Escapee questioned in Michigan child slaying case
Police in Racine say Ray E. Lamphere, 23, an escapee from the Wisconsin state home, was picked up near a beach and questioned about the Lansing killing of 4 year old Walter Eaton. Lamphere denied involvement and says he has been living with his mother since his escape May 30.
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Racine
Wis
Earl Olson
Ray E. Lamphere
Little Walter Eaton
Lansing
Mich
Olson
Lamphere
Wisconsin
Edward Sorenson
Union Grove
Racine County
Edward A. Krenzke
Deaths in Mauston area Mary Saunders and James Morrissey
Mary Saunders 81 died Saturday in a Mauston hospital. Funeral 9 a m Monday at St Patrick's Catholic Church with burial in St Patrick's cemetery. James Morrissey 72, longtime Lemonweir township assessor, died Saturday afternoon in a Mauston hospital. He is survived by two sons, a daughter and other relatives. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 9 p m at St Patrick's.
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Mauston
Wis
Mary Saunders
Mauston Hospital
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Crandall and Son Funeral Home
James Morrissey
Lemonweir
Francis
Merton
Andrew Carrigan
Near Mauston
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Berlin Airlift Ends First Year With City Cheers
Western commanders backed strikers who refused Soviet offers and vowed protection if prosecuted. The union rejected a 60 percent West mark wage proposal and a pledge of no retaliation. Soviet rail charges rose for interzonal travel and money changers spiked East mark rates as Berlin marked a first anniversary of the airlift with Platz der Luftbruecke outside Tempelhof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Bourne
UGO
Union
West Berlin
Germany
Berlin
U. S. Tempelhof Airbase
Controversy Over American Slav Congress Exposed
A congressional report attacks the American Slav Congress for alleged communist links citing Slavic workers’ mobilization in wartime industries and collaboration with Soviet interests. Pirinsky denies the charges calling the committee measures ridiculous and notes wartime activism and defense bond drives by the group.
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Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Progressive Party
Communist Party
Moscow
Krzycki
Bronislaw Konstantine Gebert
State Department
Gebert
Batory
Gerhart Eisler
Poland
New York
Pirinsky
Blair F. Gunther
Pittsburgh
Gunther
Congress
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
un-American Activities Committee
Detroit
House Committee
Russia
Alexander Gondorov
Maxim Livinov
Insect Behavior Tied to Temperature Says Hal Hallenbeck
Hal Hallenbeck explains how katydids grasshoppers and honeybees respond to temperature. Grasshoppers start buzzing at 39 degrees and become active up to 85 while bees are calm in heat but aggressive in the 50s and 60s. He says studying insect reactions could let farmers estimate temperature hourly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallenbeck
Historic record notes 500 volcanoes erupted in history
A historical account notes about five hundred volcanoes have erupted in historic times. The statement highlights widespread volcanic activity across eras and regions.
Mrs. Roosevelt Wins Distinguished Altrusa Award
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was announced as the winner of the Altrusa distinguished service award at the 21st biennial dinner in Banff Alberta. Mamie D. Larsh of Indianapolis chaired the award committee. Mrs. Roosevelt did not claim the honor in person due to other commitments.
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Banff
Ata
Eleanor Roosevelt
Altrusa
Altrusa International
Alberta
Mamie D. Larsh
Indianapolis
Ind
Roosevelt
Fifteen GOP Members Call Payments Scandalous
Fifteen Republican house members condemned the scheduled repayment of 2.8 billion dollars on veterans' government war insurance as a scandalous political performance. They accuse the Truman administration of delaying funds to 16 million veterans until 1950 for an election year and urge support for Rep Keating's resolution to begin payments by October 15.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Keating
Little Boy Rescued From Bank Depository
In Savannah Georgia a nine year old, Robert Fennell, crawled through an open curb service depository door after friends urged him inside. The door slammed shut and an inner door tripped trapping him for about an hour until a bank official arrived with keys to free him.
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Savannah
Robert Fennell
Robert
Malaria Death Toll Highlighted in Global Health Brief
Malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is cited as responsible for about 3,000,000 deaths annually in a global health briefing. The statistic underscores the disease's continuing toll in affected regions and the need for prevention and treatment efforts.
Ex Chaplain Slays Wife Self Son in Front of Child
In Palo Alto California wartime army chaplain Reed G Probst 46 killed his wife Cleopha 40 with an eight inch knife then stabbed himself in the throat on the front lawn of their Menlo Park home. Eight year old John watched in horror. Probst had served 33 months in the Pacific as a Mormon chaplain with the rank of major and had recent ill health and despondency from malaria.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Reed G. Probst
Cleopha Probst
Menlo Park
George Potter
Probst
John
Potter
Pacific
Vernon youths to join 4000 at International Luther league meet
Vernon circuit youths will join about 4000 delegates at the International Luther league convention to be held June 29 to July 3 in Saskatoon Canada. Speakers include Peter Kiestitti Mauston La Verne Hall and Joanne Anderson Coon Valley. Rev Clarence Solberg Sparta will lead a session.
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Vernon Circuit
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Peter Kiestitti
Mauston
la Verne Hall
Joanne Anderson
Coon Valley
Clarence Solberg
Sparta
Vernon
League
Hall
Hjordis Sagmoen
Betty Lordahl
Coon Prairie Church
Westby
Pauline Amodt
Phyllis Aas
Our Savior’s
Marjorie Fortney
Viroqua Immanuel Hall
North Coon Prairie
Ruth Johnson
Lilah Rudser
Zion Lutheran
Viroqua
Walter Olson
Immanuel
Cashton
Howard Benson
Bethany
Charles Lind
Bad Axe
Con
Barkley Lands Plane After Emergency Landing in Columbus
A private plane carrying Vice-President Alben W. Barkley and officials made an emergency forced landing at Port Columbus on a Washington to St Louis flight. No injuries were reported. A faulty light engine forced the Lockheed Lodestar to land Saturday.
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Columbus
Alben W. Barkley
Democratic Party
Port Columbus
Washington
St. Louis
Murderer Marks Shot by Deputy in Florida
Deputy Sheriff Dave Stokes of Nassau county Florida killed James Marks after Marks threatened to open fire. Marks had a prior confession of a killing on a fishing trip near Clintonville Wisconsin and hid the body, later found north of the original site. He pled guilty to first degree murder in Shawano and received a life sentence in 1936.
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Dave Stokes
Nassau County
Florida
Marks
Reddick
Tacoma
Wash
Bernstein
Clintonville
Wis
Embarrass
Ashland
Iron River
U. S. Highway 2
Shawano
Frank Bernard
Madison
Paul D. Yount
Hammond
Ind
Huge hobby links model railroading to national reach
An estimate puts about 100,000 model railroad hobbyists in the United States. Collectively they own and operate sufficient track to span from New York City to San Antonio, Texas.
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United States
New York City
San Antonio
Tex
CAP Encampment Call For La Crosse Cadets Staff
Captain James Whistleman announced the La Crosse Civil Air Patrol squadron is asked to provide five staff members for the CAP encampment at Wright-Patterson Field Dayton Ohio August 14 to 28 cadets will receive active duty training with academic and vocational instruction Several La Crosse cadets are expected to attend Wrightfield as a military installation will impose discipline A transport may be arranged to bring La Crosse CAP members to the encampment Total meat consumption in 1948 was about 21.3 billion pounds.
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James Whistleman
la Crosse Civil Air Patrol
la Crosse
CAP
Wrightfield
Dayton
Whistleman
la Crosse Cap
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Centrol
Much Capital
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