Green county air defense drill tests civilian observer posts
Two Green county observation posts at Clarno and New Glarus joined a joint U.S. and Canadian air raid drill over the weekend. Volunteers staffed filters and posts while mock bombers simulated attacks, marking the largest exercise since World War II with casualties including one navy pilot killed and others injured.
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Green County
United States
Canada
Clarno
New Glarus
Glarus
Air Defense Command
Navy
Air Force
Air National Guard
Edna Mackey to Conduct City School Census
Lincoln school teacher Mrs Edna Mackey will start the annual school census here Wednesday. She will list every child from infancy to 19 years and aims to finish by July 15. The census aids local enrollment planning within city limits.
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Edna Mackey
Lincoln
Weekly at Sauk City Sold in Consolidation
The Pioneer Press, a 99 year old weekly, will be sold to combine with the Sauk County News. Publisher Bert Giegerich of Prairie du Sac said Sauk County News will take over the Press from Carl Ganzlin, effective July 1.
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Sauk City
Pioneer Press
Bert Giegerich
Prairie du Sac
Sauk County
Carl Ganzlin
McCarthy District Young GOP Split Over Defeat Resolution
In Green Bay the McCarthy district Young GOP divided over a resolution urging Senator McCarthy's defeat next year. The issue sparked disputes over meeting validity, with Appleton district chairman dismissing the vote as improper and a picnic gathering, while supporters claimed officers were elected. Several members walked out as the measure passed amid controversy.
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Green Bay
McCarthy
Mark Hooper Jr
Manitowoc
Eighth District
Young Gop
Francis Sumnicht
Appleton
GOP
Leo O’brien
Brown County Republican Voluntary Committee
Hooper
World Markets Fall After Soviet Korea Cease Fire Proposals
Prices slipped on global financial and commodity markets on the first trading day after Soviet proposals for Korea cease fire discussion. The New York Stock Exchange opened lower by a few cents, with some commodity markets hitting daily limits. Grain pits in Chicago saw heavy selling as wheat fell six cents, corn six and rye seven, while cotton futures dropped about $1.40 to $3.30 a bale before partial recoveries.
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Korea
New York Stock Exchange
Singapore
Bombay
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Missionary Knotek Returns From Chinese Captivity
Laus G. Knotek a Catholic missionary long held prisoner by Chinese Communists arrived at Maryknoll New York after captivity.
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Laus G. Knotek
Maryknoll, N. Y
MacArthur Case Hearings Close with O'Donnell Testimony
Senate hearings on Gen. MacArthur’s dismissal ended after Maj. Gen. Emmett O’Donnell testified that bombing Manchuria might have been possible but risky to U S plans against Russia. He described rising air losses in Korea and questioned feasibility of attacks while preserving the Sunday punch for Russia. The 42nd day of hearings also discussed Harriman’s potential testimony and Yalta concessions in Manchuria.
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Washington
Senate
MacArthur
Far Eastern Air Force
Manchuria
Emmett
Rosie) O’donnell
Russia
O’donnell
Korea
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
O'Donnell
W. Averell Harriman
Foreign Affairs
McMahon
D-Conn
Harriman
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Roosevelt
Yalta
Three Accidents Reported in City
City police logged three crashes over the weekend. Francis A. Amans struck a parked car owned by Conrad Leverton at 1 26 a.m. and posted 25 bond after leaving the scene. Anita Renaca Schwalbe and Roy Knecht caused minor damage in a 1600 block 9th Street collision. Richard L. Hasse hit a parked car owned by John Dorvoren on 9th Street causing minor damage. he said another car forced him over.
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Francis A. Amans
13Th Avenue
Conrad Leverton
13Th Street
Amans
Renaca Schwalbe
Shenandoah
Roy Knecht
Two Selling Waves Push Down Stock List
New York markets opened with two major selling waves eroding stock prices. Prices fell as much as five dollars per share on several leading issues, signaling broad investor caution.
British Protest Sabotage Claim Amid Iran Oil Dispute
Iran’s National Oil Co accuses British oilmen of sabotage over signed receipts for oil dumped on tankers. Abadan loading halted for three days as Iran demands receipts proving Iranian ownership. Ambassador Shepherd protests. Drake warns of shutdown and seeks immediate transfer of control. One tanker, Dolabella, slipped out despite Iranian threats.
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Tehran
Iranian National Oil Co
Francis Shepherd
A. E. C. Drake
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
Abadan
AIOC
Shepherd
Drake
Europe
Aides Greek Official John Redstrom Dies of Heart Attack
Athens status the economic cooperation administration aide John Redstrom aged 54 died of a heart attack today. He previously served as assistant director of the Wisconsin federal housing authority.
