Truman Seeks $10 Billion Tax Hike Amid Rail Strike
Rail links from New York to the nation fray as switchmen's sick call walkout spreads. The government seeks to end the strike with court action while 70 000 workers idle and major trains canceled. Post office mail embargo tightens across 10 cities.
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Associated Press
New York
West
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Army
Burlington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Korea
Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
Cleveland
Post Office Department
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Atlanta
Trenton
N.J
Jacksonville
Fla
Weather outlook for La Crosse area warms through Saturday
For La Crosse and vicinity. Fair and warmer tonight. Saturday increasing cloudiness and warmer. Low tonight 4 in the city and near zero in the country, high Saturday 20.
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la Crosse
Atomic Blast Shocks Las Vegas With Earthquake Like force
A fourth atomic test blast of the week rocked Las Vegas with a quake like force shattering a department store window and drawing alarmed calls. The flash lit the pre dawn sky and was seen up to 400 miles away including the San Francisco area. Witnesses noted three concussion waves and officials suggested testing at the new desert range with high ranking visitors present.
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Las Vegas
Nev
la Vegas
San Francisco Bay Area
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
AEC
Gordon Dean
William Webster
Research and Development Board
The
Defense Department
Clinton P. Anderson
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Commission
A. R. Ludecke
C. F. Coe
New Mexican Desert
Japan
Pacific Island
Allied Troops Nearing Seoul
Allied forces in foggy conditions moved through the night toward Anyang, eight and a half miles south of Seoul, with two to two and a half miles south of Anyang Chinese units counterattacking. U.N. gains have grown about 20 miles since January 25 as patrols reach seven miles from Seoul while heavier units push forward cautiously.
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Tokyo
Anyang
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
Typhus Strikes North Korean Troops in Eastern Front
Reports from prisoners of war and observers indicate typhus and related diseases afflict North Korean units on the eastern front with 50 to 100 percent infection in some companies. Western front Chinese troops show no serious impact per U S eighth army officials while vaccine production faces Russian satellite delays.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Western Front
Suwon
United Nations
Washington
Exiled Yugoslav King offers division for U S foreign legion
Senate Democrat Edwin Johnson released a letter from Peter II of Yugoslavia written in Paris offering to supply at least one division of anti Communist Yugoslavs for a U S foreign legion in Europe. Johnson said he would respond after reviewing the proposal.
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Washington
Peter
Yugoslavia
United States “Foreign Legion
Europe
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
U. S. Army
North Atlantic
Johnson
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Foreign Legion
Iron Curtain
Paris
Peter II
Switchmen Strike Threatens Yard Shutdowns Across Rail Lines
About 35 Burlington Northern and Milwaukee yards switchmen were out sick Friday causing freight jams and warning of possible layoffs at Northern Engraving Co Heileman Brewing Co and Trane. North Western reported normal staffing but shipment limits remained. Eastbound air freight could ease the bottleneck while railroads warned of tied up cargo if the strike lasts.
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Burlington
Milwaukee Yards
la Crosse
Northern Engraving Co
Heileman Brewing Co
Milwaukee Road
North Western Road
M. L. Crouse
Crouse
Heileman’s
R. E. Kumm
Embargo Placed on U S Mail in La Crosse
Partial embargo on outgoing mail at La Crosse post office restricts second class third class circus mail and most fourth and first class items while medicines and news papers exempt. Switchmen’s strike and below zero weather slow trains. carriers to deliver one hour later to maximize mail delivery.
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la Crosse
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
St Louis
Dvorak
Death of North Korean Vice-Premier Reported
Tokyo dispatch says Red Radio North Korea announced Friday the death of Kim Chek a Communist vice premier also serving as minister of industries and army commander. He died January 30 from a heart attack, according to a Pyongyang broadcast monitored here.
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Tokyo
Red Radio
North Korea
Kim Chek
Kim
Pyongyang
Ground Hog Sees Shadow Amid Frosty Coulee Region
Coulee Region endures a brutal cold spell with lows from minus 53 to minus 4 above in places and winds gusting. Groundhog sees shadow signals six more weeks of winter. La Crosse forecasts rising temps Friday night and Saturday with a high near 20. Schools close in Sparta West Salem Readstown and Caledonia. March of Dimes canvassers plan a 7:30 p m start in Sparta. siren froze, delaying sends. Various city lows and highs are listed across the region with mixed sunshine and light snow along Lake Michigan.
