Weather Scramble: City Temps Jump in Hazy Records
Report lists city by city temperature extremes from last night and yesterday. Cities include Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Dubuque Duluth Galveston Huron Jacksonville Kansas City Knoxville La Crosse Los Angeles Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans St Louis Washington and South Pole with readings ranging from near freezing to extreme highs and lows.
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Billings
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dubuqne
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
St. Louis
Washington
South Pole
New York
Drowning Case Backed By No Foul Play Findings
Caledonia, Minn born William L. Tessin 38, formerly of Caledonia, drowned after likely falling from a shrimp boat. An autopsy found no foul play. body returned to Caledonia for burial with services at Steffen Funeral Home and St. John’s Church. Tessin, single, survived by his mother, four sisters and four brothers.
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Caledonia
Minn
George W. Crawford
Bayou la Batre
Ala
William L. Tessin
Tessin
Crawford
la Crosse
Steffen
St. John’s Catholic Church
T. E. Duane
Calvary Cemetery
Alvin Olson
Houston
Eustace Boyle
Andrew Borowiak
Reinhard Brummer
Harold
Chicago
Floyd
Leo
Earl Tessin
Waukegan
III
Struck Motor Firm Hiring New Workers
Fond du Lac AP The Krekhaefer Corp an outboard motor maker with plants in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh says it is advertising for permanent employees. It will seek permanent replacements for workers not back by noon Friday June 26. Union leaders say they support the strike affecting 70 percent of production. Company says majority remain on the job and production continues. Federal mediation head John Lacy says company and union will meet in Fond du Lac at 10 a.m. Friday to resume talks.
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Fond DU Lac
Krekhaefer Corp
Oshkosh
International Assn
Mercury
John Lacy
Federal Mediation Service
Sudden Storm Delivers Heavy Rain at USWB French Island
A rainstorm appeared almost out of nowhere at USWB French Island bringing three quarters of an inch of moisture in under thirty minutes on Wednesday. Meteorologist Carl Peterson said the storm formed slightly west of the area and at 12 40 p m produced the rainfall. Temperatures at the airport station cooled from humid to 70 degrees and more showers were forecast for the night.
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USWB
French Island
Carl Peterson
Twenty five in solitary after penitentiary strike
Twenty five white prisoners are in solitary confinement at Buford Rock Quarry Prison after a sit down strike at Reidsville State Prison. State corrections chief Jack Forrester calls the act mutiny and warns such conduct could be highly contagious if not promptly controlled.
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Atlanta
Buford Rock Quarry
Reidsville State Prison
Jack Forrester
State Department of Corrections
Forrester
Oklahoma Enacts New Liquor Law With Sept 1 Start
Oklahoma Gov. J Howard Edmondson signed a liquor control bill setting up the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The law requires package sales only and specifies that legal sales must begin no later than September 1. The board planned to meet with the governor to discuss establishing the regulatory machinery.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
J. Howard Edmondson
Stock Quotations by Shearson Hammill & Co
The report presents stock quotations from Shearson Hammill & Co agents on the New York Stock Exchange. It lists price movements, closing values, and notable shifts in key industrial and railroad shares amid market activity today.
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By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Hogs and Cattle Prices Reported by Chicago Market News
Swift and Company reports noon quotations for hogs and cattle including butchers bids, weight grades, and lots. Hogs range from 10.00 to 17.00 per cwt with varied grades. cattle and calves show prime, choice, and utility values, plus several loaded lots and canners. Potatoes and grains follow with mixed state prices and track arrivals and market mood.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
California
California Bakers
Alabama
Mississippi River forecast update from Hastings to Guttenberg
River readings show little change in tailwaters over the next two hours. Sunrise is 6 23 a m and sunset 8 52 p m Thursday with Hastings Minn to Guttenberg as the forecasted stretch.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg Town
South St Paul Livestock Prices Report
South St Paul Minnesota USDA cattle and hogs market: cattle and calves totaled about 4,300 and 800 respectively with varied demand. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to weak, bulls steady to strong. cows, cutters, and stock cattle show mixed ranges, hogs uneven with barrows and gilts down 25, sows 25 to 50 off, feeder pigs weak.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Bologna
South ST. Paul, Minn
Fuchs Leaves West Berlin Saying No Grudge
Klaus Fuchs departed West Berlin while stating he bears no grudge toward Britain for his nine years in prison as an atom spy. The AP report notes his departure follows his release and return from captivity behind the Iron Curtain.
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Fuchs
Berlin
Klaus Fuchs
Algerian Rebels Drive Into City Outskirts
Rebels press assault on Bong near Algiers in a midday attack that broke into the outskirts of the east Algerian port city. French forces reported heavy fighting from Bone airport to the Mediterranean as troops held back rebel advances.
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Algiers
Bong
Bone
Mediterranean
Hike profits from your service business daily ad
Promote your service business with a daily classified ad in Business Services. Call 28040 for details and potential customers.
