Democrats Meet To Pick Candidate Douglas O
Wisconsin delegates at the Democratic National Convention cooled in crowded Essex hotel rooms after a visit from Gov. Wallgren as Minnesota delegates led by Hubert Humphrey urged solid support for Truman. The party debated the platform with plans for a possible floor fight if the platform diverges from Truman ideas. Humphrey predicted an 8 of 17 platform committee stake and pressed civil rights reform and Taft-Hartley repeal.
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la Crosse Tribune
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Mon Wallgren
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
National Democratic Platform Drafting Committee
Truman
Democratic
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Harold E. Stassen
Humphrey
Dixie
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Claude Pepper
Florida
Alabama
Beensvigsscu Litsekiaip
Ezesl Lps
Democrats
Drafting Committee of Seven
Truman Forces In Complete Control Now
Reporter Jack Bell describes the opening of the 30th Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Despite pressure, Justice William O. Douglas declined to quit the Supreme Court and run, leaving Alben Barkley seen as a possible ticket mate for President Truman. Southern factions weigh Barkley against other potential picks amid platform debates on racial equality and states rights.
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Philadelphia
William O. Douglas
Alben Barkley
Douglas
Ruman
John Redding
Democratic
Redding
Committee
Barkley
Truman South
William Preston Lane
Maryland
Demos Consider Civil Rights Plank Amid Party Rift
A secret seven member subcommittee drafted a civil rights plank drawing on the 1944 platform, aiming for unity as Dixie rebels clash with liberal Northerners over federal civil rights measures. The tentatively backed provisions may urge Taft Har vy act corrections and broader housing and price relief while preserving international cooperation.
State GOP Reports its Financial Status
The Republican party of Wisconsin reported to the secretary of state that it collected $146,063 from July 12, 1947 to July 10, 1848 and spent $110,781.33 in that period.
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Madison
Wis
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Secretary of State Today
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with local thunder. Segn or early Tuesday. A little cooler. Low tonight around 70, high Tuesday about 84.
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la Crosse
Berlin Mayor Demands Frontiers Against Russian Control
Berlin mayor elect Ernest Reuter urged making the city a frontier against Soviet power. American envoy Lewis Douglas met Gen. Lucius Clay as Western notes push for lifting the blockade. US and British aircraft delivered 1,038 tons of food to Berlin in 190 flights despite bad weather.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Ernest Reuter
Reuter
Elbe
Lewis D. Douglas
United States
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Douglas
London
Russia
Germany
Social Democratic
U. S
Rlin
Kremlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Lewis W. Douglas
U.S
Yugoslavia
Ante Pavelic
Vatican
Empty Seats Mark Slow Start To Democratic Conclave
The Philadelphia Democratic convention opened with a sparsely filled hall as the Missouri Waltz and later Dixie failed to elicit broad support. Delegates had not yet been seated by 10 o clock CST, while banners and decor highlighted the event amid low attendance and mixed regional enthusiasm.
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Philadelphia
Harry S. Truman
Dixie
Illinois
Mississippi
Wisconsin Legislature urged to expand special session agenda
Henry J. Berquist, chairman of the People's Progressive party, asks Wisconsin lawmakers to amend the July 19 special session call to include liberalization of the state's pension program beyond housing for veterans. He says other problems need attention.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
People’s Progressive Party
Henry J. Berquist
Rennebohm
Forecast Rain In Coulee Area
Scattered thundershowers were on the weather calendar today with no texture decrease expected. Relief from heat is forecast for tomorrow with highs around 85. Yesterday's showers totaled 41 inches in West Salem while readings today reach 88 or 89 with general rains expected.
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A. D. Sania
Coulee
West Salem
Sanal
Blair
Prairie du Chien
Control Of Local 248 Returns To Workers Amid Wage Demand
Milwaukee workers regain control of UAW-CIO Local 248 at the Allis-Chalmers main plant after eight months under an administrator. They demand a 20 cent an hour general wage increase for 11,500 production workers, while 13 former officers face charges of mishandling union funds. Duane Greathouse hands over to Joseph Glynn as president. Tony Audin announces the new wage demand. An eight percent raise was offered to 33,000 hourly workers in nine plants, deemed inadequate by the local. Christoffel fights a federal sentence for alleged Communist ties.
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Milwaukee
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmers
UAW
Duane
Pat) Greathouse
Joseph Glynn
Tony Audin
Uaw-Cio International
West Allis
Springfield
Til
Boston Mass
Pittsburgh
Norwood
Laporte
Ind
la Crosse
Wis
Oxnard
Calif
Gadsden
Ala
Greathouse
Harold Christoffel
Christoffel
House Labor Committee
Er Ramle Lydda Fall as Berlin Tensions Rise
The Arab strongholds of Er Ramle and Lydda surrendered to Israeli forces to clear a Tel Aviv Jerusalem route. Iraqi troops moved toward Haifa and Mt Carmel while Latrun remained a barrier. Berlin tension grows as Britain shells reinforcements and Berlin itself faces air raids and a looming four power discussion.
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Associated Press
Er Ramle
Lydda
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Haifa
Berlin
London
Count Folke Bernadotte
New York
UN Security Council
Britain
Germany
Illinois Cop Grills Hoffman in Wife's Death Case
Chicago police charge John J. Hoffman 32 with murder after testimony that he beat his wife Molly Dora 24 in a Wisconsin trailer then in Chicago apartment. A Wisconsin warrant. Hoffman detained in Canada. District Attorney Curran says new accounts shift jurisdiction to Cook County authorities.
