GOP Expects Hard Fight To Keep Senate Control
Senator Brewster said Republicans anticipate a hard fight to retain Senate control in November. He warned southern Democratic resistance could tilt the race, as 18 of 32 Senate seats are Republican and 14 Democrat with ten sited in the South. He cited battles expected in Oklahoma Kentucky West Virginia Michigan Illinois New Jersey and Idaho.
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Washington
Senate
Brewster
R-Me
GOP
High Command
Con
National Democratic Party
South
Oklahoma
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Illinois
New Jersey
Idaho
Greeks and Communists clash leave 17 dead and 61 wounded
The Greek war ministry reported 17 insurrectionists killed and 61 wounded on Macronissos island off Attica after a clash at a conscript camp. A brief note said five incorrigible Communists were killed during an attack on a priest at the camp.
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Athens
Greek War Ministry
Macronissos
Attica
Local Weather La Crosse Tonight Through Wednesday
Light snow continues tonight in La Crosse and vicinity and ends by early Wednesday with snow flurries. Cold front then brings cooler air by Wednesday morning. Tonight low 18. High tomorrow 28.
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la Crosse
Red Cross Drives in La Crosse County Set for Sunday
The La Crosse Red Cross fund campaign enters its third year with a $29 500 quota up 9 000 from last year. Over 1 000 volunteers will canvass the county Sunday 1 to 5 pm after church bells ring. Donations may be mailed or delivered to the Vocational School rooms 108 or 104 at the Cross office.
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Red Cross
la Crosse County
Joseph Callaway
Cross
Logan High School
Central High School
Longfellow High School
la Crosse City Fire Department
Callaway
Hint Benes Has Resigned Rumor Surfaces in London
The London Evening News reported Eduard Benes resigned as president of Czechoslovakia due to frail health and communist demands. An embassy official denied the report, saying the resignation was not true and not yet made public.
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London
London Evening News
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Pecenger
Prague
Benes
Klement Gottwald
Evening News
British Press Association
Steel price rise called small and not inflationary
Benjamin F. Fairless president of United States Steel told a congressional committee the February 20 4.85 a ton hike in semi finished steel is too small and unimportant to drive inflation He noted U S Steel had a 1947 profit of 127 million and a January 1948 loss on semi finished sales urging wage restraint to help curb prices Also testifying were A B Homer Bethlehem Steel and Hiland G Batchelder Allegheny Ludlum Steel as part of a broad inflation study and anti trust inquiry.
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Washington
Congress
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Fairless
Senate-House Economic Committee
Taft
Ohio
U. S. Steel
Joint Committee
A B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel
Hiland G. Batcheller
Allegheny- Ludlum Steel Corporation
Truman
Justice Department
Two Die In Crash Of Private Plane
A private plane crashed into a house in Livermore California early today killing the two occupants. A family of three escaped unharmed though their bedroom was demolished, ripping the crib post from the child's bed.
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Livermore
Calif
Here
Harry Leeds
Stephen
Dewey to Lead Nomination Drive in Push for GOP Nominee
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will cancel his spring vacation to personally spearhead the Republican nomination campaign in New York and nationwide. He denied a report that he offered jobs for political support in the Wisconsin primary where he faces Harold E. Stassen and Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Set Oil Import Goal by 1951 Faces Rationing
An oil industry official warned that the United States must import 1,200,000 barrels of crude oil daily by 1951 or face rationing. The remark highlights looming supply and policy pressures in the oil sector.
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Chicago
U. S
Writers and directors sue studios for seventy million in damages
Ten film writers directors and producers claim 61 109 775 in damages and seek an injunction to stop blacklisting after contempt citations over refusal to disclose party or guild memberships. Plaintiffs including Lester Cole Ring Lardner Jr John Howard Lawson Albert Maltz Samuel Ornitz Dalton Trumbo Edward Dmytryk Adrian Scott and Herbert Biberman name Loews 20th Century Fox Paramount Columbia Radio Keith Orpheum Warner Bros Republic Samuel Goldwyn Hal Roach Universal and Walt Disney as defendants with industry bodies also cited.
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Los Angeles
House
American Committee
Communist Party
Screen Writers Guild
UN- American Committee
Lester Cole
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
M-G-M
Ring Lardner, Jr
John Howard Lawson
Albert Maltz
Samuel Ornitz
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo
Edward Dmytryk
Adrian Scott
Herbert Biberman
Loew's, Inc
20Th Century-Fox
Paramount
Columbia
Radio - Kieth - Orpheum
Warner Brothers Pictures
Warner Brothers Pictures Distributing Corp
Republic
Samuel Goldwyn
Hal Roach
Universal
Walter Wanger
Motion Picture Association of America
The
Society of Independent Motion Pictures Producers
Eric Johnston
Donald Nelson
La Crosse Fashion Ballot Election on Page 2
La Crosse voters will choose between the "Old Look" and the "New Look" in a special fashion election Tuesday. Mayor Beranek urged participation, with results to be announced at the March 9 Spring Fashion Fantasy show. The La Crosse County Bar Association backed the Old Look 13 to 6 with 2 undecided, and the Y's Men's Club approved the Old Look 14 to 3.
