Australia Proposes 5 Man Group To Report On Spain
Australia seeks a United Nations Security Council sub committee inquiry into Franco Spain with Lieut. Col. W. R. Hodgson leading a proposed five member team. The Soviet Union opposes any investigation and Gromyko warned the plan would be a mere palliative. The council planned to reconvene Monday to study the revised motion and aim for possible unanimity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Spain
New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Col
W. R. Hodgson
Soviet
Moscow
Rafael de la Colina
Hodgson
Henri Bonnet
Oscar Lange
Council
Security Council
United Nations
San Francisco
General Assembly
London
Pedro Leno Veiloso
City Attorney to Present La Crosse Landing Rights Case
The Civil Aeronautics Board will hear oral arguments May 6 in Washington by City Attorney Fred E. Steele for Northwest Airlines seeking La Crosse landing rights. La Crosse 10 minutes for argument plus a supporting memorandum to be part of the record. A second hearing June 3 will review other airline applications with similar participation rules.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D. C
Fred E. Steele
la Crosse
Walter T. Roth
City of
Northwest Airlines
Des Moines
Fred Steele
Washington
City Faces 300 000 Annual Freight Rate Hit
La Crosse would incur about 300 000 yearly if rail freight rates rise 25 percent. Traffic Bureau Manager R H Heinecamp said coal dealers alone would pay 60 000 more, with broader impact on industries and consumer prices. He spoke after Wisconsin Manufacturers' association meeting in Milwaukee where protests and concerns over railroad rate increases were aired.
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la Crosse
R. H. Heinecamp
Heinecamp
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
Milwaukee
Traffic Bureau
Association
Hemecamp
Concensus
Exploding Nazi Bomb Blown Up in London Park
The German time bomb Annie, resting in St James Park for five years, was detonated by a bomb disposal squad on Friday night after ticking for two days. The blast buckled Buckingham Palace windows but caused no damage. Residents were told to keep windows open. Queen Mary remained at Marlborough House while King George and the royal children vacationed at Windsor Castle.
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London
St. James Park
Buckingham Palace
Mary
Marlborough House
Palace
George
Windsor Castle
Weather outlook for La Crosse area cool with frost risk
Fair and continued cool tonight and Saturday. Light frost in low rural areas. In the city the low tonight is 36 and Saturday afternoon high reaches 72.
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la Crosse
City
The Hungry Earth Swallows A Car In Louisville
In Louisville a car vanished into a growing cavern beneath a parking lot as attendants watched. Water from a broken line had eroded earth filling once a building basement, creating the sinkhole. The car was freed after the intrusion. the city ordered 16 tons of earth to refill the hole.
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Louisville
Michael Ralhbin
Select First Nine Families For La Crosse Housing Units
Nine families were notified Thursday and Friday through the USO Travelers Aid office that they have been selected for occupancy of the first temporary dwelling units at the ordnance shop development. Open house will be held Sunday 2 to 4 p m for inspection by applicants and the public. Moving-in day for the first nine is Saturday May 4.
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USO Travelers Aid Office
Ordnance Shop
The
Housing Authority
Uso-Travelers Aid Office
Skemp
Rivoli Building
Mayor's Emergency Housing Committee
Osmena Concedes Philippine Presidency Loss
Manila reports Osmena virtually admits defeat with claims the election was stolen. A Malacanang source suggests Roxas has a slender chance to win as Roxas supporters are accused of voter intimidation in Tayabas Batangas and Nueva Ecija. AP tally shows Roxas leading 478,543 to 391,121 from 4,748 precincts.
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Manila
Sergio Osmena
Philippines
Malacanan Palace
Osmena
Senate
Manuel Roxas
Roxas
Tayabas
Batangas
Neuva Egija
No Decision In School Deaths In Sparta inquest fails to determine cause
The Friday inquest into the deaths of Sparta State School children Harriet Scott and LeRoy Peters yielded no verdict. Coroner M. J. Lanham and District Attorney L. J. Goodman heard from Harriet Scott’s superintendent Franklin King, nurse Geraldine Kubal, and Dr H. H. Williams Jr. The hearing detailed infirmary rules, medication storage, and phenobarbital and aspirin usage, but could not establish a cause of death.
