Democrats Seek Tax Bill Substitutes In Tax Debate
Washington reports Democrats pursuing a substitute to the GOP tax cut bill to win Democratic backing. They consider a plan to tax corporations, raise exemptions, and apply community property rules to appeal to moderates. Senate leaders hint at toning down the House bill to gain support.
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Washington —i
Truman
House
Mr. Truman
Knutson (Rminn
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Eellyburn
Knutson
Nutson
Senate
Gas Shortage Forces Large Layoffs Across Industry
Caeveler Corp announced that 0 employees would be laid off indefinitely while 20 000 workers remain at work. About 200 000 industrial workers were laid off Tuesday as the gas shortage stretched. Michigan Consolidated Gas cited critically low fuel oil for artificial teeth production. Emergency fuel reserves of 2 000 000 gallons were found at Rockford Illinois with 60 tank cars allocated to speed delivery to Detroit. Leonard said Illinois supply was found after meeting Chicago regional office agent Lamberton for aid to ease Detroit's fuel crisis.
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Oere Caeveler Corp
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Donald S. Leonard
Rockford
Detroit
Leonard
R. H. Lamberton
Chicago
Office of Defense Transportation
Les Paul Injured In Oklahoma City Car Crash
Les Paul, famous musician also known as Les ter Polfuss, was injured when his car left an overpass near Davenport Oklahoma. He suffered a broken arm and multiple cuts and bruises and will be hospitalized for several weeks at Wesley hospital. His home is in Waukesha Wisconsin.
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Oklahoma City
Lester Polfuss
Les Paul
New York
Hollywood
Wesley Hospital
Paul
Davenport
Okla
Waukesha
Wis
Orville Wright In Critical Condition
Dayton authorities report aviation pioneer Orville Wright aged 76 is in worse condition after a heart attack Tuesday and subsequent lung congestion. He co invented the airplane and is treated at Miami Valley hospital.
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Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Orville Wright
Wright
Weather in La Crosse Mostly cloudy with light snow tonight
The La Crosse region reports mostly cloudy skies with occasional light snow. Tonight temperatures fall to 14 degrees with a steady to colder trend by Saturday afternoon reaching around 30 degrees.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Illinois discuss lifting oil truck weight limits
Gov Rennebohm said he received word from Gov Dwight Green of Illinois that truck weight restrictions may be lifted to boost oil shipments into Wisconsin. Green will discuss with highway and safety officials whether heavier axles can be allowed without highway damage, with renewal possible when the petroleum emergency ends.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Dwight Green
Illinois
Green
Division of Highways
Department of Public Safety
Wisconsin
Rail Seaway Fight Draws Senate Debate Over Project
Senator Aiken argues railroads and private power oppose the St Lawrence seaway fearing competition and cites national defense and midwest growth. Senator Wiley warns against anti seaway votes, saying future generations will judge current congress for inaction and cites broad business and labor impacts.
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Washington
Aiken
R-Vi
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
North America
Midwest
Massena
N. Y
Wiley
R-Wis
St. Lawrence
Congress
AFL eyes record political league in bid to repeal Taft Hartley act
AFL and allied labor groups plan a $7.5 million political education league with headquarters in Washington across Lafayette Park. Biemiller and Keenan would run the AFL campaign to repeal the Taft Hartley act while coordinating with other unions. Attlee appeals for calm after Gandhi assassination plunges India into crisis with rapid political moves expected in Bombay and Delhi.
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William Green
AFL
Biemiller
Joseph E. Keenan
Chicago Federation of Labor
War Production Board
Washington
League
LaFayette Park
White House
New York
Chicago
Detroit
New Orleans
San Francisco
Keenan
CIO
PAC
ALF
Congress
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
ITU
London
Attlee
India
Pakistan
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Truman Mourns Gandhi Death as World Loses Leader
President Truman grieves Gandhi's assassination calling it a tragic loss to the world. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said the president is drafting a statement to be released later today.
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Washington
Truman
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Charles G. Ross
Gandhi
Ross
City of San Francisco Derailed Near Ogallala Injuring 18
A Union Pacific City of San Francisco streamliner derailed twelve miles east of Ogallala Nebraska injuring about 18 people. The eastbound train to Chicago left the rails with 18 cars and three locomotives off the track. Ms and Mrs Harry Q Celletti of Brooklyn suffered broken collars in the crash.
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Ogallala
Neb
Union Pacific
Here
Shirley Temple Welcomes Daughter in California
Shirley Temple gave birth to a daughter in Santa Monica Calif as husband John Agar waited in a nearby room. Dr William C Bradbury reported both mother and baby doing nicely.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Shirley
William C. Bradbury
Mild Weather Forecast for La Crosse Into Weekend
Meteorologist A. D. Sanial expects continued mild weather in La Crosse through Sunday. A Saturday cold front will move southeast, with overnight low near three above and Friday’s high forecast between 28 and 30 degrees.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Sanial
Surgeon Performs Brain Operation On His Son After Accident
Des Moines reports that 18 year old Thomas Abbott remained in serious condition after a car crash. His father Dr Walter D Abbott a Des Moines area brain surgeon conducted emergency brain surgery hours after the accident. A sister stated the patient may have known about the operation.
