Chiang Army Breaks Encirclement Near Nanking
Government forces said to have smashed through Communist ring at Nanking and contacted Nationalist troops advancing from the New Wai River line about 100 miles northwest. Reports inconsistent. no foreign confirmation. The 12th army group pockets near Suhsien and Suchow drive intensified, while reinforcements wheel toward the Hevai river line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Itharn
Wwai River
Here
Soutine
Suhsien
Falley Suchow
Suchow
12Th Army
Chen Yi
Wuhan
China
Hankow
Hanyang
Hevai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Shanghai
Metropolis
U. S
John Cabot
G. C. Crawford
Black Mountain
N. C
Crawford
Washington
Bus Ownership Transfer Aired State Holds Hearing on Firm's Petition
City and utility officials gathered at the courthouse Wednesday morning for a hearing on the proposed change of ownership of the municipal bus line. Browy conducted the session with John Bunge representing La Crosse Transit and City Attorney Fred Steele expressing city support with caveats on operational changes. Mississippi Valley Public Service officials, led by E H H Finkelberg, approved the sale as fair, while Ray M. Fey outlined the new corporation's finances and named officers including Andrew G. Anderson and Frederick L. Frey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
la Crosse Transit Company
Uroun
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
Browy
Calmer Browy
Public Service Commissions
John Bunge
Lees and
Selt
la Crusee Transit Company
Ray M. Fey
Andrew G Anderson
Hibbing
Frederick L. Frey
Trea
Gee
Pace
Public Utilities
Public Service Commission
Mississippi Valley Public Service Co
Weather forecast for La Crosse and vicinity
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with occasional flurries of snow. Continued rather cold. Low tonight 14. High Thursday 27.
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la Crosse
Vicinit
Formal Hearing on Isle School Attachment Set Soon
A formal hearing on attaching the French island school districts to La Crosse’s system is expected before Thanksgiving. Engelhard noted committee decisions weigh information and opinions, with past votes unanimous. About 50 residents from Upper and Lower French Island districts attended the Tuesday meeting, which discussed district Nos. 5 and 6 and potential annexation for school purposes only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Tisimas
Engelhard
Waseburn
Engelard
French Island
Board of Educcation
School Administrative Patent and County Board
Campbell
Nur
Preach Island
Logan Junior High
Alvin Jolivette
Upper French Island
No. 5
Marshall May Not Resume Full Direction Of State Department
Secretary of State Marshall faces uncertain recovery after kidney removal surgery at Walter Reed. At 67, he likely needs extended rest, raising questions about resuming full duties before inauguration. President Truman may rely on Lovett for policy while Marshall recuperates, with Dulles and Austin also stepping in as needed.
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Marshall
State Department
Walter Reed Hospital
Austin
John Foster Dulles
Paris
Robert A. Lovett
Cer
Truman
Jensi
Santa and the Anew Man serial by Lucrece Hudgins
Tribune introduces a new Santa Claus serial illustrated for Christmas season. The daily tale follows a little boy and the Snow Man as they visit Santa in search of a new leg.
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Tribune
Santa Claus
la Crosse
Santa
Lucrece Hudgins
Sania
Group Studies Legislation Approve Measures On Roadside Businesses
Madison report notes the legislative council approved measures at its meeting to be introduced in 1949. Highway Commissioner James R. Law and Planning Board Director M. W. Torkelson pressed for state authority to regulate traffic near towns, set setback fines along highways, and establish zoning rules for roadside enterprises. They cited drive-ins as a highway safety concern and sought controls on commercial signs to harmonize with highway signals. The council also approved another measure for introduction to the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Legislative Council
State Highway Commission and Planning Board
Grenaier Highway
James R. Law
Wisconsin Snow Forecast From Federal Weather Office
The Associated Press reports yesterday's daytime highs were among the season's lowest in Wisconsin with readings from Fork Falls 18 to Milwaukee 32 and overnight lows around 12 in the Superior area. Forecaster Howard J. Thompson said today will be cloudy with a few flurries in the north and central portions and temperatures from 24 to 28 in the north and 28 to 32 in the south. He predicts snow statewide for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
Thompson
Fork Falls
Land O'Lakes
Wausau
la Crosse
Green Bay
Madison
Superior
Council Groups Reject Zone Ordinance Change
Washington reports that Eunice A. Lincoln, described as a former state department secretary who worked with Alger Hiss, testified behind closed doors before the House committee on un American activities. The panel seeks two unnamed mystery men linked to secret papers, while Lovett notes the department’s code system has changed in ten years.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Acroman
State Department
Alger Hiss
House Committee of
Um American Activities
Eunice A. Lincoln
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Sayre
Whittaker Chambers
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Chambers
Maryland
Russia
State Lovett
Department
Congressional
Eunice Lincoln
House Committee On un-American Activities
George Morris Fay
U. S
District of Columbia
Sumner Welles
Jeff
Rep
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
House
UN American Activities Committee
Welles
Spy Thriller Rates With Shakespeare In Dramatic Washington
A Washington based spy thriller earns high marks for drama, rivaling Shakespeare in tense scenes and clever plotting. Critics praise sharp dialogue and a final twist, though some find the pacing uneven.
