldiers Grove
Stoddard Methodist Church
A. M. Ivey
Riverside Cemetery
Freinds
Sletten-McKee Southside
Local resident Olius H. Johnson dies at 76
Olius H. Johnson aged 76 of 613 Market St died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Olius H. Johnson
Market St
Eisenhower campaign feud widens as delegates clash over budget cut
Delegates quote Eisenhower favoring a 40 billion budget cut with hopes for earlier years while others doubt timing. Taft and Reece push claims of internal feuding and mismanagement as AP tally shows Taft leading Eisenhower 464 to 392 with 13 delegates left to decide. Democratic scores place Kefauver at 264, Russell 8642 and Harriman 8515. City.
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Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Washington
Reece
Taft
Associated Press
GOP
Puerto Rico
Illinois
Kefauver
Sen
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
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