Downed Capital Airlines DC-4 Leads to Large Rescue Effort
In Virginia near the Blue Ridge, a Capital Airlines DC-4 on a Chicago to Washington run crashed amid rain. Rescue teams faced rugged terrain as they searched for survivors, while Red Cross volunteers provided food and shelter. The craft carried 47 passengers and 3 crew members. among the dead may be many, and authorities investigate structural failure in similar recent crashes.
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Leesburg
Yepital Airlines
Virginia State Police
Red Cross
Franklin
Chicago
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia-West Virginia
Winchester
la Guardia Field
N. Y
Port Deposit
Mad
Army
Navy
Courtney Smith
American Red Cross
Cleveland
David P. Godwin
U. S. Forest Services
Joseph Marko
Margaret Kueppers
St. Paul
Horace Stark
Robert N. Creekmore
A. Vt
Margaret Wall
Truman to Act on Tax Bill Monday
The White House said President Truman will act sometime Monday on the tax reduction bill and will send a message to Congress whether he vetoes or signs it. Secretary Eben Ayers cited heavy public input as to veto the labor bill and noted more than half a million communications received.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Ney Eben Ayers
Ayers
Canada
House
Senate
Ottawa
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Local Weather Forecast for Le Crosse and Vicinity
Weather report notes clearing tonight and fair Sunday with warmer temps. Low expected about 50 degrees tonight, high reaching around 76 degrees Sunday.
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le Crosse
U.S. Faces Possible CIO Maritime Strike Nationwide
CIO unions threaten a coast to coast walkout amid stalled sea labor contracts as Ford and transit strikes ripple across cities. Five maritime unions in the CIO represent about 200000 workers and seek wage hikes while two unions still demand contract continuance.
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CIO
Ford Motor Company
Philip Murray
New York
Emplo
National Maritime Union
St. I
AFL
St. Louis Public Service Company
Oakland
Calif
DeSoto
Pennsylvania Amateur Sets U. S. Open Mark
James B. McHale of Chestnut Hill Pa shot 65 in the U S Open third round to set a new 18 hole tournament record. His 54 hole total was 216 five behind Lew Worsham who led with 211 after a par 71. Sammy Snead stood at 212 and Metz and Herbert were reported radios from Friday’s lead.
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ST. Louis
James B. McHale
Chestnut Hill
McHale
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Worsham
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Dick Metz
Chick” Harbert
Mayor Names Appointments to City Boards and Commissions
Mayor Charlies A. Beranek made his first picks naming Frank R. Schneider to the police and fire commission Henry Wittenberg to the park commission Alderman Joel Stokke to the housing authority Dr W E Bannen reappointed to the board of health and several housing authority terms filled L V Weisensel Msgr A N Schuh Mrs Owen Jackson Dr Carl Pederson and Joel Stokke Stokke to replace Harry D Neuburg Easton to the park board and Schneider to the police and fire commission Easton to remain as city plan commission rep on the park board now.
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Charlies A. Beranek
Frank R. Schneider
Cass Street
Police and Fire Commission
Henry Wittenberg
South 24Th Street
Board of ‘Park Commissioners
Joel Stokke
Housing Authority
W. E. Bannen
Board of Health
Hous Authority
L. V. Weisensel
Msgr
A. N. Schuh
Owen Jackson
Carl Pederson
Stokke
Harry D. Newburg
Wittenberg
L. F. Easton
Park Board
Schneider
Edwin Erickson
Board of Park Commissioners
City Plan Commission
Easton
Change in Train Schedule to Depart Earlier
Change takes effect Sunday for local No. 52 from Burlington station at 12 25 p m heading south. Previously it left at 11 39 p m.
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Burlington
Yugoslavs Rap Ethridge For Accusations
Yugoslav ambassador Sava Kosanovic protested to the U N accusing UN Balkans investigator Ethridge of imperilling the commission by charging Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Albania with arming training supplying and sheltering Greek guerrillas Ethridge replied Nuts Greek planes reportedly crossed into Yugoslavia near Nikolich reconnoitering and striking a defense post killing its commander and wounding two officials The Balkan dispute broadens as the UN seeks to curb Greek guerrilla activity and Greek charges against the three nations are investigated.
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London
United Nations
Balkan
Europe
Mark F. Ae
United States
U. N. Balkan Commission
U. N
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Belgrade
Nikolich
Ethridge
Sava N. Kosanovic
U. S
Trygve Lie
Lake Success
N. Y
Associated Press
Basria
Esmovie
Greece
Washington
Country Club Wins Lease After City Council Vote
The La Crosse Country club secured a 10 year lease with a two year cancellation option on its current grounds at 1,500 dollars annual rent after a 13 to 7 council vote. A 25 year option was rejected amid a 2,000 name petition seeking a public referendum on the lease.
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Common Council
la Crosse
Warren Smith
Country Club
James Durland
Greens
Max Bemel
Bemel
Salzer
State Planning Board
Rivers and roads affected by rain and floods in region
Area rivers receded but roads remained closed as heavy rains raised water levels in the Mississippi and Black rivers. Floods impacted the Kickapoo and Pecatonica basins, with bridges washed out, highways detoured, and towns like Hillsboro reporting basements flooded. Continuous rainfall and crest forecasts affected Wisconsin Minnesota vicinity operations and transport.
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Viola
Madison
State Highway Division
Viroqua
Richland Center
Boscobel
Readstown
Hillsboro
Wisconsin River
Portage
Prairie du Chien
Sanial
Mississippi
Truman Signs Four Treaties With Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria
President Truman signed the ratification instruments for four treaties, including Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. He described the move as the beginning of a new era for Italy and said the Italian people can look to it with hope and confidence. The Senate had ratified all four instruments days earlier.
