Clarify Tavern Laws In La Crosse Council Hearing
La Crosse police chief presenting to the administration committee urged clarifications to tavern ordinances after inspecting all local taverns. He cited vague front window measures and “sufficient lighting” standards, recommending a council committee to set clear rules and address licensing practices. The council debated tightening licenses, consolidating ownership to one tavern per applicant, and possibly raising fees, with final action set for June 13.
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Common Council
Herman F
la Crosse
Rick
Walter T. Roth
Roth
Aply
Warren Smith
Joint Committee
City Opens Two Beaches On Friday
City to open two beaches with lifeguards posted from Friday noon. North side and Pettibone Island beaches to operate with free morning access and a five cent charge later. weekend staffing increases planned. Local guards include Eugene Frey and Richard Hoesley among others. Plans for permanent bath houses remain unfinished.
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E. P. Hartl
New North Side
Pettibone Island
Hart
North Side
Tec Board of Public Works
Rose Street
Clinton Street
Eugene Frey
la Crosse
Frey
Red Cross
William McDonald
Marquette University
Robert Falk
Richard Hoesley
Central High School
Paul Schwartz
Teachers College
Pettibone
Richard Gross
Milwaukee
James Bosanny
Robert Barth
Guilford Hanesworth
Donald Glasbrenner
Hartl
Truman Attacks Taft and Outlines Policy Shifts
President Truman denounces Senator Taft calling his economic view old boom and bust and defends administration stance on Greek Turkish aid to curb prices while aiding starving millions. He appoints Dwight Griswold and Richard F. Allen to run relief programs and covers foreign and domestic issues including Hungary coup, Argentina ties, vote fraud probe in Kansas City, and a Washington district race with Savage.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Griswold
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Richard F. Allen
Red Cross
China
Hungary
State Department
Argentina
George Messersmith
Kansas City
Charles R. Savage
Congress
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Agricultural fairs bill sent to Senate
A bill exempting agricultural fairs from the graduated federal tax on admissions was sent to the Senate Thursday.
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AG Fairs
Washington
Senate
Weather outlook for La Crosse area clears tonight
Clearing and cooler at night with a low around 56 degrees. Friday should be generally fair with little temperature change and a high near 75 degrees.
Treasury bond sale drive set with Snyder radio address
The treasury department plans a nationwide savings bond push in June and July. Secretary John W. Snyder will give a radio address from the cruiser Los Angeles to kick off the campaign.
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Los Angeles
Treasury Department
John W. Snyder
Hungarian envoy refuses Budapest return in Geneva note
The Hungarian legation in Geneva reports that Ferenc Gordon the Hungarian minister to Switzerland will not return to Budapest as requested by the government. The legation denies resignation rumors.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Ferenc Gordon
Budapest
Legation
Gordon
Murder by mail plot targets British leaders
Scotland Yard disclosed a murder by mail plot in which letters containing explosive powder and detonators were sent to prominent Britons including government figures. Three more bombs were found. some recipients were warned in time. Names in press lists included Sir Stafford Cripps and generals Evelyn Barker and Harold MacMichael.
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London
Scotland Yard
Italy
Yard
Colonial Office
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Evelyn Barker
Harold MacMichael
Palestine
Senate Action Today on Labor Bill Faces Veto Debate
Three Democratic House members urged President Truman to veto the compromise labor bill arguing it unfairly curbs workers rights. The measure passed the House 320 to 79 and awaits Senate action with Taft predicting final passage despite possible veto.
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Washington
Democratic House
Truman
House
Senate
White House
Lesinski
Michigan
Madden
Indiana
Klein
New York
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Rep. Marcantonio
Halleck
Rayburn
Texas
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
New York Central Train Wreck Reported Near Sandusky
A New York Central passenger train was wrecked at Huron seven miles east of Sandusky. Police said at least two persons were believed killed and one was the engineer. Ambulances were rushed to the scene as the west bound train from Cleveland was involved.
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Sandusky
New York Central
Huron
Here
Cleveland
New Coal Strike Jitters Set In As Union, Owners Test Patience
Washington reports rising coal strike jitters as the United Mine Workers and operators test each other before the July 7 deadline. A government take over ends July 1, with a 10 day shutdown starting June 27. Taft Hartley bill may shape outcome.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Chief
Lewis
Hungary Faces Three Power Inquiry On Communist Coup
Western powers plan to push the Soviet Union for a three power inquiry into the resignation of Premier Ferenc Nagy and the Communist takeover in Hungary. US and UK demand documents from Moscow as Soviet control council heads deny a broader probe.
