Monticello Hosts Legion District Conference and Parade
The Third Wisconsin district American Legion held a two day Monticello event featuring an initiation of 40 and 8 members, a parade with 19 bands watched by about 6,000, and a banquet where Kenneth Greenquist spoke. Jacob Bruni of New Glarus was elected district commander with Harold Moor of Madison as vice commander.
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Monticello
American
Milwaukee
State Legion
Green County Legion Council
Harold Moor
Madison
Monticello High School
Darlington High School
Mineral Point
Blanchardville
Waunakee
Four Lakes Council Boy Scout
Society of the Legion
Green County
Forrest H. Riese
Monroe
Daniel Ault
Julius Hein
Juda
Anthony Kinney
Albany
Jack Graves
Harold D. Schulz
Third Legion
Green
Dane
Iowa
Lafayette
Richland
Crawford
Grant Counties
Idaho Punishes Convicts in Riot
Eleven ringleaders in a Saturday riot at Idaho State Penitentiary were placed in solitary confinement. Others remained in cells or aided cleanup after 300 inmates barricaded the recreation hall and a license plate factory for four hours. Tear gas used. damage estimated at $15,000. Warden L. E. Clapp refused demands and dissolved the grievance committee.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
Recreation Hall
L. E. Clapp
Clapp
Local Navy Reserve Men Get Active Duty
Two Monroe naval reserve electronics platoon members departed for active duty and a third receives orders to report June 6. James Curran of Browntown has reported to Great Lakes and Walter R. Schwaiger, son of the Madison police chief, left for Great Lakes. Wesley P. Wandfluh, son of Adolph and Wandfluh, 2246 8th Street, has orders for June 6.
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Monroe Naval Reserve Electronics Platoon
Navy
James Curran
Browntown
Great Lakes
Walter R. Schwaiger
J. H. Schwaiger
21St Avenue
Madison
Wesley P. Wandfluh
Adolph O. Wandfluh
8Th Street
Infantry To Occupy Bomb Area Speedily In Next Atomic Test
Army troops will move from fox holes toward ground zero within seconds after the next atomic blast. The sixth bright spring detonation at Nevada test site involved 1,500 troops from Camp Desert Rock, with 1,000 combat troops and 600 observers observing from 7,000 yards. The blast lit Las Vegas 65 miles away, with a 15 second fire ball from a 300 foot tower.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Ground
Camp Desert Rock
UW Students Protest Severe Suspension Punishments
Madison action by the University of Wisconsin Student Board opposes suspensions for 19 male students who joined last Monday's raid. The board deems the penalties severe and inequitable and calls for alternate punishment and restitution plans. Joan Garfinkel chairs a new committee to meet the 19 and report with suggestions.
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Joan Garfinkel
Milwaukee
Speeding Charges Filed Against Five motorists
Police arrested three motorists over the weekend on speeding charges and the sheriff's department took a fourth into custody. William J. Davis posted 25 dollar bond for a June 7 court on speeding while driving a soft drink truck. Elmer J. Teske posted 20 dollars and faced court or bond forfeiture. Gary T. Kies will appear in court after posting 20 dollars. Stanley Klaas posted 10 dollars on a speeding charge with 11 am May 31 court. Dale Cross paid a one dollar forfeiture after a summons for parking in a no parking stall in front of the post office. City Council safety committee urged enforcement of the ordinance.
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Sheriff's Department
William J. Davis
Beloit
Elmer J. Teske
Princeville
Ill
Gary T. Kies
Janesville
Stanley Klaas
Freeport
Green County Sheriff's Deputies
Dale Cross
McConnell
Police and Safety Committee
J. H. Schwaiger
Scouts Camp at Decatur Site Ends Weekend Training
Green County Boy Scouts wrapped up the Green district spring camporee at Decatur park with a court of honor. More than 100 boys from county troops attended, with awards to Robert Ambrose for the star award and multiple first and second class badges among others.
