Johnston Proposes Joint Foreign Policy Council
Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, urged a bipartisan joint council on foreign policy to assess world relief needs and U.S. resources. The panel would include top executive branch officers and foreign affairs, taxes, and appropriations committee members.
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Milwaukee
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Council On Foreign Policy
United States
Johnston
Congress
Young Republican National Federation
Strong Winds Cause Damage Across Coulee Region
Heavy rains and high winds hit Sparta Rockland Beaver Creek with downed trees and power lines. Sparta saw one half inch of rain and service interruptions from Northern States Power. Rockland Beaver Creek lost power Saturday night. Monroe County Telephone Co. forecast restoration Sunday morning. Similar wind damage reported in Tomah. Galesville Ettrick had rain but no damage. Westby Viroqua experienced heavy rain. Caledonia Minnesota and nearby areas saw two hours of steady rain.
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Coulee
Sparta
Rockland
Beaver Creek
Loren Smith
Sparta Northern States Power Company
T. W. Mohr
Monroe County Telephone Co
Tomah
Galesville
Ettrick
Westby
Viroqua
Caledonia
Minn
Acute Parking Problem Aired In La Crosse
La Crosse city council committee session Monday at 7 30 p m will hear public input on downtown parking woes. Mayor Beranek called the hearing focused solely on parking headaches with a report noting wartime driving restrictions ending and more cars on city streets. A prior citizen committee studied options and suggested meters to fund off street lots, while Alderman Newburg proposed a triple decked Market Square facility for about 800 cars.
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la Crosse
Charles A. Beranek
Harry Newburg
Market Square
J. C. Houska
Tornado toll rises across Ohio and Pennsylvania
A 75 mile tornado swept through northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania on Saturday leaving five dead and hundreds injured. The storm damaged or wrecked about 100 houses with extensive power, telephone, gas, and water outages. Relief stations opened as Red Cross aided the homeless and officials reported severe destruction in Sharon and several Ohio towns.
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Sharon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Summit County
Mercer
Ravenna
Warren
Youngtown
Niles
Farrell
Grove City
Myron Jones
Sharon City Incinerator
Ravenna, C. Arsenal
Mercer Fairgrounds
Red Cross
William Courtney
Mercer County
Truman Calls for Restored Budget in Wartime Agencies
President Truman urged Congress to restore farm and interior cuts, warning they threaten America's global resistance to aggression. He spoke to the 35th Division in a parade and stressed a strong domestic economy to fund defense, power, minerals, and steel programs. He pressed for unified armed forces, higher wages, and a national health program while noting a perilous shortage of key materials and petroleum.
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Kansas City
Presi Gemt Truman
Congress
United States
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Briggs Plant Workers threaten June strike at Briggs plants
Detroit four large Briggs plants face a possible walkout by 10 United Auto Workers. About 20,000 Briggs workers could strike June 11 over retroactive wage increases and contract scope. Chrysler and Packard production would halt within a day if the strike proceeds.
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Detroit
Bri
United Auto Workers
Briggs
Janeville
Ind
Chrysler Corp
Packard Motor Car Co
Emil Mazey
Uaw-Cno
Issves
Chrysler
Packard
Briggston
Tug Of War On In Europe
Five European nations Austria Hungary Bulgaria France and Italy become flashpoints in the Stalin doctrine as Communist forces seize power strike actions and political upheavals unfold. Hungary Austria and Bulgaria face government clashes while France sees rail and vital function paralysis amid anti-American sentiment. The United States weighs peace talks and occupation postures as Moscow aligns with Communist elements across the region.
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Paris
Russia
Europe
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Rome
Theeig
Eng
Tical
Stalin
Truman
Greece
Mie
U.S
Marshall
A. S
Poland
Yugoslavia
United States
Britain
Washington
Harry Schultz Dies After Restaurant Fire Crash
Harry Schultz aged 49, manager of the Hot Fish Shop on Mormon Coulee Road, died in a local hospital at 7 45 p m Saturday following a plane crash that also killed his nephew Gordon O Schultz 22 the pilot. The one story restaurant and tavern was destroyed by the blaze. An inquest was planned for Tuesday at 10 30 a m at the courthouse with county coroner Dr George Reay and District Attorney John S Coleman to hear eyewitnesses and other information. Officers directed traffic at the scene as investigators worked to determine the crash cause while a bank examiner was consulted on the safe pulled from the ruins. Both men were veterans Gordon a naval aviation cadet in World War II and Harry who served in both World Wars. Gordon Schultz is survived by his parents Orlando and Mrs. Orlando Schultz one sister Marion and grandfather Charles Butler of La Crosse. Harry Schultz is survived by sister Mrs Sue Kerrigan and brothers Orlando and Fred C. double funeral services were set for Monday at 2 30 p m at Hellwig Morris chapel with burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Harry Schultz
Mormon Coulee Road
Gordon O. Schultz
George Reay
John 5. Coleman
Court House
Reay
County Highway Traffic Department
Gordon Schultz
American Legion
Orlando Schultz
Marion
Charles Butler
la Crosse
Sue Kerrigan
Orlando
Fred C
Oak Park
Hellwig-Morris Chapel
Ralph Kuether
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woman on Strand Heights Tracked by Police on Broadway
Hundreds watched as police in New York stalked a 46 year old woman atop the Strand avenue on Broadway and she could plunge 100 feet to the street amid the dramatic pursuit on Saturday.
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New York
Broadway
Local Weather Outlook Heads Sunday Warm Rise
Generally fair skies with a warm trend expected Sunday. The day should see higher temperatures reaching about two degrees above recent readings.
