Netherlands Pledge End of Hostilities by Friday
The Netherlands told the UN Security Council it will order an end to hostilities in Indonesia at midnight on Friday. Jan Herman Van Roven announced the release of President Soekarno and other captured Indonesian leaders under the condition they refrain from public security activities.
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Netherlands
Paris
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
Jan Herman van Roven
Mds
Soekarno
Ygue
Council
Council On Holland
China
UN Orders Israeli Pullback and Cease Fire Across Middle East
The United Nations Security Council adopted a British backed resolution calling Israeli troops to retire from southern Palestine and for both Israel and Egypt to end hostilities. Eight votes favor, three abstentions, no negatives. The United States abstained on all parts while Russia and Ukraine abstained on most sections. The Dutch sought to finish their Java and Sumatra actions before halting fighting. Van Royen stated Java hostilities are being terminated and will end as far as possible.
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Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Council
United States
Russia
Ukraine
van Royen
Hague
Jogjakarta
Java
Scientists plan atomic transportation system
Westinghouse Electric announced plans to use a nuclear reactor as a uranium furnace for propulsion. The approach likens it to a ship's firebox and would consume coal or oil in early concepts. Weaver estimated a timeline of two to six years, with uncertainty about feasibility.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Weaver
Unclear La Crosse weather outlook with cold night
For La Crosse and vicinity. Clearing and much colder tonight with diminishing winds. Low 5 in the city to near zero in the country. Thursday fair with a somewhat warmer afternoon. High Thursday not specified.
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la Crosse
Krajewski family fire relief fund reaches 1316 dollars
The Krajewski family of eight lost everything in a recent Onalaska fire. Donations totaling 1316.24 were announced with further needs noted. Hemstock Brothers Concrete will provide blocks and Donald Kelly will brick. Adam Kroner Hardware and Tillman Brothers furnish hardware and used furniture. Electric Auto-Lite workers donated 182.60 and 16.25 from night crew. A trust funds the aid through La Crosse Community Trust. A will be held on New Year’s Day to plan the relief effort.
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Krajewski
Onalaska
Wa Massey
Senate Men's Club
Hemstock Brothers Concrete Company
Sparta
Donald Kelly
Caledonia Street
Adam Kroner Hardware Company
Tillman Brothers Furniture Company
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Onnard Thill
la Crosse
Church Notices Due At Tribune Thursday
Notices for church items are due to appear in The Tribune by Thursday as the Saturday church page will be moved up to Friday.
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Tribune
Chiang in Nanking calls war peace conference amid unrest
Nationalist leaders converge in Nanking as Chiang Kai-shek summons a war council to decide the future of Nationalist China. Reports say a Red underground works near the capital while a possible leadership shakeup includes Gen. Chen Cheng named governor of Foshan and navy air units shift offshore.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
Chiang
Chen Cheng
Army
Formosa
Executive Yuan (Council
Navy
Air Force
Shanghai
Can- San
Chines
Yangtze
Health officer seeks housing for seven children family
Dr. Garland Weidner, city health officer, urges La Crosse residents to house a seven child family unable to find rent. The family can pay 45 dollars monthly for unfurnished space. He asks for help from those willing to rent to families with children and lists contact number 519 for available housing now or later.
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Garland Weidner
la Crosse
Twoildren
Dr. Weidner
Fami
Telefes
Pate
Ee’ Cove
Best Fireworks Show on Grandad Bluff New Year's Eve
William Bonadurer, the official fireworks shooter, vows the 20th annual Grandad Bluff display will be the best yet. The La Crosse event, sponsored by local businessmen, will feature 100 fire pots set 14 to 18 inches apart and explode up to 18 feet high, with a grand finale of aerial bombs at midnight. Spectators can view best from Losey boulevard with the Falls order and the display visible across La Crescent.
