Truman Defends Policy While Critics Point to China Setback
The former president argued his foreign policy halted Soviet expansion and saved Western Europe Japan and Greece but acknowledged China’s Nationalist collapse due to limited U S support. observers note decisions limited Chiang Kai-shek and question the overall success of seven years of policy.
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Truman
Margaret
Germany
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Japan
China
Chiang
Wedemeyer
Asia
Gen. MacArthur
State Department
Mr. Truman
Wiley taunts Gromyko as U N clash stirs Wisconsin
The piece notes Senator Wiley sparring with Soviet delegate Gromyko at the United Nations. It praises Wiley for his sharp retorts and his push to curb subversive elements in the U N, claiming his stance unsettles the Russians and shifts the diplomatic balance.
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Russia
Wiley
Wisconsin
Gromyko
United States
U. N
Woman Driver Faces Three Death Charges
Mrs. June Simpson, 35, faces sentencing January 5 on negligent homicide charges stemming from a Oct 28 car crash that killed Mrs. Paul Sauceda, 58, her four month old grandson, and Robert Lewis, 42, all of Racine and Kenosha. Simpson pled guilty in Municipal Court to the counts.
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Racine
June Simpson
Grave looter sought in Ashland hushed crime
A $5 reward was posted Friday for the thief who robbed a Mount Hope Cemetery grave, taking a blue spruce tree from the site. Police urged tips identifying the suspect responsible for the grave desecration in Ashland.
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Ashland
Mount Hope Cemetery
Monroe High Basketteers Win Seeded Victory Parade
Ten years ago Monroe high basketball players resumed a victory parade after defeating Baraboo high 30 to 18 on December 20 1942. The item notes broader wartime context and local civic events while highlighting a sports win.
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Monroe High
Baraboo High
Red Army
Middle Don
Arthur Durgin
South Pacific
Monroe
High Court
Loomis
Gov. Heil
Goodland
Milton Cline
Co. K
New Guinea
New Ginea
What Is Good Will and Peace This Christmas
A columnist muses on peace and good will as something to give rather than buy. He notes that genuine goodwill lies in humble, kind acts and in places of warmth. He recalls a rich lesson from a man whose shop embodies lasting wealth: kindness.
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General Features Corp
Butter and Cheddar Markets Steady This Week
Madison reports butter and American cheese markets held steady with light demand and ample supplies. Production remained high while government price support and purchases lent a firmer undertone. Swiss markets were weak with plentiful top-grade supplies.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee appoints rent stabilization director
Philip W. Grossman of First Wisconsin Trust Co. was named Milwaukee rent stabilization director on Friday, taking over duties and leading the city program to stabilize rents and oversee housing policy.
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Milwaukee
Philip W. Grossman
First Wisconsin Trust Co
Name Street or B. F. D. Postoffice Date of birth Age last birthday
The line lists personal identifiers likely from a public records fragment including name street or mailing route, box post office, date and place of birth, and age at last birthday.
House Will Probe Jury Interference
Washington investigators plan public hearings on reports that Justice Department officials tried to interfere with a New York federal grand jury probing communism in the United Nations. The Dec 29 30 and 31 sessions will air the matter as a closed inquiry continues.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
New York
United Nations
Chelf
D-Ky
Judiciary
Department
Ross Malone, Jr
Charles Murray
College Youth Fined After Dynamite Bragging Incident
John J. O'Donnell nineteen of Chicago was fined twenty five dollars in Milwaukee District Court on a disorderly conduct charge after being found with three sticks of dynamite and a .32 caliber pistol in his suitcase aboard the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha en route home from St. Mary's College Winona Minnesota. He told the judge he bought the pistol to shoot rabbits and obtained the dynamite from a quarry near the college.
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Milwaukee
John J. O'Donnell
Chicago
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Minn
Milwaukee Road
Hiawatha
O’donnell
Harvey L. Neelen
Minnesota
Corn Borer Damage Estimated at 35 Million Bushels in 1951
An estimate indicates the European corn borer destroyed about 35 million bushels of corn across the United States in 1951, highlighting its economic impact on farmers and grain production.
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United States
Pelican weather vane sparks a northern California oddity
An artist rancher Tony Bettencourt in Contra Costa County carves a life sized pelican weather vane. A visiting pelican repeatedly returns bearing gifts and swoops the roof, then declines, leading Bettencourt to remove the vane. The whimsical courtship ends with a vow to craft a featherless vane next time.
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California
Tony Bettencourt
Tony
Contra Costa County
Tank House
Middle River
Swain
Bettencourt
New Officers at Marathon Battery Co As Thom Retires
Walter H. Thom retires as president of Marathon Battery Co after leading since its 1923 start. E. J. McEachron elected by directors to succeed Thom, with Ted William Loeffel from Monticello listed as a new member on November 13, 1951.
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Ted William Loeffel
Monticello
W. H. Thom
Waysau
Walter H. Thom
Marathon Battery Co
E. J. McEachron
Thom
Stock Market Closes at New 1952 High on Railroad Strength
The market rallied to a new 1952 high driven by railroad gains and confidence that prosperity will continue as defense spending tapers. The Associated Press average rose 90 cents for the week to 114.80, a peak since June 1930, with railroads dominating activity. Alleghany Corp led the 20 most active issues, followed by Baltimore and Ohio and others in a railroad led advance. Volume averaged 1.908 million shares daily, slightly below last week.
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Rader Winget
New York
House
Senate Committee On the Economic Report
Wall Street
Associated Press
Alleghany Corp
Missouri Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Pepsi-Cola
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frugal Market Advances Fresh Year High on Friday
The market rose over two days with Friday’s advance setting another new high for the year, signaling continued strength in trading.
Aussies Send Cheer To Ferryboat Exile
A group of Australian sergeants sent two bottles of Christmas cheer with aspirin attached to Patrick Michael O'Brien, the man with a ferry but without a country. O'Brien has shuttled between Hong Kong and Macao as citizenship remains in question. The parcel was sent Friday via the ferry company, including cigars, clothing, and a recording of Slow Boat to China as a memento.
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Kure
Japan
P—A
Patrick Michael O’brien
O’brien
Hong Kong-Macao
Portugese
China
Beloit Rockford UHF TV Station Proposed
Gerald A. Bartell of WOKY announced Beloit Wisconsin and Rockford Illinois area television plans. Incorporation papers will be filed in Madison and FCC application followed. Tower and transmitter planned between Rockton and Rockford with studios in Beloit and Rockford. A permit will be sought for an ultra high frequency channel.
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Gerald A. Bartell
WOKY
Beloit
Wis
Rockford
Ill
Bartel
beloit-Rockford Television Corp
Madison
Federal Communications Commission
Rockton
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William Whitley
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Christian F. Asmus
Standard Oil Co
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Marshal Blunt
Janesville
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Chalet Theatre
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Times Children’s Club
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SPCA
Janet Ann Camron
Dennis Roy Schindler
Freeport
Linda Lou Brown
Marlene June Wilde
South Wayne
Gean Leon Rufer
Argyle
Lorraine Portmann
L1th Avenue
Alice Fay Sarbacker
Richard Allen Schwarze
16Th Street
James Richard Barry
Bonnie Kay Yaeger
Eugene Allan Hartwig
Linda Kay van Houten
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Duane Edward Wittwer
Audrey Ann Wuethrich
Mary Ellen Dalton
Keith Allen Wyman
14Th Avenue
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11Th Street
David Frederick Ziltener
Browntown
Walter Roger Fischer
Blanchardville
Charles Martin Larson
James Lee Green
Davis
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Carole Diana Threlkeld
17Th Street
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