France seeks US aid for 1951 rearmament plan
Washington reports the French government is preparing a request for American funds to finance 15 new army divisions for 1951. Maurice Petsche plans to push a common financial pool among Atlantic Pact nations to share rearmament costs as officials weigh short term steps.
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Washington
France
State Department
Maurice Persche
Europe
China
United States
Britain
Congress
America
Bank of France
Petsche
Atlantic Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Council
O Deregulated O'Dwyer Offers Aid to Brooklyn Grand Jury
Former New York City mayor William O'Dwyer says he is willing to testify in the Brooklyn grand jury probe into gambling graft payments to police during his administration. He has not been asked yet and has just returned to the city after a California vacation and a term as ambassador to Mexico. He criticized the investigation as a witch hunt and praised the grand jury prosecutors and Judge Leibowitz.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Washington
California
Miles F. McDonald
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Polio Fund Drive Raises 450 From Sorority Dance
Beta Sigma Phi and Nu Phi Mu presented a 450 check Saturday to the La Crosse county polio fund. Jane Walier treasurer and registrar for the two groups, Dorothy Kutzborsky president, with Pat Cameron as dance chairman, organized the fundraiser.
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la Crosse County
Beta Sigma Phi
Nu Phi Mu
Jane Walier
Dorothy Kutzborsky
Pat Cameron
Polic Fund
United States Cavalry Presses North In Korean Offensive
From Wonsan to the central peninsula the U S First Cavalry Division moved north from just below 38 with heavy resistance from dug in Communist forces. American armor and air units blasted the front while cavalry columns extended 25 miles and pressed toward Sinchon Kaesong and Panbu as Reds fought back on the Seoul Pyongyang corridor.
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William Jordan
Wonsan
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Seoul-Pyonggyang
Sinchon
Yesong River
Kaesong
Panbu
Shah of Iran to wed chief's kin in upcoming marriage
Tehran reports the 30 year old Shah Reza Pahlavi announced engagement to Sarovea Esfandiari, 19, daughter of a Bakhtiari tribal leader. No wedding date given. this would be his second marriage after divorcing Empress Fawzia.
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Tehran
Iran
Sarovea Esfandiari
Tran
Shah Reza Pahlevi
Fawzia
Farouk
Egypt
Shah
Khalil Esfandiari
Germany
Switzerland
Paris
Yugoslavia backs plan to combat aggression
Yugoslavia joins several small powers in supporting a seven power United Nations plan for forces to combat aggression. Foreign Minister Kardelj called parts of the resolution vague while backing the aim of collective security and noted pressure from the Moscow directed Cominform. Australia and Brazil voiced similar support.
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Lake Success
Yugoslavia
United Nations General Assembly
Edvard Kardelj
Assembly
Australia
Brazil
Kardelj
Wisconsin State Employment Office to Close Thursday
Labor Office announces the Wisconsin state employment office will close on Thursday along with the unemployment compensation offices. The notice notes local operations will pause briefly as part of departmental restructuring and service adjustments.
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Wisconsin
SS Etties
Status Of New Aliens Subject To Clarification
The State Department will clear up confusion within days over the status of aliens entering the United States under the new anti subversives law. Senator Ferguson accuses deliberate m Islation aimed at undermining the law. One case at Ellis Island involved Friedrich Gulde, a 20 year old Austrian pianist who admitted Hitler Youth membership at age ten.
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Washington
State Department
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Ruman
Ellis Island
Friedrich Gulde
Hitler Youth Organization
Girl, 12 Admits Killing Cousin in Strawberry Patch
In Charleston, Genie Costs 12 confessed at the state hospital in Columbia to slaying her two year old second cousin Samuel Polizzi. Police report she killed him by cutting his throat then kissed him as he lay dying. The body was found in Sullivan's Island can.
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Charleston
S. C
Silas B. Welch
Genie Costs
State Hospital
Columbia
Little Samuel Polizzi
Sullivan’s Island
Genie
Sammy
Welch
Job Situation May See Hirings In Four Groups
Federal security administrator Oscar R. Ewing warned that defense labor shortages may require expanded job training for women the physically handicapped 4Fs and the elderly. He told the Industrial College of the Armed Forces that manpower will be a major national challenge and a larger share of the labor force may come from retired or older workers.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Mary Jane Truman Set To Take OBS Office
In St. Louis Miss Mary Jane Truman will be installed as Missouri’s grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star. President Truman will fly to Missouri to attend the ceremony with his wife on hand to oversee. the White House disclosed he departs Wednesday afternoon for a two hour and 45 minute flight.
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Washington
Mary Jane Truman
Missouri
Order of Eastern Star
Truman
Missouri Lodge
St. Louis
White House
Racine Legion Third In Drum Bugle Test
Racine's boys of 76 finished third in the American Legion national drum and bugle corps contest Monday night. The Wisconsin unit placed third in the Los Angeles event.
