Railroad switchmen return to work after several days
Rail yard workers ended a three day strike that halted mail and freight as crews returned to duty in Chicago Washington St Louis Pittsburgh Boston Asheville Minneapolis Dallas Nashville Battle Creek and Los Angeles. The post office lifted embargo restrictions and officials said most men would be back by day's end.
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Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
Asheville
N. C
Minneapolis
Dallas
Nashville
Battle Creek
Mich
Los Angeles
Post Office Department
Brotherhood of Railroad
W. C. Curley
Chicago Area Rail Superintendents Association
Pres. Truman
Cleveland
Army
Alexandria
Terminal Railroad Association
Santa Fe
United States
District of Columbia
la Crosse
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Maine
New Hampshie
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Tlingie
Dvorak
Two Highway Proposals Circulate At McGilvray Meeting
At a Thursday court house meeting in McGilvray discussions spanned over two hours as two routes for a highway across Black River bottoms emerged. Officials led by Ward of the state commission said they would re Examin e plans for highway 93 and release findings within ten days.
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Alter
McGilvray Road
Court House
Black River Bottoms
Willsm FP. Ward
Madison
Trempealeau
la Cresse
McGilvray
la Crosse
Ward
Allies Evacuate Hamhung as Red assault surrounds Hungnam
Allied forces withdraw from Hamhung after demolition charges. North Korean refugees flood toward the Hungnam beachhead as Chinese troops mass on the coast. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule reports ferocious sea wave attacks aimed at breaking the U.S. line. Navy guns and carrier aircraft support the defenses while X Corps forces form a shrinking ring around Hungnam port.
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Tokyo
Hamhung
Hungnam Port
Sea of Japan
Phen
Robert H. Soule
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Soule
U. S
Rean
Hamhung-Hungnam
Hungnam
Oro
Hambhung
Chigyong
Hamhureg
10Th Corps
Post Office Windows Not Open On Sunday
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak said Saturday that the stamp and other windows of the post office at Fourth and State streets and the substation at Caledonia and Logan streets will not be open on Sunday.
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Fourth
State Streets
Caledonia
Logan Streets
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Falls 60 Feet At City Church
A 29 year old La Crosse man William Stelter fractured his left knee and left thumb and possibly bruised his left thigh and pelvis after falling 60 feet from the church steeple into the basement of the Congregational church at Seventh and Main streets. He was driven by police ambulance to a local hospital after the 4 09 p m accident and listed in fair condition the next morning. Stelter was part of the wrecking crew demolishing the condemned building.
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la Crosse
Congregational Church
Seventh
Main Streets
William Stelter
South 39Th Street
One of Most Wanted Criminals Captured In Madison
FBI and Madison police arrested Mor ris Guralnick, once listed among the nation’s 10 most wanted, after a clash in a Madison clothing shop. He faced a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for aggravated assault in Kingston New York and was held on 50 000 bail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Madison
Wis
Fij
Morris Guralnick
U. S. Court
J. J. McManamy
Guralnick
FBI
Kingston
N.Y
McManamy
Dane County
U. S
John Comeford
University of Wisconsin Law
Edward Yudin
Marinette
Jto Guralnick
Hudin
Ralph Hornbeck
Yurin
Gurainick
Ben Glass
Hornbeck
University of Wisconsin
Richard N. Westeng
Milwaukee
Hosteng
Marlboro
N. Y
New York City
City Group Agrees On Auditorium Plan
The auditorium committee, after preliminary interviews with architectural firms, seems close to recommending a plan for a Mary Sawyer auditorium. A proposed 160 by 320 foot civic center could include 7,000 seating, a hockey rink, a basement, and brick walls, with costs around 1,500 to 2,000 dollars.
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Carl Schubert
Boyum, Schubert and Sorenson
la Crosse
Civic Center
Schubert
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Fond Du Lac Refrigerator Plant Burns
A half million dollar blaze destroyed the Sanitary Refrigerator Co building in Fond Du Lac Wisconsin. Fire Chief Hen Gruenwald called it one of the worst fires in city history as the three story brick structure burned from the third floor. No injuries were reported.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Sanitary Refrigerator Co
Hen Gruenwald
Edward Ball
Gruenwald
4. A. Uihlein
Milwaukee
H. B. Miller
Fond du ‘Aac
Edward R. Roll
Hillis Bros
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 5 in the city, near zero in the country. High Sunday 16.
