Hoover commission urges overhaul of U S State Department
The Hoover Commission urged a 22 point, top to bottom reform of the State Department to curb war time overload and concentrate foreign policy in Washington. Proposals include shedding passport visa and muni tions duties, expanding senior staff, adding two deputy undersecretaries and eight assistant secretaries, building a negotiator team, and merging the foreign service into a single foreign affairs service.
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Hoover Commission
State Department
Truman
Congress
Herbert Hoover
C. Jessup
Foreign Service
Foreign Affairs Service
Bee U. B
Quizdown quiz show engages 32 La Crosse area schools
Thirty two public and parochial schools in La Crosse and the Tri State area have joined the La Crosse Tribune WKTY Quizdown. Broadcast Saturdays 10 30 to 11 from Washburn school auditorium, it has drawn over four thousand grade school attendees and received thousands of questions from students.
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Tri-State
Ribune
WKTY
Washburn
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la Crosse Tribune
Local Weather Tuesday Afternoon Temperature Shift
The forecast notes a notable temperature change Tuesday afternoon with a low tonight at 25 and a high on Tuesday reaching 34. Strong timing emphasis on the swing between evening and daytime.
Chimney Sweeps Protest Dirty Deal in Berlin
Berlin chimney sweeps struck claiming a dirty deal and gathered 400 workers in a beer garden to vote to leave the Soviet sector. They demand a weekly raise from 55 to 77 marks and want one quarter of pay in West marks to buy soap, arguing East marks won’t suffice.
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Berlin
Germany
Farmers urged to mobilize at Wisconsin union meet
James Patton national president of the Farmers Union told the Wisconsin unit's 19th annual convention that farmers must get mad enough to avoid scapegoating amid a low mood. He urged 100 percent parity repeal of the Taft Hartley law and cooperative warehouses with expanded old age assistance and federal health program. new and re elected directors were chosen for 1949 including Hones Baldar Hansen Rohde Bollis Hall Bosley Iverson and Danielson.
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Wis
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Wisconsin
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Congress
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Alma
Axel Palemer
Turtle Lake
Reinhart Stoke
Reedsburg
Kenneth W. Hones
Chippewa Falls
John Baldar
Medford
William Hansen
Gilbert Rohde
Greenwood
Hubert Bollis
Earl Hall
Paul Bosley
Ed Iverson
Colfax
William Danielson
Pope Attacks Mindszenty Trial In Hungary
Vatican leader denounces the Mindszenty imprisonment as religious persecution by a totalitarian regime. He cites possible coercion and warns Communist authorities may curb church activities, addressing 250000 cheering Italians near St. Peter’s Square.
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St. R’s Basilica
Rome
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Vatican City
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St. Peter's Church
Cardinal Mindszenty
NLRB Rules GM Guilty of Unfair Labor Practice
The NLRB found General Motors guilty of unfair labor practices for attempting to implement a group insurance plan without negotiating with CIO United Auto Workers. The board ruled unanimously that GM violated the Iowa act by failing to bargain before acting. The court injunction blocked the move. GM later negotiated a new contract with CIO-UAW on May 29, 1948. Salaried workers were covered in February, while production workers remained paused by the injunction.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
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Fenet
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Cio-Uaw
Earthquake prophet Dr Bailey Willis dies at 91
Dr Bailey Willis a renowned seismologist and geologist and longtime Stanford professor emeritus died in Palo Alto after a short illness. He earned the nickname Earthquake Willis for predicting the 1925 Santa Barbara quake and taught thousands of Stanford students.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Santa Barbara
Bailey Willis
Stanford University
Tax Group Head Critics State Housing Aid Plan
A New London businessman who leads a statewide taxpayers group questions Wisconsin entering the housing business and criticizes the state veterans housing authority for impartiality tied to a housing amendment. He urges direct loans to veterans and argues funds on hand should suffice without special veteran favors.
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Wis
New London
State of Wisconsin
Veterans’ Housing Agency
Ril
A. F. Fitzgerald
Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditures Survey
Veterans of Authority
Fitzgerald
Wisconsin
Norway Joins Atlantic Talks On U S Commitments
In Washington a draft North Atlantic pact seeks non automatic war commitments while pledging strong support to member nations. Acheson negotiates with pact partners as Senate panels back firm European commitments and a multibillion dollar arms aid plan.
