Berlin crisis deepens as talks eyed and corridors threaten
The report notes renewed Russian threats to close air corridors into blockaded Berlin amid a possible four power conference likely in September in Paris. Israel demands new territory in Palestine and heavy indemnities from Arabs. Tito is reelected secretary general of Yugoslavia’s Communist party as Belgrade hosts a Danube navigation conference.
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Berlin
Moscow
Pais
Molotov
Israel
Palestine
Moshe Shertok
Jerusalem
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Blast ruins search at Ludwigshafen chemical plant
Weeping German women waited as rescue teams searched the Erben plant for missing workers after Europe’s worst postwar disaster. Casualties stood at 138 dead and 200 to 250 missing with over 2,300 injured. American troops aided rescue and firefighting before撤退. German officials blamed an ethyl chloride explosion, while Germans denied war material production.
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Ludwigshafen
Germany
Irben Chemical Plantae
Europe
Mannheim
Lucius D. Clay
U. S.S
Berlin
Loyalty of U S Employes Under Senate Probe
Acting assistant secretary of commerce Blaisdell testified that he gave a government job to William Remington while Remington was under espionage inquiry. He noted Remington’s loyalty was questioned, as Ferguson’s subcommittee probes whether trusted officials were moved during investigations.
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Washington
Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr
William Remington
Remington
Blaisdell
Senate
Will
Elizabeth T. Bentley
New York
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Miners Die in Edgewater Coal Mine Blast
Two miners were killed and at least 13 injured in a blast at the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Edgewater mine in Birmingham. Rescue teams worked amid debris as officials investigated the cause and scope of the disaster.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
Edgewater
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Clear and cooler tonight with a low around 57. Saturday will be fair and moderately warm with a high near 82.
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la Crosse
Storandt Seeks Assembly Post From La Crosse County
Ernest F. Storandt of West Salem announces his Republican candidacy for state assemblyman from the La Crosse county second district. He previously served in 1945 46 supporting 35 agricultural bills including Bangs disease calfhood vaccination and backed labor and veteran benefit measures. He served on commerce and manufacturing and on conservation committees and promotes fish and game improvements with the Izaak Walton league.
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Ernest F. Storandt
West Salem
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Onalaska
Holmen
Bangor
Rockland
Assembly
Sterandt
Wisconsin
Izaak Walton
Truman Appeals For Controls To Forestall Business Crash
Senate debate over inflation measures and poll tax continues as Taft and Barkley clash. Southern filibuster persists with Stewart leading. adjournment next week looms if anti-poll tax bill clears Wednesday. Republicans plan cloture to force a vote amid constitutional questions.
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Truman
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Stewart
D-Conn
Republican Policy Committee
Barkley
Ohioan
House Banking
Mrruman
Secretary of Treasury
Snyde
Paul Porter
Office of Price Administration
House
Dixie Democrats
GOP
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Chamber
Hungarian President Abdicates Amid Coup Pressure
President Zoltan Tildy of Hungary abdicated as Communist dominated authorities accuse his son in law Victor Csornosky of espionage and treason. Csornosky is under arrest and former Socialist leader Arpad Stvakastis is believed to be the likely successor as the council ponders a new president.
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Budapest
Hungary
Zoltan Tildy
Egypt
Victor Csornosky
Tildy
Csornosky
Cairo
Council of Ministers
Arpad Stvakastis
Unified Labor Party
Wisconsin Tornado Destroys Farm While Killing Two
La Crosse County reports the first authenticated tornado striking Maple Grove area on Highway 14. The Ballwegg farm home near Madison is leveled causing one daughter Lucille Ballwegg to die later at hospital. A 69 year old man Alfred Croft from Lancaster dies from barn collapse injuries. Federal weather bureau confirms tornado with 67 inch rainfall. Debris blocks roads and power lines collapse across several counties.
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Highway 14
Maple Grove
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Alfred Croft
Lancaster
Madison
Frank Ballwegg
Ballweggs
Ralph Buck
Milwaukee
Charles Jones
Green County
Monroe
Martin Hartenstein
Kern Park
Green Bay
Main Street
Fox River
la Crosse County
Maple Grove Club
Cabin Court
Pete Stephan
Ivan Wright
Sanial
la Crosse
Boy is killed by freight train on Hemlock trestle
The nine year old Frankie Meitner was struck and killed while crossing a North Western railroad bridge over Hemlock creek in Vesper Wisconsin. Local meteorologist A D Sanial explained the tornado formation and described a rare wind event that hit La Crosse area.
