New York Court Defers Ruling In Russian Teacher Habeas Case
A New York state supreme court justice reserved decision on a writ of habeas corpus to free Russian schoolteacher Mrs Oksana Kosenkina held at the Soviet consulate. The judge delayed action for international questions and consulted the state department as Russia protested the court order.
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Lomakin
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Kosenkina
Mikhail Ivanovitch Samarin
New York Times
Michael I. Samarin
United States
Samarin
House
American Activities Committee
Washington
State Supreme Court
Samuel Dickstein
Russia
State Department
Voice of America
Berlin
U. S
Cuban President Elect To Visit White House
Cuban President Elect will visit the White House in Washington for talks with U S leaders. The visit underscores improving relations as both nations navigate policy shifts and regional diplomacy.
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White House
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy skies continue in La Crosse and vicinity with thundershowers expected late tonight into Friday afternoon. Little temperature change anticipated with lows around 62 tonight and highs near 70.
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la Crosse
Plane Crash Toll Rises With Five Dead in Topeka Incident
Five men died and two were seriously injured in a Topeka air base crash as two planes fled. A Trans Canada Air Lines jet burned on landing at Sydney Nova Scotia. 11 passengers and six crew escaped unharmed. A Navy four engine Privateer and nine crew plus two aerologists vanished on a weather mission 450 miles west of Guam. Searches continue for two missing planes in Canada’s northland. Edmonton reports a Bathurst jet pilot and passenger missing near the Arctic circle. the passenger is a Minnesota geologist. The other missing plane carries W B Murrey of Washington D C, last seen Saturday northwest of Edmonton.
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Guam
Canada
Northland
Edmonton
Alta
Bathurst
Arctic Circle
Wiley Calls for Second Special Session After Elections
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin proposed a second special session of Congress if inflation worsens or U.S. relations with Russia deteriorate after the November elections. He urged waiting until a new president takes office to pursue constructive, nonpartisan action.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Congress
Amercan
Russia
Change In Ownership Delays Eviction Cases
Eviction proceedings against 12 tenants at Fifth Avenue and Cass Street will be stayed and the city will abandon its plan to condemn the property to prevent demolition. Mayor C. A. Beranek said after a conference with Harry Newburg who took over the property from Johnson Motor Co. The agreement ties tenants to remain until housing emergency ends. details to be presented to the common council.
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Cass Street
C. A Beranek
Harry Newburg
Johnson Motor Company
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Common Council
State Industrial Commission
Justice Court
Evidence Supports Soviet Jamming of Voice of America
State Department officials reported that radio monitors in Europe detect interference from within Russia aimed at Voice of America broadcasts to the Soviet Union. The finding marks the first clear case of European side jamming, with the U.S. seeking informal resolution and planning a large expansion of VOA operations adding ten new languages including Ukrainian.
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Washington
Voice of America
Russia
State Department
Europe
United States
Moscow
Far East
European
Soviet Union
Four Peacetime Draft Rules Announced by Forrestal
Secretary Forrestal announced four peacetime draft rules. Volunteers cannot delay after a draft notice and registrants pass a pre induction exam will be called no sooner than three weeks and within 120 days, with another exam if needed. A general classification test with minimum score 70 will determine mental capacity and inductees may request the branch. The army will manage induction and volunteer enlistments.
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Washington
Secretary of
Defense Forrestal
Army
Forrestal
Skeletons of Ancient Indians Unearthed Near Madison
Dr. Andrew Whiteford of Beloit College describes the discovery of four prehistoric Indian skeletons near Madison Wisconsin as among the most important finds in southern Wisconsin. He identifies the remains with the Hopewell Hopewellian culture noting clay, dental details, and ancient civilization links.
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Madison
Wis
Andrew Whiteford
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Whiteford
Emma
The Babe Ruth Rallies Amid Critical Condition
Babe Ruth, the famed slugger, rallied briefly but remains in critical condition at Memorial Hospital Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York. Doctors report his pulse stronger and condition improved yet still precarious after a relapse following a cold.
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Babe Ruth
New York Yankee
Hayes Martin
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Ruth
Papers For Release Of College Funds
Governor Rennebohm told Mayor Beranek plans to release funds from La Crosse State Teachers College to improve and maintain the fairgrounds recreation center in cooperation with the city. The proposal, a 20 year lease between the city and the college board of regents, allows college use of the grounds for physical education during the year with the city recreation department using the area evenings and summers.
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Fairgrounds
Oscar Rennebohm
C. A. Beranek
Madison
Normal School Board of Regents
College
City Recreation Department
Rail wage dispute settles with 15 cent rise for now
Washington reports the second postwar wage agreement between rail carriers and the locomotive engineers firemen engine men and switchmen unions ending a threatened May strike. John R Steelman helped finalize details as talks move to September with unions pressing for about 20 cents an hour living cost adjustments in Chicago negotiations.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Chicago
Investigation Launched Into Veteran Housing in Madison
U. S. Attorney Charles Cashin said two examiners from the federal housing expeditor's office began an inquiry into concerns about construction of veterans' homes in Madison. If complaints are proven, contractors must make adjustments or face court.
