Kefauver Moves to Bind Nebraska Delegates in Winner-Take-All
Sen. Kefauver plans to offer a winner-take-all pledge for Nebraska's 12 Democratic delegates at the state primary next Tuesday. Kerr remains noncommittal, while Republicans pursue write-in tactics for Taft and Eisenhower, with Stassen making a final campaign push on the ballot. Both camps push hard in a GOP contest seen as a bid to influence the Democratic convention.
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Omaha
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kefauver
Middle
Kerr
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
New Hampshire
Truman
Sidney W. Thaxter
Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Rme
Orono
Three Airmen Ride Ice Floe Near North Pole
In a high polar operation Maj. Gen. William D. Old reports an Air Force C47 landed on an ice island 60 to 100 miles off the North Pole. Eight men reached the site, three remained behind as nine others were stranded on the ice awaiting rescue.
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U.S. Air Force
North Pole
U.S
Life Magazine
Washington
William D. Old
Alaska Air Command
Navy
Polar
Barrow
Alaska
Polar Island
Fairbanks
Greenland
Taft Expects Easy Win In Wisconsin Delegates Vote
Milwaukee report says Senator Robert Taft predicts a comfortable victory in Wisconsin's Tuesday GOP presidential nominating delegates contest. He cautions the five state race and Eisenhower entry create a peculiar situation and declines a sweep. Taft allies list include Stearns Beloit Ritter Milwaukee and Warren and Stassen pledge Eisenhower support if he exits.
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Milwaukee
Robert A. Taft
Wisconsin
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
GOP
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Grant A. Ritter
Beloit
Perry J. Stearns
Stearns
Stassen
Warren
Eisenhower Wins Maine Delegates In GOP Convention
Ike secures nine to eleven of Maine’s sixteen Republican delegates with Taft holding the rest. Neutrals chosen at state convention lean to Ike, while Taft supporters claim strong numbers in Milwaukee and across districts. The Maine delegation goes unpledged to Chicago as is standard.
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Bangor
Eisenhhower
Maine
Taft
Ike
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Ir. Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Milwaukee
Chicago
Owen Brewster
Army Firepower Up 50 Percent Since World War II
Gen J Lawton Collins told Congress the Army has increased its firepower by 50 percent since World War II and is fielding superior weapons to those of the Soviet Union. He cited heavy costs in Korea, with the Army alone at about eight billion dollars and projected to reach nine billion by June 30 if fighting continues. He warned atomic artillery and guided missiles could greatly boost force power in Europe.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Sovie
Army
Congress
Collins
Dmeeta
Europe
House
Ag Testi- Army
Decker
United Nations
Sun Sparks Wisconsin Spring Hints Across State
The sun brought a hint of spring to Wisconsin with fair weather and mild temperatures. Overnight lows rose from near zero to several degrees above, with Grantsburg at five and Green Bay at twenty one, while highs mostly ranged in the forties in the south and upper thirties in the north. Light rain fell near the Indiana Ohio line and in northeast Nevada as a pleasant weekend looked likely.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Wausau
Superior Area
Green Bay
Lone Rock
Indiana- Ohio State Line
Nevada
Kenosha D A Found Innocent in Corruption Probe
Kenosha County District Attorney Urban Zievers was acquitted on two counts of willful neglect of duty after a two hour jury deliberation. Governor Kohler suspended Zievers and named Harfiold E. Bode as acting D A while Zievers awaits potential reinstatement. The case stemmed from the death of Edward Lahti in the county jail and related traffic matters.
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Kenosha
Urban Zievers
Kenosha County
Harry Fox
Janesville
Kohler
Zievers
Harfiold
E. Bode
Edward Lahti
Ee Lahti
Coates
Wage-Price Steel Deal Denied Amid Strike Fear
Washington officials denied any price deal to avert a steel wage walkout set for April 8 while reports said the government might tolerate modest price relief to offset wage boosts. Six major mills planned talks with CIO President Murray in New York, as officials watched for possible easing of the stalemate.
