Gifford Named New Ambassador to Britain
Walter S. Gifford, former AT&T chairman and Republican, named by President Truman as ambassador to London. He succeeds Lewis W. Douglas, who resigns for health and personal reasons. Appointment follows British approval and takes effect November 1 after Douglas returns to London to finish work. Gifford, 65, brings war production experience and bipartisan potential to foreign policy.
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White House
Truman
Walter S. Gifford
London
Gifford
The
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Lewis W. Douglas
Douglas
Arizona
London Post
Salem
Mass
Harvard
New York
Western Electric Company
Pentagon fears loss of defense zeal as Korea war ends
AP report notes Pentagon worry that public support for the defense buildup could fade after Korea ends. Officials link past postwar demobilizations to waning military strength and warn Moscow’s peace overtures may aim to blunt American defense momentum.
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Korea
Washington
Russia
Congress
Jakob Malik
State Department
Kremlin
Moscow
North Korean invaders stagger toward defeat in Korea
Allied forces tighten noose around Reds in the south as MacArthur calls the situation favorable. A 215 mile lifeline links Pusan to Inchon Seoul, with a key 106 mile link forged by a U S cavalry task force. Detachments advance, trapping remaining North Korean units in the pocket.
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Seoul
MacArthur
South Korea
Pusan
Inchon Second Front
Yellow Sea
U. S. First Cavalry
Seventh Division
Inchon-Seoul
Changu
United Nations
Pusan-Inchon Line
Truman book rattles political bones in 1940s debate
Jonathan Daniels biography The Man of Independence quotes Truman criticizing Byrnes and Russia policy, with Republicans accusing Truman of appeasement. The volume portrays a personal split within the Democratic Party, set against possible impacts on the November elections.
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Jonathan Daniels
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White House
James F. Byrnes
New York Herald Tribune
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Daniels
Russia
Raleigh, N. C
News and Observer
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Winston Churchill
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Harry
Democratic Party
Sheriff closes Whistler case in Paradis
In Paradis Louisiana the St Charles Parish Sheriff says there is no whistler menace after threats directed at Jacqueline Cadow and her fiancé State Trooper Herbert Belsam. The couple, living near New Orleans, obtained a marriage license and plan a church wedding at Holy Sreps Catholic church Taft.
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Hahnville
Whistler
St. Charles Parish
Leon C. Vial Jr
Paradis
Clifford Cadow
Holy Sreps Catholic Church
Taft, la
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy and a little cooler. Tonight low 54 and Thursday high around 54.
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Slaying of Two Investigators Spurs Probe in Chicago
Federal deputies hunt former Capone associates to testify before a U S Senate crime committee. A Chicago hearing is planned next week as summonses are served to figures linked to the Capone era. Police pursue the slain investigators and clue fragments surface in the widening probe.
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William Prendergast
Chicago
Tim O’connor
William Drury
Drury
Senate Crime Committee
NEA Telephoto
Old Capone
U. S. Senate
U. S
Chicago Crime Commission
George S. Robinson
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Washington
Tony Accardo
Jack Guzik
Fischetti Brothers
Charles
Rocco
Joe
al Capone
Phil Katz
Loudmouth
Levin
Murray
Humphreys
John Patton
Ralph Capone
Mercer
Wis
William J. Drury
Pact creates joint force to defend Atlantic Europe
The North Atlantic council approves a combined force using all available manpower of 12 pact nations to deter Soviet aggression. The Big Three US France Britain will end wartime status with Germany when feasible and authorize adding 30 000 fast moving German units in the Western zones as of now. The form of the alliance remains undecided.
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North Atlantic Council
Atlantic Community
Western Europe
United States
France
Britain
Germany
Big Three
Truman Signs $17 Billion Defense Bill for U S and Allies
President Truman signed a $17 099 902 285 defense measure in the White House Oval Office at 9 20 a m CST. The bill provides 4 billion dollars for military aid to friendly nations and imposes a mild ban on economic aid to nations sending military materials to Russia or Soviet satellites.
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Truman
United States
Oval
White House
Russia
Church to Act on Acquisition of New Site
The First Congregational Church will meet at 8 p m Thursday at St John s Evangelical and Reformed to decide on buying the northeast corner of Losey and Main for a new church building. The property is owned by church laymen pending action. Announcement of windstorm damage insurance settlement will be made. Founded 1852, the church expects a centennial year celebration in 1952 and a potential dedication in the centennial year.
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First Congregational Church
St. John’s
Main Streets
Washburn Auditorium
Eighth
YMCA
California Banker Heads National Unit
James E. Shelton of California was elected to lead the American Bankers Association as president for 1950 51. A native of Colusa California he presides over Security First National Bank in Los Angeles and has served as vice president of the association during the past year.
