Union Fined 3.5 Million. Lewis Escapes Jail Term
The United Mine Workers union was fined 3,500,000 and John L. Lewis 10,000 for contempt of court over the coal strike. Lewis avoided jail as Federal Judge Goldsborough weighed daily fines of 250,000 over 14 days and considered a temporary injunction.
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Washington
United Mine Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
John F. Sennett
Sonnett
Welly K. Hopkins
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Federal Coal Mines Administration
Goldsborough Sonnett
United Mine Workers
Washington, D. C
NEA
Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Soucaie fair and mild tonight and Thursday with temperatures from 24 to 45 degrees. Low tonight about 24 and high Thursday between 42 and 45 degrees.
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la Crosse
Soucaie Fair
Molotov Backs U S Arms Plan in UN Debate
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled acceptance of American arms reductions as a basis for talks and said the veto would not block control and inspection measures. He urged unanimity in the Security Council for enforcing disarmament and pledged to withdraw Russian proposals in favor of the U S plan with amendments.
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Lake Success
N. Y
V. M. Molotov
United States
Hartley Shawcross
Paul Hasluck
United Nations
Molotov
U. N. Assembly
Russia
Security Council
Meres Molotov
Six Minnesota Towns Vote in Houston County Elections
Six villages in Houston county Minnesota voted in annual elections with Spring Grove leading in contest as the council approved liquor sales after debate. Voters in La Crescent cast 172 ballots with Katherine McCaffery winning treasurer, Ed Hasselbusch and Carl Wittenberg elected to council and clerk respectively, while H P Krog held the assessor seat. Eitzen votes come next March and other results shown include Dan Young Irvin Reetz and Ed Hurley in different posts.
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Houston County
Minnesota
Spring Grove
Houston
Caledonia
Brownsville
la Crescent
Hokah
Eitzen
Katherine McCaffery
Dan Young
Ed Hasselbusch
Irvin Reetz
Carl Wittenberg
Ed Hurley
H. P. Krog
Drastic New Rail Embargo Hits Industry Hard
Washington imposes a sweeping rail embargo and further 25 percent mileage cuts to preserve coal burning locomotives. Parcel post is limited to five pounds, with exemptions for health and safety supplies. Officials warn of widespread unemployment and factory shutdowns as Christmas travel and mailing are curtailed.
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Washington
Eg Ag Bong Bane
Office of Defense Transportation
DDT
J. Monroe Johnson
Gardner Named U S Ambassador To Britain By Truman
O Max Gardner former North Carolina governor moves from treasury post to the U S embassy in London. His appointment announced by President Truman awaits Senate confirmation and likely won’t take effect before January. Gardner is a lawyer industrialist with deep textile industry ties.
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Washington
O. Max Gardner
Treasury
London
United States
North Carolina
Truman
Court of St. James
Averell Harriman
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
Gardner
Senate
407 Nurses Given Certificate But Supply Still Short
Wisconsin state board of health reports 407 registered nurse certificates issued from October exams though a persistent shortage remains. The board notes four or five times that number would end the five year shortage, with Milwaukee nursing schools contributing 165 and Madison 77. duties will be overseen until a successor for Leila Giv en is named.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Milwaukee Schools of Nursing
Leila Given
Bureau of Nursing Education
Senate Republicans Cite Charges Against Reich Army Actions
Four Republican members of the Senate War Investigating Committee publish a Meader report detailing alleged immorality venereal disease dishonesty and incompetence in the occupation of Germany. The War Department denies many claims as gossip while noting Negro troops crime rates and influx of displaced persons raise concerns about postwar policy and troop quality.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Senate War Investigating Committee
Meader
United States
War Department
Col
Francis P. Miller
Greeks Present UN Complaint Over Yugoslav Balkan Border
Greek Ambassador Vassili Dendramis announced Greece filed formal border violations charges against Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania. A UN on the spot investigation was requested with a security council discussion and a fact finding committee to Greece. Premier Tsaldaris traveled from Paris to New York to present the complaint.
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Lake Sucess
N. Y
Vassili Dendramis
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
U.N. Commission
Dendramis
Trygve Lie
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Constantin Tsaldaris
Athens
New York
Paris
U.N
Security Council
London
Ukraine
Council
Balkans
Mail Carrier Killed By Body Of Woman Falling From Building
New York report details a 41 year old mail carrier Alexander Cook who died after being struck by the body of Natalie J. Biro 36 a former radio actress who plunged from a 15 story Manhattan Queens building. The incident occurred as Cook completed his route and died an hour later in hospital. Biro died on impact and her husband Louis Biro said she had been ill for some time. The couple who married ten years lived in Queens then Manhattan.
