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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1946

Page

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Four Nations To Speak On Italy Treaty

At the Paris peace conference a unanimous vote invited Albania Mexico Cuba and Egypt to hearings on the Italian treaty. Debates centered on who should arrange hearings and which nations join the conference secretariat, with roles split among eight secretariat members including representatives from the United States Great Britain Russia and France.

Italy Cuba Egypt Mexico Albania Paris United States Great Britain Russia France H. V. Evatt Australia Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Greece Vishinsky Secretariat Ethiopia Norway Brazil China

Truman rejects seizure of J I Case plants at Racine

President Truman decided not to seize the J I Case plants in Racine Wisconsin, citing public welfare must be vitally involved. The White House said the labor department still handles strike negotiations and that the move was not a national emergency.

Washington White House Truman Racine Wis Charlies G. Ross Ross Allis Chalmers Labor Department Viek

Swedes Study Ghost Rocket Flights

Swedish military authorities plan to publish a communique on an investigation into ghost rockets streaking over Sweden since early July. Officials decline to speculate on their source, but it is generally believed they originate along the Baltic coast of Germany.

Stockholm Sweden Baltic Germany

Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Tuesday

Local weather: fair and not quite so cool tonight with a low around 55. Increasing cloudiness and warmer Tuesday with possible local showers in the afternoon or at night. High temperatures not stated in available text.

la Crosse

Refugee laden ships anchor as tensions flare in Palestine

Two more immigrant ships crowded with Jewish refugees anchor near Haifa adding to 3900 aboard awaiting landing amid British blockade fears. Rumors say Britain plans to load evacuees onto troop transports or detain them on Cyprus while a military court recesses in the Stern gang case. Unrest grows as observers fear a volatile eruption.

Jerusalem Haifa Palestine Stern Gang Nicosia Cyprus Famagusta

Area Trucker Robbed, Killed in Macon Georgia

Albert Elias Rosenberger aged 31 was slain and robbed of 3000 in Macon on August 4. Suspects used a heavy timber to crush him. Rosenberger, born March 24 1915 in Highmore SD, owned a fruit truck and had four sisters and two brothers. His body was taken to Jensen funeral home Hixton with services planned in Alma Center.

Black River Falls Wis Albert Elias Rosenberger Macon Georgia Alma Center Alvin Helwig Rosenberger Richard Rosenberger Highmore S. D Mmes Sheen D. Smith Madison Eileen McLaughlan Adeline Schnick Otalie Fee Rice Lake Andrew Jensen Funeral Home Hixton Methodist

Spartan At Plane Crash In Montana

At Great Falls Montana two army attack bombers collided and crashed into a horse barn at the north Montana state fair grounds. Seven persons were known to be dead and horse owner Jack Nicol of Sparta Wisconsin reported his telegram to his wife with a brief dont worry. It was unclear if any of Nicol’s horses were killed.

Sparta Wis Great Falls Mont Montana State Fair Grounds Jack Nicol

Tribune publishes at noon for carrier picnic

All editions of The Tribune were published at noon to give carrier boys ample time for their picnic at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Tribune Tribune Carrier Boys Veterans Memorial Park

Vote Early Tuesday in Primary Warned by City Clerk

City Clerk Fred Kramer urged residents to vote early in the Tuesday primary to avoid long lines and speed results in county contests. He cited morning clear weather and an afternoon shower forecast as reasons to cast ballots early.

Fred Kramer Kramer

Airlines to hear decision on Wisconsin feeder routes

The Civil Aeronautics Board is expected to decide within days which of three applicants Mid-Continent Airlines Wisconsin Central Airlines and Parks Air Transport will provide feeder service to Wisconsin and surrounding states The examiner favored Parks plan to run Chicago to the Twin Cities via Madison Baraboo La Crosse and other stops while disfavoring a Milwaukee Green Bay loop Mid-Continent proposed Duluth Chicago service via Ashland Ironwood Marquette Iron Mountain Escanaba Rhinelander Wausau Sturgeon Bay Marinette Clintonville Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh Manitowoc Fond du Lac Sheboygan and Milwaukee Wisconsin Central already runs private planes from Minot to Minneapolis and New Orleans and seeks Duluth Chicago service

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board North Central Wisconsin Mid- Continent Airlines, Inc Duluth-Chicago Wisconsin Central Airlines Clintonville Parks Air Transport, Inc Parks F. Merritt Ruhlen Chicago Twin Cities Madison Baraboo la Crosse Milwaukee Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh Fond du Lac Waukesha Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc Minot N. C Minneapolis New Orleans Duluth Ashland Ironwod Marquette Iron Mountain Escanaba Rhinelander Wausau Sturgeon Bay Marinette Manitowoc Sheboygan Wisconsin Central

Oklahoma bank bandits hunted in Kiamichi mountains

More than 100 officers pressed into the southeast Oklahoma Kiamichi mountains chasing two armed robbers who stole about 33000 from the Walters First National Bank. Bloodhounds tracked scent, found a hidden stolen car and abandoned provisions as the pair remained at large in the dense brush.

