MacArthur to Return Home Amid Battle Talk and Challenge
General MacArthur plans to fly back to the United States Monday in a fighting mood to challenge President Truman over war policy. Whitney’s statement implies a clash over whether to limit Korea fighting or extend to China, and MacArthur aims to testify before Congress.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United States
Courtney B. Whitney
Truman
Korea
China
Chiang Kaishek
Far East
Congress
Assembly Okays Salary Increases
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill by a 91 to 1 vote to raise salaries for about 14,600 state employees over the next two years, totaling around 6 million dollars. The measure, following Gov Kohler’s recommendations, covers civil service, teachers, department heads and elected officials, with cost of living adjustments and quarterly index-based raises.
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Madison
Assembly
Joint Finance Committee
Kohler
Bichler
Belgium
Senate
Atty. Gen
Thomson
University of Wisconsin and State Teacher College
Wisconsin
Weight Limits Set On Blacktop Roads In Green County
Wet weather prompted Green County to post six ton limits on all blacktop roads in the county trunk system, announced by County Highway Commissioner N C Jensen. Gravel roads remain unposted due to ease of repair. minor breaks reported on highways 39 and 59 while detour plans could risk damage if traffic shifts to highway 69. Madison lifted seasonal postings on 50 of 63 roads with gross weight restrictions this spring.
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Green County
N. C. Jensen
Moanticello
Albany
Monroe
Monticello
Madison
Cadet Work Assignments For Normal School Seniors
Thirteen senior teachers from Green County Normal school spend a month in cadet work. They are assigned to schools in Green, Lafayette, and Rock counties. Violet Duerst leads the Green County cadet teachers including Elmira Grossenbacher and Marjorie Anderson. In Lafayette county Bernice Baehler works at Mud Branch under Mrs Wenger. In Rock county Margaret Schollmeyer teaches at Zilly school and Jack Hartenberger at Smythe school under Mrs Vollmer.
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Green County Normal School
Otto W. Lund
Green
Lafayette
Rock Counties
Green County
Violet Duerst
Dry Goods Box School
Helen Ninneman
Elmira Grossenbacher
Bem
Gloria Marty
Alonda’ Signer
Ball
Florence Grunder
Marjorie Anderson
Puddledock
Rock County
Margaret Schollmeyer
Zilly School
Leona Skogen
Jack Hartenberger
Smythe School
Florence Vollmer
Navy Corsair Crashes Into East River Near Brooklyn Bridge
A Navy F-4U Corsair on a training flight from Atlantic City plunged into the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge in front of thousands. The pilot was believed killed. The crash occurred at an estimated 300 miles per hour as the aircraft attempted to pull out of a power dive.
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New York
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Navy
Atlantic City
State Resolution Hailing MacArthur Cleared by Senate
The Wisconsin senate passed a resolution praising Gen. MacArthur and condemning the Truman administration after a three hour debate. Democrats offered 10 amendments, seven defeated, three ruled non germane, while Republicans argued the measure not political.
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MacArthur
Senate
Madison
Assembly
Smith
Nelson
Truman
Gen
Wisconsin
State Department
Foreign Affairs
Laird
Marshfield
Miss Angeline Heeren 81 Dies in Freeport
Miss Angeline Heeren 81 lifelong German Valley Ill resident sister of J B Heeren 1617 7th Ave died yesterday at Deaconess hospital Freeport Born 1870 in German Valley daughter of Jelle and Taalke Heeren She was predeceased by parents six sisters and four brothers Mr Heeren the sole survivor of 12 children Services will be held tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Silver Creek Reformed church German Valley Burial in church cemetery Attendees include Mr Heeren and Mr and Mrs Roy Heeren and son Donald
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Angeline Heeren
German Valley
Ill
J. B. Heeren
7Th Avenue
Freeport
Miss Heeren
Jelle and
Taalke Heeren
Mr. Heeren
Silver Creek Reformed Church
Heeren
Roy Heeren
Donald
Friday the 13th parking ticket at meter 13 incident
Officer Clifford M. Geigel, on his day off, notes a car parked at meter 13 on the square. Another patrolman issued ticket 13 at 11 13 a m for overtime parking. The offender’s license plate begins with 13.
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Clifford M. Geigel
13Th Avenue
Geigel
Two youths hanged for $12 Boise robbery slaying
In Boise Idaho two youths Troy Powell age 21 and Ernie Walr ath age 20 were executed for a robbery killing that yielded twelve dollars The executions mark the youngest ever in Idaho history and conclude a high profile criminal case.
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Boise
Idaho
Troy Powell
Ernie Walrath
Senate Group Asks MacArthur To Review U S Far East Policy
Report outlines a request to review U S strategy in the Far East as U N and allied forces press against North Korean and Chinese units. Mentioned are air battles near the Yalu, MiG-15 clashes, B-29 losses, and ground actions around Yonchon Kwachon reservoir and Manchurian fronts.
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Senate Group
MacArthur
U.S. Far East
Tokyo
North Korea
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S. Far East
Stratemeyer
U. S
Far East
Korea
Air Force
Washington
B-29s Were Shot Down By Red Jets In the Big Battle Near the Yalu River
Kwachon Reservoir
Yonchon
U. N
Yongong
Imjin River
Peiping
Antung
Yalu River
Five To Compete In Forensic Meet At State Tourney
Monroe high school students join five others from the region for Wisconsin state forensic tournament at Madison tomorrow. Participants include Jack Marvin Doris Tschudy Donald Fritz Virgil Wenger Heidi Pfaffli and four others from Brodhead Orfordville Belleville Juda Argyle New Glarus South Wayne Blanchardville.