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Madison
U. S
Charles Cashin
Federal Housing Expeditor’s Office
Court Cashin
Diplomats Meet Molotov Over Berlin Blockade and Talks
Western envoys US Britain and France conferred with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for almost three hours as part of a continued effort to end the Berlin blockade and seek a basis for East West talks. No conclusions emerged and secrecy limited information on trends.
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Britain
France
Molotov
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Kremlin
Berlin
Smith
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Washington
London
Paris
Walter B. Smith
Europe
Mullen Opposes Guard Transfer
Brig. Gen. John F. Mullen the Wisconsin adjutant general said yesterday he opposed transferring the National Guard to the Army. The statement came from Camp Douglas Wisconsin.
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Wis
John F. Mullen
Wisconsin
National Guard
Army
Tribune Home News For Your Vacation Address
The La Crosse Tribune advertises daily home news and pictures while readers are away on vacation. It offers to follow the subscriber to a holiday address or provide service during moves without a permanent mailing location.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
Blast Kills Westby Man and Son in Quarry Blast
Olaf Larson 52 is killed instantly when a dynamite blast explodes prematurely in a Phiele quarry near Westby Wisconsin. His son Obert 25 dies later from injuries. a bystander Harland Mathison 19 aids victims but survives. Olaf was a longtime dynamite expert for Cramer Construction.
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Wis
Olaf Larson
Obert
Phiele
Phiele Hill
U. S
Larson
Cramer Construction Company
Obert Larson
Harland Mathison
Mathison
la Crosse
Lester
Audrey
Tobin Accepts Labor Post
President Truman added Maurice J. Tobin former Massachusetts governor to his cabinet as secretary of labor. Tobin’s appointment aims to mobilize labor votes, while a White House boxscore shows Congress largely rejected the president’s nine recommendations during the special session.
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Truman
Congress
White House
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Massachusetts
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Mr. Truman
J. McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Tobin
Sales About Normal Despite Mama’s OPA in City
In San Francisco the Council of Women Shoppers kept a meat boycott but local packing houses reported lightering and sales close to normal. The army said its Pacific coast supply program is routine for fall. Mrs Betty Hirschfelder of the councils says further price-reducing boycotts will be intensified.
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San Francisco
Polio Hospital Fuel Rush Links Greensboro and North Carolina
Rush La Crosse supplies 278 wall fin packages and 2,100 feet of heating elements for Greensboro Emergency Polio Hospital. An Army Air Force C 54 will haul the gear in a coordinated, multi‑shift operation as Life magazine and Paramount film the mission to boost national polio awareness.
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North Carolina
la Crosse
Greensboro
N. C
Army Air Force
Secretary of War
Kenneth Royall
Trane Company
No. 2
HK. Sullivan Company, Inc
One Company
Royall
Trane
Life Magazine
Paramount News Reel
City to Purchase Off Street Parking Lots in La Crosse
A joint session of the mayoral special committee and the Chamber of Commerce approved a draft resolution to use $23,875 in meter funds to acquire or develop multiple parking sites. Proposed sites include Mount Vernon Street near Front, Spence Park upgrades, a Masonic Hall lot, city hall block options, a library area, and future long range purchases. The plan aims to ensure adequate city parking and is set for a common council vote Friday night.
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Common Council
Mount Vernon Street
Front Street
Grams Seed Store
Board of Public Works
Spence Park
Roosevelt Company
Masonic Temple
Masonic Hall Association
Library Board
Libr
King
Th McKenzie Chevrolet Company
Norman Longfellow
Longfellow
la Crosse
Truman Orders Study of Air Industry
President Truman ordered a government financial study of the entire air transport industry after a conference with leaders from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Budget Bureau. He said he is extremely interested in requirements and long term development and asked the RFC to report back at an early date with recommendations while the CAB and Budget Bureau assist.
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Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Civil Aeronautics Board
Budget Bureau
White House
RFC
CAB
44th Illinois Group Prepares for Camp Ellis Training
About 9,000 members of the 44th infantry division of the Illinois National Guard will depart from downstate communities Saturday for field training. More than 800 trucks will move the unit to Ellis, Illinois, under Maj. J. Joseph A. Teece of Waukegan who will command infantry and supporting forces at Camp Ellis. Brig. Gen. Paul E. Warfield of Monmouth will command artillery elements in training at Camp Ellis. Thousands of non veteran recruits gain their first taste of military life in the training area.
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44Th Infantry Division
Illinois National Guard
Downstate
A Ellis
Joseph A. Teece
Waukegan
Camp Ellis
Paul E. Warfield
Monmouth
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