Coal Shortage Prompts Emergency Rail Order
The ICC imposed a coal allocation order for nine day stocks to prevent rail disruption during holiday travel and winter weeks. Mines began enforcement at midnight and will run until February 25. Railroads with under nine days stock can apply for more coal while the UMWU dispute unfolds.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
Chesapeake and Ohio
ICC
Commission
Service Bureau
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Louisville
Nashville
Ihepean
White House
Lewis’ United Mine
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Pope inaugurates 25th Holy Year at St Peter's Basilica
Pope Pius XII opened the 25th holy year with three strokes of a hammer at the holy doors of St Peter's as a 50 000 strong crowd cheered inside and 300 000 watched in St Peter's Square. Conflicts with communism surfaced as a general strike was proposed by the chamber of labor but canceled after authorities promised release of peasants and removal of police guards.
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Pius XII
St. Peter’s Basilica
Gion
St. Peter’s Square
Chamber of Labor
Rome
Mario Scelba
St. Peter's
St. Paul's
St. John Lateran
St. Mary Major
Colosseum
St. Peter’s
Sistine Chapel
Pius
Tragic Toll Begins Its Annual Rise
The nation records 60 violent deaths since Friday 6 p.m. with 51 from motor mishaps during the extended Christmas period. A Texas family of five burned in a gasoline truck crash, a five year old burned by a candle in a flimsy playhouse, and a Newton Massachusetts boy electrocuted by a tree light are among the casualties. The National Safety Council projects 435 traffic deaths during the holiday from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday.
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Texas
Newton
Mass
Albert Kevorkian, Jr
National Safety Council
Son Welcomes Freed Father Who Saved Girl
Louis Boy, a 50 year old life farmer, is pardoned after voluntarily exchanging blood with a leukemia patient. He was imprisoned for murder and spent 18 years in Sing Sing. His son Joseph, 21, accompanies him home to Manhattan for Christmas.
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New York
Louis Boy
Joseph
State Parole Board
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Sing Sing
Viroqua Girl Six Worried Santa Will Catch Illness
Janet Johnson six daughter of Mr and Mrs Theo Johnson of Viroqua worries Santa may catch her chicken pox and measles this Christmas despite her wish to see him.
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Viroqua
Wis
Janet Johnson
Theo Johnson
Janet
Santa Claus
Santa
Cold Holiday Forecast Reported for Christmas Week
The Weather Bureau predicts a white Christmas for central regions and very cold conditions across much of the nation. Frigid lows include 10 degrees in La Crosse with potential 35 to 38 degrees Christmas day in the Coulee region, as winds shift and a mix of snow rain possible.
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Weather Bureau
Rockies
Great Lakes
Dakotas
la Crosse
Coulee
Mercury
Weatherman Predicts Warm Christmas Across Wisconsin
Weatherman Howard J. Thompson of Milwaukee forecast milder Christmas weather after two sub zero nights. Snow blanketed south and central Wisconsin Friday and Friday night, with clearer skies Saturday morning. Thompson predicted more snow in the north and a likely rainy Christmas for southern residents, but a mild holiday overall.
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Howard J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thompson
Burglar Nets $3810 From Green Bay Bulk Plant
A burglar entered the City Service bulk plant office in Green Bay through a rear window Friday night and stole 3810, mostly in checks, plus three Christmas presents. Police described the incident as a theft with a holiday twist.
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Green Bay
Wis
City Service
Tides of Toys Gift Campaign La Crosse Legion Post Launches Drive
Legion Post No 52 in La Crosse launched Tides of Toys a gift drive to collect one toy from every city child. Toys packed and shipped before year end aim to foster future peace and goodwill across Europe, said Cmdr. Ernest O Hansen.
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Tides of Toys
la Crosse
American Legion
Roy L. Wingers
Post No
Cmdr
Ernest O. Hanson
Hanson
Friends of Tomorrow
Europe
Legion
Youth At Rushford Dies In Accident
Clifford Allen Ness Jr aged 20 died after a head on crash on highway 43 near Rushford Minnesota Friday night The accident involved a car driven by Milo Thompson Luther College student and a pickup driven by Rogert Brandt 16 with passenger Stanley Bunke 15 The wreckage attracted four injured youths and officials ruled the death due to a broken neck amid icy road conditions Funeral services are set at the Ness home and Rushford Lutheran church with burial in the Lutheran cemetery Survivors are his parents
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Rushford
Minn
Clifford Ness
Clifford Allen Ness, Jr
Clifford Ness, Jr
Fillmore County
Ness
Milo Thompson
Luther College
Decorah
Thompson
Rogert Brandt
Hart
Brandt
Stanley Bunke
Winona
Stanley Marin
Marin
Bunke
R. V. Williams
J. P. Nehring
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Donald L. Cook
Preston
Oscar Krenzke
Nehring
Cook
Owatonna
Yankton
S. D
Rushford High School
Littlest Angel broadcasts rebroadcast Christmas Eve
Due to high demand WKTV will rebroadcast the Littlest Angel story on Christmas Eve from 8 to 8 30 p m The announcement came Saturday and the program aired Thursday night drew strong listener interest.
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Angel
WKTV
Satury
Branford Couple and Two Children Die in Fire on Anniversary
Branford Connecticut police report a deadly house fire early Saturday killing Charles Hudson Nott 30s veteran of 75 WWII fighter missions, his wife Elizabeth McCloud Nott 21, and their two children Hudson Malcolm Nott 2, Lawrence Treat Nott 9 months. The tragedy occurred on the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary.
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Branford
Conn
Childre
Charles Hudson Nott
Europe
Elizabeth McCloud Nott
Hudson Malcolm Nott
Lawrence Treat Nott
Local Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
Cloudy with rising temperatures at night and a low around 10 degrees. Moderately heavy snow starts by sunrise and continues through the day with a high near 35 degrees, accompanied by strong shifting winds. Colder air moves in Sunday night.
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la Crosse
Lower Corn Quotas Seen for 1950 Production
Washington reports anticipated corn surplus may trigger a 12 percent cut in 1950 production as Secretary Brannan plans acreage allotments. Target could be about 3 billion bushels, down from 3.377 billion in 1949, with large reserves and price-support storage likely.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
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