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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
1
Washington lawmakers weigh perjury charges after conflicting testimony over Justice Department findings on the liquor industry. Witnesses from the cooperage sector were called as subcommittee members prepare for more statements Friday.
James H Weekes, 21, reportedly identified a corpse as his friend Donald Becker, 23, after an apparent sleeping pill overdose. Weekes had fled from Camp McCoy and faced narcotics addiction charges. Police planned exhumation and autopsy to confirm identity and death cause.
Allied air units from the United States Navy Air Force and Korean bases hit four of five hydro electric plants near Suiho Changjin and Songchon for a second day. Direct hits were claimed on all targets. one Navy plane was shot down and no pilots lost.
Oscar Flaten, 44, La Crosse photo finisher charged with first degree murder for the shooting of Donald Colburn, agreed to a court ordered psychiatric exam at State Central Hospital in Waupun. Judge Ahlstrom set June 30 for transfer to Waupun and a preliminary hearing for July 21. He pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of temporary insanity.
Washington state the FBI reports locating more than 19,000 draft delinquents since the peacetime selective service law took effect four years ago.
Partly cloudy warm and humid conditions persist in La Crosse and vicinity with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Tonight’s low around 68 and Wednesday’s high near 86.
The Common Council undid June action approving contracts for a new southeast area school and instructed the school board to revise plans aiming for a 325000 limit. Architects warned bids total about 397000, with extensions possible. legal steps were ordered to resolve bond issues tied to annexed outlying districts.
The Senate Labor Committee approved the Humphrey bill allowing President Truman to seize the strike paralyzed steel industry. It also backed a Morse proposal to seize any defense vital industry, subject to congressional veto, as separate bills. Both had been rejected earlier as amendments to wage price legislation.
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden met in London to outline a joint anti Communist front from the Elbe to the Yalu. They discussed rapid rearmament of West Germany and Middle East issues with Egypt and Iran amid oil disputes and Suez concerns.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announced a price increase effective Sunday June 22 for Cedar Rapids and Marion carriers from 35 cents per week to 40 cents.
Capt. Harold L. Plummer 57 of Madison was appointed by Gov. Kohler to head the Wisconsin Highway Commission, subject to Senate confirmation in 1953. He will take over from the late James R. Law if relief from active duty is granted, earning $10 500 annually. Plummer, a World War I and II veteran, former Melrose High School principal, bank worker, and ex Republican organizer, pledges an intelligent long range highway plan focused on modern traffic needs.
A planned summer trial in cities across the United States will inject 60 000 children to test gamma globulin as a polio preventive. Half receive G G gamma globulin shots, half receive placebo. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis backs the study, aiming to reduce paralysis by neutralizing the virus before it harms nerve cells.
Roland Lee Doering, 24, of LaValle Wisconsin, was sentenced to three years in a federal reformatory for refusing induction. He testified he was a minister in the Jehovah's Witnesses and earlier was found guilty. After sentencing, he said accepting any other assignment would make him a covenant breaker and result in eternal death.
Denver report notes General Eisenhower urging a foreign policy plank acceptable to him and Senator Taft. He argues the party must lead against Communism and warns against isolationist tendencies, urging clear commitment and cooperation for world peace.
The Army Air Force wage board announced pay increases for 22 500 civilians in five states. An 11 cent per hour raise, retroactive to April 15, affects 846 workers in Sparta and La Crosse Wisconsin and hourly workers at Camp McCoy Wausau Eau Claire Antigo and the St Paul Army Engineer office.
Taft supporters discuss a MacArthur vice presidential bid while the general, set to keynote the Republican National Convention in Chicago, has opposed running for office. Some Taft backers hope MacArthur would accept second on the ticket if Taft is the nominee.
A Wisconsin tornado in Indianhead counties last night killed two people in Centuria and damaged a dozen homes. Irvin Koshatka and Martin Walker died as their houses were destroyed. at least three others were seriously hurt. Two resorts were struck and a village water outage followed as lines failed and weather moved on toward Milltown and Superior.
A 24 hour period ending Tuesday morning brought 3.59 inches of rain to La Crosse, the largest since 1942. The storm spurred flash floods on the Root and Zumbro Rivers and caused widespread telephone outages as lightning disrupted service.
John Gunther presents a four part series for NEA Service on the Democratic Party with today’s editorial first segment. The La Crosse Tribune will run later installments and follow up reports on the Republican Party.
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