GOP seeks Democratic help to trim budget and cut debt
GOP lawmakers urge Democratic cooperation to balance the 1951 budget without tax increases. They say expected tax receipts will fall short by about 4 billion and call for substantial cuts, especially in foreign and defense spending, to avoid a deficit and possibly reduce the national debt.
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Washington
GOP
Rayburn
D-Tex
Truman
State of the Union
Rep. Halleck
R-Ind
Mine Owners Rally Behind Lewis Charge
Forty five additional mine owners urged the national labor relations board to seek court action against John L. Lewis to force a full work week. Operators from Illinois the Far West and steel mines including Bethlehem Republic Jones and Laughlin Inland Crucible and Armco filed unfair labor practice charges with Denham seeking a court order to compel bargaining and end the three day week. President Truman declined to declare a national emergency continuing his hands off approach. Denham can seek injunctions if labor law is violated but may refuse.
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Washington
Eek
National Labor Rela Board
Soft Coustry
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Far West
Bethlehem
Republic, Jones and Laughlin
Inland
Crucible
Armco
Robert N. Denham
The
Lewis
Denham
White House
Truman
St. Louis
United States Steel Corp
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association
NLRB
Judge Refuses Data From Sanity Hearing in Larson Case
County Judge R V Ahlstrom refused to release mental competency records from a private hearing for Edith Martinson 57 held after a note she dropped near jurors in the Arnold Larson murder trial. Judge Steinle ordered the hearing and DA Colemann will decide on possible contempt charges.
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R. V. Ahlstrom
Edith Martinson
Roland Steinle
Milwaukee
Steinle
Larson
Ahlstrom
George D. Reay
Matt McGarty
Weather forecast for La Crosse area turns milder Friday
Local forecast notes fair skies give way to increasing clouds Friday. Fridley city low around minus five, rural areas minus ten. Friday brings light snow with a rise in temperatures and a warmer high.
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la Crosse
Fair End
Fridley City
Weather Severs Nation With Freezing Towns and Floods
Cold and storms whipped wide areas from southern California to the Midwest causing billions in crop damage. Indiana and Illinois faced floods with two drownings reported in Missouri. Unseasonably cold lingered with La Crosse and Madison recording subzero readings while warnings of more snow and arctic air followed.
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Associated Press
California
Dixieland
Burbank
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Charles T. Hardy
Iowa
Mason City
Republican Party spends more than it takes in 1949
The GOP national committee reported expenses of 770 231 dollars and receipts of 260 422, showing a deficit over 510 000. The Democratic committee posted receipts of 1 451 147 and expenses of 1 019 978, ending with a positive balance. Both filings were made with the House clerk as required.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
House
GOP
Editor Predicts Second Atomic Blast Saturday
London based magazine editor Kenneth de Cource claims Russia will conduct a second atomic explosion at midnight GMT Saturday. He says indicators show the Russians may be ahead of the United States in atomic development, citing private reports from behind the iron curtain.
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London
Russia
Kenneth de Cource
U. S
de Cource
City Floods All Rinks Except Lagoon Then Plans Lagoon Access
The city recreation department reports all skating rinks except Lagoon are being flooded on Thursday morning. Lagoon will be ready for skaters Thursday afternoon and evening, with newly flooded rinks open after 6 p.m. Thursday. Bus service will be available for Lagoon skaters Thursday evening.
Mercy Killer pleads innocent to first degree murder charge
Dr. Hermann N. Sander pleaded innocent in Manchester New Hampshire to an indictment claiming he injected air into the veins of his cancer patient Abbie Borreto 59. The state granted bail and a continuance with a medical practice ban until case disposition. A trial date is to be set before April 1.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Wyman
Sander
Arthur S. Healy
Abbie Borreto
Quick Death For Much Of Fair Deal Seen
Washington lawmakers reacted to President Truman’s state of the union by rejecting several proposals including a moderate tax hike and continued draft. They favored spending cuts and warned that much of the Fair Deal would be shelved this session.