Oklahoma Woods Atoka Okla Kiamichi First National Bank Walters

Four Injured In Car Smash At Farnam And Seventh

Four persons sustained minor injuries when a car driven by Emil Rasmussen collided with a hit run vehicle at Farnam and Seventh streets at 12 11 a m Sunday. The Rasmussen car suffered about 750 in damage. the other car fled the scene. Bernard Schnedecker, passenger in the hit run car, received multiple cuts and could not identify the driver. Marjorie and Lois Sheldon and Rasmussen were treated at a local hospital. A separate three car crash at Hillview and La Crosse caused only minor damage to all vehicles.

Emil Rasmussen State Street Farnam Seventh Streets Rasmussen Bernard Schnedecker Marjorie Lois Sheldon Jackson Streets Hillview Avenue la Crosse Street Julius Rottman Farnam Street John J. Brestow South 23Rd Street James E. Campbell Avon

Wanted More Diapers By Parents Of Twin Triplet Girls

Philadelphia report on Elizabeth and Raymond Macatee as their 14 month old triplet girls and newborn twins require many diapers. Elizabeth recuperates at Lankenau hospital while Raymond navigates a hectic new routine. The couple observes rising diaper use and questions the future.

Philadelphia Raymond Macatee Lankenau Hospital Elizabeth Macatee

La Follette Seeks Senate Seat in Wisconsin GOP Primary

Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. runs as a Republican to retain his Wisconsin senate seat amid contest from Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy and Jerry J. Stearns. McCarthy holds GOP backing while Democrat Howard J. McMurray is unopposed.

Milwaukee Robert M. la Follette Progressive Party Wisconsin la Follette Senate McCarthy GOP McMurray Howard J. McMurray University of Wisconsin Alexander Wiley Robert A. Taft Ohio Truman Tom Coleman The Progressive Minnesota Harold E. Stassen Stassen Coleman Bob” la Follette Joseph C. O'Mahoney D-Wye Washington Ralph M. Immell Immell Walter S. Goodland Delbert J. Kenny West Bend Daniel W. Hoan

Rasmussen Nash car stolen and recovered near Camp McCoy

Sparta Wisconsin Paul Rasmussen reported his Nash car stolen Friday night. The vehicle was recovered in the Camp McCoy area with authorities confirming the incident.

Sparta Wis Paul Rasmussen Nash Camp McCoy

Army holds 13 in jail without charges in Germany

Captain Earl Carroll of San Bruno California denounced the U S army legal system after a smuggled appeal revealed 13 American soldiers and civilians in army jails for up to two months without charges or legal counsel in Germany. The case centered on PFC Daniel Walczak of Detroit and involved officials from Bad Nauheim.

Frankfurt Germany Earl Carroll San Bruno Calif U. S. Army Carroll Daniel P. Walczak Detroit Maj Joseph S. Robinson New York Lichfield Stockade Bad Nauheim

Britain to Reveal Plan For Palestine

London reports Britain will announce tomorrow morning its immediate Palestine program. The colonial office statement will outline intensified land and sea actions to halt illegal immigration, including stopping immigrant ships at sea and detaining migrants at Cyprus fortress.

