ECA Reports Some Success on European Postwar Economies
The ECA report notes progress in 17 European nations with inflation easing and output rebounding to near 1938 levels. It warns of a $3 billion annual trade deficit looming after the Marshall Plan ends and stresses currency stabilization and productivity growth to expand exports and reduce imports. The consumer position remains weaker than prewar, with food and clothing supplies still below prior levels.
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Tientsin Loss Tightens Chinese Spot In China Crisis
Communist capture of Tientsin tightens government options as peace terms loom. Chiang Kai-shek’s cabinet holds urgent talks while red demands for unconditional surrender spark government gloom. US and Britain decline to mediate.
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Navy sees higher budgets needed for peace and defense
Secretary Sullivan in his 1947 48 annual report argues a strong navy is the price of peace warning budgets will rise due to inflation war machine complexity and stockpile exhaustion He cites postwar international tensions and new tech including guided missiles V 2 rockets and ram jet engines as future naval threats and defense upgrades accelerate while push button warfare remains distant.
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State Legislature Finishes Decisive Organizing Work
Tribune staff correspondent reports the state legislature completes key organizing steps after a tense session. Lawmakers finalize committee assignments and set agendas for upcoming votes, signaling readiness to pursue priority bills and reforms.
Wisconsin Legislature opens 69th session with swift start
Madison notes indicate Gov Rennebohm’s broad program and an early budget address pleased lawmakers. New leadership forms in finance and key committees with Porter Ludvigsen guiding a unified GOP push. Speaker race settles with Nicol defeating Catlin. veterans and patent rules gain attention as hearings begin next week.
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Riots in Durban Kill Hundreds as Zulus Clash with Indians
Civil strife in Durban, South Africa, between Zulu and Indian residents surged over three days, with estimates of up to 300 killed and hundreds injured. Police and troops fought to contain battles, drive Indians to refugee camps, and prevent mass killings amid widespread destruction.
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Widely Read Drew Pearson Column to Feature on Tribune Page
The La Crosse Tribune will start daily and Sunday appearances of Drew Pearson’s Washington Merry Go Round column as a Tribune editorial feature. Pearson, born 1897 in Evanston Illinois, is famed for fearless reform journalism and has worked with Bell syndicate across many papers.
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Congressmen Set Schedule for Post-Inaugural Action
Congress leaders push school aid rent controls and labor bills to the fore with plans for a White House meeting to set a lawmaking program. Senate Democrats support a single package labor bill while Republicans demand hearings as Taft-Hartley revision and minimum wage talks advance.
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Israeli and Lebanon Representatives Meet for Frontier Armistice
TEL AVIV Israel sent official delegates north Saturday night for a frontier armistice meeting with representatives of Lebanon. Peace talks are ongoing between Israel and Egypt on Rhodes. Other Arab states have been at war with Israel, but fighting has been stilled by a United Nations truce.
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McKeighan Ordered to Stand Trial on Bribe Conspiracy
MT. CLEMENS Michigan William H McKeighan former Flint mayor was ordered to stand trial April 15 on bribe conspiracy charges Circuit Judge Allen H Noe set the date after the Macomb county grand jury spent two and a half years pursuing the case.
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Local Weather Forecast Sees Snow Flurries and Cold
The forecast calls for snow flurries and colder conditions with a daytime high near 25 degrees. Wind may make it feel colder, and residents are advised to dress warmly and watch for slick surfaces.
Truman In Topper For Inauguration
President Truman will wear a high silk topper striped pants and a black morning coat when he takes the oath of office in January Mrs Truman will wear an iridescent black and gray tailored afternoon costume Daughter Margaret will wear a red gabardine dressmaker suit
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Hodgkiss Seen Nominated for Soldier’s Medal
A paratrooper jumpmaster at Fort Bragg will be recommended for the Soldier's Medal for his calm actions during Friday's crash of a C82 Flying Boxcar near the base. Maj. Gen. Clovis E. might award the honor to Robert Lee Hodgkiss of Mount Oriole, Ohio, for ordering recruits to bail out when the jump sounded.
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Egyptians Seek Release Of Troops At Falujah
Egyptian negotiators opened talks on Saturday to win the release of about 3000 Egyptian soldiers trapped by Israeli forces in Falujah in the Negev desert. The discussions are part of armistice talks intended to end the Israeli Egyptian conflict and move toward lasting peace in the region.
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Bice Receives State Honors in Assembly Leadership
Assemblyman Raymond C. Bice of La Crosse first district was named chairman of the transportation committee as part of state legislative appointments. The move places Bice and several Coulee region lawmakers on key panels shaping public transit and state affairs.
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Tribune Magazine Carrier Notice
La Crosse Tribune clarifies its magazine crew has no newspaper connection. Magazine plans are sold only through the carrier organization with a 25 cent enrollment fee. Readers should report any misrepresentation to the circulation department.
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Alabama Democrat proposes removing Negroes from party
Birmingham attorney Horace Wilkinson says a constitutional amendment would eradicate the Negro from the Democratic party in Alabama not affecting voter registration. He envisions a separate Negro party or alignment with the Republicans and would present the measure to the state legislature.
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Temperature To Drop Sunday With Snow Flurries Forecast
La Crosse and the Coulee Region will see wintry weather Sunday as a blizzard sweeps east through the Dakotas Minnesota Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin. The La Crosse area will have little snow with a low near 10 to 15 below Sunday night and early Monday.
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11 Year Old Plea Triggers Chicago Missing Mother Search
Kay Taber of Superior writes to find her mother Margerite Taber or Margarite Rutherford, requesting help to locate the missing woman who has been gone for four years. Detectives sweep Chicago on the plea’s basis.
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