Flaten pleads innocent by reason of insanity in St Paul shooting
Oscar Flaten a 44 year old La Crosse photo finisher pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to assault with a loaded pistol with intent to murder after firing three shots at Donald Colburn in a love triangle dispute Colburn remains in critical condition in a La Crosse hospital Investigating DA said if Colburn dies Flaten could face first degree murder charges Judge Ahlstrom set a June 16 preliminary hearing. Flaten's wife underwent psychiatric exam.
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Oscar Flaten
la Crosse
St. Paul
Flaten
George P. Ruediger
John Bosshard
Ruediger
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Bosshard
Donald J. Colburn
Carroll St
Colburn
Ahlstrom
Orvella
COURT
Renew Probe Into Gambling In La Crosse Police
A John Doe investigation into alleged ties between gamblers and the La Crosse police department continues Tuesday afternoon. Nine police officers are to appear at 1 30 p m in Judge Roy W Ahlstrom's courthouse chambers after subpoenas issued by District Attorney John Bosshard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
la Crosse
Roy VV. Ahlstrom
John Bosshard
U.S
William Boma
Bosshard, Ahlstrom
Asst. Dist
Philip G. Arneson
Alice Moore
Ahlstrom
Reds Threaten New War Offense in Korea Armistice Talks
Negotiators resumed talks in Panmunjom amid a veiled Red threat of renewed hostilities over the prisoner of war issue. Nam Il charged Allied POW killings, while the UN said no prisoner will be forced to return. A plenary session was set for tomorrow with rescreening offered but rejected.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Nam II
Koje Island
Korean People’s Army
U.N
William P. Nuckols
William K. Harrison, Jr
Nam Il
Harrison
Ministers Of Six Nations Sign Joint Army Treaty
Six nations signed a treaty to fuse their forces into a unified European army backed by the Big Three Western powers. France West Germany Italy Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg join to form a one million man peacetime international force. The pact faces ratification hurdles and may take months to enter into effect.
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Paris
Berlin
West Germany
Free Europe
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Bonn
Kingdom
United States
Britain
Germany
Free World
NATO
European Army
Atlantic Alliance
Clearing Skies Forecast Here Tuesday Night
Weather brief notes clearing by Tuesday night with cooler the rest of the week. A low area north of Lake Superior with a cold front extended south through Wisconsin and Iowa. Rain reports include Grand Island Nebraska near two inches in 12 hours and La Crosse Wisconsin about half an inch by noon Tuesday.
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Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
A. D. Sanial
Mississippi Valley
Grand Island
Neb
la Crosse
Florida Krystal primary shapes 1948 Democratic race for delegates
Florida voters faced a crowded 84 candidate slate with 26 pledged to Kefauver and 41 to Russell in the 24 delegate contest. Russell aimed to win a majority across districts while Pepper and Kefauver allied factions maneuver for influence. Governorship runoff between McCarty and Odham framed state interest, as Republicans split into rival delegations leaning Taft.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Richard B. Russell J
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Russell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Claude Pepper
Pepper
Chicago
Dan McCarty
Ft. Pierce Citrus and
Ft. Pierce Citrus and Cattleman, and Brailey Odham
Sanford
Republican Party
Executive Committee
Sen. Taft
Texas delegates split as Eisenhower Taft factions clash
In Mineral Wells and San Antonio Texas Republicans and Democrats move toward seating 38 Republican and 52 Democrat delegates at the national conventions. Porter leads a mass rally oppose Eisenhower while Taft supporters clash with Eisenhower backers over county delegations.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Texas
Chicago
GOP
Fiemen
H. J
Jack) Porter
Houston
Porter
Henry Zweifel
Taft
State Executive Committee
Eisenhower
Zweifel
San Antonio
Fagan Dickson
Ihe
Robert Taft
Ike
Galveston County
Senate Defeats Move To Slash Foreign Funds
The Senate rejected a proposal to cut $1 billion from President Truman’s Foreign Aid Bill, voting 35 to 27. Earlier committees trimmed a billion and the House cut funds to $6.163 billion. Sen. Welker led the amendment with 10 Republicans opposing plus Dworshak criticizing Harriman’s role in the aid program.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Sen