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Chicago
John Ascher
Manston
Wis
John J. Hoffman
Molly Dora
Hoffman
Wisconsin
Charles P. Curran
Mauston
Curran
Cook County
Canada
Great Britain and U S Close Lend-Lease Account
Washington reports that Great Britain and the United States finalized an official closing of Britain's 31 billion dollar lend-lease account and other wartime obligations.
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Great Britain
U. S
Washington
United States
Britain
Fire Captain Bey Dies at 60 in Local Hospital
John C. Bey, 60, a captain at No. 4 fire station, died suddenly Saturday night in a local hospital. He served the fire department from 1918, rising through ranks to captain in 1944, with most assignments at No. 4 station except six years at No. 2. He is survived by wife, one son Elden of La Crosse, two grandchildren, mother Mrs. Anna Bey, and three brothers. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Nelson funeral home, burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John C. Bey
North 10Th Street
No. 4
Fire Department
No. 2
Elden
la Crosse
Anna Bey
Fred
Washington, Ia
Edward
Salina
Calif
Ernest
Nelson Funeral Home
Mark Andrews
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nelson
North Carolina Faces Polio Surge Across State
North Carolinians confront a rising infantile paralysis outbreak with 485 cases reported through Saturday. State health officials led by Dr. J. W. R. Norton warn of a definite upward trend in cases for the week ending June 25.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Philip S. Randolph
State Board of Health
J. W. R. Norton
Consulate Clerk Wounded by Mortar Fragment in Garden
Chester H. Vincent of Raymond Illinois, a consulate clerk, was wounded by mortar fragments in the U S consulate garden. Six fragments struck him, with one hitting a lung. He was transported to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Chester H. Vincent
Raymond
U. S
Vincent
Hadassah Hospital
It's Hot As Usual At The Convention
Philadelphia reports heat as convention coverage continues. Temperatures reached 89 degrees with high humidity and forecasts predicting hotter conditions this afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Plan Auto-Lite Meeting Today Amid Labor Disputes
La Crosse focus on two labor contract controversies as 3,500 workers stay off the job. Electric Auto-Lite management and local UAW-CIO officials with a federal conciliator scheduled a 2 p.m. meeting. This follows last Wednesday's strike and precedes a joint conciliator session set for Tuesday.
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Heileman Brewing Company
la Crosse
Electric Auto-Lite
Federal
AFL
Trane Company
Three State Inmates Flee From Prison Farms
MADISON Wis period three state prison inmates disappeared during the weekend from prison farms where they were working. Joseph Rupp 56 and Lewis Paul 56 both from Milwaukee county municipal court were missing from the Thompson farm near Cambridge at the checkup Saturday. Rupp sentenced April 15 for 12 to 18 months for abandonment. Paul sentenced March 15 for 12 to 15 months for second offense as a drunkard. Charles S Newman 24 from Sauk county Oct 14 1947 for two years for non support disappeared from prison farm No 1 near Waupun last night.
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Madison
Wis
Joseph Rupp
Lewis Paul
Milwaukee County
Thompson Farm
Cambridge
Rupp
Paul
Charles S. Newman
Sauk County
Waupun
Farm Girl Dies In Cabin Fire
Violet Kotatz, 12, died in a log cabin fire at Klondike Wisconsin while father Aug ust Kotatz and others escaped. Sister Martha 14 suffered serious burns but jumped to safety. Mary 21 also escaped. a son and a guest were uninjured. Cause undetermined. blaze likely started near the roof. location about 30 miles northwest of Oconto.
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Klondike
Wis
Violet Kotatz
August Kotatz
Martha
Mary
Edward Coopman
Oconto County
Kotatz
Violet
Coopman
Wilbert
Keith Iwen
Milwaukee
Clarence McMahon
McMahon
Kondike
Oconto
Wisconsin
Fire devastates Cleveland National Forest in first blaze of season
A fierce wildfire in the Cleveland National Forest scorched about ten thousand acres and cost a 19 year old Forest Service crewman his life. Eleven homes were burned as hot sun and bone dry brush fueled the blaze.
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San Diego
Calif
Forest Service
Cleveland National Forest
Convention Or Wake They Miss The Golden Voice
Philadelphia dispatch notes the Democratic convention opening without a unifying leader as Roosevelt's absence looms. Delegates anticipate Truman’s nomination amid internal strife over Negro citizenship, eclipsing other issues and contrasting with the rival Republican gathering’s hopeful mood and personality clashes.
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Philadelphia
Golden Voice
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Crashes Take Five Lives in Wisconsin Weekend
Five people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend. James Basner 24 of Odanah died when his truck rolled, four others injured. Rudolph Kaderly 21 of Juda died after a three car collision near Juda. Norvel Oestreich 21 of Park Falls died in an auto motorcycle crash at highways 13 and 70. Ronald Basque 18 of Cuba City and Gloria Trevarthen 15 of Hazel Green were killed when a motorcycle collided with a car on highway 80 near Miss Trevarthen’s home town.
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Wisconsin
James W. Basner
Odanah
Ashland County
Rudolph Kaderly
Juda
Monroe
Norvel Oestreich
Park Falls
Ronald Basque
Cuba City
Gloria Trevarthen
Hazel Green
Miss Trevarthen
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Demos
Francis M. Lemay
Lemay
States
State Gop
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Red
By Belman Morin
Administrator
Count Bernadette
Bernadotte
Cop Grills
North Carolina
Plan Auto-Lite
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Hal Boyle
Harry Truman
Dewey
Taft
Stassen
Boyle
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