Planners Named for AMA Health Program Fight
Dr Gunnar Gundersen of La Crosse Wisconsin is named to an AMA health program planning committee. The AMA plans to raise two to three million dollars by charging its 140000 members 25 dollars each to fund a nationwide campaign. Clemaker and Leone Baxter of San Francisco will campaign to promote voluntary health insurance and warn against a politically controlled compulsory system. The drive will be directed from Chicago and Washington with involvement from AMA headquarters. The 10 doctor planning committee will govern overall campaign policy. Gundersen is listed among the committee members.
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San Francisco
Whitaker
Miss Baxter
California
Labor unity hopes fade as merger talks stall in congress
The piece notes renewed AFL and CIO efforts for organic unity after Philip Murray invites joint action. It cites past attempts in 1946 47 and the AFL's May convention authorization for Green and the executive council to push labor unity. Morse backs post Taft Hartley repeal reforms aimed at collective bargaining protections secondary boycotts and union shop voting rights.
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Philip Murray
AFL
Murray
William Green
Executive Council
Roa
Green
United Action
Congress
Morse
Local Fires Spark Preliminary Court Action In Wisconsin
A Tomah farmer identified as 7 percent defendant was arraigned on a legitimacy action before Justice Beckman and bound over to county court on a $1000 bond. Fire at 815 South Second Street caused by overheated stove damaged Henry Stintzi’s cabinet. A second blaze at 814 Street involved a chimney fire.
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la Creese
South Second Street
Henry Stintzi
Investigation continues as Hiss tied to Red spy ring claims
Whittaker Chambers testifies he supplied a man's name to the committee. Chambers says Hiss was among sources of secret documents copied from government offices and handed to the Reds. Sayre and secretary Anna Belle Newcomb face New York appearance. Mundt clashed with the White House over the Red herring remark.
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Chambers
Hiss
Grand Jury
Sayre
Anna Belle Newcomb
New York
New Amsterdam
United Nations
Paris
Truman
Mundt
Peiping Airfield Captured. North China Pleads for Planes
China Associated Press reports Peiping airfield seized seven miles south of the ancient capital along the canal ninety miles northeast of Peiping. Moosa says counterattacks to the southeast of the surrounded city and Peiping radioed Nanking appealing for combat planes to fight the Reds. Provincial councils demand punishment of Gen Hu Kuo pin for allegedly misusing the air force without higher authorization.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Pei
Moosa
North China
Nanking
Hu Kuo-pin
Bad Check Artist Sought by Sparta Officials
Sparta police warn of a suspect described as 5 feet 6 inches tall about 200 pounds with blue eyes and grey hair. The man cashed a crossed check at a local bank, made out to cash and signed J. B Schultz, with the bank name altered to First National Bank of Sparte. A cross-check of details is underway.
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Sparta
Crosse Police
Peter
Bank
First National Bank of Sparte
J. B Schultz
Hold Junior Y-Teen Party
The Logan junior Y-teens held their annual Christmas party on Tuesday December 14. Seventh grader Joanne Hardie and eighth grader Jackie Yealy were elected to act as Santa Clauses and hand out presents. The program featured readings songs and a girls quartet.
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Logan
Joanne Hardie
Jackie Yealy
Barbara McCann
Sally Anderson
Cecilia Beitz
Wright brothers plane finally won recognition at home
The article recounts how the Kitty Hawk flying machine, used in four hops within an hour and a half, faced neglect after its Dayton storage. Orville Wright rebuilt it in 1928 and sent it to London, with the current label granting the Wright brothers full credit for inventing and developing the first man carrying machine.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Lift State Of Siege In Colombia Report
A state of siege remains in effect in Colombia as authorities pursue security measures. Officials report ongoing operations across major cities with additional curfews and travel restrictions in place to curb violence and organized crime.
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Bogota
Colombia
State Democrats Lose Two Senate Seats in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Democrats will hold only three state senate seats when the legislature opens in Madison on January 12, after Sen. E. Gaw roasted and the rise of Clement Zablocki to a federal post. Zablocki resigns to serve as representative for Wisconsin's fourth district, with Gov. Rennebohm unable to appoint an interim replacement. A special election may be called, possibly with the March 15 primary to avoid extra costs, leaving Milwaukee County with reduced representation and unrepresented areas spanning much of the city south of the Menomonie river plus Cudahy South Milwaukee Lake and Oak Creek.
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Senate
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Re E. Gaw Roasted
Wisconsin Federal Housing Authority
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Rennebohm
Democratic Party
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Cudahy
Lake and
Oak Creek
Israel Fails In UN Bid for Membership
Israel failed to win Security Council approval for full United Nations membership. Five members voted yes, five abstained, and one voted against. A seven vote threshold prevented admission as Syria opposed and key powers abstained or were absent. An Egyptian protest over actions at Faluja was sidelined during the session.
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Ll Nation Council
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United States
Russia
Argentina
Colom
Britain
Nen
France
Canada
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Faluja
Negev Desert
Palestine
Belgium
Madison police union opposes Weatherly as chief
The Madison Police Union Local 553 AFL says it will fight the appointment of Bruce Weatherly as Madison police chief. Weatherly, 34, formerly of San Antonio, is chosen to succeed Wilormick who will retire. The union argues qualified internal candidates exist within the department.
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Wis
Madison Police Department
Bruce Weatherly
San Antonio, Tex
New
City Police and Fire Commission
Weatherly
Wil
Perfect Transformer Protects Residential Service Lines
A new distribution transformer for residential service drops faulted or overloaded line sections automatically to keep other tenants in its domain without service interruption.
Two Vehicles Damaged In Friday Morning Collision
A two-vehicle collision at 1L6th and Cass streets caused $175 damage to Samuel Fellows’s car and $75 to Roy Mallette’s vehicle in Onalaska. James Asfoor faced charges for failure to yield after a Fourth Street crash near Cass and Cameron, damaging Mrs Edna Kish Armoto’s car by $40. Belfast may limit movie box office queues.
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Samuel Fellows
Cass Street
Roy Mallette
R. J
Onalaska
James Asfoor
Caledonia Street
Fourth Street
Cass
Cameron Streets
Asfoor
Edna Kish Armoto
R. J. DeSoto
Heavy Rains Kill 300 in Brazil Two States
In Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais more than 300 are confirmed dead with hundreds missing and thousands homeless after 15 days of downpours and a recent cloudburst. Communications and transport remain disrupted as officials assess damage across about 1200 square miles in the southeast Minas Gerais and northern Rio de Janeiro regions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Minas Gerais
Fleeger Steals Street Car Says It Felt Good
Earl Fleeger, 24, admitted to police that taking an idle street car from the car barn and driving it over six miles felt good. He was charged with larceny of a car and driving while drunk after a street car company inspector ended the ride by pulling the trolley pole from the wire.
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Pittsburgh
Earl Fleeger
Fleeger
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