Seek Housing Measure Vote Stalls in House Rules Panel
Washington plans for a House floor vote on the Taft-El lender-Wagner housing bill face resistance. GOP leaders weigh removing public housing provisions as the Senate backed measure risks pigeonholing. Senator Taft backs long term goals to spur 15 million dwell units in ten years.
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Washington
Aker Martin
R-Mass
Congress
House Rules Committee
Leo E. Allen
Rtil
If 'S
GOP
Allen
Banking Committee
Taft
Onio
P. Sabath
Rules Committee
Strike Ordered at ALCOA Over Wage Demands
The United Steelworkers ordered a strike at ALCOA beginning at midnight affecting about 20 000 workers in nine plants across nine states after talks failed on a 15 cent hourly wage increase. The stoppage marks the first major walkout since 1946 and follows an eight percent offer rejected by both the steelworkers and AFL unions.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
AFL
ALCOA
East St. Louis
Ill
Massens
LaFayette
Ind
Cressona
James Thimmel
GOP Nomination Expected By Thursday Night
Philadelphia report says the Republican convention plans nominations to begin Wednesday night with balloting on Thursday morning Hallanan WV chairman says they hope to nominate the presidential candidate that day The move centers on selecting the party standard bearer for the 1948 race.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Local Weather La Crosse Tonight Through Thursday
Partly cloudy to cloudy and continued cool tonight and Thursday. Lows around 52 tonight with a higher, cooler day Thursday.
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la Crosse
District Youths Win Elections At Boys State in Wisconsin
Ripon Wis Elections at the American Legion Badger Boys State moved into the big time as five counties filled offices and twenty cities conducted administrations. District officers include Dean Sullivan and Ralph Twite as superintendents, Gerald Randall and others serving as supervisors and senators.
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Ripon
Wis
American Legion
Badger Boys
Boys’ State
Wisconsin
Dean Sullivan
Sparta
Ralph Twite
la Crosse
Gerald Randall
Carl Notter
Lancaster
George Pearse
Elvernon Knutson
Taylor
Roger Bay
la Ene
Crosse
Senator
William Steadman
Hillsboro
Mervin Parr
la Farge
Jack Rhode
Mauston
al Kirkeeng
Rockland
Robert G. Lee
Osseo
Charlies Harder
la Cross
Dai Everson Boscobel
Flood Toll Stands At 44
Portland reports 44 known flood victims as Columbia and Fraser crests move seaward. The Cross lists 30 missing, with 715 still unlocated. water recedes and lower valley danger declines though levees remain weak. Army engineers warn of potential further collapses as crisis eases.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Columbia
Fraser River
Pacific
Vanport
Columba Valley
Stassen May Start Swing To Vandenberg
Reports from the Stassen camp say if he fails to win the Republican nomination he may lead a convention move to draft Senator Vandenberg. Stassen supporters note his rising standing after the Oregon primary defeat and predict a ninth ballot victory in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Philadelphia
Vanden
New Castle
N. H
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Vandenberg
Ublican
Sigler
Wernors
Dewey
Taft
Plan Riverside Park Concert This Evening
The La Crosse concert band opens its season with an 8 o clock performance at Riverside park. Soloist Stanley Muenkel will headline the program listed on page 17.
Plan To Hurtle X-1 Toward 1700 MPH in High Altitude Tests
The Air Force plans a new series of flights with the Bell X-1 to reach 1700 miles per hour in tests above 80,000 feet. Capt Charles E. Yeager confirms past sonic barrier flights and describes the secrecy around details and the risks of high altitude supersonic flight.
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James J. Strebig
Washington
Air Force
Army
Charles E. Yeager
Open City Status Rejected For Jerusalem
Arabs reject UN plan to declare Jerusalem an open city and refuse seating Jews at Rhodes peace talks. Stern group in Jerusalem vows independent action to conquer Jerusalem and all Palestine and extend aims to Trans-Jordan.
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Jerusalem
Rhodes
Stern Group
Sternists
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Tell Aviv
Folke Bernadotte
Arab League
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Lebanon
Yemen
Haifa
Russia
Germany
U. S
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ruhr
Phone Firm Plans Approved for La Crosse Plant Rebuild
The Public Service Commission in Madison approved La Crosse Telephone Corporation’s plan to rebuild and enlarge portions of its plant at an estimated net cost of 1 391 230. The project would upgrade facilities on the La Crosse Onalaska toll and rural lines and convert exchanges to dial operations with extensive cabling and wiring. Estimated gross expenditure for the project and equipment replacement is 1 933 359.
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Crosse
Onalaska
Truman Frames Fight On Special Privilege On Campaign Train
President Truman painted himself as champion of the people against special privilege during a cross-country push aboard his campaign train en route to Kansas City. He spoke from a rear platform at Albuquerque urging the public to see how he represents their interests while signaling pressure on Congress.