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William Bonadurer
Grandad Bluff
la Crosse
Bonadurer
Niagara Falls
Falls
Grandad
la Crescent
Losey Boulevard
Writer Foresees Farouk Assassination Threat
Daniel de Luce outlines background of recent events in Egypt noting rumors that King Farouk could be assassinated as political turmoil grows during the Palestine war and Arab armies involvement.
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Daniel de Luce
Aent
Lin
Palestine
Egypt
Farouk Faces Rising Peril as Egypt Turmoil Mounts
King Farouk of Egypt, a skilled pistol marksman, faces intensified threats after the premier’s assassination. The regime endures internal strikes, debated army prestige, and active Brotherhood violence as the monarch and his entourage keep pistols handy and practice shooting regularly.
National Guard Plane Crashes in Michigan
A Michigan National Guard B 26 bomber crashed and burned six miles from its base in rain and sleet. At least four men were killed, including three air force personnel and a guard officer. A possible fifth victim was later deemed unlikely. The bomber had been on a routine navigational flight from McDill Field, Pennsylvania.
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Detroit
Michigan National Guard
Air Force
National Guard
McDill Field
Hope
San Juan
Porto Rico
Air
Navy
Archbishop Spellman Slams Mindszenty Arrest as Mock Trial
Archbishop Francis Spellman of New York denounces the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary and 10 other Catholic officials as the first grim totalitarian mock trial and a sacrilegious travesty of justice reflecting Communist persecution of the church.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Plan Heros Welcome For 12 Rescued Airmen
New York reception planned for 12 airmen saved from an Greenland ice cap by a ski plane. They may travel to Manhattan for a hero welcome from Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts and then to La Guardia if weather allows.
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New York
Greenland
Manhattan
Westover Air Force Base
Masgachusetts
Bluie West Eight
Air Force Base
Billie West One
Harmonfield
Newfoundland
Westover
Air Force
LaGuardia Field
Navy
Saipan
Norfolk
Snow removal urged downtown by city official
Art Hahn urged motorists to avoid downtown streets Wednesday night to enable street crews to remove snow. He said cooperation would allow completion of snow clearing during the night.
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Art Hahn
Motorist Shovels Snow as Station Owner Chains Up
A motorist offers to shovel snow while the station owner reluctantly agrees to fit chains. The two workers clash over chains and snow removal as a blizzard rages, with the operator grumbling and the motorist stubbornly digging in. The scene ends with the operator finishing first as the storm continues.
Region Roads Slippery After Heavy Snowfall
Western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota dig out from the season's heaviest snowfall with depths of six to 12 inches. Southern areas saw light drizzle and sleet making roads hazardous while central regions faced wet heavy snow. Transportation mostly on schedule with trains steady though Northwest line lagging locally and flight cancellations noted by Northwest Airlines. Crews work on runways and in operations to restore service.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Burlington Roads
North Western Line
Chicago
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
City asks drivers to avoid street parking for snow plow work
Police urge motorists to refrain from parking on city streets as snow is cleared. Snowplows will operate all day with crews adding 55 to 60 workers in La Crosse to tackle eight inches of snow. Weather notes include heavy drifting in Fillmore, Houston, and Juneau counties and plows clearing county trunks.
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Diass
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Paulya
Trav
Fillmore County
Minnesota
A. F. Stegner
Houston
Lewis S. Shepard
Wisconsin
Juneau County
Report Two Accidents In La Crosse County
Two accidents were reported Wednesday morning by county highway police in La Crosse County. Richard Meyer, 22, of Bangor lost control on highway 16 near Medary at 4 20 p m and struck a guard rail. no injuries. Clifford Dikeman, 2 West La Crosse, rear ended Chester Peterson, West La Crosse, as Peterson stopped to wipe his windshield near the French Island bridge.
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Richard ©. Meyer
Bangor
Highway 16
Medary
Meyer
Clifford E. Dikeman
West la Crosse
Chester M. Peterson
French Island
Peterson
Dikeman
City Skating Rinks Close For Part Of Day
Skating rinks in the city will be closed until the latter part of the day after a Wednesday morning announcement.
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