Water Contamination Debate in La Crosse Council Meeting
La Crosse officials state board of health and residents debated city water chlorination in a tense meeting. Alderman Donald Lyden attacked Health Officer Dr. Garland Weidner and council members Roth and Rebhan, accusing a chlorine build up and publicity strategy that harmed the city’s image and drinking water reputation.
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State Board of Health
la Crosse
Walter Roth
Donald Lyden
Garland Weidner
Roth
Henry Rebben
la Crosse Junior Association of Commerce
Lyden
O. J. Muegge
State Health Department
Weidner
Board of Health
Rebhan
Dr. Weidner
Jaycees
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Deep South
la Crosse County
Hulick
Federal Board Urges End to Rock Island Rail Strike
The National mediation board asked the Switchmen's Union of North America to end its strike against the Rock Island railroad. Union leaders planned to brief the strike committee as it weighs the board's telegram request. The union had halted actions on four Western lines but kept Rock Island out, despite Truman's warnings of drastic action.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Rock Island
Arthur J. Glover
C. E. McDaniels
Truman
Chicago Great Western
Great Northern
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
San Francisco
St. Paul
Minn
Soviet step up maneuvers in East Germany
U S intelligence reports intensified Soviet military activity in East Germany with eight divisions crossing rivers in special maneuvers and five divisions training between Berlin and the Elbe. A senior officer notes potential prewar signaling while allies remain wary and watchful for possible Korea-like actions.
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Berlin
U. S
East Germany
Elbe River
Youth Fined and Licenses Revoked After City Chase
Glenn Allemand, 19, of 726 Oakland Street, paid 25 dollars fines for arterial violations and speeding after police pursued him through the eastern city. He lost his driver license for a year and caused about 20 dollars in lawn damage while driven at high speeds with headlights off. The chase extended from 13th to Cass streets, near Fairgrounds, with a radiator damage incident.
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la Crosse
Glenn Allemand
Oakland Street
Allemand
Vine
Pine Streets
Farwell Street
Cass Street
Fairgrounds
South 23Rd Street
23Rd
Cass Streets
Atom spy Greenglass indicted for conspiracy charges
Army tech sergeant Greenglass charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy in the Los Alamos atomic secrets case. He allegedly delivered secrets to Harry Gold in Albuquerque on June 3, 1945 and received $500.
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Greenglass
Harry Gold
Albuquerque
N. M
America
Gold
Philadelphia
U. S
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
England
New York
Los Alamos, N. M
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
FBI
Lower East Side
Carl A. Hatch
Aloa
New Ao
Hatch
New Mexico
Federal Court District
North Korean Reinforcements Advance Swiftly
General MacArthur reported a rapid North Korean push with divisions in the Pyongtaek area and an eastward sweep to Chungju and the coast. American air forces hit Red tanks and supply lines while reports of recaptured towns conflicted with enemy claims as fighting neared Taejon along the Kum River.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Pyongtaek
Suwon
Chonan
Magung
Chungju
Wonju
Ansong
Korea
Ackack
Fifth Air Force
Seoul
Osan
Tom Lambert
Yongdok
38Th Parallel
Pusan
Red Radio
Pyongyang
Japan
Kum
Taejon
Draft Office Here Flooded With Callers
News of the resumption of the draft for the armed forces drew a flood of calls to the La Crosse draft board office in the federal building. Secretary Doris Schultz opened the office at 1 pm as part time 18 year old registrations continued. The La Crosse County board consolidates into one active unit with members H K Holley Jr Charles Loveland Sr Theodore Lunde Clinton Griswold and Harvey Boyle. Records from World War II are stored in Madison. As of Nov 1 1946 6856 La Crosse County residents served in the armed forces 5424 had been released by that time and 334 065 Wisconsin residents served in the war.
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la Crosse
Draft Board
Federal
Doris Schultz
Madison
John M. Hilgers
Selective Service
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Lift Manpower Ceilings On Armed Services
The government ordered use of the draft to add about 600000 men to the armed services with voluntary enlistments invited. Defense officials lifted overall ceilings to allow expansion, aiming to reach full operating strength for units in Korea. The latest force total was about 1370000 with the Army at 593000, Navy and Marines 427000, and Air Force 350000. The Army is expected to benefit first, with four divisions in the Far East involved in the Korean front.
