Taft To Meet Wisconsin Delegates On Stassen MacArthur Plot
Taft scheduled to meet the combined Wisconsin Stassen and MacArthur delegation at 3 30 this afternoon after a closed caucus. Wisconsin moves to delay selecting a national committeeman and committeewoman while Edwin Yerly leads the tactic to avoid convention conflicts.
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Taft
Wisconsin
Stassen
MacArthur
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Dewey
Credentials Committee
Republican National Committee
Georgia
Causus Morday
Towne
Gov. Stassen
Minnesota
Tel Aviv Clash Between Israeli Forces and Irgun
Fighting erupted on Tel Aviv central beach as Irgun Zvai Leumi troops attempted to land a ship carrying 600 tons of arms. One Israeli soldier was killed amid fears of civil war, with orders to meet fire with fire and reports of casualties on the Irgun side.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Irgun
Homeless Goat Sits Out Rabble in Canadian City
A drenched white billy goat sought refuge in city homes after heavy rain. Police radio operator Dave Britton calmly guided calls from residents who feared adopting the animal. The goat wandered toward a tavern on Lang Drive as hope for a shelter waned.
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Dave Britton
Dave
Goat
Lang Drive
Cominform Meeting Reported in Czechoslovakia Conditions
Two anonymous Communist officials said Cominform leaders are meeting somewhere in Czechoslovakia to map strategy. They noted the exact location is undisclosed for security reasons.
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Rome
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse and Midwest
Night temperatures around 68 degrees with the La Crosse area seeing mild conditions. Wednesday highs near 80 degrees across the region with clear skies and light winds.
Guard Ranks Swell After New Draft Bill
Washington reports a rush of new National Guard recruits as Congress moves a draft bill toward the White House. With Vandenberg and Martin at the Republican convention, the bill must reach the president by early July, allowing time for Truman to sign and set a 90 day implementation window. The first call could come in September, with eligibility for men 18 to 25 minus active duty or reserve members.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Martin
R-Mass
Truman
Philadelphia
National Guard
Guard
Armed Forces
Reds and Allies Hold Berlin Currency Talks
High Russian officials met Western Allies in Berlin for the first time in over three months to discuss currency reform and continued trade between Soviet and western Germany. Talks were initiated by Britain after a long pause since March 20, with the Russians delaying arrival by 45 minutes.
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Berlin
Germany
Allied Control Council
U. S
Britain
France
Five Killed In Two Hercules Co Blasts
A catastrophic explosion at the Hercules Powder Co plant in Pinole California killed two workers and shattered the facility. The blast, felt up to 20 miles away, followed a sequence of three explosions four hours earlier at Kenil Jersey plant, where three men died and six were injured.
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Pinole
Calif
Hercules Powder Co
San Francisco Bay Region
Kenvil
N. J
Band to Perform in Riverside Park Concert
La Crosse concert band will give a concert in Riverside Park at 8 p m Wednesday.
State Commission Approves Telephone Rate Boost Here
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission in Madison approves La Crosse Telephone rate increases as reasonable, approving $86,425 extra monthly revenue and $57,369 after tax. Increases affect party lines, residence and business phones, and hotel trunk rates, with rural rates unchanged.
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State Commission
la Crosse Telephone Corporation
Public Service Commission
Madison
Fred E. Steele
la Crosse Exchange
la Crosse
Onalaska
Dewey Taft Stassen Showdown Shapes GOP Post
Justice Goldsborough cleared John L. Lewis of legal obstacles to his proposed $100 monthly pension for miners aged 62 or older with 20 years’ work. The ruling supports the tentative plan, funded by a $5 million set aside from the welfare fund, and may push forward stalled contract negotiations with mine owners ahead of the July expiry.
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Lewis
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Goldsborough
Ezra van Horn
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
H. Styles Bridges
Bridges
Welfare Board
van Horn
UMW
Lewis and Bridges
Lewis-Bridges
Republicans Complete 1948 Platform
The 1948 Republican platform pledges internationalism a strong military and civil rights for all. Drafted after a week of wrangling, the 2400 word text will be submitted to the national convention for approval. It endorses UN strengthening, Israel recognition, and collective security while noting limits of economic welfare.
