Foreign Aid Battle Set To Move Into Spotlight
Senate begins floor action Monday on a bill cutting about one billion from President Truman's foreign aid request of 7.9 billion for the year ending June 30 1953. House and Senate committees wrestle with amendments including tying aid to European unification progress and stronger conditions for assistance abroad.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Dent
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Zablocki
D-Wis
Kelly
D-Ny
Merrow
R-Nh
House
Richards
D-Sc
Rep. Mansfield
D-Mont
WSB Rules By June 1 On Milwaukee Truckers Pay
Milwaukee striking truck drivers will receive an eight cent hourly raise now. The Wage Stabilization Board will decide by June 1 on whether to restore an eight cent cut from an arbitration award. Local 200 members meet tomorrow to discuss the development as Sheriff’s deputies may escort trucks past picket lines.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Herman Kubiak
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund Reaches $520 Today
Saturday morning the Red Cross flood relief fund totaled $520.60 as La Crosse County residents were urged to donate to the national appeal for $10 million. Contributions included Jewell Tea Company $5, 404th Infantry Officers Association $64.10 and Wilma Nutting Onalaska $25.
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Red Cross
la Crosse County
Jewell Tea Company
404Th Infantry Officers Association
Wilma Nutting
Onalaska
Kohler Counsels Wisconsin Young Republicans on State Progress
Gov. Kohler, addressing the state Young GOP convention in Racine, praised Wisconsin for successive Republican administrations. He contrasted state efficiency and nonpartisanship with what he labeled as a corrupt, indecisive federal Democratic administration. He lauded career department heads and untainted governance in the state.
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Racine
Kohler
Young Republicans
Wisconsin
Washington
Dogs Run Loose In La Crosse City Warned By Police Chief
Police Chief George Long warned La Crosse residents that dogs roaming the city cause lawn and garden damage and pose a danger to children. He said owners face court actions and the police department has been swamped with complaints as temperatures rise from a 52 degree low to a Sunday high near 80.
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la Crosse
George Long
Long
Boys Get Trout as Teacher Traps Hooky Plan
In McGregor Iowa special report on May 1, Miss Pearl Cords a seventh grade teacher baited truants Jesse Vaughn John Lang Denny Goody Donnie Woerm and Roy Peterson with an early fishing trip They fished at Bloody Run while she cooked breakfast for them returning with 13 trout before classes. One boy nodded off in class and the teacher shared a sleepy moment.
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Mcgregor, Ia
Donnie
Rog
Bloody Run
Prairie's Villa Opens After Court Rules Custody
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Villa Louis opened to the public after a court decision. The first visitors were pupils from Shady Dell School Mt Hope Grant County. Water from the flood receded but mud remained on the grounds.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Villa Louis
State Historical Society
Shady Dell
Mt. Hope
Grant County
State Supreme Court
Gen Clay Briefs Ike On Far East Affairs
At Allied headquarters outside Paris General Lucius D Clay briefs President Eisenhower on Far Eastern affairs during a busy schedule. Dulles attends as Eisenhower discusses global policy and keeps the focus on postwar strategy and diplomacy.
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Gen. Clay
Ike
Far East
Dulles
Paris
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Chile Cancels Copper Pact Seeks Open Market Sale
Chile ends a 1951 fixed price copper pact with the United States and announces it will move to the open market May 8 with its entire output. The government seeks higher prices to fund wage rises for strikers and boost foreign exchange, potentially prompting an international dispute.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Andes
U.S
Igher
Washington
Ichile
Probe Influence Charges In U S Defense Cotton Probe
Justice Department to take over Senate Agriculture Committee hearings into a defense cotton stockpiling scandal. Sen Ellender says transcripts will be sent to investigators amid allegations two cabinet members knew of a cover up. Walker and Egyptian associate Mansour linked by cables. Walker admits improper conduct but denies dishonesty.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Justice
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Clovis D. Walker
Louisy Mansour
Walker
Mansour
Egypt
Elsender
Brannan
Newark
Harold Mesibov
Alture Department
Mesibov
Florida
Jetliner Cracks Flight Record In Historic London to Johannesburg Run
The Comet, Britain's jetliner, completed the London to Johannesburg flight in 23 hours 38 minutes including five stops, setting the first commercial jet record. It averaged 390 mph, with 517 miles per hour on the Rome to Beirut leg and 525 mph on one segment. Passengers included 36 people and composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor aboard to compose a song about the trip.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Britain
London
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Rome
Beirut
Lebanon
Entebbe
BOAC
Livingstone
Rhodesia
Khartoum
Upper Nile
British Overseas Airways
United States
Avril Coleridge-Taylor
General Gives Armed Forces Day Talk Here
Brig. Gen. Eugene L. Harrison deputy commandant of the Army General School Fort Riley Kansas will be guest speaker at the La Crosse Armed Forces Day program Saturday May 17 in Riverside Park after a parade through the city. His talk will cover the national theme Unity Strength Freedom announced by Lt R K Catt project officer for Armed Forces Day. Maj G C McCall senior army instructor and Lt Col Ralph V Steele chairman help organize with Mayor Henry Ahrens as honorary chair.
