Kiwanis Honor Troop 101 At Youth Cabin Event
Nearly 125 Kiwanis members families and guests attended a ceremony at the Kiwanis Youth cabin honoring Boy Scout Troop 101. The event featured Indian dancing around a bonfire and a 6:30 p m picnic supper. W R Stribley presented a 30 year charter to Howard P Olsen Kiwanis president.
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Kiwanis
Boy Scout Troop 101
Janesville
W. R. Stribley
Howard P. Olsen
Kiwan
Harry J. Bellahan
Charles B. Bolender
E. N. Hawke
Bolender
F. Zinser
Donald W. Woodman
Donald Waldecker
George Keepin
Harold C. Heimann
Herman W. Siedschlag
Doran R. Zwygart
Stewart F. Kingston
Four Feared Dead In Boating Mishap
A pleasure boat trip near Byron on the Rock River ended in tragedy as four people, including two Freeport firemen and a parent and child, were reported missing I after their boat was snagged on a fish line. Sheriff officials conducted a ground and river search through the night and into the next day as the missing party was feared drowned.
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Freeport
Byron
Rock River
Clarence Jones
John Brandt
East
Jefferson Street
Sharon
James
Edward Kagel
Cheddar Values Off In Plymouth Trading
Values were off to 1 percent in weak trading on the Wisconsin cheese exchange. Quotes show raw milk and cheddar lots with prices around 35 to 39 cents and several bids and offers listed for multiple car lots.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Helicopter Rescues Injured Worker From Cathedral Roof
Pilot Gustav Crawford landed a helicopter on the roof of the Episcopal cathedral of St. John the Divine to rescue Peter Burr after a 29 foot fall. Burr, 53, was secured by workmen and whisked to Riverside Park where an ambulance then transported him to a hospital.
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New York
Gustav Crawford
Episcopal Cathedral
St. John the Divine
Peter Burr
Burr
Crawford
Riverside Park
Soloists Highlight Monroe Park Fourth Concert
The Monroe Park band performs at the tennis courts at 7 30 p m on July 4 with Patricia Knaack as baton twirler and Edwin Andereck as guest vocalist from Platteville state college. Andereck will sing End of a Perfect Day. The event, directed by Allan F Barnard with Charles A Booth announcing, is part of chamber of commerce and recreation plans for holiday festivities including a 1000 fireworks display after a square dance and a softball game. The program features Star Dust Helena Polka Anchors Aweigh and South Rampart Street Parade.
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Monroe Park
Patricia Knaack
Edwin Andereck
Platteville State College
Andereck
Miss Knaack
Chamber of Commerce and Recreation Department
Charles A. Booth
Allan F. Barnard
Helena
South Rampart Street
Floods Delay Brick for School Projects
Eastern Nebraska floods slow brick supply for East and South school additions. Kiln operations of the brick firm are delayed and no brick has arrived yet. Samples of the first burn were due today or tomorrow as East school work nears brick arrival and South school masonry awaits Bruni-Miller Co. subcontractor readiness.
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Nebraska
East
South
Stanley W. Howe
East School
L. S. Wagner and Son
Bruni-Miller Co
South School
House Approves 31 Day Extender For Control Law
Washington action extends price wage and rent controls through July and bans July price rollbacks. Senate approved an eight month extension with limited rollback curbs after a marathon session. House plans a brief stop gap delaying longer measures.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Wiley
McCarthy
Maybank
D-Sc
Moody
D-Mich
Wherry
R-Neb
Millikin
R-Cole
RFC Offices Lose Lending Authority
Administrator Stuart Symington stripped the reconstruction finance corporation’s 32 field offices of loan granting power. He said all RFC loan authorizations, except disaster loans, will now be approved in Washington. Regional managers previously handled loans under 100000 pending Washington approval.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Symington
Eight Navy Men Die In Florida Air Crash
Eight navy men were killed and one rescued when a PBM patrol bomber crashed in the Florida straits near a nearby island. The aircraft was based at the Key West naval seaplane station.
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Navy
Florida
Key West
Florida Straits
Key West Naval Seaplane Station
Iranian concessions may ease oil crisis at Abadan
U S Ambassador Grady pressed Premier Mossadegh for oil flow concessions after 90 minutes of talks. Mossadegh signaled possible changes if British anti sabotage measures are dropped and Iranian receipts are settled. British officials hoped technicians stay as Abadan refinery faces shutdown under naval pressure. President Truman said the United States seeks a settlement amid serious tensions.
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Tehran
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Abadan
Grady
Iran
Iranian National Oil Co
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Mauritius
Shatt el Arab
Truman
Washington
Nash Dies Two Rivers Editor Lyman Nash Passes
Lyman J. Nash 59, general manager of the Red Wing Republican Eagle, died in Red Wing of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held in Two Rivers on Monday. he was son of the late William F. Nash, former Two Rivers editor and publisher.
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Lyman Nash
Two Rivers
Lyman J. Nash
Red Wing
Minn
Republican Eagle
Nash
William F. Nash
Marshall Urges Swift European Aid Approval
Secretary of Defense Marshall pressed Congress for rapid passage of foreign military aid to Western Europe and other free nations. He warned of an ominous buildup by communist forces and said U S spending for foreign military aid would remain at multi billion levels for at least three more years despite events in Korea.
