United Nations orders cease fire in Indonesia crisis
The UN Security Council voted for an immediate cease fire and demanded the Dutch release Indonesian leaders including President Soekarno and Premier Hatta. The United States and Australia sponsored the resolution, with Russia and allies pushing alternative terms that failed. France vetoed a prior Aug. 5 1947 proposal during earlier talks.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
United Nations
Netherlands
Security Council
United States
Australia
Soekarno
Mohamed Hatta
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Israel
Negev
Jacob A. Malik
Indonesia
France
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Vicinity
Forecast for La Crosse area calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday. A few snow flurries are likely tonight. It remains rather cold with low temperatures around night in the city and 1 to 3 inches in the countryside. High on Saturday near 21.
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la Crosse
Thief thanks lover for use of car left note
Police recovered a stolen car in Lansing and found a cheeky note on the front seat thanking a “lover” for the use of the vehicle. The Grand Rapids man reported the theft and the note suggested the thief felt aided by the car.
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Lover Boy
Lansing
Mid
Grand Rapids
iSpy Hearings Ended for This Year in Washington
Congressional spy hearings wrap up for the year as the House Un-American Activities Committee awaits the incoming majority. Four new members loom, with debate over reforms unsettled and proposals from Mundt and Nixon on hold pending outcomes.
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Washington
Congress
House UN- American Activities Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
McDowell
R-Pa
Rankin
D-Miss
La Crosse Churches Plan Special Holiday Services
Protestsant churches in La Crosse announce Christmas Eve and holiday period services featuring choirs, candlelight, Holy Communion, and school programs. Key sites include Seventh Street Baptist, First Congregational, St John Evangelist and Reformed, Christ Episcopal, St Peter’s Episcopal, Trinity Lutheran, St Pauls Lutheran, English Lutheran, Ammanuel Lutheran, and St Joseph’s Cathedral with midnight Masses broadcast on WLCX.
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Seventh Street
West Avenue
Market Street
Christ Episcopal Church
Ninth
Main Streets
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Logan
Avon Streets
Bethany Gospel Tabernacle
North Street
Onalaska Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sill and
Charles Street
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Holy Cross
Blessed Sacrament
St Wenceslaus
St. John the Baptist
St. James
Holy Trinity
St. Thomas More
Crib
St. Mary's
No Paper On Christmas Day In La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune announces no edition on Christmas Day with four Sunday papers published next morning.
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la Crosse ‘Tribune
Rescue By Christmas Hope Dimmed Over Greenland
Two marooned men atop the Greenland icecap face dimmed rescue prospects as a navy carrier Saipan joins air crews, with the carrier set to reach Greenland in about five days amid forecasted bad weather and heavy winds that stalled air operations through Christmas Day.
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Washington
Navy
Norfolk
Saipan
Greenland
Car Overturns, Man Dies Near Home in Waukesha
Frank C. Brehman, 20, of Waukesha County, was pronounced dead at a hospital after his car struck an icy spot and overturned one block from his home late last night. Police said he was taken to the hospital but died on arrival.
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Waukesha. Wis
Frank C. Brehman
Waukesha County
Cluny
Santa
World Ride of Christmas Costs As Strike Looms
A Dairyland Power strike threat could halt electricity for about 65,000 customers across four states starting Jan 2 if no settlement is reached. Union claims demand wage boosts up to 50 dollars a month and an arbitration clause amid disputed authority.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Clifford Elliott
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Elliott
George Sarazen
Sarazen
la Crosse
Jonh Madgett
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Madgett
Dairyland
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minne
Sota
Northwesterlinois
Genoa
Baldwin
Chippewa Falls
Abva
Eliott
Lia Crosse
Northern State Power Co
Yule Briefs From Cities Across the World
Sydney reports hundreds of thousands leaving cities for holiday spots as temperatures rise with inland reaches above 100 degrees. In Galveston police placed festive parking tickets on over 100 cars with holiday wishes. San Francisco department store mails Christmas letters to staff and seasonal workers, misaddressing old timers. In York a factory whistle will play Silent Night and Joy to the World at midnight, performed by Karl Smyser using a trombone technique on a steam whistle. In Minot Roosevelt Park animals will receive Christmas trees Saturday.
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Sydney
Australia
San Francisco
York
Karl Alex Smyser
New York
Pennsylvania
Smyser
Minot
N. D
Roosevelt Park
Proposal to boost top brass pay faces opposition in Congress
A five member civilian advisory panel urged an average 15 percent pay rise for officers but not for recruits, sparking sharp GOP and Democratic pushback on Capitol Hill. Some senators warned against raising officers’ salaries while others argued a pay boost could attract more privates, with increases varying by rank from 3 percent for a private to 58 percent for a brigadier general.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Adisory Commission
Tydings
D+Md
Armed, Services Committee
Rahegress
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Johnson
Langer
R-Nd
Onalaska fund drive aids Krajewski family after fire
Swift response to appeals from the Salvation Army and the Onalaska Business Men's Club followed a Thursday fire that left the Krajewski family with only their clothing. By Friday morning donations totaled 157.15 at the La Crosse Tribune and 25 at the club, with offers of materials, services, and a sound truck. The family, mother with seven children, stayed with relatives as a trust fund and probation-approved aid plan are organized. A house completion target is set for Jan 20, with land to be deeded to the county to keep title public if the family must move. Building materials such as cement and lumber are requested.
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Salvation Army
Onalaska Business Men's Club
Krajewskhi
la Crosse Tribune
Onalaska Club
Krajewski
Onalaska
Marilyn
Richard
Raymond
Dennis
Johnny
Kathleen
Cynthia
Arustee
End Duggan Probe
New York City police concluded a three day probe into the death of Laurence Duggan but issued no immediate statement on their findings.
Unidentified Sleigh Detected by Radar Over North
Washington reports an early warning radar sighting of an unidentified sleigh powered by eight reindeer at 14,000 feet heading southward. Interceptors were unable to contact the craft. Estimated arrival over the target is 2400 hours on 24 December 1943.
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Washington
Santa’s Sleigh Bows Out To Wind At North Pole
HAL BOYLE reports Santa and eight reindeer ready for a fast run toward the American border. Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear skies as Santa vows a gift for every child this year even the bad ones. Cluny the elf gifts an angel figure symbolizing peace to everyone.
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Hal Boyle
North Pole
Santa Claus
Jolly Old Saint
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Santa
Old Boy
House
Mrs. Claus
Dog’s vigil reveals drowning of two boys at Boardman Lake
In Traverse City Michigan a small dog kept silent watch by a hole in Boardman Lake as two boys disappeared near noon. The children, Richard Goos five and Richard Bradford six, went missing after breaking thin ice. Their bodies were recovered later.
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Traverse City
Mich
Boardman Lake
Richard Goos
Richard Bradford
Broadman Lake
Man Dies In Blast At Thien Products Co
One man died and another was injured in a jan explosion at the Thien Products Co a foundry components maker in suburban West Milwaukee yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Thien Products Co
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