Swingle Promoted By Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee Road announces W E Swingle promoted to assistant general manager of lines east with Chicago headquarters effective June 1. F H Ryan named superintendent of the La Crosse and Rivers division replacing Swingle and W T Stewart appointed assistant superintendent there, with changes following the retirement of William J Whalen after 52 years with the railroad. Swingle has a long service record dating to 1920 including roles in North McGregor Marquette Dubuque Camp McCoy and La Crosse and Rivers division leadership since 1955. Ryan began in June 1934, rising through station service to trainmaster and superintendent in Beloit Milwaukee and Hastings and Dakota division with Aberdeen and Green Bay postings.
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W. E. Swingle
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Lines East
Chicago
F. H. Ryan
la Crosse and Rivers
Swingle
Aberdeen
S.C
Portage
W. T. Stewart
Wausau
William J. Whalen
Lansing and la Crosse
The
Road
North McGregor
Marquette
Dubuque
Camp McCoy
la Crosse and Rivers Division
Ryan
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Mason City
Iowa
Deer Lodge
Mont
Beloit
Milwaukee
Hastings and Dakota
National Parks Prepare for Record Summer Tourist Influx
U S parks and forests brace for a tourist surge with expected attendance around 63.5 to 66 million this year. Operation Outdoors adds 200 new camp grounds and 700 expansions, while Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite unveil new cabins and facilities. Bears remain a constant concern as crowds grow.
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Washington
Nea
U.S. National Parks and Forests
Park Service
U.S. Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Operation Outdoors
Operation 66
Coast Guard Rescues Boys For Second Time In Five Years
The Coast Guard rescued two San Francisco youths from San Francisco Bay after their outboard runabout overturned. This marks the second rescue in five years, previously saving Sam Caschieri, 14, and Frank Bertoni, 13, when their boat was leaky.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
San Francisco Bay
Sam Caschieri
Frank Bertoni
Car Thief Steals While Owner Sleeps Near Fort Worth High
Fisher reported to detectives that his car was stolen Friday night while he slept in it. He woke Saturday on the ground behind a Fort Worth high school with the car, billfold, and shoes missing, and he admitted he must have slept through the theft.
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Fort Worth
Texis
Fisher
Trained welders still needed in La Crosse
The La Crosse Sunday Tribune reports ongoing demand for skilled welders. The welding department at La Crosse Vocational and Adult Schools placed 40 welders in 30 days with seven production welding and three pipe welding jobs open, rising to nine more openings since then.
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la Crosse
George Hinkley
Harold Hawkins
Marine Corporal Participates in Landing Exercise
Marine Cpl. Neal A. Silha of La Crosse Wisconsin joined a battalion landing team air ground exercise from May 12 to 16 at Camp Pendleton California.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Neal A. ‘Silha
N. A. Silha
Charles St
la Crosse
Wis
Corks Pop As Affair Of Honor Is Settled
Oxford duel ends with champagne corks at ten paces. Denis Cross, 20, defeats Christopher Waddie, 23, after a drinking quarrel. Both wear top hats and white shirts as dawn breaks on the university lawns. The victory settles the affair under ancient traditions.
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Oxford
England
Oxford University
Christopher Waddie
Denis Cross
Waddie
Cross
Marines Exercise Simulated Combat at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton California hosted a drill by the 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division with units acting as enemy and umpire control groups. The opposing force harassed the attackers while the umpire control team called balls and strikes deciding which men and machines were won.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
1St Marine Division
Memory Of Napoleons Shapes French Governance Since 1945
The piece argues twoNapoleons shaped French political thought, guiding Parliament elected Cabinets in the Third and Fourth Republics. It notes short cabinet lifespans since World War II, with 143 Communists and 30 Poujadists in the National Assembly opposing Cabinet proposals. It also details a 325 supporter majority for any premier.
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Paris
Napoleon II
France
Council of Ministers
National Assembly
Assembly
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Ville d’Alger
Philippeville
Algeria
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National Parks
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Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Yosemite National Park
Marine
Oscar Mayer
Shank
U. S. Gov't
California
Kroger
Kroger Owen
Kraft
Velveeta
del Monte
Madison Brand Sweet Pickles
ICE
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