Truman Promotes Flood Control Power Program at Fort Peck
President Truman toured Fort Peck Dam in Montana praising the flood control and power program as investments in America's future. He warned critics that the budget strengthens the nation for leadership of free peoples and contrasted U.S. strength with Communist aims. He also quipped about his daughter Margaret needing paying customers when she sings, as crowds cheered along the cross country trip.
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Fort Peck Dam
Mont
Truman
United States
Fort Peck
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Great Falls
Mr. Truman
Margar
Margaret
North Dakota
Fargo
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Truman to speak at Wisconsin fieldhouse crowd tops 14500
More than 14 500 persons are expected to hear President Truman at the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse on Sunday. Officials of the Credit Union National association sponsor the appearance as part of its national convention and cornerstone laying at Filene house. The president will be joined by Gov Rennebohm and other dignitaries including Gen Harry Vaughan Jerry Voorhis Mon Wallgren and Mrs Truman and their daughter Margaret.
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Cooperative League of the United States
Mon G. Wallgren
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Truman
Margaret
Rennebohm
University of Wisconsin Pres
E. B. Fred
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Wisconsin Atty
Local Weather for La Crosse area forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of showers early tonight and late Sunday. Cooler tonight with a low near 45, then rising to a high around 74 on Sunday.
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la Crosse
Church Of Blessed Sacrament Opens In New Structure
The Church Of Blessed Sacrament on Losey boulevard and King street opens for regular masses on Sunday May 14 ahead of formal dedicatory rites planned for the summer. The new Gothic style building uses Indiana limestone with a vaulted interior and aims for a monastic, quiet atmosphere.
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Church of Blessed Sacrament
Losey Boulevard
Main
King Streets
Leo A. Daly Co
Omaha
Nebr
Peter Nelson
la Crosse
United States Ousts Czech Diplomats In Retaliation
Washington ordered 22 of 33 Czech diplomatic staff in the United States to leave and closed the Cleveland and Pittsburgh consulates as retaliation for Prague’s expulsion of about 40 Americans. The Czech embassy in Washington and New York consulate stay open with reduced staffs. The move signals potential future action and reflects a broader pattern of Soviet bloc pressure on Western nations.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Cleveland
Pittsburg
New York
Prague
State Department
Pittsburgh
U. S
Ellis Q. Briggs
Vladimir Outrata
McCoy Forest Fire Stops Near Sparta Wisconsin
About 60 acres of woodland east of Sparta burned Friday before being contained. More than 100 Camp McCoy soldiers aided local fire crews and rangers from Mab and Black River Falls stations plus Irvin Edwards' rural firefighters. Fire broke near Camp McCoy reservations but caused no structural damage. Fire-breaks were dug with ranger and camp plows, and a rain shower aided efforts with the blaze winding down by 4 p.m.
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Sparta
Wis
Camp McCoy
McCoy Fire Department
Tomab
Black River Falls
Irvin Edwards
Prices At Year’s High As Index Climbs 2 Percent
The government daily index of prices reached a yearly high for the week ended May 8. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a two percent rise to 259 percent of the August 1935 level across 28 commodities. The agency noted a steady price rise over a long period and is studying its significance.
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Washington
Govermment
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Officers named as Wisconsin TPA convention closes here
H A Kleinhammer of Fond du Lac was reelected president of the Wisconsin division Travelers Protective Association of America. Racine won 1951 convention site. A J Bush Fond du Lac W W Herrmann Green Bay and Ray J Iseline Racine named vice presidents. Numerous Milwaukee directors named. Delegates selected for national meet. A resolution urged mudguards on trucks to shield rear tires and was sent to the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department.
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H. A. Kleinhammer
Fond du Wac
Wisconsin
Travelers Protective Association of America
Racine
Oshkosh
A. J. Bush
Fond du Lac
W. W. Herrmann
Green Bay
Ray J. Iseline
A. J. Pielz
C. L. Sister
4. W. Johnson
E. F. Fox
R. J. Froelich
Sheboygan
D. J. de Vroey
Merle J.le Brecsk
Manitow
Carl Heinl
J. Te Dick
A. F. Breitwisch
Otto H. Wolf
F. P. Miller
Milwaukee
Palmer Hanson
la Crosse
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Donaldson Defends Postal Cuts Amid Carrier Blowback
Cabinet officer James R. Donaldson reiterated his justification for recent postal service reductions. He said many complaints stem from the National Association of Letter Carriers and that the curtailments will not greatly inconvenience most citizens. He released a 3,800 word statement denying blame and asserting the cuts are needed.