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Washington
Ae Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Roger L. Putnam
Ellis Arnall
New York
Office of Defense Mobilization
Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Murray
Pittsburgh
Omnes
Us, Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Jones and Laughlin
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Former U S Sergeant Arrested For Wartime Murder In Italy
A former U S Army sergeant, Carl LoDolce, was arrested in Rochester and jailed in Buffalo on a charge tied to the 1944 OSS murder of Maj. William V. Holohan behind enemy lines in Northern Italy. Italy seeks his extradition as the U S Defense Department links him to a plotted crime codenamed deuce of spades. The case involves Lt. Aldo Icardi of Pittsburgh, alleged as the plot creator. A hearing was set for Wednesday with Judge John Knight approving no bail.
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Buffalo
N.Y
U.S. Army
Italy
Carl LoDolce
Rochester
Justice of I US
John
U.S. Defense Department
LaDolce
OSS
William V. Holohan
Defense Department
Aldo Icardi
Pittsburgh
Office of Strategic Service
Germany
Wright Rejects Post for Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
La Crosse County Highway Police Chief Ivan A. Wright, top traffic official in the state, declined the director of enforcement post offered by Motor Vehicle Director Ben L. Marcus. Marcus appointed Capt. Daniel F. Schutz to the enforcement post, replacing Homer G. Bell who was removed two years ago.
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la Crosse County
Ivan A. Wright
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Madison
Wright
Ben L. Marcus
Civil Service
State Personnel Bureau
Marcus
Daniel F. Schutz
Merrill
Schutz
Homer G. Bell
West Allis
Vote on Servicemen Pay Increase Monday
Senate leaders signaled passage for a cost of living pay boost for all in the nation's uniformed services. Unanimous consent was obtained to limit debate and vote on amendments and the bill on Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Uniformed Services
Call Off Isle Search Party
A 48 hour search for Clara Wright a 66 year old missing French Island woman was terminated after a sheriff s posse scoured French Island and Lake Onalaska without success. Sheriff Roy B Sampson asked for public aid and listed authorities undersheriff Vern Lamp and deputy Edward Stokes among those who led the search.
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French Island
Lake Onalaska
Roy B. Sampson
Clara Wright
West French Island Road
Breezy Point
Onaslaska
Sheriff's Office
Vern Lamp
Edward Stokes
Upper
Harry Mueller
Iff
Jack Fanta
Fanta-Reed Air Service
George Brooks
Onalaska
Two Ex IRB Officials and Stock Salesman Sentenced
Two former internal revenue department officials and a San Francisco stock salesman were sentenced for tax fraud conspiracy linked to a shakedown involving Patrick Mooney and Martin Hartmann. Mooney received two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. another official and Hartmann drew two-year terms with $2,000 to $5,000 fines.
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IRB
San Francisco
Internal Revenue Department
Convictifornia
Field
Patrick Mooney
Nevada
Martin M. Hartmann
Mooney
Dal M. Lemmon
Schino
Wisconsin Governor Kohler Maintains Neutrality in GOP Primary
Madison Wisconsin governor Kohler said he has not endorsed any candidate in the Wisconsin presidential primary. He praised Warren Taft and Stassen as capable leaders while stressing he will vote without endorsement next Tuesday. He noted his introductions of each candidate were courteous and not endorsements.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Kohler
Warren
Sen. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Milwaukee
Cremarks
Stassen
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eislenhower
Plane Makes Crash Landing At La Crosse Airport
Pilot Robert J. Willis of Glenview Illinois made a wheels up landing at La Crosse Municipal Airport Friday afternoon after one retractable wheel failed to lock. The Bellanca single engine craft sustained little damage and Willis was uninjured after circling for about 30 minutes awaiting fire equipment.
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la Crosse Municipal
Robert J. Willis
Glenview
Ill
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Minn
Glenew
Bellanca
Willis
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Frank Muth
Chicago
Northwest Airlines
India protests distorted reports in Russian press
New Delhi officials protest to the Soviet embassy over Moscow Radio coverage. A foreign office spokesman says reports from the Indian subcontinent have been presented in a distorted manner. The diplomatic démarche seeks clarifications and accuracy in foreign broadcasting.
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India
New Delhi
Russia
Moscow Radio
Foreign Office
Local Weather For La Crosse And Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight. Sunday will bring increasing cloudiness and mild conditions with a chance of local rain in the afternoon. Low tonight.
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la Crosse
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