Onalaska Youth Killed in Highway 16 Crash
An 18 year old Onalaska youth, Robert Orr, was killed when his car collided with a tractor trailer hauling gasoline on highway 16 near the Monegan Overhead. Keith Holte, 18, also from Onalaska, was injured with multiple cuts and shock. the truck driver, George Rodefer, 33, was uninjured. The crash occurred at 6:39 a.m. and Orr was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Onalaska
Highway 16
Monegan
Robert Orr
Keith Holte
Holte
Orr
George E. Rodefer
Losey Boulevard
State Road
Rodefer
George Reay
Indian Head Truck Lines
Hagar Street
Reay
Indianhead Truck Lines
George Rodefer
Firebug 20 Admits Setting Ringling Fire Four Slayings
Ohio authorities name 20 year old Robert Dale Segee as the man who set the Ringling Brothers fire that killed 168 in Hartford six years earlier. Prosecutor says Segee confessed to four slayings and numerous arsons across New England and Maine. Grand jury indicts him on two arson charges in Circleville, Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ringling Bros
Hartford
Segee
Pickaway County
Circleville
Callan
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Portland
Providence
R. I
Taft Urges Policy Report Critiquing Truman Foreign Policy
Senator Taft proposed Republicans prepare a formal report critiquing Truman administration foreign policy as a campaign document. He cited reversals of Acheson’s Korea policy and called for a review tracing errors from Yalta to the present in confronting communism in the Pacific.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Acheson
Senate
Korea
United Nations
Republican National Committee
Democratic
Yalta
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Pacific
North Korean Armor Breaks Through Han River Line Near Suwon
The Defense Department reported a Communist armored thrust breaking through the Han river line south of Seoul, threatening Suwon and the American HQ. Initial estimates placed 40 to 50 armored vehicles involved. a spokesman urged containment and noted the latest reports as of Friday. President Truman authorized U S ground forces to combat the invaders as MacArthur's headquarters confirmed the advance.
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Washington
Defense Department
Han River
Seoul
Suwon
Tokyo
South Korea
Truman
U. S
MacArthur
Korea
Primitive GHQ Set Up At Suwon
The new American headquarters near Suwon South Korea staggers forward in a primitive form with over 200 Americans. General MacArthur arrives to oversee a KMAG unit relocated from Seoul. A joint planning board in Tokyo coordinates aerial routes supplies and operations as Suwon’s bare airstrip handles heavy U S planes despite lack of facilities.
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Suwon
South Korea
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
KMAG
Seoul
Han River
Corp
George E. Miller
Bartlesville
Okla
John H. Church
Tokyo
Choi Byung Duk
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
O. H. P. King
U. S
Truman authorizes air missions and naval blockade in Korea
President Truman approved US air force missions into northern Korea and a naval blockade of the Korean coast. He also authorized Gen. MacArthur to use certain ground units as North Korean aggression advances near Seoul prompt White House and congressional leaders to review the evolving conflict.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Louis Johnson
United States Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
White House
Defense Department
Seoul
385 May Face Morgue Over 4th Council Says
Chicago officials report the National Safety Council predicts the July 4th period will see about 385 deaths and the largest traffic jam in history as millions travel highways. Most travelers may not reach home within 102 hours from Friday evening to July 4 midnight.
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Council
Chicago
National Safety Council
Northern Engraving CoMakes New Contract Offer
The Northern Engraving Co management has offered a two year contract with no reopening clause to Local 395 UAW CIO during a recess in a bargaining session at Pioneer labor hall. The union seeks a one year deal with wage and insurance terms still under dispute.
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Northern Engraving Co
Uaw-Cio
Pioneer Labor Hall
Northern Engraving Management
Donald Yolton
Yolton
Gold To Plead Guilty In Russian Atomic Secrets Case
Harry Gold a 39 year old Philadelphia chemist indicted on giving atomic secrets to the Russians has agreed to plead guilty and the case will be transferred to the U S district court in Philadelphia for the plea and disposition.
