Truman Orders AEC to Continue Work On All Atomic Weapons
President Truman directed the atomic energy commission to pursue development of all atomic weapons including the hydrogen bomb. He said the program will proceed to defend the nation and align with peace goals until international control of atomic energy is achieved. The report notes ongoing production stockpiling and rising pace of weapons development.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Congress
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Seaka
Henry D. Smyth
Smyth
Hanson Heads Safety Council In La Crosse
W O Hanson reelected chairman of the La Crosse Industrial Safety Council for a fourth term at the annual VFW meeting. He praised member companies for cooperation that earned national safety recognition and highlighted workmen’s compensation reforms and doctor panels.
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W. O. Hanson
la Crosse Industrial Safety Council
VFW
Hanson
Allis-Chalmers Co
National Safety Council
Allis-Chalmers
Oscar J. Wallschinger
Electric Auto-Lite Co
R. W. Gillette
Trane Co
Roy Gilles
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Co
Jack Evans
Cartage Co
J. J. Padesky
J. Hehli
la Crosse Rubber Mills Co
John Glendenning
Inland Printing Co
Harry Nelson
State Industrial Commissiin
Wisconsin
Nelson
Snow Covers Southern Wisconsin And Beyond
Snow blanketed southern Wisconsin with 2 to 3 inches in many areas while Milwaukee registered three inches the heaviest of the winter. North regions saw 1 to 2 inches. overall temps rose from subzero to points above freezing as system moves eastward.
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Wisconsin
Federal
Howard J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Heroic Yukon searcher probes deep snow for C-54 crash
A rescue party, led by Lieut. Edwin Gulczynski, followed Lieut. Charles Harden through waist deep snow to find five survivors from a C-47 crash near Caribou mountain. The search for the missing C-54 continued with 32 aircraft over 43500 square miles as temperatures dropped toward zero.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
Yukon
Caribou Mountain
Charles R. Harden
Alaska
Edwin Gulczynski
Camp Carson
Colo
Harden
Jack Borges
Midnight Sun Broadcasting Co
Anchorage
Elmendorf Field
Mount Caribou
Biggsfield el Paso
Tex
Snag
Yukon Territory
Fort Nelson
B. C
Boy Burned In Fire In Janesville Wisconsin
A ten year old boy, Richard Traxler, was burned Monday night as a fire drove 12 people from a four apartment building in Janesville. He was hospitalized with burns not believed to be serious and authorities noted uncertainty about inhalation. The Traxler family occupied two apartments and had gone out to a show when Richard and four siblings slept with a 13 month old in the home.
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Janesville
Wis
Richard Traxler
Frank Murphy
Sam Traxler
Traxlers
Richard
Jacqueline
Robert
Peggy
John
Katherine Paulus
Farm Wife Pleads Guilty in Wisconsin Murder Case
Mrs. Francis Parr, 22, a frail farm wife, admitted guilt to a first degree murder charge in Sparta after a written confession. She claimed repeated abuse by her husband, Francis Marvin Parr, a Clifton Ridge farmer, before he was shot at their rural home. Parr, bound over to circuit court, gave details under questioning at Sparta and later at Tomah.
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Monroe County
Ben Laufenberg
Tomah
Hans Biegel
Francis Parr
William Gleiss
Parr
Sparta
Wis
Harry L. Beckman
Clifton Ridge
Gleiss
Laufenberg
Robert Henry
Henry
Hans R
Biegel
John White
White Funeral Home
Janice
la Crosse
Grace Gene Brandenburg
Melrose
Dorothy
la Crosse County
Waukon
Winona
Minn
Roger
Two Youths Injured in Intersection Crash
Two youths, Jerry Swartz and Arlen June, were hospitalized after a noon crash at 16th and Market streets. Swartz, 14, and June, 17, suffered possible concussions and multiple injuries. Damage totaled $700 between a car driven by June and a panel truck from Padesky Fruit House. Secor Jr. was briefly unconscious.
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Market Streets
Jerry Swartz
Loomis Street
Arlen
Loomis
16Th Street
Robert Secor, Jr
Green Island
Market Street
Swartz
June
Padesky Fruit House
See Secor
Local Weather La Crosse Partly cloudy with steady temperatures
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with no temperature change. Lows around 15 in the city and 10 in rural areas. Highs on Wednesday near 15.
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la Crosse
743 Ton Ship Sinks Near Borkum
The 743-ton German ship S. S. Fidamus sank near Borkum, Germany. The British tug Rumania reported eight survivors rescued and a search for eight more missing crew members was ongoing.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Truman Proposes 70-Day Coal Truce with Fact-Finder
President Truman urged a seventy day coal production halt beginning February six while a presidential three member board investigates the dispute. The plan aims to yield a quick settlement for miners and operators without binding conclusions with replies due by February fourth.
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Truman
Presidential
United Mine Workers
Presidential Board of Three
Mr. Truman
John L. Lewis
Northern
Western
Lewis
George H
PSC Restrained From Enforcing Tomah Stop
Circuit Judge Herman Sachtsen issued a temporary injunction halting the public service commission from enforcing a train stop order. A hearing will be held as the Milwaukee road appeals the PSC ruling directing morning eastbound service stop at Tomah, a town now lacking morning trains.
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Madison
Wis
Herman Sachtsen
Public Service Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
PSC
Tomah
City Industry safety record earns national commendation
La Crosse industries receive national praise for four year plant and factory safety with an overall 1949 accident ratio of 9.1 versus 16.7 national average. Allis Chalmers Northern Engraving The Trane Co La Crosse Rubber Mills and Electric Auto Lite cited for exceptional local safety.
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la Crosse Industries
Nationa Safety Council
Ia Crosse Industrial Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
National Safety Group
la Crosse
Dearborn
Erickson Bakery Co
la Crosse Tribune
Badger Corrugating Co
Franklin Iron Works
la Crosse Printing Co
N. P. Benson Optical Co
Terpstra Ice and Fuel Co
Voigt Auto Co
WKBH
Ziegler Brewing Co
Allis- Chalmers
Northern Engraving
Trane Co
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Appoint Three Ward Captains For Red Cross
Three ward captains are named for the 1950 La Crosse county Red Cross fund drive. Northside Mrs. Thomas Coughlin central Mrs. G. J. Winter and south side Mrs. J. F. Sherman lead the effort on March 5 with rural chairman Mrs. Harry Keppel.
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la Crosse County
American Red Cross
Northside
Thomas Coughlin
Central
G. J. Winter
South Side
J. F. Sherman
Harry Keppel
R. 2
la Crosse
Rudolph Horschak
Alby Blystad
Edward Bergquist
R. L. Roettiger
Gray
Elmer Koenen
G. L. Schroff
E. J. Wollschlaeger
Thomas Burgess
Cargill House
Joseph Callaway
Vivian Gilbertson
Forecast Indicates Continued Cold Weather Across Region
The Great Lakes air mass weakens and forecasts show Tuesday night temperatures around five below in the city and ten below in rural areas. Wednesday highs expected near 15 above with Tuesday’s mean at seven below zero, 23 below normal. Meteorologist A. D. Sanial notes La Crosse highs around three above and lows near minus three, with airport readings at minus eight.
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Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Missouri May Be Hung On Rock Hope Fails On Grounded Ship
A new salvage push aboard the battleship Missouri failed to free the vessel from a Chesapeake Bay shoal. Rear Admiral Wal lin said a large rock may dent the bottom as 13 tugs and eight small craft labored for hours with no movement toward deep water.
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Missouri
Norfolk
Homer N. Wallin
Allan E. Smith
Chesapeake Bay
Hampton Roads
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