Excess profits tax proposed to offset excise cuts
Rep. Eberharter proposes a $1 billion excess profits tax on corporations to offset anticipated cuts in wartime excises such as furs jewelry and leather goods. The Ways and Means Committee weighs deeper cuts while President Truman urges offsetting raises, with veto risks and uncertain support.
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Washington
Eberharter
D-Pa
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Truce Sought In Rail Strike
Washington sought a two week postponement of the railway strike set for Wednesday The national mediation board offered its services during the truce period to settle the diesel locomotive second fireman dispute The move followed embargoes by the Pennsylvania system and Santa Fe and a potential complete shutdown by Southern Railway on the eve of the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National Mediation Board
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
O'Neill
Pennsylvania System
New York Central
Southern Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Robertson
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
NYC
Michigan Central
Detroit River
Big Four
Ohio Central
Harrisburg
White House
Union
National (Railway
Weather forecast for La Crosse area today into Tuesday
Cloudy and cool with windy conditions and occasional light rain tonight. Tuesday remains cloudy and cool with diminishing winds. Low tonight about 36 and high Tuesday around 48.
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la Crosse
Senators call Budenz McCarthy Lattimore to closed session
The Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee plans a closed hearing for Budenz with McCarthy and Lattimore present to hear his testimony. The panel also probes the Amerasia case of 1945 and reviews the State Department security division as Truman promises a nationwide speech defending loyalty programs.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
State Department
McCarthy
Owen J. Lattimore
Louis Budenz
Amerasia
Senate
Wisconsin
Truman
Kremlin
Acheson
Budenz
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Institute of Pacific Relations
Earl Browder
Daily Worker
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
D-Md
Owen Lattimore
Telephone Equipment Workers Start Strike Across Nation
The CIO Communications Workers of America walkout involves up to 10 000 Bell system workers coast to coast with partial impacts on service while Western Electric reports 5 000 out at 11 a m. Negotiations with a federal mediator continue as wages and a minor grievance over a muddy field near South Bend fuel the dispute.
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New York
CIO Communication Workers of America
Bell System
States
District of Columbia
Western Electric Co
Rocky Mountain
West Coast
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Montana
Kow
South Bend
Ind
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Truman
Union
Western Electric
New York State
Illinois
New Jersey
Michigan
Indiana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Louisiana
No Effect in City as Telephone Strike Bypasses La Crosse
A nationwide telephone strike called over Western Electric disruptions will have no effect in La Crosse because local long distance work is done by Wisconsin Telephone Co and Crosse Telephone Corp employees belong to CIO and AFL unions. No Western Electric installations are ongoing here, so no picket lines are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric
la Crosse
Wisconsin Telephone Co
CIO
Crosse Telephone Corp
AFL
VA Hospital Expansion Plan Approved by House
The House voted 279 million dollars to expand the veterans hospital program, directing VA to build 24 new facilities and expand 14 others. The measure aims to restore a 16,000 bed reduction from 1948 and requires later funding, with a survey of abandoned facilities added. Projects include 200 bed hospitals at Duluth Minnesota and Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Washington
House
Veterans’ Hospital
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Truman
Rep
Davis
Wis
Rankin
D-Miss
Veterans Affairs Committee
Duluth
Minn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Symington Defends Air Force Amid Cutbacks and Reorganization
Former Air Force Secretary Symington warned that budget cuts have reduced combat effectiveness over six months, though remaining forces are more efficient. He spoke before leaving to chair the National Security Resources Board as Finletter became the new secretary. Johnson reported the U S leads in armament and expanded atomic stockpile after the Soviet explosion, stressing the need for a 70 group air force and fiscal balance.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
Finletter
New York
Johnson
Symington
Armed Services
Congress
Defense
United States
Air Force Post
National Security Resources Board
International
U. S
Russia
Tragic triple drowning shocks Wisconsin family near New London
Weekend fishing trip on the Wolf river ends in the deaths of Daniel Boyd 11 and Kenneth Boyd 35. Mrs. Kenneth Boyd remains missing with funeral plans set for Wednesday at St. Patrick's. The Boyds from Manston left six children, ages from six months to nine, behind.
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Maulton
Wis
Kenneth Boyd
Wolf River
New London
Manston
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Daniel
Crandall Funeral Home
Oshkosh Coast Guard
M. A. Christofferson
Boyds
Boyd
Produce and Egg Co
LCL Transit Co
Green Bay
Mauston
Baraboo
Susan Marie
Darlene Joyce
Kathleen
Judith Ann
Janet Lee
Douglas
Troops Open Docks in London Strike Action
Britain uses troops for the second time in a year as dockers walk out, immobilizing 69 ships carrying scarce foods and grains. More than 4,500 dockers join the strike, with 12,489 idle, amid protests over TGWU expulsions of three men named as ringleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
London Docks
Transport and General Workers Union
T.G.W.U
City to Flush Water Mains Around 16th and Green Bay
The city water department announced flushing of mains within a 15 block radius of 16th and Green Bay streets starting 11 p m Monday. Hydrants from Jackson to Green Bay and West avenue to Third street will be flushed and residents may see dirty water. Stay safe by drawing water for Tuesday use and shutting basement drains to prevent sewer backup.
