City Plans Financial Status Report Before Ballot On Auditorium
The La Crosse common council directs a four to five year financial outlook before the April 6 election on the auditorium. Alderman Pamperin says the Sawyer memorial fund remains available regardless of the bond outcome. Council members cite high costs, noting Mayo Civic auditorium data from Rochester shows net annual deficits, urging public clarity on expenses and funding.
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City Plans
la Crosse
Common Council
Walter Roth
Ways and Means
Franklin Pamperin
Sawyer Memorial
Warren Smith
A. R. Kempter
Council
Arthur Nachreiner
Rochester
Mayo Civic Auditorium
Kempter
Nachreiner
Indictment of Garsson War Combine Leaders in Fraud Case
A federal grand jury in Baltimore indicted Henry Garsson and Murray Garsson and Erie Basin Metal Products executives on three counts for false financial statements and a conspiracy to defraud in war contract renegotiations. The Chicago men allegedly led a war munitions group that secured about 78 million dollars in contracts and faces possible stiff penalties.
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Baltimore
Henry
Murray W. Garsson
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Allen B. Gellman
Joseph T. Weiss
Harry S. Glick
Garsson Brothers
Justice Department
Chicago
United States
Frank H. Patton
Grand Jury
Patton
Garssons
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Washington
Explosion at Jewish Agency HQ kills nine in guarded courtyard
An explosion rocked the Jewish Agency Headquarters with a car bearing an American flag in the courtyard. Officials said nine killed and 88 injured as up to 500 people were inside. Preliminary inquiry blamed a device under the car. Russian-born Leib Gaffe, a leader in Zionist circles, was among the feared dead. A claim noted the vehicle might be tied to U S Consul General Robert B Macatee, whose car was reported stolen.
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Jewish Agency
Organization For Palestine Jewry
Poana
Comet
U. S
Robert B. Macatee
Leib Gaffe
Keren Hayessod
Jewish National Coloni Zation Fund
Three Children Die In Chicago Heights Fire
Three young siblings Eleanor Marie Gaddy five Edward five and Priscilla two perished in a basement blaze that destroyed their Chicago Heights home. Police said parents Granville Geddy and Ruth were at work while two older children were at school. Origin of the fire was not determined.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
Eleanor Marie Gaddy
Edward
Priscilla
Granville Geddy
Ruth
Local Weather for La Crosse Cold Night and Warmer Outlook
Fair and quite cold again tonight with lows near 8 below in the city and 12 to 14 below in the country. Increasing cloudiness Friday brings a warmup with a high around 22 in the afternoon.
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la Crosse
Marshall Resists Broad Arms Aid for China Policy
Secretary of State Marshall reiterated the United States will not send large scale military aid to China. He endorsed broader political reforms for Chiang Kai-shek's government and proposed a $570 million economic aid package while keeping military assistance limited.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
China
Douglas MacArthur
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Claire L. Chennault
Chiang Kai- Shek
Far East
Europe
Senate set to vote on Marshall Plan amid crisis fears
Senate leaders pledge a vote this week on the 5.3 billion Marshall Plan amid warnings of a serious world crisis. Senator Wherry plans a night session to push action, while GOP foes push a 4 billion first-year spending cap and challenge UN oversight.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
Marshall
Wherry
Neb
Italy
Randolph May Testify Today in ITU injunction case
INDIANAPOLIS The injunction case against the AFL International Typographical Union may see Randolph May on the witness stand today. ITU counsel Gerhard Van Arkel expects to call him, potentially allowing cross examination by Winthrop Johns and Judge Luther M. Swygert. The hearing, a major Taft-Hartley era test, could conclude Saturday with oral arguments and a possible decision soon after.
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Indianapolis
AFL International Typographical Union
Woodruff Randolph
Gerhard van Arkel
ITU
Randol
Winthrop Johns
Luther M. Swygert
Quizzel
Swygert
International
AFL
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Rygert
Anti MacArthur clubs form in five cities
Former servicemen and students in five cities announce organizations against Gen Douglas MacArthur as possible presidential candidate. In Chicago 500 signatures are collected on petitions opposing the supreme Allied commander in Japan, with similar efforts urged in St Louis Denver Boston Pittsburgh and Dallas.
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Chicago
MacArthur
Douglas Ur
Paul
Veterans MacArthur” Club
Tokyo
Berger
Supreme Allied Commander
Japan
St. Louis
Denver
Boston
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Tex
Contributions Mount In Drive For Lester Hendrickson Family
Donations flood in after the Lester Hendrick fire that killed Curtis Hendrickson, 19 months old. Local groups, businesses, and individuals pledge building materials, labor, and furniture to construct a home in Holmen near La Crosse, with contributions scheduled through Bank of Holmen and the La Crosse Tribune.
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Lester Hendrickson
Lester Hendrick
Hendrickson
Curtis
Mindoro
Ralph Knutson
la Crosse
John Snider
Clark and Bracken
Onalaska
Bank of Holmen
Holmen
Wis
la Crosse Tribune
WKBH
Gateway City Transfer Company
Robert J. Funke
Reuben C. Thompson
Robert Moodie
Everette Nelson
Brownsville
Minn
Florence Walters
H. H. Barnhart
Route One
Paramount Photo Shop
French Island
John Byers
Vince Roth
James Howard
Sweet Shop
Mary L. Weigel
Holmen Legion Post
Earl Page
Oscar Hansen
Machine Products Company
Joseph Norgaard
Melrose
Only War Can Free Romania Mihai Says
Former King Mihai of Romania declares that only war can free his country from Communist domination. The 26 year old ex monarch, with Queen Helen, arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a two to three week visit, asserting abdication was forced and renewing plans to marry Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma.