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Washington
Armed Services
South Korea
Pentagon
Truman
White House
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air
Far East
Truman seeks 260 million for AEC to advance atomic weapons
President Truman asked Congress for 260 million dollars to speed atomic bomb research and hydrogen bomb experiments. He said funds would expand the Atomic Energy Commission capacity to build efficient plants and continue work on all forms of atomic weapons, including the hydrogen bomb, while pursuing peaceful energy goals. He stressed strengthening defense until peace is achieved.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Wisconsin Hikes Population 8.9 Percent in Decade
Official 1950 census figures show Wisconsin with 3,417,372 residents, up 8.9 percent from 3,137,587 in 1940. The state has grown massively from frontier days and more than doubled its population in 70 years.
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Wisconsin
Badger
Union of States
Wisconsin Population Milestones From 1840 to 1940
The article chronicles Wisconsin census figures from 1840 to 1940, noting growth from 130,945 as a territory to 3,137,587 in 1940. It highlights the largest decade gain 1850–1860, and trends toward urbanization with city dwellers rising in the 1940 figure. It lists yearly totals for 1840 through 1940 and invites readers to see Census Page 2.
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Wisconsin
Korea Provides Testing Ground For New Weapons
The article explains that U S forces in Korea may test new weapons in actual combat conditions with ground weapons likely to be trialed first. It notes limits on mass destruction arm tests and discusses potential aviation and air defense developments and the risk of facing Russian jet designs.
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Washington
United States
Korea
Pentagon
Tanks Arrive in Korea as U S Forces Placed on Standby
A Tokyo spokesman said American tanks have arrived in Korea and will provide tank support to troops. He noted the tanks have not yet seen action and declined to specify numbers sizes or current locations.
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Tokyo
Korea
First Yank Killed In Korea Joined Army At 17
Kenneth Shadrick of Skin Fork left home at 17 to join the army with dreams of seeing the world. A year and a half later a machine gun burst took him in a graveyard near Sojong South Korea. He was 19 and reportedly the first American foot soldier killed in the Korean conflict. Two months after enlisting with family permission he was overseas in Japan.
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Pineville
W. Va
Kenneth Shadrick
Sojong
South Korea
Japan
Widow of Geronimo Dies at Mescalero Reserve
Kate Cross-Eyes widow of Geronimo and third of his wives died at about 94 on the Mescalero Indian Reservation. She had lived with her son Robert since 1914. Geronimo and Chiricahua Apaches terrorized the Southwest. he surrendered to Gen. Crook in 1886 and died in 1909 at Fort Sill.
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Mescalero
N. M
Old West
Kate Cross-Eyes
Geronimo
Mescalero Indian Reservation
Robert
Arizona
New Mexico
U. S. Cavalry
George Crook
Florida
Alabama
Fort Sill
Oklo
Make Sure Of Home News For Every Day While Away
The La Crosse Tribune offers a vacation mail service so readers can receive the newspaper at the same home price while traveling. Notify your carrier in advance or call the circulation department at 2-8040 if the carrier cannot deliver.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
the Tribune
The
Red China asserts Formosa drive despite UN actions
Peiping warns the UN of intent to seize Formosa, accusing the United States of aggression by deploying naval units to guard the island. Chou En-lai’s cable to UN Secretary-General Lie denounces US actions while the Security Council moves toward confirming General Douglas MacArthur as UN supreme commander.
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Lake Success
China
United Nations
Formosa
America
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Trygve Lie
U. S
Security Council
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Japan
MacArthur
Reports Planned On Red Studies
Senate investigators prepared for at least three and up to five reports on their four month probe into Communist charges. Sen. Tydings said two Republican members will issue separate reports while the four Democratic members have not yet agreed on a single report.
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Washington
Senate
Tydings
D-Md
Local Weather In La Crosse Forecast Warm Weekend
Fair and warmer conditions expected tonight and Saturday in La Crosse and surrounding area. Low around 60 tonight with Saturday high near 88. Municipal pool water temperature reported at 71 degrees on Friday.
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