Truman Urges Peace Aid From U S To World
President Truman told Canada's parliament in Ottawa that the United States will aid nations seeking peace without coercion or intimidation. He emphasized cooperation with Canada on the St Lawrence Great Lakes project and the goal of a peaceful prosperous world.
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Truman
United States
the House Chamber
World Recovery
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Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
Cpee
Margaret
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Therliamentar
MacKenzie King
Aous
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Clearing and cooler tonight with a low around 45. Thursday will be fair and somewhat warmer with a high near 76.
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la Crosse
Chinese Protest Moscow Over Mongol Invasion Report
Chinese government spokesman denounces a Mongol incursion into Sinkiang with reports of Mongol forces and alleged Soviet aircraft involvement. China claims eight Mongolian soldiers seized, two Chinese killed, and warns Moscow as border clashes continue amid broader Cold War tensions.
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Nanking
Russia
China
Dinkiank
Moscow
Chang Yuan-Chang
Foreign Office
Central
Outer Mongolia
Sinkiang
Peitashan
Pen
Cort
Tihwa
Chunking
Plan Flag Day Parade In La Crosse Observed
La Crosse groups join Elks to observe Flag Day with a parade starting at 6 30 P M on the court house square under Judge R V Ahlstrom. The march proceeds east on State to Fifth then Main to Riverside park for 7 30 P M exercises led by Ralph Immell with many civic and military units and school bands participating.
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la Crosse
Elks’ Lodge
Carl Bruhn
Elks’ Committee
Court House Square
R. V. Ahlstrom
State Street
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Main
Riverside Park
Ralph Immell
Wisconsin National Guard
Madison
CIO
American Legion
Catholic War Veterans
Knights of Columbus
VFW
AFL
Erickson Kiddies
Girl Scouts
Wilson-Colwell Relief Ae
Central High School Band
Elks
U S Denounces Arrest of Petkov
The United States condemned the Bulgarian government's arrest of anti-Communist leader Nicola Petkov. A State Department note said Pinpointed framing would condemn Bulgaria in the eyes of freedom loving peoples and many Bulgarians as well. Petkov was seized last week on charges of conspiring with subversive foreign and domestic elements to overthrow the government.
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Washington
United States
Nicola Petkov
Bulgaria
State Department
Inting Petkov
Beirne Elected President Of Communications Workers Union
Joseph A. Beirne aged 36 has been chosen to lead the newly formed Communications Workers of America for a two year term with a salary of 13200 dollars. The election marks the union as a rising force in the labor movement.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Communications Workers of America
Joseph A. Beirne
Cold air grips valley with 33 degree drop in 24 hours
A 33 degree plunge in La Crosse's temperatures followed a cold front, falling from 82 Tuesday afternoon to 49 by night. Winds 35 to 40 mph north of La Crosse stirred dust. Forecasts call for clearing, cooler nights, and a high of 76 Thursday. Frigid June readings were reported in several western and northern locations.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Associated Press
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Ore
Austin
Nev
Williston
Dickinson
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Chadron
Neb
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Oat —O Mont
Houghton
Mich
Country Club Lease Renewal Wins Narrow City Vote
City aldermen approve the Country Club lease renewal by 11 to 9 with a rental increase to 1500 annually and plan to revisit final approval in Friday’s full council meeting. Committee also backs accepting the Salzeras area plat for 260 lots of all free, no dead end streets housing.
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State Planning Commission
Salzeras
Country Club
Alvin Danielson
la Crosse Industrial Union Council
Franklin Pamperin
Alderman Smith
Pees
Robinson
Eni H. Erickson
Harry Watkins
Percy Sanford
H. J. Hirshheimer
Holley
Neves
Sanford
Walter T. Roth
Wisconsin
17Th Ward
Park Department
Citys and Recreation Department
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Kenosha
Beloit
Madison
Janesville
Wis
Waterloo
Rochester
Russia proposes new UN atomic inspections framework
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko outlined a world commission to oversee mining and production of atomic energy operating within the UN Security Council veto powers. He urged access to facilities, international personnel, and data from governments, while preserving veto rights and insisting on gradual moves toward broader controls.
