Double Arab violence erupts as Palestine burns
The Sabbath riots in Palestine intensify with Arab mobs clashing in Tel Aviv Jaffa and Jerusalem. At least 35 dead and hundreds injured. damage pegged around 4 million dollars in Jerusalem and surrounding areas. British troops reinforce as leaders call for order amid threats of a larger Arab uprising and partition tensions.
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Tel Aviv
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Alan Gordon Cunningham
Cunningham
Ramie
Tel Aviv- Jerusalem
Middle East
London
Ten Movie Figures Indicted for Contempt in Probe
Ten movie writers producers and directors were indicted for contempt of congress for refusing to declare if they are or have been Communists. Named are Albert Maltz Dalton Trumbo Samuel Ornitz John Howard Lawson Ring Lardner Jr Herbert Biberman Robert Adrian Scott Lester Cole Alvah Bessie and Edward Dmytryk. Eight face an extra count for refusing to say if they belong to the Screen Writers Guild. Separate trials expected.
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Washington
Congress
Albert Maltz
Dalton Trumbo
Samuel Ornitz
John Howard Lawson
Ring Lardner, Jr
Herbert Biberman
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Alvah Bessie
Edward Dmytry
Rep. Thomas
House
U. S
George Morris Fay
Screen Writers Guild
Maltz
Trumbo
Ornitz
Lardner
Biberman
Scott
Cole
Bessie
Lawson
Dmytryk
Paris Crippled by Public Employes Strike Amid Turbulent Talks
Paris suffers crippling disruption as public employees walk out while Marshall urges the Big Four to drop generalities and push for concrete German settlement terms. He calls for four power decisions on substance and warns against relying on a central German government to heal Germany’s division.
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Marshall
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Molotov
United States
Rust
Austria
Russia
Europe
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Britain
Ceear
Subversive groups list mocked by House committee
Washington scene as Chairman J Parnell Thomas denounces Attorney General Clark list of about 80 organizations as utterly farcical. Clark’s list includes the Communist party and groups linked to totalitarian, fascist, or subversive activity. Thomas predicts new fronts will form as old ones fade away. The three-part breakdown shows 47 official subversive names, 33 added under Truman’s loyalty order, with the Communist party appearing on both lists.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
House Committee On UN- American Activities Today
Clark
Communist Party
Bund
Ku Klux Klan
Columbians
American Youth Congress
American Youth For Democracy
The
Civil Rights Congress
Refugee Committee
Hollywood Writers Mobilization For Defense
Seth W. Richardson
Richardson
Truman
Thomas
Justice Department
Loyalty Review Board
United States
Ber Reds
Coulee Region Roads Open Amid Slippery Conditions
In La Crosse and surrounding counties, state and county highway officials report roads are open but generally slick. Highway Commissioner Paul A. Hartwig notes slippery, rough conditions and ongoing snow, with a sleet storm possible in the next 24 hours. Meteorologist reports several inches of snowfall and continued flurries through the weekend.
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Coulee Region
State Highway Commission
County Highway Department
la Crosse County
Paul A. Hartwig
Hartwig
la Crosse
Madison
A. D. Sania
No Serious Damage in Wisconsin From Iowa Phone Breaks
Des Moines office reports $250,000 to $300,000 in damage from ice snapped lines. Over 50 Iowa communities lost service due to 400 circuit breaks. La Crosse expected to see 20 degrees below zero Friday, then a 35 degree high Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
la Crosse
Paris Simmers Under New Strike Tightens Government Power
Paris faces a nationwide stoppage as protests by Communists escalate. Power blackouts halt factories and subways while radio and telegraph fail. Thorez home bomb probe underway with no injuries. Public workers stage token walkouts affecting about 1.2 million government employees.
Traffic Code Plan Changes Centralize Violations
City announces Friday that all traffic code violations will be handled by the traffic department at city hall led by Sgt Lyle Gilbert and Police Chief Herman Rick. Pleas and fines for stationary and moving violations may be filed 9 am to 5 pm, with after hours at the ice station in Comenkaf city hall. The change aims to speed processing. fines must be paid to the traffic department within 48 hours after 6 pm on the violation day.
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Lyle Gilbert
Herman Rick
Comenkaf City Hall
Woman Killed In Crash Near Janesville
A woman died in a roadway crash near Janesville when she was thrown from the front seat into the rear as the automobile skidded off the road and rolled down a four foot embankment.
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Janesville
Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
La Crosse area forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional snow tonight and patchy freezing drizzle. Overnight low around 20. Saturday expects a high near 35 with continued cold and light snow chances.
