Theater Fire Strikes Viroqua Supply Room
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the Ver non theater supply room in Viroqua Wisconsin causing water damage to neighboring shops. The theater closed for several days. no estimate on damages, insured. Passersby spotted flames from second floor windows. crowd remained calm as patrons evacuated orderly.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon Theater
Clement Clark
Lutheran Book Store
Tom Transtad
Clarence Hanson
B. C. Brown
California
Charles
Southern Leaders Avoid Mention of Party Belt Rift
Southern governors discussed regional education in Wakulla Springs Florida while sidestepping a possible split from the Democratic party. Amid anti Truman civil rights sentiment debate, Mississippi Gov Wright pushed a plan for an all southern convention to pick a nominee, seeking $100000 from the legislature.
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Wakulla Springs
Fla
South
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Millard Caldwell
Florida
National Democratic Party
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Truman
Fair Employment Practices Commission
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
Thompson
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Folsom
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Beauford Jester
Texas
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Laney
White House
Acceienl Truman
Jackson, Miss
Four Governors Meet To Form Midwest Conference
Des Moines reports the chief executives of four states began forming a Midwest governors conference. Iowa Governor Robert D. Blue was chosen chairman with 12 states to be invited, including Michigan Kansas and South Dakota.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Frank Carlson
Kansas
George T. Mickelson
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Oia
Blue
Midwest
Weather forecast for La Crosse region
Clearing and colder tonight with low around zero in the city and 5 to 8 below in rural areas. Partly cloudy and continued cold, high near dawn.
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la Crosse
Rent Dispute and Cooling Off in Senate Over Rent Controls
Washington lawmakers enter a cooling off period ending February 16 as the banking committee prepares a new extension bill for rent controls affecting about 40 million tenants. Senator Tobey and a subcommittee led by Cain propose varied measures including an April 1949 end date and automatic cost-based increases. Democrats and Republicans in the committee plan further drastic changes before sending the bill onward.
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Washington
Senate
Tobey
R-Nh
Banking Committee
Cain
Senator Cain
R-Wash
Census Bureau
Denver
Sevtlie
Tulsa
Portland
Ore
Memphis
San Antonio
Tex
Portsmouth
Newport News
Norfolk
Virginia
Buck
Rdel
Bricker
Ohio
Nehru accuses Pakistan police of seizing Assam territory
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Pakistan armed police had seized 42 square miles of Indian territory in Assam. India protested by telegram and warned that New Delhi may consider further action if the police are not withdrawn. Assam lies north of Burma and above eastern Pakistan.
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Liament
Pakistan
Assam
India
Burma
Mossern
Brahmaputra River
Hia Mountains
Cold Weather Posts Snowfall With Harsh Freeze Ahead
Meteorologist A D Sanial reports two inches of snow with a noon halt and a cold front driving a freeze to five degrees below zero early Sunday in La Crosse. Division crews note three to four inch snow, highways open, trains on time, but some flights canceled. Cold day Sunday with a high near 15 above, light drifting and reduced visibility expected.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Sanial
Mercury
State Highway Commission
Northwest Airlines
All City Rinks Open After Week’s Freeze
All ice skating rinks in the city are open Saturday according to the park department. Weather conditions will govern Sunday use of the rinks.
Ike Out Bradley In Farewell and Change of Command
General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced a serious Army manpower shortage on leaving as army chief of staff. He will hand over to General Omar N. Bradley at noon in a Pentagon ceremony as Truman attends. He urged pay incentives for tough posts and urged passage of WAC permanence. He plans memoirs after leave and a Columbia presidency, with a Doubleday book deal. His greatest moment cited was the Cherbourg peninsula airborne landings in June 1944, amid opposition from experts.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Pentagon
National Defense Headquarters
WAC
Women’s Army Corps
Columbia University
Doubleday
Allied Forces In Europe
82Nd
101St Airborne
Cherbourg
Europe
Greeks Execute Nine in Salonika Tripolis
Nine persons convicted of subversive activities were executed in Greece yesterday four in Salonika and five in Tripolis. Fifty seven others were arrested charged with involvement in a Communist espionage ring in Salonika.
