Attlee and Pleven discuss Korea and German role
British Prime Minister Attlee and French Premier Pleven met on the eve of Attlee's Washington trip to discuss Korea, European defense, and German rearmament. Bevin and Schuman attended as diplomats. Pleven's cabinet won a large parliamentary endorsement. Pleven's fate tied to censure and a planned tax package for rearma ment.
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Attlee
Pleven
Korea
Sydney Mirkin
London
Britain
France
Pres. Truman
Chiefs of Staff
Rene Pleyen
Mneeling
Dip
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Tru Man
Washington
New York
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Area Roads Icy Following Rain and Snow
Snow and freezing rain swept the state Friday night into Saturday, leaving slick highways across much of Wisconsin. Snow totals ranged from one to six inches in divisions, with ice on some routes and fog and rain in others. Caution urged by AAA as motorists faced slippery conditions from La Crosse to Milwaukee and beyond.
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AAA
Nouthern
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Buon
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
State Highway Commission
Wisconsin Dells
Eau Claire
Taylor County
Crawford County
Lancaster
Madison
Baraboo
Beaver Dam
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Rapids
Rhinelander Division
Lincoln 2Nd Price
Oneida
Vilas
Florence and Forest
Langlade
Superior Division
Ashland
Local Weather for La Crosse Snow Flurries and Cold
Frigid conditions move into La Crosse and vicinity with snow flurries and a sharp cold snap. Tonight's low near 15 in the city and 12 in outlying areas, with Sunday high around 22. Winds light, precipitation minimal but lingering flurries possible.
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la Crosse
State Journal Notes 111th Anniversary
Madison Wisconsin newspaper history marks 111th anniversary as the Wisconsin State Journal notes its 1839 founding as the Madison Express Weekly and its 1852 debut as Madison's first daily. The paper shifted from afternoon to morning publication on February 1 1949.
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State Journal Notes
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison Express-Weekkly
Civil Defense Machinery Taken Over By Presidential Order
President Truman moved to organize civil defense without Congress by creating the FCDA and naming former Florida governor Millard F Caldwell Jr as administrator at $17,500 yearly. The action shifts civil defense from NSRB to OEM, aiming to quickly mobilize an independent agency for wartime readiness. The move follows his Thursday proposal to empower a strong single administrator and prompts no immediate congressional comment.
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Florida
Washington
Congress
Truman
United States
Millard F. Caldwell, Jr
FCDA
Mc Truman
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Office For Emergency Management
OEM
CEM
Milford F. Caldwell, Jr
White House
Caldwell
Collins Flies For Mac Talks In Tokyo Visit
Gen J Lawton Collins army chief of staff flew to Tokyo for a spot inspection of the military situation as Secretary Acheson and UN delegate Warren Austin conferred on the diplomatic picture. Collins was en route to meet Gen Douglas MacArthur with Maj Gen Charles P Cabell and Vice Admiral F S Low, while Austin and Acheson discussed actions to meet the Communist threat in Korea. Mt Etna erupts anew at Catania with lava flows and molten rock after 24 hours of quiet following a week of activity.
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Washington
I-F
J .Lawton Collins
Army
Tokyo
State Acheson
Warren Austin
Collins
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Msj
Charles P. Cabell
Air Force
F.S. Low
Naval Operations
Austin
Lake Success
State Department
Acheson
U. S
Korea
Cee
MacArthur Not Likely To Get Reinforcements
Senators briefed on Korea report that Gen Douglas MacArthur faces critical fighting without sizable reinforcements. Talks between President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee loom as Belgium Colombia Greece and Luxembourg troops may only be token. Officials cite no available American reserves to aid MacArthur as he aims to consolidate a defensive line and hold against China.
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Jack Washington
Douglas. MacArthur
MscArthur
U. S
Manchuria
Truman
Attlee
Great Britain
Congress
United Nations
Belgium
Colombia
Greece
Luxembourg
MacArthur
Korea
Congress Ready To Go Along With Request For More Arms Money
Congress appears ready to approve about 17.85 billion dollars more for national defense to counter Soviet aims. House hearings showed support with expectations of higher taxes but no trimming of the budget. The fund mostly supports armed services while 1.05 billion is for the atomic energy commission as deadlines and rapid hearings loom.
