Schuman Wins Test Vote On French Income Tax Act
In Paris Prime Minister Robert Schuman secured a 44 percent backing and appeared to command strong centrist support for the income tax proposal aimed at raising 125 billion francs for reconstruction. Opponents include Communists and farmer deputies as the government faces a confidence question on five amendments.
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Schuman
Paris
Robert Schuman
National Chamber of Deputies
Olaggie
General thaw forecast cheers ice belt residents
Forecasts predicted a broad thaw across the ice belt as a historic winter storm left a 2000 mile snow and ice blanket from the Texas Panhandle to New England. Temperatures would rise by Monday melting much of the cover, with new snow expected on the Canadian border and northern regions while other areas stay mostly clear. Damages to power and telephone lines were noted and services could take two to three weeks to return to normal as icy roads hinder travel.
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Texas Panhandle
New England
Muadian
Igan
La Crosse Area Weather: Cloudy and warmer
Local forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for mostly cloudy skies and rising temperatures with a high near 35 degrees. Mild southern breeze. Overnight conditions not specified.
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la Crosse
Scram Says Errant Motorist To Cop Then Flees
In Moultrie Georgia two cars collided and a police officer met one driver as he stepped out. The driver replied Scram to the officer and then identified himself as Joe Scram of Monticello Florida.
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Moultrie
Scram
Joe Scram
Monticello, Fla
Burma Gains Its Freedom
Burma becomes independent after British rule ending a century of colonial control. Thakin Nu remains premier as Burma forms a 18 member cabinet and a three day independence celebration is planned with gambling banned. Communist concerns and postwar lawlessness pose challenges ahead.
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Rangoon
Burma
Constituent Assembly
Union Parliament
Free Burma
Thakin Nu
Bo Let Ya
Fet
Tin Tut
Foreign
Kyaw Nve
NEA seeks federal aid of 300 million for schools
The National Education Association opened a campaign for a federal annual aid of 300 million dollars for public schools. Wisconsin would receive about 3.3 million. Willard E. Givens warned that ignorance invites disaster and cited dire conditions including 2,000,000 children lacking proper instruction and many schools with low salaries and substandard credentials.
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Washington
National Education Association
Wisconsin
NEA
Willard E. Givens
Tional Education Association
New York City
Bandit Robs Duluth Bank of $2373 in Cash
A short dark haired bandit with a pistol in his overcoat robbed City National Bank in downtown Duluth of 2373 dollars. The crime, first Minnesota bank holdup in about six years, involved a note demanding cash from teller Merle Holmgren.
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Duluth
Minn
City National Bank
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Minnesota
Eller Merle Holmgren
Officials Probe Steel Black Market Ties
A House subcommittee led by Rep. Macy calls eight major steel firms to testify on alleged gray market dealings in steel, potentially a $1 billion yearly activity. Hearings aim to uncover nonstandard transactions driving up prices and constraining supply amid wartime conditions.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
Rep. Macy
R-Ny
House
Public Works
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
American Rolling Mills
Jones & Laughlin
National Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Macy
United States
TNT Found In Ship Cargo Bound for Palestine
In Jersey City New Jersey police reported 77 freight cases consigned to Palestine points were loaded onto a barge for Gravesend Bay. Two cases contained 5000 pounds of TNT prompting fears of destruction if loaded aboard the SS Executor for Haboreg Tel Aviv and Haifa. Police say the 24 other Tel Aviv cases likely also held TNT.
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Jersey City
N. J
Palestine
Gravesend Bay
Patrick W. Flannagan
Flannagan
Jersey Cities
Haboreg, Ltd
Tel Aviv
Palestine Glass Works
Phoenicia, Ltd
Haifa
U S and Italy sign stop gap aid pact
Rome reports the United States and Italy signed an interim aid agreement to help Italy until Marshal Plan aid can operate. Premier Alcide de Gasperi and Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza signed for Italy with Ambassador James C. Dunn for the United States. Austria and France signed similar accords.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
James C. Dunn
Austria
France
U. S. Congress
Congress Faces Europe Aid and Inflation Challenge
Washington lawmakers begin a heavy session to tackle Europe aid and inflation. President Truman plans a three message push on the four year, 17 billion plan for 16 western European nations. The debate centers on budget impacts, tax cuts, and universal military training.
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Washington
Congress
Western Europe
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Bernard Baruch
GOP
Martin
Mass
House
Senate
Arabs and Jews clash in Jerusalem old city fight
Violent fighting erupted in Jerusalem's old walled city with Jews and Arabs exchanging grenades and gunfire over control of the wailing wall. Casualties on both sides described as heavy. Unofficial death toll since UN partition vote stood at 533.
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Jerusalem
Wall
Old Walled City
Old City
Holy Sepulchre
Associated Press
Palestine
United Nations
Study Graham Pauley Records Next Week
The senate committee plans a close scrutiny of commodity trading by Edwin W. Pauley and Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham. Pauley said his books would be available over the weekend as the panel reviews speculations tied to administration figures.
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Washington
Senate No Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Wallace H. Graham
Pauley
Army
Kenneth Rovall
Attlee Denounces New Imperialism In Europe
Prime Minister Attlee denounced Soviet communism as a new form of imperialism threatening Europe in a Saturday night statement from London.
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Attlee
Europe
London
Attlee attacks Communism in broadcast amid inflation act clash
In a nationwide broadcast Winston Attlee denounces Soviet and Communist regimes while contrasting with Western democracy. He cites economic tyranny and oppression under collectivism and warns of creeping privilege and inequality in Russia and other communist states.
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Eastern
Europe
Communist Party
Attlee
Britain
Morgan Philips
Labor Party
United States
Soviet Union
United States of America
Communist
Russia
Huge Increase In Production Reported Here
La Crosse Industries report a total sales volume over 80 million dollars in 1947 with production gains from seven to seventy percent despite material shortages. Employment rose in several sectors and Northern States Power notes 13 percent more electric and seven percent more gas sales.
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la Crosse
Northern States Power Company
Wisconsin
Edison
Sparta
Winona
French Island
Allis-Chalmers
Monitor Street
Copeland Avenue
16Th
Green Bay Streets
Donovan Construction Company
Westby
Coon Valley
la Crosse-La Crescent
Indian Hill
Harvey and
St. Andrew Streets
Neshonoc
Northern States
Neshonoc Light and Power Company
West Salem
Neshonoc Company
la Crosse River
West Salem Canning Company
John G. Felton
Felton
Industries
Best Of Snapshots In U. S. Contest In Library Display
The 1947 newspaper national snapshot awards exhibit arrives at the Public Library in La Crosse. 82 prints include 12 major prize winners and 70 $50 merit awards from a $10,000 prize pool, featuring babies, animals, portraits, sports, and landscapes. Harold S. Shields of Columbus, Ohio wins grand prize for Fall In.
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U. S
Public Library
Eighth
Main Streets
The
la Crosse Tribune
Harold S. Shields
Columbus
Ohio
Boston
Mass
Shields
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