Acheson Sees Mixed Outlook on Korea Truce Talks
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he expects the Korean truce negotiations to succeed but urged no optimism. He reviewed foreign affairs, noting limited allies’ troop contributions, a serious Indochina situation, NATO unity, inflation pressures on preparedness, Spain defense talks, and uncertain postpeace aid to Japan. He also said the aid bill was set to the limit of safety.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
United States
Korea
Indochina
France
Germany
NATO
State Department
Spain
Lincoln McVeagh
Madrid
U. S
Japan
Bill Introduced For Flood Area
Rep Gardner R Withrow of Wisconsin introduced a House bill seeking 25000 for a Pecatonica River flood area survey. Sen Joseph McCarthy introduced a similar bill on March 6. If approved a dam would control floods in Green and Lafayette counties.
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Gardner R. Withrow
Wisconsin
Yeterday
Pecatonica River
Joseph McCarthy
Wis
Melvin J. Olson
South Wayne
Washington
Withrow
Green
Lafayette
Pecatonica
R. G. Stearns
Rock Island
Olson
Crawford
Grant
Iowa
Juneau
LaCrosse
Monroe
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
Mt Horeb Plans To Discuss Poultry Plant
Mt. Horeb high school hosts a 7 30 p m meeting on a proposed poultry processing plant. Jorgen M Moe of the chamber of commerce announces plans and financing will be reviewed with UW professors and local officials answering questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Horeb
Mt. Horeb High School
Jorgen M. Moe
Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Horeb Industrial and Development Corporation
University of Wisconsin
Chamber Committee
Marine Orders Passenger Jump in Dallas Crash
A Marine pilot ordered 20 servicemen out of a burning transport in southeast Dallas, then stayed aboard to steer the plane over a residential area. Two men died in parachute accidents and a third is missing. Survivors include Capt. Harvey Pierkowski. The dead are Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Garf ield and Cpl. Carl L. Doctor. The two engine R5c crashed in an open field near the city.
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Dallas
Marine Corps
Harvey Pierkowski
Green Bay
Wis
Lewis Joseph Garfield
Downey
Calif
Carl L
Cherry Point
N. C
Committee Refuses Morris Broad Power
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted against granting Newbold Morris broad powers to seize records and compel witnesses to testify, marking a setback for his authority.
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Morris
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Newbold Morris
State High School Students Get Huge Welcome at Macon
Thirty Wisconsin high school students arrived by Central of Georgia streamliner to a mass welcome at Macon station. Police and officials hurried them to the American Legion train for a downtown parade and an official city hall reception. A block-long crowd lined Cherry Street as the exchange program sends two weeks in Macon to study life on the other side.
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Macon
Wisconsin
Central of Georgia
American Legion
City Hall
Cherry Street
Weather Wobble Shifts From Sun to Showers
A weekend of sun gives way to cloudy skies and rain across the region. Temperatures rose to 44 F yesterday and 37 F this afternoon, with up to 2 inches of snow in northern Wisconsin and wet roads avoiding hazards. Drier but cooler conditions roll in tonight and tomorrow, then a warm, wet pattern returns Friday. In the southwest, a historic dust storm lashes eastern New Mexico and west Texas, throwing topsoil high into the air.
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Mercury
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
New Mexico
West Texas
Autopsy Sought In Tomah Death
In Tomah Wisconsin authorities sought an autopsy in the deaths of 19 year old mother Kathryn Gallup and her four month old son Bobby found in a small house. Police Chief William Towner and state crime laboratory officials with Camp McCoy military police investigated. Cecil Gallup, the husband, is serving in Germany with the Army.
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Tomah
Wis
Kathyrn Gallup
Bobby
William Towner
Gallup
Towner
State Crime Laboratory
Camp McCoy
Hartwig Submits Resignation as City Bookkeeper
Evelyn Hartwig, city water department bookkeeper for 31 months, submitted a resignation by letter to board president Robert L. Rote and secretary John A. Becker. She will begin duties as a bookkeeper with Lanz Hardware Co. next month and says her resignation will be effective April 15. Rote and Becker had not yet discussed the resignation with her.
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Evelyn Hartwig
City Water Department
Robert L. Rote
John A. Becker
Hartwig
Lanz Hardware Co
Rote
Taft campaigns through Wisconsin West swing before primary
Senator Taft toured Wisconsin with stops in Galesville Melrose Black River Falls Neillsville Osseo Mondovi and Eau Claire addressing crowds totaling over three thousand. He criticized Stassen Eisenhower and Truman era policies, urged Hawaii statehood, warned against Alaska statehood risk and urged Korea armistice while praising MacArthur's methods.
