15 Year Plan Advanced By Engineer Firm
Engineering director George W. Barton revealed final traffic and parking recommendations from last year’s survey to the common council and citizens. The plan outlines a three phase off street parking program costing 295000 now and 470000 later, plus a one way system for Third and Fourth streets and double deck parking at Market Square. The long range move depends on civic center fate and would allocate 210000 for center area parking. Barton noted revenue bonds could finance the 10 year matured project with meter revenues paying bond service and estimated net income around 34000 annually for further expansion.
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Common Council
George W. Barton
Associated Consultants
Barton
Market Square
Civic Center
Cass Street
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Street
Loop
Third and Vine Streets
Third and Jay Streets
Sixth and King Streets
City Hall
Loop District
Romania orders U S and Britain to close information offices
The Romanian government asked the American and British legations to shut their information services in Bucharest. No reason was given. Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Grigore Preoteasa relayed the order on Thursday night. The services supplied a library of periodicals and issued news bulletins.
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Ucharest
Romania
Grigore Preoteasa
Wise Men Visit Herod as Nearest Dawn of Messiah Rumor Surges
In Jerusalem rumors swirl about a Nazarene child who will rule Israel. Herod probes spies for facts after learning three Magi named Caspar Melchior and Balthazar seek the fabulous child, claiming a star led them east.
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Seeem
Anna
Herod
Joseph the Carpenter
Nazareth
Mary
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Temple
Israel
Annas
Caspar
Melchior
Balthazar
Elm Grove Board Advances New School Plan Amid Growth
Elm Grove school board, advised by the county school committee, proceeds with building a new school to handle a sharp rise in elementary enrollment. A master plan to reorganize Shelby schools is required by January 1951, with possible attachment to La Crosse district in the future.
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Elm Grove
Shelby
Town of
City of la Crosse
French Island
VA to Fire 7800 Workers Nationwide
The Veterans Administration said it will dismiss about 7,400 employees nationwide due to lack of funds. Approximately 3,000 will come from hospitals and homes and 4,000 from other activities. Notices will be issued by March 10, with dismissals effective to cover the current fiscal year and next year’s budget shortfalls. The move will not affect new veterans hospital projects or staffing plans.
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Washington —i
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospital
Wisconsin Schools Told to Close If Coal Shortage Persists
Wisconsin officials urged schools and nonessential industries to close if coal supplies remain inadequate. The state coal emergency board authorized suspending local anti smoke ordinances and permitting use of high volatile fuels to avert freezing, with rationing to continue and relief shipments sent to Lone Rock Plain Ladysmith La Crosse area hospitals and other affected communities.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Coal Emergency Board
State Department of Agriculture
Lone Rock
Plain
Ladysmith
la Crosse
Kenosha
Manitowoc
Truman Asks Authority To Seize Mines
President Truman asked Congress for power to seize the nation’s strike bound coal mines. He warned of imminent soft coal shortages and urged immediate action. He proposed impartial boards to set compensation and a commission to study the industry for national security, with seizure as a last resort.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Federe
Mr. Truman
McGrath
Philip P. Perlman
Oscar Chapman
Aski Ress
White House
John A
Factfinding Board
Mobilization Plans Under Senate Study
Senate Armed Services panel reviews secret wartime mobilization blueprints for civilians and industries. Chairman Tydings assigns three members to the study after closed testimony, while NSRB’s John R. Steelman explains plans to harness national resources in war, amid debates on defense readiness.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Congress
Defense Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Gurney
R-Sd
John R. Steelman
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Senate hearing on social security bill features Dr Gunnar Gundersen
Dr. Gunnar Gundersen of La Crosse, a member of the American Medical Association board, appeared with the group before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington on Wednesday. The session focused on H. R. 6000, the social security bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnar Gundersen
la Crosse
The
American Medical Association
Senate Finance Committee
Washington, D. C
Truman Fight Against Reds Challenged
Republicans challenged President Truman over his claim of leading the fight to weed out Communists in government. Bricker and McCarthy criticized action timing and claimed Congress, not the president, uncovered the facts. Lucas defended Truman, while Bricker dismissed loyalty boards as a sham and warned many disloyal employees remain.