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Vesper
Wis
Frankie Meitner
Hemlock Creek
North Western Railroad
A. D. Sanial
National Guard
Truman Urges Wage Price Curbs to Halt Inflation
President Truman accuses Congress of ignoring inflation risks and renews calls for broad controls including prices wages rationing and credit. He unveils a four percent price rollback plan tied to November 1947 levels and frames rapid defense and aid spending as inflation drivers.
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Washington
Truman
Republican Congress
Capitol Hill
Council of Economic Advisers
Mr. Truman
First Atomic Energy Electric Plant to Operate in December
The Brookhaven National Laboratory pile of the Atomic Energy Commission, a six to seven story cube with a 300 foot stack, is set to begin producing about 2,500 kilowatts of electric power by December. Designed by Dr. Lyle Borst, the plant is a peaceful postwar project, with a massive concrete fortress housing pure graphite and uranium at its heart.
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Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyle Borst
Long Island
Fisher Youth Sentenced to Life for Parental Murder
A 16 year old farm boy from Neenah Gordon Fisher Jr. is serving a life term in Wisconsin state prison after pleading guilty to first degree murder for killing his mother. Prosecutors said a premeditated plan existed to kill both parents but the shot at his father ruined the attempt. Fisher told authorities he loved his mother and hated his father.
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Waupun
Wis
Neenah
Gordon Fisher, Jr
Wisconsin
S. J. Luchsinger
Oshkosh
Moore
Scroll Awarded City Float In Minneapolis
Crosse entry in the Aquatennial parade earned an honorable mention scroll at a luncheon hosted by the Aquatennial awards committee at the Hotel Radisson. Dr Frank J Hoeschier accepted the scroll for the La Crosse Plugs and the Chamber of Commerce city county publicity committee which sponsored the float.
Rites Set Monday for Soldier Lawrence A. Banasik
Funeral services for Private Lawrence A. Banasik 22 son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Banasik 121 South 14th Street will be Monday at 8 30 a m at Blaschke Funeral Home and 9 a m at Holy Trinity Church Rev Msgr Victor Plecity officiating Burial in Catholic Cemetery Rosary Sunday at 7 30 p m at Blaschke Funeral Home Catholic War Veterans of La Crosse to participate He enlisted December 10 1941 trained at Camp Roberts volunteered for paratroop training at Ft Benning served overseas in 1943 with the 505th Paratroop Infantry 82nd Airborne Division killed in action in France June 14 1944 He is survived by daughter Marilyn his parents one brother Floyd and one sister Mrs Donald Payne.
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Lawrence A. Banasik
Stanley Banasik
South 14Th Street
Blaschke
France
Marilyn
la Crosse
Floyd
Washington, D. C
Donald ——— Payne
Maute
Ind
30 Day Duck Season With No Bag Limit Change Approved
President Truman signed regulations expanding waterfowl seasons in the Pacific and central flyways while adjusting limits for geese coot and mourning dove. Central states gain longer seasons and higher bag limits, Atlantic and Mississippi flyways unchanged, Pacific flyway lengthened to 40 days with same limits as center.
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Washington
Truman
Pacific States
Central States
United States
Atlantic
Mississippi
Central
Pacific
Two Brothers to Face Court in Sister's Death
In Moorhead Minnesota two brothers aged nine and 11 will appear in juvenile court Thursday after admitting they beat their two year old sister Joyce with a hoe handle because she would not stop crying. An autopsy found severe internal injuries as the cause of death.
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Moorhead
Minn
G. L. Dosland
Clay County
Joyce
Dosiand
City council recommends abolishing Racine Housing Authority
The Racine city council in committee of the whole voted to recommend abolishing the Racine Housing Authority. Final action is planned at next Tuesday's council meeting before it goes to Mayor Francis H. Wendt for signature. The mayor defended the authority during the discussion.
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Racine
Wis
Francis H. Wendt
Communist Leader Surrenders in Chicago Overthrow Indictment
Gilbert Green district chairman of the Chicago Communist party surrendered to a U S marshal today. He is among 12 leaders indicted last July for overthrowing the U S government. Green was former national secretary of the Young Communist League and appeared with attorney Max Naiman. William Z Foster also named among the 12, all members of the party national board.
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Chicago
Gilbert Green
Communist Party
U. S
United Sates
Green
Young Communist League
Max Naiman
William Z. Foster
Communist Party In America
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Pheote
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OPA
White House
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First Atomic Energy Electric Plant
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Brookhaven Laboratory
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Minneapolis
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