Jesus Begins Teaching the Five Disciples in Desolate Desert Trek
The narrative follows Jesus forming the first five disciples Andrew Nathanael Philip and Peter as they travel from Nazareth toward Jericho and the desert Jesus gathers them and prepares their bond before broader teaching and mission. Herod Antipas battles John the Baptist and the queen Herodias schemes to kill him prompting a perilous return toward Galilee via Samaria amid historic animosity between Galileans and Samaritans. The inner guidance of the Holy Spirit redirects the journey to Samaria.
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Jesus
Andrew
Nathanael
Philip
Peter
John
Jericho
John the Baptist
Nazareth
Desert
Herod
Galilee
Herodias
Herod Antipas
Samaria
Anthracite Accord Reported Amid Soft-Coal Parallels
Washington reports a basic agreement on terms for a new anthracite labor contract, with John L. Lewis and operators in accord on core principles and details to be settled by lawyers. The deal aims to mirror the soft coal pact with a 70 cent daily wage rise and a 10 cent royalty increase for welfare, plus a three day work week test already in effect.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Reopen Public Schools In City Next Monday
La Crosse public schools closed this week to conserve coal will reopen at the usual time Monday morning. The closure affected 13 buildings and affected grades two through six in the Lower French Island School. First graders at that school and their teacher are kept in a separate oil heated building for this week. The Upper French Island School with Mrs. Vera Saecker continues in operation with no heat issues.
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la Crosse
Walter H. Bigelow
Board of Education
French Island
Inga Olson
Upper
Vera Saecker
Eleven Flee To Safety In Ashland Fire
Eleven persons fled to safety as a $40,000 apartment house and two taverns burned in a snowstorm. Buck's tavern owned by Mrs. Mary Matis and a four family apartment were destroyed, the Blue Room tavern roof burned off, and firefighters faced drifting snow and strong northwest winds threatening further spread. Cause of the blaze was not determined.
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Ashland
Wis
Buck's Tavern
Mary Mattis
Blue Room
Mattis
McCarthy Files Sought By Senate Committee
Senate investigators under Tydings demand McCarthy produce the files he used to allege Communist infiltration in the state department. McMahon presses for immediate disclosure of all information on “case 14” while McCarthy accuses the committee of being a tool of the state department.
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Washington
Senate
Teereney
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McMahon
D-Conn
Wisconsin
Senate to Fight Move to End Federal Rent Controls
Senate leaders expect to defeat a bid to terminate federal rent controls by June 30. The appropriations bill funds the rent program and directs the Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods to wind down staff and close operations, while a plan to extend rent ceilings another year is also under debate.
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Washington
Lucas
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Illinois
Myers
D-Pa
Tighe Woods
Woods
Congress
Senate Committee
House
Heat-Resistant Cat Survives 900-Degree Kiln Fire
A calico cat survived a kiln experience at the Metropolitan Brick Co. plant in Minerva Ohio after hours inside the oven reached 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Dr. William Orr treated the scorched animal and it later crawled into his lap hungry and alive.
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Minerva
William Orr
Lark-Carroll County
Engineers Propose 3 Part Parking Plan for La Crosse
Associated Consultants outlines a three phase parking expansion after adding four lots and redeveloping Market Square. The plan aims 1100 spaces by 1960 with double decked lots and a potential civic center space at a total cost of about 470000 dollars. Future expansion would allow a second level as needed.
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Market Square
Associated Consultants
la Crosse
Civic Center
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Cass Street
I Gram
Man 87 Dies in La Crosse Fire Blast
An elderly man identified as Charles Decker Sr., 87, died in a tar papered one room home fire on La Crosse’s Onalaska avenue. Police found the blaze at 4 14 am as they investigated a reported fire and the structure exploded during firefighting efforts.
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Charles 8. Decker
Onalaska Avenue
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Couvicts
Decker
Charles Hofferek
Iy Johnston
Wytlighway
Ivan Wii
Frank Harder
Harders
Mayor Names Oldenburgh To Air Position
Mayor Henry J. Ahrens announces Gregory Oldenburgh will head the La Crosse aircraft observation post at 718 King Street. The post supports a radar network to cover blind spots with federal priority for civil defense. observers are unpaid volunteers, often nonmilitary aged or infirm, expected to work several hours during tests.
