Milk Price Hike Ordered by OPA With Limited Local Start
Washington sanctioned a one cent per quart milk price rise nationwide with later retail rollout, citing feeding costs and subsidy cuts. In La Crosse officials delayed local action until explicit authorization arrived, then briefly raised and reset prices, awaiting further directives.
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Neo
la Crosse
Stelizetion
Chester Bowles
Milwaukee
OPA
la Crosse Distributors
Washington
Bowles
Congress
Agriculture Department
New Mexico
Arizona
Coconino
Mojave
Colorado River
Royalists Riot in Naples and Rome Amid Post-Plebiscite Tension
Large demonstrations supporting the deposed Savoy monarchy paralyzed Naples with stores closing and a soldier killed by a volley from police near the University of Naples. In Rome a smaller monarchist rally ended in clashes as police dispersed crowds, with tense guards around the royal palace and King Umberto II preparing a farewell message.
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Rome
University of Naples
Naples
Republic
Royal Palace
Umberto II
Weather outlook for La Crosse area tonight and Saturday
Mostly cloudy with local thunder storms and a cooler night, low around 60. Saturday should be generally fair and cooler with a high near 78.
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la Crosse
Every Structure In Minnesota Village Damaged By Tornado
Moose Lake Minnesota Carlton county village of 1500 people saw every house and business damaged or destroyed in a tornado at 7 last night Two people were injured Communications to surrounding farms remained down Tornado followed a heavy hail storm with wind debris damaging the one street business district and hammering undamaged buildings.
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Moose Lake
Minn
Carlton County
Truman Nominates Vinson Snyder for Top Posts
President Truman named Fred M. Vinson for chief justice and John W. Snyder for secretary of the treasury. John L. Sullivan was proposed for under secretary of the navy. Senate approval was anticipated, with mixed reactions from party factions and labor groups.
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Truman
Fred M. Vinson
John W. Snyder
Washington
Vinson
The
United States
Snyder
the Treasury
Treasury
Washington —i
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Johnson
D-Cole
John L. Sullivan
Navy
La Salle fire jury cites delay in alarm as cause
A coroner's jury in Chicago said delayed fire alarm dispatch contributed to the La Salle hotel blaze that killed 59. Fire Marshal James Gibbons testified the lobby resembled a furnace, hindering firefighters, and the 5-11 alarm was not struck until minutes after arrival.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
James Gibbons
Gibbons
Newton Rogers
Truman Flooded With 3000 Wires Over Case Labor Bill
President Truman receives about 3000 telegrams daily for and against the Case labor disputes bill and thousands of letters, as White House officials report a flood tied to his radio speech and appeal to Congress. Congress has passed the measure, now awaiting his action, with House plans to bundle it with emergency strike controls though opposition from organized labor remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
Congress
Ross
House
Court Airs Redistrict Plea
Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs Attorney General John Martin bid to halt full legislative elections until districts are redistricted. Justices probe outcomes if elections blocked and lawmakers stay in office without new districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
John Martin
Willian E. Torkelson
Michael G. Eberlein
Furlough Pay Bill Moves Through House For 15 Million Servicemen
The House advanced a bill to pay about 15 million past and present servicemen an average 256 dollars for unused furlough time. The measure, led by Rep. Dwight L. Rogers and Rep. Robert L. Sikes, would tax free payments and allow claims by mail or cash at military offices.
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Washington
House
Dwight L. Rogers
D-Fla
Robert L. Sikes
Senate
Army
the War and Navy Departments
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
NMU Council Forms Strategy Amid Waterfront Labor Tension
NMU national council from four ports meets in Washington planning strike strategy with a $1,000,000 strike chest and CMU backing. AFL Seafarers and Sailors Union of the Pacific press for wage talks amid rival CIO CMU influence. San Francisco Seattle and Los Angeles see daily meetings and stoppages. Government conciliation stalls progress as NMU seeks a 44 hour week while industry negotiators push talks.
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Washington
CIO
National Maritime Union
Council of War
AFL
NMU
National Council
Committee For Maritime Unity
CMU
CMLL
New York
AFL Seafarers International Union
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Cio-Domina
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Presint
Harry Lundberg
Lundberg
Joseph Curran
John W. Gibson
La Crosse Board Reviews Hangar Bid Proposals
La Crosse aviation board studies bids for a 60 by 97 foot concrete hangar at the municipal airport. Bids reported at 47 000 exceed the 31 000 estimate. Two La Crosse firms Theodore Molzahn and Sons and Peter Nelson and Son submitted general bids. The hangar would also house Weather Bureau offices and the CAA communications division.
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la Crosse
Millions Jam London For Big Allied Victory Celebration
London crowds flood the capital for tomorrow's Allied victory celebration the largest since King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1937. A 10 000 000 plus turnout is expected with a royal family led parade from dawn to midnight. The government plans 620000 dollars of entertainment to mark the European victory 13 months past.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Europe
Empire
Mall
Buckoe Palace
Admiralty Arch
Buyers recount Hotel La Salle fire escape ordeal
Two E. R. Barron Co. buyers, Earl C. Krause and Ardell Oles, escaped from rooms on the seventh floor of the Hotel La Salle as a fire trapped guests. They reached safety via a fire escape, lost all belongings, but suffered no injuries and returned to work at Barron Co.
