Wage policies in mobilization chief Wilson speech
In a nationwide broadcast Charles E. Wilson said wage policies are being modified to fit the economy. He outlined aims to build defense capacity, extend basic economic strength, and balance taxes and controls amid mobilization for peace through strength.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Howard Chase
Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
Eric Johnston
Athor
Truman
General Electric Company
Russia
Allies Push Into Hoengsong Then Pull Back After Battle
American forces entered Hoengsong twice with tank infantry to clear Chinese lines but withdrew each time as Communist fire increased. In the Sanggosong area Allied troops flushed a Chinese battalion, while another push north of Hoengsong aimed to defend a new line. C-119s dropped supplies and the Missouri fired on a warehouse near Songjin.
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Tokyo
Hoengsong
Chipyong
Sanggosong
Hongchong
Redi Oe
United Nations
Eighth Army
Korean Peninsula
Manpleads innocent to bomb charge in county court
Gerald Hempfner, 22, pleaded innocent in county court to charges of making manufacturing and transporting an explosive compound for use in injuring or destroying property. Bond set at 1500 dollars, with pretrial hearing scheduled for Friday March 2.
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Pfc
DeLoy Evans
Camp McCoy
VFW
Evans
Roy Sampson
California
Michigan
Idaho
Johnson Motor Co
Scott Welding Co
Sparta
Tomah
Club
Gerald Hempfner
East Avenue South
Hempfner
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Philip J. Arneson
George E. Hempfner
Atom Plane Plans Move Toward Nuclear Engine
The United States negotiates for an atom powered aircraft engine with General Electric confirming discussions under way. The news follows the Canberra jet bomber crossing the Atlantic in four hours forty minutes and a B-47 Stratojet hop from the Pacific to Honolulu in under six hours at average speeds over 400 mph.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
General Electric Company
North Atlantic
Pacific
Honolulu
Ireland
Newfoundland
Guard Units Nippon Bound Ready For Movement
The army announced that two national guard divisions the 40th of California and the 45th of Oklahoma are alerted for duty in Japan to provide security in the Far East. They will be ready for movement in the latter part of March and remain intact in Japan for further training. The 40th trained at Camp Cooke California and the 45th at Camp Polk Louisiana since last September.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
40Th
California
45Th
Oklahoma
Japan
Russia
Camp Cooke
Lompoc
Calif
Camp Polk
Leesville
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhodes Island
Alabama- Mississippi
Minnesota
North Dakota
Weather outlook for La Crosse area turns cloudy with light rain
The La Crosse region experiences cloudy skies with occasional light rain late tonight and Sunday forenoon. Mild temperatures continue with a low near 34 degrees tonight and a high around Sunday afternoon.
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la Crosse
L. J. Hilton Druggist Dies at 48 in La Crosse
L. J. Hilton 48, a La Crosse druggist, died Saturday after several months illness in a hospital. Born January 29, 1903, he studied in La Crosse schools and earned a pharmaceutical degree from Marquette University. He opened a new drug store at Fourth and Jay in 1941. survived by wife, two daughters, and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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L. J. Hilton
South 20Th Street
la Crosse
Marquette University
Hoeschler and Hebberd
Fourth and Jay Streets
John
Leslie Jean) Rose
Winona
Minn
Dorothy
H. H
Jessie) Grant
Venice
Calif
Helen
Quads Born To Maryland Couple Are Doing Fine
Four newborns, two boys and two girls, were born Saturday to a Baltimore steel worker’s wife at Maryland General Hospital. The births occurred within five minutes and the babies were placed in incubators after birth. A hospital spokesman said the quads were in good condition.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Maryland General Hospital
Jesup Says Immediate War With Russia Only Alternative
U S Ambassador Philip C Jesup asserted on Friday that immediate war with Russia was the only alternative to the Truman administration s foreign policy in the current crisis.