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Sparta
Wis
M. J. Lanham
L. J. Goodman
Harriet Scott
LeRoy Peters
Franklin King
Geraldine Kubal
H. H. Williams, Jr
King
Francis Hine
Farm leaders oppose drastic OPA cutbacks in price controls
President Ed ONeill of the Farm Bureau Federation and Albert Goss of the National Grange urged the Senate Banking Committee to extend OPA powers with a middle ground. They pressed decontrolling prices, selective ceilings, elimination of consumer subsidies, and inflation remedies through tax and budget policy. Three CIO witnesses urged continuing price controls.
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Washington
Ed O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Albert Goss
National Grange
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
O'Neal
CIO
Tragedy Strikes After Burling ton Train Crash at Naperville
Passengers trapped in the rear car of the Advance Flyer after a collision with the Exposition Flyer near Naperville. many rescued through windows as flames feared. Sailor Delbert Boon died at St Charles Hospital. Irene Cook and her mother were among the injured. Red Cross and doctors rushed to aid 50 physicians 77 nurses on duty. Reverend Dunston Velese aided victims despite a fractured leg.
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Aurora
Ill
Burlington Railroad
Naperville
St. Charles Hospital
Delbert Boon
Luray
Frank Boon
Irene Cook
Florence Whitehouse
Schenectady
N. Y
Kahoka
Advance Flyer
Anne Hovey
Keokuk
Dunston Velese
O.F.M
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebr
San Francisco
Blaine
Daniels
James Tangney
Red Cross
North Central College
Deadly railroad crash and coal miners strike action
A rear end collision near Chicago killed at least 44 and injured 125 as the Burlington Exposition Flyer rammed the Advance Flyer on a center track. Separately United Mine Workers threaten a strike to press higher wages and benefits for 75,000 anthracite miners, with talks set for New York May 10 and a May 31 hard coal contract expiry.
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Naperville
Ill
Burlington Railroad
San Francisco
DuPage County
Chicago
Union Station
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Hazleton
Health and Welfare
Lewis
New York
UMW
Washington
Schwellenbach
Labor
Burlington
Lee Daniels
W. W. Blaine
Galesburg
Daniels
Blaine
E. H. Crayton
Crayton
Kenny Willing To Run Again For Wisconsin Governor
Delbert J. Kenny of West Bend says he would run in the 1946 Republican primary if Oshkosh delegates on May 4 and 5 indicate he should be the party’s candidate. He appeals for a united party and cites Governor Goodland’s renomination bid as discouraging potential rivals.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Delbert J. Kenny
West Bend
Oshkosh
Kenny
Glen Brandt
Manitowoc County
Republican Committee
Wisconsin
Goodland
Nazi Defense Witness Boomerangs in War Crimes Trial
Hans Bernd Gisevius, a German conspirator turned wartime intelligence contact, testified he was in friendly contact with the OSS during World War II. His disclosure came as the 22 defendants faced shock and scrutiny near the trial’s end, with prosecutors noting his value to American intelligence in Switzerland and Berlin operations.
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Switzerland
Germany
Gisevius
Hitler
Thefuehrer
Alfred Seidl
Rudolf Hess
Hans Frank
Poland
Office of Strategic Services
Adm
Walter Wilhelm Canaris
Zurich
Berlin
La Crosse Named Among Critical Veterans Housing Cities
RACINE Wisconsin January 26 1947 R A Valier Milwaukee CPA district office manager testified at a Harvey Hansen American Legion post hearing that Eau Claire La Crosse Madison and Milwaukee are the most critical veterans housing areas in Wisconsin Racine is not listed as critical He explained the CPA issues no priorities only a hunting license for builders and that applications must be essential with hardship considerations He warned against permits for civilian builders fearing veterans would be charged inflated prices
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Racine
Wis
R. R. Walier
Civilian Production Administration
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Madison
Harvey Hansen
CPA
Valier
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Boone
Stevenson
State Board of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
University
School of Pharmacy
Sailor
Cohoes, N. Y
Copley Hospital
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