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E. R. Barron Co
la Salle
Earl C. Krause
South 23Rd Street
Miss Ardell Oles
South 20Th Street
Krause
Miss Oles
la Crosse
Barron Co
Racine man dies after fall from hospital window
James E. Jacobs, 52, of Racine, was killed yesterday at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison when he fell from a sixth floor window and landed in a tree before hitting the ground. Coroner E. A. Fischer reported.
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Madison
Wis
James E. Jacobs
Racine
Wisconsin General Hospital
Jacobs
Dane County
E. A. Fischer
Reds Renew Argentine Tie Announcement
Russia and Argentina restore diplomatic relations after 1917 rupture. Peron announced at his first press conference since taking office that ties are resumed. Moscow radio said ambassadors will be exchanged soon and trade relations will expand between the nations.
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Buenos Aires
Russia
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Moscow
London
U.S.S.R
Shevelev
Argentine Republi
Juan Domingo Peron
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
Peron
Hirohito Shakes Hands With American Officer in Chiba
Emperor Hirohito publicly greeted Lieut. Col. Frederick J. Stevenson in Chiba as he wrapped up his two day tour on the Boso peninsula. Spectators watched from streets as the emperor, appearing more at ease, moved through flooded paddies and visited Umekichi Sekine at the Inubo lighthouse.
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Chiba
Japan
Hirohito
Frederick J. Stevenson
el Paso
Tex
Chiba Prefecture
Stevenson
Boso Peninsula
Tokyo
Umekichi Sekine
Inubo Lighthouse
Child Injured By Car In La Crosse Street Crossing
Barbara Kendhammer nine years old at 614 North 11th street received bruises to her hand leg and temple after being struck by an automobile driven by Fred G. Welch 2300 State Road Thursday evening at 6 30 p m She was crossing the street as Welch turned onto 11th from La Crosse and was taken to a hospital by the driver Her injuries are not grave Albert Wieland 57 Shore Acres Minn was taken to a local hospital by police ambulance Thursday afternoon as the first heat prostration victim of the year.
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Barbara Kendhammer
North 11Th Street
Fred G. Welch
State Road
11Th Street
la Crosse Street
Albert Wieland
Shore Acres
Minn
Truman Nominates Moreell for Four Star Admiral Rank
President Truman today nominated Vice Admiral Ben Moreell, the government operator of the coal mines and a civil engineer in the navy, for promotion to four star admiral. Moreell has active charge of the soft coal mines under Interior Secretary Krug.
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Washington
Truman
Ben Moreell
Moreell
Krug
Soldiers Refuse to Testify in Lichfield Beating Trial
In Nuremburg era style coverage, six prisoner witnesses again refused to testify in the Lichfield stockade beating trial of Lieut. Leonard W. Ennis at BAD NAUHEIM Germany. The eight person court pressed them to reveal their responsibility to the government and justice.
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Lichfield
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Leonard W. Ennis
Peekskill
N. Y
England
Silence Guns In Manchuria Trials Begin In Yenan Talks
Guns of China's fighting factions were ordered silenced at noon as top Communist leaders General Cou En-lai and Lu Ting-yi flew to Yenan for guidance. They will confer with Mao Tse-tung and return to the Nanking talks for further negotiations during the 15 day truce.
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Nanking
China
Yenan
Cou En-lai
Lu Ting-yi
Mao Tse-tung
Winged Pests Of Bottomlands Make First Major 1946 Raid
The first major annual insect blitz hit La Crosse Thursday night as billions of winged ephemerids swarmed downtown. Residents cleaned streets and sidewalks as dump trucks removed the mass, with the highway department avoiding plow use by keeping bridge lights off.
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la Crosse
Mother Nature
Highway Department
Mississippi Bridge
Arthur Hahn
Rain Expected Following Hot Wisconsin Weather
Wisconsin faces a cooldown with rain and clouds after the heat wave. La Crosse forecaster A D Sanial predicts 86 today with highs near 90 at Prairie du Chien and other cities reaching mid to upper 80s. Rain may begin this evening around 10 p m with a cooler Saturday forecast of 60 to 78.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Prairie du Chien
Milwaukee
Prairie
Dalton
Reedsburg
Madison
Watertown
Lancaster
Menomonie
Veterans Administration Offices Cut Saturday Hours
J P Cullen says all contact offices will close at noon on Saturdays starting June 8, aligning with a 40 hour federal work week. Local office in the federal building rooms 208 209 remains open 8 am to 4 30 pm weekdays and 8 am to 12 noon Saturdays.
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J. P. Cullen
Veterans Administration
Milwauke
Wis
Byron E. Thiel
Federal Building
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U. S
Minnesota
Boost Sullivan
Organized Labor
Bee Truman
Opal Sweat
Tampa
Fla
Shubert
Great Northern
Windy City
Edward J. Kelly
Case Bill
RAF
Lord Tedder
Reds
Manchuria
Hias
Green Bay
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