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la Crosse
C. A. Beranek
la Crosse Tribune
the Tribune
la Crosse County Bar Association
Y's Men's Club
Bar Association
Y's
Communists push Finnish backing of Soviet military pact
Helsinki reports that Finland's Communists organized factory meetings at Turku and Tampere to back a friendship and assistance treaty with the Soviet Union. Turku metal workers urged acceptance while political leaders weigh consequences before Paasikivi decision.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Tyoekansas Sanomat
Soviet Union
Turku
Tampere
Turku Metal Workers
Juho Paasikivi
Agrarians
Social Democrats
Arvo Salminen
Communist Party
Light Snowfall Forecast Teases La Crosse Area
Snow, possibly the season’s heaviest, is forecast for southern Wisconsin with La Crosse expected to see only a light amount. Tonight’s low around 18, Wednesday’s high near 28, and colder air will reduce flood risk as the storm moves south of La Crosse.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
March Lion Brings Snowstorm To Wisconsin
The AP reports a late winter storm arriving in Wisconsin with 12 inches of snow forecast for Milwaukee and the southern half of the state. Strong winds near 30 mph with gusts and a Lake Michigan storm warning of 35 to 40 mph accompany the system. Weather forecaster Howard Thompson predicts snow across the southern region from Green Bay to Eau Claire.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
U. S
Howard Thompson
Green Bay
Eau Claire
Weather Bureau
Mitchell Field
Lake Michigan
Thompson
Vandenberg Shrugs Off GOP Presidential Nomination Question
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan refused to speculate on accepting a Republican nomination for president. He told Nebraska editor Raymond A. McConnell Jr. that his name should be withheld from the April 15 primary and declined to answer if he would accept if nominated.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Raymond A. McConnell, Jr
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
McConnell
Michigan
Senator Vandenberg to appear on Nebraska primary ballots
Lincoln Neb April 13 ballots will include the name of Sen Vandenberg R Mich on Nebraska’s presidential preferential primary ballot. Raymond A McConnell Jr newspaper editor and chairman of the Nebraska bipartisan committee announced after receiving a telegram from the Michigan senator. McConnell said Kerg’s reply did not rule him out as a possible nominee.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sen. Vandenberg
Rmich
Nebraska
Raymond A. McConnell, Jr
Saad Today
McConnell
Michigan
McConnell, Jr
Kerg
Nebraska race hints at draft for Vandenberg
A Nebraska bid for a political post sparks a possible Vandenberg draft. McConnell, chair of a bi party committee, filed six Republicans and one Democrat, delaying Vandenberg while signaling a June convention could trigger a genuine nomination.
Predicts Huge Budget Surplus and Tax Cut Advised
John W. Hanes, ex New Deal treasury official, told the Senate finance committee the government will take in nearly 20 billion more than it spends this year and next, leaving room for a 6.5 billion tax reduction. He argued surpluses mean taxation exceeds needs and urged substantial cuts to revitalize risk capital and employment.
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Washington
New Deal Treasury
John W. Hanes
the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
New York Corporation
England
France
Italy
Brewster
R-Me
Finance Committee
Hanes
Anti-Lynch Bill Advances Another Step
A southern Democrat denounced civil rights policy as President Truman faced criticism in Congress as anti-lynching legislation moved closer to approval. Rivers of South Carolina warned Republicans they risk angering the president while supporting the bill.
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South
Truman
House
Judiciary Committee
Washington
Congress
Harry Truman
Rivers
South Carolina
Condon Target of Soviet Espionage Probe
The House committee subpoenas the Commerce Department loyalty board files on Dr Edward A. Condon head of the Bureau of Standards amid accusations of Soviet espionage. The report labels the bureau a testing ground for top secrets and questions Condon's loyalty with calls for his removal or a formal dissent from the secretary of commerce. The panel asserts a widespread Soviet espionage ring operates in the United States tied to atomic secrets.
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Edward A. Condon
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Washington
House
American Activities Subcommittee
Dr. Condon
Commerce Department
Loyalty Board
Thomas
UN American Activities Committee
Bureau of Standards
UN American Activities Subcommittee
Condon
Henry Wallace
Commerce
United States
Walter Reed Army Hospital
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Full
UN- American Activities Committee
President Truman
Harriman
William C. Foster
Foster
Germans arrest 25 Czech political refugees at border
Markredwitz Germany border police report the arrest of 25 political refugees from Czechoslovakia over recent days. The detainees described as soldiers minor office holders and journalists were turned over to American occupation authorities.
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Marktredwitz
Germany
Czechoslovakia
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Miss
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Strom Thurmond
Red Cross Finance Campaign
Hint Benes
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John von Arx
Hokah
Minn
Minnesota
von Arx
Highway 16
Tribune
Robert S. Cowie
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Reds
Finn
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Sanial
Frau
Gertrude Scholtz-Klink
Nazi Party
Tuebingen
Bulletin
William F. Arbogast
Wallace
Nab
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