Couple to Circumnavigate World in Tiny Duck Returns Aboard
Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Carlin, stranded 10 days after abandoning their amphibious craft Halt State, are aboard the tanker New Jersey near New York and plan a new start toward Montreal. They had sailed August 7 from New York aiming to circle the world in about six months with the 17 foot craft.
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Atlantic
Benjamin F. Carlin
New Jersey
New York
Montreal
Carlins
Associated Press
Druck
Azores
U S Backs French Move Toward Western Parliament
The United States endorsed France’s plan to form a Western European parliamentary body with advisory powers. State Department officials expressed sympathy for the Brussels pact nations’ assembly proposal and anticipated expansion to include all six Brussels- pact participants and others involved in the Marshall Plan recovery effort. A Brussels conference was urged not later than November to set membership and meeting arrangements for a proposed European representative assembly.
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Wallington
United States
France
State Department
Europe
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brussels
FFC Moves Ahead With Anti Giveaway Plan
The Federal Communications Commission will advance a proposal to ban radio programs whose main appeal is giveaways or lotteries. Chairmen note questions about authority have arisen in Congress amid changes to the Communications Act. No date set for rule implementation. submissions opposing the plan are due by September 10.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Siles
Dion
Polio Outbreak Reported in Bavarian Frontier Areas
FRANKFURT Germany authorities report a polio outbreak spreading in Bavaria with Flotyu a border city of about 10 000 near the Czech frontier most affected. Quarantine measures include restrictions on public gatherings in all affected towns such as Regensburg Straubing Landshut and Schwandorf and other sites report cases.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Vrankneter Runesenau
Svorst
Flotyu
Czech
Vloxec
Regensburg
Loandshut
Schwontuy
Army Speeds Up Processing of Extended Active Duty Applications
The adjutant general orders a pre submission physical for former officers seeking extended active duty. Examinations are at no travel cost and performed by military medical personnel to expedite reports directly to the individual. Approved applicants receive orders from the army department. rejected ones are notified through army headquarters. Information and forms available at La Crosse Army Reserve Office Room 322 Federal Building.
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Adjutant General
Army
Army Department
Council finds Housing Act inadequate for workers and veterans
Chicago officials at their quarterly meeting condemn the Housing Act as insufficient for the average worker and veteran family. They warn the program may fail to deliver housing for lower and upper income brackets and criticize the House Rules Committee for blocking votes on the Washington Ellington Tatt bill approved by the Senate.
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Chicago
House Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
NSA Convention Seeks Better System Of Student Exchange
Madison Wis Hundreds of elected American college youth attend the second annual National Student Association convention. Delegates discuss expanding student exchange programs and federal aid to education while noting sectarian opposition and debates over affiliation with the International Union of Students. Incumbent president William Welsh of Berea College leads the group as new officers will be chosen.
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Warloue
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
National Student Association
Catholine
American Student Federation
International Union of Students
Prague
NSA
Jim Smith
Texas University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Trene Tinker
Radcliffe College
Marcantonios
William Welsh
Berea College
Berea, Ky
Albert M Schubert obituary in Genoa Wisconsin
Albert M Schubert 45 Genoa Wisconsin died at his daughter Mrs R E Woodhouse home after a lingering illness He is survived by his wife one daughter eight sisters and one brother Funeral services Sunday and Monday at St Charles Catholic church Genoa with rosary at 8 p m and burial in the church cemetery He was a member of the Catholic Knights and Fraternal Order of Eagles No 1254.