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Russia
United Nations
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. N. Atomic One Commission
Security Council
Council
Gromyko
Alexandre Parodi
Soviet Union
Yen
Romyko
U. N
Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
U S protests to Russia over Hungary upset note sent
The United States sent a strong protest to the Soviet Union over Hungary s government disturbance. The state department note seeks a joint American British Russian investigation and warns of appealing to the United Nations if needed. Copies went to Moscow and London with a possible last minute Marshall revision noted.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Hungary
State Department
United Nations
Marshall
V. P. Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Moscow
London
Hudson Office Force Strike Shuts Hudson Plant
In Detroit the Hudson Motor Car Company shut its plant as about 600 office workers set up picket lines seeking pay raises. Some 15,000 production workers, CIO United Auto Workers members, refused to cross the line, leaving no comment from union headquarters.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Hudson Motor Car Co
Hudson
CIO
United Auto Workers
Cancelled Band Concert At Riverside Park In La Crosse
The La Crosse Concert Band cancels tonight’s Riverside Park concert due to weather. D R Wartinbee the band director announced the decision at noon Wednesday.
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Riverside Park
la Crosse
D. R. Wartinbee
Railroad fireman makes sociable call to Molotov from Midwest
M. E. Schroeder, 30, a railroad fireman from Oelwein, Iowa, paid $22.50 to call Russian Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow. After a four and a half hour wait he spoke with Molotov who asked about politics and where Schroeder was calling from. Schroeder said Molotov spoke English with a heavy accent and that several secretaries joined in the conversation, even asking if he had been to Hollywood. Schroeder previously tried to reach Chiang Kai-shek.
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Oelwin
M. E. Schroeder
Molotov
Moscow
Schroeder
Kremlin
Police Solve Local Thefts
City police hold a 21 year old Minnesota man for investigation after he admitted thefts of automobile accessories from cars near factories. Officer Ervin Schmidt caught him at the 16th street Trane plant. Stolen tires wheels pumps and hub caps were recovered. victims may claim goods at the police station. Sanford said the suspect admitted selling items and giving some away to relatives.
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Minnesota
Aaron Sanford
16Th Street
Trane Company
Ervin Schmidt
Sanford
Rope Dropped Rope Halts Train Near Ravinia
The northbound 400 passenger train on the Chicago and North Western was delayed ten minutes as crew members removed about 2000 feet of heavy rope dangling from trees along the right of way at Ravinia. The rope, likely towing gear, is believed dropped from a plane, the Chicago dispatcher said.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Ravinia
Flood Crest Nears St Louis as Midwestern Towns Evacuate
Floodwaters from the Missouri and Mississippi rivers push toward St Louis with full evacuations in effect across Quincy Hannibal and Canton. Levees hold for now but danger remains as 120 000 more acres risk collapse and rail and highway lines are wiped out. The Red Cross counts 5 700 homeless in Missouri and Illinois with thousands more still cut off in Ottumwa and the Des Moines valley.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Quincy
Ill
W. M. Leaf
Hannibal
Missouri River
Glascow-Boonville
Army Engineers
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Illinois
Ottumwa
Des Moines River
Iowa
Alexandria
Canton
Amnada
Meyer
Here
Cairo
Cape Girardeau
Beranek Pushes City Auditorium On Fairground Land
Mayor Charles A. Beranek told Kiwanis members that a municipal auditorium should be built on city owned land within the fair grounds area. He urged shared effort with the fair association, discussed parking meters, street repair funding, and marsh fill projects, and called for broader public input and Sunday recreation expansion.
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Charles A. Beranek
Fair Ground
la Crosse
Munici
Beranek
Fair Association
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
Max Bemel
Milwaukee
Janesville
Kiwanis Club
Mount Vernon Street
CIO Parade Protest Over Taft-Hartley Bill Ends At Garden
A CIO led parade moved through Manhattan during rush hour and ended at Madison Square Garden where CIO President Philip Murray called the Taft-Hartley measure a threat of Fascism. Police counted about 60 000 participants in the largest labor march in New York City history.
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New York
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
CIO
Philip Murray
New York City
Markham elected grand master at Odd Fellows Wisconsin ses
W H Markham of Horicon was chosen grand master at the centennial grand lodge session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Wisconsin on Tuesday in Oshkosh.
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Oshkosh
Wis
W. H. Markham
Horicon
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wisconsin
Assembly Passes 105 Million Wisconsin Budget Bill
The Republican controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved the 1947 49 budget bill totaling about 105.4 million dollars for two years in a 80 to 13 vote after a bitter party fight. Democrats sought roll calls on amendments and withdrawals but were unsuccessful. The measure matches the finance committee plan and undercuts Governor Goodland by about seven million.
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Madison
Wis
State Assembly
Senate
Finance Committee
Goodland
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Republican Party
Wisconsin Governor Proclaims Father’s Day Observance
Acting Gov Rennebohm urges Wisconsin citizens to honor Father’s Day on June 15 with family, religious services, and public ceremonies. The proclamation emphasizes strengthening family ties under the theme honor father builder of our children's future.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
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