Mild Weather Triggers Flood Threats Along Root Kickapoo Rivers
Unseasonably warm conditions in the Coulee Region raise flood and ice jam risks on Wisconsin and Minnesota waterways. Root river rose six and a half feet near Houston before subsiding. ice piled near Hokah, isolating homes and barns. Kickapoo River watchers note high water but few major breaches as forecasts warn of cold, unsettled weather ahead.
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Coulee
Houston
Hokah
Highway 16
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Wisconsin
le Crosse
Park Falls
Arts
North Central
Mississippi River
Dresbach
Genoa
Dubuque
St. Paul
Ray Miller
John Woolley
Les Sheehan
John von Arx
Caledonia
Rush Creek
Rushford
Peterson
Minn
Lanesboro
Kicka River
Vernon
Crawford
Kickapoo Center
Readstown
Soldiers Grove
la Farge
Gays Mills
Sea
Kan
Romance
Wis
Vernon County
Viroqua Genoa
Russian UN Attache and US Clerk Arrested for Secrets Theft
Federal agents arrested Valentina Gubitchev, a UN Secretariat member, and Judith Coplon, a Justice Department employee, in New York on charges of stealing American secrets. Coplon carried typewritten summaries of confidential security data. Gubitchev is identified as a Soviet UN official. The case, rooted in a loyalty check, prompted Moscow protests and raises immunity questions.
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Washington
Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
New York
Panyushkin
James Webb
Webb
State Department
Tice
Tom Clark
Judith
Brooklyn
N. Y
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
Neer
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Coplon
FBI
United Nations Secretariat
Secretariat
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Miss Cop
GOP Seeks Republican Backing to End Senate Filibuster
Washington reports movement toward changing senate rules to curb filibusters. A two thirds vote or simple majority plan is debated with President Truman supporting a majority curb while Dixie lawmakers resist any change. Lucas and McGrath back the two thirds approach. Fulbright notes opposition.
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Washington
Latous
Macuneanen
Senate
McGrath
D-Ri
GOP
Dixie
Malis Thay En
Truman
Fulbright
D-Ark
Lucas
Mr. Truman
Trial of Pastors Concludes in Sofia Espionage Case
In Sofia, Bulgaria, 15 Protestant pastors faced verdicts after pleas for mercy. Prosecution seeks death for four leaders and long terms up to life for 11 others, blaming American capitalism and church missions for their positions. Defense depicts defendants as poor ordinary people caught in missions-financed pressure.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Georgi Chernev
Nikola Naumov
Daylight Bandits Rob Denmark Bank Steal $38318
Two masked men robbed the Denmark State Bank and escaped in a car driven by a third man taking $38318 of cash. A bank protection system failed to prevent the theft and no shots were fired. A bond company issued a $38318 reimbursement to cover the loss.
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Denmark
Wis
George de Bronx
de Broux
Herman Teitel
Teitel
Cora Rominske Dies In Madison
Cora Rominske 63 of Burlington Wisconsin formerly of La Crosse died in a Madison hospital after a brief illness Friday. She was formerly Miss Cora Bangsberg long time La Crosse Tribune employee and telegraph editor for 14 years before 1933. Surviving are four brothers and one sister with funeral arrangements at Butternut incomplete.
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Edward Rominske
Butternut
Wis
la Crosse
Madison
Cora Bangsberg
la Crosse Tribune
Telegraph
Rominske
The
Tribune
A. Myton
Frank H. Burgess
Proof Desk
Society
Telegraph Desk
Mark R. Byers
YWCA
Andrew C
Roy L. Bangsberg
Chester
Sparta
O. C
Iowa Bridge Sold After Court Order in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa a Mississippi River bridge unused since 1945 was ordered sold to the highest bidder by U S district Judge Henry N Graven. The decision followed a presentation by W E Albert receiver for the Iowa Wisconsin Bridge company seeking authority to sell. The damaged bridge has not been in use since the 1945 incident.
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Dubuque
Mississippi River
U. S. District Court
Henry N. Graven
Graven
Waterloo
W. E. Albert
Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Company
North Atlantic Pact May Get More Signers
Washington reports that several more countries may join the North Atlantic alliance as Norway lines up with Western powers. Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne joined negotiations at the State Department while Oslo rejects Russia’s non aggression treaty offer.
