Court Order Fails To Halt Rail Strike
A federal court order did not stop a crippling rail yardworkers strike spreading from Chicago to Washington St Louis and Baltimore delaying freight and some passenger service. The army threatened contempt action and considered parcel post embargo while unions cited a return to work order and warned of broader disruption across 14 lines in Chicago plus Milwaukee road and Baltimore and Ohio lines.
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St. Louis
Baltimore
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Brotherhood
W. P. Kennedy
Army
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau Moves Prairie Unit to City Port
The weather bureau shifts readings from Brice Prairie to the municipal airport on French Island to better serve aviation. A. D. Sanial reports the move required no loss of observation time and that facilities including teletype machines and pilot platforms are ready. The CAA remains at Brice Prairie and foggy conditions necessitated the relocation for consolidated weather reports to Northwest airlines.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Brice Prairie
French Island
Sanial
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Municipal
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Prairie
Northwest
McCarthy and Pearson Clash At Private Party
Senator Joe McCarthy and columnist Drew Pearson fought at a Sulgrave Club event with McCarthy claiming he slapped Pearson and knocked him down while Pearson said McCarthy kicked him and Nixon intervened. The dispute drew mixed accounts and neither side offered full details.
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Joe McCarthy
Drew Pearson
Talkina
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pearson
State Department
Swank
Sulgrave Club
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
City Musician Rudolph Kreutz Dies at 74
Rudolph Kreutz prominent La Crosse violinist and conductor died suddenly at 74. Funeral services set for Saturday morning at Schumacher Funeral Home and St. Wenceslaus Church with burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by wife Anna son Arthur R. of New York and daughter Marie Kemp of Wilmington Delta.
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South Sixth Street
la Crosse
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Wenceslausatholic Church
Ferdinand Cech
Buri Kreutz
Kreutz
Anna
Arthur R
New York
Robert E. (Marie) Kemp
Wilmington
Dela
Joseph F
Emil
St. Paul
Frank
Winona
Mary Fritz
Katherine Ott
Lillian Ott
Eisenhower Warns Americans Fear World Crisis
In a Salvation Army luncheon speech at Columbia University Eisenhower says the nation is frightened by global tensions. He blames disunity and the power of a few leaders for the unease and urges national unity to reduce threats.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Salvation Army Association
Cease Fire Plan Okayed by United Nations Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly approved an Asian-Arab plan for a Korean cease-fire by a 52 to 5 vote with Nationalist China abstaining. A three member committee headed by Nasrollah Entezam of Iran would seek a basis for a truce, though no members were named. The Soviet bloc opposed the plan, arguing it would aid a new US-Britain attack.
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United Nations Assembly
China
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Britain
Stefan Wierblowski
Spark Ignites Lime Blast Over Mojave Corps Depot
An explosion at a marine corps supply base near Daggett, California sent hundreds of tons of chlorinated lime into the sky, creating pink clouds and forcing 500 residents to evacuate briefly. Authorities attributed the blast to a bulldozer spark over the lime dump.
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Here
Truman weighs wage price controls amid world crisis
President Truman pressed for swift wage price controls as lawmakers urged action after White House talks on mobilization. Senators Maybank Tobey and Rep Walter voiced support or caution while leaders from banking and economic committees attended to discuss a national emergency and rapid military buildup.
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Truman
Maybank
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Walter
D-Pa
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Tobey
Senate
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Senate-House Economic Committee
Atomic Committee
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U. S
Alan Valentine
A C Charges Union With Unfair Acts
A il lis Chalmers Manufacturing Co filed unfair labor practice charges against Local 248 CIO United Auto Workers in Milwaukee. The company cites a Monday work stoppage and a union meeting on grievances as coercive steps to press a wage demand beyond contract terms. A nationwide 31,000 employees saw a general wage increase offer on Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Aillis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
State Employment Relations Board
Bomb Lever for Peace Churchill Says Atomic Bomb Elicits Consideration
London Winston Churchill declared the atomic bomb is the only lever to obtain a peaceful settlement with Soviet Russia He did not urge its use but argued against pledges never to use it unless attacked He referenced Prime Minister Attlee and President Truman assurances in the debate in the House of Commons
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London
Winston Churchill
Russia
House of Commons
Singapore reimposes dusk to dawn curfew after mob violence
Singapore announces a dusk to dawn curfew on Friday to curb violence after at least 17 deaths since Monday as authorities act to restore order.
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Singapore
Head Pierced by Six Foot Wood Strip at Ontario Floor Plant
Keith Bumstead, 35, was struck by a razor edged six foot hardwood strip that pierced his head at a Meaford flooring plant. He walked to a first aid room and sat as doctors and the plant superintendent removed the board. He was later taken to a hospital 20 miles away for surgery and was described in satisfactory condition.
