Peace conference rules committee approves voting compromise
The Paris meeting resumed after a marathon debate over voting rules. A 15-6 vote adopted a British compromise allowing simple majority decisions to go as recommendations to the foreign ministers council while major measures require two thirds.
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Paris
Counci
Russia
Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
Netherlands
Australia
New Zealand
Foreign Ministers Council
Kaiser Welcomes Investigations Into War Record
Henry J Kaiser urged a Senate inquiry into his wartime record and called for investigations of the steel industry and Reconstruction Finance Corp. He claimed "scanalmongers" attack his Fontana California steel plant and offered to testify before the Mead committee. He praised the Bland committee probe into maritime affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Henry J Kaiser
West Coast
New Hampshire
Styles Bridges
Steel
Industr
Jease Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Kaiser
Fontana
Almongers
Martime and Fisheries Committee
Rep. S. QO. Bland
Senate
Mead Investigating Committee
Fireman assaulted while with 17 year old companion in Savannah
Solicit or General Pro Tem Andrew J. Ryan Jr said two Black people confronted 22 year old Anthony Blixson and his 17 year old female companion in a parked car in Chatham county at about 1 am. Blixson was forced from the car and struck then both attackers hurt the girl before leaving her. Betty De Loach of Savannah was identified as the girl. The car was later found at the scene. The injured pair sought help at a farmhouse and police were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Andrew J. Ryen, Jr
Anthony Blixson
Ryan
Chatham County
Elixson
Betty de Loach
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered thunderstorms late tonight or Thursday. Somewhat warmer tonight with a low in the 30s. High on Thursday around 84 degrees.
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la Crosse
Heirens Retraces His Actions In Slayings
Chicago prosecutors pressed to close the case against William Heirens after an indictment charging the 17 year old with the murder of Mrs. Josephine Ross. Heirens testified in detail about the June 1945 killing and reenacted the three brutal crimes including the murder of Suzanne Degnan and the shooting of Frances Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Heirens
Josephine Ross
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Wilbert Crowley
Heirens
Ross
Crowley
Mary Jane Blanchard
University of Chicago
William J. Tuohy
Unions Protest Smith Speech at Viroqua Centennial
Local CIO and AFL spokesmen objected to Gerald L K Smith of the America First party being invited to speak at the Viroqua centennial program on August 18. The La Crosse PAC and union 396 urged action while the centennial committee debated. AFL and CIO condemned Smith as hateful and intolerant, noting the invitation stemmed from a minority, not community-wide approval. Judge Neprud and Dr Kuehn were praised for taking a stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Gerald J. K. Smith
America First Party
CIO
Tribune
la Crosse Political Action Committee
PAC
Viroqua
Smith
George W. Hall
AFL
la Crosse Trades and Labor Council
American Federation of Labor of la Crosse
Gerald L. K. Smith
Wisconsin
Neprud
John Dillinger
Adolph Hitler
Kuehn
Nine Granted Citizenship in Judge Cowie Court
Nine individuals were granted citizenship in Judge R S Cowie's court on Tuesday. New citizens include Renee Kanner Austria Anna Laura Ranzenhofer Austria Olaf Ragnvald Hanson Norway William E Meyer Germany Berth Maria Wiermerslinge Canada John Andringo Netherlands Helmut Ciska Germany Joseph Parada Jr Germany and Joe Aniceta De Latorre Mexico.
