European Defense Community outlined for six nation alliance
Paris reports detail a plan to merge the armed forces of West Germany France Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg into a unified European force under a North Atlantic Command. A nine man Commissariat would run the central structure with pooled staff and cross national troop contributions.
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Paris
West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
West Europe
West Point
Annapolis
Central Committee
North
Africa
Indochina
Commissariat
European Army
NATO
Germany
European Defense Community
Washington Wants More Koje Details
Senate Armed Services probes Koje Island incidents as two brigadiers are demoted and a one star officer reprimanded. Dodd and Colson reassigned. Yount reprimanded for agreeing with Colson. Pace pledges new enclosures and reorganization to curb Red murders and flag flying, with Van Fleet saying Army will respond.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Koje Island
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Army
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Charles Colson
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Pentagon
Pace
J. Lawton Collins
Colson
Paul F. Yount
Pusan
Ringe Island
Clark
Far Eastern
Koje
Race
Senate
Gen. Clark
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
U.S. First Corps
Board of Military
Yount
Collins
187Th Airborne Regiment
U.N
Sen. Hunt
D-Wye
Armed Services Committee
Iaid
U.S
Associated Press
Robert Bunson
Stockades
France Blocks Bonn Peace Pact Delays Western Accord
French objections delayed the Bonn peace contract with Germany and the European Army Treaty. Foreign Minister Schuman refused signing until French demands are met, including guarantees on EDC participation, German production controls, and immediate U S Britain attention to French Indochina and Tunisia Morocco policies.
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Bonn
Germany
France
Robert Schuman
European Defense Community
EDC
Europe
Indochina
United States
Britain
Tunisia
Morocco
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Schuman
Free Europe
Adenauer
London
U.S
State Acheson
Anthony Eden
Nine witnesses questioned in La Crosse gambling probe
Police Captain William Boma was the first of nine witnesses in a secret John Doe investigation into an alleged relationship between known gamblers and the La Crosse police department. The hearing lasted about three hours in Judge Roy Ahlstrom's chambers with DA Boss, Atty Arneson, and many named local figures.
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William Boma
John Doe
la Crosse
Boma
John Bosshard
Asst. Dist
Philip G. Arneson
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Alice Moore
Ray George
George
Shine
N. 4Th St
Ahlstrom
Chamrs
Louis George
Reginald E. Nietsch
Nietsch
Ernest George
Sylvester Bates
Edward Ganey
Gysyl Club
S. 3Rd St
Ted Lapitz
Fred Storch
Jack Storch
S. 4Th St
Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight. Sunday mainly fair and warmer. Low tonight and Sunday around 52 and 75 with a high near 52?
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la Crosse
House Aid Cuts Threaten NATO 50 Division Goal
A high administration official warned that House cuts in the foreign aid bill would bar NATO nations from reaching a 50 division Europe goal this year unless the U S covers the gap. W John Kenney of MSA said the reductions would have a crippling effect on European defense. The House passed the measure 245 to 110 totaling 6 612 6 000 000, about 1 737 400 000 less than requested. Rayburn urged stronger defense while Harriman and Acheson criticized the cuts.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
United States
W. John Kenney
Mutual Security Agency
House
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Kenney
MSA
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Far East
Rayburn
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Acheson
West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Four From Area Get Awards At University
Four University of Wisconsin students from Western Wisconsin were honored this week. Sixty women received awards at the 32nd Senior Swingout ceremony on Saturday and forty four men received honors at the fourth annual men's program on Thursday. Rita Bucklin of Onalaska was honored with Mortar Board, Arland Adkins of Readstown was among Delta Epsilon awardees for character and service, and Ernest Briskey of Hillsboro and Robert Studt of Arcadia earned Iron Cross honors for service to the university.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Western Wisconsin
Rita Bucklin
Onalaska
Mortar Board
Arland Adkins
Readstown
Delta Epsilon
Ernest Briskey
Hillsboro
Robert Studt
Arcadia
Rain Helps Coulee Region Crops After Recent Soaking
The La Crosse area received about an inch of rain over two days aiding pasture and field crops and germination of corn. Meteorologist A D Sanial notes cool temperatures slowed growth but the rain offset the chill. Drizzle and fog extended from Dubuque to Minneapolis with warmer weather expected Sunday. highs near 75 and nights around 52. In northern Texas heavy rain caused flooding in Stephenville with two drownings reported in the Bosque River.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Sanial
Dubuque
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Stephenville
Texas
Bosque River
Graziani Praises Mussolini At End Of Bitter Italian Campaign
In Rome crowds erupt as Rodolfo Graziani, Mussolini’s favored general, praises fascism in an unscheduled Colosseum speech. Premier De Gasperi warns that fascist and monarchist votes bolster Communists, while voting begins tomorrow across Italy amid posturing and clashes in the south.
