Stuhldreher Resigns as Wisconsin Grid Coach
Harry Stuhldreher resigned today as the University of Wisconsin head football coach. The board of regents voted to accept the resignation but kept him as athletic director with unchanged salary. He said the dual role was too demanding and noted student referendum had no bearing on his decision. He will assist in selecting a successor, with no staff changes anticipated.
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Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
University
E. B. Fred
Stuhlidreher
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Knute Rockne
Villa-Nova Universit
Wisconsin
Chicago
Big Nine
Stuhldreher
Stuhldrener
Stuhld
Yale
Harry
Fred
Nationalists Try To Fight Out Of Trap Near Nanking
Chinese government forces attempt to break the Red trap around Nanking as sixth army group relief fights north from the Hwai river line. Communications say supply lines to Nanking were threatened but repairs completed and morale runs high among government units in the relief effort.
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Nanking
12Th Army Group
Sixth Army Group
Hwai River
Pengpu
North China
Peiping
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
Sixth
12Th
13Th
Suchow
Milks
Ministry of Communications
Hwai
Fu Tso-yi
Inner Mongolia
Pukow
Chiang Kai-shek
Hoshaochiao
Yungcheng-Hsiaohsien
Hsinmachiao
Changpaying
Dutch halt UN Indonesian negotiations
The Netherlands said it would form an interim federal republic for the Indonesian territories and proceed with governing two thirds of the islands. Batavia quoted Indonesian officials warning such a move could lead to disaster amid stalled talks over truce observance and interim authority sharing.
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Hague
Netherlands
United Nations
Indonesia
Batavia
Antara
UN Good Offices
Republic
Jogjakarta
City Debates French Island School Attachments to La Crosse
La Crosse county education committee asks the council to defer action on attaching French Island school districts to La Crosse until the state legislature can consider changes in the law. A public hearing is set for 8 p m December 21 at Washburn school, inviting community input. Alderman Virgil Arneson opened the discussion as several council members urged postponement.
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la Crosse
French Island
Washburn
Virgil Arneson
Donald Lyden
R. M. Schlabach
Walter Roth
West Avenue
Main Street
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
la Crosse Transit Company
la Crosse River
A. R. Kempter
William Roellig
Oscar Hare
Crosse River
Pee
Ovem
W. A. Katz Company
City Considers Blanket Offers for Parking Lot Purchases
City Attorney Fred Steele asked City Council to authorize a blanket offer based on a percentage above assessed valuation for parking lots around the city hall and the Vocational school area. Assessors estimate current sale prices run about 60 percent above assessed values, suggesting a firm basis for negotiations.
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Fred Steele
Steele
Labor mediation talk urges in-plant relations and democracy
Local and Tri County Bar Association members heard Nathan P. Feinsinger a UW Madison professor discuss labor movement fundamentals. He urged stronger in plant relations and a commensurate balance of responsibility and power between employers and employees to improve productivity and democracy.
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Bar Association
Labor and Management
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Feinsinger
United States
Congress
Mother and two children die in cabin fire
In Terre Haute Indiana a mother Mrs Mildred Scarbrough age 29 and two of her children Larry Eugene seven and Leon ard Wayne sixteen months died in a cabin fire on the Wabash river levee south of the city. Daughters Catherine 11 and Sharon Rose six escaped and were found on the running board of the family car when their father Harold Scarbrough returned from work. Investigating officers believe she led the girls to safety before being overcome returning for the boys. The roof fell in as he was forced back.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Here
Mildred Scarbrough
Larry Eugene
Leonard Wayne
Catherine
Sharon Rose
Harold Scarbrough
Commercial Solvents Corp
Scarbrough
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Partly cloudy tonight. Sunday mostly cloudy with occasional snow in the afternoon followed by colder conditions. Low around 38 tonight, high near 37 Sunday.
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la Crosse
Reburial Rites for S Sgt George Thiele
Schedule G and rebutal rites set for S Sgt George Thiele killed in the Battle of the Bulge on December 18 1944. Burial at Catholic cemetery follows Catholic Church service at Holy Trinity with Rt Rev V J Plecity officiating. He enlisted February 18 1943 trained at Camp McCain and was sent overseas in October 1944. He attended Aquinas High School and worked at Gen's flower shop before service. Survived by parents and brother Bernard. Rosary Sunday evening at the funeral home.
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George Thiele
Battle of the Bulge
87Th Infantry Divison
Blaschke
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
V. J. Plecity
Ceme
Tery
McCain
England
France
Aquinas High School
Gen’s
Bernard
Rosary
Judge Clears Policeman of Drunken Charge
A Milwaukee policeman previously dismissed for driving while intoxicated was cleared of the charge in district court yesterday. The former officer, Walter Jendrzejewski, announced through his attorney plans to appeal the dismissal to the fire and police commission.
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Milwaukee
Walter Jendrzejewski
the Fire and Police Commission
Battle Over Fox Foot Leads To Punches And Fines
A two day West Salem court trial centered on a tavern brawl sparked by a foxs forefoot incident. Harvey Ferris and Reuben Johnson were fined 50 dollars and costs or 60 days in jail. Oscar Mikkelson was the complainant.