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Monroe
Madison
Brodhead
Orfordville
Belleville
Juto
Argyle
New Glarus
South Wayne
Blanchardville
Wisconsin
Jack Marvin
Doris Tschudy
Donald Fritz
Virgil Wenger
Heidi Pfaeffli
Colleen Ross
Janet Williams
Jane TenEyck
Diane Smith
Doris Egeberg
Richard Heyerdahl
Mary Brunsvold
Betty Doyle
Robert Hoffman
Clifford Lien
Helen Stettler
Juda
Sandra Watkins
Monica Figi
Marjorie Mahlkuch
Martin Warns MacArthur May Address Congress in New York
Congressman Martin of Massachusetts warned that General MacArthur may deliver his first public speech in New York if he does not address Congress next Wednesday or Thursday. Martin said MacArthur would prefer to speak to Congress if invited and noted Democratic leaders in Congress do not favor the plan.
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Washington
House
Martin
Mass
MacArthur
Congress
New York
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Nouse Gop
New York City
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Marshall
JA MacArthur
McFarland
Arizona
Rayburn
Texas
26 Month Draft Upheld in House
The House voted 126 to 60 to extend military service for draftees from 21 to 26 months. A Shafer (R-Mich) bid to set 24 months failed, aligning with the Senate bill. Earlier Shafer tried to bar assigning U.S. troops to any war theater without commanders having full right to bomb enemy supply sources, calling it to avert a "MacArthur situation."
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Washington
House
Shafer
R-Mich
Democratic congressmen press McCarthy over Truman epithet
Reps Sutton and Roosevelt sent a telegram to Senator McCarthy demanding confirmation or denial of a Milwaukee Journal quote calling President Truman “that bird of a name.” McCarthy said he did not recall using the term and noted he had not opened many telegrams amid MacArthur dismissal fallout. He repeated a prior Milwaukee remark criticizing the MacArthur firing as a victory for communism and implying drunken influence, while denying he claimed the president was intoxicated.
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Washington
McCarthy
Truman
Milwaukee
Sutton
D-Tenn
Roosevelt
D-Lib-Ny
Newstickers
Robert Fleming
Milwaukee Journal
Fleming
MacArthur
United States
Bourbon
Benedictine
Matthew B. Ridgway
Frank Pace Jr
Haneda
Tokyo
Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Korean Front
U.S. 8Th Army
Pace
Pacific
Democrats Invite MacArthur to Testify on Firing
Washington reports the House Democratic leadership approved inviting General Douglas MacArthur to address a joint session and testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee as part of an inquiry into policies that led to his firing. The committee vote was 7 to 6, with five Democrats and Republicans producing a broad review of U.S. military and Far Eastern policies.
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Bulletin
Washington
House Democratic
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Russell
D-Ga
Far East
Gen. Eisenhower
Library of Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Eastland
Mississippi
McCarran
Nevada
Truman
Acheson
Ambitious airman lands atop Mount Rainier and stays
Lt. John Hodgkins of Selma California perched a Piper Cub on Mount Rainier at 14408 feet and spent the night in freezing conditions. Ground crews from the air force and park service sought a safe descent while a B 17 dropped emergency gear into the crater nearby.
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McChord Air Force Base
Wash
Air Force
Mount Rainier
John Hodgkins
Selma
Calif
Air Force and
Park Service
Hodgkins
Spanaway
Tacomez
Crater
Cheese Continues Drop at Plymouth
Cheese prices slid on the Wisconsin cheese exchange with cheddars around 34 to 37 cents and longs and daisies near 37 cents. Trading tone remained weak as sales, bids, and offers show uneven activity across 12 to 22 car lots and several unfilled bids.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois U. S
Mayor Buehler Injured In Sewer Ditch Cave-In Near City Edge
Mayor Frank A. Buehler was briefly injured when a sewer ditch cave-in near Highway 81 at the west city limits trapped his legs. He stated he had about 15 minutes of work left and felt stiffness in both knees the next day after the saturated ground failed to hold.
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Frank A. Buehler
Highway 81
Buehler
Flood forecast warns of new crests along Mississippi
The Associated Press reports rain across the upper Mississippi valley could drive secondary flood crests on tributaries and threaten a 31 year high at La Crosse. Meteorologist A D Sanial said the Mississippi may reach 14.5 feet in La Crosse next week, with 16.2 feet the 1880 record.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
LaCrosse
A. D. Sanial
Mississippi
Sanial
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Hastings
Minn
Red Wing
Samal
Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Portage
Prairie du Lac
Muscoda
Melrose
Odawah
Crash near Beloit Kills Three in Car
A Tennessee man his wife and their nine year old son died when their car struck a concrete culvert near Beloit. The dead are Clarence Mc Gee 27 Pulaski Tenn his wife 24 and their son David. Three other passengers relatives of Mrs Mc Gee were seriously injured and taken to Beloit Municipal hospital.
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Beloit
Tennessee
Here
Clarence McGee
Pulaski, Tenn
Pial
David
McGee
Beloit Municipal Hospital
Five Gunmen Grab Payroll at Newburyport Plant
Five gunmen wearing red bandanas seized a $35,000 payroll at the Towle Sterling Silver plant in Newburyport Massachusetts and opened fire in a gun battle that critically wounded Patrolman George F Lawler who was struck in the neck and leg.
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Newburyport
Mass
Towle Sterling Silver
George F. Lawler
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