Administration Tries To Revive Wage Board
Washington officials vow wage controls will stay in force with or without the Wage Stabilization Board. Mobilization Director Henry Fowler and Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam seek new industry members after last weekend's mass resignations halted the board. They promise to avoid setting a wage precedent while Truman considers alternatives. Walter Reuther meets with Truman and Putnam to press for preserving controls.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Henry Fowler
Roger L. Putnam
WSB
John L. Lewis
Truman
Putnam
Walter Reuther
CIO
Fowler- Putnam
Fowler
Charles C. Killingsworth
Boston
Kansas City
Atlanta
Chicago
McCarthy Urges Eisenhower to Use MacArthur Plan
Senator McCarthy urged President-elect Eisenhower to consult General Douglas MacArthur for a definite Korea solution. MacArthur, who did not endorse Eisenhower, hinted at a plan to end the Korean War with limited Allied casualties and offered to discuss it with Eisenhower.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Saltonstall May Call MacArthur Before Armed Services Panel
Boston Senator Leverett Saltonstall says he would invite General MacArthur to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Korean War options if he becomes chairman. He remarks follow questions about MacArthur’s end of war statements and suggest Eisenhower may seek MacArthur’s views after his Korea trip.
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Boston
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Gen. MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
MacArthur
Saltonstall
Armed Services Committee
Bridges
R-N.h
Eisenhower
Korean War
Korea
Record bear kill seen in Michigan for 1952
The Michigan State Conservation Department said final counts likely mark a record bear kill for 1952. Straits of Mackinac ferry totals show 406 bears carried, alongside 8,522 deer, 59 coyotes, 27 bobcat, 17 fox, and five wolves, indicating the year's totals.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Conservation Department
Straits of Mackinac
Straits
Eisenhower and aides cross international date line aboard Helena
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and his party crossed the International Date Line on the USS Helena delaying the calendar to Monday. They planned further talks at Pearl Harbor with military leaders and advisers before Eisenhower returns to New York.
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Don Whitehead
Uss
Helena
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Eisenhower
Korea
Brain Trust
Lucius Clay
George M. Humphrey
Guam
Commodore
New York City
Talking Horse Lady Wonder Stuns Reporter in Interview
Richmond's Lady Wonder projects answers in a staged interview as police credit the horse with helping locate the body of Danny Matson in Quincy Massachusetts. Claudia Fonda says in person questioning draws more requests for insights on cases and curiosities.
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Lady Wonder
Richmond
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Waul Duke
Danny Matson
Quincy
Mass
Claudia Fonda
McGranery Moves to Strip Anastasia Citizenship
Atty Gen McGranery ordered denaturalization proceedings to remove Albert Anastasia, longtime New York waterfront gangster and alleged Murder, Inc. boss. Proceedings in Newark seek deporation after accusations he concealed aliases and a criminal record. Anastasia, 50, naturalized in 1943 while in the Army, has ties to the Crime Commission probe and recent auto accident.
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Washington
McGranery
Albert Anastasia
Justice Department
New York
Anastasia
Italy
New York State Crime Commission
Fort Lee
N. J
Murder, Inc
United States
Federal District Court
Newark
Sing Sing
Brother of
ILA
Gerado
Jerry) Anastasio
Jerry
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Crime Commission
FBI
Immigration Service
U. S. Army
Common Pleas Court
Lebanon County
Delay Decision On Diplomat Kohler Disciplinary Action
The State Department will delay any disciplinary ruling on Diplomat Foy D. Kohler until next week or later. Kohler, former Voice of America director, faces a drunken public charge after a Virginia motor accident and is said to possess two secret documents in violation of security rules. The department will review facts from the security division investigation before a recommendation is issued, while Kohler remains on duty.
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Washington
State Department
Foy D. Kohler
Kohler
Voice of America
Acheson
Virginia
Michael J. McDermott
Security Division
Fare Boosts For Taxis In City Okayed
La Crosse Common Council committee favors fare increases for three taxi firms for a 90 day trial. Basic fare would rise from 25 to 30 cents with new rules for youngsters and additional passengers. Rail station trips would cost 35 cents. Firms cited driver pay as a factor. A city wage survey for 340 employees was also approved.
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la Crosse
Common Council Committee
Checker Cab Company
Yellow Cab Company
City Car Company
Robert Barnett
Checker Firm
Ald
Oscar Harebo
Board of Education
State Bureau of Personnel
Weather for La Crosse and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with no significant temperature change. Lows around 27 and highs near 42 with steady conditions across La Crosse area.
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la Crosse
Inspection Team Praises McCoy Amid Improbable Stay
A Washington inspection team praised Camp McCoy for its facilities and mobilization role but gave no assurance the Army’s closing order would be lifted. Officials stressed a favorable report would go to Gen. J Lawton Collins and Sec. Frank Pace Jr. while noting the decision likely stands.
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Department of the Army
Tomah
Department of Defense
Camp McCoy
A. S. Eyler
Sparta
Gardner R. Withrow
la Crosse
T. A. Young
Army
Wis
Wisconsin
Department of Army
Washington D.C
Sherman
Young
McCoy
Harlan Statham
Thomas and
FHA
Col. Waugh
Col. Statham
Korea
Washington
Municipal Election Filing Rules Change for 1951 Ballot
Nomination papers for the April 7 municipal election are now due by 5 p.m. January 27 in City Clerk Alice Dickson’s office under a new state law. Filing starts November 28, with 2 percent of the votes from the 1951 office winner required, minimums of 100 for city at large or 15 for ward offices, and signatures shown in the clerk’s office.
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Alice Dickson
Miss Dickson
Eliminate USO Center In City La Crosse
USO facilities housed in the YMCA have been deactivated this week in La Crosse after meetings by the local USO committee and regional office. The shift reflects a change from wartime recreation to integrating military personnel into community life, with a focus on religious educational and social services. Funds are raised locally but USO remains an international organization.
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la Crosse Uso
YMCA
Robert Schilling
USO
F. E. Finnerty
Finnerty
Community Chest
Schilling
National Uso
la Crosse
Harry Reget
Korea
City Water to Flush Hydrants North of Gillette Street
Flushing of all hydrants from Gillette Street north to the city limits starts at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continues until completion. Discoloration of water in the flushed area may occur, the water department warns.
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Gillette Street
City Water Department
Space travel in kids future may reach moon by youth
Dr Hubertus Strughold of Randolph AFB told medical students space travel could let youngsters take a 30 hour rocket trip to the moon. He said power for rockets is the main hurdle, Mars has seasons like Earth, and space life is likely limited to hardier bacteria or tiny animals with possible plant life.
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Dallas
Tex
Pop
Hubertus Strughold
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Strughold
Moon
Mars
Texas
Siberian
Sigma XI Club
Southwestern Medical School
Nationalist Riots Bark Near Revolution in Casablanca
Troop reinforcements landed in Casablanca as Moroccan rioters menaced white residents. Evacuations of Europeans intensified while police reported casualties differently from Moroccan press. About 140 natives arrested amid arrests and labor leader calls for traitor executions as sympathies with Tunisian unrest fuel the disorder.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Morocccan
French Foreign
Tunis
Farehat Hached
Oriers
Taxpayers Foot Ike Travel Bills for Pacific Trip
Washington reports that U S taxpayers will ultimately pay for President elect Eisenhower and advisers travel to the Pacific but the Defense Department cannot say how much. Officials cite military operations and orderly transition as reasons, with Truman authority. The role of reporters and photographers remains uncertain and may involve commercial air rates.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Pacific
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Pentagon
Korea
Department
Truman
President Truman
Gen
Helena
Defense
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