Rome in turmoil as strike paralyzes city
In Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi faces a second day of a general strike backed by police. Helmeted officers clash with crowds around Piazza Colonna while 80 people are arrested for wearing unauthorized civil police armbands and others for blocking buildings and disrupting traffic. Police presence estimated up to 67 000 with riot units from Naples aiding.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Eternal City
Piazza Colonna
Foreign Ministry
Naples
Interior Ministry
Mussolini
Chamber of Labor
Chamber of Har Bulletin
Latore Romano
Vatican City
Molotov Renews Attacks On Western Powers
Foreign Minister Molotov renewed his bitter assaults on Western powers. The remarks followed a long speech that critics called a string of insults and untruths and many urged him to thank fellow ministers for enduring the tirade.
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Molotov
Robbers Loot U S Army Train In Soviet Zone
Report by American guards says fifteen heavily armed robbers stopped a U S Army supply train en route to the Soviet occupation zone. Guards claim the attackers were intoxicated and broke into the convoy.
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Berlin
Lin
Weather summary for La Crosse area light snow then colder
Light snow falls tonight then partly cloudy skies and a cooler morning. Low near 12 in the city and 6 to 8 in rural areas. Saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with little temperature change and a high around 22.
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la Crosse
Mine Blast Toll Rises to Seven at Lehigh Colliery
Wilkes Barre Pa. A gas explosion at Lehigh Coal company Franklin colliery killed seven men. Two blasts 1,000 feet underground left five dead at once and two more died later in hospitals. Rescue teams recovered 66 year old Michael Guidaitis, and a 25 year old died hours after. Luzerne county this year has seen forty workers killed in similar incidents.
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WILKE
Barre
Lehigh Coal Company
Franklin
Luzerne County
Michael Guidaitis
Sa 25
Stamp Window Hours During Christmas Rush
Parcel post windows will be open for mailing up to 6 p m on Saturdays during the Christmas rush. Ordinary post office windows close at 1 p m on Saturdays. During the rest of the week parcel post windows operate from 7 30 a m to 6 p m for stamp sales and parcel acceptance.
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Dworek
City Council tests site for new north side Fire Station
Committees urged a study of a site for a new No 2 fire station north of the Milwaukee railroad tracks and referred the matter to the board of works and fire chief for selection. They also asked for plans and estimates for Rose Street grading, land purchase at 23rd and State for 23rd Street extension, city hall interior survey for renovations, a traffic code amendment to add a Fourth and State signal, and a revised lease with the Inter-State Fair. Parking meters from angle to parallel on several streets to return to Mi-Co Meter Co.
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Board of
I Works
Rose Street
23Rd Street
State Road
Cliffwood
City Hall
Grounds and Buildings Committee
Inter-State Fair Association
Mi-Co Meter Company
Covington, Ky
Japan moves toward Teapot Dome style probe in Diet
Tokyo reports Japan will form a new diet committee with limited powers to investigate a vast scandal. The inquiry targets alleged illicit sales of military supplies worth billions of yen, signaling a major push for accountability.
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Tokyo
Japan
Army helicopters to retrieve survivors from Labrador crash
Army helicopters prepared for a second rescue flight from Goose Bay to extract a trio of survivors from a transport plane that crashed in the Labrador snows. The crash killed 23, leaving six survivors en route to Reed Hospital in Washington DC. first three rescued were Lt. J. M. Bickley, Cpl. John Shaner, and Lt. Col. Harry Bullis, reported in fair condition.
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Westover Field
Mass
Goose Bay
Army Transport Command
Labrador
Reed Hospital
Washington
D. C
Goose Bay Hospital
Army
J. M. Bickley
Santa Monica
Calif
John Shaner
Harrisburg
Harry Bullis
Portland
Mich
Bullis
Compromise Sought On Postwar Aid Bill In Congress
The stop gap foreign aid plan moves toward a compromise with Europe and China. Senate passage occurred without a roll call while House amendments scrolled through six days of debate. Leaders aim for a Monday agreement as five members from each chamber study the policy.
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Washington
Senate
China
House
Europe
France
Italy
Austria
Truman
Glen D. Johnson
D-Okla
Foreign Affairs Committee
Martin
Frigid Wisconsin Weather Eases as Snowfall Falls
Frigid conditions linger with a local low of 10 below and a national low near Fraser Colorado at 24 below. Light snow began Thursday night with up to one and a half inches expected as ground cover reaches eight inches aiding winter grain protection. Roads are reported open though some spots near Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids are dangerous. thawing expected and highways clear along the upper Michigan Wisconsin line.
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Samal
Minnesota
Price Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Wisconsin
William Hoenig
State Motor Vehicle Department
Hoenig
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Rapids
Upper
Michigan
Twenty Die As Army C-47 Crashes Near Memphis
A C-47 aircraft from the 468th unit crashed into an open hillside near Memphis after dark killing 20 aboard and possibly a 21st. Col Donald K Fargo announced the toll with a board to investigate. The plane, based at Aberdeen Maryland, had last stopped in El Paso Texas and was returning from the west coast.
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Memphis
Tenn
Here
Donald K. Fargo
468Th Air Forces Base
Army
Fargo
Aberdeen
el Paso
Texas
G. W. White
Carol Singing Starts Monday In Community Broadcast
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will launch Christmas In the Air from Monday through December 21 with local choirs performing 7 30 to 8 30 p m daily. Two 30 minute singings per evening will broadcast from the Pilot room at the Hotel Stoddard. Clergymen should submit three shut ins names to the Jaycees at 232 South 17th Street by December 16.
