Marines Seek Johnson Ouster. Acheson Removal Defeated
The Marine Corps league demanded Secretary Johnson be ousted but failed to fire Secretary Acheson. It urged removing Communist sympathizers, boosting Marine strength to 300,000, creating four divisions and four air wings, and placing the commandant on the joint chiefs of staff. Some leaders urged Truman support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps League
Defense Johnson
State Acheson
Johnson
Truman
Defense Department
Organization of Marine Veterans
State Department
Congress
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert C. Kilmartin
Acheson
Kilmartin
League
I. D. Hale
Milwaukee
Clay Nixon
Seattle
McCarthy
R-Wis
Secretary of State
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Douglas
D-Ill
Severe Threat To Allied Line Peters Out
Allied troops gained slight ground at the Korean front as North Korean forces show signs of rebuilding. A U S 8th Army spokesman said the 50 000 man drive on Taegu had petered out due to supply and manpower shortages. Masan evacuation of civilians continued amid a possible new offensive, while Battle Mountain near Masan was retaken by the 25th Infantry Division after heavy artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S. 8Th Army
Taegu
U. S. First Cavalry
MacArthur
Yongchon
Masan
Pusan
Red
Battle Mountain
U. S. 25Th Infantry
Korea
Jet scientists tied to Communist case face deportation bid
Dr Hsue Shens Tsien, 40, held without bond as immigration case cites membership in an organization seeking to overthrow the government by force. Previously Dr Sidney Weinbaum, 52, was found guilty of three counts of perjury and one fraud count over denying Communist party ties while at Caltech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sidney Weinbaum
Jet Propulsion
Hsue-Shen Tsien
U. S. Immigration Service
Weinbaum
Communist Party
California Institute of Technology
Caltech
U. S
Tsien
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center
Dr Tsien
Albert del Guercio
Dr. Tsien
United States
China
Immigration Service
County Plans November Draft Total Of 1600 Men
Wisconsin selective service headquarters announced the November draft will require about 1,600 men, a 35 percent increase from September and October. Milwaukee will supply 424 draftees, Dane 81, with numerous other counties listed for varying quotas ranging up to 57 for Racine and 42 for Outagamie and Marathon.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Selective Service
Milwaukee County
Dane County
Adams
Ashland
Barron
Bayfield
Brown
Buffalo
Burnett
Calumet
Chippewa
Clark
Columbia
Crawford
Dodge
Door
Douglas
Dunn
Eau Claire
Florence
Fond du Lac
Forest
Grant
Green
Green Lake
Iowa
Iron
Jackson
Jefferson
Juneau
Kenosha
Kewaunee
la Crosse
Lafayette
Langlade
Lincoln
Manitowoc
Marathon
Marinette
Marquette
Monroe
Oconto
Oneida
Outagamie
Ozaukee
Pepin
Pierce
Polk
Portage
Price
Racine
Richland
Rock
Rusk
St. Croix
Sauk
Sawyer
Shawano
Sheboygan
Taylor
Trempealeau
Vernon
Vilas
Elm Grove School Bills Debate Twists Through Courts
The Elm Grove district faces payment questions as La Crosse city district and Elm Grove independent district await state action. Attorney General says district creation by county committee is legal, while state officials delay ruling. The city quickly absorbed some grades for pupil welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
la Crosse City
Shelby and
Campbell
la Crosse
John Bosshard
John S. Coleman
State Department of Public Instruction
UW Professor Dies Enroute Home at Rock Springs
Prof. Banner Bill Morgan, 35, a University of Wisconsin veterinary science teacher and former chairman of a U S delegation to an international meeting in Milan, died Friday in Rock Springs Wyoming. He and his wife were traveling from California to Madison when he became ill. cause of death not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Banner Bill Morgan
University of Wisconsin
Rock Springs
Wyo
Morgan
California
Wisconsin
United States
Milan
Italy
Aldermen To Meet For Regular Monthly Council Session
The common council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday. Lows around 46 tonight with highs near 68 Saturday in La Crosse and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Schoeppel Defends Witnesses in Chapman Charge Backfire
Senator Schoeppel demands to call witnesses at the interior committee hearing to back his charges of Communist influence in the Department and Alaska statehood fight. Randolph Feltus denies guilt by association while Chapman rejects the allegations as slander and cites loyalty affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kas
Oscar L. Chapman
Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Schoeppel
Chapman
Kremlin
Feltus
Warsaw
Festus
Truman
United States
Indonesia
Netherlands
No Shutdown Predicted In Car Manufacturing
Senator Lucas said President Truman may limit steel for automobiles but no car industry shutdown is expected. He noted Korea crisis requires shifts to war production yet U S steel capacity has grown enough to sustain millions of cars annually plus tanks and trucks for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Lucas
D-Ill
Pres. Truman
Illinois
128 Miners Trapped 700 Feet Down in Scottish Cave-In
