Political crossfire shapes 1952 campaign aims
The Associated Press reports Republicans push foreign policy as Democrats focus on domestic issues. Thomas E. Dewey plans talks with John Foster Dulles to frame attacks on handling world affairs while Eisenhower and Truman faces remain unsettled as delegates weigh loyalty in New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Henderson
Truman
New York
Pennsylvania
Keystone
John S. Rice
Hopper Hoard Ravages Crops
Desperate farmers face a grasshopper invasion that has devastated at least ten localities in corn and cotton. Gov Fielding Wright and Adjutant General Wilson viewed the damage. a National Guard C-47 was to be sent to Kansas City for poison if needed. Entomologist Dr. Clay Lyle advised white arsenic as a remedy. farmers hope for rain to slow the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fielding L. Wright
W. P. Wilson
Wilson
Kansas City
New Orleans
Clay Lyle
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Thursday
Clear and cooler tonight with a low of 53. Thursday will be fair in the forenoon followed by increasing cloudiness in the afternoon and a high near 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Recess in Rail Wage Dispute Stalls Court Yet Again
Washington officials recessed talks on the rail wage dispute awaiting a federal court decision on a permanent no strike order. Union leaders reported little progress but remained hopeful, while Justice Goldsborough prepared to rule on the government petition as 190,000 workers stay on the job under army control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Alvanley Johnston
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Arthur J. Glover
The
Switchmen’s Union
T. Alan Goldsborough
U. S. District Court
Justice Department
Army
Goldsborough
Truman
Brotherhoods
Steelman
Accused Smuggler Waives Hearing in Milwaukee
A Ripon bakery clerk Hildegarde Sommerfeldt 38 waived preliminary examination on a federal charge of possession of unset diamonds allegedly smuggled into the United States. She was placed under $5,000 bond after appearing before U S Commissioner Jenkins. Customs agents and county authorities arrested her earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
A_ Ripon
Wis
Hildegarde Sommerfeldt
U. S
Jenkins
Truman Declares February 1 National Freedom Day
President Truman designated February 1 as National Freedom Day in a brief White House ceremony. He signed a congressional resolution honoring Lincoln’s signing of the joint resolution proposing the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Lincoln
May Cut Off ECA To Nations Aiding Reds
ECA head Paul Hoffman warned that American aid to any Marshall plan country shipping war goods to Soviet bloc nations could be halted. He spoke after questions about British jet engines to Russia and noted the policy applies to both recovery goods and items from the Marshall countries. Hoffman outlined quarter results and stressed continued food shipments and a Europe partnership without infringing national sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Russia
U. S
Europe
Hoffman
United States
Federal judges uphold non red affidavits ruling
A three judge federal panel in New York by a two to one vote upheld Taft Hartley provisions requiring non Communist affidavits from union officers and the filing of financial statements. The decision denied an injunction against an NLRB union certification election at Woolworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Supreme Court
NLRB
F. W. Woolworth and Company
Band Plays Concert In Copeland Tonight
La Crosse concert band will present the first of its Copeland ark entertainment programs Wednesday at 8 p m A march written by Norris Pynn of La Crosse will be among the program selections The program is on page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Copeland Ark Entertainment
Norris Pynn
Last British Troops Withdraw From Palestine
Britain completes 31 years of mandate rule as last troops leave Haifa in orderly withdrawal. UN observers prepare to supervise port operations while White-capped Jewish police take over posts. Evacuation will ship 17,500 personnel and 43,500 tons of equipment to bases in Suez and Tripoli.
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Haifa
Israel
Palestine
Holy Land
Gordon H. A. MacMillan
Britain
Joseph Hoffman
Baltimore
United Nations
Mount Carmel
MacMillan
Ees
Suez Canal
Tripoli
North
Africa
Union and Bakers Sign Local 14 Contract at La Crosse Mills
Rubber Union and Bakers Sign Local 14, United Rubber Workers CIO, reach a wage and benefit deal at La Crosse Rubber Mills. Os car Harebo cites 11 cent to 23 cent hourly raises, 6 paid holidays, and 1–2 weeks paid vacation based on tenure. A separate 12 cent blanket raise retroactive to May 1 covers eight local bakeries, totaling about 4.80 dollars weekly per union official Clifford Roys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Rubber Workers of America, Cio
la Crosse Rubber Mills Company
Oscar Harebo
Harebo
Bakers and Confectionery Workers Union
AFL
Clifford Roys
Indict Mother and Son On 1930 Tax Evasion Charges
Eleanor Louise Patenotre, 78, widow of a former French ambassador, and her son Raymond, 48, were indicted for attempted tax evasion on a net income of 8.77 million dollars and a tax liability exceeding 2.18 million in 1930. The case stems from an investigation into the sale of the Philadelphia Inquirer in Montreal for 10.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Federal
Grand Jury
Eleanor Louise Patenatre
Raymond
Philadelphia Inquirer
Montreal
John F. X. McGahey
Patenotte
the Inuirer
James Elverson
The
Inquirer
Democrats Pledge Aid to Republicans, Scott Announces
Hugh D. Scott Jr newly appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee says he is receiving daily thousands of letters from Democrats pledging support to GOP candidates. He spoke at a Philadelphia Republican city committee meeting in his first formal address since appointment by Governor Thomas E Dewey.