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Albert M
Schubert Albert MM
Schubert
Genoa
Wis
R. E. Woodhouse
Victory
Harry Schubert
Prairie du Chien
Harold_ Fass
Willard Besch
Elaine Gautsch
St. Charles
Bernard Duffy
Catholic Knights and Fraternal Order
Eagles Aeric No
Death notices from La Crosse area obituaries and coroner report
Edward Powell 72 died August 24 in Los Angeles He lived in La Crosse for years worked on Burlington railroad later became Savanna roundhouse foreman East St Louis general foreman retired 1938 Survived by wife two sons William in Australia Edward in Los Angeles and a daughter in New York Frank P Lyons 88 of 1116 South Third Street died Thursday Funeral 1 p m Saturday Nelson funeral home Rev W F Huxford burial Lynxville Wis Survived by two sons Warren Eastman Wis Curtis La Crosse one sister Mrs Tanie Kelley Cumberland Wis seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren veteran Burlington railroad John Rogowski 3 619 Avon Street died Thursday in local hospital of sleeping powder overdose Coroner ruled death by own action no inquest ill health cited
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Edward Powell
Los Angeles
Edward Powel
Trempealeau
Wis
la Crosse
Wood Street
Burlington Raiload
Savanna
East la Louis
William
Australia
Bdward
MGM
New York
Frank P. Lyons
South Third Street
Nelson Funeral Home
W. F. Huxford
Lynxville
Warren
Eastman
Curtis
Tanie Kelley
Cumberland
Burlington Railroad
John Rogowskei
John Rogowski
Avon Street
George Reay
Tasc
Increased tobacco limits for Netherlands gift parcels
The Dutch postal administration doubles the monthly quota for cigarettes and chopped tobacco sent in gift parcels. Each parcel may contain up to 400 cigarettes or 1000 grams of chopped tobacco, expanding previous restrictions.
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Tne
Netherlands
Youth Voice Grows in World Council of Churches
AMSSTERDAM Netherlands youth will have a bigger say in World Council of Churches pronouncements. Parallel talks with older delegates continue as youth groups push for inclusion in the forthcoming encyclical. American Episcopal lay delegate Charles Taft says youth views will be incorporated, reflecting global youth movements.
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Amssterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
World Council Assembly
Council
Charles P. Taft
The
Assembly
Taft
State Elks Elect New Officer
William J. Eulberg of Portage was elected president of the Wisconsin Elks association at the initial convention. New vice-presidents named include William ONeill Milwaukee J R Froom Appleton Larry Heiser Wausau and L G C Welch Baraboo. Officers elected secretary Leo Schmalz Kaukauna treasurer W H Otto Racine trustee Elmer Reese Madison. Appleton chosen as site of 1949 convention with 56 delegates registered for the 46th annual meetings.
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Madison
Wis
William J. Eulberg
Portage
Wisconsin Elks’ Association
A. ¥. Delmore
Two Rivers
William O'Neill
Milwaukee
J. R. Froom
Appleton
Larry Heiser
Wausau
L. GC. Welch
Baraboo
Leo Schmalz
Kaukauna
W. H. Otto
Racine
Elmer Reese
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygun
George S. Hall
New York
Murder Case Tangles At Brooks Home
Greenwich police sought the arrest of Brooks on a murder charge, with a $50,000 attachment against Mrs. Brooks filed by Carreau and Company. Mario H. Volpe said Brooks, a 54 year old lawyer and investment broker, had a $72,000 judgment against him and faced bankruptcy and AG scrutiny as investigators tied him to the murder scene.
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Greenwich
Brooks
New York
Carreau and Company
Wall Street
Mercer County
Mario H. Volpe
Watkins
Volpe
Attorney General
New York State
City Pays Debt With Lemonade in Bluefield
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce used lemonade to honor a community debt as temperatures hit 92. The stunt echoes a 14 year old promise tied to Bluefield’s slogan nature’s airconditioned city. This is the fifth time lemons were purchased, and the first time twice in one summer. Lemonade was handed out by waiters on downtown streets, with pretty girls in shorts serving the refreshment.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Private's Revenge No Ex Off Precluded In Ad
Lancaster ad by anonymous World War II veteran offers two rooms in a partially furnished apartment with kitchen and bath. The note reads no ex-officers or children. Veteran served 40 missions with the 15th air force over three and a half years.
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Lancaster
Air Force
15Th Air Force
Note Wrangle At Conference Of Intellectuals In Wroclaw
In Wroclaw Poland delegates from the world congress of intellectuals clash over U.S. policy with Russian reporters Ilya Ehrenburg and Dr Bryn Hovde of New York defending personal freedom against Soviet control. Ehrenburg accuses Americans of preparing for war while Hovde counters Soviet invasions of liberty. Other speakers from France Italy and Brazil join in denouncing the United States and its culture.
