Four Injured In Weekend City Accidents On Icy Streets
Four people were injured in La Crosse area crashes on icy streets over the weekend. Victims include 5 year old Vickie Ferguson and 59 year old Edna Kaus, in separate Sunday collisions. Police logged multiple crashes with minor injuries and modest vehicle damage across Cass, 22nd, 16th, Market, and Weston streets and other intersections.
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Vickie Ferguson
S. 25Th St
Edna Kaus
King St
Judge Seeks Government Role in Strike Case
A federal judge considers government involvement in a strike case as the CIO argues futility while Edward H. Hickey asserts the government has an interest in actions affecting the public. The CIO led a Aug. 29 strike demanding 26 cents an hour, with offers at 1.22 cents and pay from 1.21 to 2.01 dollars per hour.
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Edward H. Hickey
U. S
Aise
Cold air mass chills U S from Dakotas to Texas
Forecast shows colder trend across the western and central United States as a low pressure system to the Lakes drives a cold air mass southward. Northerly winds push freezing temperatures from the Dakotas to Texas with near zero readings in the Northern Plains. specified lows include Atlanta 42, New York 32, Chicago 35.
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Lakes
Dakotas
Texas
Plains States
Atlanta
New York
Chicago
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Rockies
French Liner Champollion Runs Aground Near Beirut
The 12 546 ton French passenger liner Champollion listing and aground three miles south of Beirut after a storm. She sailed Marseille with 469 aboard plus crew and passengers later uncertain. Haifa harbor authorities offered aid while diplomatic talks continue.
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Egypt
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United Nations Armistice Commission
Israel
Crash of C 124 Globemaster Claims 86 Lives
Survivors recount the disaster at Larson Air Force Base as Lt. Robert J. Maple and Lt. William O Connell are identified among the dead. Authorities face calls for a full crash report while families cope with loss and witnesses describe the doomed moments and rescue efforts.
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Portland
Demas
Air Force
Edith N. Rogers
Rmass
Air Finletter
Sen. Stennis
Wined Services Committee
Globemaster
Moses Lake
Wash
Robert J. Maple
Larson Air Force Base
Santa Claus
Ephrata
Manny
Livestock and cattle market summary from Swift and Co records
Price listings from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am to noon Saturday show hogs advancing with butchers 50 cents higher and sows 25 cents higher. Cattle and calves hold steady with prime and good grades in the 19 to 34.50 range. lambs steady with highs near 19.00. Chicago and South St Paul reports echo varied salable lots, with butter and eggs firmer and potato markets active.
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USDA
South
Paul
Minn
U.S
Chicago cash grain and poultry market report
Chicago cash grain summary lists No 2 yellow corn at 1.64 to 1.64 1 rise or fall unclear with several weights and types priced. soybeans show no price. Live poultry prices vary with receipts 1,343 coops and gains of two to three cents per pound for some categories while others fall slightly. details include heavy hens, light hens, roosters, fryers, ducks, and turkeys with mixed bids.
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USDA
Cohen
Citywide Gas Outage Strands Press and Heating
A prolonged gas supply failure disrupted city services from heating to newspaper production. Firefighters battled improvised heating mishaps at homes while downtown hotels stayed full. The St. Joseph News-Press and Gazette lacked typesetting gas and rented bottled gas to press. Meters workforce from regional branches logged 24 hour shifts to keep power and services running.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates
The La Crosse Tribune outlines publication practices and staff roles including W T Burgess publisher editor R L Bangsberg and others. It notes afternoon publication from La Crosse Wisconsin location and lists home delivery and mail subscription rates within 75 miles and beyond.
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W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
Ed Keefe
Howard Colvin
Mgr
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
L. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
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Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Tribune
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Sunday Tribune
City Debaters Given Honors at Carleton College Tournament
Roy Pearse of Aquinas High School earned second place overall with 45 points at the Carleton College debate tournament in Northfield Minnesota. Central and Aquinas teams placed second and third in team standings with multiple students earning top individual honors among 28 teams from four states.
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Aquinas High School
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Central
Aquilnas
John Arrowhead
South St. Paul
John Hill
Denfield High School
Duluth
James Belleville
Winona Senior High School
Winona
Roy Pearsel
James Lokowick
Central High School
Aquinas
Troph
Mankato
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Dakota
Minnesota
United States
la Crosse
John Oestreicher
Edward Werner
Richard Hogland
William McKillip
Eugene Bakalars
John Bunge
James Mack
Wilber Sperling
Margaret Mary
State Controller Kuchel Named to Senate in California
Governor Warren appointed Thomas H. Kuchel a Republican state controller to succeed Richard Nixon in the U S Senate. Kuchel, 42, longtime California political figure, accepted the post with a sense of duty. Warren praised Kuchel and California's senior senator William F Knowland as a fine team.
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Calif
Warren
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Richard Nixon
U. S. Senate
Nixon
Congress
Kuchel
William F. Knowland
Premature Birth and Serious Illness Threaten Christmas Family
A mother faces surgery and a high risk birth as Mrs. Garrett fights a cancer like lymph gland leukemia. Doctors view potential delivery as risky but may save the baby. The family includes Thomas Jr. and Robert, with Thomas also working as a custodian to help finances. They plan a Christmas celebration before a likely hospital stay.
