French Troops Attack Hanoi Native Quarter
Paris reports say French forces bombarded Hanoi city hall post office and Indo-Chinese quarter as battle for control of the capital escalates. At least 29 French civilians killed or wounded. threats to shoot ununiformed natives found with firearms are reported along with a siege decree for Tonkin. Marius Moutet heads to Hanoi to oversee a two week inquiry delay.
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Paris
Hanoi
Centrol
Viet-Nam
Marius Moutet
Blum
Muanterium
Moutet
Orly
New Sugar Stamp Announced As OPA Projects Crop
Washington reports OPA expects a second sugar stamp for 1947 to be validated before spare stamp 53 expires on April 30. If agricultural estimates hold, the sugar crop may allow five extra pounds per person in 1947, totaling 20 pounds on regular rations. Canning sugar outlook suggests at least 10 pounds per person next year if supply remains strong.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Flying Santa Claus Visits Lighthouses
Rockland, Me. Captain Wincapaw and son Bill Jr piloted a DC-3 cargo plane delivering gifts to 115 isolated lighthouses and coast guard stations along the New England coast. The duo planned to drop gifts at Matinicus rock Mt. Desert rock and a Canadian light ship off Lurcher shoals, with a possible Boston leg the next day in the 14th annual aerial gift trip. Captain Wincapaw started the mission in 1927, paused for World War II, and resumed with his son.
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Rockland
Santa
New England Coastal Airways
Bill Wincapew
Bill, Jr
Coast Guard
Bill
Matinicus Rock
Mt. Desert Rock
Bar Harbor
Lurcher Shoals
Wineapaws
St. Croix
Boston
Wincapaw
Jail trusty charged in Waukesha burglary case
Waukesha county jail trusty Gay Fred Sullivan 22 Mukwonago faces trial Tuesday on breaking and entering. Prosecutor Leon Brenner said Sullivan admitted leaving the jail at night to enter a nearby garage and steal 80 dollars plus cash from a safe. He also took 40 dollars from the same garage three weeks earlier. Sullivan, serving six months for larceny, faces repeat offender charges at trial.
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Waukesha
Leon L. Brenner
Fred Sullivan
Mukwonago
Trusty
Waukesha County
Brenner
Sullivan
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Tuesday with colder air. Low temperatures expected around 15 to 18 degrees and a high Tuesday not provided.
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la Crosse
Indictment of Atlanta Hotel Lessees Over Fire Deaths
Fulton County prosecutors indict three lessees of the Winecoff Hotel for involuntary manslaughter in 119 deaths from the Dec 7 blaze. The defendants face one felony count and two misdemeanor counts each for operating a hotel with no outside fire escapes and alleged willful negligence. A special agent cited evidence of arsonist like ignition and gas line setup linked to rapid fire spread.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Winecoff Hotel
E. E. Andrews
A. F. Geele
A. F. Geele, Jr
Sheboygan
Wis
R. E. O'Connell
Chicago
J. R. Moody
Arlington
Carl C. Rasmussen
Des Moines
Virginia Torbert
Thomaston
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Grand Jury
Charles M. Huguley
Suit Filed Against Ferrara Catering Over Tainted Food
In Chicago the bride and groom led a group of 52 plaintiffs including George Montal band and Shirley Montalbano with 24 guests seeking 520000 in damages. They allege tainted food served at a August 17 wedding reception by Ferrara Catering caused injuries.
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Chicago
George Montalband
Shirley Montalbano
Ferrara
He Got $25 Bill But No Taxi Ride
Cresencio Gonzales, 29, a veteran from Omaha visiting York, asked a stranger for a taxi and triggered a false alarm by using a box guiding him to call in. He paid a $25 fine and asked for a train schedule back to Omaha.
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York
Gonzales Cresencio
Omaha
Cresencio
Cresencia
Pope Calls Holy Union of Christians From Vatican
Pope Pius XII urged a holy union of Rome Italy and the Christian world to overcome hostility and defend the faith in a world at odds. Thousands cheered in St Peter's Square as anti clerical tensions flared and security kept watch for potential clashes.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's Square
Pius XII
Holy Union
Christ
Rome
Italy
Stolen car found near Sparta high school
Police report a stolen automobile found Saturday evening near the Sparta high school. The car belonged to a Tomah resident and was taken near Schmitty's tavern.