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R. S. Cowie
Renee Kanner
Austria
Anna Laura Ranzenhofer
Olaf Ragnvald Hanson
Norway
William E. Meyer
Germany
Berth Maria Wiermerslinge
Canada
John Andringo
Netherlands
Helmut Ciska
Joseph Parada, Jr
Joe Aniceta de Latorre
Mexico
Shooting Victim Improves After Hospitalization
Mrs Antoinette Baker aged 78 or 84 1013 Fifth Avenue South was shot three times by John Wallace 415 Jay Street who then died by suicide. Police say the doctor reports Mrs Baker is in improved condition with a good chance of recovery after an emergency surgery removed a shattered kidney and bullets lodged in her abdomen and wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoinette Baker
Fifth Avenue South
John Wallace
Jay Street
Infant found in suitcase in Eau Claire cabin
A 21 year old Atlanta woman held in custody after authorities found a newborn infant dead in a suitcase in her cabin at a tourist camp in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Autopsy indicated the baby appeared alive at birth with no injuries and cause of death undetermined. The woman and two Princeton brothers who traveled with her were questioned and released. she denied giving birth and said she may have been delirious. The trio planned to marry soon. their car breakdown altered plans.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Atlanta, Ga
Dist
Henry Steinbring
Princeton, Minn
T. S. Rosen
Steinbring
Princeton
Atlanta
City and County Council Review Police Radio Merger Study
Common council committees in joint session approved a motion to have the mayor city engineer and a county board committee meet with the council to study merging city and county police radio systems. The move follows prior communications from the La Crosse County Taxpayers Cooperative and a city radio engineer's critique of potential savings.
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County Board
Common Council
la Crosse County Taxpayers Cooperative
Leslie Jenks
City Police Department
Marion Mumford
Denver School of Government
Taxpayer League
Wayne Hood
Miss Mumford
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
Madison
Appleton
la Cross
Barth
Truman's Man Wins Primary in Missouri District Race
Enos Axtell, 37, former Navy lieutenant, won the Democratic nomination in Missouri's fifth district by 2,301 votes over a two man field. Albert Reeves Jr. claimed Republican nomination unopposed. Slaughter lost, one of several incumbents defeated in primaries nationwide.
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Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri Congress
Missouri
Enos A. Axtell
Jerome Walsh
OPA
Axtell
Albert L. Reeves, Jr
Army Engineers
Slaughter
Virginia
West Virginia
Kansas
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Cio-Pac
Pendergast
Kansas City
House Rules Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Frank P. Briggs
Mr. Truman
Harley M. Kilgore
Charles M. Dale
U. S
Sherman Adams
Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Father Divine Marries 21 Year Old Montreal Woman
The Philadelphia secretary for Father Divine, Mar tha Blessed Love, confirms a marriage to a 21 year old Montreal girl. She promised details would appear August 10 in New Day and said the union aims to propagate virtue and ignite a political and religious birth of freedom nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Father Divine
Martha Blessed Love
Divine
Montreal
Defective Brake Hose Found In Burlington Rail Wreck Probe
The Burlington railroad reported a defective air brake hose found in the second car of the Exposition Flyer after it struck the halted Advance Flyer at Naperville Illinois on April 25, a crash that killed 45. The hose may influence the accident and Ralph Budd, the railroad president, has filed a report with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Naperville
Ralph Budd
Interstate Commerce Commission
Opening Of Inter-State Fair Draws Huge Crowd Tonight
The 56th annual Inter-State Fair in La Crosse opens with perfect weather and a large throng expected. John R. Ward shows Carnival arrives with fireworks by Illinois Fireworks Co. Judging starts Thursday at 9 a.m. Children’s Day offers reduced rides 12 noon to 6 p.m. Grandstand program features a 1946 State Fair Revue and thrill acts on Thrill Day.
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John R. Ward
Carnival
Illinois Fireworks Company
la Crosse Fair
Carnival Company
The
Fair Association
Middle West
Danville
la Crosse
Burlington Road
Polio Outbreak Reported in Wisconsin and Nation
No new polio cases in La Crosse after three victims were hospitalized. A 7 year old boy with neck weakness, an 8 year old with leg impairment, and a 34 year old mail clerk on the La Crosse Chicago train were affected. State deaths rose to six with a 28 year old Mukwonago man and an 11 year old Cudahy boy among the deceased. Epidemics were reported in Minneapolis Pulaski County Arkansas and Jones Forrest and Lowndes counties in Mississippi. Ohio health director warned of an epidemic year unless cases drop in 10 days.
