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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
1
At Pineville Kentucky rescue squads report 13 fires extinguished as they press into a Kentucky Straight Creek Coal mine to reach an entombed 30 to 50 workers. Hope of survival fades after more than 24 hours as teams advance about 3000 feet with no definite count of trapped men.
President Truman, amid a labor dispute with Congress, plans a nationwide radio address in early January to outline proposals including reestablishing fact finding boards and 30 day cooling off periods for strikes. He may then deliver a state of the union message in person. television might air the address.
Coroner reports two 17 year olds died in a C-47 crash near Ontario California. The victims identified as Jack Stearns Barrows of Studio City and Gilbert Crolius after parents confirmed. The Army loaned the aircraft to Aero Jet for tests and it dove into a vineyard four miles from the airfield moments after takeoff.
A Canadian military court indicated the conviction of S. S. Mej. Gen. Kurt Meyer, accused of responsibility for the shooting of 45 Canadian prisoners of war in the Normandy campaign.
Increasing cloudiness with rising temperatures tonight. Friday mostly cloudy and warmer with a low around 10 above and a higher daytime high.
Winchester Virginia police chief C W Hollis announced orders to shoot on sight vandals knocking out city street lights. He said deputies would shoot first then arrest, as vandals waste funds and endanger public safety.
A harsh cold front plunges Wisconsin temperatures to record lows overnight. Land O Lakes hits 12 below zero, Park Falls and Green Bay fall sharply, while La Crosse reports nine below at the airport. Forecast calls for gradually warmer with clouds and rising highs into Friday.
United States surplus property in India with a book value likely over 500 million dollars will be sold to the Indian government under a Monday agreement. The deal aims to avert disruptions to the Indian economy and may lead to January or February talks in Washington on lend lease and reciprocal aid alongside other wartime economic questions.
The Japanese Communist Party proposes postponing the general election by at least one month to enable a truly democratic opposition to existing politicians. The date remains undecided awaiting approval by the supreme headquarters with the election due in mid January under the new law.
R R Sayers director of the bureau of mines said it would take two to three days to reach the 30 to 50 men trapped by a coal mine explosion in Pineville Kentucky. He described the blast as very heavy.
Experts say most miners likely died in the blast or from carbon monoxide. Flames were seen 3,100 feet from the entrance as rescue teams worked at the two and half mile long coal mine operated by Kentucky Straight Creek Coal company. Relatives waited at the mine entrance for news.
Six coal and wood bonfires burn on Black Mountain as relatives watch for news of 30 to 50 miners trapped by yesterday's underground explosion near the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal mine. Rescue squads, led by state mine safety officials, methodically deploy timbers and wires to reach those underground.
Chinese Communists announce a formal written proposal for an unconditional cease fire on all fronts. They delivered it at a two hour meeting with three government representatives in Chungking, and said government officials will refer it to Chiang Kai-shek for consideration.
Seven bombs exploded in central Jerusalem with two reported in Tel Aviv. The building housing the criminal investigation department was damaged at 7 23 p m with reports of people trapped. Part of the structure collapsed as traffic halted and troops and armored cars moved through the city. Heavy gunfire sounds echoed through Jerusalem.
Interior Secretary Ickes teased reporters at a Washington press conference by proposing a pool to guess his departure date. He volunteered to risk a dollar and joked that honesty wouldn’t make him rich.
Galveston reports eight crew members of the Swedish ship Sveaborg are missing after an explosion caused the vessel to sink at Texas City on Thursday.
Threats of sweeping strikes loom as CIO unions threaten 200 900 electrical workers in the big three firms and independent observers warn of a nationwide telephone plant walkout. Westinghouse General Electric and General Motors face government action while CIO UE convenes Jan 5 to pursue a 2 dollar daily wage rise amid halted talks. If enacted 100 000 GE workers 75 000 Westinghouse and 25 000 GM workers would be affected across 76 plants in 22 states. Pickets may target Bell system firms using Western equipment spreading to Chicago Baltimore Haverhill and San Francisco. Also GM weighed attendance in Washington on Friday while 70 plants idle since Nov 21 amid broader 218 000 idle workers nationwide.