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Thomas, Jr
Robert
Thomas
Arrests Declared in Clemente Cosmos Case and Waterfront Hearing Delays
The State Crime Commission delayed waterfront hearings until next month as Clemente and Cosmos, ILA Local 856 officials, face General Sessions arraignment with bail set at $10,000 each. The grand jury extends to March 1953 while prosecutors review testimony and seek additional information. Clemente faces a separate Federal Court trial next week for allegedly false statements in an income tax compromise offer.
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Whitehall Soldier Killed in Korea Dec 15
George M. Skogstad 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Skogstad of Whitehall, was killed in action in Korea December 15, according to the War Department. He entered service last January, served in Japan in August and reached Korea in October. Born January 3, 1931, in Whitehall, he is survived by his parents and maternal grandmother Mrs. Ida Rice of Whitehall.
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Ben M. Skogstad
Korea
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Japan
Ida
Eisenhower aides form preinaugural committee and FBI checks
Eisenhower's preinaugural committee includes Dodge Eisenhower aides and cabinet nominees. The group will likely meet before the January 20 inauguration. FBI checks are underway on cabinet appointees and other top posts at their request to avoid any taint of suspicion.
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Detroit
Eisenhower
Budget Bureau
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Arthur H. Vandensberg Jr
John French
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
FBI
Dulles
Madison seeks TV permit for channel 3 station
Seek TV permit Madison Wisconsin Radio WISC applies to the Federal Communications Commission for a television station permit on channel 3 in Madison. It is the second channel 3 application after Badger Broadcasting Co and Television of Wisconsin filed a joint channel 3 request previously.
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Radio Wisconsin
WISC
Federal Communications Commission
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Television of Wisconsin
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
U S Department of Commerce notes cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with freezing drizzle and snow through tonight and Tuesday. Wisconsin expects two to five inches. southeast rain and sleet mix change to snow. Minnesota faces three to five inches of snow in the southeast with continued cloud cover. Iowa sees three to six inches of new snow in the north and west with snow or sleet in the southeast. Shipper guidance urges protecting shipments within 150 miles of La Crosse before Tuesday 6 a.m. with temperatures near or below freezing.
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Iowa
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River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
River readings show no major stage changes on Tuesday with minor shifts due to ice movement between Alma and Prairie du Chien. Sunrise is 7 37 a m and sunset 4 31 p m.
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Root
Houston
Police Bar Sing Sing To Group Seeking Clemency
OSSINING N Y Police barred a 716 person delegation from New York City from marching toward Sing Sing Prison while seeking clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Civil Rights Congress organized the rain interrupted protest with flowers sent to the condemned couple.
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Daily Worker
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Counsul
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Military units spread Christmas cheer for Korean War orphans
U S and allied troops across divisions organize donations and toy drives for orphanages and villages in Korea and nearby Japan. Sfc Gaydon P Gwyn of Klamath Falls inspired drives that provided toys clothing and meals for about 90 children at Friendship Home near Kapyong. Maj Emerson C Hein led a plan to split division bands into toy laden sleighs with Santa helpers.
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San Francisco
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Japan
Driver Fined After Hitting Parked Cars and Leaving Scene
A La Crosse motorist, William Howard, 2311 Jackson St., was fined $25 in police court for striking two parked cars on South Fourth Street and leaving the scene. The 4:16 p.m. Saturday incident involved John Paggi and Leslie Hinzie’s vehicles. witnesses reported the driver fled east on Johnson Street and turned north on Fourth.
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Viola
16Th
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Onalaska
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Gerald Schwarz
la Crescent
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Genoa
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Edward Forer Jr
S. 8Th St
Robert Wind
West Salem
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South Ave
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West Ave. S
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S. 21St St
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Main St
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S. 2Nd St
Roy Lau
S. 20Th St. Burke
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Travis St
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Birch St
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Harold Johnson Jr
Viroqua
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Farham St
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Main
McConnell
Brannan
la Crosse
William Howard
Jackson St
John Paggi
S. 4Th St
Leslie Hinzie
Adams St
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Hinze
Howard
Johnson Street
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Missing Naperville tots linked to Iowa search
The two missing Naperville children Jean Petersen aged 6 and Edward Rosenstiel aged 3 have not been found after two weeks. Iowa authorities began canvassing truck drivers after a Naperville area witness reported seeing two children near Tipton west of Naperville with a green livestock truck bearing Iowa plates. The driver described as 30 to 35, about 5 8 and 165 to 170 pounds, bought the kids sandwiches and drinks at a gas station on Routes 30 and 51 30 miles west of Naperville.
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Iowa
Jean Petersen
Edward Rosenstiel
Tipton
Walter Revoir
Oak Lawn
Revoir
U.S. 30
Postmaster 60 Dies At Soldiers Grove
Leo Doll aged 60 longtime Soldiers Grove postmaster since January 1 1935 died Monday morning at his home after a heart attack. Survived by wife four sons Marx Martin Brendon Gregory and four grandchildren. Chitwood Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Wis
Leo Doll
Marx
la Crosse State
Martin
Brendon
Gregory
N.C
Chitwood
Wisconsin Governor Kohler Seeks Budget Cuts
Governor Kohler defends a lean budget, saying cuts can be made without harming state government. He emphasizes budgeting like a family, noting sacrifices may be needed and that the burden falls on citizens rather than special interests.
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Kohler
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