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Dial
Royal Visitors Thrill Canadians On Big Day
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip captivated Quebec in a jam packed 13 hour visit. Elizabeth inspected an infantry regiment as colonel in chief while Philip joked with photographers aboard Britannia. They met Eisenhower and planned to open the St Lawrence Seaway.
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Royal
Quebec
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
French Canada
Elizabeth
Britannia
Canada
Queen
Philip
St. Lawrence
Trois Rivigres
Montreal
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
Eisenhower seeks permanent arms aid authority
President Eisenhower asked Congress for permanent authorization of arms aid to allies with funds to come from the regular defense budget. Senate and House leaders signaled opposition, preferring to keep aid in a separate yearly package, while the Draper committee urged reforms to streamline the overseas program and reduce red tape.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
U.S
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
Senate
House Foreign Relations
Wil
Liam H. Draper Jr
Army
Draper
State Department
Former clerk Matson settles up for 1125
Whitehall Wis The Wisconsin Conservation Commission accepted a 1125 settlement from Roy L Matson, former Trempealeau County clerk, in a long embezzlement case. Matson pleaded guilty in 1949 to embezzling 18305 40 of Trempealeau County funds and served time before probation. The state later recovered 7255 56 from Matson connected to license agent duties.
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Whitehall
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Roy L. Matson
Trempealeau County
Matson
Waupun
Conservation Department
State Supreme Court
Strum
Western Surety Co
Lincoln Neprud
Neprud
Rioters Brawl Amid Hospital Prison Riot at Leavenworth
Rioting prisoners attacked with tear gas and improvised weapons for 16 hours at the Leavenworth hospital, taking hostages including guard Rosendahl and Appleby. Federal officials led by Warden Settle and Myrl Alexander broke the siege with a bulldozer diversion and gas masks. Appleby said he feared dying but escaped unharmed with others.
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Hospital
Leavenworth
North
Appleby
Rosendahl
Leonard Appleby
Tavern hours clash with state daylight saving law
Nelson urged a legislative amendment after governors backed later tavern hours despite party pressure. The move prompted debate as communities with no local rule would auto extend to 2 a.m. unless they opt for earlier closing, while towns with a 1 a.m. limit must adopt a 2 a.m. ordinance. The Capital Times attacked the bill as pro t Nelson, a longtime ally of the governor.
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Nelson
Capitol
Capital Times
Herter Reports Modest Berlin Progress at Geneva
Secretary of State Christian Herter said progress at Geneva was limited yet broad support existed for Western plans to solve Berlin and a divided Germany. He cited unity among Allies and potential talks with the Communists on Berlin while warning peace talks will be long and difficult.
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Congress
Herter
Geneva
Berlin
Germany
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Weather Bulletin for Lacrosse and Nearby Areas
Weather record notes little temperature change tonight and Thursday with a low of 62 and high of 80. In Wisconsin thundershowers in the southeast, risk of scattered showers late Thursday afternoon, cooler in the south. Minnesota mostly fair and warmer in the southeast with scattered thundershowers in the west late tonight and Thursday, warmer in the west. Iowa scattered showers tonight and little change Thursday. Five day forecast near to below normal highs 72 to 82, lows 52 to 61, rainfall 0.25 to 0.5 inch mainly over the weekend.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
High Ranking Chaplains Visit Camp McCoy
CAMP MCCOY Wis Three high ranking members of the U S Army Chaplains Corps arrived at Camp McCoy for a two day visit They are Chaplains John K Connelly James Wilson and Leo Fry The group will tour the Wisconsin National Guard 32nd Infantry Division and USAR 70th Infantry Division chaplain activities and visit a school for Reserve and National Guard chaplains The chaplains were hosted at a dinner in Sparta by Post Chaplain Robert B Herndon and others
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
U.S. Army Chaplains Corps
John K. Connelly
5Th U.S. Army
James Wilson
Chaplain Connelly
5Th Army Chaplains
Leo Fry
Office of the Chief of Chaplains
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Reserve
Army National Guard
Wisconsin National Guard
32Nd Infantry Division
Usar 70Th Infantry Division
Connelly
Wilson
Fry
Robert B. Herndon
Sidney Hotel
Sparta
14 year old arrested for stealing clothes from washline
A 14 year old boy was arrested Tuesday afternoon by La Crosse police for stealing clothes from a washline and was turned over to county welfare department officials.
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la Crosse
County Welfare Department
Do Your Children Run Your Home in Readers Digest
July issue explores how parenting chaos can arise when parents fear losing affection and let children dominate the household. A mother of four and grandmother of eleven shares a remedy and guidance for balancing authority with care.
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Reader's Digest
Car Fire Damages Sid and Badger Streets
Records a vehicle blaze at Sid and Badger streets at 4 54 p m Everett Bergeman owner slight damage reported with minor property impact and no injuries observed the incident page notes ownership details.
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Sid and
Badger Streets
Everett Bergeman
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