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Meaford
Keith Bumstead
J. M. Finley
Ivan
Knight
F. Stanley Knight
Bumstead
Bowl Fund Near Goal for La Crosse Teachers College
Drive to raise money for the La Crosse State Teachers College football squad nears its $1 500 target with $1 395 05 raised by noon Thursday Only 104 05 more needed to reach the goal Contributions accepted at The Tribune through Friday after which funds go to the college athletic department New contributors include Star Knitting Co Arenz Shoe Co Ben s Superstation Pomeroy Manufacturing Co B and J Alpine Inn John Lowe quarterback member and Pitzner s Dry Cleaners with amounts listed
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the Tribune
College Athletic Department
Indians
Tampa
Fla
Teachers College Athletic Department
la Crosse
Tribune
Star Knitting Co
Arenz Shoe Co
Ben’s
Pomeroy Manufacturing Co
B and J
Alpine Inn
John Lowe
Pitzner
Twining Named Vice Chief Of Air Staff
President Truman nominates Lt. Gen Nathan Farragut Twining for the post of vice chief of staff of the U S Air Force with four star general rank. The promotion would place Twining as a top aide to the service chief.
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Washington
Truman
Nathan Farragut Twining
U. S. Air Force
Milwaukee Stadium Worker Is Killed
Joseph Wicks a 39 year old Chicago construction worker died when a wooden beam fell from a crane striking him while helping lay the foundation for the new county stadium.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Wicks
Chicago
New
County Stadium
Largest blood drive in La Crosse county hits record
At Avalon regional bloodmobile HQ, Allis Chalmers employees and families donated 165 pints on Wednesday the first day of a two day drive under William Hanson. The effort marked the first time a large industrial firm took over the full schedule boosting donor capacity from eight to ten and involving hospital doctors from four La Crosse facilities.
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Red Cross
Avalon
Allis-Chalmers
William O. Hanson
la Crosse
Set Dec 24 As Day Of Prayer For Peace
The American Council of Christian Churches designated December 24 for special prayers for world peace and guidance for President Truman. The telegram announcing the day was sent to Rep. F Edward Hebert who first proposed such a day for Mr. Truman.
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New York
American Council of Christian Churches
Truman
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
War Plants Urged as Defense Aid in Korean War Context
Washington officials push rapid expansion of U S war plants to meet global conflict threats. Secretary Marshall warns an all out war could start with a single word and emphasizes production lines and mobilization as key. The $16.844 billion emergency request is part of a larger $41.481 billion plan to fund defense through next June.
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Defense
Marshall
Congress
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Mahon
D-Tex
Subcommittee
Dockers Refuse to Load Ships Carrying Korea War Supplies
Colombo harbor unions allied with communists voted to refuse loading or unloading ships carrying war supplies to Korea for the United Nations. The dockers' unions total about 6,500 harbor workers.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Korea
United Nations
Atomic leaders meet at White House over materials controls
Top atomic officials joined President Truman and congressional leaders in a White House meeting amid talk of controls on materials for the A bomb program. Senate and House banking committee leaders pressed for speed in approving the AEC expansion funding of about 1.05 billion dollars.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Senate
House
Reds Jet Conflicts Escalate as Chinese Reds Mass Near Korea
Allied forces face about 100000 Chinese Reds massing on an arc around their northeast Korea beachhead. In northwest Manchuria massive jet battles mark the day with no clear victor. U S Air Force notes a potential shift to all-out air war as more aircraft arrive. The U S third division pulls back from Oro near Hamhung into a slim perimeter.
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Tokyo
Korea
Manchuria
Washington
China
Soviet Union
U. S
Oro
Hamhung
Security blackout tightens Korea reporting restrictions
Allied command imposes a general information clampdown in northeast Korea with tightened military information controls across the peninsula. No formal censorship yet but reporters are given a list of suggestions forbidding reports on planned activities or movements and limiting mentions of friendly forces to divisions or units only when in contact with the enemy.
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Korea
Rioting Ebb at Hungnam Beachhead Amid Demolitions and Skirmishes
UN forces reported heavy activity around Hungnam as Puerto Rican troops blasted three spans of a 500 foot bridge over the Songchon river and other defenses. Oro was aflame after pre-dawn fighting while Red convoys moved from the Manchurian border toward the Changjin reservoir. In the northwest, MiG-125 jets clashed with four US F 80s in Korea’s largest air battle to date, with one MiG believed downed and no US losses.
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Hungnam
United Nations
Songchon River
Oro
Manchurian
Changjin Reservoir
Hamhung
Manchuria
Sinuiju
Red Manchurian
Weather Report for La Crosse and Vicinity
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries tonight and Friday. Not very cold tonight with readings around 8 degrees in the city and 4 in the country. Friday will be colder with a daytime high near 12 degrees.
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