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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
1
Washington reports amid coal talks as Lewis uses a shortened workweek to pressure for contract terms. Militant miners in key regions show partial stoppages while operators press for a broad front and longer shifts, with New York negotiations continuing.
A chaotic firefight near Fontaine leaves seven fatally hurt and many more injured. Authorities say a public safety incident remains under investigation as witnesses provide conflicting accounts of the confrontation.
R W Cook of the Atomic Energy Commission said a wildcat strike by about 3 000 construction workers on Oak Ridge plants ended with a back to work movement. He noted union locals had begun returning workers at Maxon Construction Co as AEC and the labor relations board push for settlements to restart two uranium producing plants.
Gen Leslie Groves, retired head of the atomic bomb project, said he did not show secret atom reports to former Vice President Henry A Wallace after showing one in fall 1943. He testified to a House committee on un American activities that Wallace and Harry Hopkins did not pressure him to ship secrets to Russia.
Fall and continued cold tonight with very low temperatures in the city and surrounding countryside. Friday will bring increasing cloudiness and cold conditions. Light snow expected Friday night. High around 28 degrees.
An odd ad copy compares tub to tub bath costs about 3.00 yearly and showers about 7.80, then pitches selling unwanted articles through Tribune Want Ads. It mentions E P Inle and a Maple Place address with a contact number and touts classified advertising as a smart move.
Sheriff Vern Lamp received praise from inmates at the county jail after a visit by M A Skeff and nutritionist Dorothy Riddler. They noted increased food amounts and menu changes though complaints persisted about monotony and restricted fruits. The jail committee deliberates the formation of a permanent jail committee as results of the investigations gain statewide visibility.
Roy Morris family endures two shocks in one day as their 24 year old son Jimmie Allen dies in a house fire that also injures no one else. The blaze started by a defective oil stove while Mrs. Morris answered a neighbor call about a dying sister in Sikeston Missouri. Jackie Morris, 34, escaped unharmed as the father lost his job and sought work on a nearby farm.
Weather report notes record cold across Wisconsin with subzero readings in Eau Claire and Milwaukee. A warmer spell is forecast for Friday followed by snow as a polar air mass moves from North Dakota toward Des Moines.
Washington reports a sharp increase in workers exhausting unemployment compensation during the July September quarter with about 500 000 claimants. Despite recent job gains and falling unemployment, census figures show November 1949 unemployment at 3 409 000, and total exhaustions rising from 20 000-250 900 in 1948 to 500 000 most recent quarter.
In Wisconsin, Alvin Bardin, ex-operator of the Denmark Brewing Co., was fined 1800 for dumping beer into the Neshota River in August 1948. A jury of 12 found the beer killed about 900 game fish and held the state entitled to damages, while Bardin said the pollution was unintentional.
A heavy wet snow on Wednesday in Milwaukee is blamed for two deaths. Arthur L. Haines, 76, collapsed while shoveling snow at his home. Edwin Houk, 74, died after slipping on an icy sidewalk and later at Coun idy emergency hospital.
La Crosse high school senior Janice Mader won the Wisconsin Voice of Democracy radio essay contest judged in Milwaukee. Her recording advances to the national competition with scholarships and awards. second and third places received a film gift and a wrist watch.
New York City faced a severe water shortage as residents faced cutbacks on non essential use. Water Commissioner Stephen J. Carney ordered stops on car washing and pool filling while police water wardens canvassed neighborhoods to enforce conservation. Fines rose for leaky plumbing and other wasteful acts, with officials warning of a possible ghost city if rain does not arrive.
The defense rested at 1 46 p m Thursday in the Arnold O Larson murder trial after two witnesses described a Cass street sighting at 8 40 p m the murder night. Larson denied threats against Dr McLoone and admitted undergoing plastic surgery for nasal issues to improve appearance. He testified he did not tell his wife he killed the doctor and denied grabbing her during a dispute over a cemetery lot.
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