Russians Cut Power and Food to Western Berlin Amid Berlin Crisis
Soviet and German Communist presses renew demand to quit Berlin while Russia cuts electricity to western sectors and halts rail food shipments. Gen. Clay warns Moscow aims to pressure Allies out, with Warsaw ministers planning eastern Germany governance and currency measures inflaming the 3.4 million in the city.
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Heidelberg
Lucius D. Clay
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United States
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Britain
France
Sions
Believers and Lewis Near Agreement on Coal Pact
Soft coal operators plan a contract with John L Lewis offering a $1 daily wage boost and pension fund rise funded by a royalty increase from 10 to 20 cents per ton. The plan would lift eight hour pay from 13.05 to about 14.05 dollars and pay retired miners $100 monthly, with board deadline set for 3 p.m. CST to reach a peace pact or extend current terms while the emergency board reports.
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Steel Company
John L. Weis
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
United Mine Worker
Truman
White House
Freedom Train Exhibit to Open Friday in La Crosse Park
Howard Aiken leads the La Crosse Freedom Train committee as the exhibit prepares to open Friday from 2 to 10 am at Riverside Park. Admission is first come, first served with no charge. The 12 hour display hosts 127 Documents, loaned mainly by the Library of Congress, guarded by marines and emergency services.
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la Crosse
Freedom Train Committee
Park
Main
Pearl Streets
State Street
Riverside Drive
Pearl Street
Pearl
Riverside Park
Front Street
Red Cross
Fire Department
Walter H. S. O’brien
Davenport
O’brien
Mississippi River
Library of Congress
William Whipple
Whipple
Bert Rowley
North 24Th Dam
American Heritage Foundation
Floods Kill Nine As Oklahoma Faces Wide Storm
An extended period of heavy rains floods Okla homa causing nine deaths and about 3,000 homeless. Deer Creek flash flood trapped a greyhound bus and numerous vehicles on U S 66, with search ongoing for seven untraced occupants.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Ardmore
McAlester
Hydro
Deer Creek
Greyhound
Texas
Wisconsin
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Friday
Generally fair conditions in La Crosse and vicinity. Tonight cooler with a low around 58. Friday will be moderate in temperature with a high near 80.
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la Crosse
Million-Dollar Finds During Lunch on Wall Street
New York city clerk William Tilley, 47, found two checks on a sidewalk near the stock exchange totaling 1 205 000 dollars. One check covered 1 200 000 dollars and another 5 000 dollars. He turned them in to a bank and received a 25 dollar reward.
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New York
William Tilley
Stock Exchange
Tilley
Wall Street
Madison City Workers Return To Work
One hundred thirty city employees ended a 10 day strike and returned to work in Madison. AFL union 236 said they accepted the city council offer for a 40 hour week starting July 1 1949 and a one dollar per month cost of living bonus.
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Madison
Wis
AFL
Ensure The Tribune Follows You On Vacation
The La Crosse Tribune promises daily home news wherever you travel. Arrange to have copies delivered to your vacation address or leave copies on hold if you move, by notifying your carrier or calling the circulation department a few days before you go.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
Time Out Bangsberg and Larsson Draft Convention Feel
Tribune editors share a vivid glimpse from Philadelphia during the Republican gathering. Bangsberg and photographer Larsson describe their hotel setup, Wisconsin delegation rooms, Stassen headquarters, and floor positions near Sec 1 to stay in touch amid press activity. Ivy connects at The Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Tribune
R. L. Bangsberg
Bangsberg
Harry Larsson
Bill Burgess
Jim
Harry
Hotel Warwick
Wisconsin
Convention Hall
Valley Forge
Stassen Press
Stassen
Ivy
la Crosse Tribune
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Strike Date At Plant Set
Private talks mark progress in a three day old Trane strike involving about 1 000 AFL affiliated workers. Impending walkout at Electric Auto Lite looms for July 7 7 a m as Auto Lite CIO UAWA union reports a deadlock. Company notes differences must be settled at the conference table and warns against public debate. Payroll checks for Trane workers to be distributed Friday at 11 a m.
