U S Honors Soldier Dead and Memorial Day Across States
Memorial Day observances unfold nationwide with prayers and services as the nation recalls fallen soldiers. Officials mark 11 a.m. moments for prayer, Arlington honors the Unknown Soldier, and ceremonies spread from West Los Angeles to New York City with parades, wreaths, and international tributes.
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America
Arlington National Cemetery
South
Veterans Administration Center
West
Los Angeles
Ira C. Baker
California
Goodwin J Knight
American Legion
Helena
Long Beach Harbor
Seven More Red Party Leaders Arrested Across Cities
The Justice Department and FBI arrested seven Communist party leaders in New York City and Connecticut for conspiring to overthrow the government. Those taken into custody include Simon Silverman known as Sid Taylor and others linked to New Haven and Hartford activities. A separate St Louis case saw five Communists convicted of overthrow conspiracy, with sentencing next week.
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Washington
Communist Party
Justice Department
FBI
New York City
West Hartford
New Haven
Conn
Simon Silverman
Sid Taylor
Robert C. Ekins
Jacob Goldring
Joseph Dinah
Alfred Leo Marder
Sidney Sussman Resnick
Labor Youth League of Connecticut
James Sherman Tate
Hartford
Connecticut
ST. Louis
U. S. District Court
Roy W. Harper
James F. Forest
Forest
Missouri
Dorothy Rose Forest
Hollywood
Calif
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
France
Georges Bidault
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Geneva
Memorial Day highway toll projected as 340 deaths
The National Safety Council warned drivers during the holiday weekend that about 35 million cars would be on U S highways and predicts roughly 340 fatalities from traffic accidents from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight. Early counts include nine deaths, with several in Illinois Ohio New York and Utah.
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National Safety Council
Eisenhower
God
Chicago
Ohio
New York
Alabama
Utah
Helen Montenier
Jules Montenier
Montenier
Dennis
Barrington
Kil
Associated Press
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Heirs Cut of Gov Julius Heil Estate In Milwaukee
The late Gov Julius Heil left a gross estate of 1 626 751 with taxes and debts trimming the net to 1 029 367. County Judge Roy R Stauff announced the figures Friday noting Heil died November 30 1949 while on a hunting trip.
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Milwaukee
Julius Heil
Roy R. Stauff
Heil
Weather Forecast for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and cooler tonight. Sunday fair and a little warmer. Low tonight 44. High Sunday 74.
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la Crosse
French Break Vietminh Ring At Yen Phu South Of Hanoi
French Union armor and infantry under air cover broke through a Vietminh ring around Yen Phu 30 miles south of Hanoi. Yen Phu, defended by about 160 men, had endured 18 days of mortar and siege by some 12 Vietminh battalions. French forces linked supply by air and reinforced the post in the Red River Delta.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Yen Phu
Nam Dinh
Phu Ly
Red River Delta
Dien Bien Phu
Former Caledonia mayor testifies in tax evasion case
Edward M. Wegner, a former bookkeeper for Leo J. McKenna, testified that McKenna ordered his 1948 gross income figures altered. Wegner described adjustments cutting gross to 304 827 and net to 14 879, then shifting figures to reduce tax liability, while McKenna sought a lower tax payment.
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ST. Paul
Leo J. McKenna
Caledonia
Edward M. Wegner
New Orleans
McKenna
Wegner
McKennal
William E. Flynn
MecKenna
Flynn
Rome Canonizes Pope Pius X in Historic Saint Day
Thousands gather at St Peter's Square for the canonization of Giuseppe Sarto known as Pius X. Pope Pius XII will preside as the 77th saint among 260 popes with broadcasts across radio and television networks worldwide.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s Square
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Great Square
Pius XII
Giuseppe Sarto
Pius X
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican Radio
Papa Santo
Pope
Mass Marks Canonization Event in La Crosse Diocese
Mass at Holy Cross Seminary grounds draws thousands for solemn Pontifical Mass honoring Pope Saint Pius X canonization. Bishop Treacy to announce a new parish name, with radio broadcasts from Rome and local stations.
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Holy Cross Seminary
Diocese of la Crosse
John Bishop
Treacy P. Treacy
la Crosse
Rome
Saint Pius X
Catholic War Veterans’ Color Guard
Albert Roemer
Brothers of St. Pius X
Treacy
Pius X
WKBH
WKTY
Albert P. Roemer
The
Brothers of St. Pius X, de Soto
Fortuny ousted as Guatemala Communist leader amid crisis
Jose Manuel Fortuny, head of Guatemala's Communist party and adviser to President Jacobo Arbenz, is removed as secretary general for health reasons, sparking speculation of internal rifts. Defense Minister Sanchez abandons U S visit as U S tensions rise over arms from the Iron Curtain and possible U S recalls.
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Uatemala
Jose Manuel Fortuny
Guatemala
Communist Party
Jacobo Arbenz
Fortuny
Arbenz
National Democratic Front
Democratic Front
la Hora
Jose Angel Sanchez
United States
U. S. State Department
Washington
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Latin America
Smathers
Osseo School Closes After City Hall Fire
Osseo Wisconsin schools end for the year after a fire gutted the City Hall basement housing the temporary Osseo Elementary school. The blaze damaged the City Council chamber and the volunteer fire department headquarters, with losses estimated around $10,000. Smoke and water affected the first floor, but the fire stayed in the basement.
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Osseo
Wis
Ivan Curry
McCarthy Urges Rights to Secret Tips From Informers
Wisconsin Senator McCarthy clashes with the Eisenhower administration over access to information from federal employees on corruption. He declares no power can stop him from seeking tips, while Brownell defends presidential authority and constitutional duties. The dispute colors the Senate investigations into Army Pvt. Schine and alleged Communist influence.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Senate
Army
Pvt. G
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Brownjell
White House
Brownell
United States
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Pvt
Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Ray H
Thailand seeks U.N. observers over Indochina war
Thailand asks the U.N. Security Council to send observers to Southeast Asia, citing repeated fighting near Thai territory and potential incursions. The move follows Thailand's letter to the council president, urging monitoring under a peace commission.
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United Nations
N. Y
Thailand
U.N. Security Council
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Phanat Khoman
U.N
Pierson Dixon
Britain
Security Council
Second Tornado In Two Days Ravages Illinois Towns
A second tornado in two days destroyed property in Metamora and Spring Bay with roofs ripped off buildings and windows shattered. Cars left the highway after being lifted into ditches as 1.07 to 1.15 inches of rain fell in the region. no injuries were reported.
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Peoria
Ill
Illinois
Metamora
Illinois River
Spring Bay
Meta A
Metamora Woodworking Co
Weather Bureau
Moline
St. Louis
Aurora
Dies Of Injuries In Highway Crash Near Brodhead
Monroe George Baker 42 of Genoa City died in a hospital Friday night from injuries suffered when the car he rode in left Highway 1118 three miles west of Brodhead and struck a tree. Driver Herbert Twist 20 of Lake Geneva was severely injured.
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Monroe
George Baker
Genoa City
Brodhead
Herbert Twist
Lake Geneva
Memorial Worship Services Invited at First Baptist
Allied patriotic and fraternal orders are invited to a memorial worship service at the First Baptist Church on 6th Street between Main and King. The service starts at 10 30 a m with Rev Folke Ferre as pastor.
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First Baptist Church
6Th Street
Main and
King
Folke Ferre
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