Favor $300 Increase In Liquor Fees
City committee urged immediate action on boosting class A and B liquor licenses from 102 to 402 and club licenses from 50 to 100, plus taxi licenses from 25 to 75. The measure aims to add about 21,000 to the city surplus before year end, with some aldermen objecting to retroactive timing. Other items moved include DDT study, church tax refunds, and highway work resolutions.
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Mgment
Common Council
Warren Smith
Keting
Fred Steele
Board of Health
Eagle River
Steele
Crowley
Weston Street
South Avenue
16Th Street
Horton Street
Travis Street
21St Street
21St Place
19Th Street
Bennett
Weston Streets
Rublee Street
George
Wood Streets
Truman Faces Hard Decisions
President Truman returns from Canada to face decisive choices on Republican labor and tax-cutting bills. He must decide within days on veto or passage of five measures including rent control and wool price support, with possible railroad rate fixes. A veto on most bills could mark a break with the GOP Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Canada
Congress
Weather outlook for La Crosse and vicinity
Local forecast calls for gradual clearing tonight with continued cool conditions and a low around 46. Saturday should see rising temperatures with a higher daytime high.
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la Crosse
Taft Hartley veto urged by labor experts in Truman briefing
Government labor experts say Taft Hartley is unworkable and won’t stop a coal strike. They list ten flaws from safety shutdowns to union dues, NLRB powers, and election rules, urging President Truman to veto the measure despite backing from some advisers.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep
Hartley
RNJ
Taft
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Farmers Fear For Corn Crop In Wet Spring Delays
Chicago reports show the corn belt faces late planting and flood damage. Cold weather and heavy rain left millions of acres unseeded or washed out, with forecasts of more rain and a near deadline of June 15. Iowa Illinois Indiana lead in late planting and reduced yields, with estimates of substantial reductions from last year’s crops.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Middle West
North Central
Iowa
Leslie Carl
Carl
Illinois
A. J. Surratt
Surratt
Indiana
K. E. Beeson
Purdue University
Raid on British News Office Sparks Palestine Violence
A raid on a British news agency office in Tel Aviv and bombing of two Haifa stories marked a new outbreak of violence in Palestine Thursday night. There were no reports of serious casualties.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Palestine
Arrest of two youths for shooting in Shelby
Two minors were brought into county court in Shelby on charges of shooting in town and on Burlington railroad property. Sheriff Vern Lamps dept. handled the case. Judge R V Ahlstrom suspended a 510 fine and 10 days in jail, with only the guns confiscated.
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Shelby
Burlington Railroad
Vern Lamp
R. V. Ahlstrom
Flag Day Parade and Riverside Park Program Planned
Committees of La Crosse Elks Lodge No 300 have completed plans for the annual Flag Day observance featuring an evening parade and a Riverside park program. The parade departs Court House Square at 7 p.m. moving east on State to Fifth, south to Main, and west to Riverside Park where ceremonies continue. Logan high school band opens the park program followed by Elks officers, invocation by Albert C. Wolfe, pledge led by B W Ingli, flag history by Roger Hafner, and a second Logan band selection. A altar service, scholarly scholarship awards by the U S constitution contest, an address by Ralph M. Immell, and Taps by Boy Scouts conclude. Carl Bruhn serves as general chairman with Ingli and others assisting.
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la Crosse Elks’ Lodge No. 300
Riverside Park
Court House Square
R. V. Ahlstrom
State Street
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Main
Carrol J. Weigel
Ralph M. Immell
Madison
Wisconsin National Guard
Carl Bruhn
Ingli
Marshall Olson
Thorval Lunde
H. A. Rieff
Robert Johns
Edward Dohlby
Roger Hafner
Ralph Lee
Allan Schilling
Tass Denies Soviet Planes Invasion Of Sinkiang
London report says the official Soviet news agency Tass denied that planes with Soviet markings took part in the invasion of Sinkiang from Outer Mongolia.