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Budapest
U. S
Hungary
United Nations
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
Vienna
Austria
Wiener Kurier
V. P. Sviridov
George Weems
Dickson, Tenn
Control Council
Seaplane Crash Sparks Fire in Pittsburgh Homes
A small seaplane from the Conneaut Lake base crashed into two north side houses Thursday afternoon. The impact caused explosions and both houses caught fire. Firemen searched for the pilot reportedly trapped in debris. A woman and a bystander were carried out of one home. injuries were not yet known.
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Pittsburgh
Conneaut Lake
Chinese inspection finds heavy industries dismantled at Dairen
A Mukden dispatch to Ta Kang Pao reported that on Thursday the Chinese government inspection party at the Russian-held Manchurian port of Dairen found most heavy industries dismantled.
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Nanking
Mukden
Ta Kang Pao
Manchurian
Dairen
Renew Search For Victims Of Sinking
Rain hindered the search for bodies of the Emperor crew missing after the Canadian freighter sank near Isle Royale. Twelve were believed drowned. 21 were rescued as Coast Guard vessels renewed the hunt with the Coastal Queen and three small boats under threatening weather. The incident, the worst Great Lakes disaster since 1942, occurred 25 miles from Fort William and 48 miles from Upper Michigan.
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Fort William
Ont
Isle Royale
Coast Guard
Mich
Kimball
Canada _ steamship lines
Lower Lakes
Northern Engineering Company
Coastal Queen
Great Lakes
Georgian Bay
Walkinshaw
Canoe Rock
Big Island
Upper Michigan
Approve Four Peace Treaties in Senate Vote
The Senate ratified the Italian peace treaty 79 to 10 and approved treaties with Romania Bulgaria and Hungary. President Truman condemned Hungary’s Communist coup during the news conference. The Italian action followed a 67 to 22 rejection of delaying action until January 25. The treaties take effect upon ratification by all Big Four powers.
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Senate
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Truman
Fulbright
D-Ark
U. S
Britain
Russia
China
McMahon
D-Conn
Italy
Hungaryy
Wallace Won’t Back Truman in 1948 Election
Wallace says he will not support President Truman for reelection. He criticizes Truman’s foreign policy toward Russia and says he aims to keep the Democratic Party liberal. He cannot imagine campaigning for the Republicans, though he reserves mild praise for Stassen and Morse.
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Raleigh
N. C
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Russia
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Navy
Mexico
Daniels
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Stassen
Morse
Truman denounces Hungarian coup and promises full inquiry
President Truman condemned the Hungarian coup as an outrage and said the State Department is conducting a full investigation. Diplomats weigh possible steps toward a Balkan federation of Soviet dominated states and moves to maintain pressure on the new Budapest regime. Szegedy Maszak and Nagy Jr. refused to return to Budapest as several diplomats stay at their posts.
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Washington
Truman
Hungary
United States
State Department
Europe
Baltic
Adriatic
Marshal Tito
Yugoslaia
Balkan
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
Soviet Bloc
Czechoslovakia
Aladar Szegedy-Maszak
Budapest
Francis Nagy, Jr
Legation
Clearing Weather Forecast Tonight at Central and Logan
Forecast by Meteorologist A D Sanial for La Crosse and vicinity calls for clearing and cooler conditions Thursday night with a low around 56. Friday should be generally fair with little temperature change and a high near 75. Wednesday’s mean temperature was 64, about one degree below normal.
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Central
Logan
A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Gas and Water Restored Efforts Rush In Flooded Rutland
Emergency crews race to restore gas and water in Rutland Vermont after a dam break and 24 hour rain. Power returned via auxiliary lines and tankers deliver drinking water from Bellows Falls while food and milk supplies arrive. Damages reach up to 2 million dollars with four missing persons accounted for. The last reported missing boy, a 13 year old, was found.
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Rutland
Green Mountain
Bellows Falls
Mine Disaster Report Faults Explosive Use at Centralia
A Senate public lands subcommittee blamed the Centralia Illinois mine disaster on the non permissible use of explosives. It faulted management miners and agencies for negligence and urged federal legislation to grant enforcement power to the Bureau of Mines or another federal body. The report cites illegal blasting practices and coal dust used as stemming in drill holes contrary to law.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands
Centralia
Ill
Senate
Cordon
R-Ore
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Drought Threatens German Crop Yields and Food Shortage
Frankfurt reports from American and German officials on Thursday warn that drought endangers crops Germany needs to ease a sharp food shortage.
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Frankfurt
Germany
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N. Y. Central Train Wreck
Harold W. Ward
Southern
By Jack Guinn
Allied Control Commission
Bela Kovacs
Small
Holders
Kovacs
Communist Party
Demos
Department of State
U.S
Balkan Federation
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