La Crosse Council Approves 21 New Fire and Police Positions
In a 15 minute meeting the La Crosse council voted to add 12 firefighters and nine police officers effective Jan 1. The hires follow last summer’s 84 to 72 hour firemen week and two days off for police, with funding included in the current budget. Chiefs Rick and Hanson defended the need against reductions, while Alderman Schultz opposed, arguing fewer men could suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil
Schultz
Ie ‘Crosse
Sheboygan
la Crosse
Herman F. Rick
George Hanson
Rick
Hanson
Western Union Raises Rates By 20 Percent
The Federal Communications Commission approved a further 10 percent rise in Western Union message rates, on top of a 9 cent June increase, totaling a 20 percent hike. The changes include interstate money order premiums averaging 43 percent, with an estimated annual revenue gain of about 8.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union
Inini News Department
Commission
Permit Abortion For Needy Cases In Soviet Reich Area
In Berlin the Russian occupation zone announces approval of abortion in proved needy cases as a public health measure. The policy follows advocacy by the Socialist Unity party and a commission of doctors and social experts analyzed the families’ conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Reich
Berlin
Germany
Socialist Unity Party
Policne
John Colton Dies at 60 Playwright in Texas
John Colton a 60 year old internationally known playwright died in Gainesville Texas where he had come earlier this month to recuperate from a lengthy illness He had planned to complete Foreign Fancy Woman while in the city
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Gainsville
Tex
John Colton
Weather report for La Crosse area clears and grows cold
Clear and chilly tonight with the low around 5 above in the city and near zero in rural sectors. Sunday turns fair but remains cold with highs of 16 to 18.
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la Crosse
Sailor acquitted in hotel robbery case after alibi claim
Calvin Croft a Macon Georgia sailor testified he stole a Milwaukee car during the time of the Sidney hotel robbery in Sparta Wisconsin. Jurors deliberated four hours before returning a not guilty verdict. Detective testimony tied Croft to the Oct 29 robbery but he maintained the car theft occurred earlier.
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Sparta
Wis
Calvin Thomas Croft
Macon
Sidney
Milwaukee
Monroe County
Edward Baumbach
Ridgeville
Croft
Jerry Galvin
Great Lakes
Ill
la Crosse
Robert Kottmer
Sidney Hotel
Calvin Thomas
Lee Fletcher
Avenue
End St. Paul Teacher Strike Ends After Voter Approved Budget
St Paul teachers return to classes next Monday after a settlement granting higher salaries and school improvements. The city council must seek a special election to approve an $18 per capita school expenditure and a $24 per capita cap on other spending, with salaries rising to 4 200 by Sept. 1.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Fred M. Truax
City Charter Commission
Mollie Geary
Teachers Joint Council
Charter Commission
Rape Of The Locks On Streetcars Stirs Washington Fear
A third snipping incident on a Washington trolley leaves three young women hairless. Diana Sklarsky aged 12, Jean Thompson 19, and Janice me 18 report tufts cut by a tall man with curly hair, prompting police led by Winfred Overholser to warn of a dangerous pervert roaming street cars.
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Washington
Jack
Diana Sklarsky
Jean Thompson
Janice Me
Dentendent Winfred Overholser
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Crash Kills Two Pilots Near Michigan City
An American Airlines plane en route from Buffalo to Chicago crash landed in the International Friendship Gardens east of Michigan City Indiana. The pilots Frank Mates and Harmon Edwin Ring were killed and 19 passengers injured as the craft sliced through trees before stopping against a small tree.
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Michigan City
Ind
American Airlines
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Scenic International Friendship Gardens
Here
Frank Mates
Bridgeport
End Of An Era La Follette Ends 21 Year Senate Career
Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. closes his 21 year Senate career as he hands his office keys to a custodian. He ends active service today with the new congress meeting January 3 and recalls his father Fighting Bob La Follette’s long tenure.
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Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Bob” la Follette
la Follette
Congress
Library of Congress
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Former Wisconsin motor vehicle cashier arrested in California
Russell G. Pfeifer, 43, ex cashier of the Wisconsin motor vehicle department, was arrested in Corona California on embezzlement charges totaling 11306 from 1940 to 1945. He faces four malfeasance in office charges and awaits extradition handling before Madison superior court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Attorney General's Office
Russell G. Pfeifer
State Motor Vehicle Department
Corona
Calif
William Platz
Pfeifer
California
Platz
Dane County
John Arnold
J. S. Lowery
Wisconsin
Arnold
Gov. Goodland
Gov. Warren
Motor Vehicle Department
B. L. Marcus
Skating Rinks Here Closed In La Crosse Weather
Snow sleet and a thaw left La Crosse rinks mushy on Saturday morning. If temperatures fall, Pettibone park lagoon will be planed smooth by park workers and other city rinks will be resurfaced. Superintendent Henry Streicher notes skating may resume as conditions permit before school returns.
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la Crosse
Park Department
Pettibone Park
Henry Streicher
Streicher
Name Two Tugs For Two Rivers Ludington
MILWAUKEE Col J C Colonna army district engineer announced that two sea-going tugs based at Kewaunee were named the Two Rivers and the Ludington in honor of Wisconsin and Michigan cities. The Two Rivers, formerly ST527, is an 85 foot steel diesel tug replacing the steam tug Marinette built in 1908. The Ludington, known as LT4, is 113 feet long and linked to the Cumberland.