Dworshak
Averell Harriman
Mutual Security Agency
Harriman
Senate Pact Approval Expected in Congress
Washington forecast Senate approval for a peace pact with Germany and a European arms treaty in Paris. The defense pact unites Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg into a NATO unit with British and American forces. Senator Connally aims for quick action after Truman submission. Malone signals possible opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Malone
R-Nev
Europe
Russell
D-Ga
The
Eisenhower Wins Connecticut Delegation On Unity Front
Connecticut Republicans assign all 22 national convention votes to Dwight D. Eisenhower, unifying six New England states. Taft supporters fail to salvage delegates as districts pledge for Eisenhower and a near 100 delegate total looms for the region. Governor Lodge backs Eisenhower along with the state party organization.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New England
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Taft
Massachusetts
Maine
John Lodge
Republican Organization
California Stop Kefauver Drive Heats California Primary
California voters prepare for a presidential primary with four delegate slates on the ballot. Gov. Earl Warren and Sen. Estes Kefauver compete amid a charged campaign, with 5,383,521 registered voters choosing 70 GOP and 68 Democratic delegates.
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Sacramento
Kefauver
California
Earl Warren
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Warren
Wisconsin
McGranery Becomes Attorney General Amid Investigation
James Patrick McGranery assumed office as the nation's 61st attorney general in Washington. He succeeds J. Howard McGrath, resigning a Philadelphia judgeship for a $22,500 post. Congress probes the Justice Department amid calls to apply the Corrupt Practices Act to private power firms. The new A G aims to restore public faith while an FBI-led review of government wrongdoing proceeds.
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Washington
James Patrick McGranery
Vinson
McGranery
Justice Department
House
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
Congress
Philadelphia
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Keating
Evere
United States
Department of Justice
FBI
McGra Inery
Altoona Pair Hurt In Merrillan Crash
Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin of Altoona were injured in a Sunday evening car accident three miles north of Merrillan. A car pulled onto the shoulder and cut in front, forcing their vehicle into a left turn. Coroner Sidney Jensen transported them to a hospital in Eau Claire. Mrs McLaughlin suffered broken legs.
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Millston
Wis
John McLaughlin
Altoona
Merlin McLaughlin
Merrillan
McLaughlin
Jackson County
Sidney Jensen
Eau Claire
Striped-Pants Victory Faces Long Path for Six Nation Army
HAL BOYLE writes that Europe’s six nations France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands show cautious optimism yet face hurdles. French fears of German power and German reluctance to join, plus U S and British hesitance, dampen hopes for a unified force within NATO amid Soviet concerns.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Europe
France
West Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Belgium
Netherlands
United States
Communists Tighten Berlin Blockade and Border Controls
Berlin fears a renewed blockade as telegraph and telephone lines are cut and East German orders boost border defenses. Russian border guards again block Allied patrols on the autobahn from West Berlin toward Helmstedt, while reports claim 131 Russian tanks have been dispersed near Brunswick amid rising troop activity across East and West zones.
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East
West Berlin
Berlin
West Germany
West
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Dean Acheson
Athony Eden
Robert Schuman
United
Helmstedt
Wilhelm Zaisser
Red Secret Police
Est
Brunswick
Lower Saxony
Saxon-Anhalt
La Crosse Area Declared Substantial Labor Surplus for Defense Work
The La Crosse area is placed on the federal substantial labor surplus list as of Feb 7 1952. Local employers seek defense contracts while 400 to 500 workers have left the area for work elsewhere. many wish to return to former jobs. The move aims to mobilize manpower for defense by negotiated contracts and rapid production.
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la Crosse
Norman E. Schulze
Wisconsin
Harry Lippart
Madison
Lippart
Washington
WSES
Employment Service
Schulze
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