Bridges Denies China Lobby Influence in MacArthur Inquiry
Senator Bridges rejects claims that the China lobby swayed his support for Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists amid the MacArthur dismissal probe. He cites a $1,000 Kohlberg campaign gift and notes he supported China for a decade. Butler unavailable for comment as inquiry heads into further hearings.
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MacArthur Inquiry Committee
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Strikes Start At Seaports
Strikes began at the nation’s three major seaboards as salt water shipping halted with overnight contract expirations. NMU and NM EBA leaders avoided direct statements while pilots at United Air Lines faced critical negotiations with ALPA. A Pan American delay at New York and Goodyear plant walkouts accompanied broader labor unrest across ports and airports.
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MacArthur Demands End To Policy Of Appeasement
General Douglas MacArthur, touring Texas, urged an end to U S appeasement and suggested his removal by President Truman could be a factor. He spoke to large crowds in Dallas and Fort Worth praising public opinion and calling for a national spiritual renaissance against what he sees as moral decline.
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Iran Extends 48 Hour Deadline In Oil Negotiations
Prime Minister Mossadegh pledged Britain a 48 hour extension to reply to Iran’s demand that all profits from Anglo Iranian Oil be turned over to Iran. U S ambassador Grady called the deadline crucial but Iran seeks a definitive yes or no by Sunday. The dispute centers on profit sharing and compensation claims from AIOC negotiations.
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Wisconsin's 85th Grand Army encampment opens in Kenosha
The 85th and final Grand Army of the Republic encampment begins Sunday in Kenosha and runs through Tuesday. It may be attended by Lansing A. Wilcox, department commander and last Civil War veteran in the state, with 105 year old Franklin S. Hubbard possibly present as assistant chairman. About 1,000 representatives from allied groups including Woman's Relief corps and Daughters of the Union Veterans attend.
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Garage at Frenchville Entered Overnight
Thieves broke a window pane at a Trempealeau county Frenchville garage on U S highway 53 Friday night to unlatch another window and rob the cash register of forty dollars. A check found Saturday showed nothing else missing. The property was bought three months ago by Alvin Kleppen. Sheriff Charles Keilholz is investigating.
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Trempealeau County
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Charles Keilholz
Manitowoc Man Elected President of Wisconsin Municipal Utilities
R. E. Cannard of Manitowoc was elected president of the Wisconsin Municipal Utilities Association at the convention in Menasha. He succeeds Harry Boyer of Black River Falls.
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Black River Falls
Japanese Officer Surfaces on Anatha Island Signaling End of War
Leif Erickson reports a Japanese officer from the Anatahian garrison emerged from concealment on Anathian island after nearly six years, signaling the Pacific war’s end. He was rescued by a Birmingham tug crew led by Lt. Conrad Johnson after surviving with 18 sailors and more than 200 letters from families awaiting news.
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Antahan Island
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Trade Ban Sparks Bitter U S Political Clash
President Truman suspended the Kem amendment banning aid to nations shipping war materials to Russia and its satellites for up to 90 days to study trading effects. Republican leaders condemned the move as dangerous appeasement, while Cain called it a betrayal of American dead in Korea and a threat to security.
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Truman
White House
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R-Mo
Cain
R-Wash
Korea
Dope Peddlers Fade From New York Streets
Dope peddlers were fading from favored neighborhoods as police clamped down on narcotics offenses. The crackdown began Friday amid a heated state local officials debate over procedures at the week’s end. Daniel G Goldstein disputed Cielhe Commissioner Thomas Murphy’s claim that the state probe hampered local police, noting the city police had a list of alleged outlets two weeks earlier.
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Beef Price Rollback To Stay DiSalle Says
Price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle announced the beef price rollbacks will remain and hinted at possible cuts on other commodities. He told a congressional committee the rollbacks would align with 1950 price levels and stressed no further beef cuts beyond those to take effect Aug 1 and Oct 1. Brannan and DiSalle argued the measures curb consumer prices and keep meat industry profitable without rationing or black markets.