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Coulee
Sparta
West Salem
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Readstown
Caledonia
March of Dimes
Lone Rock
Eau Claire
Land O’ Lakes
Wausau
Park Falls
Green Bay
Madison
Grantsburg
Beloit
Milwaukee
Superior
Lake Michigan
Winter Deals Deliver Fresh Cold Take Across Midwest and South
A brutal cold wave swept east and south from the Midwest driving multiple cities to subzero records. Indiana Illinois Ohio and Kentucky posted extreme lows with Greensburg at minus 35 Evansville minus 21 Indianapolis airport minus 19 and Louisville near minus 19. The freeze eased some flood risk but worsened hardships for the homeless while thousands were moved from high water zones in Kentucky. Temperatures plunged to minus 32 at Marble Hill Missouri and minus 28 at Princeton Missouri with other lows from Joliet to Cincinnati. Some hope emerged as the week of ice and sleet eased though further cold stretched into Arkansas and Tennessee. The piece notes potential warming but reports continued subzero conditions in parts of the region.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kentucky
Henderson
Madisonville
Louisville
Cumberland
Harlan-Pineville- Barbourville
Marble Hill
Princeton
Joliet
Rockford
Chicago
Dayton
Columbus
Cincinnati
Lone Rock
Wis
Fayetteville
Ark
Nashville
Denies Sabotage In Bridge Collapse
In Three Rivers Quebec Mayor Mongrain rejected sabotage theories tied to the Du plessis highway bridge collapse that killed four motorists. Premier Du plessis had blamed subversive elements. a Toronto engineer suggested metal contraction from extreme cold, with the bridge failing at 26 below zero.
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Three Rivers
Que
Duplessis Highway
J. A. Mongrain
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Mongrain
Toronto
Fire destroys restaurant and residence in bitter cold
A combined restaurant and residence building suffered heavy damage in a 2 11 alarm fire in 24 below zero weather. Coffee Cup cafe at 1721 George Street sustained $5,000 to $6,000 in damage from fire smoke and water. The blaze started in the basement likely from an overheated furnace and spread through ducts to the attic. firemen battled flames for nearly three hours as frost hindered operations. The home's residents, a family with four children, lost most personal possessions.
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John Berger
Berger
George
Adolph Kessel
George Street
Kessel
Charles Clark
No. 4 Station
Pire
Boston Woman Delivers Quadruplets at Audubon Hospital
Mrs Helen Allen 31, wife of a Boston policeman, gave birth Friday to two boys and two girls. The quadruplets, all under five pounds, arrived within 15 minutes at Audubon hospital and were transferred in good condition to the children's hospital. Father Robert J. Allen 36 works at police headquarters.
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Boston
Helen Allen
Audubon Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Robert J. Allen
Watson Denies Plans To Restructure Wisconsin Schools
Wisconsin state superintendent George Watson told a farm and home week audience that he has no plans to order extensive reorganization of state school districts. He denied rumors of master plan driven actions after county committees file next June 30 and said he lacks power to initiate such moves. The event also covered rodent control progress and concerns for tomato blight amid ongoing crop cautions.
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Madison
Wis
George Watson
Watson
University of Wisconsin
E. H. Fisher
Wisconsin
Fisher
Glenn S
Pound
Kohler
Bang
George Scarléth
Lafayette
Ind
American Farm Research Association
America
Truman seeks 10 billion tax hike to fund budget
President Truman asked Congress for a quick 10 billion tax increase with plans to request more later. He proposed 4 billion from individuals, 3 billion from corporations, and 300 million from excise taxes, aiming for a total around 64.2 billion and a pay as you go approach. Snyder to explain details at hearings, with 600 dollar exemption retained.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Final Infirmary Plan Advances for La Crosse County
La Crosse county officials outline plans for a new infirmary with seating for 170 patients once completed. A prior blueprint increased ground floor height by four feet to remove a walk between buildings. Ground floor would house 22 beds with four more spaces. two six-bed wards are under study, with a three four-bed ward split proposed.
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la Crosse County
County Institutions Group
Shelby
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