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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1951
Page
1
Reports indicate no word from North Korea or China on Ridgway's armistice proposal 16 hours after talks. Moscow and Peiping media push hostile rhetoric while Indian officials show cautious UN optimism and a hospital shipJudan is noted by Communist outlets.
United Airlines DC-6 with 49 aboard vanished after last radio at 2 46 am over Colorado plains. Search planes and ground crews scoured near Loveland and Wellington while officials weighed radio trouble and possible crash reports from farmers.
Thai navy and army fought an artillery duel through Bangkok streets after Premier Pibulsongram was kidnapped at a public ceremony. Fire damaged the American embassy area. three people were reported injured. Foreign Minister Vorarat Bancha moved to the old government, while a rebel cabinet announced by the navy included several former high ranking officers. The city remained ablaze with oil-tired fires as fighting continued through the night.
A sudden night incident at the Royal Ordnance Gorka plant near Puriton injures and kills six workers. The facility employs about 500 staff and is involved in producing shells with hazardous materials. Local authorities and safety officials are investigating.
Defense Secretary Frank Pace Jr. will visit Camp McCoy Thursday between 9 am and 3 pm. He will fly into La Crosse airport on Thursday morning and be driven by motor to the camp where an honor guard will greet him in front of the service club. He is also slated to speak in Chicago on July 4.
An itinerant railroad worker named Richard Edward Van Ness of Los Angeles was killed by Burlington No. 45 near La Crosse at about 6:30 a.m. He was struck while seated on the track, his dismembered body found 99 feet from the impact. County coroner Dr. George Reay ruled the death accidental.
The Western Nebraska Observer reports a new oil well in Kimball, displaying a spot of oil on the front page to let subscribers see the discovery firsthand. The stunt highlights local industrial activity and attracts reader attention.
Reserved seats for the Inter State Fair grounds fourth of July celebration are sold at Hebbard drug store at Fourth and Main. The La Crosse Zoo Development Association presents an 8 pm 12 act Camp McCoy show followed by a $1000 fireworks display. Proceeds fund Myrick Park Zoo with bear den as first project.
A four year old boy riding on a hayrack fell when the hayrack collapsed, resulting in the child's death. Local authorities investigated the accident as a fatal farm mishap on the family farm.
Warren Lee Irwin, sought on kidnapping and murder charges, was trapped by state police in a wooded area near Phillipsburg New Jersey after a hours long chase. He abandoned a car and fled about twenty miles from his uncle's home, triggering a night of terror.
Britain warns Iran that oil nationalization could bring serious consequences as The Hague Court opens hearings on an injunction against Iran's oil actions. The note cites British interests at Abadan and threatens temporary withdrawal of technicians if refineries close.
Truman faces a choice on extending emergency powers as Congress passes a one month defense production act extension. The bill bans price rollbacks on shoes clothing textiles and many manufactured goods while leaving room for a new law after August 1.
The fragment notes a permission grant connected to Jutlandid and pedigrees with a reference to Croés and a Sunday or Saturday timing. It is a terse archival line noting official authorization.
A head on crash at 8 a m two miles north of Millston on U S 12 killed Fred Kemmerling and Mrs John Krack both from Milwaukee. John Krack wife of the slain woman was hospitalized in critical condition along with their daughter Helen Krack. Passengers J C Strack of Duncan Mich and Donald Wyss of Black River Falls were badly injured. Police say the crash occurred at a curve known locally as a death trap and were not given an explanation for the accident.
In Fairfield Illinois the roadhouse of Ogie Pennington burned after being closed since Thursday's machine gun attack. Louis Sons 49, a farmer, was wounded in the same shooting that left Guy Shelton Pennington and Lulu Shelton Pennington severely injured as Ogie’s brother was killed. The fire escalates the Shelton gang war in Southern Illinois.
Two thousand three hundred thirty six U S servicemen returning from Korea were to land in Seattle on Saturday. Among them 73 are listed from Wisconsin including Pfc. Thomas Linco Pfc. Maederer Alma Chard Pigeon Falls and Pfc. Thomas Owens Wonewoc.
Chinese first war prisoners in Korea deny they are volunteers. The report notes their status amid the Korean War context and the U S dispatch. It records questions about their role and the political implications of their captivity.
The mid year business picture shows profits high and layoffs rising as shortages and higher costs bite. Inventories dwindle and prices climb while taxes increase and industry faces tighter rail and housing restrictions. Demand remains uneven with defense output setting records even as construction slows and government curbs cut housing by about a quarter.
Some American officials say that in reference to Korea they use the terms cease fire and armistice to mean about the same thing. The distinction is often blurred despite formal definitions and historic usage.
A conference was held aboard the Danish ae in the harbor near Korea. The Jutlandia transferred personnel to an American hospital ship and prepared to sail from Pusan. UN officials urged calm as troops indicated readiness to move on short notice.
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