McLeaish resigns FHA post amid health concerns and rumors
Robert B. McLeaish quit as head of the Farmers Home Administration amid health reasons and pressure from Secretary Benson. He testified before the Senate committee denying alcoholism allegations, citing hypertension, while former FHA staffers testified about heavy drinking and a Montana incident involving colleagues. He served since 1953 under Eisenhower and faced questions about reorganization costs and job losses.
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Washington
Robert B. MccLeaish
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Grunkard
H. W. Brawley
Committee
McLeaish
Civil Service
FHA
Eisenhower
Senate Committee
Ugn
MacLeaish
Montana
Kathryn Carter
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Tex
Farmers Home Agency
Carl ©. Hansen
Hansen
Draper & Co
Boston
The
Forest Service
Wisconsin 32nd National Guard hosts Kohler Fanning review
Camp McCoy Wis visitors will watch two major displays this weekend as Wisconsin 32nd Division trains. Gov Kohler and lawmakers join 300 employers to view the wartime strength regiment and weapons test. On Saturday 10 00 a m the public attends the annual division review with 10 500 guardsmen from 70 communities honoring Brig Gen Hugh M Fanning retiring after 40 years.
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Gov. Kohler
Hugh Fanning
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard Division
Hugh M. Fanning
la. Crosse
Red Cross Seeks More Blood Donors For Friday Target
Red Cross officials report strong response to a donor appeal but urge many more registrants and walk-ins to meet the Dairyland Power Cooperative quota by Friday. O positive O negative A positive and A negative are most needed as donors prepare through Thursday and Friday at the center and Dairyland site.
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Red Cross
Dairyland ‘Power Cooperative
East Ave
Red Cross Blood Center
Badger
M. Regula
St. Francis Hospital
Madison
la Crosse
Atomic disarmament urged by Dulles and Pineau
Secretary of State Dulles and French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged an atomic disarmament program to safeguard world security. They said reunification of Germany should accompany major arms reductions and pledged strong economic aid interest for the developing world.
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Washington
Dulles
Christian Pineau
Germany
Monroe Miller Wedding Planned After Miller Testimony
New York reports film star Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller will wed in a few days. The ceremony will follow his appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities on Thursday.
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New York
The
New York Post
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Eisenhower Gives No Hint on Political Future
President Eisenhower's press secretary said the President has given no White House staffer any hint about remaining in the presidential race. Hagerty said there are no plans to send a message to the Republican convention group in San Francisco. He noted no political discussions with aides, and that Nixon and Adenauer have spoken only on nonpolitical matters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
San Francisco
Republican National Committee
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Nixon
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Adams
Cool Weather To Break Heat Wave In Area
Cooler conditions are expected to end the recent heat spell in the La Crosse area with a cold front moving in early Thursday. Forecasters predict scattered thundershowers and a Wednesday night low near 65, followed by a high around 86 on Thursday and a chilly turn Friday. Strong storms and heat were reported across the region Tuesday with a 111 degree top in the nation at Gila Bend Arizona.
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Coulee
la Crosse
United States Weather Bureau
USWB
Wisconsin
Middle
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Winona
Minn
Dodge
Neillsville
Black River Falls
Superior
Lone Rock
Gila Bend
Ariz
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Iowa
Eau Claire
Ft. Atkinson
Swelter Belt
Plankington
S.C
Songwriter Lester Lee Dies of Heart Attack at 51
Lester Lee a Los Angeles based songwriter best known for the Pennsylvania Polka died yesterday after a heart attack. He was 51 and leaves behind family and fans in the music community.
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Los Angeles
Lester Lee
Pennsylvania
Tito and Zhukov pledge equal partnership and joint defense
In Moscow Tito and Georgi Zhukov announced a basis of equality between Yugoslavia and the Soviet government and party and pledged to fight shoulder to shoulder in any future war. The leaders also endorsed UN membership for Communist China, German unification by negotiation, and handing Formosa to Red China, signaling a new cross alliance tone while preserving Western ties.
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Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Georgi Zhukov
Tito
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Russia
China
United Nations
Germany
Formosa
Red China
Order of Freedom
Soviet Union
Zhujkov
Koca Popovic
Popovic
Kiev
Ukraine
United States
U.S
Congress
Minnesota and Wisconsin ag officials meet at La Crescent banquet
About 50 members of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture gathered at Karl Troll's Cafe in La Crescent for a banquet and discussion. Minnesota Commissioner Byron G. Allen announced Waldo Johnson as deputy commissioner, noting his 30 year career as a chemist and lawyer. Johnson has advised food processors and legislative committees on farm legislation. Allen stressed plant industry importance and noted the 50th anniversary of the Pure Food and Drug Act. He contrasted marketing efforts with Wisconsin and sought ideas from neighbors. He added the Minnesota apple sector is small but part of broader agriculture.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Johnson
Legislative Interim Committee On
Allen
Theodore Roosevelt
Departments of Agriculture
Truman Receives Honorary Oxford Degree in Emotional Ceremony
Former U S president Harry S Truman, once too poor for college, is awarded Oxford University’s doctorate of civil laws. Tears and applause mark the moment as Chancellor Lord Halifax bestows the degree in Sheldonian Theatre. Mrs Truman, nearby, shares the emotional scene.
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Truman
Oxford
England
Harry S. Truman
U.S
Lord Halifax
Sheldonian
Local Weather for La Crosse Tonight Through Thursday
Partly cloudy and not quite so warm tonight and Thursday. Scattered thundershowers late tonight and Thursday. Low around 65 tonight and high on Thursday.
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la Crosse
Venezuelan airliner disaster over Atlantic kills 74
A Venezuelan four engine Super Constallation plunged from nearly two miles up into the Atlantic Ocean near New Jersey killing 74 in the worst regular airline accident. A Coast Guard pilot reported a ball of flame and debris spreading over the sea with no survivors.
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Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard
Super Constellation
Idlewild
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N.Y
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