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la Crosse
House debate faces new cut proposal on European aid
Representative Jonkman plans a formal amendment to reduce the administration’s 597 million dollar European aid package. He argues Italy Austria and France needs were overestimated by the State Department. The Senate passed 597 million. the House bill would total 590 million with 60 million for China. Rep Taber criticizes the amount as too liberal as House appropriations weighs separate funding.
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House
Eee
Jonkman
State Department
Italy
Austria
France
Senate
Truman
Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Rep
Taber
Appropriations Committee
Thief Claims Coat Was Only For Light Observation
Baltimore story. Joseph Ferri carried an overcoat from the department store’s third floor to the main entrance. He told Magistrate Pairo he did not intend to steal it but only to view it in the light, saying he is color sensitive. Bail set at $500.
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Baltimore
Joseph Ferri
Preston A. Pairo
Things Are Tough For The French John
Paris reports a rough day for a Parisian citizen as strikes cause low water pressure and blackout the lights. Subways halted, taxis and buses crowded, while streets filled with overflowing garbage from ongoing labor actions.
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John
Paris
Sennett Refuses Lie Detector Test
Madison reports Richland Center inmate Buford Sennett refused a state prison lie detector test in the disappearance of Fort Atkinson farm girl Georgia Jean Weckler. Dane County District Attorney Edwin Wilkie said Sennett, serving a life term for murder with Robert Winslow, denied involvement and called himself emotionally upset.
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Wis
Buford Sennett
Richland Center
State Prison
Georgia
Jean Weckler
Fort Atkinson
Dane County
Edwin Wilkie
Ilkie
Sennett
Robert A. Winslow
Owen
Carl L. Carlson
University of Wisconsin
Wilkie
California Blast Fatal To One Man
A fatal explosion at the Standard Oil Co refinery in El Segundo California blew apart a 127 barrel gasoline storage tank killing one man and injuring at least one other. Emergency crews taped off the area as investigators began work on the scene. Local officials described the blast as a spectacular event startling nearby residents.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Standard Oil Co
Officers Check Data In Case
Investigators continue routine checks three weeks into the murder of Dr. James E. McLoone who was shot on November 14 and left on Highway 16. Special Agent Roy Lapitz and County Highway Police Chief Ivan Wright pursue leads in Chicago and plan a Sunday return to La Crosse. They seek two unknown men linked to the doctor with descriptions of a six foot one inch male and a five foot six inch male, both swarthy and unkempt.
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James E. McLoone
Highway 16
Roy Lapitz
Ivan Wright
Chicago
la Crosse
Feed Birds Appeal To City Residents
La Crosse bird lovers appeal to residents to feed birds during snow and cold. Regular feeding with table scraps bread and cracker crumbs will attract hungry birds to nearby bushes and trees. Sunflower seeds scratch feed and suet bring cardinals robins and other birds common in winter.
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la Crosse
Aquinas Wins A Rating In State Drama Tourney
MADISON Wis drama teams from Plymouth La Crosse Aquinas and Shawano high schools earned A ratings at the state drama tournament held yesterday at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and Milwaukee Riverside high schools received B ratings at the end of competition
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Wis
Plymouth
la Crosse Aquinas
Shawano
University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
Riverside
McCormick Warns Illinois Primary Against “Foreigners”
Honolulu dispatch reports Col. Robert R. McCormick saying New York Gov. Dewey or Harold Stassen must have GOP approval to enter Illinois’s preferential primary. He backs Taft and warns Dewey and Stassen would be blocked. He criticizes aid to China and the Marshall Plan, and notes Green’s governor bid as a preference.
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Honolulu
Robert R. McCormick
New York
Thomas FE. Dewey
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Daily News
Dwight Green
McCormick
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dewey
Taft
Green
Stassen
General MacArthur
Tokyo
United States
China
Europe
Find Cause Of Plane Fires First Step To Restart Giant Four Engine Plane
Washington report says fires causing fuel tank overflow into cabin heating system were the first step in clearing the way to return the four engine aircraft to service perhaps early next month. One blaze killed 52 aboard a United Airlines DC-6 at Bryce Canyon Utah on Oct 24. An American Airlines flight escaped injury when another DC-6 with a belly fire landed at Gallup New Mexico on Nov 11. T P Wright, head of the Civil Aeronautics Authority committee, announced the findings last night.
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Bryce Canyon
Utah
American Airlines
Gallup
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T. P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics
CAA
Governor Sigler in good shape after operation
Gov. Sigler is in fine shape says Dr. Cyrus B. Gardner his personal physician after an operation at St. Lawrence Hospital for an infected gall bladder. The governor is recovering and doctors report everything proceeding smoothly as expected.
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Sigler
Cyrus B. Gardner
St. Lawrence Hospital
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