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Wroclaw
Poland
New Yorker
World Congress of
United States
Bryn Hovde
New School of Social Research
New York
Ilya Ehrenburg
Howe
Russia
Hovde
America
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Enrenburg
Paris
London
Rome
United States of Europe
France
Ita
Brazil
Discrimination Reports in Door County Orchards Probe
Dane County Judge Fred M Evans chairing the governor s commission on human rights says the panel will investigate reports of alleged discrimination against migrant Negro workers in Door County. Complaints note unsuitable living quarters and discriminatory treatment in eating and other public places. The commission will consider these at its next meeting on Sept 10 or 17. The commission, created in 1945 by Governor Goldwater, expanded in 1947 but operates without funds, aided by private contributions.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Fred M. Evans
Governor's Commission On Human Rights
Door County
Evans
Free speech vs disbelief shapes airtime decisions in 1946
The FCC ruling upheld freedom of speech including disbeliefs and resulted in KWQ granting a 30 minute Nov 17 1946 slot for “an atheist speaks” while Freethinkers of Rochester faced delays at WHAM but later license renewal occurred Aug 18. The Religious Radio association pressed for clearer guidelines.
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KWQ
Scott
Salt Lake City
WHAM
Religious Radio Association
FCC
South Africa
Confer With Molotov Again
Western envoys met Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for about three hours over the German crisis in Moscow. They traveled from the Kremlin to the British embassy and left at 8:05 p.m. CST. U S Ambassador Bedell Smith refused to promise a communique that night.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Kremlin
U.S
W. Bedell Smith
Smith
Railroads Seek Higher Rates On Coal and Iron Ore
Iron and coal railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for nationwide freight increases totaling 25 cents per net ton and 28 cents per gross ton on coal and coke, plus 20 cents per ton on iron ore. They argue current coal and ore rates lag behind rising operating costs and fuel prices, claiming the rise could yield about 146 million dollars annually based on 1947 traffic.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Three Cars Tangle in Accident Here
A three car tangle near the intersection of Caledonia and Logana streets at 4316 p m Thursday was reported Friday morning by city police. Involved were Mrs Ruth Mc Grath of 1304 Liberty street Ed win Crogan of 1507 South 10th street and an unknown vehicle All were going south on Caledonia The crash occurred when Mrs McGrath stopped for traffic and her vehicle was struck in the rear by the Crogan machine and shoved into the unknown car The McGrath vehicle was damaged abut the trunk grill and hood and the Crogan machine received damage to the front bumper and windshield Mrs McGrath complained at neck and chest pains but declined to be taken to the hospital by police.
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Caledonia
Logana Streets
Ruth McGrath
Liberty Street
Edwin Crogan
South 10Th Stree
Crogan
McGrath
Tragedy Strikes Young Milwaukee Family
CHICAGO report states Richard Curran 24 his wife Lois 23 and son Michael 2 were hitchhiking near Ogden and 50th in Milwaukee when a car sped from an underpass jumped the curb and struck them. The father was killed instantly the baby possibly suffered a skull fracture and the mother broke a leg.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Richard Curran
Lois
Michael
Tulsa
Okla
Cicero
Ogden
50Th Avenues
Currans
McNeal Memorial Hospital
Everything's Automatic Or Frozen In U S Swiss Dentists Gripe
Three Swiss dentists on their first U S visit describe Los Angeles with mixed remarks. Dr Georges Lebet notes automatic machines for cigarettes bread and more while Dr Jean Paul Verrin complains that dentistry is on credit and that many items including beer beef and vegetables are frozen and lack flavor.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Georges Lebet
Geneva
Jean Paul Verrin
Check Voting Status Plea Voters Need to Register
City Clerk Fred Kramer announces he will stay open until 8 p.m. this week to assist eligible voters who have not registered. If you changed your name by marriage, turn 21 before Sept 23, or have previously failed to register, contact the clerk now. You cannot vote unless registered.
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Fred Kramer
Storm Course Shift Baffles Miami Area Heads North
A 15 mile per hour Atlantic hurricane showed slight west-northwest drift today as high pressure builds to the north. Center about 760 miles east of Miami, the storm likely shifts course several times before any landfall, with winds near 115 mph reported by a navy hurricane hunter.
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Miami
Frs
Grady Norton
Federal Storm Warning Service
Florida
Norton
Navy
C. W. Gibbs
Laurens, S.C
Nature
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