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Philadelphia
Henry Cabot Lodge
GOP Resolutions Committee
Carroll Reece
Lodge
Israel
America
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
United Nations
Resolutions Committee
C. Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Department of National Defense
Republican National Convention Program Excerpts
Philadelphia convention schedule outlines Tuesday and Wednesday sessions with calls to order by temporary and permanent chairmen. Notable speakers include Gov. Dwight Green Senator Wheresry Frances Bolton Baldwin Hobson Reynolds Martin Halleck Macaulay Becker Cain. Roll calls for nominations and resolutions proceeding through evenings.
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Philadelphia
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Wherry
Neb
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Baldwin
Conn
Hobson Reynolds
Navtumecet
House
Martin
Mass
Katharine St. George
Rep. Halleck
Ind
Robert W. MacCauley
Republican National Committee
Ral Becker
National Young Republican Federation
Cain
Wash
Movement Grows Against Rennebohm At GOP Convention
Wisconsin Republican unrest widens as Rennebohm faces a strong anti endorsement mood at Milwaukee and Immell gains support. Delegates hint Kohler Knowles ticket and Broadfoot for attorney general in a possible statewide split. Governor Rennebohm travels to the Philadelphia convention with Mrs Rennebohm.
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Philadelphia
Oscar Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Ralph Immell
Goodland
Rennebohm
Immell
Stassen
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
George
City Prepares For Arrival Of Freedom Train
La Crosse marks rededication week with the Freedom Train arrival planned for Friday. Tuesday hosts organization day led by Frank Billock with talks at Kiwanis and Jaycees. Robert Nebel heads the Freedom Train speakers bureau. Youth day Wednesday includes a playground competition at Houska park at 1 30 pm directed by Walter Weigent and Miss Clarice Owen. An all woman day is set for Thursday from 11 am to 12 noon at the Wisconsin.
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la Crosse
Freedom Train
Frank Billock
Freedom Train Incorporated
Kiwanis and Jaycees
Rotary
Robert Nebel
Houska Park
Walter Weigent
Clarice Owen
The
Wisconsin the
Railroad
Trane Union Strikes After Deadlocked Negotiations
About 1,000 maintenance and reduction employees at four Trane plants in La Crosse walked out at 7 a.m. Tuesday after three months of contract talks with Union 81558. The wage dispute centers on a 13 cent per hour raise and six holidays. Union officials said the contract is in dispute and that conciliation service involvement is expected.
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Rane Company
la Crosse
Conciliation Service
Trane Company
Dewey Gains Ground as Pennsylvania Weighs 73 Votes
National GOP Convention moves into the second day as Senator Edward Martin withdraws in favor of Thomas E. Dewey. Arizona yields to New York and Dewey leads the backers while Taft and Stassen hold their lines. Delegates eye future ballots amid platform debates and possible vice presidential talk.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Dewey
Martin
Vandenberg
Gov
Duff
Senator Vandenberg
Taft
Ohio
White House
Arizona
New York
Alabama
Stassen
Nebraska
Kenneth Wherry
Truman
Wherry
Dewey-Taft-Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stas
GOP
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Harry Larrson
Everett Yerly
Tribune Phote Crosse
Wilber Renk
Sun Prairie
Foster Porter
Bloomington
Yerly
R. L. Bangsberg
la Cresce Tribune
Cyrus Phillipp
Robert Eby
Yvonne Towne
Waukesha
Henry Baldwin
Wisconsin Rapids
Ruth Hogue
Ashland
Catherine Cleary
Estelle Morrison
Wausau
Oregon
Mrs. Towne
Cominform
By Lynn Heinzerling
Hercules Co
Pension Question
President Truman
Dwight Greene
Rennebohn
By K. L. Bangsberg
la Crosse Tribune
Wis
Kennebohm
Trane Union
16Th and
Bennett
Fhote
Gov. Green
Sen. Martin
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