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Racine Legion
Los Angeles
Racine
American Legion
Wisconsin
Masked Old Man Turns Out To Be Boy in Rubber Mask
Milwaukee police chase ends when two sheriff squad cars confront a man chasing youths. A railroad flagman alerted the department. The “old man” is identified as a 15 year old wearing a rubber mask and is sent home.
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Milwaukee
Sheriff's Department
Cameo Jewelry Adheres To Skin With Suction Claim
New York report describes Marianne Ostier's skin jewelry using suction and an earl seal to attach gemstones directly to the skin. She claims pieces can stay in place for hours or longer and be removed without harming the skin, with spots like the forehead dimples or bare arms used as displays.
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New York
Marianne Ostier
Alabama Governor Opposes Extradition of Idaho Senator
Gov. James E. Folsom ruled out extraditing Idaho Sen. Glenn Taylor after the U S Supreme Court refused to review his 1948 Birmingham disorderly conduct conviction. Taylor faced a 180 day sentence following a scuffle with police outside a Negro youth meeting.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Glenn Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
U. S. Supreme Court
Birmingham
E. C. Connor
Folsom
Alabama
United States
Vatican reports Czech bishop vanishes from diocese
Vatican Radio says Bishop Paul Gojdie of Presov and his auxiliary Basil Hopkow have disappeared from the diocese. It accuses Czechoslovakia's Communist regime of intensifying actions against priests to suppress the Catholic church and seek union with the Orthodox church. over 100 priests in Presov region jailed.
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Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Tuesay
Paul Gojdie
Presov
Czechoslovakia
Basil Hopkow
Gojdie
Causes Of Communism Must Be Hit Brannan Says
Kansas City secretary of agriculture Charles F. Brannan told about 7 000 Future Farmers of America delegates that communism cannot be crushed on battlefields alone and that the causes of war must be attacked. He urged farmers to play a vital role in securing a free world and noted there can be no lasting peace in a hungry world.
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Kansas City
Charles F. Brannan
Farmers of Erica
Union
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
UN Flag Preference Sparks VFW Dispute
Cmdr. Charles C. Ralls of the Veterans of Foreign Wars accuses the agriculture department of planning to replace or supplant the American flag with the United Nations flag. Officials deny the charge calling it grossly false and say the UN flag may be flown alongside the U S flag as at Gen MacArthur's headquarters. Ralls said the VFW strongly endorses the UN but opposes any erasure of the U S flag.
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Washington
Cmdr
Charles C. Ralls
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Agriculture
United Nations
Department
Gen. MacArthur
Rallis
Pope Greets 35 U S Journalists at Summer Residence
Pope Pius XII received 35 United States journalists in a special audience at his Summer residence. The pontiff spoke briefly and presented a medal to each journalist. Sen. Edwin C. Johnson accompanied the group.
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Castel G —P
Test Radar On Lakes Evokes Ice Study For Buoys
A note proposes testing radar on lakes over the next weeks to assess how ice conditions affect buoy readings. The aim is to study data accuracy and reliability of sea or lake monitoring equipment amid seasonal ice.
Cotton seed processing yields chemicals for pest control and industry
The remaining stump and fuzz on ginned southern pine stump yield useful chemicals used to kill boll weevil and other cotton insects, and for making flame resistant plastics, cold rubber, lacquer, paints, and paper.
Handle Dead Rats With Care City Health Officer Warns
La Crosse residents urged to dispose of dead rats safely after city health department distributed rat poison at five stations. Dr. Garland Weidner warned to wear paper gloves, bury or burn carcasses, and spray areas with insecticides to kill fleas ticks and mites. He cited health risks including bites fever and other illnesses and emphasized preventing scavengers from feeding on garbage.
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la Crosse
City Health Department
Garland Weidner
Weidner
Asia
Livestock prices and market notes from Winona and Chicago
Readable livestock price list shows arrivals and yarding at Winona with weights from 160 to 500 pounds and bids from 8.00 to 27.00. Chicago reports USDA bids on hogs cattle and calves, with price ranges for various weights and categories and mixed grain and produce markets.
Prober Clears Cop Captains
CHICAGO Pi Two police captains told senate crime investigators Monday how they are fixed financially and an investigator said their explanations appeared satisfactory Both Captains Joseph Goldberg and Louis Klatzko admitted assets above salaries of 5200 a year but were not described as wealthy Senator Kefauver said hoodlums may pay for protection and a full investigation will follow Information will be checked and supporting documents requested
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Chicago
Senate
George H. White
White
Joseph Goldberg
Louis Klatzko
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Goldberg
Klatzko
South St Paul Livestock Prices Mixed, Cattle Steady
USDA report from South St Paul shows calves 4,600 head with cattle values mostly steady to higher on weighty offerings. Slaughter steers and heifers steady, cows slow but steady, bulls steady to strong. hog market not established with bids about 25 lower than Monday.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Cattie
Rail unions plan 20 percent pay rise for 1 million members
About 15 unions representing nearly one million workers in non-operating railroad branches meet under George E. Leighty to draft wage proposals. They demand a flat 20 percent increase, minimum five days of work, and guaranteed mileage for passenger and freight service workers.