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Congress
Economy Showing Signs Of Strain In Shift To Military Production
Washington reports indicate the civilian goods boom is peaking and the shift to defense expansion creates strain. Census notes a factory employment dip and 300000 more jobless. Kaiser-Frazer cuts auto production and seeks a loan. private homebuilding falls 10 percent in November. October credit for installments tightens to one seventh of prior months.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Census Bureau
Kaiser-Frazer
K-F
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Czechs Convict 9 Churchmen in Vatican Spy Case
Nine Roman Catholic churchmen including a bishop and two abbots were found guilty of espionage and high treason in Prague for allegedly aiding a Vatican plot to topple Czechoslovakia’s Communist government. Sentences ranged from 10 years to life. Abbot Jan Opasek received life plus a 100,000 crown fine.
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William Oates
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Fankrac
Jan Opasek
Brevnov
Stanislav Zela
Olomouc
Sanislav Jarosimek
Strahov
La Crosse Telephone Wins PSC Approval for Securities Issue
La Crosse Telephone Corp received public service commission authority to issue 1,000,000 in first mortgage bonds and 409,357 in common stock. Funds will retire debt and finance plant improvements, boosting common stock equity ratio from 35.3 percent to 47.7 percent.
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la Crosse Telephone Corp
Public Service Com
Mission Authority
PSC
Vinson Sees No Shift In Draft
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee said there is no reason to change the draft law this year. President Truman aims for 2,771,000 defense personnel by June 30, with current drafts set at 40,000 for December and January and a request for 50,000 more in February. An unpublished report reportedly favors extending draftees’ service from 21 to 24 months amid broader universal military training plans.
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Whliam F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
National Defense
Truman
Soviet Union
Bargly
House Appropriations Committee
House
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Service Committee
Pres. Truman
Army
Air Force
Navy
Armed Services Subcommittee
Defense Department
Lie Trials For Korean Solution With Red China Delegates
In New York Chinese Communist delegate Chen Chiao held a half hour talk with UN Secretary General Trygve Lie as U S and other diplomats seek a path to resolve the Korean crisis. Warren Austin flew to Washington with his deputy to report on Allied talks while China and Russia gripped in secrecy. Aiming for a U N resolution, India and other Security Council members weigh a peaceful Korean withdrawal and UN military enforcement if China refuses.
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United Nations
Flushing Meadows
New York
General Assembly
Korea
SK. Tsarapkin
Jacob Malik
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Chen Chiao
Trygve Lie
Lie
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Washington
Sale Dean Acheson
Austin
Ernest A. Gross
Andrew Cordier
Acrete
Security Council
Russia
Wu Hsin-chuan
U.S
India
Sir Benegal N
Peiping
Kores
Assembly
La Crosse Eyes Cigar Bowl Ride on Refrigerator Bowl Result
TC Officials alert for possible bid to send undefeated La Crosse Teachers College football team to the Cigar Bowl in Tampa on New Year’s Day. Bowl committee chair J Rex Farrior conferred with Floyd Gautsch by phone as Gustavus Adolphus faces Abilene Christian in Evansville. If Gustavus loses by more than a touchdown, La Crosse earns invitation. Tampa uses Refrigerator Bowl score to gauge La Crosse strength after a 20 13 defeat of Gustavus.
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la Crosse
Teachers College
Tampa
Fla
Valparaiso
J. Rex Farrior
Floyd Gautsch
Evansville
Ind
Gustavus Adolphus
Abilene Christian
Farriers
Gautsch
Abilene
Gustavus
WSES Announces Policy On Veterans Of Korean Fighting
Madison Wis. frj For mer servicemen of the Korean conflict will receive the same consideration normally accorded all war veterans by the state employment service. Harry Lippart WSES director said Saturday the policy to be followed had been sent to the state's 26 job offices. WSES service to veterans includes registration for job seekers, priority referral to openings and special counseling.
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Madison
Wis
Frj
Harry Lippart
WSES
Guerrillas Capture Six Towns in South China Rail Region
The China Union press reports Nationalist guerrillas have seized six towns in south China between the Canton Hanhan and Hunan Kwangs rail routes. The conflicts involve the railway corridor as forces push to widen control in the area.
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Taipel
Formosa
China Union Press
South China
Canton-Hanhen
Hunan-Kwangs
Pyongyang Under Threat As UN Forces Retreat
Front-line reports describe Chinese forces from Manchuria driving toward Pyongyang with 500000-man columns. Allied rear echelon units and refugees withdraw southward as U N troops fight to hold the defense line north of the city. MacArthur says a state of undeclared war exists with Chinese forces.
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Tokyo
Pi— Chintse Reda
Pyongyang
Red
Eighth Army
Manchuria
Songchon
Korea
U. S. Wth Corps
Seventh Division
United Nations
MacArthur
Chaugjin Reservoir
Dey
MaccArthur
U. S. First Cavalry
Allied
Unita
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Sicily
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Mahon
D-Tex
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Changjin
Hageru
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Jacob A. Malik
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