Surprise Woman Witness Denies Copying State Papers
Marian Bachrach a 50 year old New York writer identified with the Communist party testified before the House committee on American activities in a sealed session. She denied copying documents from the State Department Bureau of Standards or the Navy. The panel seeks the microfilm and the typewriter used for Chambers documents as part of the Red spy ring inquiry.
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Washington
Congressional
Marian Bachrach
New York City
Communist Party
Bachrach
House
American Activities Committee
State Department
Mrs. Bachrach
Bureau of Standards
Navy Department
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Erec
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Mundt
RSD
Ter
R-Ny
White House
Truman
Congress
Grand Jury
New York
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Cloudy skies over La Crosse and nearby areas with light snow in the vicinity. Light snowfall and overcast conditions expected to ease later today. Wind remains light with highs near freezing and lows around the mid twenties.
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la Crosse
La Crosse County Joint Labor Committee Urges Open Meetings
The La Crosse County Joint Labor Committee urged open meetings of all county board committees. Chairman J D Hawks announced the resolution adopted by the AFL CIO and railroad brotherhoods urging the board chairman to introduce and press a resolution for openness.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse County Joint Labor Committee
J. D. Hawks
Howard
Berle Jr. Faces Espionage Grand Jury in Pumpkin Papers Case
Adolf A. Berle Jr., former assistant secretary of state, was summoned to testify today before a federal espionage grand jury in Washington. The proceedings focus on the so called pumpkin papers seized from Whittaker and linked to claims of stolen government documents for Russian agents.
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New York
Adolf A. Berle Jr
Federal
Justice Department
Berle
House un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker Os
State Department
Chambers
FBI
Washington
Committee
Whittaker
Mary
Double Funeral for Father and Son in North Dakota
Ole B. Jorstad waited over seas three years for his son Lt Osald J. Jorstad to be returned for reburial. After the body arrived last week, the 71 year old father died. A double funeral is planned for Wednesday afternoon for the Jorstads.
Village cleaner earns one shilling daily from public booth
CONINGTON England Mrs Thomas Murdon has cleaned the village’s public telephone booth daily for ten years. Her pay is one shilling with half going to the government as a sixpence contribution.
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Conington
Eng
Thomas Murdon
Soil Expert Claims Conservation Pays Back Fast
University of Illinois soils economist E L Saver reported that long term soil conservation plans pay for themselves on some farms in under three and a half years. In tests across 124 northeastern Illinois farms high methods costing 34.12 dollars per acre yielded 10.6 dollars per acre more than low methods from 1945 to 1947.
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Chicago
University of Illinois
E. L. Saver
Soils and Water Division
American of Agricultural Engineers
Illnois
Saver
End Recording Ban Today
Members of James C. Petrillo s American Federation of Musicians to end their 11 month recording ban after a new five year contract with phonograph companies. Government approves union welfare fund financed by royalties on records. Samuel Rembaum to administer the $25 000 fund expected to produce about $2 000 000 yearly for welfare uses.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Phonogra
AFL
Tom C. Clark
William S. Tyson
Labor Department
Samuel R Mbaum
Rca-Vic
Rca-Victor
Musicians Union
Petrillo
Welfare Fund
Eminent Area Educator Blanche Chamberlain Dies
Mrs Blanche Chamberlain 68 longtime educator in LaCrosse county dies at Bangor hospital. She led county schools 1919 1926 as superintendent and later joined the Vocational school under John B Coleman. Survived by son Clayton J Honolulu and brother Lloyd Jenkins Sheboygan funeral arrangements pending.
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Blanche J. Chamberlain
Blanche Jenkins Chamberlain
LaCrosse County
Bangor
Clayton J
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lloyd Jenkins
Sheboygan
Wis
Rules Tax Freeze Unconstitutional in Milwaukee
Milwaukee court ruled a pre ordinance to freeze real estate taxes at 1942 levels unconstitutional. Judge William F. Shaughnessy said the measure need not go to referendum and that tax powers lie with the city council, not courts. Some items viewed as statewide concerns cannot be decided on a city basis.