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New York
Mihai
Romania
Exmonarch
Helen
United States
Anne of Bourbon- Parma
Explosions Hit Long Beach Business District Blackout
A string of blasts last night in Long Beach damaged underground lines causing a power blackout affecting forty city blocks. Officials from Southern California Edison suggested overloading underground air lines as the likely cause. No injuries were reported.
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Long Beach
Calif
Southern California Edison Co
Twelve Die As Delta DC4 Crashes Near Chicago
A Delta Air Lines DC4 bound for Miami crashed and burned near Chicago's municipal airport killing twelve of thirteen aboard. Only a 33 year old mother survived. her seven year old son also died. Crew of four perished and several passengers including Dr G E Garvin and others were identified among the deceased. An inquest was planned with aviation specialists to determine the cause.
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Chicago
Delta Airlines
Tripolino Meo
Oak Lawn
Miami
Fla
Delta
National Safety Council
Miami Beach
Harold Levy
Ralph Raymond Levy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacksonville
Pat Smith
55Th Street
Cicero Avenue
Cc. K. Firth
Meo
A. L. Brodie
Grover Lee Holloway
College Park
John S. Disoway
Atlanta
Hollywood
Miss Sue Young
Fayetteville
N. C
Marvin G. Hairston
Avondale Estates
G. E. Garvin
Blanchester
San Francisco
C. Richards
Cecelia Richards
Dennis
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Two-Day Demo Parley Seeks Grass Roots Advice
Democratic strategists convene in Washington for a two day parley chaired by National Chairman J Howard McGrath with leaders from across the country to shape President Truman’s open candidacy. Leon Henderson of Americans for Democratic Action urges a strong fight for civil rights while Dixie faction influence looms. Senate rules panel schedules four days of public hearings on an anti poll tax bill, delaying a final showdown. A half million dollar cut to Truman’s bill looms as discussions unfold.
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Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Dixie
Capitol
Stassen Urges Hard Line Against Soviet Trade
Harold E. Stassen accused U S policy of economic appeasement toward the Soviet Union and its satellites at a Philadelphia Forum. He cited 1947 exports of electrical machinery and tool goods to Russia surpassing those to England and France combined, and warned against moving any item that could aid a communist war effort. Dean Acheson supported rapid ERP execution as essential to postwar peace.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Soviet Union
Stassen
Philadelphia Bulletin Forum
United States
Russia
England
France
Minnesota
U. S
Belgium
Italy
Acheson
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Dean Acheson
Forum
Harsh March Cold Snap Grips Wisconsin and Midwest
Frigid conditions push Wisconsin through a brutal cold spell with Park Falls reaching 26 below zero and Milwaukee at 1 above. A. D. Sanial notes a possible start of warming as temperatures rise Friday to the 20s while a broad cold front sweeps Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri with new seasonal lows.
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A. D. Sanial
Park Falls
Samal
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Madison
Superior
Ausau
Howard J. Thompson
Weather Bureau
Waukee
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
Sidetrack Demand For Probe Of Red Coup
The United Nations pigeonholed today a demand for security council investigation of the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. Dr. Jan Papnek, Czechoslovakia's chief UN delegate, called for action following the Prague death of his friend Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk claiming responsibility by Prime Minister Stalin and Russian officials for the violence in Czechoslovakia.
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Lake
United Nations
Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Jan Papnek
Prague
Jan Masaryk
Stalin
Friendship Bombers proposed to carry life giving cargoes
Dr. Ramon M. Kistler president of Beaver College urged a flight of U S army bombers across the Atlantic. He spoke at a Reading bicentennial meeting advocating peaceful mission to honor Reading 200th anniversary and Army Air Force Day.
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Reading
Europe
Ramon M. Kistler
Beaver College
Kistler
U. S. Army
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Army Air Force
Truman Seeks Stopgap Aid for Western Europe
President Truman urged Congress to approve 55 million dollars in temporary aid to Western Europe to bridge the period before the Marshall Plan. He noted prior aid of 540 million last fall and stressed avoiding any disruption in essential supply contracts before April 1.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
China
Mark
Mass
Red Cross Drive Reaches $18,000 Total in County
Red Cross fund drive receipts in La Crosse county rose to $18,000. The drive committee praises business firm support and mail responses from residents not at home. Holmen reports $222.50 collected in incomplete returns.
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Red Cross
la Crosse County
Holmen
United States Military Plans Amid Growing Global Tension
Secretary Marshall cautions on a grave global trend as Forrestal orders joint chiefs to outline disagreements on wartime roles. Coast to coast tests include a 21 ton explosive bomb drop from a B-29 and a planned 80,000 ton carrier. Universal military training moves through Congress with possible selective service revival debated by Senator Wilson.
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High Command
Forrestal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
California
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Marshall
Office of Selective Service Records
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Riviera
Brussels
Randolph
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Thomas E. Dewey
New Hampshire
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Dewey
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Wilson
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