104-Year-Old Woman Dies in North Carolina
MT AIRY North Carolina Mrs Jane Payne Snow 104 died at her daughter’s home after saying she could name all 363 grandchildren Born April 28 1843 in Carroll County Virginia she had eight children 75 grandchildren 248 great grandchildren and 40 great great grandchildren her death occurred early Saturday local time
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MT. Airy
N. G
Jne Payne Snow
Concert Band Opens Schedule At Myrick Park
The La Crosse Concert Band opens its summer schedule with a 3 p.m. concert in Myrick Park directed by D. Bartinbee. The program details appear on page 14.
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Myrick
la Crosse
Myrick Park
D. Bartinbee
Presidential Advisers Split On Labor Veto Question
White House advisers split on whether to sign or veto the labor curbs bill. Truman leans toward a veto while awaiting analyses after his Canada trip. A separate note says he will likely veto or sign the $4 billion income tax cut bill, not let it pass unchecked.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Kansas City
Mr. Truman
Canada
Charles G. Ross
Wallace Hits Training Plan In Montgomery Speech
Wallace denounces universal military training as a Truman doctrine fruit and warns the two billion dollar program would divert funds from peace efforts. Speaking at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery he criticizes war indoctrination and the military big business alliance, predicting economic peril if munitions production continues.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Killed By Lightning In Illinois Field Play
Morris Price five was killed and his brother Ronald eight was knocked unconscious by a bolt of lightning Saturday while playing in a 20 acre field their father was plowing The older boy was taken to a Beloit Wisconsin hospital where authorities said he probably would recover.
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Roscoe
Ill
Morris Price
Ronald
Beloit
Wis
Naval warning activates flood duty units in midwest
Vice Admiral G D Murray commander of the ninth naval district alerted naval reserve units at Quincy Illinois Burlington Iowa and St Louis Missouri for possible flood duty as the Mississippi River neared record flood stages.
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Great Lakes
G. D. Murray
Usn
Ninth Naval District
Quincy
Burlington
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Iowa River flood claims seven in Ottumwa
Des Moines river flooding in Ottumwa Iowa caused at least seven deaths and left about one third of the city’s 32000 residents homeless. Rescue workers expected more bodies as water rose, with 2000 stranded and major plants flooded. Power and drinking water were disrupted as crews evacuated farm families and residents sought high ground.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Iowa City
Joe Griffin
Red Cross
Myron McCaughy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herschel Loveless
Pauline Williamson
Charles Saunders
Loveless
McCaughy
Quincy
Mississippi
Warsaw
Cc. O. Tucker
Weatcher
Burlington
Ivermen
City Hall To Close For Easton Funeral Rites
City offices will close from 12 noon to 3 p m Monday so officials can attend the funeral of L F Easton 88 president of the park commissioners who died Friday night Rites set for 1 30 p m at the Episcopal church ordered by Alderman Joseph C Houska president of the city council and acting mayor
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L. F. Easton
Board of Park Commissioners
Joseph C. Houska
Episcopal Church
Chinese Reds Gain Ground in Manchuria as Nationalists Retreat
In Mukden General Tu Li-Ming predicted a decisive phase of the civil war in the northeast and said a government plan to bring in reinforcements would crush the Communists soon. Hsin Min Pao said Communists seized Pulauen, a key rail hub near Dairen, while nationalists pulled back from Palantien after stating their mission there was complete.
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Peiping
Manchuria
Tu Li-Ming
Mukden
Hsin Min Pao
Pulauen
US civil planes rise to eighty thousand in 1946
The United States and territories had 80,002 registered civil aircraft at the start of this year, the civil aeronautics administration reported Saturday. Before the war the total was less than 30,000. Registrations by states on Jan. 1 included Wisconsin with 1,731.
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Washington
United States and Territories
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Wisconsin
Change Hours For City Hall
City Hall will adjust hours starting Monday under Mayor Charles A Beranek. Offices will operate 8 00 am to 11 30 am and 12 30 pm to 4 00 pm. The change aims to widen noon hour access for the public and provide better summer office hours.
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City Hall
Charles A. Beranek
Hungarian premier declares elections will be necessary
Hungary's new pro communist premier Lakos Dinnyes announced at his first news conference that new elections will be necessary. The two hour briefing followed Nagy's resignation last week and amid reports of Moscow documents and police questioning of hundreds. The premier urged cooperation and argued elections may be needed to reflect the will of the Hungarian people.
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Budapest
Hungary
Lakos Dinnyes
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
Army pilots report forming twister seen at 40000 feet
Capt Lon Kappil led a thunderstorm project flight over Ohio when four P-61 Black Widow pilots observed a tornado forming at 40 000 feet but did not issue a warning fearing crying wolf. The storm ripped through northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Kappil had not been alerted to the system.
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Wilmington
Le Fevre Elected Phone Union Proxy
Arthur B. Le Fevre of Milwaukee was elected president of district 23 of the Communication Workers of America at a two day charter convention. The district represents about 8,000 Wisconsin telephone workers and replaces the old Wisconsin Telephone Co guild as bargaining agent. New officers include Ray F. Dryer and Mrs. Beatrice Strong as secretary treasurer and vice-president.
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Milwaukee
Arthur B. le Fevre
Communication Workers of America
Wisconsin Telephone
Telephone Guild
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Telephone Co
CWA
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Wisconsin Guild
Ray F. Dryer
Beatrice Strong
Guild
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Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
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la Crosse Territory
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Louis de Noble
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Tribene
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Japan
Economc
By Belman Morin
North Carolina
By Jack Bell
Iowa River
Easton
By Jack Quinn
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