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New York
Alexander Cook
Natalie J. Biro
Louis B. Biro
Queens
Manhattan
Kirsten Flagstad Granted Exit Permit to United States
Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad has been granted an exit permit and plans to travel to the United States after a short visit in Sweden. Her late husband Henry Johan Sen was once charged with collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation.
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Oslo
Kirsten Flagstad
United States
Sweden
Henry Johansen
Communist Beaten In French Election
Paris reports the Communist party failed to elect Maurice Thorez as premier of the interim government. Thorez needed 310 votes for an absolute majority but fell short by 51 in the new national assembly.
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Paris
Communist Party
Maurice Thorez
National Assembly
Thorez
Oakland Mayor seeks emergency powers as labor strike widens
Oakland Mayor Herbert L. Beach appeals to the city council for drastic powers as a mass AFL walkout shuts down transit and halts Bay Area commerce. The strike disrupts delivery to two stores, closes newsrooms, and spurs clashes with police amid growing demonstrations and union claims of bargaining power.
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Oakland
Calif
Herbert L. Beach
AFL
San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge
East Bay
Oakland Auditorium
James F. Galliano
Alameda County Labor Council
Kahn’s
Hastings
Los Angeles
Charles W. Real
AFL California Federation of Labor
Washington
Galliano
Real
Eviction Jury Trial Booked in Justice Court
The first jury trial in years is set before Justice Charles B. Varco in the county courthouse Friday at 2 p.m. for eviction of Roy Artis from 421% North 11th Street. The case, brought by Wilford G. Buchholtz, alleges noncompliance and seeks removal with occupancy claimed by the plaintiff. Artis denies the claims and asks for dismissal. the Artis and Buchholtz families include eight and six children respectively, with Buchholtz noted as a veteran.
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Justice Court
Charles B. Varco
Court House
Albert Wolfe
John S. Coleman
Johns
Roy Artis
North 11Th Street
Buchholtz
OPA
Artis
Trucker Officials Meet in Chicago on 24 Hour Operation Push
Chicago transit officials and ICC motor carrier leaders conferred to ease the transportation crisis. Frank Purse urged 24 hour terminal operation to speed unloads and reduce truck downtimes. Central Motor Freight representing 400 firms in 19 states backed full utilization of available equipment. A C Kunz of Keeshin Motor Express said the fleet of 1,800 vehicles could move 20 to 25 percent more freight.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank Purse
ICC Motor Carrier Division
Central Motor Freight Association
A. C. Kunz
Keeshin Motor Express Company
Wisconsin Petroleum Association elects officers at Milwaukee convention
Julius Leig of Cudahy was chosen president of the Wisconsin Petroleum Association during the annual Milwaukee convention. Dale Andrews of Kaukauna was named vice president with George Douglas of Antigo as secretary treasurer. Harry McGaughey of Racine Everett Yerly of La Crosse and Lavern Schaetzel of Germantown named three-year directors.
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Milwaukee
Julius Leig
Cudahy
Wisconsin Petroleum Association
Dale Andrews
Kaukauna
George Douglas
Antigo
Harry McGaughey
Racine
Everett Yerly
la Crosse
Lavern Schaetzel
Germantown
Expect Wyatt To Resign
Washington reports Wyatt plans to quit signaling end to bitter administration feuds and unresolved future of the housing program. Friends say he refused a compromise, seeking fuller authority to push the program, with an announcement expected by tomorrow after talks with President Truman.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
White House
Truman
Runaway Boy Is Recovered by Police on Highway 16
A 16 year old who ran away from home was found by county highway police on highway 16 and taken to the detention home awaiting his parents. The Baraboo police reported the incident on Tuesday.
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Baraboo
Schools Close as Coal Shortage Hits Wisconsin
Wisconsin schools cut activities and lower classroom heat as coal shortages spread statewide. Milwaukee districts enforce 68 degree indoor temperatures while night use and after hours events are trimmed. Madison considers earlier holidays or delayed reopening as coal stocks vary by district.
City approves $300 city employee raise and 36 mil tax
The La Crosse common council adopted a 36 mill tax levy raising a total budget of 2,194,775.40 and granted city employees a 300 pay increase for 1947. The decision followed a lengthy closed meeting by the ways and means committee and faced opposition from Aldermen Lyden Pamperin Meyer Schultz Domahoski Roth. Pamperin argued for a 240 raise and cited industrial wage data, while unions said they would accept no less than 360. The tax rate marks the highest since 1883 and applies to a city assessed valuation of 61,381,790.
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Common Council
J.j.verdhota
Ways and Means
Donald J. Lyden
Franklin Pamperin
Henry Meyer
Emil O. Schultz
J. J. Domahoski
Walter Roth
Pamperin
State Industrial Commission
la Crosse
Ways and Means Committee
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R. E. Krumbiegel
Madison West
Stevens Point
Central State Teachers’ College
Board of Education
Marinette
William F. Waterpool
Wausau
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