Yugoslav Release of Americans Ends Octane Crisis
Yugoslav authorities released Americans held after a C 47 transport was forced down on August 9 in Ljubljana. The United States issued a 48 hour ultimatum to Yugoslavia demanding the release of imprisoned airmen and access for diplomats to investigate a second downing near Marshal Tito’s summer home. If unmet, Washington would call a United Nations Security Council meeting to act, testing the council’s function amid Big Five veto power. The move followed Byrnes and Acheson preparations for a formal U N case and signaled a hard line against Soviet expansion and appeasement.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Washington
United States
Balkan
U. S
Marshal Tito
Security Council of the
United Nations
Security Council
Sergije Makeido
Byrnes
Paris
Acheson
Russia
Dardanelles
Connally
United Nations Security Council
State Department
Belgrade
Makiedo
Richard C. Patterson
Tito
Makeida
U. N
Trygvie Lie
Oscar Lange
Council
New York
Byrnes Leaves Peace Parley Early in Paris Session
Secretary Byrnes left the peace conference to consult on Yugoslavia amid a blunt 48 hour ultimatum. Senator Connally joined Byrnes to tackle the Yugoslav crisis as delegates weighed the note demanding access to American airmen.
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Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
United States
Yugoslavia
Europe
Byrnes
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Samuel Reber
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
London
Ernest Bevin
Edward Kardelj
Bevin
Kardelj
Marshal Tito
Yugoslav Dispute At A Glance
U S and Yugoslav tensions over downed airmen escalate with an American ultimatum to release pilots within 48 hours. Patterson flies to Belgrade to confer with Tito at Bled. Byrnes orders Acheson to prepare a UN Security Council case. Press and officials weigh implications for world politics and the Big Five veto.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
U. S
Richard C. Patterson
Marshal Tito
Bled
United Nations Security Council
OPA Boosts Coal and Meat Prices Amid Control Changes
The OPA hiked coal price ceilings and signalled higher retail lamb and orange prices as meat ceilings are restored. Subsidy payments for cattle and hogs resume at June 29 rates, while flour and bread price adjustments accompany the broader price control shifts.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Paul Porter
Porter
War Camps and Plants Transfer Halted Pending Inquiry
The War Assets Administration halted 53 surplus camps and war plants transfer to educational groups after a House committee disclosure about a 100 percent discount gift. The stop blocks sale of over 13 million dollars in government property and leases of similar value, previously earmarked for non profit institutions at nominal rents.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
House
Sur- Franses Property Committee
Ird
Ariz
Incorporated American Institute For Foreign Trade
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Fair and cool tonight with a low around 5. Friday looks generally fair and warmer with a high near 80.
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la Crosse
Fair End
Estonian Refugees Sail Atlantic and Reach Miami
Eighteen refugees from Estonia aboard the 35-foot sloop Inarda reached Miami after a three month voyage from Sweden. They were denied landing due to lack of immigration permits. skipper Felix Tandre said they hoped to stay in America but may have to move on. The group fled German occupation and lived under both German and Russian rule.
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Miami
Fila
Republic of Estonia
Biscayne Bay
Sweden
Felix Tandre
Estonia
Girl Wounded By Gun Blast In Wisconsin Suburb
Five year old Ramona Buol of West Salem was wounded by a shotgun blast when her 13 year old brother discharged a .20 gauge shotgun in the yard. Two thirds of pellets hit the porch panel while 15 to 20 pellets struck her face chest and arms. She rested well after arrival at a La Crosse hospital, with doctors reporting her condition not too serious.
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West Salem
Wis
Ramona Buol
Glen Buol
la Crosse
Ramona
Buol
Veterans Administration to Lease La Crosse USO Building
A sub regional Veterans Administration office will occupy the former USO building on Fourth Street near King for five years with renewal option. R K Healy of Milwaukee will direct a staff of about 75. the move begins in roughly three weeks. The building, 12 000 square feet, is owned by the David Law estate.
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U. S. Veterans Administration
USO
Fourth Street
King
H. D. Holley
The
la Crosse Trust Company
Federal Agency
R. K. Healy
Milwaukee
Holley
Veterans Administration
David Law
Trane
Federal Works Agency
Wife Denied Divorce Over Farm Life Dislike
In Baltimore Judge E Paul Mason grants an absolute divorce to Christian A Dresch and dismisses Jeanne L Dresch divorce bid. The wife claimed farm life, lack of central heating and running water drove her to seek separation but the judge ruled the husband was the aggrieved party.
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Baltimore
E. Paul Mason
Dresch
Will It Work Yugoslav Crisis May Be Supreme UN Test
The United States warns Yugoslavia over airmen held by the Tito government, risking a Security Council showdown. Observers expect a clash between Russia and western powers, with a possible Soviet veto shaping the outcome. The issue mirrors Iran and Spain cases that drag on council agendas.