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New York
James E. Shelton
California
American Bankers Association
Shelton
Colusa
Calif
Security First National Bank
Los Angeles
Plan delays house to house drive for Chest appeal
Plans for a $149500 Community Chest campaign next week move away from any general residential solicitation. Arthur Christensen states the approach will focus on workplace asks and select home canvassing, with a one hour pay per month for 10 months guide to help determine fair pledges.
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Arthur Christensen
Community Chest
Christensen
la Crosse
United States seeks UN allies to cross the 38th parallel
The United States says UN members will bear the main burden if the Korea conflict crosses the 38th parallel or if a postwar occupation is needed. Officials note 50,000 UN troops could act without U S help and list current and pledged forces from Britain, Philippines, Turkey, Greece, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, France, and more.
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United Nations
North Korea
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United States
South Korea
38Th Parallel
Korea
Britain
Philippines
Turkey
Greece
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
Netherlands
Canada
France
UAW Leaders Visit La Crosse For Reuther Event
UAW president Walter P. Reuther travels to La Crosse with three regional directors to attend a Thursday night program hosted by the county CIO council. The event includes a banquet at 6 p.m. and Reuther's address at 8 p.m. in Pioneer Hall, with an overflow room prepared and notable attendees from politics business and labor.
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UAW
Walter P. Reuther
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Yolton
Donald Yolton
Reuther
VFW Club
Pioneer Hall
Kitzman
County Industrial Union Council
Henry J. Ahrens
Thomas Fairchild
U. S. Senate
Carl Thompson
Gardner Withrow
CIO
Council
Withrow
Thompson
Fairchild
Citizen’s
United States
Pearl Harbor
Labor
Aggressive Action In Korea Saved UN, Collins Says
General J Lawton Collins Army chief of staff told officers and key non commissioned officers of the 45th division that aggressive UN action in Korea saved the United Nations from "dead as a doornail." He spoke at Camp Polk Louisiana to Oklahoma national guardsmen.
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Camp Polk
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Korea
United Nations
Collins
45Th
Oklahoma National
La Crosse Housing Authority reports tight market amid Camp McCoy demand
The La Crosse housing authority reviewed a tight year with 244 new housing requests and only 38 offers. It lists 390 families seeking housing and notes a two-family monthly turnover in 135 temporary units. Camp McCoy personnel drive renewed registration for available accommodations. Authority officers elected: Msgr A N Schuh chair, Frank Grover vice chair, Alderman Joel Stokke treasurer. New secretary Mrs David Sauber and Rev O S Paulson join the board.
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la Crosse
Camp McCoy
Housing Authority
A. N. Schuh
Frank Grover
Joel Stokke
David Sauber
O. S. Paulson
Eight Polio Cases in La Crosse So Far This Year
Dr. Garland Weidner reports eight polio cases in La Crosse this year, well below 1949 city totals. Area cases to date total 40 with county hospitals, while the state polio tally reaches 442 as of September 16, far under last year’s 741.
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la Crosse
Garland Weidner
Barkley to Speak in Wisconsin Campaign Tour
Vice President Alben Barkley will address audiences in Oshkosh in the afternoon and Milwaukee at 8 p m on October 5 as part of a 31 day national campaign tour announced by Jerome Fox Wisconsin Democratic chairman. He will fly from St Louis to Oshkosh arriving around noon by private plane.
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Chilton
Wis
Alben Barkley
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Jerome Fox
Barkley
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Auditorium
Fox
St. Louis
Ohio polio toll rises in rural Paulding epidemic
Paulding Ohio, a rural community, reported 33 polio cases on Wednesday with two new infections, contributing to the worst single area epidemic of 1950.
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Paulding
Thompson blasts GOP over not delivering real economy
Democratic candidate Carl W. Thompson accused the Republican Party of blocking genuine economy in state government. He argued in Monroe that GOP leaders pretend to care for taxpayers while stalling reforms. He cited a stalled bill to create a commission on government economy and faulted Republican millionaire governors in New Glarus remarks.
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Carl W. Thompson
Kohler
Thompson
New Glarus
Wisconsin
Blue sun and moon alarm North Sea region observers
A blue sun followed by a blue moon spread over Scotland and northern England with reports from Denmark to Denmark observers. Experts cite smoke from Canadian fires, unusual cloud formations, or high dust as possible causes. fear and curiosity spread among Europeans.
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North Sea
London
United Kingdom
Denmark
Halley
Canada
United States
Royal Air Force
Scotland
England
Rome
Paris
Brussels
Oslo
Frankfurt
Stockholm
Helsinki
USW Accepts Alcoa Wage Increase Amid Push for More
The CIO United Steelworkers accept Alcoa s 110 percent raise, averaging about 14 cents an hour for 30 000 production workers in 23 plants and 15 000 salaried employees starting Oct 1. The union seeks reopening of wage talks and a broader union shop drive across the industry.
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Aluminum Company of America
CIO
United Steelworkers
Alcoa
USW
James Thimmes
Thimmes
AFL International Council of Aluminum Workers
Thimmel
Arkansas
Detroit
Philip Murray
Murray
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