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Schenectady
N. Y
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Russia
Truman
Plan for Experiments on Smog Effects Proposed
Los Angeles experts propose indirect smog impact studies using animals. Dr. Fred Bryan of UCLA says 430000 dollars would fund a one year program with rats guinea pigs rabbits and possibly cats in special exposure chambers to assess smog health effects. He notes human trials are not ethically feasible.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Fred Byran
University of California At Los Angeles
Bryan
Prairie Man Faces Charges In Cab Shooting Incident
John Gremore 35, Prairie du Chien bartender, faces three charges after firing a revolver at a taxi carrying two people. He was charged with assault with intent to murder or rob, assault regardless of life, and carrying a concealed weapon. A preliminary hearing is set for March 6.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
John Gremore
Gremore
Police Justice Court
Prairie Man
Virgie Bushnell
Bushnell
Wendl Gokey
Achesons Sail to Bermuda for Vacation
Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Mrs. Acheson departed New York on a Pan American World Airways flight for a two week vacation in Bermuda. Under Secretary James E. Webb and Mrs. Webb accompanied them to LaGuardia to bid farewell.
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New York
Dean Acheson
Beaten and tarred in Mobile high school fraternity initiation
David M. Campbell Jr., 15, and four other initiates were forced to build a bonfire, stripped, tarred, and whipped in a Sigma Phi Omega initiation. Campbell was found by his parents after riding on a car fender and treated for bruises. Authorities investigate as school officials condemn fraternities.
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Mobile
Ala
David M. Campbell, Jr
David
David Campbell
Tance
Largay
Campbell
Supt
K. J. Clark
Mobile County
Car Prices May Shift Under OPS Order
OPS plans a general price order for manufactured goods that could raise or lower car prices from the December 1 factory level, with the current freeze set to expire March 1 and a new order expected before then.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Influence probes may prompt fresh RFC influence hunt
A senate subcommittee weighing huge government loans signals a new search for influence traces in Congress. President Truman disclosed RFC letters from lawmakers, prompting charges of retaliation while White House spokesman says no illegal influence found. The committee eyes further inquiry into letters the president reviewed and possible reform of the RFC.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
White House
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
House
Subcommittee
Joseph Short
Short
RFC Board of Directors
Fulbright
D-Ark
Tobey
R-Nh
Civil War Widow Ame lia Bonnin Dies at 99
Mrs Ame lia Bonnin 99 widow of Civil War veteran dies Friday at veterans hospital in King Wisconsin Tigerton resident and widow of a veteran.
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King, Wis
Amelia Bonnin
Tigerton
Veterans’ Hospital
Dewey urges against barring U.S. troops to Europe
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees that supporting Senator Wherry’s resolution to bar sending American troops to Europe would paralyze the nation’s defense and its ability to act in the crisis. He urged Congressional approval of the measure be rejected.
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Wherry
Senate
North Atlantic Defense Force
Congress
Dewey
Europe
United States
Senate of the
America
Germany
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Service Committee
Washington
New York
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Nebraska
Gallup Poll Memory Sparks Senate Testimony
Senator Tobey challenged Gov. Dewey over poll influence on 1948 presidential hopes. Dewey asserted polls indicated public support for sending more U. S. troops to Europe, prompting Tobey to question the Gallup poll’s authority.
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Washington
Sen
Tobey
R&nh
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Pres. Truman
Dewey
GOP
Senate
U. S
Europe
General Moore Dies in Korea After Helicopter Crash
Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore, commander of the United States ninth corps, died after his helicopter crashed into the Han River north of Yaju. He walked ashore with injuries, collapsed in Brig. Gen. Myers’s van, and died en route to a field hospital. Moore, 56, was the fourth UN general lost in Korea.
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West Central Front
Korea
Bryant E. Moore
United States
Ninth Corps
Han River
Yaju
Moore
H. J. D. Myers
24Th
U. S
Illiam F. Dean
South Korea
Choi Pyung Duk
Republic’s Army
Ellsworth
West Point
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Frank J’brien
Mighty Arsenal
Clen Clements
High Command
West Central
Lin Piao
South China
Lin
Red China
Peng Teh-huai
Peng
Songjin
38Th Parallel
Ettrick
George Long
Aaron Sanford
Tribune
Charles Clark
Clark
Jessup
Achesons
Bermuda
Pfe
Pocatello
VFW Club
Harry Mueller
G. Milton Kelly
Acme
Stassen
Gen. Moore
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