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Washington
Truman
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Senate
Japan's Miki Eyes Revenue From Poles and Mail
Tokyo reports Takeo Miki, Japan's new minister of communications, is exploring every revenue source including selling advertising on telephone poles and on postage mail. Kyodo News notes the initiative to boost state income.
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Tokyo
Japan
Takeo Miki
Kyodo
Miki
Russian Crops Benefit From Week of Rains
Moscow reports abundant rains in Siberian far east wheat regions this week aiding grain and other crops. The home service radio noted the rainfall improved crop prospects across the major grain belts as farmers push toward harvest.
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Moscow
Siberian Far East
Henry Wallace Targeted Over Alleged Communist Sympathy
The American Anti Communist Association accuses Henry A Wallace of sympathy with communism and seeks to block his Monday night talk at a government outdoor theater. The group brands his sponsor the Southern Conference for Human Welfare as communist. Wallace's camp calls the move an intimidation tactic by the committee to suppress attendance. The Interior Department permit for Watergate amphitheater is at issue, with a court hearing expected Monday.
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Washington
American Anti-Communist Association Today
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Secretary of the Interior
King
Interior Department
Watergate
Potomac River
New York
The
New Re
Public Magazine
Anti-Communist Association
House un-American Activities Committee
un-American Activities Committee
Southern Conference On Human Welfare
Rep
O’konski
Rwis
Nagy Seeks U.S. Help for Hungary Amid Crisis
Exiled Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy said he doubts the United Nations should handle Hungary's troubles but hopes the great democracies will aid Hungary. He linked Hungary's revolutions to American actions in Greece and Turkey and urged publicity in the United States to present the case. Nagy spoke before leaving for the United States and said he went on his own accord.
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Shannon
Eire
Ferenc Nagy
Hungary
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
United States
Pan-American Airways
Nagy
Switzerland
New York
Balkan
Charles Levy
Immell to Speak at La Crosse Flag Day Exercises
Madison attorney and retired U S Army major general Ralph M Immell will address La Crosse Flag Day events. A parade from the courthouse square to Riverside park precedes the program, with rain or shine plans and a 7 30 p m indoor alternative at the Vocational school auditorium.
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Ralph M. Immell
Wisconsin National Guard
Riverside Park
Madison
la Crosse
Ellis’ Lodge Committee
Court House Square
R. V. Ahlstrom
Ellis’ Lodge
A. L. Christensen
A. C. Kolb
Carl Iverson
John Horihan
Robert Johns
A. C. Wolfe
Wallace Tour Boosts Third-Party Run Hints
Moscow dispatch from Tass said Henry Wallace's speaking tour in the United States was successful and raised the possibility of a 1948 third party presidential bid. The agency noted he is seen as a friend of Russia but has little chance of securing the Democratic nomination.
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Moscow
Tass
New York
Henry Wallace
United States
Wallace
Russia
Schacht Remains in German Interment Center Interrogated
Hjalmar Schacht, ex German finance minister, has been moved temporarily from a German internment center to undergo a special interrogation, the United States army headquarters said Saturday. For security reasons, no further details were provided.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
United States Army
Army
New Warnings Of Mississippi Missouri Floods Are Received
Flood warnings spread as heavy rains in the Mississippi and Missouri river basins threaten new crests. Burlington observer cites likely record stages from Keokuk to Louisiana Missouri. Kansas City area may see 25.5 feet as crest effort continues downstream.
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Mississippi
Missouri
ST. Louis
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Cc. O. Tucker
Burlington
Iowa
Louisiana
Kansas City
Rulo
Neb
St. Joseph
Army Engineers
Kansas
Nodaway
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Co. QO. Tucker
Nishnabotna
Hamburg
Ottumwa Braces for New Flood Crest as City Evacuates
Des Moines reports widespread flooding across the Des Moines river valley with Ottumwa facing a crest near 20 to 20.5 feet after a 26.2 foot high crest at Tracy. Red Cross shelters 460 people, 3,550 meals served. hundreds displaced as dikes hastily built to curb devastation from the rising waters.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Des Moines River
Iowa River
Cedar River
Iowa
Mississippi
National Guardsmen
Navy
Coastguard
Weather Bureau
Tracy
Hershel Loveless
Waterloo
W. B. Perrin
Craig Kennedy
Waterloo Red Cross Disaster Committee
Red Cross
Marshalltown
Iowa City
L. C. Crawford
University of Iowa Hydraulics Institute
University of Iowa
Crawford
Raccoon
Missouri River Reaches Highest Level In History
In Rulo Nebraska swollen Missouri River water reached a record level of 20.90 feet at 8 a.m., submerging thousands of farmland acres with no towns in the inundated zone. Farmers evacuated livestock as crops and property suffered major damage as the river continued to rise past the previous 20.59-foot record set in 1.
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Minnesota
New Albin
Lansing
Iowa
New Albia
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Dubuque
Marquette
Duke
Darlington
Main Street
Associated
Green County
Browntown
Betwen Rulo
St. Joseph
Mississippi
Grafton
Ill
Alton
Missouri
St. Charles
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
Rulo
Missouri River
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Detroit
Foremen’s Association of America
de Soto
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Uawcio
Temabie
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Jack Sheetz
la Crosse Tavern League
Gerald Baumgardt
League
Uor
Harold Beg
Lions Club River Front Safety Committee
Beranek
Emil O. Schultz
A. D. Sanal
West Salem
Coulee
West Salem Packing Company
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Sanal
la Farge
Manning
West Fork
Root
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