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Eugene L. Harrison
Army General School
Fort Riley
Kans
la Crosse
Harrison
Camp McCoy
Armed Forces Day Committee
Riverside Park
R. K. Catt
la Crosse Naval Training Center
Ralph V. Steele
Henry Ahrens
G. C. McCall
Area Organized Reserve i
Robbery at Delahanty Institute Payroll Theft
In New York 50 000 policemen trained at the Delahanty Institute. Two guards Benjamin Blumenfield and Isidore Meichenbaum were robbed at the institute doorstep of 11 354 dollars in cash payroll as they walked away.
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New York
Delahanty Institute
Benjamin Blumenfield
Isidore Meichenbaum
Institute
Western Wisconsin Bands Parade At La Crosse Festival
Uniformed ensembles from 37 western Wisconsin high schools converge on La Crosse State College for a day of performances. A 3:40 p.m. parade leaves Burns Park for a downtown route with judges at 4th and Main Streets. city dignitaries will officiate. The event, part of the district festival held in La Crosse for 18 years, draws about 3 500 students plus families to Peacock Relays and concerts.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
la Cross State College
Burns Park
7Th
Main Streets
Jean F. Rolfe
la Crosse State College
Main
Third
4Th
Rolfe
Reds Spurn U N Package in Brief Panmunjom Session
In Panmunjom the 24 minute meeting between North Korean Gen Nam II and U N delegates ended with no agreement on a overall armistice solution. Brig Gen Nuckols said the talks were cool sober and no counter proposal was disclosed. Joy asked for a overnight recess indicating no fresh offer from the Reds.
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Munsan
Korea
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command
U. N
Nuckols
Panmunjom
Nam II
Nam
Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
Reds
Margaret Truman Seeks New Romance Rumors at White House
During a White House reception Margaret Truman dismissed latest romance rumors as untrue and urged reporters to dream up new candidates. Later she attended the night ball with Marvin Coles, a Washington attorney associated with earlier rumors.
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Washington
Margaret Truman
White House
Marvin Coles
Washington Lattorney
Taft Winds Up Ohio Campaign Tour in Cleveland
Senator Robert A Taft returned to Cleveland to wind up his Ohio drive for the Republican presidential nomination. He planned a busy two day stretch including a morning news conference a school speech a television interview and a city club appearance. He would also address a Lithuanian rally and a high school before catching a night train to Washington for the Ohio primary on Tuesday with a full slate of 56 delegates.
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Cleveland
Robert A.taft
Ohio
Washington
Mills Readies for Operation Amid Steel Labor Tensions
United States Steel Corporation says it will restart plants as quickly as safety allows after President Truman urged industry leaders and the CIO to reach an agreement or face higher wages. Jones and Laughlin follows the same policy. About 650,000 workers nationwide, with around 100,000 in Pittsburgh, supported resuming production while unions seek assurances against future walkouts. Pickets ease as maintenance crews begin firing up furnaces. further clarifications expected after Washington meeting with Truman, company heads, and Philip Murray.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Truman
CIO
U. S. Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
U. S. Steel Corp
Great Lakes Steel
Detroit
Washington Today
Mr. Truman
Philip Murray
Mexico City Forces Alerted Over Student's May Day Burial
Troops and police were mobilized in Mexico City as Communists planned the burial of a student killed on May Day. Police blamed the Communists for the shooting and arrested Dionisio Encinas, party head in Mexico. The opposition coalition claimed police initiated the street shooting behind the Palace of Fine Arts.
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Mexico City
Dionisio Encinas
Mexico
Palace of Fine Arts
Duncan Chases Railroad Train Off Korea Coast
Sailors aboard the American destroyer Duncan reported being the first to chase a railroad train. Comdr. Russell H. Smith said the train was spotted at night north of Hangman Bay on Korea’s east coast. The ship illuminated the scene with starshells and fired heavy explosives as the train sped away.
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Tokyo
Duncan
Russell H. Smith
Brooklyn
Hangman
Korea
Truman Pressures Steel Industry to Reach Accord
President Truman told steel industry leaders the government is prepared to boost worker wages on Monday unless a settlement with the CIO Steelworkers is reached. He spoke at the White House amid seizures and a court fight, urging both sides to negotiate and avoid government-imposed terms.
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White House
Philip Murray
The
United Steelworkers
Washington
Truman
Supreme Court
District Court
Greet 13 New U S Citizens in La Crosse Court Ceremony
Civic and veterans groups welcomed 13 foreign born residents as new U S citizens in La Crosse Circuit Court. District Attorney Bosshard urged that America be born within them as they took the oath administered by Clerk Pearl Roop. Circuit Judge Neprud presided with color guard, mayoral welcome, and corsage presentations.
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United States
la Crosse Circuit Court
America
John Bosshard
Pearl Instenes Roop
Lincoln Neprud
United State
American Legion
Thomas Bailey
Clarence J. Weber
Hanson
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. C
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