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Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
Norway
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
State Department
Oslo
Russia
Ice Clears from Mississippi River Between Bridges
The Weather Bureau reported ice moved out of the Mississippi River between the Milwaukee Railroad and Cass Street high bridges between 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday. In 1948 the ice cleared on March 20.
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Mississi River
Milwa Railroad
Cass Street High Bridges
Weather Bureau
IH Supply Up for Spring Boom in Farm Equipment
John McCaffrey president said IH Supply Up in Chicago that International Harvester farm equipment and motor trucks will be available in greater numbers this spring than in any of the past seven years.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
John McCaffrey
AP World News Coverage From La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse Tribune relies on Associated Press for 13 hour daily and 20 hour Saturday wires. AP maintains global bureaus with reporters in thousands of cities and distributes news to member papers worldwide.
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Calcutta
Paris
Manila
Aires
Washington
D. C
la Crosse Tribune
Associated Press
AP Newsfeatures
NEA
Tribune
County Posts Highways For Load Limits
County trunk highways statewide were posted Saturday to take effect at 6 p.m. Highway commissioner Paul A. Hartwig notes the gross load remains 11 000 pounds regardless of axles or wheels. Exemptions include sections on French Island Gillette Street West Salem and Rockland routes with bans not lifted for frost or permits.
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Paul A. Hartwig
French Island
Gillette Street
West Salem
Rockland
Withrow Attacks Oleo Tax Repeal In House Hearing
Rep. Gardner Withrow of Oregon testified before the House Agriculture Committee against repealing federal taxes on oleomargarine. He charged large ad spending by oleo makers and argued the product imitates butter, harming dairy farmers and the economy. The debate centers on labeling and deceptive advertising in a broader fight over consumer protection.
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Tribune Washington Bureau
Gardner Withrow
R-Lane
House Agriculture Committee
Withrow
Gallup
Sara
Eer
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Capt Tessman Leaves Service after 26 years with fire dept
The board accepted Capt Arthur Tessman’s resignation from the fire department after 26 years. Appointments and transfers followed, naming Wayne E. Amann to fill Tessman’s vacancy and promoting Gunnar Taavng and Elmer Amann in the personnel changes.
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Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Fire Department
Arthur Tessman
No. 5
Tessman
No. 4
Essman
Amann
Wayne E. Amann
Eet
No. 1
Gunnar Taarvng
No. 2
Elmer Amann
U S Rejects Request for 200 Million Dollar Silver Loan
American officials tell the Chinese government it is not feasible at this time to grant a proposed loan of 200 million dollars in silver. The communication underscores a pause in bilateral aid negotiations and outlines the current financial constraints facing the U S loan program.
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U. S
Hungary sentences 13 linked to Mindszenty case
Thirteen people connected to the Mindszenty affair were given prison terms from one to eight years. Among the convicts were three Roman Catholic priests including Msgr. Imre Boka who received four years and fines. Others include Dr. Gabor Morvath with eight years and Esterhazy who had been sentenced earlier to 15 years.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Msgr
Imre Boka
Gabor Morvath
Duke Paul
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky Replaces Molotov
The Kremlin announces a major reshuffle with Andrei Vishinsky taking over as foreign minister and A I Mikoyan replaced by deputy M A Menshikov. The presidium of the Supreme Soviet issued a brief statement on the changes, leaving many questions unanswered.
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M. Molotov
A. V. Vishinsky
Supreme Soviet
Council of Ministers
A. I. Mikoyan
Designa
M. A. Menshikov
Molotov
Mikoyan
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Russia
Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Maaxim Litvinoff
Presidium
So- Pas Soviet
Comrad V
Vandenberg Comments on Soviet Foreign Minister Change
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan called Russia’s appointment of Andrei Vishinsky as foreign minister a ruthless shift replacing Molotov. He said the meaning is unclear and awaits the Soviet Politburo, but noted there is hope while there is life and he spoke as a leading voice in bipartisanship on foreign policy.
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Molotov
Communist Party
Stalin
Foreign Ministry
Litvinoff
Russia
Germany
Vishinsky
Washington
Senaetor
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U. S
Penn States Hazing Ban Enforced by Intrafraternity Council
Philadelphia report states the intrafraternity council at the University of Pennsylvania issued a ban Friday on hazing in fraternities. The rules prohibit peddling and other freshmen hazing activities and even the wearing of certain clothing as part of initiation.
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U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Intrafraternity Council
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