Clark repudiates Colson agreement on Red prisoners
General Mark W. Clark repudiates the Colson agreement with North Korean Red prisoners on Koje Island. He says Colson had no authority to accept charges and notes the exchange was conducted under duress to manufacture propaganda for Panmunjom talks.
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Tokyo
Mark W. Clark
Dodd
Clark
Colson
Compound 76
U.N
Panmunjom
Washington
U.S
U.N. Command
Nam Renews Propaganda in Korean War Truce Talks
North Korean Gen Nam II accuses the Allies of crimes including prisoner experiments with poison gas and atomic bombs. Joy dismisses the charges as propaganda. Prisoner exchange remains deadlocked with 70 000 wanting to return versus 132 000 demanded by the Communists as Panmunjom talks adjourn to tomorrow.
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Nam II
Panmunjom
United Nations
Colson
Clark
1St Corps
Korea
Dodd
U.S. Eighth Army
Koje
Munsan
Red
United Nations Command
Adm. C. Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
Namll
Weather outlook for La Crosse area
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday. Local showers Friday. No important temperature change. Low tonight 46. High Friday 65.
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la Crosse
Ellender accuses CIO steelworkers Tobin of leading to anarchy
Sen. Ellender denounces a CIO convention resolution calling for a steel strike unless wage demands are met. He faults Tobin and the Wage Stabilization Board while Humphrey and others defend workers rights amid Truman steel seizure considerations.
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Ellender
Wage Stabilization’ ‘Board
Supreme Court
Truman
Tobin
Barkley
Predict Early End To 15 Day Oil Stoppage
Government labor officials forecast an early conclusion to the nationwide oil strike disrupting tourism and air service. The Wage Stabilization Board approved up to 15 cents an hour in wage increases for about 90,000 striking oil workers, with unions lauding the decision and shifting demands toward retroactive pay and targeted differentials.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
B. J. Schafer
CIO Oil Workers International Union
WSB
Gulf
Cincinnati
Federal Conciliation Service
Truman
Conciliation Service
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Associated Petroleum Retailers
St.Louis
Paris
Air France
South Africa
Egypt
India
Australia
American Airlines
Oscar Chapman
Korea
Armed Services
O. A. Knight
Truman blasts foes as bunk and hokum in campaign push
President Truman accused opponents of spreading bunk and hokum to discredit Roosevelt and Truman programs and forecast a Democratic victory on a Trumanism platform. He vowed a whistlestop tour like his 1948 run and urged support for the candidate, insisting a planned economy works in agriculture and beyond. He claimed most press seeks to undermine the administration and threatened to name the mossbacks if pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Washington Monument
Humphrey Targets Steel Firms as USW Delegates Cheer
In Philadelphia Sen. Hubert Humphrey assailed the steel industry for under mining the defense stabilization program. About 2,500 CIO United Steelworkers delegates cheered as he urged companies to accept Wage Stabilization Board terms and resume collective bargaining. Delegates voted to strike if a new contract with higher wages and better conditions is not soon signed.
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Humphrey
Ellender
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Sen
Ferguson
Rmich
Senate Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Philadelphia
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
WSB
Philip Murray
USW
Eisner Seeks Re election in Cross Plains
Cross Plains farmer and Dane County board member Herman Eisner announced today he will seek reelection on the Republican ticket. Eisner, twice elected, previously broke with the party after the 1951 legislative session.
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Cross Plains
Wis
Herman Eisner
Dane County
Eisner
McCarthy Ally Triggers Senate Hearing Clash Over Letter
Columbus broker Clark Wideman, friend of Senator McCarthy, wrote a letter denouncing attempts to smear the senator. He testified that the letter was typed in McCarthy's office but denied help from others. Chairman Gillette called him to testify and he criticized subcommittee staff rather than the panel.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Clark Wideman
Columbus
Ohio
McCarthy
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Wideman
Gillette
Drowa
Subcommittee
Plan Military Exhibit Here Next Saturday
An Armed Forces Day display will be held in Riverside Park featuring the 847th Field Artillery Battalion from Camp McCoy. The exhibit will show 105 and 155 millimeter cannons and an eight inch howitzer with explanations by Camp McCoy artillery staff. A Navy flyover from Minneapolis was canceled due to fuel shortages caused by the oil strike.