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Athens
Greece
Salonika
Tripolis
Man Offers Treasure for Fee After Health and Job Loss
Benjamin Lieberman agrees to give up the $92,800 hoard found in his Philadelphia cellar if paid a 25 percent informers' fee. He relinquished claim as Common Pleas Court weighs escheatment while Anna Theresa Hillop, widow of a slain New Jersey gangster, asserts ownership and cites a trap-door hiding place.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Lieberman
Lieberman
Anna Theresa Hillop
New Jersey
Raymond Heuges
Retail Food Prices In City See Mixed Drops
Prices for lard and flour showed declines in La Crosse on Saturday amid market activity, while butter and smoked ham fell in some stores. Others held steady or rose with ongoing uncertainty. Market observers expect a clearer trend next week as mills may rebate on flour and prices adjust further.
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la Crosse
Taft Sees Demo Attempt To Keep Prices Up For Political Reason
Taft accuses Democrats of trying to raise or maintain high prices for political gain as grain and food price cuts spread across the country. Kroger in Cleveland says 20 ounce bread will drop from 15 to 14 cents, with further reductions possible in flour and meat in various areas. In Chicago, grain prices fell for four days while the stock market rose for the week, and some wheat and corn contracts were pushed down by the 10 cent limit before later small gains. A. W. Zelmeek of New York predicts a 20 to 25 percent drop in commodity prices within nine months. most forecasts are less definite.
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Kroger Company
Cleveland
Chicago
A. W. Zelmeek
International Statistical Bureau
Zelemek
Cincinnati
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Anderson
GOP
Ohioan
Buck
Del
Banking Committee
Truman
Five Die In Army Plane Crash In Arkansas
Jasper Arkansas reports five armed forces personnel died when a B 25 from Wright Field Ohio crashed into Roundtop Mountain two miles south of Jasper. The craft carried five men and a sailor hitchhiked aboard. Recovery teams faced ice and cold as they retrieved body parts and two caps. Wright Field identified the crew members.
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Jasper
Ark
Ozark
Arkansas
Wright Field
Roundtop Mountain
Dayton
Little Rock
Mt. Magazine
Here
P Soe Army
Phillip Novick
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles W. Thomas
Zepher Hills
Fla
Felton F. Roberson
Osborne
George L. Hatjes
Canton
Oakland
Calif
Big Airliner Ditches at Sea Lands Safely With 60 Aboard
Eastern Air Lines flight 611 from Boston via New York and Florida ditched at sea about 80 miles from Jacksonville. Weather was poor with fog and an 800 foot ceiling. The plane reached Bunnell airport and all 60 aboard were reported safe. coast guard continued searches east-southeast of Jacksonville.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Bunnell
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Flight 611
Eastern
Boston
New York
West Palm Beach
De Gaulle Daughter Anne Dies at 18 in France
Anne de Gaulle daughter of General Charles de Gaulle died at Colombe y les Deux Eglises after a night illness. Authorities did not disclose the illness causing her death.
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Colombey - Les - Deux Eglises
France
Charles de Gaulle
Anne
Two Babies Die From Stove Fumes
In Marion Indiana two infants died from fumes from a heating stove. Albert Lee Atkins four months old and Lelia Marie Reel two months old were found dead in the Reel home after parents returning from an all night restaurant shift. Police reported the casualty details.
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Marion
Ind
Albert Lee Atkins
Paul Atkins
Lelia Marie Reel
Daugher
Ralph Reel
Reel
Open Safe Theft At Gebel Apron Company
Milwaukee police reported $3,000 missing after a safe at Gebel Apron Company was opened. John Gebel said the safe was left unlocked for convenience, a condition also aiding a burglar.
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Milwaukee
John Gebel
Gebel Apron Company
Gebel
Russia Refuses Entry as Korean Commission Faces Sabotage
U N commission struggles amid rail sabotage and telegraph cuts in South Korea. Russia denies entry to North Korea, while officials report derailed trains, damaged tracks, and 22 arrests. Handbills urge a three day strike to push the commission out.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
United Nations Commission
South Korea
John R. Hodge
U. S
UN Little Assembly
Russia
North Korea
U. S. Army
Hodge
Commission
De Valera’s Fianna Fail Loses Majority in Ireland Vote
Eamon de Valera’s Fianna Fail party won 66 of 147 seats in Ireland’s general election, losing the majority but likely to stay as prime minister. Opposition won 76 seats with five remaining in Carlow and Kilkenny counties. Sean MacBride’s Clann Na Poblachta finished fourth with 106 deputies and 170 first preference votes.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Fianna Fail
Carlow
Kilckenny
de Valera
National Labor Party
Irish Independent
New York
Mac Bride
Clann Na Poblachta
Republican Party
Irish Republican Army
Sean Mac Bride
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Nehru
Ike
Bradley
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