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Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Galesville
Melrose
Black River Falls
Neillsville
Osseo
Mondovi
Eau Claire
Wisconsin delegates tipped for Taft by Coleman
Thomas E. Coleman of Madison a Taft pledged at large member and former national Republican committeeman predicted Taft will win 22 to 24 of Wisconsin’s 30 delegates to the Republican national convention. Coleman spoke here yesterday as part of campaign planning.
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Thomas E. Coleman
Madison
National Campaign Planning Board
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Coleman
National Republican
Monroe to Launch Industrial Survey Next Tuesday
Monroe's industrial survey will start next Tuesday as announced by chamber of commerce committee members. Alfred Henning the local insurance representative will conduct the survey with Carl W. Colby of the University of Wisconsin assisting for about three days to gather material for prospective industry use.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Alfred H. Henning
Carl W. Colby
University of Wisconsin
Henning
Madison
Colby
Stassen Debates GOP Choices in Wisconsin Primary
Harold E. Stassen urged MacArthur and Eisenhower backers to vote for Stassen pledged delegates in Wisconsin's presidential primary on April 1 at Richland Center. He spoke alongside Senator Taft and noted neither General MacArthur nor General Eisenhower is entered in the primary.
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la Crosse Vocational School
Plaatteville
Richland Center
Reedsburg
Tomah
Manston
Harold E. Stassen
Court House
Stassen
Taft
Minnesota
Truman
Wis
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Sen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Buford Klingaman
Ted Glass
Kenosha Bribery Trial Sees $1200 Handed to Alderman
John O Mara testified in Kenosha Circuit Court that Howard Coates accepted 200 on July 14 1946 and 1000 on March 10 1947 to sway votes on parking meters and the City Manager selection. The trial opened before Judge Alfred Drury with eight men four women on the jury.
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Kenoshap
Kenosha
John O’mara
Howard G. Coates
Coates
Kenosha County
O'Mara
Ollie
A. E. Axtell
Axtell
Alfred Drury
Felix Olkives
Leonard Jensen
Olaives
Jensen
State Supreme Court
Stauffer Farm Home Destroyed Near Monticello
A farm house on Jake Stauffer’s Monticello area farm burned to the ground early today. Firemen from Monticello aided by New Glarus and nearby farmers fought the blaze, alarm at 11:30 a.m., cause unknown. The farm is operated by John Stauffer. located near highway 69 north of Burgy Wittenwyler flats.
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Monticello
Jake Stauffer
Highway 69
John Stauffer
New Glarus Department
Benton McCarthy clash over fraudulent statement in Senate
Sen. Benton accuses Sen. McCarthy of making a fraudulent statement on See It Now. The feud, ongoing for a year, triggers a heated exchange on the Senate floor with Sen. Bridges interjecting and Vice President Barkley calling Benton to his seat.
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Washington
Sen
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Bridges
R-Nh
Barkley
New Glarus Program Set by Bob Taft Unit
An informational meeting sponsored by the Bob Taft Committee of Racine County will be held at 8 p m tomorrow in Wilhelm Tell hall New Glarus The dinner precedes the meeting for committee members from Monticello and New Glarus Ray Jondahl and Leo D Bort are featured speakers Gilbert F Ott will be master of ceremonies Arthur W Ames handles the door and literature
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New Glarus
Bob Taft
Wilhelm Tell Hall
Tell Hotel
Monticello
Ray Jondahl
Racine County
Voluntary Republican Club
Taft
Leo D. Bort
Beloit
Republican Group
Reds and Allies Swap Proposals on Korean Armistice Ports
Communist negotiators proposed four changes in entry ports for the truce talks at Munsan and refused to answer seven Allied questions on prisoner exchanges. The UN Command rejected the port changes and said the Reds would need to resolve the prisoner issue. Brig Gen William P Nuckols expressed optimism the port dispute would be solved soon. They proposed replacing Pyongyang with Sinanju and Hamhung with Hungnam as entry points.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
Pyongyang
Sinanju
Hamhung
Hungnam
Wisconsin American cheese market shows steady demand
Federal state market news notes Wisconsin cheese prices are steady with strong demand for cheddar varieties and light demand for smaller styles. Reported selling prices include 1 single daisies 4134-42, long horns 42144-4314, square prints 4214-4315, midgets 44-4514.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Precinct Treasurers Full Tax Report for Green County
Green county precinct treasurers settled with County Treasurer Louis B. Stauffacher reporting 1951 real estate and personal property taxes totaling $805,034.66 with $71,000 delinquent. $111,953.68 in high school tuition and $14,914.37 in transportation funds rebilled to districts. Two precincts Monticello and Belleville reported 100 percent collections.
