Ohio arsonist confesses to 4 slayings and Ringling fire link
Robert Dale Segee of Circleville, 20, admits four killings and dozens of fires in Maine New Hampshire and Ohio. Fire Marshal says he confessed to the Hartford Connecticut Ringling Brothers blaze that killed 168 in 1944 and claims a red Indian visions guiding the fires. Prosecutor cites signed statement detailing the victims and dates in Portsmouth New Hampshire Portland Maine and Cape Cottage Maine among others.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hartford
Segee
Guy B. Cline
Pickaway County
Cline
Callan
Conn
Portland
Cape Cottage
Japan
U.S. Army of Occupation
Mrs. Dittmer Dies From Crash Injuries
Mrs. Herman E. Dittmer 41 of 1320 20th street died at 8 45 pm yesterday from injuries suffered in a crash south of the city Monday afternoon She was thrown from a car driven by Robert Sonderegger and pinned by an arm under the car The Sonderegger car collided with a farm truck driven by Donald H Timm at the intersection Green County officials planned a coroner inquest with Sonderegger and Timm to be questioned The death brings county highway fatalities to three Surviving are two sons a daughter and her husband plus her parents six brothers and four sisters and several in laws
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Herman E. Dittmer
20Th Street
17Th Avenue
Robert Sonderegger
12Th Street
Sonderegger
Donald H. Timm
Route 5
Dittmer
Green County
Court House
Timm
Wilbur E. Deininger
Kerl Burkhalter
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Herman A. Stuessy
Monroe
Nathan
Gary Lee
Néne
Marianne
New Glarus
William Roth
Blanchardville
Harold
Daleyville
Johm
Fred
Delavan
Robert
Walter
Monticello
Mmes
Harold Kline
Kenneth Norder
Herman Adler
Waunakee
Ray Haney
Richmond
St. John’s Church
G.U.G.G
Shriner - Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
No Sales Reported At Plymouth Market
Trading tone was steady with no sales on the Wisconsin Cheese exchange today. Bids unfilled include one car junior grade cheddars at 28 cents and one car state brand single daisies at 32 cents. Offers uncovered: one car junior grade single daisies at 31.14 cents.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Cleaning Man Trapped In Grease Chute Rescued After Hours
Louis Mantey a 23 year old cleaner was trapped in a grease chute at the Sears Roebuck building in Chicago for five and a half hours after his rope snagged. Firemen drilled through metal eight inches thick to create a two foot exit and freed him, taking him to hospital with a cut hand and shock.
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Chicago
Louis Mantey
Mantey
Sears, Roebuck and Co
State and
van Buren
George Kaforski
Volunteer Youth Training Proposed
A plan to train millions of young men aged 17 to 21 was proposed in both chambers. Sen Kilgore and Sen Bridges would sponsor in the Senate with a parallel House effort by Rep Kilday and Leroy Johnston. The program would run basic training at summer camps, grant college scholarships to select graduates, and allow others to join hometown reserve units.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kilgore
D-Wva
Congress
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Rep
Kilday
D-Tex
Leroy Johnston
R-Calif
Lewis Foe Will Get 2200 Settlement In Case
Canton, Ill. Lloyd H. Sidener settles with the United Mine Workers. NLRB Chicago says the agreement favors Sidener. Sidener, former UMW local president, was ousted and fined 50000 for returning to work during last winter's coal strike. Terms require NLRB approval in Orington. The deal reinstates Sidener, pays 2200 lost pay, cancels the fine, and bars discrimination against him.
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Canton, Ill
Lloyd H. Sidener
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Sidener
UMW
NLRB
Orington
President Okays Use of U.S. Troops in Korea War
North Korean armored columns advanced toward Suwon threatening the American base as President Truman authorizes U.S. ground forces. MacArthur confirmed a breakthrough southwest of Seoul while U.S. air raids hit Pyongyang, Seoul, and other targets.
Mother and Two Daughters Die in Train Collision
A mother Arvella Anisweed 27 of Pulaski and her daughters Carol 4 and Alice 6 were killed when a southbound North Western passenger train struck their automobile at a crossing near Krakow Shawano County. A third child Gerald 8 was seriously hurt at St Vincent hospital.
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Green Bay
North Western Railroad
Krakow
Shawano County
Arvella Anlsweed
Pulaski
Carol
Alice
Gerald
St. Vincent Hospital
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Dane County DA may prosecute lobby law
The Wisconsin supreme court held Dane County district attorney can prosecute alleged violations of the state lobby law. It refused to dismiss a charge against Milton Murray of Milwaukee, a former state senator and lobbyist. The decision says the attorney general’s exclusive right is not implied and duties of both offices are compatible.
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Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Dane County
Milton T. Murray
Milwaukee
Henry P. Hughes
Murray
Roy Proctor
Northern Lights Illuminate Night Sky for Hours
A spectacular aurora display lit the night sky last night from about 9 o clock for several hours. Faint shafts rose from the horizon then formed suspended indirect illumination with subdued colors. The phenomenon abruptly intensified at times with a bright flare and remains scientifically unexplained but believed atmospheric.