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Milwaukee
William F. Shaughnessy
Milwaukee County Property Owners’ Association
Shaughnessy
Common Council
Jury pool drawn for Otero murder case in Albuquerque
District Judge R F Deacon drew names for a jury to hear the murder trial of Tranquilino Otero in Albuquerque. One of the first names drawn was Tranquilino Otero but was ruled not qualified.
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Albuquerque
N. M
R. F. Deacon Arledge
Lino Otero
Tranquilino Otero
Water Leaves Telltale Trail After Accident
In Lake Geneva Wisconsin two Woodstock youths were fined after a head on collision. Investigators traced a water trail from a broken radiator to a car abandoned in Mackintosh Woods about 15 minutes after the crash. John Marsh and Erwin Meister, both 18, received fines of 50 and 5 dollars respectively for operating an automobile while intoxicated.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Woodstock, Ill
Mackintosh Woods
John Marsh
Erwin Meister
Woodstock
Marsh
Inenecnees McAllister
Battle Of Kilowatts Faces New Congress In 1949
Power shortages loom this winter and spark a dispute over federal versus private control. Key figures Rankin and Kefauver push TVA expansion while electric companies oppose government competition and back the New Johnsonville steam plant to augment TVA hydro power. Public policy rift grows as lawmakers weigh billions in dams and transmission lines.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
National Security Resources Board
Rankin
Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kefauver
Truman signals speedup after State of the Union address
President Truman is expected to push a swift legislative agenda after reporting to Congress on January 4 or 5, building on the Democratic platform. He may seek repeal of Taft Hartley act, price controls, housing, higher minimum wage, expanded Social Security, national health, and education aid, as Senate Democrats plan to organize before adjournment of the 80th Congress.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
White House
Leinfelder Wins State Speech Contest At Milwaukee
Aquinas senior John Leinfelder won the local I Speak for Democracy award in Milwaukee judged by Jaycee officials. His address will advance to Jaycee nationals in Washington DC with a chance at top honors and a trip and educational prize if he places in the national contest. The December 21 program will feature John Jackson as guest speaker. public invited.
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John Leinfelder
Aquinas
South 20Th Street
James Jolivette
Jaycee
Leinfelder
Washington D. C
Seinfelder
Jouvette
Milwaukee
Jolivette
John Jackson
Wisconsin
Midwest
King George II 53 Observed Birthday Amid Mixed News
King George II in London marked his 53rd birthday with cheers for an improving leg condition. despite yesterday's reassuring medical bulletin the royal family plans no formal celebration.
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London
George VI
Coal inustry Weather Delays Hit Output Across Regions
Operators say coal stocks are ample with 70,000,000 tons above ground while mild weather and seasonal lull slow demand. Unemployment and shorter weeks appear in soft coal areas in Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Maryland West Virginia, with anthracite facing possible four day weeks and a 723000 ton weekly quota.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tucky
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
West Virginia
John Busarello
United Mine Workers
West Kentucky
Discount Report Of Chiang s Resignation
Talk of a coalition government or a negotiated peace to end China's civil war spread through Nan king today. A rumor that Chiang Kai-shek had resigned was denied in Nanking though rumors persisted and gold markets moved. Communist victories in the north revived peace talk as Peiping and Tientsin faced threats and air fields were closed.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong
New Red
Peiping
Suchow
Chiang
Tientsin
Prisoners Saw Their Way Out Of Prison
Four inmates escaped the U S disciplinary barracks in Milwaukee by sawing two iron bars in a basement mail room and stealing a civilian car. The escapees were Thomas Lane Bryan James Lewellyn Clifford Fraizer and George Perry all with long records. A separate court case heard a guard was struck and suffered a broken nose with a 14 day solitary sentence.
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Milwaukee
United States
Col
J. J. France
Thomas Lane
Bryan
Tex
James Lewellying
Dyersberg
Clifford Fraizer
Chattanooga
Tenn
George Perry
Providence
R. I
France
Governor Rennebohm travels to Florida for parks conference
Madison Wis Gov Rennebohm departed for Spring Florida to attend a three day national conference on state parks and will stay a week for vacation after the event.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Sepring
Fla
Florida
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Harold W. Ward
Philip Murray
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Illinois
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Laver
U. S
Tribune
Francis M. LE May
Senate Democrats
80Th Congress
King George II
Uchow
Pengpu
Yangtze
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