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Gregory Oldenburgh
King Street
la Crosse
Henry J. Ahrens
Oscar Rennekann
Oldenburgh
Rennebohm
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Friday
Increasing cloudiness and milder tonight with lows around 15 in the city and 10 in the country. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies and light snow by nightfall with a high near 26.
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la Crosse
Coplon and Gubitchev Sentenced in Espionage Case
Judith Coplon received 15 years for conspiracy and 15 years for attempted espionage to run concurrently, with bail denied. Valentin A. Gubitchev, a Russian engineer, got 15 years suspended and was ordered deported to the Soviet Union within two weeks, after UN service was noted. The government sought the sentence as a deterrent and stressed immunity issues.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Russia
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Soviet Union
State Department
Attorney General's Office
Sylvester J. Ryan Senten
Brunette Little Miss Coplon
Washington, D. C
Samuel A. Neuberger
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
VU. S. Atty
Irving H. Saypol
Region Flood Waters Recede As Ice Hazards Persist
Flood waters receded in western and southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota on Thursday with rivers such as the Root and Zumbro Whitewater dropping sharply. Hazards remain from choppy ice on highways and jams in streams. temperatures forecast to rise to near 28 Friday, but with lingering flood impacts and some road closures including Highway 56 near Viola and Highway 131 between Viola and Readstown.
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Mississip
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Appe Valley
Viola
Romance
Readstown
Ontario
Ya Oss
France Drafts Key Personnel To Meet Strike
Thousands of utility workers in France walked out while the government drafted 10 000 key personnel under the war powers act to keep gas and electricity running. The action aimed to back wage demands of 10000 francs monthly and affected gas pressure and breakfast cooking.
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Paris
France
Mayor and RCA create La Crosse civil defense unit
Mayor Henry Ahrens announced at a city hall meeting with the Reserve Officers Association the immediate formation of a wide scale civil defense organization in La Crosse. The ROA will advise, plan, and appoint key positions as the mayor serves as director. The group stresses preparedness over fear and cites strategic targets around La Crosse, including industrial plants, a Mississippi River bridge, and railroad bridges, as reasons for rapid organization.
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la Crosse
Henry Ahrens
Reserve Officers Association
ROA
Defense Organization
Ahrens
Adividual Division
Civil Defense Organization
National Security Resources Board
RCA
Mississippi River
United States
Bee Defense
Fire Kills 14 Prisoners at Sandia Base Guardhouse
At Sandia base near Albuquerque fourteen military prisoners died from oil fed flames in a guardhouse fire. Two inmates were critically injured, two guards and six others treated for smoke effects. Investigators traced the blaze to two large oil stoves used for heating. The fire began around 8 30 p m and claimed most victims in seconds.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Kenneth Kolster Sendia
Ney
Major Kolster
Nationalist Bombers Raid Red Invaders on Weichow Island
Nationalist warplanes bombed Communist forces on Weichow Island off the south China coast. Radio contact with defenders was lost and it was unclear if resistance remained. Weichow's strategic position could aid Red air operations toward Hainan and influence any invasion attempts from the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
Weichow Island
South China
Weichow
Hainan
Oxford-Educated Tribal Chief Fights Britain's Exile Action
Seretse Khama the 27 year old Bechuanaland chief and husband of Ruth Williams vows to fight Britain's exile order removing him from his homeland He says he will challenge the decision in court or at the United Nations and may defy the order before the baby is born in Serowe London officials say the government has barred his return and sparked criticism from Churchill and other MPs.
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Britain
London
Seretse Khama
United Nations Commonwealth
Patrick Gordon- Walker
House of Commons
Seretse
British Protectorate
Bechu
Winston Churchill
Ruth Williams
Serowe
United Nations
Steam Forces Two Rail Workers to Jump From Cab
A North Western passenger train near Medary crossing was halted after a locomotive steam burst. Two rail workers, Ronald Coves of Grand Marsh and engineer J R Tordoff of Bar ris, were injured and hospitalized with cuts, burns, and facial injuries. The incident occurred around 801 PM and caused about an hour delay while firefighters and highway police managed the scene.
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North Western
Medary Crossing
Winona
A. C. Tabbert
Ronald Coves
Grand Marsh
Wis
Gineer
J. R. Tordoff
Barris
Tordoff
Coves
Tabbert
Suman Sarge
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U. S
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Saypol
Gubitehev
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A. D
Mississippi
Fountain City
Prairie du Chien
Chipa River
Neillsgee
Houston
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