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la Crosse
Post Office Lifts Embargo On Yale Mail
The Post Office Department canceled its 39 hour embargo on parcel post as rail strikes eased and President Truman urged end to the walkout. Mail through gateway terminals at Washington Chicago and St Louis resumed as backlogs shrink.
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Post Office
Yale Mail
Rennebohm Urges Wage Stabilization and Price Controls
Wisconsin Governor Rennebohm urged price controls and wage stabilization in a statement after President Truman's national emergency declaration. He called for pay-as-you-go funding for defense, higher taxes, and sacrifices to defend freedoms against world communism, also proposing internment of registered Communists and using them on conservation projects to curb the fifth column.
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Hauidun
Wis
Rennebohm
Pres. Truman
Wilson Gets Wide Powers As Chief Of Mobilization
President Truman creates a new office of defense mobilization to direct coordinate all mobilization activities and names Charles Wilson of General Electric to head it. Wilson gains authority over production, procurement, manpower, stabilization, transport, price and wage controls, plant expansion, civilian goods, military buying, and manpower regulation under the defense production law. The ODM director had not yet arrived at the White House when the order was issued. See WILSON. Page 6
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Washington
Truman
Office of
Defense Mobilization
Charles Wilson
General Electric Company
Mr. Truman
Wilson
War Production Board
Ejectric
ODM
White House
Mobilization Plan Outlined by Truman in Address
Washington AP summarizes President Truman's mobilization plan. It calls for a national emergency proclamation, manpower buildup from 2.5 to 3.5 million, two more national guard divisions, expanded draft, rapid defense production, price and wage controls on defense items, voluntary controls elsewhere, strong home-front powers for Charles E. Wilson, higher taxes, longer work hours, fewer civilian goods, and continued peace negotiations while resisting aggression.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Charles E. Wilson
Police Arrest 2 Boys After Long Pursuit
Two Minnesota youths aged 14 and 16 led police on a Saturday chase in a Milwaukee Sentinel delivery truck stolen from 414 North 14th Street. After a 90 minute pursuit through Caledonia and Gillette streets, the vehicle was stopped and the pair arrested. They admitted stealing three cars last week and hitchhiked to La Crosse before the capture. One boy is from Minneapolis, the other from New Brighton.
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Minnesota
North Side
Ims
Milwaukee Sentinel
Noth 14Th Street
Gillette Street
Caledonia Street
Caledonia
St. Paul Street
Gillette
Rose Street
Price
Minneapolis
la Crosse
New Brighton
Auto Prices Frozen In Government Action
Washington action freezes new automobile prices at December 1, 1950 levels. The move aims to curb inflation and stabilize car costs across manufacturers. Government officials expect the policy to hold for a set period while market conditions are reviewed.
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Washington
Arms Buildup Aims For 3 500 000 Man Force
President Truman announced a rapid expansion of the armed forces toward a 3.5 million active personnel goal. The plan blends draft calls, added National Guard divisions, volunteers, and more reservists, with full strength expected in months and a mid-1952 horizon for total force levels. The Army faces the steepest expansion, while Navy and Air Force rely more on volunteers and reserves.
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Alain
Congress
National Guard
Army
Navy
Marines
National Emergency Declaration Adds Focus on Powers
President Truman’s national emergency declaration is seen as a rallying cry for mobilization rather than a drastic shift in powers. Officials say it will galvanize a united armament effort, brace the public for sacrifices, and serve mainly to reassert existing authority under laws like the Defense Production Act.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
All Americans Rally For Rapid World War II–Era Mobilization
President Truman proclaimed a national emergency to marshal the nation for rapid rearmament against Communist aggression. The order empowers long hours at arsenals, requisition of ships, Coast Guard calls, temporary promotions, defense-bid waivers, and war-risk insurance, while urging citizens to sacrifice for freedom and security.
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Donaldson
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Nto
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Stephen Early
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