Move Taken To Preserve Coal Stocks
La Crosse Rauinal Nigh school and all Catholic elementary schools will close Monday morning to conserve coal stocks. La Crosse public schools stay closed for the week as the coal shortage worsens. Hospitals, hotels, railroads, and city services implement emergency measures to stretch limited supplies, with some stockpiles still intact and others depleted within days.
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Rauinal Nigh School
Thomas
Halliran
la Crosse
Halloran
Board of Education
Ming
PSC Orders Progressive Brownout To Conserve Coal
Madison Wis agency orders a staged electricity cutback to conserve dwindling coal stocks. Utilities must ration, urge voluntary load reductions, and cut nonessential use as supply drops from 20 to seven days. Measures include voltage reduction and interior exterior lighting cuts. Reciprocal coal release plans with Minnesota and Michigan are announced.
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PSC
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Public Service Commission
Aditon
Commission
Viroqua Pioneer Lucy Grubb Dies at 104
Lucy Grubb of Viroqua Vernon county dies at 104 after a hip fracture in January. Services set for Tuesday at the Methodist church with Rev. Ellery Beal. Burial in Viroqua cemetery. Survived by daughter Eva Mangan of Conrad Montana, daughter in law Waller Laila, and son Virgil Crume.
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Lucy Grubb
Wis
Salman Viroqua
Vernon County
Ctizen
Wiliam C. Mueller
Grubb
Ellery Beal
Methodist Church
Beal
Jacobson and Swanson Funeral Home
Inler
Waller Laila
Virgil Crume
Womm
Virocqua
William Crume
Woodsburn
Crume
Farrell
Liberty Pole
Nancy Hanks
Deata
Rennebohm names two reps for Indian problem parley
Rennebohm named Wisconsin delegates for a conference on Indian problems in St. Paul on March 14. State Sen. Knowies of New Richmond and George Keith, head of the public welfare department’s public assistance division, will attend.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Youndah
Rennebohm
Rennbohm
Knowies
New Richmond
George Keith
Public Assistance Division
The
Public Welfare Department
St. Paul
Local Weather For La Crosse and Vicinity
Weather forecast for La Crosse and nearby areas indicates generally fair conditions with increasing warmth tonight and Sunday. Low temperatures around 30 degrees expected tonight, rising Sunday with clear to partly cloudy skies.
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la Crosse
Suits and Ruble Values Show No Steal From Moscow
Washington officials estimated Soviet price cuts leave a man's suit at roughly 277.25 dollars, with widespread goods priced high as Moscow fixed a four ruble per dollar gold value. Bread, butter, pork, and cigarettes appear costly, while wages average under 800 rubles monthly, about 150 dollars.
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Edward Homar
Washington State Department
Moscow
State Department
Kysbek
Welat
Amashan
U S Nixes Hungarian Note on Legation Staff Reduction
The United States rejected Hungarys request to cut the Budapest legation staff and accused the Hungarian government of damaging U S relations. Washington said the note was improper and irrelevant given the Vogeler trial and groundless charges against the legation. It kept consulates in New York and Cleveland closed to Hungary and refused to alter travel bans on U S citizens.
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Washington
United States
Budapest
Hungary
Department
Legation
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Robert Vogeler
Vogeler
U.S
Thungary
New York
Cleveland
Sister Saves Four Brothers In Home Fire
MILWAUKEE Four young boys owed their lives Saturday by the heroism of their sister Adela Kalan a 14 year old who was alone with the youngsters when flames broke out in their frame home She carried the two smallest and shepherded the others to safety The children ranged from two to eight months old and five year old twins Michael and David fled to a neighbor’s house as fire from undetermined origin engulfed their one and a half story bungalow The mother had left the girl in charge when she went shopping
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Milwaukee
Adela Kalan
Bates
Garry
Steve
Michael
David
Adelia
Dour
Steve Kalan
Bomber limps back with engine out near Norfolk
A navy patrol bomber landed safely in Norfolk two miles offshore after one engine failed. The craft followed a Caribbean-bound route to participate in what reports call operation Portex, a major amphibious assault plan.