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Decatur
Green County
Sugar River
Decatur Park
Green District
Monticello
Albany
Robert Boettcher
Brodhead Emmanuel Church
Robert Ambrose
Adolph A. Ambrose
16Th Avenue
Court of Honor
Jake Jones
Juda
Harry J. Bellahan
Monroe
Nat B. Preston
Council
Grant Daley
Paul Vincent
Browntown
Larry van Horn
Michael Clark
Joseph Milz
Paul Lamboley
William Schwingel
Carl Disch
Thomas Fritz
Delbert Amos
Harlan Prechel
Michael Keegan
Dennis Hall
Karl Gmar
Francis Brennan
Gregory Blum
Gary Broge
Daniel Bender
Harold Kline Jr
Gerald Lamb
Joseph Keegan
Roger Plate
Dennis Goecks
McCarthy Seeks Tape Use in Libel Suit Hearing
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy failed to obtain court permission to use a wire recorder in pre trial hearings of his two million dollar libel suit against Senator William Benton. Judge Walter M. Bastian denied the motion noting DC courts have not used wire recorders for testimony.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
William Benton
D—Conn
Benton
McCarthy
U. S
Walter M. Bastian
Bastian
District of Columbia
Ben
Senate
Drew Pearson
Pearson
County Enjoys Bright Weekend Weather Return
Green County enjoyed a bright weekend as spring warmth returned with highs around 76 degrees. A light rain Saturday night added .06 of an inch, and forecasts expect cooler temperatures tomorrow with sunny periods to aid farmers and crops in early growth.
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Green County
Congress weighs restoring Andresen cheese import curb
Midwest congressmen and dairy groups push to restore the Andresen amendment to extend eight months of economic controls. The measure, which capped imports to the 1948 50 average, was removed by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, a setback for dairy producers and supporters of higher sanitary standards.
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Washington
Andresen
Senate
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
ECA
Truman
Acheson
Hull
Black River Falls
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Glen Davis
R-Waukesha
Europe
Eberharter
D-Pa
Bloody September at Koje Island POW camps sparks deadly riots
Inside Koje Island camps fierce clashes erupted from Sept 16 to 20 as Communist and anti Communist prisoners battled for control. US guards reported 14 wounded by gunfire and 22 by bayonets while 15 prisoners were killed. Hospital records show 115 prisoner deaths from brutality, gunshots and natural causes. Two-week window to break Reds into smaller groups, but 80 000 captives still under hardline rule. Tools ranged from axe handles to firearms, with suspicion of gasoline stockpiles for Molotov bombs.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
U.N
U. N
Haydon L. Boater
U. S. 64Th Field Hospital
Kate
Koje
Boatner
Kore
Boamner
Compound 76
Francis T. Dodd
Janesville Youth Sentenced for Refusing Military Oath
Michael C. Lopez, 21, of Janesville, was sentenced to two years in a federal reformatory by U S District Judge Robert E Tehan for refusal to take the oath of military service. Lopez said he was a conscientious objector. It was the first such sentence here since the Korean War.
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Milwaukee
Michael C. Lopez
Janesville
U. S
Robert E. Tehan
Lopez
Treaty at Bonn Shapes Postwar Germany
The Bonn peace contract signed by the United States Britain France and the Western German Republic abolishes the occupation statute and renames occupation troops defense forces. Allied high commissioners are replaced by ambassadors with reserve rights for emergencies and Berlin and reunification matters remain under Western Powers. A future deal is promised if unification proceeds.
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Associated Press
Bonn
U. S
Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Connally Urges Full Foreign Aid as Timidity Rejected
Senator Connally urged approval of a 6.9 billion foreign aid bill, warning timidity invites disaster. As Foreign Relations chair, he expects this to be his last major act before retiring next January and opposed further cuts to the authorization. The House set a 6.162 billion ceiling, while Republicans push deeper reductions.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Truman
House
Sen
George
D-Ga
Air Force to Avert Gaps With 24 Hour Spotter Plan
The Air Force plans a round the clock civilian aircraft spotter system by July to close a weak link in the national warning net. Ground Observer Corps volunteers have struggled to recruit and the project was delayed after 27 states began a test run on May 1. An Alaska sighting of a low flying plane with no radar detection underscores the need for continuous low altitude surveillance. Interceptors later identified two presumed unknowns near Presque Isle, Maine.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Air Defense Command
USAF
Alaska
Eastern Air Defense Force
Presque Isle
Ocean
AFL Workers Strike At Edgerton Factory
Edgerton Wisconsin plants of the Highway Trailer Company and Stoughton workers walked off as the wage contract deadline passed. AFL United Automobile Workers members had voted 401 to 76 to strike unless pay boosts and two additional paid days were granted. negotiations had been ongoing since early this month.