London Britain Palestine Colonial Office High Seas Cyprus

La Crosse Primary Voters Eye Sheriff Race And More

La Crosse voters will cast their first postwar primary ballots Tuesday with nine candidates vying for the sheriff post. Incumbent Stan ley Olson cannot seek re election. The district attorney and register of deeds races attract attention while several offices see unopposed Republican nominees. Voters will use voting machines for the first time in the primary with public demonstrations conducted city wide.

la Crosse Congress William H. Stevenson Fred F. Miller Walter L. Alexander Sheriff's Office Stanley Olson Otto A. Jacobson Harry Leslie Louis G Sonny) Nelson Edward Tabbert Gardner R. Withrow Vernon H. Lamp George M. Monsoor Albert F. Riley Petery Voss Gerald G. Baumgardt Fredric W. Crosby John S. Coleman George D. Reay Edward W. Madden Carl F. Schnick Charles J. Wachs Register of Deeds Larry G. Schaefer Marvin Johnson Esther M. Domke Raymond C. Rice Edward C. Krause

Yank Fired Upon In Trieste District

Public relations headquarters of the 88th division at Gorizia reported an American soldier was fired upon yesterday on the Trieste Gorizia road near a previous ambush site. The unnamed man was driving an American Red Cross jeep of the 349th Infantry Regiment. he was not hit, but a bullet punctured a tire.

Trieste 88Th Division Gorizia Trieste- Gorizia

Sparta cab drivers protest firing and demand reinstatement

Grant's Cabs manager fired driver George Meisner in front of passengers after a speed warning. Sunday night the drivers demanded weekly days off at the same pay, laid off most staff, and sought labor official help. Four drivers returned to work and police offered protection as new hires were brought in. Frank Humphrey of Con's Cab considers using drivers not rehired by Grant's Cabs.

Sparta Wis Grant Oesenbach Grant Oesenbach George Meisner Meisner Harold Rainwater Ellis Curly) Wangen la Crosse Jack Tucker James Morton Herman Schoenhoefer Carl Olson C. E. Lehman Frank Humphrey Con’s Cab Company Grant's

Tito Regime Protests U S Illegal Route

Belgrade protested to the United States over an alleged incursion as Yugoslav fighter planes forced an American C 47 to land at Ljubljana. The note tallies 172 unauthorized flights from July 16 to Aug 8, including bombers and transports, with eight military and two civilian aboard the forced landing.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Ljubljana Tito United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Showers Likely Tuesday In Forecast From Meteorologist Sanial

Prediction indicates increasing clouds and warmer temperatures with possible showers late Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Sanial notes today’s fair conditions in the upper Mississippi valley and recalls Aug 12 record of 47 in 1902.

A. D. Sanial Upper Mississippi Valley Sanial

New Lows Recorded Across Regions As Cool Front Passes

The Associated Press reports cool weather pushed summer lows to new records from the Mississippi and Missouri valleys to the Atlantic coast. Chicago dropped to 52 degrees, four below the Aug 12 1902 record, marking the chilliest day of the season. Joliet 45 and Rockford 46 were also noted.

Mississippi Missouri Atlantic Coast Chicago Joliet Rockford

Pilot Uninjured As Jet Crashes At Milwaukee Airport

A P-80 jet crashed at Mitchell Field soon after takeoff. Pilot First Lt. Roy Cooper, 29, from Long Beach, Calif., reported a door to an outside gun compartment opened, he returned to the field, the plane went into a slip, and landed with the left wing low. Cooper had flown from Burbank, California earlier that day in 3 hours 57 minutes.

Milwaukee Mitchell Field Roy Cooper Long Beach Calif Cooper Burbank

Man Injured After Fall At Electric Auto-Lite Plant

Rueben Olson of 1532 Caledonia street was taken to a local hospital by police ambulance Monday after suffering a possible broken leg in a fall while hauling scrap near the Electric Auto-Lite plant.

Rueben Olson Caledonia Street Electric Auto-Lite Company

Velasco Resumes Post as Ecuador President

Quito Ecuador Dr Jose Velasco resumed his post as constitutional president today while troops stood guard to prevent a recurrence of Saturday's surprise.

Quito Ecuador Jose Velasco

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A. Y. Vishinsky General Commission Briish A. V. Alexander General Secretariat Ukraine Poland Vyacheslav Molotov Andrei Vishinsky Molotov Constantin Tsaldaris J.1 Case Co Mediterranean London Dispatches Europe Holy Land Black River Spartan Montana North Central Cab Tribune Washington Bureau A. McAlester Sen. la Follette Stanley Z. Fajkowski Thad F. Wasielewski Milwaukee County House of Representatives Cio-Pac Edmund Bobrowicz Veterans’ Affairs Wasielewski Bobrowicz Merlin Hall Hugh M. Jones State Lawrence F. Benson Army Lichfield Owen Summers Portland Ore Theater Headquarters Command Harold Chase Salina Kans Summers Benson Chase Yank U. S Rome Vienna Udine Associated Press
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