Rescue teams race to free 128 miners trapped 700 feet below ground at Knockshinnoch Castle colliery after a heavy rain caused a surface collapse. Miners remained in contact by telephone, reported good spirits, and worked to dam the mud flow with timber as eight escapees emerged from the pit shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumnock
Scotland
Edinburgh
Knockshinnoch Castle
Glasgow
Bloodmobile Returns to La Crosse for Two Days
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit La Crosse on Wednesday and Thursday September 13 and 14. Donor hours are 1 to 5 15 p m on Wednesday and 9 to 3 45 p m on Thursday at the Vocational School Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Northern Engraving, Trane Co
Rubber Mills
Federal Building
Millions Of Wheat Dumped As Storage Squeeze Hits Northwest
Farmers in eastern Washington eastern Oregon and northern Idaho have dumped more than 6100000 bushels on the ground due to lack of storage and shipping space. The Pacific Northwest Grain Dealers Association says the harvest totals 107000000 bushels with 32000000 carried over from 1949 and only 35000000 usable for feed and human consumption in the next year. The CCC plans to move 10000000 bushels. experts warn moving 70000000 more may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Pacific Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Peter Stallcop
Association
Pacific Northwest
Commodity Credit Corporation
Stallcop
Northwest
Wage talks at International Harvester collapse amid stalemate
Federal conciliator says IHC and the Farm Equipment Electrical Workers union reached a stalemate and recessed talks indefinitely. The CIO United Auto Workers plan another meeting Friday as both unions seek a 15 cent hourly raise and benefits. The FEW union began a plant walkout August 28, involving 27,000 workers. UAW walked out of nine plants on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Harvester Co
Farm Equipment Eelectrical Workers Union
CIO
United Auto Workers
United Electrical Workers Union
International Harvester
UAW
La Crosse Delegation Visits Camp McCoy
A La Crosse delegation led by Mayor Henry Ahrens meets Camp McCoy officials to discuss soldier recreation plans as Capt. Charles Spoler arrives from Washington to direct the program. The group meets Col. Peter C. Bullard at 3 p.m with Chamber of Commerce executives and civic leaders attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Camp McCoy
Charles Spoler
Truman
Washington, D. C
Peter C. Bullard
Henry Ahrens
Everett Woehrmann
Chamber of Commerce
George Long
E. E. Dow
Gerald Moriarity
la Crosse Tribune
Howard Dahl
Community Chest
VA Announces Second Dividend Start Date
The Veterans Administration plans to begin paying the second dividend on veterans insurance on January 1, 1951. Dividends will be issued as each policy anniversaries arrive and cover the three-year period since 1948. The total and per thousand rate will be set later, likely well under 2.8 billion dollars refunded this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Insurance
Dairy Surpluses Called Rationing Unnecessary by Co-op Chief
Dodgeville Wisconsin William O Perdue general manager of Pure Milk Products cooperative told 350 farmers there is no need to ration dairy products due to large surpluses and urged President Truman not to freeze dairy prices unless aligned with other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgeville
Wis
William O. Perdue
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Perdue
Truman
Farmers Union Accused of Red Leanings
A Senate dispute over Communist influence in the Farmers Union prompted a lengthy Congressional Record reply by Senator Langer. Patton denied Communist ties and Bridges called the charge smear politics. Langer defended the accusations with a three hour denunciation and additional printed material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Washington
Senator Bridges
RNH
Senator Langer
R-Nd
Bridges
Senate
Sistently
James G. Patton
Denver
Communist Party
Patton
Humphrey
D-Minn
Langer
Government Printing Office
Farmer
Group Soliciting Heads Named for Red Feather Drive
Three Community Chest of La Crosse board members were named to lead the group solicitation phase for the Red Feather appeal on Friday Campaign Chairman Glen Bowman announced. Oren W Fowler of Standard Oil will be group solicitation chairman with co chairmen George W Hall and Oscar H Harebo both longtime Chest board members. They led last year’s successful initiation and helped form the current solicitation plan. The team will organize miniture Chest appeals in about 300 firms and offices to secure gifts from executives and employees for fifteen local services.
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Community Chest of la Crosse
Nead
Red Feather Appeal
Funay
Glen Bowman
Oren W. Fowler
Standard Oil Co
Community Chest
Bowman
Fowler
Cochairman
George W. Hall
AFL
Oscar H. Harebo
CIO Industrial Union Council
Hall
Harebo
Community Chest Plan
la Crosse
Chest
Red Feather
Ae Encione
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Marine League
Sec. Johnson
Carl W. Thompson
Stoddard
William Sanderson
Menomonie
U. S. Senate
Patrick Lucey
Ferryville
Mac
Russell Brines
Jet Scientist
Dr. Weinbaum
County
George Watson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department
Watson
M. G. Batho
W. E. Kimball
Batho
Kimball
Selby Maxwell
George C. Marshall
National Red Cross
Western Europe
New York
East Germany
Germany
Britain
France
Europe
Dean Cheson
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