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New York
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
U. S. District Court
Allis-Chalmers and Union Sign Five-Year Labor Pact
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing and local 248 UAW CIO signed a five year contract covering 10 000 production workers at the Milwaukee main plant. The accord includes a three cent per hour raise each year two wage boosts a cost of living adjustment a higher group insurance minimum a three week vacation for long service and a master pension plan. A no strike clause and a July 6 election on the modified union shop are set with a secret ballot referendum in case of a strike.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Uawcio
General Motors
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
West Allis
la Crosse
Wis
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Penn
Gadsden
Ala
Mutual Securities
Objects on rail tracks prompt warning from police captain
Det Capt Leo Kihm urged parents to stop children from placing rocks metal and other objects on Burlington tracks near Highway 33 and Monegan overpass. A crank handle from a grindstone was found on a switch north of the 33 overpass in an apparent near miss.
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Leo Kihm
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Highway 33
Monegan
Kihm
Adele Wallin Central High art teacher dies in Duluth
Funeral services will be held in Duluth for Adele Wallin a Central High School art teacher who died Thursday morning at her home. She taught over a decade and contributed to the 1950 Booster dedication. Survived by parents two brothers six sisters and several Duluth and St Paul relatives. Her services will be at English Lutheran Church with Rev Philemon Smith officiating.
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Duluth
Minn
Adele Wallin
Central High School
Dunedin Avenue
Hunters Park
Wallin
Central
Booster
Miss Wallin
Superior State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin
Columbia
New York City
la Crosse
American Association of University Women
English Lutheran Church
Bethany Lutheran Church
Philemon Smith
John Wallin
Roy
Herman
Sacramento
Calif
George Gustafson
Helen Russell
Ruth
Viola
Beatrice Wallin
Harry Jensen
St. Paul
Local Weather for La Crosse Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy and cool tonight with a low of 52. Saturday brings brief showers and continued cool conditions, with a high near 75.
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la Crosse
Destruction of 15 NK tanks in American air strikes
Far East Air Force announced Friday night operations destroying 15 North Korean tanks in a strafing campaign. The communique said 161 sorties were flown including a third B 29 raid. Two hostile aircraft were destroyed and targets along the Han River near Seoul were heavily damaged.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Air Force
Letters and Wires Praise Truman’s Far East Stand
Telegraphs and letters praising President Truman's anti communism policy in the Far East flood the White House. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said approvals outnumber opposition by about ten to one, with roughly 1200 communications received by Thursday as more arrived.
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Washington
Truman
Far East
White House
Charles G. Ross
Barbara Hammer Runnerup in Alice of Dairyland Contest
Barbara Hammer 17 of Galesville finished as runnerup to Virginia Peterson 18 of Union Grove in the Alice of Dairyland contest. Peterson will reign at the Wisconsin State Fair Aug 19 27. Hammer a UW Racine extension student and former FHA leader will be alternate Alice and plans to study foods and nutrition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Barbara Hammer
Galesville
Virginia Peterson
Union Grove
Peterson
University of Wisconsin Extension School
Racine
Hammerg
Rolf Hammer
Alice
Barbara Lee Howard
Mondovi
Miss Hammer
Wisconsin
The
Future Homemakers of America
University of Wisconsin
Galesville High School
FHA
Confusion Over Balloting on Elm Grove Referendum
District Attorney John S. Coleman says Elm Grove petition for a referendum to attach the district to the La Crosse system fails statutory requirements. He notes no affidavit shows signers are 10 percent of last general voters, and urges filing within 30 days of the May 4 order. He also questions a La Crosse city system referendum.
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Elm Grove
Shelby
la Crosse
John S. Coleman
Question City
Coleman
Esther M. Domke
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Che Ha Crosse Tribune
Red
Han River Line
Lester Widner
Monte Carlo
Albert Roten
Ontario
Chioris Lowe
Copeland Avenue
Tribune
Guy B. Cline
Pickawey County
Cline
East St. Louis
Suwon Gho
Russell Brines Bulletin
GHQ
Russell Brines
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Allis-Chalmers Co
Union
Central High
Consin Towns
Miss Domke
Elm Grove School Board
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