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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1948
Page
1
Bogota reports say Colombia broke relations with Soviet Russia after rioting left 300 dead, 1,000 stores looted and 40 major buildings burned. Two Russians plus 13 foreign agents were arrested as government declares the revolt ended and martial law remains in effect.
The capital Bogota endures revolutionary riots with 300 reported dead, 1,000 stores looted, 40 major buildings burned, and churches damaged. Army patrols vow to shoot looters, corpses are recovered amid rubble, and transportation halts as aid and food imports struggle to reach the city.
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight with a low of 36 in the city and near freezing in surrounding valleys. Tuesday will be generally cloudy with light rain in the afternoon and night, with temperatures rising to a high near 56.
The City Plan Commission outlines projects to be ranked by residents for a long range development program. Key items include auditorium recreation center at fair grounds street improvements and a civic center with courts jail city hall and fire station.
Washington reports that the United States Britain and France will press ahead with plans to unify western Germany economically possibly creating a separate political regime. A three power London meeting is planned to blueprint Germanys future as Soviet western tensions loom over a pivotal week in Europe.
Des Moines reporters note Midwest Democratic directors call southerners to accept the national platform and unite behind President Truman. A second resolution backs the president and urges bloc voting at the Democratic national convention. Directors from eight states attend with national committee members.
Tokyo reports Russia will restart repatriation of Japanese prisoners next month after a long delay. About 696,000 Japanese remain in Soviet areas, while virtually all others interned elsewhere in the Far East and Pacific have been sent home.
Five Japanese mines drifted ashore along the Oregon and Washington coasts with a warning to the public to stay clear. A sixth mine was destroyed by coast guard rifle fire near the Columbia River mouth. The devices originated from Japanese wartime mining in the western Pacific.
Clarence Searles of Wisconsin Rapids, head of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, urged Wisconsin lawmakers to raise the two tenths of a mill state property tax for forestry. He noted expanding forest needs, inflation eroding tax value, and growing demands for tree planting in non-forestry counties. The levy currently yields about 1.3 million dollars annually plus 300 thousand in federal fire prevention aid.
Harold E. Stassen eyes a big first-ballot win as Nebraska Republicans vote tomorrow with Taft and Dewey strong contenders. A Washington poll and local delegates indicate broad support for the top finishers, while Stassen wagers 300 convention votes on the first test in June.
President Truman nominated Herschel W. Johnson to be ambassador to Brazil. Johnson, a career diplomat from North Carolina, has served as deputy U S representative to the United Nations Security Council. He succeeds William D. Pawley, who resigned due to ill health. Johnson’s UN successor has not yet been chosen.
Governor Dewey returns to Albany desk optimistic about boosting his presidential bid with a Nebraska primary win. He plans a radio appeal to Nebraska Republicans from the state executive mansion and views Harold Stassen as the contender to beat. Dewey signals possible future steps depending on Stassen's results.
In New York Andrei A. Gromyko ended his boycott of informal Palestine talks with UN delegates. The sessions, hosted by the American delegation, focus on a possible Holy Land truce and the U S trusteeship plan. Gromyko attended because the meeting concerned a truce but will continue to boycott sessions on the trusteeship proposal.
County Highway Commissioner Paul A Hartwig said all road bans will be lifted at noon Wednesday, ending the prior restriction of 11 000 pounds per load.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told the senate agriculture committee that wage rates for hired farm labor should be included in any new parity formula. He urged a 10 year average and a 75 percent parity floor, supported quotas, and warned the bill would overly lock in departmental functions. Senator Aiken called the act crucial, with two weeks of hearings to cover farm organizations and industry spokesmen before wartime laws expire.
Defense Secretary Forrestal told the House Armed Services Committee that Soviet scientific knowledge of the atomic bomb exists but Russia may not yet have the industrial capacity to produce it. He refused to expand on certainty, citing information from Dr. Vannevar Bush. Bradley warned universal military training may be needed for a larger standing army.
Chicago report notes a lively political scene with congress and county contests as the main draw for tomorrow’s Illinois primary. About 1.5 million votes are expected though attention will focus on statewide races for governor and senator as party slates seek nominations.
Britain unveils a 10 foot bronze statue of Franklin D Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square memorial gardens. Mrs Roosevelt pulls the cord as King George VI lays a wreath, marking the third anniversary of his death. The sculpture by Sir William Reid Dick cost 40 000 pounds raised by the Pilgrims Society.
John L. Lewis announced a miners pension plan grossly tied to a court dispute over a strike. He faces contempt charges after allegedly failing to call off the April 3 work stoppage, as federal judge T Alan Goldsborough schedules a formal appearance. The plan provides 100 dollars monthly to long term retirees at age 62, funded by a ten cent per ton coal royalty set up last year.
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