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Sparta
Wis
Tomah
Schmitty
Caroling Visit By Electric Auto-Lite Choir Tonight
Plusy eggs the shoe Henry Rebhan JCC will escort members of the Electric Auto-Lite choir this evening in the last home caroling of the season. North side residents visited include numerous names and addresses as the program features Christmas songs under directors Orville Mickelberg Alvin Mikelson H. Stoffel.
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Henry Rebhan
JCC
North Side
Orville Mickelberg
Joseph Sackmaster
Island Street
Elizabeth Smith
Rose Street
Edward Stevens
Martin Pataska
Kane Street
Rudolph Hoesly
A. J
Japan Earthquake Toll Rises Across Islands
Tokyo reports 1 026 dead with Kyodo tally at 1 125 as rescue teams seek survivors after a devastating quake and tidal waves. More than 100 000 displaced homeless shelters burn fires in cold winds while aid drops reach American garrisons and civilians.
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Tokyo
Home Ministry
Shikoku Island
Wakayama Peninsula
Kyodo
Befriends Gi $70 Missing After Soldier Visit
Harry Peterson of 627 Vine Street sheltered a reportedly penniless soldier after a tavern meeting. The next morning $70 and a white scarf were gone, with Peterson describing the suspect as a 19 year old, 5'4", about 150 pounds, brown wavy hair, in a regular army uniform and Mackinaw claiming Brooklyn origin.
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Harry Peterson
Vine Street
Peterson
Good Samaritan
Brooklyn
Eighteen Former Nazi Officials Await Execution
In Belgrade eighteen one time Nazi officials await their sentences after a two week trial. A military court sentenced nine ex gestapo chiefs to hang and nine former elite guard officers to be shot for ordering atrocities against Serbs and Jews during the German occupation. The court found them responsible for about 150000 Serb deaths and 35000 Jewish deaths with executions expected soon.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Post Office Still Busy Before Christmas Rush
With two days to go before Christmas the post office operates at peak capacity. Fifty extra carriers and clerks supplement staff as Saturday receipts reach 1732.78 dollars, 416.06 above 1945. Saturday and Sunday cancellations total 208454, up 84537 from 1945.
November Food Prices Hit Highest On Record
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports mid November retail food prices reached a record high 1.5 percent above June 1920 levels, with the index at 187.7 percent of the 1935 39 average. Prices rose across fats and oils meats and produce, while poultry fell.
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U.S. Labor Agency
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Supreme Court Grants Hearing To John L. Lewis and UMW
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a new appeal on the validity of the preliminary injunction in the soft coal strike case. It broadens the issues before the court as Lewis appeals a $10,000 fine and the UMW faces a $3,510,000 contempt penalty. Arguments set for January 14.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
U.S
T. Alan Goldsbourough
Eugene Talmadge Buried in Georgia Cemetery
Eugene Talmadge lie in Oak Grove cemetery near McRae after dying in Atlanta from a stomach ailment. He lay in state for five hours at the capitol as more than 10,000 Georgians paid respects. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church where he was a member. His widow Miss Mitt chose the burial site saying it fulfilled his wish to be buried among his friends. The procession passed Forsyth on its way to McRae.
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Mcrae
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Oak Grove
First Baptist Church
Atlanta
Talmadge
Forsyth
Christmas Tree Detonator Injures Pittsburgh Boy
Fourteen year old Ronald Berich hung what appeared to be a copper tube with wires on a Christmas tree when the device exploded. He suffered the loss of thumbs and forefingers on both hands and severe internal injuries. His father Clarence was only slightly hurt as the item, described as a mysterious house relic, detonated unexpectedly.
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Pittsburgh
Ronald Berich
Clarence
Berich
Navy urges speedy filing of terminal leave pay claims
The navy urged veterans entitled to terminal leave pay to file claims immediately rather than wait for the September deadline. Fewer than half of an estimated 3.5 million claims have been received at Great Lakes disbursing office. Claims are being paid at about 20 000 daily.