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London
Tass
Sinkiang
Outer Mongolia
Continental Workers Strike Brings Foremen Beating Data
Ford foremen beaten en route to Rouge plant as three cars of assailants flee. Continentals also see a fresh walkout amid easing auto labor tensions after a settlement covering 16,000 strikers. Hudson and Packard report labor curbs eased with wage talks and clerical staff settlements. Henry Ford II questions foremen demands in a letter to the Foremen's Association.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Continental Motors Corp
Dearborn
Ford Rouge
Leonard Sikorski
Ford
Hudson Motor Car Co
CIO
United Auto Wers
Hudson
Packard Motor Car Company
Henry Ford II
Foremen’s Association of America
Assembly Moves Public Utility Strike Bill Nearer To Passage
In Madison Wisconsin the Republican majority in the assembly pushed a public utilities strike bill to the edge of final passage after a 4 1/2 hour session. Amendments by Democrats were defeated and a two hour filibuster by Democrat Molinaro failed. The bill would fine or imprison striking utility workers and allow compulsory arbitration with a state panel, with final action to await governor Rennebohm's signature.
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Assembly
Arthur Bystrom
Madison
Wis
Senate
Rennebohm
State Employment Relations Board
Bubolz
R-Appleton
Molinaro
D-Kenosha
Vernon Thomson
New Richmond
Wisconsin Governor Signs Universal Fishing License Law
Acting Gov. Rennebohm signed a new universal fishing license bill into law in Madison. The law requires all Wisconsin residents aged 18 to 65 to obtain a license to fish within the state, with the Great Lakes waters exempted from the rule.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Charles Gelatt Appointed To U W Board
Gov rennebohm appointed Charles D Gelatt of La Crosse to the University of Wisconsin board of regents for a term to May 1 1956 He succeeds Regent A T Holmes also of La Crosse whose term ended May 1 this year Gelatt earned a 1939 master degree from the university and has run an engraving business in La Crosse for six years
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Charles D. Gelatt
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
A. T. Holmes
Gelatt
Car Knocks Building Here Off Foundation
A car crashed at Fourth and King streets at 10 52 p m toppling a taxi office from its foundation and knocking down a chimney. Drivers Charles Mahlke and Ella Schneeberger were involved. Mahlke’s car damaged $250 and Schneeberger’s about $200.
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Town Taxi Company
Fourth and
King Streets
Charles Mahtke
South Third Street
Ella E. Schneeberger
State Street
Schneeberger
Fourth Street
King Street
Mahlke
Floods Near St Louis Push Mississippi Missouri Crest
Floods from the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers threaten areas as crests near St Louis. Losses in valleys and tributaries reach about 26 million dollars, with over 1,000,000 acres inundated. Levees at Grand Tower and St Genevieve hold while Say levee near Hannibal is reinforced to protect 120,000 acres. Weather warnings extend to northwest Missouri and adjacent Kansas Iowa and Nebraska due to heavy rains.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Chester
Landaker
U. S. Engineers
Kansas City
Here
Government Weather Bureau
Army Engineers
Grand Tower
St. Genevieve
Say
Hannibal
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Take Tribune Along On Vacation Trips
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
Flood Warnings as Wisconsin Rivers Rise Rapidly
Heavy rains across western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota push the Kickapoo and Root rivers toward flood stages. Flood warnings issued for the Root and Upper Iowa, with roads flooded and one telephone line down. Rain totals include 4.10 inches at Lancaster and 2.73 inches at La Crosse. water levels surged along the Root near Hokah and Gays Mills as tallies climb toward Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Iota
A. D. Sanial
Houston
Hokah
la Farge
Weather Bureau
Gays Mills
Rockton
Viola
la Crosse
Samal
Upper
Iowa
Rock River
Mississippi
Dam No. 10
Sanial
Marquette
Dubuque
Milwaukee
U. S
Howard J. Thompson
Associated Press
Lancaster
Prairie du Chien
Madison
Reedsburg
Darlington
Dalton
Blair
Janesville
Pecatonica
Des Moines
Lansing
Lake Michigan
Traverse City
Mich
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Agriculture Department Pressuring Senate on Funds
Senator Brooks of Illinois says the Agriculture Department issued dismissal notices to staff to pressure the Senate into higher funding. As chairman of a subcommittee, he is reviewing the department’s need for money for the year starting July 1. He notes uncertainty over how many notices were issued after the House cut the budget by 28 percent.
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Washington
Brooks
R-Ill
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Appropriations
House
Auto-Lite Union To Hold Special Meeting
Members of local No. 396, UAW CIO, of Electric Auto-Lite will hold a special meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at Pioneer Labor hall Fifth avenue and Market Street to vote on acceptance of a new contract The bargaining committee and company reached an agreement on an increase of tl', cents per hour and six holiday days union officials said
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Uawcio
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Pioneer Labor Hall
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
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Racine
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