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16Th
Green Bay
City Water Department
Jackson
West Avenue
Third Street
Two Farmers Die In Car Crash With Army Convoy Near Mauston
Early Monday a car struck an army convoy truck head on nine miles east of Mauston killing John F. Kelly a 52 year old farmer and William Rooney an employee on the Pat Walsh farm Lyndon Station. Pvt James E Parsley of Fort Custer Mich was uninjured. Sheriff Myles Clark said no inquest and funeral plans were pending.
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Mauston
Wis
John F. Kelly
William Rooney
Pat Walsh
Lyndon Station
James E. Parsely
Fort Custer
Mich
U. S. 12
Parsley
Myles Clark
Kelly
Rooney
Camp McCoy
Camp Haven
Sheboygan
Crandall Funeral Home
Manston
Conway Chapel
Mrs. E. O. Vik Dies Sunday in Minneapolis
Mrs. E. O. Vik 87 widow of late Rev Vik and former Trinity Lutheran pastor’s wife died Sunday in Minneapolis while visiting daughters. Born Decorah 1862 she lived in La Crosse after 1888 marriage. Survived by three daughters two brothers and other relatives. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Minneapolis
E. O. Vik
Vik
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sigrid Sundheim
Ole Viste
Breckenridge Institute
Edwin H. Saenger
James A. Johnson
Harry A. Kurtze
A. Viste
Decorah
Henry
Spokane
Wash
Carl O. Pederson
Pederson
North Side Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nelson Funeral Home
Fire Destroys AEC Building in Berkeley
AEC administration building in Berkeley was destroyed by fire and minor explosions Sunday night. Security guards kept people away from the cyclotron area as flames leapt from the frame structure. the nearby University of California cyclotron remained undamaged. FBI joined the investigation. no occupants were in the building at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
AEC Cyclotron
University of California
FBI
Freak Wind Fells Pole Disrupts City Power
A freak post thunderstorm wind felled a Northern States Power pole at Losey boulevard and Main street, cutting 4000 volt lines and cutting power to the eastern city for about two hours. Fire crews watched live wires while repairs proceeded and the storm path extended to Viroqua with no serious fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern States Power Co
Losey Boulevard
Main Street
East Avenue
Madison Street
Campbell Road
John G. Felton
Northern States
Viroqua
Sparta
Brice Prairie
Mississippi
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Winona
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Samal
R M Howard of Winona Dies After Long Utility Career
R M Howard aged 76 longtime vice president and general manager of Mississippi Valley Public Service Co died suddenly at his Winona Minnesota home. He helped operate La Crosse street car and bus systems and Onalaska electric utility and joined MVPS in 1911. He retired as VP and GM in 1943 then served as executive VP until 1948 and later on the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Howard
Mississippi Valley Public Sevice Co
Winona
Minn
Howard
la Crosse
Onalaska
Mississippi Valley Utility
Manater
la Crosse Transportation System
la Crosse Transit Co
Florida
Davenport
Central Railway and Light Co
Dav
Mississippi Valley Public Service Co
Ex-Red Kornfeder predicts McCarthy exposes hidden Communists
Mosinee Wisconsin resident and former Communist Joseph Zack Kornfeder arrived to direct a May Day Red coup program. He claims McCarthy will prove Communists in the federal government and that Lattimore followed the Kremlin line, with testimonies planned from a former Communist who knows more.
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Mosinee
Wis
Sen
McCarthy
Joseph Zack Kornfeder
Communist Party
Owen Lattimore
Kremlin
Far East
Kornfed
Kornfeder
State Department
Detroit
Baltic Crash Evidence Grows With New Finds
Three more clues drift in from the Baltic as Swedish officials report a raft a radio sign book and a wood fragment may belong to the missing U S patrol plane. The U S says the craft was shot down by Russian fighters with a crew of 10 and was located far from Latvia's coast after an overflight two weeks earlier.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U. S. Navy
Baltic
United States
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Waupaca
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Wewauwega
Royalton
Northport
Lebanon
Neillsville
Violet Hayward
Robert
Beaver Dam
Donald
Garden Grove
Cal
Katherine Schommer
Colby
Frank Hiebsch
Owen
Joseph
Leo
Rochester
John
Fayetteville
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Wendéalin
Abbotsford
Bernadette) Boyd
Kenneth
Germainey Luck
Madison
Margaret
Milwaukee
Mary
Tas
Commissar
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