32nd Now Complete Except for Medical
The Wisconsin National Guard activates 110 units with 9,000 personnel. Two new units at Tomahawk bring total strength. about 6,500 will train at Camp McCoy near Sparta this summer. The division includes 11 air units with 700 guardsmen set to train at Oscoda air base next month.
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Madison
32Nd Infantry
Red Arrow
Wisconsin National Guard
State Adjutant General’s Office
Tomahawk
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Oscoda
Mich
Fireworks to Crown July Fourth Family Day at City Park
City hosts a jam packed Fourth of July with picnics, swimming, four ball games, a band concert and family gatherings centered at Recreation Park. Sponsors include the chamber of commerce, American Legion and city recreation department with help from the fire department and Monroe Country Club. Fireworks arrive and will be set off from the country club grounds, seen best from the park. The pool stays open 1 30 to 9 p m and events run all day with a 2 p m Monroe Cardinals vs Madison Fauerbach Brewers doubleheader followed by a 7 15 to 8 p m park band concert and a 9 p m Cardinals Brewers finale.
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Recreation Park
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
City Recreation Department
Fire Department
Monroe Country Club
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Country Club
L. L. Kitchen
Recreation Department
American Legion Athletics Department
Kitchen
Monroe Cardinals
Madison Fauerbach Brewery
Monroe Park
Cardinals-Brewers
Nation's Chiefs Hear Decision on All Out Support
President Truman announced use of American ground troops in Korea with air missions and a naval blockade authorized. MacArthur may employ certain supporting ground units as armored forces and artillery sought by South Korea are in short supply. The plan follows reports of a North Korean thrust south of Seoul and includes about 123 500 U S troops under Far East command.
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U. S
General MacArthur
Clarence Ryee
Korea
Ryee
Pyongyang
Moscow
Tass
E. M. Lana
MacArthur
Han River
Han
Seoul
United States Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
White House
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United Nations Security Council
Republic of Korea
Far East
Seventh Infantry
24Th
25Th Infantry
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Far Eastern
Japan
Okinawa
Gas Company Builds New Fence at Plant
Work has started on a seven foot woven wire fence around the Wiscon sin Hydro Electric Co plant on 13th avenue to improve safety. Posts stand in 36 inches of concrete and a large drive in gate plus two small personnel gates are planned. The firm also completed laying three and a half blocks of new two inch mains in the 27th avenue and 7th street area.
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Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Co
13Th Avenue
27Th Ave
7Th Street
Allis-Chalmers, UAW-CIO Sign Five Year Pact
Milwaukee plant workers gain a five year labor contract covering 10 000 production employees at the main plant after a year of negotiations announced jointly by Allis-Chalmers and the UAW-CIO.
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Union Pact
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Uaw-Cio
Union Grove Girl Wins State Alice Title in Milwaukee
Virginia Peterson age 18 from Union Grove was named Alice in Dairyland at the 1950 Wisconsin state fair in Milwaukee. Finalists included Clara Waefler of Primrose township and Barbara Hammer of Galesville with Hammer named alternate. Coronation occurred at 4 p.m. and judges conducted interviews with 18 finalists.
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Virginia Peterson
Union Grove
Alice
Clara Waefler
John Waefler
New Glarus
Primrose Township
Dane County
Milwaukee
Waeflers
Press and Radio
State Fair Park
Barbara Hammer
Galesville
Jean Schuett
Mrs. Quinn Seeks County Superintendent Post
Mrs. Maurice W. Quinn of Monroe announced her candidacy for county superintendent of schools after the death of Miss Florence Wartenweiler. Quinn has five years teaching in Monroe schools and four years as elementary principal plus extensive normal school and college experience. Interview with state superintendent George A. Watson is planned with two other candidates Monday.
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Maurice W. Quinn
17Th Street
Florence Wartenweiler
Quinn
Monroe
Green County Normal School
Whitewater State Teachers’ College
Central State Teachers’ College
Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin
Price County Normal
Verona Jones
Marion Newman
Brodhead
George A. Watson
Court House
Taft Backs Truman On Use of Military
Senator Taft of Ohio says he supports President Truman's decision to deploy ground troops in Korea. He told a reporter that once committed to such action, the U.S. must go the whole way.
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Taft
Truman
Washington
Ohio
Dean Acheson
Korea
Russians Refuse To Call Off Peds In Korea Conflict
Moscow rejected US requests to remove North Korean forces and to avoid interference in Korea's internal affairs. Deputy Gromyko argued responsibility for fighting lies with South Korean authorities and their supporters while noting prior Soviet troop withdrawals. The note cited non interference and criticized United Nations actions, including the security council meeting and cease fire order.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
South Korea
Gromyko
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
U. N
Security Council
China
Council
Gold to Plead Guilty in Atomic Secrets Case
New York report says Harry Gold a 39 year old Philadelphia chemist indicted for giving atomic secrets to the Russians has agreed to plead guilty in the case.
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Blaze
Inquest
Lewis Foe
U.S
Suwon
Russell Brines
Tokyo
Pusan
Taejon
Heneda
Dulles
John Foster
Dean Rusk
Arthur
High Court
City Park
Louis Johnson
Navy
Gas Company
Mrs. Quinn
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