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Washington
Truman
House
GOP
America
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Brannan
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
U S Population Census Begins April 1 in Area Counties
Allan J. Collins announces the start of the 1950 census in La Crosse and nine nearby counties. The La Crosse office covers Crawford Grant Juneau Iowa La Fayette Monroe Richland Sauk Vernon and La Crosse with 21 clerks 20 crew leaders and 332 enumerators. Training begins next week and recruitment is through the Wisconsin employment service or local office by February 1. The census combines population farm and housing counts with national reach numbering 140000 enumerators and 8300 crew leaders expected to survey 150000000 people in 45000 homes across 63 000 farms. This marks the 17th U S population census.
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la Crosse
Allan J. Collins
Collins
Crawford
Grant
Juneau
Iowa
la Fayette
Monroe
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
United States
St. Paul
Lloyd Krueger
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Federal
Fishermen Fined After Ice Wardens Seizure in Wisconsin
Reinhold Ascherbrook Anton Bangert and Walter G Ka rolf i faced New Year’s Eve charges after confronting Wisconsin game wardens on Eau Pleine Flowage ice. Each paid 300 dollars after pleading guilty to possession of a spear in the northern fishing zone and spearing 21 walleyed pike before County Judge Frank Loeffler.
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Wausau
Wis
Reinhold Ascherbrook
Anton Bangert
Walter G. Karolfi
Frank G. Loeffler
Wafdists Win In Egypt Surges in Parliament
The Wafd party secured a clear majority in Egypt's parliament with 160 seats in the 319 member lower chamber as results flowed in. The Saadist party trailed with 23 seats, Liberal Constitutionalists 23, Independents 27, and Nationalists 4. Run-offs are planned in 51 districts next week.
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Edward Pollak
Cairo
Egypt
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi
Saadist
Mustafa el Nahas Pasha
Farouk
Saadists
Liberal Constitutionalists
Nationalists
Socialist One
Larson Vows Fight Over Divorce Case After Acquittal
Arnold O. Larson a 35 year old Minneapolis auto salesman who was acquitted of the McLoone murder says he will contest his wife Nola Larson's divorce action. He plans to challenge custody and asserts the dispute will be tied to the divorce. He has not seen his wife since the trial and a court order blocked visit to their child.
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Arnold O. Larson
Minneapolis
J. E. McLoone
Nola
Philip G. Arneson
Larson
la Crosse Tribune
Fur
Woman Dies From Fall in Milwaukee Alley
Mrs. Cora Schultz, 54, of Cudahy, died of a skull fracture after a fall in an alley Wednesday. The medical examiner reported she had a preexisting heart condition.
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Milwaukee
Cora Schultz
Cudahy
Measles Outbreak Threatens Epidemic In City
La Crosse faces a growing measles outbreak with the health department warning of a potential epidemic. Dr. Garland Weidner urges early action, isolation of affected children, and two protection methods immunization for young children and isolation for others to prevent severe secondary infections.
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la Crosse
Garland Weidner
Weidner
Convicts Shot Manhunt Ends in Little Rock
Four convicts who shot their way to freedom were captured after a five day chase through rain sleet and cold. Two wounded fugitives Rheuark and Williams were held at a university hospital while David Dyer was arrested in Oklahoma City and Odus Easton had been captured near Scott Arkansas. Williams had been serving an armed robbery sentence and the others were jailed for kidnapping robbery.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Jack Rheuark
Sapulpa
Okla
Lee Henslee
Rheuark
James P. Williams
Sheridan
Williams
University Hospital
David Dyer
Oklahoma City
Odus Easton
Stilwell
U.S. vows no military involvement in Formosa crisis
President Truman declares an American hands-off policy toward Formosa. The United States will continue economic aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government and will not provide military aid or bases. He dismisses plans for U.S. intervention or naval action to stop a Communist takeover.
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United States
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Truman
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Herbert Hoover
Tait
Ohio
Big Island
Japan
Cairo
Roosevelt
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Britain
Republic of China
Far East
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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