Whittaker Chambers Hiss Case Drama Unfolds In Public
Arthur Edson highlights the Washington spy saga as the Chambers Hiss confrontation dominates headlines. He notes the cast includes Time editor Chambers and State Department employee Hiss with dramatic car lore and a Maryland arm scene amid whispers of microfilm evidence and a famed Cherner Motor Co. nickname Uncle Joe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Edson Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Dirst Pede
Rene
Shakespeare
Sho
Chambers
Time Magazine
Hiss
Hollywood
Maryland
Bfrs. A
Communist Party
Cherner Motor Co
Cherner
Uncle Joe
AFL Urges Maximum Wage Increases If Prices Stay High
The AFL and CYO economists told the Senate House Economic Committee that labor may demand maximum wage increases unless business ceases large price hikes. They urged higher wages and an excess profits tax to curb speculation, arguing profits outpace wage growth and distort supply and demand amid a low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
CYO
Senate-House Economic Committee
Nelson H. Cruikehank
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Labor Organization
Ruttenberg
Isbor
O'Mahoney
D-Wsc
Bee Labor
Truck Loses Merchant's Package in Downtown District
A downtown truck delivering parcels dropped a merchant's package near Third and Vine streets around 10 am Tuesday. The parcel vanished before the driver retraced the route. finders are asked to return it to the owner or the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third and Vine Streets
Tts
End to Korean Commission Sought by Soviet Delegate
Soviet delegate Jacob A. Malik urged the UN to dissolve the Korean Commission, accusing John Foster Dulles of using it to shield empires in a bid to turn South Korea into a capitalist springboard. He attacked a joint UN resolution backing a legal government in occupied South Korea and proposed a new commission aimed at reunification and troop withdrawal. Malik claimed the United States would keep forces in the south indefinitely, while Russia would end its northern presence after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Malik
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Korea
General Assembly
South Korea
UN Korean Commission
North
Russia
North Korea
United States Army
United States
Walter bills expands displaced persons relief and equality
Rep. Ren. Walter of Pennsylvania completes a revised displaced persons bill aimed at eliminating Truman objections. The measure would guarantee non discrimination in visas by group, double eligible Europeans, and extend entry application time to four years, with 205,000 refugees projected for the next two years. Walter seeks introduction when Congress reconvenes January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ren. Walter
D-Pa
Truman
Walter
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
United States
80Th Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Disaster toll reported after Shanghai steamship sinks
Two Chinese residents' associations today report at least 2,030 people perished when the small steam Shiangya exploded and sank near Shanghai Friday, with a large loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hanghai
Canadian uranium field moves toward production stage
Canadian Trade Minister C. D. Howe says a second uranium field in Canada is nearing production milestones. The statement signals progress in national nuclear resources as Ottawa eyes heightened energy and mineral development.
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Ottawa
Charges Tailor Fails To Mend His Ways
Mrs. Hyman Gechtman told a court she waited 17 years after separation before suing for divorce. She charged desertion and penniless support, noting they were married 50 years ago in Russia and that the husband, a tailor, had mended many things but did not mend his ways.
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Los Angeles
Hyman Gechtman
Gechman
Russia
Accused Of Hiring Man To Toss Lye At Competitor
CHICAGO trucking executive Elmer W. Sims head of Sims Motor Transport Lines surrendered with his attorney to police. He is charged with malicious mayhem and conspiracy to commit assault to kill after allegedly hiring Earl Harris to throw lye into the face of Norbert M. McCue president of Steel Dispatch Co. McCue was severely burned March 27 losing much vision. McCue seeks $400,000 in federal damages. Sims denies the charges, claiming a frameup by rivals and noting a $2,000,000 two year business.
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Chicago
Elmer W. Sims
Sims Motor Transport Lines
Raymond Hayes
Sims
Gary
Ind
Earl Harris
Lye
Norbert M. McCue
Steel Dispatch Co
McCue
Lim
Tomas Martin
Turegu
Hayes
Oil Firm Blocked From Building New Station
The common council rejected a zoning change to permit a filling station at West Avenue and Main Street after objections from more than a dozen property owners. The 60 year idle lot, owned by the Wadhams division of Socony Vacuum Oil, remains under a pending purchase offer as the council votes eight to seven against the proposal, pending Friday’s monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue
Main Street
Wadhams
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Archie Olberg
Allis-Chalmers
Prairie Avenue
Marvey Street
John Burth
Carl Wahlstrom
Osberg
Frank Sisson
Plan Joint Meeting On Police Proposal
A joint meeting of the administration and all council committees will be held at City Hall next Tuesday evening to discuss revisions to the police department. Proposals from the La Crosse Industrial Safety Council and Police Chief Herman FL Rick will be considered amid ongoing public attention and hearings.
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Istration
Common Council
Harold Chaiman
la Crosse Industrial Safety Council
Hercman FL Rick
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Hwoi River
Probers
Lovett
Nixon
R-Calil
Vilain
House un-American Activities
Labor
William R. Calhoun
Birmingham
Ala
Pacific
Cartier Rendova
Johnston Island
Har
Main
Bemel
Bee Council
Sien
Ted
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