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Washington
Truman
Bricker
Robio
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ferguson
R-Mich
Alger Hiss
Lucas
Ilinois
Gescenmsens
Weather Outlook for La Crosse and Vicinity
Weather in La Crosse area remains generally fair and warmer tonight and Saturday with considerable cloudiness. Low temperatures expected around 20 in the city and 15 in rural areas, with a high near 34 on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Anti-Labor Press Demands Removal of War Minister Strachey
London papers aligned with Lord Beaverbrook stepped up a campaign to oust War Minister John Strachey by challenging his past disavowal of communism. The Evening Standard and Daily Express cite his 1940 statements denying Communist ties as proof, while Attlee’s Downing Street denies the charges as disgraceful.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
John Strachey
Evening Standard
Downin Street
Attlee
Strachey
Communist Party
Stachey
Labor
U. S
America
Third International
Daily Express
Beaverbrook
the Standard
The
Standard
No. 10 Downing Street
Fireman Finds Life-Size Doll Mistaken for Child in Oklahoma City Fire
A veteran housing unit blaze in Will Rogers field claimed a child’s life after Fireman Bob Coley rescued a crying life-size doll he mistook for two-year-old Carolyn Thompson. The doll’s cries led to the dramatic rescue from a flaming upstairs bedroom before the doll was exposed as inanimate.
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Oklahoma City
Carolyn Thompson
Charles W. Thompson
Will Rogers Field Veterans Housing Unit
Bob Coley
Fireman Dies Fighting Blaze in Calumet Block
In Calumet Michigan a January early morning fire fatal to Fireman Joseph Miglio second assistant chief of the village fire department and critically injuring another, Charles Ryan, as a wall cave-in trapped them. The Bollman business block burned four stories and spread with zero temps. Laurium and Calumet and Hecla crews aided in a lengthy effort.
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Calumet
Mich
Bollman
Joseph Miglio
Vilaoe Fire Department
Charles Ryan
Laurium
Calumet and Hecla Copper Co
France Prepares for U S Arms Arrival Amid Turmoil
Paris reporters describe how early U S military aid shipments to France could spark riots on docks as Communists seek to block unloading. French morale is low amid reverses, but officials warn crackdown will follow any disruption.
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U. S
France
Associated Press
Paris
America
Coal Shortage Forces Week-Long School Closure
La Crosse public schools including Lower French Island will close all next week after a Friday board action following an emergency order limiting classes to conserve coal. Some coal intended for school contracts was diverted before reaching Wisconsin, prompting the board to extend curtailment to ensure supplies last through the cold period.
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la Crosse
French Island
Board of Education
Wisconsin
Bangor Banker A Merlo Dies Suddenly at 58
Bangor banker A Merlo, 58, pres and cashier of First National Bank, died at home from a heart attack. A WWI veteran and active in village politics, he served as treasurer of Bangor Public School Board and treasurer of St. Mary's church. Survived by wife Lilian and three daughters, services set at St. Marys Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Merlo
Promingor
First National Bank
Eneen Ikarc
Bangor
Vilage
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Lilian
Donna
Carroll College
Kesha
Wis
Ann
Mollie Evans
Hawaii
Clarence
Stella) Cape
Racine
Leo
Kaukauna
Louis
Bangor American Legion
St. Mary's Church
Garage Blast Injures Seven at Madison Car Yard
A violent explosion and subsequent smaller blasts in a Madison garage injured seven men and damaged 30 automobiles. The blast stemmed from a welder's torch near a leaking gasoline line at Pyramid Motor Co, with Governor Kohm's black limousine among the vehicles. Fred Nillis, 18, and Robert Malone, 28, sustained the most serious injuries. They rolled on the cement floor to extinguish flames on their clothing and were in cool condition at a hospital. four or five other workers avoided hospitalization.
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Madison
Wis
Pyramid Motor Co
Governor Kohm
Fred Nillis
Robert Malone
Baraboo
Cancer Fearful Mother Returns Home After Week Missing
Helen B. Overlander of Rensselaer New York returned to her family Friday after a weeklong disappearance. She had vanished due to a mistaken belief she had cancer.
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Rensselaer
N. Y.Y
Helen B. Overlander
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Simeon
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