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Washington
Donaldson
Letter Carriers Union
Congress
National Association of Letter Carriers
Strike Of Railroad Firemen Spreads To Union Pacific
The nationwide locomotive firemen strike expands to Union Pacific under a four-railroad walkout. Picket lines form in Harrisburg and Enola as Pennsylvania resumes freight operations. Union officials warn of 18,000 firemen broadly boycotting key routes with slow service and mediation talks stalled.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
James Stewart
Wellsburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Stewart
Greensburg
Union Pacific
Chicago
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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Southern
Santa Fe
Daggett
San Bernardino
Calif
Santa Fe Railroad
D. S. Herrick
Enola
Southern Railway
National Railway Mediation Board
Rail Union
Bay
Francis O'Neill, Jr
National Ritailway Mediation Board
Railiays
O'Neill
David B. Robertson
Striking Brotherhood of Locomotive
Los Angeles
Ifth
Salt Lake City
Brotherhood
Cleveland
W. T. Price
Speck Elected Crawford County Republican Chairman in Prairie du Chien
Speck, former Prairie du Chien mayor, was chosen as Crawford county Republicans chairman at a courthouse caucus. The meeting defended McCarthy in the probe, with Wayne Hood, John Rouse, and Foster Porter among speakers. Twenty delegates were selected, names not announced.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Harry B. Speck
Crawford County
Joseph McCarthy
Lester Laugherty
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
GOP
John H. Rouse
Madison
Foster B. Porter
Bloomington
Speck
Louisa Swiggum
Ferryville
Elmer Querem
Paul Paulson
Peusre
Lems
Hood
McCarthy
Prege
Rouse
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
St. Paul
Stevens Point
Truman
Porter
Wait Your Turn, Boys The Poky's Crowded Jail
SydNix New South Wales reports a jail built for 45 inmates now housing 85 with 65 on a waiting list. The overcrowding forces longer waits for admission and raises concerns about inmate handling and facilities. Local officials acknowledge strain on resources and plan reviews.
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Sydnix
N.S.W
Fire Gum Stops Gasoline Leak in Wausau
Lieut. Lloyd Soukop of the Wausau fire department stopped a potential blaze Friday by guming up a punctured car gas tank. Firemen reported gasoline pouring from the tank against a curb, and Soukop plugged the hole with a wad of chewing gum to prevent ignition.
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Wausau
Wis
Lloyd Soukop
Soukop
Explosion Flier Flung From Bomber Over Texas
An air force lieutenant was ejected from a 5 36 bomber at 28 000 feet Friday after an explosion. Maj. Edwin O Easley said no parachute was seen. The blast tore a bombardier window and the crew blamed a failed pressure system. The bomber, en route to Fairfield Suisun, returned to Fort Worth after searching for the missing flier near Salome Aziz.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Edwin 0. Easley
Salome
Aziz
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
Calif
Prisoner Earphones Parole Board Sessions Hidden Microphone
An Iowa prisoner planted a microphone in the warden’s conference room and recorded closed parole board sessions. He also built a radio transmitter in Anamosa Reformatory, smuggling spools out in hand tooled leather bags. The plan, run by Pete Hellyer, was uncovered before he could broadcast widely.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State Board of Parole
Anamosa
Jim Bormann
WMT
Bormann
Chicago
Pete Hellyer
Waterloo
Hellyer
Parole Board
Reformatory
The
Bormenn
Ahamosa
Ray Purcell
Foas Davis
Davis
Colorado
Springs
Colo
Willam S. Beardsley
Des Moines
Schlabach Joins District Three Congressional Race
State Sen Rudolph Schlabach from La Crosse announces candidacy for Congress in Wisconsin's third district. He pledges support to expose alleged communists in government and plans no bid for party endorsement at the Richland Center Republican caucus. Schlabach, 60, has prior service in the assembly and as La Crosse County district attorney.
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Rudolph Schlabach
R-La Crosse
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Moscow
Schlabach
Richland Center
la Crosse County
Mayor Names Appointees to City Boards and Commissions
Mayor Henry Ahrens announced several appointments confirmed by the council on Friday night. New members include Rev. O. S. Paulson to the La Crosse housing authority, Paul Marcou to the park commission, and Everett Yerly to the park board. Reappointments include Dr. Frank Gallagher to the health board, Carl Michel to the city plan commission, Albert Kirch to the board of appeals, and Earl Kautsen to the police and fire commission.
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Henry Ahrens
Common Council
O. S. Paulson
Carl ©. Pederson
la Crosse
Albert Klrch
State Street
Board of Appeals
Everett Yerly
Main Street
Thhe
Board of Park Commissioners
La Crosse Votes June Referendum on 200 Low Rent Units
La Crosse common council approves a June 6 referendum asking residents whether the city should enter an agreement with the La Crosse Housing Authority and federal agencies to relocate 200 low rent housing units. Aldermen split 11 to 10 in favor, with debates over timing and wording, including requests to define substandard housing and tax-equivalent considerations.
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la Crosse
J. J. Domahoski
James Durland
Edward Lueth
Donald Lyden
Harry Newburg
Melvin Olson
Franklin Pamperin
Henry Rebhan
W. P. Roellig
Emil Schultz
Peter Schwarz
Virgil Arneson
Charles Buchmann
Harold Beg
Oscar Harebo
R. M. Larkin
Kenneth Niedbalski
Walter Roth
Carl Schnick
Joel Stokke
Grant Thrune
Roth
Arneson
Pamperin
Fred Kramer
City of
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