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Green County
Louis B. Stauffacher
Monticello
Belleville
Minnesota Has Primary Contest
In Minnesota, a wide-open presidential primary contest develops with three Republican delegates on the ballot. Former Gov. Harold Stassen and Edward C. Slottedahl lead for delegates, while Hubert Humphrey leads the Democratic side. The election sets delegates by district and at large, with a statewide vote as the basis for most picks. Write-in votes are now countable after a ruling by Atty. Gen. Burnquist.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Edward C. Slottedahl
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Hubert Humphrey
National Party
Truman
Atty
J. A. A. Burnquist
Dwight Eisenhower
MacArthur
Estes Kefauver
D—Tenn
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Som Kefauver
Allies Battle Attacking Reds on Western Front
Allied guns routed 1,000 Chinese Reds near Korangpo as U S Eighth Army reported failed dawn attacks along a four mile sector. Fighter-bombers struck the Red rail system while warplanes patrolled North Korea amid cloudy skies.
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Seoul
Korea
U. N
U.S. Eighth Army
Korangpo
Robbery Witness Dies in Explosion Near Jail
A painter who resisted an attempted robbery and his wife were killed when a dynamite booby trap exploded his light delivery truck near the New Haven County jail. Police say a trigger on the starter set off the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Mr President: Truman Diaries Author William Hillman
A Mutual Broadcasting System commentator compiles a book of private notes from Harry S. Truman. The 5 dollar volume quotes diaries memoranda and letters, with Truman reflecting on democracy leadership and politics.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Truman
William Hillman
Mutual Broadcasting System
Harry Truman
Mystery Candidates Stir Political Waltz As Election Looms
The Associated Press reports politicians search for clues on Truman and Eisenhower as potential nominees. Democratic leaders push for more insight from Truman via Frank McKinney in Key West. Eisenhower hints at campaigning while heading NATO, suggesting a return home later, with few expecting him before May.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frank E. McKinney
Key West
Fla
National Committee
Washington
McKinney
Eisenhower
Meat Institute urges removal of price ceilings
Wesley Hardenberg president of the American Meat Institute told the Senate Banking Committee that price ceilings on live stock and meat products hurt consumers and contributed to a 7 percent cut in the nation's meat supply.
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Washington
Wesley Hardenberg
The
American Meat Institute
Nate Banking Committee
Darlington Teen Killed in Noon Crash Here
Charles Meyer McGuire, 15, a Darlington high school student living with Clarence McGuire, died after a head on collision on Highway 23 near Darlington during noon recess. Four other youths and a Calamine man were injured. a separate truck crash near Shullsburg injured Basil Kennedy. Funeral services set for Holy Rosary.
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Darlington
Darlington High School
Here
Charles McGuire
Frank McGuire
Rockford
Clarence McGuire
Basil Kennedy
Shullsburg
Memorial Hospital
McGuire
Highway 23
Homer Curry
Harold Mullen
Robert Larson
Bower
Richard Barth
Charles Meyer McGuire
Frank
Bertha Meyer McGuire
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Msgr
Bernard Doyle
Holy Rosary Cemetery
Steil Funeral Home
State to Advise On Pool Repairs
The state board of health will advise on reconditioning plans for the swimming pool before opening for summer. Joe E. Miller, recreation director, said an appointment is set for 2 pm tomorrow with A. J. Wirth. Miller, Walter Ekum, and Wesley L. Dodge will travel to Madison to confer on scum gutters and cost estimates.
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State Board of Health
Joe E. Miller
A. J. Wirth
Miller
Walter Ekum
Wesley L. Dodge
Madison
Wirth
Page Johnson
Portland Cement Association
Ekum
First Cuban Opposition Defies Batista Amid Coup
In Havana the first major political defiance of Batista’s new regime emerged as Congress leaders urged Cuban courts to rule acts of the Batista government illegal following his March 10 coup that toppled President Carlos Prio Socarras.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Congress
Batista
Carlos Prio Socarras
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Ollie O’mara
Samuel Becker
New York
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Federal Communications Commission
Phil LaFollette
Stauffer
Associated Press
Lafayette County Memorial Hospital
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Calamine
Alfred Mathys Jr
Clinton Holverson
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