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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1945
Page
1
London police and mixed military forces launched a massive operation named Dragnet to arrest about 10,000 army deserters amid a surge in crime. Thousands were questioned, 15,161 people checked, and hundreds detained or arrested along a citywide sweep before dawn.
Dallas detectives chief Will Fritz seeks Alfred L. Cline’s extradition from California after a Dallas grand jury indicted him for murder in the death of an elderly woman. Cline, an ex convict arrested in San Francisco, faces murder charges here and is held on forgery suspicions there.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin landed in Moscow to join the Big Three foreign ministers conference. James Byrnes visited Molotov for a courtesy call as a blizzard delayed parts of the U.S. delegation. Byrnes said no peace conference was indicated and prepared for the talks.
Weather forecast for La Crosse region calls for fair conditions and colder temperatures tonight with city lows around 10 degrees below zero and rural areas at 15 below. Sunday expected to stay fair and very cold with daytime highs near 10 above zero.
Joseph B. Keenan says Japanese leaders may face a guilty finding based on documents that have been destroyed altered or secreted by Tojo aides. He plans to dispatch Otto Lowe to Germany to secure wartime crime trial materials for the impending hearings set to begin February 1.
City officials plan a January 3 discussion on federal aid highways as the council reviews South avenue reconstruction from Third to Jackson streets and considers land options for a civic center and auditorium. The session also covers building code changes and streetcar track removal terms.
Old Man Winter returns with frigid air across many states. Meteorologist A D Sanial cites seven below in La Crosse with wind and snow blanketing the north while Wisconsin records lows from four below to one below in cities like Park Falls Madison and Racine. Temperatures rise slowly but remain well below normal through Sunday.
Dora Camusso of Para Sabina near Rome sold cattle for 180 000 lire and, aided by a pistol from her brother, fired on two masked robbers who turned out to be her brother and first cousin, killing them after they demanded money.
Senator Lucas alleged Dewey learned of the Magic code breaking before Marshall’s warnings in 1944. The hearing explored who leaked national defense information for political reasons and possible treason penalties for officers.
The Associated Press reports the Truman labor bill faces delays as Senate hearings pause until after Christmas. In Detroit, CIO United Auto Workers prepare for renewed talks with General Motors and Ford, while a Kaiser-Frazer conference and a GM review by a fact finding board loom. A large strike wave and factory disputes keep about 400,000 workers idle nationwide.
More than 20,000 Pacific veterans are due to reach San Francisco on Saturday aboard 23 troop carrying vessels, the largest single day total for the port. The Lexington and Intrepid aircraft carriers will bring in over 5,000 soldiers sailors and marines from Tokyo. Units include the 5th Air Force first battalion of the 4th Marine Regiment and various naval units.
Cecil Allen was elected president of the La Crosse Broadcasting Company at its organization meeting in Wisconsin. R L Atlass of Chicago is vice president with John Ward as secretary treasurer. Emil H Erickson and Herman Tillman join the La Crosse board along with Allen. The firm will apply to the FCC in 30 days for a license to conduct regular broadcasting and wireless operations, with television a future possibility.
Washington reports price ceilings on more new car makes may be announced next week by the OPA. The agency already disclosed Ford built Mercurys will rise $73 to $105 above January 1942 levels, with ceilings still to come for GM, Chrysler, Packard, Hudson, Nash and a few others.
A 23 year old mother, Rose Carlan, was arraigned in Chelsea district court on a murder charge in connection with her six month old son's death found yesterday in the home, 16 days after she reported him kidnapped. The case was continued to December 24 and she was ordered confined to a psychopathic hospital for ten days observation.
Waupaca county district attorney W Kyle Anderson, removed by Gov Goodland for involvement in a chuck a luck game at a local club, vows to run again. He asserts gambling exists in every county and defends the club purchase as saving it from bankruptcy.
Police hunted a possible link between the murder of Lawrence A. Lange a 36 year old secretary and the earlier Lip stick killer attack on Frances Brown a 33 year old stenographer. Lange was found Wednesday night with 14 knife wounds in his north side apartment.
Secretary of War Patterson says junior officers ordered destruction of Japan cyclotrons by mistake. MacArthur troops scattered and dumped atom smashing equipment into the sea. Patterson did not see the order before it went to General MacArthur.
Arlington Taylor, 29, recently discharged soldier, faced a first degree murder charge after the double shooting death of Cyril Pauwel, 60, and his wife 54 at the Pawel tavern near Pickerel Lake. A 12 gate shotgun was linked to the crime and Taylor disappeared after authorities recovered the gun.
In New Ulm Minnesota Arnold Gram bans pig outings after 28 pigs wandered onto thin ice on the Minnesota River and all sank. The losses are estimated at 1300 dollars as the animals failed to return from the ice.
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