Interior Secretary Ickes favors Hawaii statehood and a new star. Experts say the exact 49 star layout is unknown until the president appoints designers. the flag officially changes on the first July 4 after admission. The 1912 model has lasted 33 years since New Mexico and Arizona joined.
With postwar enrollment rising at La Crosse State Teachers College Dean Clyde B. Smith calls on local homeowners to offer rooms for veterans and their families. He cites a housing shortage as the main obstacle to continued education and notes priority for veterans under GI benefits, urging prompt contact at the college office.
Washington datelined report says Lieut Gen Le Roy Lutes will replace Gen BreHon Somervell as head of the Army Service Forces. The appointment takes effect January 1. Lutes, a regular army officer from Cairo Illinois, has served with the ASF since its formation.
Emma Smith age 84 known as Mammy by La Crosse families for 60 years died at her Pine Street home after a long illness. Survived by two daughters Amy Smith and Lillian Davenport and a son Joseph R. Smith. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m Sletten McKee south chapel with Rev Robert D Winter officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. visitation Friday 7 to 9 p m.
Berlin reports confirm two American soldiers were shot through the head with a .38 caliber gun in the Tempel Hof district. German police, U S army authorities, and civilian officers conduct a house to house search for suspects as notification of next of kin is pending.
A walkout halted Singapore's public transport system as about 20 000 workers including transport gas and electric staff, newsboys and laborers at a naval base join the strike for higher wages. Armed police patrolled the city amid disruptions.
Mrs Mil dred Chochola a 25 year old Cicero war widow died after a 15 minute struggle in the wreckage of her father's car following a collision with an L train in Berwyn. Flames from the third rail and gasoline prevented rescue as she was trapped between the car and a crossing guard shanty. Her father Peter Maracek 62 was thrown clear.
District Attorney Allan M. Stranz announced that John Jesse town of Argonne chairman and Forest county board member is charged with malfeasance for selling more than 100 dollars worth of petroleum to the county in the year and faces a preliminary hearing. He allegedly sold up to 1,200 dollars annually before and after his election with no significant change in volume. Attorney General John Martin noted a conviction for selling gasoline to the county above 150 dollars yearly would vacate the office.
Washington ceremony at the state department marks the signing of the Bretton Woods monetary agreements. President Truman’s secretary Fred M Vinson will sign for the United States with at least 23 nations present. The move creates a currency stabilization fund of 8.8 billion and an 9.1 billion international bank from the 1944 plan. Paris approval of the stabilization pact and a 550 million loan from the American Export-Import Bank follows early today by the French constituent assembly.
China has signified concurrence to an agreement on procedure for peace treaties reached at the Big Three foreign ministers conference in Moscow. Officials announced today that the Russian British and American foreign secretaries agreed on how peace treaties will be drawn with Romania Hungary Bulgaria Finland and Italy.
U S Secretary of State James Byrnes says the United States Soviet Russia and Great Britain have reached an agreement on the atomic question at an 11 day conference. He notes progress on other world peace issues and promises a full communique detailing all accords to be issued simultaneously in Moscow Washington and London.
U S officials say the Big Three foreign ministers agreed to set up a four power council to administer Japan. The United States Russia Britain and China would be represented on the council, with an impending Moscow communique detailing the plan.
Secretary Byrnes spoke at Spasso House before departing for Moscow airport. He said the atomic agreement covered the main point and that other topics had been discussed to clarify subjects for the three governments. Molotov and the Russian delegation saw Byrnes off with warm goodbyes and firm handclasps.
Ford Motor Co will close plants again for four days next Saturday due to parts shortages. Last Saturday the plants were shut for the same reason idling about 80,000 workers. Yesterday output was 1,708 vehicles including over 900 Ford and 110 Mercury passenger cars.
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