Western Envoys Scramble as Dark Clings to Talks with Molotov
Observers remain unsure about the results of six round negotiations with Molotov as Western envoys press for settlement of the deadlock. Molotov was expected to give Russia's reply after yesterday's session, with Gen. Lucius D. Clay signaling continued Western plans for a west German government and Germany's future.
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Ter Molotov
London
Molotov
Russia
Frankfurt
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
West
Berlin
Liberal Democrat
Echo of Berlin
Wassily Sokolovsky
Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Red Crosse
Grammos
Albania
Markos Vafiades
Spy Hearings Roil House Un American Activities Panel
The House Un American Activities Committee faces a heated dispute over who is telling the truth in the Alger Hiss espionage case as closed sessions yield conflicting accounts. The panel plans to resume hearings on Tuesday with possible testimony from Russian teacher Oksana Kosenkina, while Senator Ferguson criticizes loyalty program abuses and spy suspect appointments.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Tuesay
Alger Hiss
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Staker Chambers
Hiss
Chambers
Time Magazine
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Miss Bentley
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Lovell
New York
Valley Cottage
N. Y
Truman Signs Credit Curbs
President Truman signed the anti inflation credit curbs into law. The date for time payment restrictions and bank reserve effects remains unsettled with a return to a one third down rule likely next month. The reserve board will set rules and an effective date later this week.
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Washington
Truman
Reserve Board
Sixty Injured In Train Crash Near Rugby North Dakota
About 60 persons were injured when 10 cars of the Great Northern Oriental Limited left the tracks near Rugby North Dakota. Thirty five were brought to the hospital in Rugby. The train was traveling from St Paul to Seattle at about 45 miles an hour when it derailed last night.
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Rugby
N. D
Great Northern Railway
North Dakota
St. Paul
Seattle
Wash
Russians Seal Off Border In North Reich
Associated Press reports Russians sealed part of the British Soviet border near Salzwedel in north Germany and set rocket guns there. Heavy artillery and tank columns were observed while trenches were dug and a security border built on German frontiers.
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Telegraf
Berlin
Salzwedel
Germany
Krupp
Magdeburg
Carpenters End Wage Dispute With 122 Cent Increase
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 1143 and local contractors reached a wage agreement restoring work by 380 carpenters after a day and a half of negotiations. The 122 cent per hour increase goes into effect Monday, with meetings planned to report on bargaining progress. International rep Ray Zimick of Indianapolis assisted the talks in La Crosse.
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No. 1143
United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters
Edward M
Carpenters Sai
Ray Zimick
Indianapolis
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
la Crosse
Child Falls To Death In Wisconsin Window Accident
Fifteen month old Dennis Pekoll fell from a fourth floor apartment window in Sheboygan Wisconsin yesterday. Police said he was on a chair near an open screened window when he toppled into the screen. A 13 year old girl tending Dennis while his mother washed in the basement said she briefly turned away to pick up toys.
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Sheboygan. Wis
Dennis Pekoll
Valentine Pekoll
Dennis
Babe Ruth Death Ends Baseball Era Immortal Idol Dies
Babe Ruth dies of throat cancer at 53 after a long illness. He passed at 6:01 p m with his wife Claire and two adopted daughters nearby. Tributes flowed from President Truman and fans outside Memorial hospital. Ruth will lie in state at Yankee Stadium from 3 to 5 p m, with memorial radio programs planned.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Ruth
Yankee
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Babe
Yankee Stadium
NBC
ABC
Mutual
Truman
Hayes Martin
Loton Rasmussen
Martin
Were
Claire
Daniel Sullivan
Request 35 Nurses For Polio Patients
La Crosse county chapter of the American Red Cross issued an emergency request for 35 registered nurses to care for polio patients. Local RNs are asked to contact Mrs. E. H. Townsend at 230 South 21st Street. a nurse was asked to go to Springfield Tuesday with others to be sent where needed.
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la Crosse County
The
American Red Cross
Crosse Area
E. H. Townsend
South 21St Street
St. Louis
Warn Parents To Watch For Bulbar Polio Signals
Milwaukee reports the ninth local polio death of the season prompts Dr Max Fox to urge parents to watch for bulbar symptoms. He notes speech difficulty swallowing problems and cough inability as key signs at South View hospital where 57 bulbar cases and 16 non residents were counted yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Max Fox
Fox
South View Hospital
Flying Boxcars Deliver Heating to Polio Hospital
Two U S Air Force C 82s arrived in Greensboro North Carolina as part of Operation Polio carrying 13 700 pounds of Trane pipe with fins heating equipment. The mission sped ahead of schedule causing busy scenes as trucks and crews loaded gear for the emergency polio hospital. Captain Kert A Their and Captain Jack McClelland led the crews with personal notes of dealing with polio from childhood.
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Trane Company
la Crosse
U. S. Air Force
Greensboro
N. C
Trane
Air Force
Chicago
North Carolina
Wall
Greensville
S. C
Oeright
City square food rule clash with local farmers
City Health Officer Dr J Bur Ris Perrin, the mayor and Alderman confront farmers selling vegetables on the market square sidewalk. They violate an ordinance banning sale or display of food on sidewalks. Mrs Frank Clements protests, claiming officials allowed the practice and accusing Perrin of trying to push her off the street. The group is warned to comply with health department rules.
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Market Square
J. Burris Perrin
Frank Clements
R. 1
la Crosse
C. A. Beranek
Walter Roth
Health Department
Regula
Walkout Hits International Harvester Plants Nationwide
Twenty four thousand CIO UAW members walk out at seven IH plants after a last minute signal shift. Six plants halted production while Fort Wayne Indiana, with 5500 workers, stayed running. Springfield Ohio plus other sites reported strikes as talks were urged in Chicago. Wages not in dispute. the fight centers on grievances and arbitration procedures.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto
International Harvester Company
Ft. Wayne
Ind
International Harvester
Harvester
Richard Gosser
Cio-Uaw
Springfield, O
Springfield
Melrose Park
Ill
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Ee Tenn
Indianapolis
CIO United Farm Equipment
Rock Tame IL
Canton
Louisville
Auburn
N . Richmond
East Ill
Rock Island
Til
Dry Air Promised for Coulee Region
Meteorologist A. D. Sanial forecasts cool dry air moving into the Coulee region. Expect a cool clear night with only intermittent showers during the afternoon not dampening evening picnics. Monday reached 88 degrees with a late night low near 60.
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Coulee Region
A. D. Sanial
Touc
Hhowle
Babe Ruth Death Front Page News in Britain
British papers led with Babe Ruth’s death on the front page describing him as the symbol of American sport. The Daily Express ran the longest story as a quarter column noting his fame, earnings, and status as home run king.
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London
Babe Ruth
Britain
Daily Express
Ruth
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