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Stoddard
Jaycees
South 17Th Street
Trane Glee Club
W. G. Albrecht
Aquinas High School
Sister Ann
Barber Shop
Alwin Mikelson
Central High School
Mikelson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Viterbo College
Sister Pierre
Lincoln Junior High
William Stephans
Governor Denies Pardon Plea in Taycheedah Case
Gov Rennebohm rejected a pardon request from Mrs La Vera B Conner 49 of Madison who is serving a two year sentence at Taycheedah for the fatal shooting of her husband Marlowe Conner.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
la Vera B. Conner
Wisconsin Home For Women
Taycheedah
Marlowe Conner
Garbage Collections Reduced to Weekly Winter Schedule
The board of public works announced weekly garbage collections during winter for homes with stokers oil or city heat. Residents should store cans indoors on noncollection days and keep them well drained.
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Board of Public Works
Wallace Forges Third Party Move Rivalry Threatens Truman
Democratic leaders voiced doubt that Henry A. Wallace will avoid bolting to a third party. Wallace suggested he might back Taft over Truman, provoking Democratic and Taft camp reactions as Dewey criticized Truman’s competency. A GOP dinner honored Jesse Donaldson and Jim Farley, with a reception for party figures from multiple states.
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Jack Bell
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Siamese Twin Babies Pass Critical Stage at Indiana Clinic
Dr. Donald Casely of Indiana University Medical Center reports Bedford twins, 11 days old, joined at skulls by a three inch bone, past the critical stage and unlikely to be separated unless one dies. X rays show their brains are connected making separation dangerous.
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Indianapolis
Donald Casely
Indiana University Medical Center
Bedford
14 Die In New Fighting In Holy Land
Jewish commandos from Haifa to Hebron killed 14 Arabs as the 13 day death toll in Palestine’s communal strife rose to 187 in the Holy Land and 303 in the Middle East. Bevin set May 15 as British deadline to abandon the Palestine mandate and urged restraint. Arab leaders in Cairo warned of a broader war as Zionist actions intensified.
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Associated Presse
Haifa
Hebron
Palestine
Holy Land
Middle East
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Britain
Bevin
Great Britain
New York
Ahmed Sharabati
Syria
Cairo
Beth
Ramle
Madison’s First Policewoman Mrs. Fannie Hamilton Dies
Madison woman Mrs. Fannie Hamilton age 86 died in a local hospital. A pioneer in law enforcement she had been ill since November 25 and was believed to be one of the nation’s earliest policewomen.
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Madison
Wis
Fannie Hamilton
Barron County Electric Coop Gets $635,000 REA Loan
Washington reports the Barron county electric cooperative in Wisconsin was granted a 635000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to extend electrical service to rural areas yesterday.
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Washington
Barron County Electric Cooperative
Barron, Wis
Rural Electrification Administration
Tug Sinks Near Washington Island
A 58 foot tug grounded on Rock Island north of Washington Island in dense fog Monday night and sank today after water poured in through holes in her hull. The El Roja, built originally by Henry Ford, will be salvaged by owners Gentile and Porter of Detroit. Captain Louis Strahn of Saint Ignace and three crew members reached shore safely.
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Washington Island
Wis
Rock Island
Here
Coast Guard
Woodbine
el Roja
Henry Ford
Gentile and Porter
Detroit
Mich
Louis Strahn
Saint Ignace
Auto Truck Collision at Highway Junction
A minor accident occurred Thursday at the junction of highways 16 and 162. Oscar Hussa of Bangor drove the westbound truck and Lillian Berg of 132 South Ninth Street drove the car. both sustained no injuries and damage was slight due to icy road conditions. Berg could not stop and struck the truck’s right rear fender.
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Oscar Hussa
Bangor
Lillian Berg
South Ninth Street
Pauley Testifies Holdings Sold After Taking Army Post
Senate testimony shows Ede win W. Pauley says neither Truman nor Anderson knew he traded commodities while serving as special assistant to the Army Secretary. He says he liquidated about 90 percent of holdings worth near a million dollars, profiting from futures before Oct. 5. He asserts trading was ethical and hedges against inflation and plans to exit the market.
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Washington
Edewin W. Pauley
President Truman
Agriculture Anderson
Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Senate Appropriations Enabae
Truman
Congress
Ferguson
Rmich
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ickes
Bridges
R-Nh
Democratic National Committee
Army
Royall
Senate Committee
Derailment Halts Milwaukee Line Near Sparta
Eight cars derailed a mile and a half east of Sparta at 10 05 a m yesterday blocking the Milwaukee rail line. Derrick crews from La Crosse and Milwaukee rushed to the scene as section men from Camp Douglas aided cleanup. By midnight service resumed with trains passing the wreck area slowly. Three cars were badly wrecked two of them carrying coal.
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Sparta
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Camp Douglas
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Louisville
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Thomas Humphreys
U. S
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Tion
Greece
Milwaukee Tracks
Richard Kasischke
Associated Press
Wired
Kasischkeeft
By Douglas B. Cornell
GOP
Halleck
Indiana
Mc Leng
Alleck
Clarence Brown
Ohio
McCormack
Rep. Jarman
D-Ala
Wallace
McGrath
Buffalo
N. Y
Taft
Democratic Organization
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Dewey
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Ilinois
Missouri
Jesse M. Donaldson
James A. Farley
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Grant Rea
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