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United States
Subways Resume Service After Philadelphia Transit Strike
Philadelphia ends a 10 day transit strike as CIO union members approve a pay raise bringing wages to 1.43 dollars per hour and granting sick leave. The city faces a 70 million dollar impact with reduced rider numbers and fare increases likely.
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Philadelphia Transportation Company
Rank and File Cio
PTC
CIO Transport Workers Union
Norway backs pro West line to join Atlantic pact
Oslo announces Norway will pursue a North Atlantic alliance for defense and peace, backed by the Labor Party. Lange says parliamentary approval pending. Sweden and Denmark fear loss of neutrality while Russia warns against the plan. Observers say a Norwegian entry depends on U.S. timetable and Washington talks.
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
Labor Party
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Erlander
Federal Court Opens Sessions in La Crosse
Three criminal cases were set for hearing in U S district court in La Crosse with Judge Patrick T. Stone presiding. Henry Quagon and Tony Butler, Lac Court Oreilles residents, face liquor on Indian reservation charges, while Ralph Stevens of Loretta Wis is charged with transporting a stolen motor vehicle. First offense liquor possession carries a 500 dollar fine or one year, and vehicle transportation carries up to 5000 dollars or five years. Court to sit all week.
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la Crosse
Patrick T. Stone
Madison
Henry Quagon
Tony Butler
Lac Court Oreilles Indian Reservation
Ralph Stevens
Loretta
Wis
Farm Equipment Unions Clash At Harvester Gates
In East Moline Illinois a 20 minute fight broke out February 10 at the International Harvester works as rival Farm Equipment and United Auto Workers unions squared off. About 70 UAW organizers sought to persuade FE workers to switch allegiance while roughly 20 FE organizers attended. A large UAW delegation returned Monday to restart leaflet distribution with Beason police and deputies maintaining order.
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Ill
United Auto Workers
CIO
International Harvester Company Works
UAW
Ece
Harvester
Beas
Masaryk Death Ruled A Self Inflicted Act Abroad
An exiled aide claims Jan Masaryk killed himself, calling it murder by the Communist regime’s spiritual assault. In the book Oh My Country Josef Josten states Masaryk believed life loses value when liberty and safety vanish. Masaryk’s body was found beneath his office window on March 10, 1948.
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London
Jan Masaryk
Josef Josten
Masaryk
Lost Atom Bomb Tale Emerges in Espionage Trial
In a Munich court, prosecutors read espionage documents alleged to be taken from a Polish defendant's handbag. A notation claimed one American atom bomb has been lost, with other cryptic lines and no explanation of their truth. Spectators snickered as the statements were disclosed. The five defendants include three Germans and two Poles.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
Stattarians
Theodore Szendierlorz
Bulgaria Seeks More Confessions From Church Leaders
Sofia reports in the communist press that on Monday Georgi Chernev head of the Pentecost church in Bulgaria gave a confession as part of trials slated Friday for 15 Protestant leaders accused of treason espionage and black market money dealings. Other confessions previously printed came from Yanko Ivanov supervisor of Methodist churches.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Georgi Chernev
Yanko Ivanov
Freezing Rain Forecast For Western Wisconsin
The La Crosse Weather Station predicts freezing rain or sleet in western Wisconsin starting Monday night with hazardous driving conditions. A brief Sunday night snow of about a tenth of an inch had little impact due to windblown snow. Meteorologist A D Sanial notes clouds with freezing rain or sleet Monday night and possible Tuesday morning, then partial clearing. temperatures remain near 25 to 34.
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la Crosse
State Highway Department
A. D. Sanial
Island disaster: wall collapse in Praia kills and injures hundreds
A massive wall collapse in Praia, capital of Cape Verde, reportedly killed or injured hundreds of people who were queued for food. Portuguese colonial officials and the island governor communicated the disaster details.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Praia
Cape Verde Islands
City Rinks Close for Season All La Crosse Skating Centers
The recreation department announced Tuesday that all city rinks including the Lagoon are closed for the season.
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Lagoon
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