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Milwaukee
J. C. Colonna
Army
Kewaunee
Two Rivers
Ludington
Wisconsin
Michigan
Marinette
Cumberland
Guy Kibbee To Appear At VA Hospitals
The Veterans Administration announced that actor Guy Kibbee would entertain patients at the Milwaukee VA hospital Monday and perform at the Waukesha VA hospital Tuesday afternoon and at the Mendota VA hospital in Madison on New Year’s Day.
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Milwaukee
The
Veterans Administration
Guy Kibbee
Veterans’ Hospital
Waukesha VA Hospital
Mendota VA Hospital
Madison
Panthers Escape From Train Car In Texas
Three wild panthers escaped their cage aboard a railway express car en route from Dallas to Camarillo California. Officials with the Texas and Pacific railroad and local police left the animals confined behind locked doors awaiting a Dallas trainer expected to calm the wayward big cats. The panthers were discovered after chewing free near Big Spring, Texas, and have since roamed the car while staff awaited assistance.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Dallas
Camarillo
Calif
Big Spring
H. Cooper
TWA Constellation Crash Kills 12 in Irish Bog
An American owned TWA Constellation en route from Paris to New York exploded near a small Irish island two miles from Shannon. Twelve died and eleven were injured, many severely. Surviving passengers and crew were rescued, with investigators awaiting cause.
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TWA
Rineanna
Trans World Airliner
Paris
New York
Shannon Ai
Herbert Tansey
Falls Church
Star of
Cairo
Shannon
Baruch's Yes or No Call in Atomic Control Debate
Bernard M. Baruch urged the United States to reject any international plan for atomic control that includes a veto power. He argued the veto would allow immunity for violators and could block punishment, making U S surrender of atomic knowhow unacceptable. The U N commission debated the veto as delegates prepare for final sessions.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
U. N. Assembly
Baruch
Commission
Senate
Andrei A. Gromyko
S. P. Alexandrov
Senate of
Christmas Eve Airliner Disaster Wreck Is Found
Coroner and Marine rescue teams pushed to reach the Laguna peak where a Western Air Lines wreck lay. Twelve victims, nine passengers and three crew, died in the Christmas Eve crash with gifts scattered around the charred site.
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San Diego
Calif
U. S. Marines
Western Air Lines Transport
Laguna Mountains
American Air Lines
Tves
Dave Bone
Icy Highways Here Hazards For Vehicles
Northern Wisconsin faced ice and snow hazards after a snowstorm. Central Wisconsin roads were icy from freezing rain with caution advised on main routes while some areas reported minor accidents. Whitehall area saw a transformer fire after rain turned to ice and several highways became hazardous or impassable.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Whitehall
Wis
Rural Electrification Authority
Arcadia
Ettrick
State to Hold Public Hearing on Civil Service Salaries
The state bureau of personnel announced a public hearing on salary ranges for classified civil service positions Friday January 3 at the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Bureau of Personnel
Capitol
Senate panel backs report criticizing Bilbo over war contractor ties
Senator Ferguson said a majority of the ten member war investigating committee have approved a report criticizing Bilbo for relationships with war contractors. Six members reportedly approved. names and party affiliations remain undisclosed. The panel will not hold further hearings before the new Congress begins January 3.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Bilbo
D-Miss
War Investigating
Congress
Mead
D-N.y
Subcommittee
Justice Department joins New York butter price probe
Attorney General Tom Clark orders antitrust review of New York butter market amid consumer group concerns. Agriculture and federal investigators examine transactions preceding a sharp price break with cooperation from U S Attorney John F X McGheey and Wendell Berbe guiding the inquiry.
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Washington
Tom Clark
New York
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Justice Department
Clark
Consumers Council of New York
Department
Wendell Berbe
U. S
John F. X. McGheey
Two Brothers Detained In Moore Slaying Inquiry
District Attorney Crosby said a 32-20 revolver identified by Chicago crime lab as the murder weapon led to custody of a family of six in the slaying of Mrs. Bessie Moore at Web's tavern on December 17 near Medary. Two brothers aged 16 and 25 were held for questioning as detectives, city police, and sheriff investigated the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Moore
Web’s
U. S. Highway No. 16
Medary
Frederic W. Crosby
Chicago Crime Laboratory
Crosby
Sheriff's Office
R. V. Ahlstrom
Sheriff's Department
Charles Wilson
Praises
Wilson
West Salem
Rushford Man Dies Of Crash Injuries
Julius Williams 74 died from injuries from an icy Red Wing crash Friday while driving with his son in law on the way to Minneapolis. He died at 8 45 Saturday in Red Wing hospital. Orville Byboth survived. Williams lived in Rushford and had a Highland Prairie farm. survived by wife Gusta Humble, three children, sister, and seven grandchildren. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Rushford
Minn
Julius Williams
Red Wing
Williams
Minneapolis
Orville Byboth
Byboth
Highland Prairie
Gusta Humble
Ernest Sveen
Peterson Minn
Walter
Winona
Halver Jameson
Yucatan
Trains Collide Head-On Near Auburn North Carolina
A Southern Railway passenger train and a freight collided head-on near Auburn eight miles from Raleigh. Early reports say no passengers were killed while the passenger fireman is missing. The passenger engineer jumped from the cab after applying brakes. Ambulances and officers responded to the scene.
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Raleigh
N. C
Southern Railway
Auburn
Here
Greensboro
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Goodland
Vina Ferguson
Jackson Heights
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Charles Waterbury
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Melican Island
Sen. Bilbo
A. D. Sanial
State Highway Department
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Prairie du Chien
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John Carr
Natchez
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Vicksburg
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