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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
2
In a converted A-20 bomber, Odom departs Honolulu Aug 11 1947 heading to Teterboro outside New York. He notes good winds and a longer route than direct, aiming to beat the existing 2,061 mile record set by Russians in 1937, while dodging fruit restrictions and awaiting clearance at Chicago.
Three brothers confessed to kidnapping and murder after a staged lie trapped one suspect. A search by soldiers and Marines found the victim 12 hours later. she died December 13 without regaining consciousness. Guam police listed the case as a serious incident with detailed statements from Rear Admiral Powell.
A bombing in Cairo left one or two people dead and at least sixteen injured as authorities investigated the attack tied to ex ts rage or related motives.
Pope Pius XII will deliver a radio and television address from the Vatican City as part of a Vatican broadcast. The message is expected to urge public support for saving bonds and national savings programs.
The governor proposed consolidating state education into a single system and requiring written consent from employers for legislators to be represented. He urged banning lobbyists from the legislature during pending charges, moving the beverage and cigarette tax division to taxation, abolishing the state office building commission, and centralizing control under the bureau of engineering to cut costs. He warned against weakening dairy, conservation, and deer regulation laws and urged sensible deer herd controls while proposing term limits for sheriffs and other county officers.
All city skating rinks will be closed Thursday according to the park department. Total color blindness is ex-
Peiping reports describe Communist demands for Chiang Kai-shek and Li Tsung-jen removal, punishment of war criminals, a coalition government with five Communists, three Kuomintang, four others, a mutual cease fire. Prospective resignation by Chiang possible as talks loom.
A fragment notes the Nationalist government facing rapid collapse from economic and military bankruptcy without a direct Communist assault on the capital. The text attributes the forecast to General George C. Marshall about disbanding armies to avoid ruin.
True Anderson said he needed more time to decide as town groups and the town of Ashwaubene discuss potential expansion. The delay signals ongoing deliberations among local leaders and residents.
Madison officials report the state Public Service Commission granted a mission to enforce a brownout policy for the city’s electric utility. The action allows the city to implement controlled outages as needed to manage supply.
A former judge agreed to serve in the interim role until April pending the appointment of a permanent judge for the term beginning January 1, 1950. The arrangement confirms continued judicial leadership while a new appointee is named.
John Man Savage, 28, of Plover Wisconsin, was sentenced in Chicago to one year and one day in prison for failing to report for army induction. Classified 4-E in 1942 for religious reasons, he later held a 2-C deferment as a farmer before 1945 work in lumber led to an order to report.
The county school committee approved an annexation plan on Jan 4 under the 1947 school law. Upper French Island residents favor their own board, while the Lower Island district seeks taxation to modernize and enlarge the school. Two hearings in December debated the attach ment, with city leaders urging delay until the 1949 legislature acts.
Observers note Somersie eeae as the swiftest flyer among known birds based on flight duration and speed measurements. Researchers highlight their muscular wings and streamlined body aiding rapid travel in open habitats. Further study aims to confirm full range across environments.
The Fatima shrine opens at the Dominican convent of the Perpetual Rosary in La Crosse with a monthly novena to promote the rosary. Blessed Jan 4 by Archbishop Treacy, a 24 hour novena runs from 9 p.m. on the 12th to 9 a.m. on the 13th, with all-Catholic and non-C Catholic invited.
A 45 member CIO United Electrical Workers delegation began a door to door push on Capitol Hill for immediate repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. They seek a return to the Wagner Act and visited Lesinski of Michigan, expected to meet the group but not yet named chairman. The effort covers CIO UEW districts nationwide.
A brief historical note recalls that during early China the rabbit was bred for sacrificial purposes in ritual practice tied to Confucian traditions.
The report notes a man living northeast of Rockford who had worked there for two years and faced difficulties after seeking information. Convicted of armed seclicy in Cook County on November 27, 1927, he was linked to up to 12 taxi drivers and paroled from Pontiac state prison in March 1982. After leaving Chicago and being interviewed by the FBI and locals over draft issues, he made a late night call following drinking.
Wald N Wallen 29 dies from shotgun wound in Manitowoc. Detectives report a box of shells and a gun case found in his car in the garage. Coroner Teitgen undecided on an inquest. Wallen was a shipyard worker and father of a six year old son.
Rep. Glenn Davis, Wisconsin Republican, proposes an electric voting machine for the House chamber to cut roll-call time to about three minutes. He argues current procedure requires 30 to 45 minutes as clerks read the 435 names.
Contractors in the city organized an association and held an open forum on work problems as their first meeting. The board of directors and their represented contractors include Robert and Neumann, Russell Lavold and McKoskey plumbing, Ted Hutchinson and Bradley Turner, Lodeges and Lowen tachical, Carl Balduzzi and Carl Scheel, Leonard Hanson Schee, and general dealers.
The plan proposes salaries for a vice president and speaker at 30000 each plus 10000 expense allowances, and a speaker pay rising from 15000 to 25000. Heads and assistants of boards would gain 22500 20000 and 17500 respectively, with most currently earning 10000 to 12000. District and foreign service workers receive 330 more annually. Also notes eastern Scotland rainfall season sales topping 4.
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