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AFL
Trane
Electric Auto-Lite Company
al Danielson
Auto-Lite Cio Uawa
Trane Company
Federal Conciliation Service
James Despins
Milwaukee
Navy and Marine Corps Funding Approved for 1949
President Truman signed a bill appropriating 3,749,059,250 dollars to fund the navy and marine corps for the year beginning July 1. The measure includes 127 million dollars to begin construction of a 65,000 ton aircraft carrier, planned to be the largest of its kind afloat.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Marine Corps
Tribune Carriers To Attend Circus
Tribune carriers from La Crosse will attend the Shrine circus as a group. About 120 boys are to meet at the Badger street entrance to the fairgrounds at 7 30 p m Friday night.
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la Crosse Tribune
Shrine Circus
Badger Street
Fairgrounds
No Movement to Unseat Wisconsin Governor Declared
Governor Oscar Rennebohm said there is no movement to unseat him as the Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor this fall. The denial followed a Milwaukee convention report and noted ongoing but nascent discussion among delegation members. Ralph Immels was present, awaiting his own candidacy announcement.
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UMW
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
George F. Campbell
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Inquiry Board
Philadelphia
Oscar Rennebohm
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Rennebohm
Ralph Immels
Badger Girls' State Schedules Election
Delegates to Badger Girls State at the University of Wisconsin nominate candidates for state offices today with election set for Saturday. The 272 delegates from across Wisconsin elected city officials yesterday, including Mary Holtes of Richland Center as alderman and Ann Stevens. Lancaster supervisor and Mary Scallion of Steuben as justice of the peace.
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Wis
Badger Girls’ State
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Mary Holtes
Richland Center
Ann Stevens
Lancaster
Mary Scallion
Steuben
Justice of the Peace
Convention program at Republican national convention
Philadelphia program call to order at noon by House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr as permanent convention chairman. Balloting for presidential candidate, nominations for vice president, election of national committee, committee appointments to notify candidates, adjournment. Convention resumes tomorrow if voting not finished.
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Philadelphia
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
United States
Demonstration For Stassen Steals Show At Convention Hall
The Stassen demonstration dominated a Philadelphia crowd, described as colossal and pandemonium on wheels, with fervent support in the Minnesota banner parade and electric reception for Stassen as Dewey Taft and others watched.
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Philadelphia
Minnesota
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Governor Rennebohm OKs Four Highway Contracts
Madison Wisconsin Gov Oscar Rennebohm approved four highway contracts totaling 739041 including a seven thousand nine hundred eighty dollar project to repair the Bad River bridge on state highway one.
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Madison
Wis
Oscar Rennebohm
First Ballot in GOP Nomination Divides States Among Dewey Taft Stassen
The Delaware to North Dakota roll call shows state by state allocations for Dewey Taft Stassen and others. Dewey leads many ballots with numerous states voting heavily for him, while Taft and Stassen each claim multiple states.
New York Governor Receives 515 Votes on Second Ballot
In Philadelphia the Republican convention reported after the second ballot that Dewey led with 515 votes, Taft 274, Stassen 149, Vandenberg 62, Warren 57, Baldwin 19, Martin 10, MacArthur 7, and Reece 1. Duff moved to recess until 7:30 pm. a roll call followed a voice vote dispute over who voted, and New York’s delegation accepted the recess.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Michigan
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Ohio
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur Vandenberg
Earl Warren
California
Douglas MacArthur
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
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Arizona
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Reece
Duff
Pennsylvania
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago
Halleck
McCormick
Westirginia
Leverett Saltonstall
Saltonstall
Dewey Falls Short as GOP Nomination Begins
At Philadelphia the Dewey campaign trails on the first Republican ballot with 434 votes. Vandenberg and Taft figures maneuver for support as Knowland hails California solidly for Warren and Stassen signals a backroom-free nomination. House leaders weigh Halleck as possible VP choice amid shifting state loyalties.
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