Fireworks End Year Fest Marked By Frigid Night In La Crosse
Spectators praised a grand New Year fireworks display over La Crosse as a symbol of aviation progress. A cold New Year’s Eve kept many indoors while police reported a quiet night with few cars on the streets. The airport read -27F at the coldest point with a 27 below wind chill, and forecasts called for slight warming and more snow flurries. Weather across the region remained brutal, with subzero readings in Wisconsin and surrounding states, as crews prepared for colder days ahead.
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Federal Foresters
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Minnesota
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Bugles Greet New Year In Welsh Valleys And Europe
London woke to New Year celebrations marked by bugles and hopeful talk of postwar social gains in Britain. Fuel shortages trimmed parties in Berlin and Paris, while Moscow hailed 1946 as a victory for Soviet diplomacy. In Hamburg theaters closed early to save fuel. in Rome and Madrid governments prepared for potential strikes amid shortages. At sea off Ireland, three marooned lighthouse keepers radioed for a Christmas dinner.
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Brussels
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Moscow
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New Year Joy Dims Amid Fires Accidents and Strike
The nation welcomed 1947 with a Times Square crowd around 900000, but New York firefighters cleared rubble in Greenwich Village after a downtown loft fire collapse trapping four. A late strike added tension to the festive scene as other fires and highway deaths marked the transition.
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Times Square
Wardin
Greenwich Village
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Thursday
Snow flurries and not so cold tonight with a low around 9. Thursday will be partly cloudy with occasional light snow flurries and a high near 18, followed by a gradual cooling trend.
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Radio Officer of Crashed Plane Dies
Dudley Hill. 34. radio officer of the Trans World Airlines Constellation Star of Cairo, has died, raising the death toll to 13 from last Saturday's crash near the airport. Captain Herbert Tansey, of Virginia, remains in critical condition.
Portal Wage Suits Reach Near Two Billion Dollars
The Associated Press reports scores of portal to portal wage suits filed in 19 cities seek retroactive pay totaling over 400 million dollars, lifting the national demand to about 1.8 billion with Chicago alone contributing around 63 million across 32 new cases. Courts may see final totals exceed five billion as actions surge in New York Detroit Philadelphia Boston and other locales.
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Portal To Portal
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New York
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Boston
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Cleveland
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Okla
Buffalo
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Dayton, C
Utica
Huntington, W. Va
Newark, N. J
Peoria, Il
Springfield, Ill
Dubuque, Ia
Pittsburgh
Doctor Delivers Twin Grandchildren at Age Ninety
In Chicago Dr. Charles Sumner Bacon, a famed obstetrician who retired at 80, delivered his own twin grandchildren born prematurely weighing under three pounds. He notes modern advances give premature babies a 20 to 30 percent chance of survival, referencing progress over forty years. The twins are daughters of Dorothy Erzig Bacon and his son Alphons Rosthron Bacon, also an obstetrician.
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Charles Sumner Bacon
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Dorothy Erzig Bacon
Alfons Rosthron Bacon
Release Granted For One Youth In Mrs Moore Murder Probe
The Chicago district attorney said one of two 16 year olds tested by lie detector in connection with the Mrs Bessie Moore murder has been released. The other youth remains held for further questioning as a material witness as investigators pursue leads from the decedents case at Webs tavern near La Crosse. The tests showed inconsistencies but nothing conclusive.
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Chicago
Bessie Moore
Frederic W. Crosby
Moore
Web's
la Crosse
MacArthur Appears On Page One In Tokyo Papers
Major Tokyo newspapers feature General MacArthur on page one with his New Year message to Japan while many papers omit Emperor Hirohito, a rare slight to the throne that would once draw a rebuke.
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Emperor Hirohito
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City Wins Certified Airline Feeder Service To La Crosse
The Civil Aeronautics Board certifies Northwest Airlines to make La Crosse an intermediate point on a Chicago to Twin Cities route and approves Parks Air Transport feeder service connecting Chicago and the Twin Cities with La Crosse. The decision notes La Crosse’s trade and industrial importance and lists served cities. A competing Burlington helicopter plan was rejected.
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la Crosse
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Chicago
Twin Cities
Parks Air Transport, Inc
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Aim Transport
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Adison
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Elgin
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Madison
Baraboo
Portage
Winona
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Red Wing
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Parks Service
Burlington Transportation Company
Burlington Company
Senate Republicans Seek Action To Oust Bilbo
Washington reports show Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi facing an indepth probe of war contractor dealings as Taft leads a push to bar him from the Senate. Democratic members press a report denying voting intimidation claims, while Republicans weigh ouster steps after Congress opens.
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Ohio
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Senate War Investigating Committee
Senate Campaign
New Republican
New Republican Steering Committee
Senate
Truman Signals Review of War Powers and Tax Cuts
President Truman's late World War II end announcement prompts Republicans to demand a rapid review of nearly 500 wartime controls. Lawmakers seek repeal of nonessential laws while awaiting detailed guidance in the State of the Union. The proclamation also affects tax cuts, price supports, and wartime agencies including Veterans Affairs and the War Department.
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Michener
Michigan
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Americans Molested As Anti American Demonstration Surges
Chinese university students in Shanghai assaulted a US lieutenant and an AP photographer during a violent anti American march on Avenue Joffre. Other Americans including Louis F. Roth faced threats as banners demanded withdrawal of US forces. The flare up followed similar rallies in Peiping Tientsin and Hongkow tied to accusations of a rape claim and broader anti United States propaganda.
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Severs
Associated Press
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Louis F. Roth
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Broadway
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U. S. Naval
Peiping
Tientsin
Hongkow
Nanking
Walker outcome preserves St Louis transit on New Year’s Day
A walkout threatening to disrupt public transport failed to materialize. Street cars and buses ran on regular schedules for the 1,000,000 area inhabitants on the first day of the new year.
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What’s Ahead For La Crosse In Housing Development
A 1938 planning study by Prof. Leonard Smith guides La Crosse through postwar growth, urging marsh fill for new homes and industry, centralizing city limits, expanding utilities and public services, and building a public auditorium while expanding parks and schools to avoid slums and regional division.
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Leonard Smith
Frank Hoeschier
Smith
Madison
Central Council of Social Agencies
Health Department
City Parking Check Shows Tiny Edge for Meters
Ward reports indicate residents favor parking meters by a slim margin while a Chamber poll favored meters two to one. Everett Woehrmann notes 108 yes and 94 no votes from six wards. Boy Scouts covered 11 of 21 wards with further surveys planned by week’s end.
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Chamber of Coma
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Britain Knows All About Atomic Bomb Production Says Oliphant
Sydney report quotes atomic scientist Prof. N L Oliphant saying Britain and its scientists including himself helped develop missiles in the United States and that atomic energy could be used for industrial purposes within five years. Oliphant is Australian born and British.
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N. L. Oliphant
Britain
United States
Oliphant
Australia
Detective Chief and Aide Shot Near Little Rock Park
In Little Rock Arkansas the city detective chief O N Martin age 50 and his lieutenant Jack Deubler age 35 were found shot to death beside their squad car in a suburban park area shortly after leaving headquarters. Deubler was killed by a shotgun blast in the back and Martin by a large caliber revolver shot to the head.
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O. N. Martin
Jack Deubler
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