Cooper Blasts GOP Leaders After Local Defeat
Former Kentucky figure Cooper criticizes three Republican leaders in the 80th Congress for blocking housing education and health bills arguing the party lost voter support. He urges new leadership party rebuilding and a principled program to appeal to mass voters. Cooper notes his two years in the senate and a late campaign win by 30200 votes.
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Democratic Party
Conanc Wolcott
Cooper
GOP
Congress
Senate
Dewey-Warren
Chinese Civil War Pace Slows With Troop Movements
Movement of at least two divisions including cavalry and tanks trundled through Nanking streets, the only sign of activity in China's civil war. Some troops appeared returning from fronts north of the capital while others moved north. The Chinese navy said ships bombarded Communist positions near Tangku, the port for Tientsin, while American pilots of the Chennault airline flew relief missions toward Tientsin.
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Nanking
China
Tangku
Tientsin
Chennault
Local Sunday Weather Outlook With Partly Cloudy Skies
Partly cloudy Sunday with afternoon temperatures near average. Light winds from the west and no precipitation expected.
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Hugh
Finley Former Central Coach Dies in Denver
Lovette Rowland Finley known as Doc, longtime La Crosse Central high school coach, died in Denver after moving there in October with his wife Edna Law. He aged 0 and had coached Central teams to six district titles and a state tourney run. Funeral services set for Cadillac, Michigan, December 31. Survived by wife and two sons, Richard L. and Jack R., of Denver.
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the Tribune
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Ripon College
St. Pau
Virginia
Minn
Central High School
Dutch Troops Advance in Java Defying UN Cease Fire
Dutch forces report sweeping victories in Java and Sumatra, capturing Madioen and Kediri and linking rail and highway networks. The UN good offices committee urged cease fire action, while Republican leaders questioned the council’s order as Dutch units pressed toward the south coast and remained in offensive position.
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United Nations
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Jogjakarta
Kediri
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Areac
Magatan
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Soerkakarta
Tawa
Anjer Lor
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Rajah
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Lake Toba
Sibolga
UN Good Offices
Security Council
Paris
Hague
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Securiy Council
Republic
Good Offices Committee
Local Doctor Dies Friday in La Crosse Hospital
Dr. R. H. Herbert, 71, longtime La Crosse physician of 17 years, died Friday in two local hospitals. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, with ties to Loyola University and various local and Scottish Rite organizations in La Crosse and Rockford Illinois.
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Loyola University
Lil. Smith
Smith Council
Scottish Rite Club
Rockford, IL
Cal
Cynthia) Calif
Krajewski Fund Reaches 504 For Family Home Build
The Krajewski family fund via the La Crosse Tribune and Salvation Army totals 504 with gifts of furniture and clothing from local residents. Zak Roofing plans to donate labor and install the roof on the new house coordinated by the Onalaska Business Club. A trust fund will administer all money under a designated national officer’s guidance.
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la Crosse Tribune
Salvation Army
la Crosse
Zak Roofing Company
Onalaska
Onalaska Club
War and Peace Blend in Bethlehem Christmas Rite
Bethlehem rites mix reverence with wartime tension as Arab troops guard Manger Square and a sparsely populated Nativity service marks Christmas under a fragile truce. Passes from Israeli and Trans-Jordanian forces guide pilgrims along a war scarred road back to Jerusalem.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
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Joseph
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Santa's Return Trip A Chilly One
A winter storm warning lingered with little new snow on Christmas day. The Weather Bureau forecast a cold wave from central Canada sweeping through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley toward the Appalachians. Subzero readings persisted with Pambina North Dakota at 26 degrees below zero and many locales recording subzero marks.
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U. Weather Bureau
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Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Pambina
North Dakota
Truman faces dilemma on Taft Hartley repeal plan
Washington notes a clash over timing for Taft Hartley repeal and Wagner Act restoration. President Truman weighs one package versus two, courting AFL CIO and labor leaders who favor separate steps. Senator McGrath signals opposition to a single move as congressional debate looms.
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CIO Proposes Broad Social Security Expansion Plan
The CIO launches a campaign for a much larger social security system including expanding federal old age and unemployment insurance, new pay while sick medical care, and employer paid supplements in bargaining. It urges federal funding offset by progressive taxes and aims to remove state programs in favor of nationwide coverage.
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CIO
John L. Lewis
World War Weary Christmas Marked by Peace Hopes
AP reports a Christmas marked by global contrast with war in the East Indies and Israel while Bethlehem saw limited pilgrimages. Pope Pius XII lamented a perilous year yet found hope in resilience as Truman pledged continued work for peace amid American scenes of celebration and tragedy.
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China
East Indies
Israel
Holy Land
Jesus
Bethlehem
Pius XII
America
Independence
Truman
Ace
State Department
Voice of America
U. S
Greenland
Spen
Fire Destroys Sanatorium Annex in Eau Claire Blaze
Early Saturday 80 tubercular patients were evacuated as 40 staff rooms and living quarters burned in a frame annex built in 1913 at Mt. Washington sanatorium. A nurse, Miss Inez Johnson, suffered a broken pelvis and arm after leaping from a roof. cause under investigation. The brick ward where patients stayed was unharmed.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Eau Claire County
Mt. Washington Sanatorium
Inez Johnson
Miss Johnson
Whiskey price complaint at army post sparks record
A war department notice reports soldiers at a former army post were charged 50 cents per quart for whiskey. The complaint, by Matthew Irwin, cites Chicago prices of 37.5 cents per quart and 25 dollars per pound on the post. No outcome disclosed.
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Secretary of War
War Department
Ilinois
Matthew Irwin
J. Kinzey
Chicago
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Group Urges Coordination Of Agencies
A Hoover commission task force reports vast waste and duplication in federal medical services. In 1948 more than 44 agencies spent about 1.25 billion dollars serving 24 million people. VA alone could match 1948 totals in 1949. The group urges coordinated care, clearer beneficiaries, and possible shifting of patients to non military facilities.
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Goment
Hoover Commission
Veterans Administration
Navy Cancer Hospital
St. Albans
N. Y
New York City
Tracy S. Voorhees
Congress
Task Force Committee
Commission
Herbert Hoover
Armed Services
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