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Washington
Marshall
Congress
Free Nations
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshal
Europe
United States
America
Far East
U. S
Free World
House For Sign Affairs
Van Fleet Uninjured In Helicopter Mishap
Lt Gen James A Van Fleet commander of the Eighth Army escaped injury when a navy helicopter he rode on was buffeted by a gust while landing on the cruiser Los Angeles off the Korean east coast. The craft turned over on the deck.
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U. S. Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Navy
Los Angeles
Brother-in-Law Slain Rival of Sheltons Faces Charge
Black Charlie Harris surrendered at the Fairfield sheriff's office on charges of trying to murder two Shelton kinsmen within hours of a daytime shooting spree. In rural resort killings linked to the Sheltons, Wayne County officers pursued whether the Pennington double shooting connected to a campaign against the Sheltons. Lulu Pennington, 44, and Guy Pennington, 37, were each shot four times and identified Harris as their assailant. A second victim, Louis Sons, 49, was found dead at a nearby resort run by Ogie Pennington, brother of the Pennington victim. Harris was released on 10,000 bond.
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Fairfield
Charlie Harris
Wayne County
Sheltons
Shelton Brothers
Guy Pennington
Lulu Shelton Pennington
Harris
Pennington
Penningtons
Louis Sons
Ogie Pennington
Truce Prospects Rise as Front Fire Dims in Korea
On the Korean front cease-fire talks mount as ground action centers on a hill northwest of Yonchon where six exchanges change hands before Allied withdrawal. Soviet and Chinese air forces clash with U N Mustangs while a few hundred Chinese strike Kumhwa in dawn darkness. South Korean spokesman Clarence Ry e predicts fighting to end within days.
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Tokyo
Yonchon
United Nations
Iron Triangle
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Far East Air Forces
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Korea
Peiping
China
Clarence Ryee
Wisconsin MPs Demand Tough Conditions for Korea Cease Fire
Rep. Smith and Rep. Zablocki urged firm terms for any Korea cease fire. They pressed for unification of Korea with free elections and return of POWs, warning against a mere 38th parallel status quo. Zablocki called for an absolute armistice and free elections nationwide.
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Washington
Wisconsin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
Smith
Zablocki
38Th Parallel
Russia
Monroe Wins Fifth Citation For No Traffic Fatalities
Monroe police yesterday received a framed plaque from the National Safety Council for no traffic fatalities. Paul Edlund of the state motor vehicle department presented the award. The city last had a traffic fatality on September 2, 1945, marking five straight years of recognition.
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Monroe
National Safety Council
Paul Edlund
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wedemeyer Named Vice President of Avco Manufacturing
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, retiring as Sixth Army commander with HQ in San Francisco, will become vice president and director of Avco Manufacturing Co., the announcement said.
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New York
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Sixth Army
San
Avco Manufacturing Co
Government Funds Up to Senators as Fiscal Year Fades
Washington reports the federal government seeks Senate approval to avoid a budget shortfall after midnight. A stop gap appropriation bill would fund July at levels from the last quarter, as fiscal year 1952 starts July 1. Key bills for defense foreign aid and state justice commerce lag in committees.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Defense Department
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Board May Nominate Ekum as City Engineer
The board of public works is expected to nominate Walter Ekum to succeed Zenno A. Gorder as acting city engineer. Gorder resigned to become city engineer at LaCrosse. Ekum was interviewed June 19 and has assisted in the engineering department the past year and a half. The nomination goes to the city council for approval. Kenneth L. Mayer was moved up to superintendent of the water department after Gorder's resignation. The finance and taxation committee proposed police collections from meters and possibly meter repair duties by officers or hourly hired help at the next meeting in July.
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Board of Public Works
Walter Ekum
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
LaCrosse
Ekum
Kenneth L. Mayer
Board of Water Commissioners
Water Department
Mayer
VFW Backs Legal Bingo Games in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin VFW endorses legalizing bingo conducted by non profits and urges the legislature to amend anti gambling laws. In separate actions the group protests student draft exemptions and calls for strong action against narcotics sellers.
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Manitowoc
Wisconsin Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Pilots End Strike On United Air Lines Network
A ten day stoppage by 900 United Airlines pilots ended with a truce. The union ordered pilots to return to work at 3 45 p m today, resuming operations across the network.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
U N Commander to Direct Talks Toward Armistice
Washington reports indicate the United States and its United Nations allies plan an armistice approach in Korea. General Ridgway would chair a multinational discussion with UN, South and North Korean, and Chinese forces to outline terms for cease-fire negotiations.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Korea
Ridgway
U. N
Russia
Matthew B. Ridgway
Robert A. Lovett
Defense
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lovett
MacArthur
U. S
London
Tokyo
William J. Sebald
Japan
Pusan
John J. Muccio
White House
State Department
Jacob Malik
Truman
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Vecer
Boy Scouts
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A. E. C. Drake
Iraq
U.S
Allied
van Fleet
Deniel
Lulu Pennington
Wedemeyer
U.N
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