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Washington
The
Navy Today
Great Lakes
Ill
Aerial Santa Clauses Deliver Christmas Packs to Japanese Frontline
Christmas packages were dropped from aircraft to American troops at Tanabe and Kushimoto after an earthquake blocked mail routes. Lieut. Robert L. Brett of Seattle and George Alms of Indiana piloted the mission, delivering aid to isolated soldiers.
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Nagoya
Tanabe
Kushimoto
Robert L. Brett
Seattle
George Alms
Indiana
No More Snow For Christmas
Snow cover remains limited to parts of North Dakota Montana and slices of Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby states. La Crosse area may keep its snow if temperatures stay below freezing with a forecast of fair Monday night and cooler Tuesday with a low around 11 to 15 and a high around 28. A strong west-northwest wind gusted to 19 mph Sunday morning as temperatures ranged from 28 to 33 in the last day.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
West Northwest
End 108 State Dairy Leases End 108 State Dairy Leases
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reports 108 dairy plant lease cancellations since Oct 22 returning factories to local owners. About 808 plants were under wartime group control, many cheese companies, as leases are canceled and facilities revert to original operators.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Levenick Name Needs Confirmation
Madison reports that Leo B. Levenick should be submitted again for confirmation as director of the state department of veterans affairs. Attorney General John E. Martin ruled the re submission is necessary after Levenick was named Oct 14, 1943 and Gov Goodland previously sent his name to the 1945 legislature without action. The post pays $6,000 a year and is for an indefinite term.
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Madison
Leo B. Levenick
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Atty
John E. Martin
Goodland
Levenick
Veterans Recognition Board
Beenmhe
Department of Veterans Affairs
Martin
Inquest Called For Mrs. Bessie Moore Murder
An inquest into Mrs. Bessie Moore's death at Web's tavern near La Crosse will be held at the courthouse Tuesday at 10 a.m. Coroner Dr. George Reay says eight witnesses are subpoenaed with more possible after Monday's investigations. District Attorney-elect John S. Coleman went to Chicago with five bullets from the burglar-killer who robbed the tavern of 136 dollars. Police pursued leads from footprints and a blood hound but no solid clue has emerged. Ben N. Henthorn was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon similar to the murder firearm and fined 25 dollars. police say the incident is unrelated.
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Bessie Moore
Web's Tavern
la Crosse
Court House
George Reay
John S. Coleman
Chicago
Coleman
Ben N. Henthorn
George Street
Fifth Avenue Theater
Henthorn
Moore
Wilson Granddaughter Dies In Santa Monica
Ellen McAdoo De Onate Hinshaw 31, granddaughter of Woodrow Wilson, died in Santa Monica after telephoning a friend saying she had done it. Her lawyer Sid Cherniss and physician Dr. Leon Kahn told police she had hinted at self harm amid financial and family problems.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ellen McAdoo de Onate Hinshaw
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Sid Cherniss
Leon Kahn
Hinshaw
British couple welcomed quads in Baltimore hospital birth
Charles Henn Jr and his British wife Dorothy Geast Henn welcomed four babies at St Agnes hospital after a wartime marriage. Doctors estimate each infant weighed about four pounds and say survival chances are very good. Mrs Henn wrote ATS discharge papers for Norah Carpenter who later had quadruplets in England, with another Pittsburgh father cited.
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Baltimore
Charles Henn, Jr
Thomas J Bowyer
St. Agnes Hospital
Johnny
England
Henn
84Th Division
Dorothy Geast
ATS
WACS
William H. Sawyers
Walter Benavent
Carpenter
Norah Carpenter
S. Sgt
William H. Thompson
Pittsburgh
Henn Quads
United States
Yank Captain Rebuffed By Dairen Soviet Commander
In Dairen Manchuria a US navy landing craft left port after a verbal ultimatum from Soviet military officials to depart within 20 minutes. An American businessman and two reporters were denied permission to land as Soviet troops barred entry in the occupied port.
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Dairen
Manchuria
U. S
Combined
World Press
Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Navy
Tsingtao
China
Department
Charles M. Cooke
Seventh Fleet
Anchorage
H. Merrill Benninghoff
Jesse L. Poole
Atlanta
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
Benninghoff
V. V. Korzhanoff
Korzhanoff
S. N. Petrov
Petrov
Moscow
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Delores Emerson
Kate Bambrough
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Little Town of Bethlehem
H. N. Stoffel
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Michael Moore
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