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U. N
Russia
United States
Relocation Of Vernon County Road Planned
Vernon county plans two U S highways projects near Coon Valley by bid opening Aug 27 at Madison. work includes grading bridge construction drainage temporary surfacing and 5 997 miles of highway plus Trempealeau county project on U S 10 Eleva to west county line with similar major earthwork and bridge items.
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U. S
Coon Valley
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Madison
Brinkman Ridge
Westby Hill
Vernon County
T. M. Reynolds
la Crosse
Reynold
Trempealeau County
Eleva
West County
Russian Woman Spied On Yanks For Year As UNRRA Worker
In Frankfurt the U S army said a Russian secret police agent Lena Herz Krupenko spent nearly a year in the American occupation zone. Posing as a German doctor she secured an UNRRA job and confessed to faking papers for others while reporting to NKVD officials on displaced persons.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lena Herz- Krupenko
UNRRA
NKVD
New Building Program Cuts Nonhousing Construction
Washington official Wilson W Wyatt outlined a plan to curb nonresidential construction by 30 to 50 percent to free materials for veterans housing. He said sweeping steps would reduce stores factories schools and public works this month to fund thousands of unfinished homes and new dwellings. Roosevelt Jr and others urged faster action while John D Small signaled preliminary approval in principle.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
American Veterans’ Committee
Roosevelt
Truman
Congress
John D. Small
Civilian Production Administration
Small
Partial Merger Proposal Aims at Army Navy Unity
Senator Elbert Thomas urges President Truman to order a partial merger of army and navy functions. He drafts a letter for Truman to find on his desk upon return from vacation and seeks a council of national defense to back merger legislation that failed to reach a vote before adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Truman
Army
Navy
Thomas
Senate Military Committee
Council of National Defense
Congress
Strike Notice At Chicago Stockyards Could Halt 25000 Workers
Frank Monaghan, president of a CIO stock handlers local, says the union has served notice of a strike that would interfere with all operations at the Chicago stockyards, affecting about 25,000 workers. The strike would start very closely after Sept 12 unless a new contract is agreed.
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Chicago
Frank Monaghan
CIO Stockhandlers
Monaghan
Union Stock Yard & Transit Co
Riverside Concert Draws Tonight in Riverside Park
The La Crosse Riverside Concert Band presents a program tonight at 8 o'clock in Riverside Park. E. M. Saterbak will direct in D. R. Wartinbee's absence. The feature appears on page 17.
College Openings Revealed for 6015 Veterans
The American Association of Teachers Colleges says 34 national teacher colleges have 6015 immediate veteran openings. Walter E. Hager notes these schools could take 10100 more students with more faculty, equipment and housing. Listed openings include State Teachers Oshkosh 75 Platteville 150 Superior 40.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
American Association of Teachers Colleges
Walter E. Hager
Association
Committee On Standards and Surveys
Oshkosh
Wis
Platteville
Superior
Yugoslav Frontline Air Actions At War’s End
An eyewitness near Bled reports Yugoslav fighters looked like American P-51 Mustangs and a transport aircraft was shot down over the Yugoslav frontier. He cites parachute rumors and cannon-like explosions while noting postwar shifts in occupation zone air activity and lend-lease supplied equipment.
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Trieste
Bled
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Italy
Derouin City Official Dies After Illness
Herman A. Derouin aged 64 longtime city sidewalk inspector died at home after a five month illness. He previously spent 30 years as a traveling salesman and ten years with Callaway-Johnson. Survived by wife Elizabeth two sons Joseph and Herman Jr a daughter Mrs Francis Hickey two brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at 8:30 am at home then Holy Trinity Catholic church. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Rosary Friday evening. DEROUIN
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Herman A. Derouin
Farnam Street
Derouin
Callaway - Johnson Company
Elizabeth
Joseph
la Crosse
Herman, Jr
Independence
Wis
Francis Hickey
T. Crosse
Edward
Felix
Eau Claire
Eva
Jack Ahearn
St. Louis
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Msgr
Victor Plecity
Rosary
Clark to discuss easing trade with Germany
U S Attorney General Tom Clark arrived on Thursday to discuss relaxing regulations that restrict trade with Germany.
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Berlin
U. S
Tom Clark
Germany
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Leew
Oy Az
Een Sk. Ae
U.S
Stern American Note
By Alex H. Singleton
Secretary of
State Byrnes
Evening News
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Athens
Greece
Atlantic
Madeira
AP Wivrephoto
Holt
Vets’ Agency
By Charles A. Grumich
Chicago Yards
Riverside
Yank
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