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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1946
Page
2
Washington report notes 80 odd new members filing for offices as 20 late applicants await vacancies. Wisconsin Republicans John C. Aaa and others will move in only after senior members secure seats and committee rooms. New lawmakers must arrange living space clerks stationery credentials and travel funds.
Officials report new members supplying sample signatures for printing franked envelopes and outlining access to official mail stamps. Megill notes delays as states lag in sending complete credential packets, with potential disputes over terminology between congressman and representative.
A congressional committee accuses Russia of failing to fulfill lend-lease duties and Potsdam terms. It calls for a moratorium on vessel sales and greater diplomatic reciprocity while noting arming activities in Russian zones and rocket facilities at Peenemunde as potential denouncements of the Potsdam agreement.
Nathan cites a 96.5 wage index and 116.8 CPI, while 1939 as base expands to 192 and 149. CIO leads back pay suits drawing Rail union attack as a stunt. Federal attorneys foresee court judgments may award unions only a fraction of claimed amounts.
AP editors name the GOP election sweep the top news story of 1946. The party gained 54 House seats for 245 to 188 and held 51 of 96 Senate seats, signaling a shift from the long Roosevelt era and a Republican stamp on upcoming legislation. Other leading stories include major industrial strikes and shutdowns at General Motors.
A look back at major 1945 milestones including the atomic bomb, Japanese surrender, collapse of Germany, Roosevelt’s death, labor unrest, the new United Nations, shifts in Britain, Pearl Harbor probe, war crimes trials, and postwar upheavals across Europe Asia and the Pacific.
The year featured widespread labor strikes by coal, steel, rail, and packing workers amid rising living costs tied to OPA controls. The Nuernberg trial concluded with Goering’s suicide, atomic tests at Bikini, and a brutal Chicago murder case. U.S.-Soviet tensions grew as a tougher stance emerged. A national railroad strike and deadly hotel fires in Chicago and Atlanta marked domestic catastrophe alongside sports and peace talks.
Wheat thrashers at Kirkcaldy Scotland report a weasel raid yielding 51 hens eggs taken for her young. The find highlights a small wildlife predation incident on a rural farm.
Building Inspector Louis Alberts announced a Monday order requiring landlords of multiple dwelling units to provide at least two fire exits for second and third story residents. He advised ladders or knotted rope as temporary protections where exterior escapes are hard to obtain and warned that dangerous conditions exist in attics with only a single stairway and unprotected stove pipes.
Thomas defends Wisconsin CIO convention comments about striking at Allis Chalmers and removing scabs. He maintains he did not seek to incite violence and says reports misinterpreted his statements. An Detroit union official said Goodland’s charge stemmed from those remarks.
At 5 30 p m Saturday County Highway traffic officers Carl Smith and Erling Eide stopped T5 Albert Applegate of Task Force Frost Camp McCoy after he skidded into a guard rail on the north side of the highway west of French road. Officers noted a damaged radiator and heard the motor hammering. they estimated $200 damage to Applegate s car.
Donald Laszewski aged 13 was killed last night when his bicycle was struck by a car on a Stevens Point city street. The crash occurred in the evening as Laszewski rode along the road. Police investigated the fatal accident and identified the driver.
Norman J. Brown reports the utility industry set peacetime records in 1946 with nearly 2,000,000 new customers connected, a 600,000 backlog, and 90 percent of U S families using electric service. Most new connections were in rural areas, while urban residential growth remained under 400,000.
Washington police report a sixth young woman who says a lock of hair was snipped by a man dubbed Jack the Snipper. Last week five other girls alleged similar acts while riding street cars or buses.
H E Packard 81 longtime cashier and dean of western Wisconsin bank cashiers dies after 55 years in service. He worked at Viroqua bank since 1890 then Vernon County Bank and continued as cashier after 1907 First National Bank conversion. Funeral Tuesday at Qualy funeral home Viroqua with Masonic service burial in Viroqua cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Curtis Bevington Elgin IL and two grandchildren.
Harry C Hahn assistant comptroller of Wisconsin Telephone Company has been elected comptroller by the board. Hahn joined the Wisconsin company last July from AT and T in New York, succeeding Edward A Fritz.
President Truman names Carroll Louis Wilson, 36, an engineer and longtime Bush associate, as general manager of the U. S. atomic energy commission after an exhaustive nationwide inquiry. Wilson has served as a consultant to the commission.
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