05 Feb 1951
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1951
Page
1
The second week of a railroad switchmen strike threatens to halt auto production as 125,000 workers are idle nationwide. Embargoes grow and shipments falter while a mediation board reports a deadlock. Atlanta restart gives slight hope amid scattered rehires.
Rail labor disruption eases in La Crosse as two Burlington crews report for eight oclock work while Milwaukee yards stay largely paralyzed with crowded tracks. North Western unaffected with one crew operating. Burlington keeps two shifts around the clock and may set policy for later shifts. Postmaster Dvorak notes mail to Minneapolis and Milwaukee continues with a nationwide embargo guiding local deliveries during the strike.
Switchmen in Madison return to work on Monday while four Milwaukee road crews miss shifts at Portage. Fond du Lac Soo line crews halt switching as rail tie ups continue. About 35 000 statewide layoffs reported amid material shortages and backlogs. major plants like A O Smith NashKelvinator and Kenosha affected. North Western and Milwaukee roads push partial freight embargoes and back to work moves target service and prices.
Pvt. William Glenn Scholze of Holmen Wisconsin was killed in action in Korea at 6 p m July 27 while with the 29th Infantry Regiment a unit of the 24th Infantry Division He had been reported missing last August and is survived by his parents seven brothers and four sisters. He graduated Holmen High School in 1948 and enlisted November 25 1949 after training at Fort Riley Camp Stoneman and Okinawa.
The citys new traffic commission holds its first public hearing Monday night in the mayor s office at 7 pm. Residents and property owners on West Avenue between Jackson and Mississippi streets are invited to speak about establishing one hour parking on the west side of West Avenue and any other matters of interest.
The article reports the Deep South suffering its worst winter storm in 50 years with millions in damages. Mississippi records 16 deaths and Louisiana nine as freezing temperatures hurt livestock and crops, while Natchez and Nashville grapple with isolation and recovery.
Milwaukee dairy firms raised retail milk prices by one cent per quart last week and returned to the January price of 19 cents for regular and 20 cents for homogenized due to competition. L. C. Dickson of Borden Co. confirms the move as a response to the competitive situation.
Occasional light snow affects La Crosse and surroundings tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures rise slowly from a low near 10 in the city and 5 in rural areas to a high around 26 Tuesday.
About $900 in cash was missing from the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubrooms at 303 Division Street after a safe was cut open with an acetylene torch. The burglary was spotted at 5:23 a.m. by Patrolmen Edward Haniff and Paul Johnson, with tracks indicating an intruder used a ladder and roof route to reach the second story window. Recovered clues included welding gear and a ski cap left near the safe. the theft occurred between 1:15 a.m. and discovery time.
The Truman administration asked Congress to raise federal income tax by four points, double gasoline taxes, and sharply boost excises on cigarettes, autos, appliances and spirits. The plan would nearly triple auto levies and double TV and radio set taxes, with further hikes on beer and whiskey. Snyder outlined a $10 billion first installment tax boost including higher capital gains, corporate taxes, and excises on autos and consumer durables.
The United Nations armored thrusts in Korea pushed to within five miles of Seoul, killing hundreds of Chinese and Korean Reds and wounding thousands as four columns penetrated western Red territory. Allied forces also advanced four miles north of Hoengsong and Wonju amid heavy bombardment. Lt. Gen. Ridgway watched the action near An Yang as tanks faced fierce resistance and a tank trap.
A proposed plan would raise the income tax by four dollars for every one hundred dollars of taxable income. Taxpayers subtract business deductions, give 10 percent for church and charity up to limits, then deduct exemptions of 600 dollars per person. The rest is taxed at four percent, added to the 1950 tax bill to estimate the 1951 liability if enacted.
A Senate House committee will hold talks with Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle and Attorney General Howard McGrath to settle jurisdiction over enforcement of price controls. The dispute centers on whether OPS or the Justice Department should prosecute violators.
The 1950 U S home front posted its safest year on record with a death rate of 59.9 per 100000, while accident casualties remained high. Killed 90000 injured 8900000 cost 7700 million dollars. Motor vehicle fatalities rose 11 percent to 35000. Occupational deaths rose to 15500 and public nonvehicle deaths fell to 14000. One in seventeen Americans suffered a disabling injury.
Hundreds of residents across Wisconsin saw a bright streak in the sky Saturday night. Dr. Bengt Stormgren of Yerkes Observatory said astronomers are collecting data to determine the path of what may be a fireball.
Leroy E. Luberg assistant vice president of academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin will leave his post Tuesday to join the U S foreign intelligence service. The River Falls native 43 has a World War II OSS background and holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 84th airborne division as the unit's intelligence officer.
CAMP DOUGLAS Wis Special William Brandt 75 a Camp Douglas area resident was killed at 10 30 am Monday when his horse and buggy were struck by eastbound Milwaukee Hiawatha passenger train while crossing the railroad tracks five miles north of the village Brandt who lived alone near Lone Rock was a familiar weekly visitor to Camp Douglas and left no immediate family.
The Milwaukee Clipper cruise ship was freed from ice in the harbor channel by Coast Guard cutter Sundew and the City of Milwaukee car ferry. No damage occurred and no passengers were aboard.
Washington officials discuss an executive order to end current deferments for married men aged 19 to 26 with no children. The proposal would restrict dependency deferments to those with children or multiple dependents and may be approved by Truman, Hershey says after Senate hearings on universal service.
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