Prison riot at Kentucky maximum security prison escalates
Eddyville prison riot spreads as state police arrive to quell the disturbance. Two guards were briefly taken hostage and released. Warden Jess Buchanan says the trouble began after the prison radio was cut, with hardened inmates still defiant in the recreation shop. One guard was lightly injured. The uprising, tied to a wave of similar incidents, prompted mobilization of Kentucky State Police and a swift response from officials in Frankfort.
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Eddyville
Kentucky
Henry Darnell
Ellis Morris
Jess Buchanan
Tucky
Buchanan
Frankfort
Lawrence Wetherby
Luther Godgen
Pool Workmen Advance Toward July Pool Opening
Clifford C Leck contractor led night work as phase one of a faster plan to have the pool ready by July 4 Park Board during a special session approved immediate hiring of three lifeguards Judith Kubly Joan Davis and Karen Benders to prepare baskets tickets and facilities for the summer program They will assist with arts and crafts and other recreation programs Purchases of minor playground equipment archery items tennis balls and shuffleboard discs were approved Recreation Director Joe E Miller was authorized to hire a bathhouse office worker and a waterproof storage box for arts and crafts equipment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford C. Leck
Park Board
Judith Kubly
Joan Davis
Karen Benders
Joe E. Miller
Bathhouse
Wisconsin Bell Refund Ordered Amid Amended Wisconsin PSC Ruling
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission ordered Wisconsin Bell to refund 456 065 to subscribers across 14 Wisconsin exchanges by Oct 1 1952 after an amended ruling following a Dane County Circuit Court remand. Cities listed include Baraboo Decatur Delavan Eau Claire Hartland Hurley Kenosha Little Chute Manitowoc Milwaukee Oconto Falls Pewaukee Waukesha West Bend.
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Madison
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Wisconsin
Dane County
Baraboo
Decarburg
Delavan
Eau Claire
Hartland
Hurley
Kenosha
Little Chute
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Oconto
Falls
Pewaukee
Waukesha
West Bend
Stock List Pushes Market to Second Daily 1952 High
Selective strength in a handful of major divisions helped the market reach its second straight new high of 1952. Most stocks posted fractional gains or losses with a general tilt to plus signs. Trading volume was about 1,200,000 shares, roughly the level seen each day this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Africa Crackdown on Non-Whites Strikes Protests
Police in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth arrested at least 80 non whites for violating Jim Crow rules as a nonviolence campaign against race segregation escalated. Fifty more, including Indians and mixed- race individuals, left Johannesburg for Boksburg to raid restricted zones and face arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Boksburg
Yussif A. Cachalia
Bus Mishap Injures Two On Wisconsin Tour
A group of 40 bankers and businessmen escaped unharmed when a bus left the road near Dousman tipping into a marshy ditch during a Wisconsin Business Industry Farm Tour. Donald McDowell and Seward Jacobi were the only injured, treated at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, then rejoined the group for dinner at Wern Farms.
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Waukesha
Dousman
Donald McDowell
State Department of Agriculture
Seward Jacobi
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
McDowell
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Jacobi
Wern Farms
Here
Chet Wern
Owen Brothers
Milwaukee
Madison
Missing State Elk Leader Reported On Spokane Flight
Laur ie C Welch Baraboo business man and president of the State Elks Association is reported missing after his own plane left Spokane for Baraboo. He was due to arrive the same day and had told his wife plans to return early Tuesday. Spokane airport officials said he took off as planned but no word has been received since.
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Elks
Baraboo
Wis
State Elks Association
Spokane
Wash
Welch
Brothers
Wisconsin American cheese prices steady in State market
Federal Market News Service reports Wisconsin cheese market fully steady as demand holds. Selling prices show LCL daisies at 13 44, longhorns at 42 4 43, square midgets at 44 45 with steady demand and supply conditions.
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Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
Divorcee Convicted In Fabulous Redfield Robbery Case
A federal jury found Jeanne d Ardm Michaud guilty of steering part of a 1601 theft across state lines after a bedroon tryst claim. Prosecutors said 147000 was moved. Redfield reportedly hid 270000 in a secret Reno basement. FBI found the note and coded instructions linking Michaud to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canoun Cir
la Vere Redfield
Jeanne d’Ard Michaud
Redfield
Bedrop
Reno
FBI
Field Stone
Michaud
Eisenhower Gains In Keystone Bloc
Philadelphia report notes Eisenhower leading with 32 Pennsylvania delegates in the 70 vote GOP delegation, Taft backing 24, plus Gov. John Fine guiding about 32. AP tally shows Taft 483 Eisenhower 405 other 129 undecided 189 of 604 needed for nomination.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Taft
John S. Fine
Fine
Jather
Stevenson Cay About Candidacy
CHICAGO WW-Gov. adi Stevenson says it remains to be seen whether he's available as a possible Democratic candidate for President. Stevenson stirred new speculation yesterday on his availability as a candidate when he spoke to newsmen as he left Passavant Hospital after a minor kidney operation. Stevenson's usual answer to such questions had been, I am only a candidate for re election as governor. The governor said he had a chance to clear my mind on as few things during his four days in the hospital, but he declined to elaborate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adi E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Passavant Hospital
Collazo To Die In Electric Chair On August First
Oscar Collazo, Puerto Rican would be executed by electric chair after failed appeals in murder of a White House guard. Judge set August first as the date, noting the execution to take place at the federal facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collazo
Oscar Collazo
Truman
White House
U.S
President Bans Farm Recruiting and Defers Farm Workers
President Truman ordered the armed services to stop recruiting workers deferred for essential farm production. He cited a four year loss of six million farm workers and outlined a plan for temporary deferments for skilled industrial labor. The order clarifies deferments are temporary and do not grant permanent exemption, though workers may still enlist if they choose.