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Fox Foot
West Salem
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Harvey Ferris
Reuben Johnson
Hold Reburial Rites For Sgt Howard Littlejohn
Funeral services for the late Sgt. Howard Littlejohn, 36, USA, will be held Monday at 2 p m at Hellwig Morris funeral chapel with Rev. Mitchel Whiterabbit officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery with the VFW assisting military honors. He was killed while serving in the U S Army on April 17, 1945. He is survived by Mr and Mrs Grant Littlejohn Hokah five sisters and five brothers all of Hokah and nearby towns. Inducted at Fort Snelling and trained at Camp Barkeley Fort Dix and other posts.
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Howard Littlejohn
USA
Hellwig - Morris
Mitchel Whiterabbit
Black River Falls
Oak Grove
VFW
Littlejohn U. S. Army
Grant Littlejohn
Hokah
Francis Lamere
la Crosse
Mary Fairbanks
Samuel Lonetree
Necedah
Melvin Decorah
Wisconsin Rapids
Russius
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Fort Dix
N. J
Romania Calls Back Two American and Two British Diplomats
Romania demands recall of four diplomats including two Americans and two Britons. The U S legation counselor Henry P Leverich is among those named in the request.
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Romania
Henry P. Leverich
U. S
Legation
Start Filling Swanson Field Moves Forward
County Highway Commissioner Paul Hartwig said the start of filling Swanson field began Saturday. La Crosse County highway equipment has been assigned to the job.
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Swanson Field
Paul Hartwig
la Crosse County
Pumpkin Papers Set for Release by House Unit
Congressional investigators prepared to release a dozen secret papers claimed to reveal a Red spy ring in the state department a decade ago. The 10 year old documents from Whittaker Chambers allegedly helped Moscow crack U S diplomatic codes, with links to Al Ger Hiss and Wadleigh.
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Washington
State Department
House UN- American Activities Committee
Russia
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
Chambers
Moscow
Alger Hiss
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Hiss
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Local School Wins Saturday Quiz Program
Longfellow School won Quizdown 750 to 600 over Westby public school after a tie at halftime. Team members included Charlene Pederson Lyle Swenson Kay Knutson Hardyann Aasen Larry Thoreson and Tommy Holman with fourth to sixth graders Janice Anderson Stephen Sheldahl Jare Gillette Steven Devine John Christianson and Roger Sorenson.
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Longfellow
Westby Public School
Roger Sorenson
Weather Bureau
Westby
Charlene Pederson
Lyle Swenson
Kay Knutson
Hardyann Aasen
Larry Thoreson
Tommy Holman
Janice Anderson
Stephen Sheldahl
Jare Gillette
Steven Devine
John Christianson
Rand-McNally
United States
Phyllis Ertel
Lois Ann Tourville
Onalaska
Alvin Henry Grob
la Crescent
Judith Burkhardt
Viroqua
Meredith Wilson
Nancy McGinnis
Dixie Lee Deyo
Roosevelt
David Barrett
Washington
Nancy Favority
June Jacobson
Shirley Olson
Nancy Hoetzer
Rodney Bess
Joan Hoppe
Washburn
Mary Helen Fiebig
Diane McGinnis
Holiday Mailing Urges Prompt Action by Public
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak urges early holiday mailing as weekend parcel and stamp windows see light activity. Crowds form at parcel post. only a few at the stamp window as the department emphasizes timely handling of packages.
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Post Office
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Secrecy Veils Atlantic Alliance Pact Talks
Washington reports a secrecy lid on seven nation negotiations for a North Atlantic mutual aid pact aimed at linking the United States and Canada with Western European forces. Talks resume after a three month recess with proposals due from Western European representatives. a 10 year term is likely to provoke debate while an evergreen or shorter renewal is favored by American officials.
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Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Senate
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Lovett
State Department
Europe
Booby Trap Kills Greek War Crimes Leader
Athens reports a Communist leader nicknamed The Butcher Of Epirus was killed by a booby trap. The general staff announced the death amid renewed tensions in the region.
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Epirus
Athens
UN Assembly Ends Session
The United Nations general assembly wraps a 12 week session still urging peace but offering little enforcement. It passes a human rights declaration with moral authority and proposes a covenant to sanction signatories failing to respect rights. Russia and five satellites abstain. 48 to 0 vote. Palestine, Berlin and Greece debates continue.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Berlin
Greece
Russia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Honduras
Yemen
Bridegrooms Fines Suspended as Wedding Gift in Wisconsin
In Belvidere Illinois, a bridegroom and his best man each paid 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Judge Carl Suhr suspended the fines as a wedding present, warning them not to return within a year. Patrolman Le Roy Kaschub, who arrested them, is related to the victims.
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Belvidere
Lil
Alfred Rainwater
Carl Suhr
Leroy Kaschub
Kaschub
Pundt
Lorna White
Waukesha
Suhr
Winifred
Carl
Board of Education gains four re elected members
The council unanimously re elected Dr Alf Gundersen William Rossiter Mrs Arthur Teachout and Otto Zielke to the board of education Robert D Smythe of 1625 Winnebago Street Was appointed justice of the peace in the seventh ward.
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Alf Gundersen
William Rossiter
Arthur Teachout
Otto Zielke
Board of Education
Robert D. Smythe
Winnebago Street
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