Bice Blames Lobbyists For Delaying Bill In Wisconsin
Assemblyman Raymond C. Rice of La Crosse charges lobbyists delayed a 65 mile hour day speed limit bill. He cites Louis Milan of the Wisconsin Automotive Trades association as pressuring against passage. The measure, approved 80 to 13 in the Assembly, stalled in the Senate highway committee after a 14 to 11 setback. Support comes from the state safety division and Gov Rennebohm.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate Highway Committee
Senate
Rice
Highway Committee
la Crosse
Legislative Council
Oscar Rennebohm
R. C. Salisbury
Salisbury
Wisconsin
Army Officer's Rites Planned for Lieut Jack P Ellis
Committal services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Oak Grove cemetery for Lieut Jack P Ellis 26 who died Oct 13 1944 of wounds received in action He was the son of Mr and Mrs Guy C Ellis married to June Simonson Blair and they had one son Peter A Central high school graduate he earned a pilot license in June 1941 after training at Camp Wolters Texas and Ft Benning Georgia He served from Jan 13 1942 was promoted to first lieutenant after officers candidate school and held postings at Ft Benning Camp McCoy and overseas as replacement officer in the 417th Infantry 76th Division England France including D day after two months in action.
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Jack P. Ellis
Oak Grove
Ellis
Guy C. Ellis
June Simonson
Blair
Peter
Central High School
CAA
Marshall Goff
Firestone Auto and Supply Service
Camp Wolters
Tex
Ft. Benning
Quartermaster Truck Regiment
417Th Infantry
Camp McCoy
Wis
England
France
Local Weather Forecast Says Sunday Slightly Cooler
Sunday will be generally fair with a touch cooler weather. The high is expected near 76 degrees.
Demos Move Aids GOP In Taft Hartley Debate
Senate Republicans press to preserve core Taft Hartley provisions while Democrats seek to repeal the act and adopt a modified Wagner approach. Douglas predicts success for a revised labor bill as a key debate opens with amendments and a coalition split on seizure powers.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas
D-I
Taft
Ohio
Donnell
Smith
National Coal Association
John D. Battle
Package gag costs Milwaukee beauty firm
A beauty shop in Milwaukee was duped when a caller claimed to be an office occupant and promised reimbursement after delivering a package. A man collected $27.50, the trick repeating over two days for a total of $84.80 as magazines were found inside the parcel.
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Milwaukee
Another State Crown Eludes Logan Team 8-5
Milwaukee report on Madison Central defeating the Rangers 8 to 5 in baseball. Six Ranger errors and pitching fatigue doomed La Crosse club after two strong days. Merlin Nehring and Don Smith faced heavy workload with early exit and no excuses offered by Coach Harold Blank.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Logan
Rangers
Madison
Madison Central
Harold Blank
Ranger
la Crosse
Coach Blank
Madison Club
Merlin Nehring
Don Smith
Smith
New Revenues Goal In State
Madison reports the Wisconsin legislature faces a deficit forecast for the next two years and the finance committee refuses further spending without new tax revenue. Gov Rennebohm seeks 30 million dollars in new taxes or an alternative tax bill. The panel warns lawmakers to fish or cut bait on incidental appropriations. Budget questions loom as the African American leader backs must legislation.
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Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Finance Committee
Aflican
Om Miss Couple Wed Aboard Mississippi River Boat
Harvey Miller aged 22 and Loreta Ster 19 traveled from Rochester Minnesota to Marquette Iowa to wed. They found the justice fishing and asked W McIntosh to ferry them to the Herron boat where they tied boats and spoke their vows on the river near the Iowa shore en route to Wisconsin Dells for their honeymoon.
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Marquette
Harvey Q. Miller
Loreta Martia Ster
Mississippi River
Rochester
Minn
Ol’ Man
Justice of the Peace
D. J. Herron
Tribune Offers Subscribers 2 Summer Plans
The La Crosse Tribune presents two vacation options for readers away from home. The Mail Away Plan transfers home delivery to a special mailing service with daily copies wrapped and addressed as instructed. The Lay Away Plan saves copies for pickup upon return with no extra cost, suitable for travelers moving between places. Contact the carrier or call 3680 for circulation details.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
Military Pay Bill Is Okayed By House Armed Services
The House Armed Services Committee announced a revised military pay bill that boosts corporals with over seven years service more than officers while extending pay increases to all ranks including recruits. Rep. Kilday estimated the plan would cost about 358 million dollars annually more than current outlays, versus 406 million for the rejected version. He will introduce the compromise bill and hold a brief hearing to hear congressional views.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Armed Services Subcommittee
Congress
Little Progress Noted At Secret Four Power Meeting
Four foreign ministers held a 4 1/2 hour secret session on Berlin with only a little progress reported. The group noted a general area of agreement between Russia and the West on broad principles, but details remained uncertain.