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Philadelphia
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
Scott
Republican City Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
One Captured Balloon Upsets Tense Berlin
Allied air convoy lifts Berlin as 200 plus planes fly in to break the land blockade. Bevin and Marshall signal willingness for high level talks while the RAF joins Americans in the largest peacetime airlift. A Russian barrage balloon caused a false scare on the food ferry line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Kremlin
RAF
Royal Airforce
U. S
City Council Grants Licenses And Approvals In Special Session
In a special Tuesday meeting the council approved bartender licenses not up for June 11. It canceled Charles Ablan’s Blue Moon license for liquor sales to a minor and Rendler’s tavern license due to fire department status, with refunds issued. Rendler’s brother Harold’s license was held for further review. The panel ordered safety signs for Copeland park swimming and approved curb and gutter payments, building improvements, and centennial decorations.
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Charles Ablan
Blue Moon Tavern
Edward Rendler
Rose Street
Ablan
Rendler
Fire Department
Harold
James Durland
Warren Smith
Board of Public Works
Copeland Park
Mathy Construction Company
City Hall
Office of Family Welfare Association
No. 1
Losey Boulevard
Madison
Cass Streets
Market Square
Wisconsin to Name Barrows Succesor Next Fall
Madison Wisconsin reports that Elmer E Barlow's successor on the state supreme court will not be named until fall after his burial in Arcadia. The governor's office said the court will adjourn for summer vacation after a meeting tomorrow and no choice will be made soon. The law allows only one justice elected per year and Barlows successor must run in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Elmer E. Barlow
Arcadia
Barlow
Planes Depart Westover for Operation Vittles Food Relief
Planes from Westover Air Force Base massed for Operation Vittles as six C-54 Skymasters led a march over the Atlantic by noon. Additional aircraft were reported en route to join the German relief mission within 48 hours, with more expected to rendezvous at Westover.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Benin
Atlantic
Westover
Balloon probes in German air space draw Western scrutiny
After war rumor turbulence, U S officials confirm a single Russian artillery range balloon near Magdeburg is used to gauge range and bearing and is not kept aloft over an hour at a time. Berlin says only one balloon exists. Barrage balloons in war diverted enemy planes over London and key targets. The Soviet paper mocked Western air freight into Berlin.
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Magdeburg
Berlin
U. S
Britain
London
Germany
Red Control System May Be Tottering
Washington reports that Tito's revolt challenges the Kremlin run Soviet bloc. The piece explains how the Communist party directs policy for Yugoslavia and other states, and assesses whether Tito’s moves aim to manipulate Superpower reactions or expose Yugoslavia to Cold War pressure.
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Stalin
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Moscow
Zhdanov
Politbureau
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Zhadanov
Molotov
Youth burglar makes a clean getaway in Chicago burglary
A youthful burglar stole about 300 dollars worth of articles from Paul Dory's home and fled when Dory arrived at noon. The thief wore a green jacket and plaid trousers. a gray shirt and trousers were found in the bathroom along with signs he had bathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul Dory
Dory
Meat prices seen rising through summer to fall
The Agriculture Department projected higher meat prices on the hoof and retail amid shrinking supplies and strong demand. Hog, cattle, and sheep prices rose 8 percent from mid May to mid June, with limited prospects for supply growth into 1949 and beyond.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Agricultural Department
Yugoslavs Propose Balkan Bloc With Bulgaria and Albania
The Yugoslav Communist party called for independence from outside domination and proposed a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania. It urged a strengthened army while Cominform criticism of Tito drew replies from Bulgaria and wide U.S. scrutiny.
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London
Yugoslav Communist Party
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Tito
Russia
Tito Appears in Belgrade Amid Tito Leadership Attack
Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia visited building sites near Belgrade this afternoon, the Belgrade radio reported. It was the first disclosure of his whereabouts since Monday’s Cominform attack on his leadership of the Yugoslav Communist party, with Tanjug monitoring the appearance.
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Marshal Tito
Red Information Agency
Tito
London
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Yugoslavv Communist Party
Tanjug
Tito’s elusive stance tests East West plans and aid flows
Western powers press Russia and Yugoslavia over the Yugoslav stance toward Cominform and the Marshall plan. Tito’s elusive position fuels talk of a Balkan bloc and possible shifts in Moscow Belgrade relations. Diplomats weigh whether Tito’s resistance to Cominform orders will trigger Kremlin moves or alter aid access.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Tito
Balkan
Albania
Bulgaria
Russia
Kremlin
Marshal Plan
Yugoslav Communist Party
Stalin
Bied
Belgrade
Adriatic
Austria
Cominform
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Altoona
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Warren
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Democratic Platform Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
Copeland
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Badger
Rubber Union
Bakers Sign
Demos
Marshall
Bevin
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