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Washington
Truman
Armed Services
Allied Infantry Rout Red Troops on Korean Hill
Allied infantry and armor drove Chinese troops from a Western Korean hill northwest of Yonchon after a 54 hour engagement. Two armored vehicles were damaged by planes supporting UN advances, with Reds abandoning the hill as Marines and Navy bombed rail yards and supply facilities? front-line positions hit with bombs rockets and napalm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U.N
Eighth Army
Yonchon
House Defense Funding Cut Sparks Senate Bypass
Washington committee wiped out the House 46 billion ceiling on military spending for the new year and set new appropriations at about 45.8 billion. The move shifts the fight to the Senate as defense plans await resolution amid ongoing budget clashes and procurement cutbacks.
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Washington
House
Defense Department
Senate
Truman
Sens
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Ferguson
R-Mich
Air Force
Nate
Rep. Smith
D-Va
Apology to Britain By Acheson Reported
Bulletin reports that the United States notified Britain in advance of planned American air strikes against Yalu River plants in Korea during the week, signaling coordinated actions and diplomatic steps with allied powers.
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Acheson
Britain
Yalu River
Korea
Heat Wave Follows 91 Degree High Then Drops
Residents watched a 91 degree high linger for over three hours while forecasters warned of a cooling trend. Anxious farmers sought to harvest crops amid daily rain forecasts with showers expected by tomorrow night. The barometer fluctuated, and locals joked about the weatherman as temperatures swung from 75 to 85.
Eisenhower to move HQ to Chicago for nominating campaign
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge announced Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will relocate to Chicago next week to establish campaign headquarters and meet Republican delegates at the national convention. Lodge said the shift in delegate support makes a first-ballot win unlikely for Taft. An Eisenhower speech was scheduled for tonight at the New Stockyards Coliseum with nationwide radio coverage.
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Denver
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
Tke-for
Lodge
Taft
Eisenhower
David
Ingalls
New Stockyards Coliseum
Wer
Shareholder Sues On Co op Mortgage Over $100000
Jefferson Center Co operative owners sue to set aside a $100000 mortgage on the cheese factory property and appoint a receiver pending settlement. Wall Norder and wife Mabel are plaintiffs naming the co op and many director couples as defendants. The suit seeks voiding the mortgage, recovery of interest, a receiver, costs, and restraints on asset mismanagement.
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Jefferson Center Cooperative
Green County
Wall Norder
Juda
Mabel
Norders
Joe
Lillian Jaeggs
Russell
Irene K. Carter
George
Tessie Pick
Arthur
Martha Hartwick
Henry
Jola Marty
Eileen Rose Swoerry
Andrew
Violet Boll
William
Neva Woethrich
Dewey
Florence Scott
Otto
Elsie Bendicks
John Waef R Jr
Co-Op
Waefler
Corporation
Carter
James Fitzgibbons
Travel Group Found Monroe Hospitality Surpasses State Efforts
Travel editors touring Wisconsin in June praised Monroe hospitality, calling their Monroe stop the highlight of the state tour. F J Bolender Jr of the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce tour committee shared the commendation in a letter read to Monroe Chamber of Commerce directors.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
F. J. Bolender Jr
Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
Bolender
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Johnson Brothers
Loot Lost Here Found in South
Hearing aids valued at 2500 dollars, stolen last October, were recovered near Asheville, North Carolina. Alfred J. Creasman reported two boys found the items dumped from an auto along Scenic Highway. One aid was sold in Asheville and sent for repairs. the theft was reported by Russell Gass, Madison hearing aid salesman, who said the items vanished from his car on October 9.
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Asheville
N. C
J. Schwaiger
Acheville
Alfred J. Creasman
Russell Gass
Madison Hear Aid
Madison
Harrison Assails Reds POW Stand
Brig. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. charged the Consott with secretly agreeing with Russia at stalled armistice talks in Korea. He claimed the Red insistence on forced repatriation is the key to Russia’s war aims, and warned of a Russian role behind the POW issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
William K. Harrison Jr
Consott
Russia
United Nations
Red
Nam Rei
Survey to Reduce Damage in Great Lakes Damages
A survey aims to map poor steps causing erosion as lake levels remain high. Researchers seek data from local authorities and stakeholders to guide protection plans for shoreline and dam structures around the Great Lakes system.
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RDERS
Great Lakes
House votes to lift price controls on all nonrationed items
Washington reports the House approved a bill ending wage and price controls for most consumer goods, with phased rollbacks on rent and other powers. The debate split along party lines as amendments sought further delays and continued oversight, while defining timelines through 1953.
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Washington
House
Wood
Pla
Brodhead Weather Man Records 7 Inch Rainfall
Brodhead reports seven inch rainfall as weather data notes from H. M. Barkow. Local observers log precipitation during the special report period, detailing regional totals and patterns.
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Brodhead Weatherman
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Bell
Iowa
Roger Duerneman
Cleghorn
Redfield Mansion
Keystone
Stevenson Cay
Torm
Mr. Webster
Ske
Harrison
Reds
Tighe Wood
Rep
Wheeler
D-Ga
Martin
Massachusetts
Ren. Barden
D-Nc
Barden
Wage Stabilization Board
Brodhead
H. M. Barkow
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