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la Crosse
Public Health Department
la Crescent
Chicago
Mukwonago
Cudahy
Minneapolis
Pulaski County
Arkansas
Jones, Forrest and
Lowndes
Mississippi
Belgian Senate Approves Huysmans Coalition in Close Vote
The Belgian senate approved tonight the new left wing coalition government of Premier Camilles Huysmans by 79 to 77 with three abstentions. The chamber of deputies had backed the cabinet earlier in the day.
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Brussels
Camilles Huysmans
Chamber of Deputies
Second Viroqua Drowning Victims Recovered
In Vernon County Wisconsin the bodies of Harold Nicks and DeVerne Olson were recovered after a fishing accident on the Mississippi. Olson was found in the center channel by Rich Seymour, with Nicks located earlier along the river. Funeral services for Nicks were held in Viroqua. Olson's services had not yet been completed.
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DE Soto
Wis
Mississippi River
DeVerne
Whitey) Olson
Viroqua
Rich Seymour
Harold Nicks
Vernon County
Olson
Nicks
Clark Coy
Coy
Bill Alberts
Lansing
Seymour
Bernard Ammerman
Charles Harm
Sam Marshall
Viroquans
Victory
William Thompson
Wayne Buroker
Pre-Dawn Visits in Senate Files Tied to Garsson Probe
The Senate war investigations committee turned over a year-old case to the FBI alleging pre-dawn tampering with Garsson munitions files. A 2 a.m. office entry with a fictitious name led to copies removed and originals returned by 5 a.m. The case spurred a six-point DOJ plan including grand jury review and governance of related receivership actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Garsson
Senate
Mead
Witneses
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Justice Department
Tom Clark
Garsson Combine
Clark
Britain May Blockade Palestine Coast To Deter Jewish Immigration
A British government informant said London may pursue a full scale blockade of the Palestine coast to halt illegal Jewish immigration. Cabinet met at Downing Street to discuss the plan as about 1,500 migrants aboard ships in Haifa harbor await policy. Land operations could extend to Italy Austria and German camps to cut routes.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
No. 10
Downing Street
Attlee
Haifa
Italy
Austria
Germany
Europe
Batavia Sold to New York Industrialists
Batavia Metal Products Inc part of a midwestern munitions group under Senate inquiry was sold last night to two New York industrialists. Attorney Sidney Gordman disclosed the bankruptcy sale before Referee Martin Ward. Dr Henry Garson, Batavia head, sold all Batavia stock to James Stein of Metaplast Inc and Herman Starr of Diamond Production Co both based in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Batavia Metal Products, Inc
Senate
New York
Sidney S. Gordman
Martin Ward
Gordman
Henry Garsson
Batavia
James Stein
Metaplast Co. Inc
Herman Starr
Diamond Production Company
Guy Nash Dies. Wisconsin Cranberry Pioneer
Guy Nash 69 of Wisconsin Rapids died last night at Madison General Hospital. A central figure in the cranberry industry since 1919 he founded the Biron Cranberry Co and served as a director of the American Cranberry Exchange.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Guy Nash
Madison
Wis.) General Hospital
Nash
Biron
American Cranberry Exchange
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Lyle Gilbert
Pamperin
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Ruediger
Steele
Emil Schultz
Charles Beranek
W. P. Roellig
Credit Unions
Northern States Power Company
Harry D
Council
Independence
Associated Press
Burlington
Ohio
Justice Probe
William A. Paisley
Criminal Division
War Frauds
Department of Justice
Batavia (Til.) Metal Products Company
War Department
Clark and Mead
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Elgin
Ill
Combine
Army
Peace Adjustment Board
Internal Revenue
Joseph Nunan, Jr
Ernest Bevin
Phillip Noel-Baker
Lord Montgomery
Imperial General Staff
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