Senators Seek Further Report On Koje Blunder
The Senate Armed Services Committee keeps its Koje Island inquiry open after demotions and reprimands in the Red prisoner handling. Gen. Dodd and Colson return to full colonel rank. Brig. Gen. Yount reprimanded for agreeing with parts of Colson's deal with the Reds. Gen. Clark ordered to curb disorder on Koje. A new Koje riot report cites Korean guards and prisoners killed and wounded. Monroney signals possible Senate censorship probe.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Koje Island
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Army
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Charles Colson
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Pentagon
Pyrd
Pace
Collins
J. Lawton Collins
Colson
Paul F. Yount
Pusan
Clark
Far Eastern
Senate Committee
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
U. S. First Corps
Koje
Far East
Associated Press
William Jorden
U. S. Eighth Army
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Senate
Jorden
District Legion Sessions Start
The American Legion Third District Spring Conference opened in Monticello with a 40 and 8 wreck and new member initiations. Milwaukee adjutant Robert G. Wilke will be honored at a 6 p.m. banquet as Kenneth Greenquist of Racine speaks. A giant parade at 2 p.m. features about 30 bands, jalopies and floats, with the Junior Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Legion Third District
Robert G. Wilke
Milwaukee
Kenneth Greenquist
Racine
The
Legion
Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps of
Madison
President Reviews Annapolis Middies
President Truman toured the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Md and watched a full dress review by 3600 midshipmen at Worden Field. Secretary of the Navy Kimball Chief of Naval Operations Fechteler and Academy Superintendent Hill greeted him before the parade.
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Annapolis
Truman
U. S. Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Kimball
William M. Fechteler
Naval Operations
Harry W. Hill
Worden Field
Span Generations Teacher Marks 46 Years in Monroe
Miss Clara ZumBrunnen, a Monroe first grade teacher at Lincoln and South schools, nears 46 years in Monroe classrooms. She recalls guiding generations, notes small class sizes aid individual attention, and hopes more youths choose teaching despite its challenges.
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Clara ZumBrunnen
Monroe
Lincoln School
Miss ZumBrunnen
South
Lincoln
F. Royce ZumBrunnen
Jill
ZumBrunnen
Elmer Twins
South School
Washington Township
Jaccob ZumBrunnen
Herbert Summeris
PTA
Philathea Sunday
Eva Spreng Society
The
Church
Woman's Relief Corps
Stock Market Quiet During Dull Session
New York traders faced a quiet final Saturday before summer recess with prices steady. Volume was about 300000 shares in a light two hour day as markets plan a five day week next week and resume six day trading in October.
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New York
Mrs George E Jones Sr dies. services Monday
Mrs. George E Jones Sr aged 77 dies at home. Funeral at 1 30 p m Monday at Shriner Neush wander funeral home with Rev Peter Retzlaff of Juda Evangelical church officiating and burial in Greenwood cemetery. She was born July 21 1874 in Clarno township and married July 24 1893. Survivors include three daughters seven sons two brothers one sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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George E. Jones Sr
14Th Avenue
Shriner-Neushwander
Peter Retzlaff
Juda Evangelical Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Jones
Cerretta Belle Porter
Clarno Township
Charles
Melisse DeBoise Porter
George E. Jones
John L. Smith
United Brethren
Joneses
Monroe
Juta
Emil Kaderly
Dakota, Ill
Calvin Kaderly
Brodhead
Robert Leuenberger
George
Frank
Rock City
Ralph
Joseph
Juda
William
Madison
Cecil
Wayland Porter
Armstrong
Elgin
Delavan
Miss Dairy Porter
Roscoe
Ill
Flossie
Dolly Grinnell
Prison Riot Flares At Boise Institution
A riot broke out today at the State Penitentiary in Boise Idaho. Police were ordered to shoot inmates attempting to scale the wall.
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Boise Institution
Boise
Idaho
State Penitentiary
Ridgway Warns Bombing Could Drag In Russia
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway told senators that U N bombing of Manchurian bases could raise the risk of Soviet air forces entering the Korean war. A censored transcript of his Senate appearance showed his opinion on air superiority and the danger of broader Soviet involvement. He noted U N forces are not strong enough for an all out offensive while MacArthur has urged wider bombing.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Manchuria
Russia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Ridgway
U. N
Asia
Sen. Morse
R-Ore
Korea
Europe
U.N
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Far Eastern Command
New York
Paris
Defense
Weather Seesaws Through Fog Rain and Sun in Green County
Fog settled across Green County about midnight and lingered into morning while motorists used headlights until 7 am. Brighter sun yesterday pushed temperatures to 79 with high humidity, then today cooler 74 degrees returned as a warm front and cool air clash. Weekend forecasts call for continued clouds with light rain east of here and temperatures in the 70s after a 50 degree night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Brodhead
GOP Caucus Passes Resolutions Amid State Reapportionment Debate
Green County Republicans at an Elkhorn caucus blasted Sen. Alexander Wiley on foreign policy and backed reapportionment by population. The meeting endorsed Rep. Lawrence A. Smith for Congress and named Wiley critics to party committees. District chairwoman Mrs. John Banton led Green County attendees including Mrs. Thurber and Alvin Babler among others.