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Oldest Gale Resident Dies in Galesville at 93
Thomas Bibby, Galesville’s oldest resident and possibly the area’s oldest, died at his home in his 94th year after a yearlong decline. Funeral at Presbyterian church Monday at 2 p.m. Burial near North Bend. Born Oct 10 1858 in Glasgow town, he married Annie Pryse in 1892. Survived by two daughters.
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James M. Pryse
Allied Patrols Battle With Red Rearguard
Allied patrols clash in the east and central Korean fronts as Reds fight to hold escape routes to the north while Allied armored forces push toward Kum Song. Chinese and North Korean main forces fall back under heavy artillery as Lt. Gen. Van Fleet warns of a third round of fighting.
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Tokyo
Saay
Korea
Red
Kumsong
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Five From Area Return From Far East Duty
Five area servicemen are listed among 1,300 aboard the Pvt. J roster for June 18 from the Far East. The Seattle area men return after duty overseas as the Navy announces personnel movements.
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Seattle
Wash
Badger Staters Arrive For Ripon College Boy State
High school students arrived at Ripon College for the 10th annual Badger Boys State sponsored by the American Legion. The eight day event opened with a general assembly and caucus instructions for the Nationalists and Federalists as county conventions form Sunday. An address by Rabbi David Lefkowitz is planned before elections on Monday.
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American Legion
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SeaBees Hold Memorial Service at Riverside Park
Wisconsin's SeeBees, in convention, held a memorial at Riverside Park Saturday morning with a VFW color guard a firing squad and buglers. Kearns opened rites saluting fallen comrades and pledging to honor their sacrifice while supporting families. Mrs Henry Den Ha Racine spoke for the auxiliary and placed a wreath in memory of those who went to war.
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Reciprocal Trade Act Extended Two Years
President Truman signed a bill extending the reciprocal trade agreements act to June 12, 1953. He said the move will push expansion of trade by lowering barriers and strengthening the free world, while prohibiting concessions to Russia and allies. He called some new procedural clauses cumbersome.
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Official Pleads Foreign Dollars for Defense Spending
James E. Bruce, ambassador to Argentina and first director of the mutual defense aid program, warned in New Castle that if Congress does not approve the 8.5 billion dollar foreign aid request, the United States may need to fivefold its armed forces and spend tenfold more on defense. He called the threat from Soviet communism barbaric and tied aid programs to defeating Russia, noting Marshall Plan in support. Committee hearings on the request have not begun.
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James E. Bruce
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Mistaken Identity Victim Receives 15000 Balm For Jail Term
Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll signed a law granting compensation to Clifford Shepard for injuries from a mistaken jail term. The fund was created to aid a former church official wrongly identified as an executive in a church fund-raising scheme. Shepard, a resident of Valington, N. J., would have received more but the amount was scaled down.
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Clifford Hard
Shephard
Eagar Mae
Shepha
Vangten
Montreal Fire Toll Rises to 32 at Orphanage Blaze
In Montreal the fire at St. Cunegonde's hospice killed 32 and left 18 missing. Nuns Mother Superior Rita Gervais and Sister Chauvin died. a suspected elevator shaft ignition halted escapes. Rescue was hindered by crowds during lunch hour as corpses were laid out in a crowded morgue.
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Nus
Rita Gervais
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Grey
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Dairy Queen Group Selects Dairy Queen Group For Alice In Dairyland
In La Crosse on Friday afternoon 21 contestants for the Alice in Dairyland title were judged at the Stoddard hotel by two officials. Seven contestants from the area were chosen to advance to the district semi finals at Maus tonic on June 27 under La Crosse Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Judges included Joseph Alexander and Peter May, with guidance from Don Wilkinson.
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Pepin County
Barbara Hammer
Galecville
Donna M. Knudson
West Salem
Leslie Tanke
Jean M. Bottcher
South 16Th Street
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Ferry Street
Mauston
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State Conservation
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Council of Agriculture
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