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Paris
Berlin
Russia
West
U. S
Dean Acheson
Berlin Strikers Propose Split Railway Office Plan
West Berlin railway strikers urged the German railway administration to split into East and West offices to end two weeks of disruption. The plan would allow an independent West union to be paid in West marks and shield workers from political firings while East Berlin would keep dealings with the Communist union.</s>
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Berlin
West Berlin
Ernest Reuter
Kreikemeyer
West Marks
East Berlin
East Marks
Free German
Eight Jail Breakers Recaptured Near West Virginia Penitentiary
Eight of the 14 long term convicts who cut their way out of the old West Virginia state penitentiary were recaptured Saturday. Planes jeeps and road blocks aided law enforcement in flushing the six still at large in the upper Ohio river area. The captured included Everett L. Roble and Elmer Tichnell both 28 from Parkersburg. Mike Ables 34 a lifer was shot and captured with Holly Starcher a kidnapper. The other four returned after hunger and storekeeper vigilance near Glen Easton.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Old State Penitentiary
Ohio River
Earl W. Walker
Belpre
Everett L. Roble
Elmer Tichnell
Parkersburg
Walker
Belpre Street
Powhattan
Mike Ables
Holly Starcher
Dennis P. Taylor
Jack Henney
Donald Wurster
Charles P. Ross
Glen Easton
W. Taylor
Floyd Fritzman
Twila
Wisconsin GOP convention plans near completion in La Crosse
The Wisconsin Republican party outlines for its annual convention in La Crosse at the Vocational School auditorium next Saturday. Wayne Hood and Peter Pappas announce final arrangements with state GOP chairman Harvey Higley and John Rouse. Delegates from La Crosse and all 70 counties are certified, with U S Senator Owen Brewster as principal speaker and Gov. Rennebohm to welcome. Two issues on the agenda include mandatory endorsement of candidates and representation for Young Republicans on state GOP executive boards.
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Wisconsin Republican Party
la Crosse
Wayne Hood
Third District
Peter Pappas
la Crosse County
Hood
Pappas
Harvey Higley
Madison
GOP
Higley
John Rouse
Hood and Pappas
Stoddard
U. S
Owen Brewster
Maine
Oscar Rennebohm
Protest Jailing Of Three Reds In New York
About 500 protesters gathered outside the federal detention house in New York to oppose the jailing of three of 11 top U S Communists on conspiracy charges. Wives of several defendants joined the rally as placards urged freedom for John Gates Harry Winston and Gus Hall while their trial concluded with new courtroom disorder.
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New York
Federal House of Detention
U. S
John Gates
Harry Winston
Gus Hall
Gates
Daily Worker
Winston
Hall
Harry Sacher
Fresh Senator Proposes Right-Wing Probe by House
Freshman Democrat Representative O'Sullivan of Nebraska urged in the Congressional Record that a new House committee be created to investigate right wingers with the same vigor as the un American activities panel probes leftists. He warned that overthrow of the American form of government would come from the strong extreme right rather than the weak left.
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Washington
House
un-American Activities Committee
O'Sullivan
Nebraska
Congressional Record
Wiley urges swift action on St. Lawrence seaway plan
Senator Wiley calls Senate Foreign Relations Committee to display statesmanship by promptly and unanimously acting on legislation to authorize the St. Lawrence seaway and power project. He urges subcommittee review, limited hearings, and full committee reporting before session end, noting Truman called it must legislation and Midwest distress over slow progress.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Connally
D-Tex
Middle West
Seaway
Truman
Foreign Relations Committee
Canada
Atlantic
Massena
Government Seizes Part Of Eisler Escape Ship At New York
Authorities detain the Gerhardt Eisler escape ship crew and 111 passengers for Ellis Island hearings amid conflicting reports of seizure. The Batory docks on its first trip since the incident as Polish officials vow legal action. hearings set to begin Monday under a large security presence.
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New York
Gerhardt Eisler
Ellis Island
Batory
Eisler
U. S
Washington
Edward Shaughnessey
FBI
Immigration Or Customs
Pete Esperdy
Edward Shaughnessy
Jozef Winiewicz
Newark
Pair Pays Charge Grows From Fight in Fond du Lac
Two road construction crew workers Howard Serter and Clarence Baer pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Judge Hazen W. McEssey in Fond du Lac Wisconsin Serter 28 fined 50 Baer 22 fined 25 Each ordered to pay 35 in restitution to Mr and Mrs Mueller for torn clothing related to an incident at a tavern south of Fond du Lac All parties located Fond du Lac Wisconsin United States
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Hazen W. McEssey
Howard Serter
Clarence Baer
Racine
McEssey
Martin Mueller
Muellers
Here
Mueller
Dangerous train crossing scare ends as car blocks signal
A woman driver lost control at a railroad crossing and headed toward an oncoming train. Her vehicle struck a signal switch, triggering a red block that automatically stopped the train. The incident is described with sensational tone alongside a Tribune Want Ads pitch.
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Tribune
Chevrolet
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