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Kansas City
Truman
Albuquerque
N. M
Company Ends Steam Locomotive Era to Focus on Diesel
The century-old American Locomotive plant sent its last steam locomotive off the line as production shifts to diesel electric. Vice-President P. T. Egbert cited rising demand and said the $20,000,000 conversion effort should lift 1948 diesel output by about 50 percent from last year.
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ADV
American Locomotive Company
P. T. Egbert
Egbert
Senate Takes Up Farm Bill Amid Precarious U.S. Price Support Fights
Senate opens debate on a permanent farm bill aimed at a new price support system and department reorganization. Lawmakers anticipate a tough fight over the measure as backers signal possible support for a stoppage price plan and resist extending oleomargarine taxes. The House has approved an 18 month extension of key provisions, with adjournment looming.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Lucas
D- Lil
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Program
Scour Atlantic For Lost B-17s In Mystery Flight
Planes scoured the Atlantic for three Flying Fortress bombers missing since Monday while en route from the Azores to Corsica. A Santa Maria search plane spotted debris near wreckage with no sign of survivors as Moroccan Corsican Tunisian and Algerian ports aided the rescue. An air force spokesman said B-17s can fly with a crew of four or five.
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Paris
Atlantic
Lestine
Santa Maria
Azores
Lima
Corsica
Lisbon
Portugal
Palestine
French Air Ministry
Air Force
Czech Refugees Arrive in England
The air ministry announced that 21 Czechoslovak refugees including women and children arrived by plane at a Royal Air Force station in Kent today.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Kent
Repairs Or Eviction Urged For Pearl Street Building
City and county officials inspected the Pearl Street property and ordered repairs or eviction. The three story structure houses five remaining families after eight resided there, with evictions delayed by housing shortages. Fire Chief Hanson condemned the unfit building and health and safety officers posted notices.
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Front
Second Streets
Charles Beranek
George Hanson
Fred Peters
City Health Department
Vern Lamp
Ernest Hanson
George Schmidt
Central Fire Station
Erling Eide
Harry Silberman
Hanson
Health Department
Pear Street
Tribune
Ask Legislature To Consider Raising Conservation Revenues
Wisconsin conservation congress urges a study of hunting and fishing license fees to see if revenues could rise. The group asks Gov. Rennebohm to include the issue in a potential special session, likely around mid July, while noting no fee increases are proposed now.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Conservation Congress
Congress
Rennebohm
Resolutions Committee
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Conservation Department
Blitz Truck Overloading Raid Targets U.S. Highways 12 and 16
A. M. Anstead led seven patrolmen from Hudson to Tomah Wisconsin for a one night raid on overloaded trucks on U S highways 12 and 16. Weight checks ran from 11 p m to 7 a m with scales one mile north of Tomah. Assessments and violator counts were to be handled Wednesday afternoon by Justices Reynolds and Gondrezick. The weigh point sits on the main artery linking Twin Cities with Chicago and Milwaukee markets.
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Tomah
Wis
A. M. Anstead
Eau Claire
Wisconsin Highway Traffic Patrol
Hudson
Arcadia
Chippewa Falls
Black River Falls
U. S
Ray E. Reynolds
Rex Gondrezick
Twin Cities
Chicago
Milwaukee
Farm Population Dips 10.2 Percent Since 1940 Census
The 1948 farm population stood 27,439,000, down 10.2 percent from 1940 levels. Census figures credit demobilization and high birth rates for a partial rebound from 1945 lows, with 2,249,000 more people on farms than in 1945.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Draft Legislation May Be Delayed Until Next Year
The House may defer draft legislation to January pending a possible presidential proclamation. Rep Shafer proposed delaying registration and inducements, while Rep Short backs the opposition to peacetime selective service. Amendments include aliens in service, with pay raises and shorter terms, and monthly service reports to congress.
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Congress
Washington
Shafer
Rmich
Rep Short
R-Mo
Andrews
R-Ny
House
Armed Services Committee
Rep
Gavin
R-Pa
Armed Services
Num
Army
Congressional Committee
Ching Calls Joint Meeting To Halt Coal Talks
Cyrus Ching, the government's conciliator, summons John L. Lewis and soft coal operators to a joint meeting to avert a breakdown in wage welfare talks. The industry coalition opposes the 1947 fund activation, which Lewis insists is a prerequisite to any wage agreement.
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Ching
Washington
Cyrus Ching
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern
Charles O'Neill
O’neill
Senate Boosts Foreign Aid Bill by Over a Billion
The Senate approved a 6.125 billion foreign aid package after restoring most House cuts and extending aid to a 12 month basis. A conference committee is to craft a compromise led by Rep. Taber with nine House members. The vote reached 60 to 9, still short of President Truman’s request by 408 million. A separate 3.687 billion Navy appropriation also cleared in the same session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Truman
Vandenberg
Rmich
Marshall
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