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Edgerton
Wis
Highway Trailer Company
Stoughton
AFL
United Automobile Workers Union
County Reports Three Accidents Over Weekend
Three weekend accidents in Green County left two people with minor injuries and a severely damaged cow. The first crash near Dayton involved an Ewald Luetkens 1952 car and a Wayne Ace vehicle, no injuries but partial property damage. A near head on collision near Postville injured Mrs. Anna Hanson and bruised Mrs. Gladys Strommen, with a bruised knee. A late night collision five miles north of Monroe damaged Norman Ritschard vehicle as cattle owned by Glenn Benkert were being driven across County Trunk N. Ritschard said he thought someone wanted a ride while sheriff deputies investigated.
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Ewald Luetkens
Madison
Wayne D. Ace
Belleville
Dayton
J. W. Eagen
Anna Hanson
Blanchard
Norman F. Ritschard
Glenn R. Benketts
Monroe
Green County
Western Union Strikers Return Ends 52 Day Walkout
The 52 day Western Union strike ended at 12 01 am local time as AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union members voted 8685 to accept the settlement. Pay raises or hours reduction hinge on government permission for rate increases to be sought from the FCC. Western Union officials have not stated the needed rate hike amount.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Federal Communications Commission
Evjue Urges Defeat Of Every Congressman
Madison editor William T. Evjue calls for defeat of every member of the House and every Senator up for reelection in the November election in a page one editorial.
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Evjue
Madison
Wiliam T. Evjue
Madison Capitaliés
House of Representatives
Peace Contract Signed at Bonn Ends War Status
The United States Britain and France signed a peace contract with West Germany in Bonn. Adenauer and Western ministers spoke of progress toward peace and reunification while Moscow denounced the move. Ratification by the U.S. Congress and allied parliaments awaits, likely triggering lengthy debate.
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Bonn
Germany
East
Soviet Zone
Iron Curtain
Pravda
Moscow
East Germany
Adenauer
Eden
Schuman
Acheson
Europe
France
Britain
U.S
President Drafts New Steel Move
President Truman weighs sending the steel controversy to Congress if the seizure is ruled illegal. The Supreme Court recessed without opinion, next Monday to issue a ruling before summer recess. CIO steelworkers led by Philip Murray press for a raise as contracts expire, warning of a nationwide strike if government operation ends. Truman would seek Congress action and avoid invoking the Taft Hartley Act emergency provisions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
High Court
Philip Murray
CIO
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Fred Galli
Phil Spitalny
Masonic Chorus
William F. Guthrie
Edgewater Beach
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Galli
John C. Werren
WGWN
Bruce M. Blum
Mollet
Jacob Bruni
Navy Reserve
John Bruni
Sea Scouts
Sheridan
Donald Dwyer
Roy F. Peter
Dewey A. Dwyer
Curtis W. Chase
Walter Althaus
Brodhead
R. B. Bliss Jr
Donald Connors
Tallie Everson III
Paul Ganshert
Monroe Harold Snively
Ralph Baltzer
Joseph R. Ganshert
New Glarus
Ronald Tschudy
Robert Hoesly
Bancroft
Oren Burt
Sever Gaarder
U. S. Grant Council
Harry Miller
Wendell Stribley
Stephenson
Cedarville
Robert Paton
Apple River State Park
Big Three
William Jorden
New
United States
Bundesratsaal
Western
West Germany
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Paris
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