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Lepe A
George E. Leighty
Air Reserve Meets For Talk On Soviet Union History
The Air Reserve unit at the Navy Reserve Training Center hosts a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with Sgt Phillip Brieske speaking on the Soviet Union historical base. Lieut Clayton Solberg follows on When the Atom Bomb Falls as two Air Force films Economy is Everybody's Business and Weather To are shown. All Air Force veterans are welcome.
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Phillip Brieske
Soviet Union
Ec Oe
Air Force
Reserve
Hunt For Firebug In Los Alamos Fire Alarm
The FBI and the AEC issue a city wide alert for a firebug blamed for at least six deliberate fires in Los Alamos New Mexico. James R Mandy director of the AEC safety and fire protection division says the blazes were almost certainly set intentionally.
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Los Alamos
N. M
FBI
The
Atomic Energy Commission
James R. Mandy
AEC
Cotton Crop Estimate Shown Downsized From Last Year
Washington reports the Agriculture Department’s harvest time estimate puts the cotton crop at 9,869,000 bales of 500 pounds each, down 13,000 from a month ago and far short of the near 12,000,000 bale goal and last year’s 16,128,000. Bad weather and pests helped push the 1951 crop lower.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricula Deeteana
Ica
Steel Union Seeks Wage Rises and Benefits
Union sources say a new request letters have not been received while talks cover general wage hikes elimination of geographic differentials severance pay premium pay for weekends and holidays a union shop and pension and insurance plans for members averaging $1.70 an hour.
Women of Ballina Use Smart Trick at Chamber Dinner
Women in Ballina Ireland outwitted the men at the annual chamber of commerce dinner by convincing them to plan a town park and keep their sons out of mischief, a strategy praised as clever civic influence.
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Ballina
Eire
Chamber of Commerce
35 Hurt In Fog Crash Of Pacific Trains
In heavy fog on Tuesday an electric passenger train collided with a freight train near Los Angeles. Motorman A V Knowles, 64, was trapped in his cab for nearly an hour and severely injured. Sheriff officials say no fatalities were reported.
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Pacific
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric
A. V. Knowles
Uth Gate
Calif
Sheriff's Office
Selective service sets medicalmen to register by Jan sixteenth
The medical men will register with their local draft boards or the nearest one if needed. Temporary centers may be set up where large numbers register. They may avoid conscription by volunteering for duty and receive $100 monthly extra pay, while drafted vets miss the bonus. Veterinarians will serve mainly in meat and food inspection roles.
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Selective Service
Armed Services
Congress
Homemakers Meet Mindoro Center Leaders Plan Session
Homemaker project leaders will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mindoro at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Fisher. The session will cover buying and finishing furniture. Noon meal will be served at the Norwegian Lutheran church hall by church ladies. no covered dish is planned.
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Mindoro Center
Mindoro
Lloyd Fisher
Norwegian Lutheran Church Hall
Aviation Group to Meet With Chamber Progress Committee
The aviation group will meet the air progress committee of the Chamber of Commerce at 4 p m Thursday in the Chamber office. Wendell Mc Eldowney chairs the committee with members Thomas Hott Robert Cline Greg Oldenberg Oscar Paulson Harry Wiggert John Wilkinson J K Given Norm Schaefer Leo Schneider and Frank Sisson.
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Air Progress Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Wendell McEldowney
Thomas Hott
Robert Cline
Greg Oldenberg
Oscar Paulson
Harry Wiggert
John Wilkinson
J. K. Given
Norm Schaefer
Leo Schneider
Frank Sisson
Poison ivy coverage across United States except arid lands
A historical note states poison ivy in various forms infests nearly all regions of the United States, with arid zones largely spared. The remark underscores the plant’s extensive distribution.
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United Parts
Court House Closes Thursday for Columbus Day Holiday
County Clerk Esther M. Domke announced the court house and all offices will be closed all day Thursday October 12 in observance of Columbus Day Two committee meetings are scheduled for that day The finance committee chaired by Harold Evjen with seven members will meet at 9 30 a m The planning committee chaired by Board Chairman W L Christopherson will convene at 4 p m with a list of attendees including Andrew Knozowsky R H Hoeth Frank Check Frank Greene Joseph P Riese Ray Parmenter Bernard Zahn Nic Hengel Owner Terpstra Elmer May James Stenberg Frank J Kaul J H Stolander Melvin Gilberg Peter Pappas and Ernest Warner.
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Esther M. Domke
Court House
Board of Supervisor
Harold Evjen
Robert H. Hoeth
Ray Parmenter
George E. Schneeberger
William van Loon
Joseph P. Riese
Ernest Warner
W. L. Christopherson
Andrew Knozowsky
R. H. Hoeth
Frank Check
Frank Greene
Bernard Zahn
Nic Hengel
Terpstra
Elmer May
James Stenberg
Frank J. Kaul
J. H. Stolander
Melvin Gilberg
Peter Pappas
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