Democrats push Eisenhower bid at Philadelphia caucus
Democratic leaders push for a possible Eisenhower nomination with a Philadelphia caucus ahead of the party convention. Senator Pepper of Florida supports Eisenhower as a candidate and may attend the convention as an alternate, while others hedge on his availability. Illinois California Iowa New Jersey Michigan delegations signal shifts as party factions maneuver toward or against Truman.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Truman
James Roosevelt
California
Pepper
Florida
Senate
Harry Carlson
New Hampshire
Carlson
Columbia University
Illinois
Iowa
New Jersey
Michigan
Cy Bevan
John R. Franco
William H. Kelly
Local Weather Forecast For La Crosse Area
Local weather outlook for La Crosse and vicinity calls for fair skies and warm conditions on Sunday. The high temperature is expected to reach 92 degrees.
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Barkley to Keynote Demo Convention Speech in Philadelphia
Alben Barkley, the veteran Kentucky Democrat, will keynote and chair the Philadelphia national convention opening July 12. A 43-year party veteran, he has served in the House, Senate for 22 years, and as Senate Democratic leader for 11. He previously keynoted 1932, 1936 and chaired 1940 and 1944 conventions. He asserts victory but civil rights tensions worry followers.
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Philadelphia
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Senate
Barkley
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
McCracken County
Albania cuts ties with Yugoslavia over trade and missions
Belgrade reports Albania severed all economic agreements and expelled Yugoslav trade, cultural and military experts within 48 hours. Yugoslavia condemns the move as unprecedented and a violation of international law and warns of consequences under the Yugoslav Albanian treaty.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Tito
Foreign Ministry
CAA Allocates $50,000 Fund To La Crosse
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced a $50,000 grant for La Crosse municipal airport as part of a national 1948-49 program totaling $73,819,455 for 455 airports. State aid is expected at $81,250 in 1949 to match city funds for an administration building and landscape work to curb sand blowing.
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D. W. Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics
Washington
D. C
Associated Press
CAA
la Crosse Aviation Board
T. K. Jordan
State Aeronautics Commission
Aviation Board
Rentzel
Wisconsin
Richland Center
Auto-Lite Strike Could Put 3,500 La Crosse Workers Out
If the Electric Auto-Lite strike begins at 7 a m July 7 more than one third of La Crosse factory workers would be on strike. On June 1 about 9 421 workers were employed in La Crosse with 1487 at Trane and G Heileman Brewing. Employment records show 736 people seeking work, down 42 1 percent since March 1 including 235 women and 252 veterans.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin State Employment Service Office
Trane Company
G. Heileman Brewing Com
Study Ways To Halt Coal Strike Tuesday
Government lawyers consider three paths to block a looming coal strike affecting steel plants. Options include a NLRB complaint, seizure of captive mines under draft law, or invoking Taft Hartley national emergency procedures.
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Washington
Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Ite House
UW Reservists May Get Four Year Deferments
University of Wisconsin officials announce a four year military deferment for students enrolling in ROTC or pursuing science engineering and medical majors. Draft eligible men entering school next fall can expect their education not to be interrupted for at least two semesters. Reserve commissions may be offered upon graduation and active duty terms required if called. The law takes effect after fall registration. enrollment impact remains uncertain.
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Madison
Wis
T. W. Zillman
University of Wisconsin Director of Veterans’ Affairs
Zillman
J. Kenneth Little
Finnish Elections Signal Shift after Agrarian Victory
In Helsinki, Finland, parliamentary results show the Agrarian Center party winning a strong victory while the Social Democrats rise to second and the Communist dominated Popular Democrats fall to third. The Popular Democrats lose ten of their fifty one seats as the vote shifts toward a more centrist balance.
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Helsinki
Finland
Agrarian Center Party
Social Cmomade
Popular Democrats
Social Democrats
Agrarians
No Editions Of Tribune Monday
No La Crosse Tribune editions will publish Monday as July 4 falls on Sunday and the day is observed as a holiday.
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Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
Nationwide Red Expose Announced by Hartley Leader
Chairman Hartley announces a nationwide probe into Communist influence in American labor unions. After four days of hearings on Capitol Hill the House subcommittee will hear from New York union officials and then visit Detroit and San Francisco as the investigation expands.
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Hartley
R-Nj
House Committee
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Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Capitol Hill
House Labor
Rep
Kersten
R-Wis
Cio-United Department Store
Bernadotte Sees Arab Leaders on Palestine Peace Plan
In Cairo Count Folke Bernadotte met Arab leaders for four hours to hear their counter proposals to his plan for peace in the Holy Land. An Arab official warned fighting could resume, while Bernadotte abstained from comment and planned to return to Rhodes.
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Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Palestine
Gue
Holy Land
Arab League
Bernadotte
Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Israel
Centennial Parade Promises Greatest La Crosse Display
William Bonadurer, La Crosse county centennial parade chairman, pledges the event will be the greatest parade ever seen in La Crosse with nearly 100 entries already received and up to 50 000 spectators anticipated. The July 17 parade runs 3 p m from Fifth and Hood to West avenue. entries must be in by July 7.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Bonadurer
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth
Hood Streets
Fifth Avenue
Jay Street
Jay
Fourth Street
Pearl
Third Street
Main Street
West Avenue
Grover Cleveland
Blast cripples Carnegie-Illinois steel plant in Chicago
An explosion and fire at Carnegie-Illinois Steel's South Side plant knocked out about 40 percent of capacity injuring 21 workers with four seriously hurt. Police feared two bodies buried in debris though rescue crews reported no fatalities. Five furnaces will be banked and repairs may take time.
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Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
Michael J. Corrigan
Ray Crane
Uniformed Police
South Side
U. S. Steel
Joseph Janikowski
Communist World Rides Tito Controversy Across Bloc
Prague dispatch outlines how the Cominform attack on Marshal Tito sparks a chain of moves in eight states. Communist parties adopt condemnations of Tito and push Cominform ideology down to local groups as they grapple with Moscow's directives and their own guilt over deviations.
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A. I. Goldberg
Prague
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Tito
Communist Hall of Fame
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Sokolovsky Keeps Allied Chiefs Guessing in Berlin Talks
Soviet commander Marshal Sokolovsky met with U S British and French leaders for 30 minutes in Berlin to avoid assurances on lifting the food blockade. Western airlift continued with 675 tons delivered in 24 hours while coal relief remained in doubt.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
U. S
Sokolovsky
Brian Robertson
Lucius D. Clay
Allied Control Council
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
Seek Missing Mexican Plane Near Mexico City
A two engine DC 3 carrying 14 people including eight Americans is missing in the mountains east of Mexico City. Army, commercial and U S embassy planes scoured the area but storms halted the search. dawn will renew efforts. A ground sighting near Jalapa prompted searches by the Vera Cruz command.
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Mexico City
U. S.-Mexico Foot and Mouth Disease Commission
Army
Here
Vera Cruz
Jalapa
Judge Evans Retires From U.S. Court of Appeals
Judge Evan A. Evans age 82 announces retirement effective immediately from the U.S. circuit court of appeals. Evans, a Spring Green Wisconsin native, served as a senior judge before stepping down.
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Chicago
Evan A. Evans
Spring Green
Wisconsin
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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