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Des Moines
Thomas Abbott
Des Moines Hospital
Walter D. Abbott
Young Abbott
Abbott
Mary Pat
Tribune Carrier Seeks subscribers for 1948 magazine plan
The La Crosse Tribune carrier has attended sales meetings to learn details of the 1948 magazine plan and will visit homes soon to explain subscription options and weekly payments. He will present the offer and show the portfolio of magazine covers and asks for a few minutes to explain.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
Tausche Heads First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Herman Tausche was elected president of First Federal Savings and Loan by the board after the annual meeting. Officers named include Fred L. Kramer first vice president C. K. Pettingill second vice president J. R. Johnson secretary treasurer and Robert K. Mehren assistant secretary. Directors re elected were Herman Tillman Pettingill Kramer and Henry Ahrens. Arthur Swan reported assets at $5 490 732 with six percent reserve and 287 new loans including 68 for veterans. Lending totaled $1 011 685 with $410 930 for new homes and $453 165 for 129 existing homes. Veterans loans reached 139 with perfect payment records and 10 percent paid in advance. Dividends totaled $93 211.77.
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Herman Tausche
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fred L. Kramer
C. K. Pettingill
J. R. Johnson
Robert K. Mehren
Herman Tillman
Pettingill
Kramer
Henry Ahrens
Edwin Erickson
Arthur Swan
Swan
Wreckage Found in French Alps. DC-3 Missing
U S air force reports sighting wreckage in the lower French Alps near Digne. A second plane, likely a B-17, crashed 20 miles east during search. The DC-3 disappeared Tuesday en route from France to Italy with three American women and five children aboard. No survivors seen at the DC-3 site.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
France
Italy
U. S
Trieste
Digne
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Believe Sparta Woman and Children Among Missing Plane
Mrs. Carl Smith said her daughter Mrs. Gifford Moak and her children Gifford Jr five Verna 18 months were aboard a DC-3 missing en route from France to Italy. The Moaks lived in Worcester New York and sought official word in Sparta Wisconsin.
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Sparta
Wis
France
Italy
Carl Smith
Gifford Moak
New York
Moak
Trieste
Gifford, Jr
Verna
Moaks
Worcester
N. Y
Girl Sets Home Fire to Please My Mother
A 10-year-old girl admitted setting a neighbor’s seven room bungalow in Ferndale Maryland to the ground to please her foster mother Mrs Helen Josephine Lock. The blaze destroyed the house of Rose Sellner of Jessup. The girl Mora Morrison testified and the foster mother was held on a 15000 dollar bond pending grand jury action on three arson charges.
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Ferndale
Louise Morrison
David B. Dunker
Helen Josephine Lock
Rose Sellner
Jessup
Indefinitely Postpone Snow Derby At Riverside Park
Mayor C A Beranek announced the Optimists dog derby scheduled for Sunday at Riverside Park is postponed indefinitely due to insufficient snow and hazardous ice. Officials determined the icy course poses too great a risk for the boys and their teams.
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C. A. Beranek
Riverside Park
France abolishes 5000-franc note amid finance reform
Both houses approve the plan to withdraw all 5000-franc notes from circulation with repayment for holders. Premier Schuman's coalition wins a crucial vote as the gold market bill faces a separate path, while 66 million notes valued at about 1.54 billion dollars at the new rate are affected.
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Paris
France
Theovernment
Finance Ministry
Robert Schuman
Council of the Republic
National Assembly
Bank of France
Finance Commission
Laux Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars
John M. Laux, 69, was killed in Appleton when he was struck by one car and run over by another as he crossed Wisconsin Avenue. Police reported the sequence of events was a pedestrian accident with two vehicles involved.
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Appleton
Wis
John M. Laux
Laux
Wisconsin Avenue
Dixie revolt rumor rattles Democratic leaders in South
Democratic leaders from Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina play down fears of a Dixie revolt while privately discussing their position. President Truman faces scrutiny over anti-poll tax anti-lynching and anti-color-line measures amid talk of secession in Mississippi and electoral shifts.
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Washington
Truman
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
White House
Columbia
S. C
Democratic Executive Committee
James E. Folsom
Mr. Truman
Folsom
Congress
Fielding L. Wright
Democratic Party
Tribune circulation tops twenty eight thousand
The La Crosse Tribune now averages more than 28 000 paid subscriptions with Thursday's total at 28 087, up from 26 122 on the same date last year.
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la Crosse Tribune
Gandhi death marks loss of India's guiding light
AP writer recalls Mahatma Gandhi as a holy man whose code was goodness and whose life bridged Hinduism Christianity and Islam. His death raises fears of Hindu Muslim conflict but his influence endures through successor Nehru and the path to independence's work.
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Gandhi
Atlanta
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi-Ji
India
Indian Leader Assassinated Sparks Bombay Riots
Bulletin from Bombay reports the assassination of a major Indian leader triggers widespread looting arson and stabbings two hours after news spreads. Police fire on rioters in Nili Bazaar while troops are drafted in as mobs halt traffic and shops close leaving twenty four people hospitalized with stab or stone injuries.
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Bombay
Gandhi
Nili
Gandhi Assassinated At Birla House In New Delhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 78 known as Bapu and Mahatma was shot dead at his prayer meeting on the Birla mansion lawn. Police arrested a Hindu from Poona. His death follows years of nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims.
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London
Robert Stimson
BBC
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
Birla House
Stimson
Gret
Mohandas K. Gandhi
New Delhi
Birla Mansion
Poona
S. Kalyanam
Associated Press
Bapu
Mahatma
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Great Britain
India
Pakistan
Birla
L. S. Amery
Burma
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