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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1952
Page
2
Maj. Gen. Jim Dan Hill said he is undecided about entering the Republican senatorial primary against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, noting there is no immediate hurry. He spoke to the Associated Press in Superior.
In Appleton, leaders of the Jim Dan Hill for Senator Club pledge support from Elmer Jennings of Thilmany Pulp and Paper and other executives. Hill denies contacting Merrill attorney Leonard F. Schmitt and says no meetings have occurred. he continues to receive mail about the race.
President Syngman Rhee pressed the National Assembly to adopt constitutional amendments for popular election of the president and a two-house legislature. He warned he would dissolve the Assembly if the demand was not met, though no provisions exist for such action. The feud with the Assembly has persisted since January.
Delegates at the Madison convention endorsed a strong New Deal platform with minor changes and backed Proxmire for governor and Reuss for U S senator. Kefauver pledged delegates favored Stevenson as a second presidential choice, while attendance lagged far below estimates. Proxmire dominated discussions, and the Madison wing seized party control after the Progressive era. Assemblyman Wicklund warned Republicans may regain legislative control next year.
A spate of drownings and fatal accidents reported across Wisconsin. William Wertz, 26, Duluth, drowned in Lake Millicent near Iron River after a possible cramp. Milwaukee camera man Paul F. Chernosko, 29, killed when his car left the road near Kenosha. Roger Burns, 10, Milwaukee, drowned during a swimming lesson with his mother nearby. Mrs. Burns survived. Henry Heming, 70, died after being pinned beneath a Greyhound bus in Milwaukee. James Ritter, 22, Green Bay, drowned when a bridge beam struck him in the Fox River. Henry Pierot, 47, drowned when a motorboat swamped near Dykesville. Leonard Vander Stick, 65, Allouez, died in a fire in Brown County. Darlene Geidel, 19, Freonda, injured in a crash near Knellsville. Paul Vollmer, 63, Milwaukee, fatally injured in a suburban collision. James Hartman, 14, Wausau, drowned in Little Rib River. Thomas Bevento, 26, Chicago, drowned in Lake Marie Kenosha County after falling from boat. John Beckerjeck, 16, Portage, died in a Highway 51 crash near Endeavor.
Democrats advocate taxing railroad income, restoring the privilege dividend tax, rewriting gift and inheritance taxes, and tightening income tax enforcement with more auditors. They call for fair employment orders, more school funding, expanded higher education, state housing aid, coop support, lower property taxes, a state government reorganization via a Little Hoover Commission, and lowering voting age to 18.
Dr D Naldrett White of Queen's University and Dr Robert Burtch of Alexandria Bay report a summer fall 1950 outbreak of a disease in Northern New York called Iceland disease. It resembled polio but was milder with no deaths or crippling and affected muscles rather than nerves.
Oshkosh Arnie Agnew Milton Junction farmer 49 operates five farms near Milton Junction and is president of his village board. He announced Saturday his run for the Democratic nomination to represent the First Congressional district.
The State Department of Public Welfare issued an alarm for two inmates who escaped from a prison farm near Waupun Saturday. James H. Highey, 25, from Winnebago County, was jailed for non-support and Raymond Walton, 23, from Barron County, for larceny.
The conference report narrows labor board powers and seeks limited wage guidance through the WSB only if management and union jointly request it. It exempts processed foods from controls, warns of food cost impacts, and requests a Taft Hartley inquiry in the steel strike. It wipes out Rep. Talle’s exemption plan and limits price markups from prewar levels.
Swift & Co reports livestock pricing with hogs steady and cattle steady. Hogs top ranges from 18.00 to 21.75 per cwt across weights. sows and boars priced varied by weight. Cattle includes prime to common ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and bulls. Lambs and calves show steady demand with prices across weight classes. South St Paul market notes strong slaughter steer activity and steady cows, with hogs 190-230 lb in mid 190s and larger weights lower. Cash wheat, corn, oats, soybeans cited. Chicago poultry and produce prices noted.
In New York executives from six steel firms plan a meeting this week to decide whether to resume bargaining or call on President Truman to use the Taft Hartley Act. The strike has left about 15 percent of normal output, with 25 000 workers covered by settlements. Pittsburgh Steel, 14th largest producer, agreed to union shop, cited by the union as strengthening its stance. Murray argued the union shop is not the main issue but noted unions bargain for all when they win elections.
The article traces a sequence from Egypt and Britain's joint rule over disputed territory to Egypt ending the Sudan accord and scrapping the 1936 defense treaty. It notes King Farouk dismissing Nahas Pasha for Aly Maher Pasha, then Hilaly Pasha, and finally Siriy Pasha, a Paris educated engineer now premier.
