Attlee outlines recovery plan to Parliament in crisis year
Prime Minister Attlee announced Britain will cut armed forces by 420000, slow labor, and relax parts of the U S loan terms to ease the economic squeeze. He warned of hardship from reduced imports while seeking sterling convertibility talks and trade non discrimination with the United States.
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Russia
Churchill
Attiee
Russians Seize Three More Austrian Plants
An Austrian official says Russian forces have taken over three additional industrial concerns in Austria as German assets. The seized facilities include Patria stocking mill at Heidenreichstein, Dr Berkel industrial alcohol plant at Kernhofen, and Brown Boveri electrical fittings factory in Vienna’s Russian sector.
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Patria
Heidenreichstein
Dr. Berkel
Kernhofen
Brown-Boveri Electrical
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair spell tonight with cooler temperatures as the low settles around 64. Partly cloudy Thursday with a rise in afternoon temperatures and a daytime high not fully specified.
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Fair End
State Crops Need Rain Says Bureau
The U S weather bureau in Milwaukee reports rain would aid crops across Wisconsin. Scattered showers last week were light and of little agricultural importance. Central and southern soils are moist, northern areas remain dry. Corn progress is good but two weeks late. pastures deteriorating. Dane County has strong pastures. second alfalfa crop and small grains harvest underway. Early potatoes, tomatoes, pickles, and tobacco show growth. Door County cherries expected better than normal.
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United States backs UN General Assembly over Balkans crisis
The United States signals it will urge the UN General Assembly to handle the Balkans issue if the Security Council cannot act due to Russia's veto. Herschel V. Johnson outlines U S positions on veto use, Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria defiance, and U S commitment to UN Charter solutions. Vassili Dendramis calls for immediate enforcement measures against Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
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Vassili Dendramis
Yuposilavia
Citizens Help Avert Water Crisis In City
City officials credit public cooperation with conserving water to avert draining mains during a hot spell. Mayor Beranek and Water Department officials noted pressure improved after lawn sprinkling was reduced. a new well at Green Bay Street awaited full use and two test wells were dug in Myrick Park as plans to boost supply continue.
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Allis-Chalmers Company
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Chicago carrier group tours Chicago three-day vacation
La Crosse Tribune carriers from Chicago enjoy a press trip napped with visits to Lincoln Park Zoo and Wrigley Field. They tour Madison and meet Jo Stafford backstage while touring the city amid heat and excitement.
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Wisconsin State Journal
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Cubs
Hughes Charges Brewster With Offering Deal
Senator Brewster denied offering a deal to halt a Senate war inquiry into Hughes warplane contracts in exchange for a TWA Pan American merger. Hughes testified in a crowded Washington hearing room that Brewster proposed the arrangement in February 1947.
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John Meyer
Senate War Investigating Committee
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Army
James G. Hall
Filiott Roosevelt
Air Corps
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Hall
Subcommittee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Trans World Airlines
A Trifle Large For Shoplifting
Melvin Bryhn reports a red cow with a white head missing from R. J. Mindoro. The sheriff asks for help locating the animal with a reward offered for its return.
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R. J. Mindoro
Bryn
Sheriff's Department
Clear Cool Weather Forecast For Tonight
A cool Canadian air mass is moving in with a forecast of clear skies tonight and much cooler conditions by evening. Temperatures rose to the upper 80s by midmorning before easing. Rochester, Minnesota saw cooler readings due to a nearby storm, and Milwaukee reported blistering heat with a death from heat in earlier hours.
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City Begins First All Out Fly Control Drive
City leaders declare a city wide drive against disease carrying insects a moderate success. Mayor Charles A. Beranek praises the joint effort with the Chamber of Commerce Jaycees and private citizens and notes plans to repeat the program annually with sprays of DDT in Myrick Park and other areas.
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Emil O. Schultz
Myrick Myrick Park
Mullins Hybrid Service Company
Britt, Ia
Office Theft At Electro Lux Vacuum Firm Under Probe
Police report no arrests yet in a $2,000 theft at Electro lux Vacuum Cleaner company 431 Hoeschler building. Detectives say investigation is intensive and too early to predict a solution. Money and several checks vanished from three cash boxes in a filing case. manager Charles Poppert found the loss Tuesday morning as he attempted to make change. The filing case door was forced though office doors remained locked when business opened at 8 am.
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Charles Poppert
Two Trains Collide Near Litchfield Injuring 25
The Green Diamond passenger train of the Illinois Central and a Burlington freight collided near Litchfield Illinois injuring at least 25 persons none seriously. The Green Diamond derailed five coaches and the freight six cars overturned with coal scattered. no fatalities reported. State police and physicians aided victims at St Francis Hospital. E J Christian the Green Diamond engineer declined comment.
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Clinton
Greece Turkey may get goods under lend-lease deal
Part of a 250 million dollar lend-lease inventory intended for Russia may be diverted to Greece and Turkey under the U S aid program. Congress blocked the shipments to signal disapproval of Soviet actions, risking surplus sales and possible repurchase by Russia.
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La Crosse Inter-State Fair Opens With Expanded Exhibits
The 57th annual La Crosse Inter-State Fair opened with large entries in women’s and 4-H departments and extensive livestock, poultry and machinery displays. Rodeo shows nightly, the Zacchini cannon act, and Midway concerts headline while Thursday brings Children’s Day with reduced ride rates.
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Illinois Fireworks Company
American Motorcycle Association
St. Michael's Orphanage
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Fair Association
Zacchini
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Crosse
Packard Raises Prices Across All Models
Detroit news confirms Packard Motor Car Co increases on all current auto models by 93 to 200 dollars effective Wednesday after reporting a nearly two million dollar deficit for the first half of 1947. The 5 percent average rise follows General Motors earlier boosts tied to higher steel and parts costs.
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Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
General Motors Corp
Tunisian general strike called off after deadly clashes
The general strike in Tunisia ended after 25 people were killed and 60 wounded in clashes between strikers and troops. The decision was reached by the general union of Tunisian labor after talks with the French protectorate government in Tunis.
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