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Green County
Elkhorn
Alexander Wiley
Joseph McCarthy
Milwaukee
John Banton
Racine
Wiley
Wisconsin
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
GOP
Lawrence A. Smith
Thurber
Fred Feutz Jr
R. J. Schoonover
Robert Tschudy
Alvin H. Babler
Ann Blum
Green County Gop
Wilma Lengacher
B. H. Lynch
Sherman Hodgson
Marshall L. Peterson
Mines
A. H. Babler
Monroe
E. J. Kaderly
Juda
Joseph Stencil
C. S. Pierce
Brodhead
Cecil McCreedy
Francis Atkinson
Albany
New Spuds Go Elsewhere Potatoes Shortage Deepens
The county faces a worsening potato shortage with scarce supplies and high prices. Farmers report California new potatoes moving to Canada, local warehouses empty, and stores receiving tiny consignments. Some buyers switch to substitutes as shortages push prices higher.
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Helen E. Stears
California
Canada
Security Deputy Warns Aid Cuts Undermine NATO
Washington officials say House cuts to Truman foreign aid threaten NATO forces in Europe from reaching a 50 division goal this year unless the U S covers the gap. W Averell Harriman and W John Kenney warn reductions cripple European defense and hinder West Germany talks as Eisenhower backers push moderation against Taft backed cuts.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
United States
W. John Kenney
Mutual Security Agency
House
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Far East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Rayburn
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Acheson
West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Kundert shifts from county clerk to treasurer race
Ralph J. Kundert of Monroe today withdrew from the county clerk race and announced a Republican bid for county treasurer. He said he would name Mrs Florence Stauffacher as deputy treasurer if elected. Stauffacher, not seeking re election, had been appointed to serve the late Louis B. Stauffacher’s unexpired term.
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Ralph J. Kundert
Route 3
Monroe
Kundert
Florence Stauffacher
Stauffacher
Louis B. Stauffacher
Rees Construction Co
Wilma Lengacher
Kenneth M. Mayer
Shirley Temple Recovering After Caesarean Birth
Shirley Temple, the former child movie star, is recovering from birth complications in Washington. Her husband Navy Captain Charles G. Black said she likely will remain in hospital about two more days after a Caesarean delivery on April 2.
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Washington i
Shirley Temple
Navy Cémédi
Charles G. Black
Monroe Native To Be Ordained Priest in Madison
Monroe native Rev. George O. Wirz, son of Mr and Mrs Otto Wirz of 2229 15th street, will be ordained a Roman Catholic priest May 31 in Madison with Bishop William P. O'Connor presiding. Wirz will say his first Mass June 1 at St Victor's in Monroe. He studied at St Francis minor and major seminaries Milwaukee and Washington Catholic University in D C. A dinner and reception follow at St Victor's parish hall.
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George O. Wirz
Otto Wirz
15Th Street
Monroe
Madison
St. Victor's
Wirz
Washington Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Milwaukee
St. Francis Major Seminary
O’connor
William P. O’connor
E. C. McCollow
St. Victor’s
Henry G. McMurrough
Mineral Point
William de Bock
Richard Schlaefer
Joseph Emmenegger
Emmenegger
John Corvell
Browntown
Gilbert Carleton
Gratiat
Balls Mills
Sylvester Township
Argyle Produce Cooperative
Argyle
St. Francis Minor Seminary
Charles A. Eckburg
M. Joan
The
Sisters of St
Paris cabinet stalls peace pact in Bonn and Paris
Bonn and Paris bargain over a peace contract with Germany and the European Defense Community treaty as French conditions delay signings. Schuman resists until French demands on Germany, Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco are settled, while Adenauer meets to break the deadlock.
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Bonn
Germany
France
Robert Schuman
European Defense Community
EDC
Europe
Indochina
United States
Britain
Tunisia
Morocco
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Schuman
Free Europe
Russia
Walcott Sues Calvert Distilling Over Whisky Ad Photo
World heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and his manager sue Calvert Distilling Co. for one million dollars in U S District Court alleging damage to Walcott as a boxing draw and as a youthful role model due to the use of his image in a whiskey advertisement. The petition notes Walcott was asked to present a 1951 gold medal award to W Wachtel, president of Calvert, by the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute of Washington.
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Camden
N. J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Calvert Distilling Co
U. S
Walcott
America
George Washington Carver Memorial Institute of Washington
W. W
Nineteen UW Raiders Penalized For Dorm Raid
Nineteen University of Wisconsin students who entered girls dormitories during a campus raid on Monday night face penalties. Five barred from returning to classes for 1952 53 and 14 suspended until February 1953. All may complete current semester work. re entry depends on restitution for property damage. Four others reprimanded and placed on strict disciplinary probation for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
A. O. Smith Wins $5 Million Bomb Casing Contract
Milwaukee firm A. O. Smith Corp. was advised it had been awarded a contract valued at 5 146 659 dollars for the production of steel bomb casings.
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Milwaukee
A. O. Smith Corp
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District Legion
Jill ZumBrunnen
Times
Maurine Binkley
Spring Creek
G. J. ZumBrunnen
Whitewater State College
University of California At
Los Angeles
Joseph W. Weinberg
Washington, D.C
Weinberg
Communist Party
Florida
North
R.j.kundert
Adenauer
State Acheson
Anthony Eden
Sue
UW ‘Raiders
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