A burglar startled by his own effort at Carl's Mayfair Market 912 Logan St. Saturday night fled after removing a rear window screen and knocking down a bottle case. The attempt, discovered when the store opened at 8 a.m. Sunday, left no theft.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS The Racine YMCA was named the best drum and bugle corps at the state Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. Other first place winners include Wolf i Olson post Sheboygan men’s senior drum and bugle corps Gors Yaksh Milwaukee post men’s drill team Milwaukee County Ladies’ Drill Team and Judy Weishaar Racine in senior baton twirlers division.
About 10,000 rail cars of wheat sat on sidings as grain elevator workers walk out in the Kansas City metro area. The strike, led by the American Federation of Grain Millers AFL, targets 15 of 16 terminals to demand higher wages.
Taft signals a forgiving stance toward Republican rivals and plans to return to Washington and Chicago this week. A contest over seating disputed Texas delegates pits Taft against Eisenhower, with national committee hearings set to begin and subcommittees meeting ahead of the convention. MacArthur’s keynote is set for Monday, while Taft and Eisenhower camps direct operations from adjacent floors at the Conrad Hilton.
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson said American forces will remain in occupied Austria until independence is assured. He blamed Soviet delays for blocking a four power treaty and noted 25 000 US Brit ish and French troops versus about 40 000 Soviet troops.
The State Department with President Truman’s approval asked an international joint commission to approve the St. Lawrence Seaway initial power development along the Canadian New York border. The plan would let New York join Canada in funding the project at Barnhart Island near Cornwall Ontario and Massena New York despite Congress rejecting joint full seaway construction.
Congressional action seeks disclosure from Secretary of State Acheson on any secret agreements with Britain regarding the Korean War. Rep. Radwan introduces a resolution demanding a full report and repudiation of any secret accord on his Europe trip if found.
Sen. Robert Taft urged a Republican ticket with himself for president and Gen. Douglas MacArthur as vice president in a TV interview before the Chicago convention. Taft said he would accept any VP offer if nominated, but he did not know MacArthur's willingness to run. Brasil is boosting jute production.
In Munsan Korea the armistice talks resume Tuesday after a three day recess urged by the Allies and protested by the Communists. Little prospect for a breakthrough on the prisoner issue, now nearly two months deadlocked.
Weather record from the U S Department of Commerce notes considerable cloudiness and scattered showers and thunderstorms in Wisconsin and Iowa tonight into Tuesday with temps a touch warmer away from Lake Michigan, while Minnesota sees mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms and a warmer trend tonight.
The Mississippi is forecast to rise over the next 36 hours from St. Paul to Winona with little change from La Crosse southward. By midweek, levels are expected to rise downstream to Prairie du Chien, as extra flow comes from the St. Croix, while the Black and Chippewa rivers show little change. Burma is pursuing a new three year development plan.
A heavy pall of smoke and odor drifted over the South Side on Saturday night from fires at the Isle La Plume dump. Health officials received many calls as winds carried the smoke east of the dump and near ground level. Edward Peters, acting health officer, met with the board of public works to discuss remedies likely including covering the fires.
A Senate rules subcommittee announced Sen. McCarthy will testify at a public hearing on Thursday. He accuses Sen. Benton of pro Communist alignment and seeks an investigation of Benton's income tax returns and related matters.
The Senate unanimously approves funding to push Air Force strength to 143 wings by mid 1955. The vote 79 to 0 adopts Sen. O Mahoney amendment rebalancing cash and credit, cutting cash by 7.44 billion while granting 8 billion in contract authority for new planes.
Massachusetts Governor Devers signals compromise as GOP and Eisenhower backers clash over civil rights policy and FEPC. Reporters question potential revolt if nominees oppose affirmative action while Georgia's Russell and Taft prospects color the split. Minnesota and Nebraska figures weigh in on nomination dynamics.
Washington Wisconsin Republicans Hull and Withrow joined the majority in the House for a compromise wage price ment control bill. Democrats Zablocki supported the bill while Republicans Byrnes Davis Kersten O Konski and Van Pelt opposed. Smith was listed as paired against the measure.
A report notes ancient firs in Oregon and redwoods in California aged between four and five thousand years, highlighting their longevity and ecological significance. It cites stands of trees reaching impressive ages and discusses preservation concerns amid environmental pressures.
The article notes the Democratic national committee could select a committeewoman starting with the 1956 state Democratic national convention. Milwaukee candidate Andrew J. Biemiller spoke at the closing session urging support for the party, praising current prosperity and warning against changing administration. The La Crosse Tribune is a historic newspaper record.
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