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Riverside Park
847Th Field Artillery
Camp McCoy
Ralph V. Steele
Steele
C. Wright
847Th Field Artillery Battalion
Anderson Memorial Bandshell
Senate Passes Servicemen Pay Hike Bill
The House sent to the Senate a bill to raise servicemen pay by nearly 500 million dollars annually. It is a compromise of Senate and House versions and requires Senate approval before the president signs. If approved, raises take effect with May pay rolls for 3142 million personnel.
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Washington
House
Senate
County Board Honors Judge Neprud At Luncheon
La Crosse County Board announced a noon Thursday luncheon to honor Circuit Court Judge Lincoln C. Neprud. Attendees included county supervisors Frank Mitchell and Eber Lamb, Monroe and Vernon county officials, and La Crosse reporters. The meeting opened with a public address system test under Supervisor Frank Greene's direction.
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Circuit Court
Lincoln C. Neprud
W. L. Christopherson
la Crosse
Frank Mitchell
Eber Lamb
Monroe County
Paul Dahl
Vernon County
R. V. Ahlstrom
Clarence Weber
Frank Greene
Robert Hoeth
Shelby
Agricultural Committee
West Salem ‘High
Oil Tanker and Freighter Collide in Canal Crash
An oil tanker loaded with 700000 gallons of gasoline exploded after a collision with the freighter Barbara Sykes in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Wilmington. Four crewmen of the tanker were missing and presumed dead. the tanker’s captain and five crew members escaped by swimming ashore. The Angelina also caught fire but was later towed to Philadelphia. two crewmen aboard Angelina were injured.
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Summit Bridge
Wilmington
Del
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
U.S. Coast Guard
F.L. Hayes
Loverboard
Canal
Hayes
Coast Guard
Ira S. Bushley & Sons
New York
Barbara Sykes
Bull Line
Angelina
Philadelphia
Delmarva Peninsula
Cape Charles
Baltimore
Feinsinger Not Chosen UW Law Dean Candidate
Madison Wis Numerous rumors deny Nathan P Feinsinger head the University of Wisconsin Law School after leaving the Wage Stabilization Board He is reportedly favored by faculty but dropped from the initial list and the regents will choose from a small pool.
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Feinsinger
UW Law
WSB
John Wyngaard
Madison
Wis
Nathan P. Feinsinger
National Wage Stabilization Board
University of Wisconsin Law School
University of Wisconsin Law
Oliver S. Rundell
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Bar Association
County Officer Prepares John Doe Inquiry On Gambling Ties
District Attorney John Bosshard announced a state level inquiry into allegations of gambling links with La Crosse police, following a U.S. grand jury report. Attorney General Vernon Thomson and U.S. officials backed local investigation with Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom presiding.
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John Doe
la Crosse
John Bosshard
Madison
U.S
Thomas Fairchild
Vernon Thomson
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Winfield Christopherson
Patrick T. Stone
U.S. District Court For
Wisconsin
Bosshard
Fairchild
la Crosse County
Ahlstrom
Johns
Christopherson
Larson Is Sentenced To Two Years For Perjury
Arnold C. Larson was sentenced to two years and one month in Waupun State Prison after a La Crosse Circuit Court jury found him guilty of perjury following a one hour and fifty minute deliberation. The 38 year old from Waukon Iowa broke down pleading to see his daughter before transfer. The judge ordered the seven year old daughter to visit before Larson is jailed Friday noon. Special State Prosecutor Kostner praised Larson for his interest in the child. Larson conducted his own defense and was removed in custody after the verdict at 6:15 p.m. The trial was delayed by Larson references to a prior murder case.
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Arnold C. Larson
Waupun State Prison
la Crosse
Waukon
Ira
Dr. McLoone
Lincoln Neprud
Larson
Neprud
Waupun
LaVern G. Kostner
Arcadia
Roy B. Sampson
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Nam
Red General
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Alfred Gagnon
Cranston
R.I
Gagnon
Brinks
D-La
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Rowland Evans JR
Bunk
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HST
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Eugene L. Harrison
Naval Reserve Training Center
R. K. Catt
County
County Board
Roger Sears
Jackson Heights
L.L
Barbara Lykes
Hal Boyle
Coser
Seeee
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University Publicity Service
Rundell
UW Office
Kostner
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