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Norfolk
Caribbean
Weil
Bus Wrecks Panel Truck Injuring Man in Pan Am Accident
James Callan, 48, of 2101 Park Avenue, suffered leg and hip injuries when his panel truck was struck by Greyhound bus No. 513 driven by William Kane at about 11 p.m. Friday on Highway 14 west of La Crosse. Callan was hospitalized then released for X-rays. the panel truck was destroyed and the bus sustained minor damage. Officials noted Kane claimed he could not stop in time, while Callan said he had his lights on. A second crash occurred at 2:30 a.m. Saturday on Highway 10 near Pralle Farm, involving Edward Murphy and Charles Becon with no injuries.
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Highway 34
James Callan
Park Avenue
Calan
William Hi. Kane
Stose Street
la Crosse County
Kane
Gank
Callan
Saturns
Highway 10
Edward Murphy
Bergen
Emirke
Pralle Farm
Murany
Charles Becon
Hagar
Mohy
Murphy
Bacwwn
Four Boxers Die In Four-Vehicle Collision
Four young boxers from a Columbia team died in a Friday night crash that also injured 11 others. The squad was en route to matches sponsored by the Central Missouri Marine Corps? Navy? Corsk? none.
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Jefferson City
Columbia
Central Missouri Marine Corusnague
Vatican Eyes Diplomatic Ties With United States
Vatican sources said on Saturday that Rome would like to establish regular diplomatic relations with the United States but would not say whether Pope Pius XII sent a message this Friday with Cardinal Spellman.
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Vatican
United States
Pius Alseus
Princes Cardia
Spellman
Labor strikes ripple through steel coal and auto sectors
Large scale labor unrest grips the United States with miners poised to return to work after talks on a new contract with operators. Unions press General Motors for higher wages and pensions while negotiations continue with Ford and Chrysler. Transport Workers seek agreement with aviation firms to end a major shutdown and rail unions consider strikes subject to mediation rules.
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UMW
Joe1
L. Lewis
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Miners” Welfare Fund
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
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UAW
Chrysler Corp
CIO Transport Workers Union
American Air- Mnes, Inc
Youth Held on Charge After Dynamite Cap Blast
Paul Stewart, 19, of Stewartstown Pat was released on $200 but Saturday pending a hearing next week on a charge of firing a dynamite cap into a crowd of basketball fans. The blast Friday night injured two spectators.
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Paul Stewart
Stewartstown
Pat
Firefighters Hold Audience as Hillsboro Fire Spreads
In Hillsboro Wisconsin a house near the fire station and a nearby school caught fire in subzero weather. Defective wiring is blamed for the blaze in the Charles Carson home as onlookers watched from the street. Firemen quickly contained the fire after an hour of effort. Fireman John Stuckel suffered a minor injury from slipping on ice.
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Hillsborg
Wis
Hillsboro
Charles Carson
Ruddy Subora
John Stuckel
Czechoslovakia Moves to Expel U S Missionaries
The U S embassy in Prague reports Czechoslovakia will order all American missionaries to leave soon under church statutes, with similar action against British and other Western clergy. The crackdown targets Western clergy as the Communist regime tightens control, expelling dozens since last year and prompting fears of closer closures.
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Prague
Czechoslovskia
tPy
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Josef Beran
Czech Foreign Ministry
Wallace
Toronto
Séetardiy
Miners expected to return to work Monday
Washington report says coal negotiators moved quickly to finalize a wage agreement into legal form aiming for signing Saturday and return to work Monday. John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers appeared to gain substantial concessions, though not all requests were met after a day of pressure.
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Coal Benew
Pleht
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hugh Lee
Indiana
Trumanaid plan for coal strike end sparks legal push
In May 1945 Washington dispatch reports a second major strike breach as President Truman sought drastic congressional action. A settlement in principle was reached after talks between Lewis and promoters, while lawmakers debated seizure authority. The White House planned a congressional draft to study coal industry issues and a mine seizure bill remained possible as Senate and House panels weigh next steps.
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Trumso
Congress
Truman
Leatnsk
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
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Voufer Roup
Operbtups
Actross
Lesingt
Luvana
Peizure Secale
Senate Labor Committee
Interstate Commerce Come
Allen
Aiken
Lawyerg Pe
Red Registration Measure Advances in Senate Panel
Senate judiciary committee approved a measure by Senator Mundt to require registration of Communist and Communist front organizations. The bill defines communism as a conspiracy to overthrow the government and create a dictatorship, with penalties including barred government employment and visa denials. It also demands labeling of Communist propaganda and notices when Communist views are aired, with Senator Langer the sole dissenter.
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Senate
Mundt
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Communist Party
Langer
R-Ni
Come Maitter
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