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Graziani
Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Naples
Colosseum
Rodolfo Graziani
Alc
Ide de Gasperi
Piazza del Papalo
Christian Democrat
Pietro Nenni
Peace Partisans
Trieste
Sicily
Sardinia
Duce
de Gasperi
Great U N Air Strike Sobered By Report Of Heavy Plane Loss
Allied air assault over Pyongyang and surrounding areas yielded heavy damage to Red industries and infrastructure with 14 or more air losses on the U N side. MiG dogfights shifted the balance as Communist pilots claimed more aerial victories than U N forces for the first time.
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U.N
John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Pyongyang
U.S
Kiyang
Kwaksan
Sinuiju
Yalu
Fulton Oursler Dies Author of The Greatest Story Ever Told
Fulton Oursler 59 renowned author and former magazine editor died in his hotel from a heart attack. A Baltimore native born Charles Fulton Oursier on January 22, 1893 he converted from Baptist to Catholic in 1943. He led MacFadden publications and Liberty magazine, and later was a senior editor at Reader's Digest. He authored The Greatest Story Ever Told and Modern Parables among others and collaborated on Father Flanagan in Boys Town.
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New York
Fulton Oursler
Oursler
MacFadden Publications
Liberty Magazine
Reader's Digest
Charles Fulton Oursier
Baltimore
Baltimore American
New York Music Trades
Metropolitan Magazine
Liberty
Father Flanagan
Will
Chinese Chestnuts Poison Risk Spreads Under Scientific Name
A Pennsylvania chestnut farmer sought help from the Agriculture Department to stop careless hunters damaging Chinese chestnut trees. He followed a department suggestion to post signs warning that Castanea mollissima linneaeus abounds in the orchard, and hunters now avoid the area.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Agriculture Department
Truce Parley In Recess: Allied Delegation Relaxes
In Munsan Korea the Allied Korean War truce team relaxes with travel horseshoes and volleyball during a three day recess The UN proposed Friday and Gen Nam II surprisingly accepted Brig Gen William P Nuckols warns Nam II to study records since April 28 when the Allies offered to return 70000 prisoners Nam seeks 169000 interned by Allies Maj Gen William K Harrison remains as senior delegate with possible Seoul visit Tonight a camp movie titled The Love Nest contrasts with the talks atmosphere
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Nam II
William P. Nuckols
Nam
William K. Harrison
Seoul
Eighth Army
U.S
Tokyo
Yu Jai Heung
Senate Group Ends Quiz Of Sec Brannan
The Senate Agriculture Committee wrapped up a three day quizzing of Agriculture Secretary Brannan and may vote next week to end its probe. Some members push for a broader inquiry into irregularities in the government grain storage program and alleged laxity in Brannan's office. The GAO is expected to provide more cases by June 9.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Brannan
Ellender
D-La
Sen. Kem
R-Mo
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Jack ‘I. Cowart
Agriculture Department
Andresen Seeks Flood Survey Funds for Minnesota Areas
Representative Andresen urged a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to fund surveys of flood control along the Mississippi at Winona to rebuild Prairie Island dikes washed out by recent floods and to study the Root River watershed.
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Washington
Andresen
Minn
Senate Appropriations
Mississippi
Winona
Prairie Island
Root River
Weinberg Faces Perjury Indictment Over Communist Ties
Joseph W. Weinberg a 35 year old physicist known as Scientist X is charged in a three count perjury indictment for allegedly denying Communist party membership. He was arrested in Minneapolis and faces trial in Washington on June 2 with potential 30 year maximum. The case ties Weinberg to Steve Nelson a noted Communist espionage agent cited by the House Un American Activities Committee.
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Warren Rogers Jr
Washington
Joseph W. Weinberg
Communist Party
Minneapolis
Weinberg
U.S
C. C.lundquist
Lundquist
U.S. District Court
House Un-American Activities Committee
University of Minnesota
Steve Nelson
Nelson
Pennsylvania
Alameda County
Calif
University of California
Radiation Laboratory For Atomic Research
Riots on Koje Island Kill Guards and Reds Prompt Censorship Talk
A fresh riot on Koje Island leaves four Korean guards and three North Korean prisoners dead with 57 Reds wounded, as U.S. Army delays in reporting prompt Senate interest. Capt. McGuire among wounded, nine casualties noted in earlier clashes. British troops prepared to reinforce UN forces amid ongoing tensions.
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ROK
Koje Island
Korea
Associated Press
William Jorden
Tokyo
Eighth Army
Sen
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Washington
Senate
Jorden
Monroney
U.S
Army
United Nations Command
Jack J. McGuire
Koje
Japan
Gale-Ettrick voters approve new high school site and bond
In a district vote Friday residents of the Gale-Ettrick High School district backed a bond not to exceed 284000 for a new high school in Galesville. Total 624 for construction 445 against with heavy rain blamed for a light turnout.
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Gale-Ettrick
Galesville
Ettrick
Ettrick Village
Ettrick Township
Township
City of
Township of
Gale
Maplewood
Trempealeau Township
North Bend
Jackson County
Fairgrounds
U.S. Highway 53
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