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ECA
Athens
John Redstrom
Economic Cooperation Administration
Greece
Wisconsin Federal Housing Authority
Peace settlement urged as Korea war ends
President Truman urged a sincere peace settlement in Korea to end aggression and restore security as he marked the first anniversary of the South Korea attacks. He criticized Republican critics, defended Dean Acheson, and warned against rash actions risking world war while at Arnold Air Force center.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Truman
United States
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
38Th Parrallel
South Korea
GOP
Dean Acheson
Malik
Korea
Washington
Arnold Air Force Engineering Development Center
MacArthur Bloc
Kiwanis hosts charter ceremony for Troop 101 oldest U S scout unit
Troop 101, oldest in Grant county, receives its 30 year charter at a Thursday night picnic and ceremony at the Kiwanis Youth cabin near Monroe. W R Stribley will present the charter. Indian dancer troupe and other historians recall 1915 origins and early leaders in Monroe’s scouting history.
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U. S. Grant Council
Kiwanis
W. R. Stribley
Luchsinger
Kiwanis Club
Newell N. Mendenhall
Janesville
Allers
Year of War U N Staffs View Korea as Victory
United Nations diplomats mark a full year of fighting in Korea as a military and moral win and praise steps toward collective security. They note U N forces halted the North Korean advance, repelled aggression across the 38th parallel, and urge broader military political and economic cooperation to deter future aggression.
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United Nations
Korea
U. N
U. S
Warren R. Austin
United States
General Assembly
Security Council
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
League of Nations
Red China
Red Forces Show New Will To Fight
The Korean War escalates into its second year with intensified actions across the front. Chinese and North Korean forces push at the 100 mile battlefront while Communist jets raid Manchuria and allied ships bombard North Korea. A large bayonet clash near Yonchon sees fierce hand to hand fighting as U N patrols contest a key hill. Further northeast near Kumhwa U N troops abandon attempts to reclaim a mountain height, with red supply lines cut.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Russia
Jacob Malik
Yalu
Manchuria
Yonchon
Kumhwa
U. N
Wiley Probes NY Rumor Claims in Data Request
Senator Wiley sent a letter to New York Police Commissioner Thomas Murphy requesting information about certain rumors. The inquiry, tied to Murphy’s nomination for a federal judgeship, emerged from Wiley’s remarks during a Senate Judiciary Committee session.
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Washington
Wiley
New York
Thomas Murphy
Senate Judiciary
Mobilizer Wilson Warns U S Against Letdown in Program
Defense Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson warned Americans not to relax defense efforts even if the Korean War ends tomorrow. He spoke to the National Industrial Advertisers Association on the war's first anniversary, stressing the need to extend the Defense Production Act and maintain vigilance against the Kremlin.
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New York
Charles E. Wilson
America
Wilson
National Industrial Advertisers Association
Kremlin
Korea
Cattle Case Retrial To Take Three Days
Retrial of William A. Brown versus John Erb in Monroe county court begins with jury selection. Judge Harold J. Lamboley presides over the cattle sale dispute from 1946 alleging breach of warranty and failure to meet cattle testing rules. Jury features local residents from Monroe and nearby towns.
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William A. Brown
Monroe
John Erb
New Glarus
Harold J. Lamboley
Brown
Erb
Victor Crooke
Janesville
Ira Marty
Washington Township
Merrill Smith
Browntown
A. M. Ten Eyck
Brodhead
George Grenzow
Juda
Cecil McGuire
Adams Township
Edwin Miller
Minnie Scharnweber
Leo Gempeler
Monticello
Raymond Indergand
Edwin Chapin
Clara Thompson
Ralph E. Coleman
Petersen, Kittelsen
Brand of
Steve Franken
New
How- TV
Malik proposal for cease fire weighed by U N
United Nations reacts to Jacob Malik call for discussions on a Korean cease fire and troop withdrawal from the 38th parallel. President Truman says any settlement must end aggression and ensure Korean security as Peiping stays silent and Western leaders assess the plan.
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United Nations
N. Y
Truman
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Jacob A. Malik
38Th Parallel
Peiping
Malik
Pravda
Izvestia
Moscow
Morrison
Britain
Schuman
France
New York Stock Exchange
Air Force Development
Tullahoma
Tenn
South Korea
China
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Trygve Lie
U. N. Assembly
Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
U. N
Entezam
U. N. Good Offices
Red China
New York
Washington
Korea
U. S
Lie
Oslo
Norway
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Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Far East
Kiwanis Boy Scout
E. N. Hawke
Charles B. Bolender
Roy F. Zinser
Bolender
Rev. Mendenhall
Zinser
Harold E. Scherer
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H. J. Relee
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U.N
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