Soviet leadership reshuffle names Voznesensky prime minister
The Soviet Council approved major shifts on March 5 including Nikolai Voznesensky becoming prime minister and Andrei Vishinsky replacing Molotov as foreign minister. Ivan T. was removed as president of the supreme court and Andrei Gromyko rose to No. 2 in the foreign ministry.
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Moscow
Preme Nikolai A. Voznesensky
Ity
Ivan T
Supreme Court of the
United Nations Security Council
Foreign Ministry
B. Yd
Four Reedsburg Youths Die In River Drowning
Four Reedsburg youths died when their car left Highway 26, struck a pole and a tree, then plunged down a 20 foot bank into the Baraboo River after a late wedding dance. Dale Curtin 20 James Byrnes 21 Ardis Harvey 17 Roberta Phillips 17 all of Reedsburg were trapped in the vehicle.
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Baraboo
Wis
Highway
Herping
Dale Curtin
James Byrnes
Ardis Harvey
Roberta Phillips
Reedsburg
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Curtin
Daniel
Five-year limit on German trials upheld in Ybarba case
The five-judge court upheld U S military government courts’ authority to try U S civilians in occupied Germany and ruled German law limits a sentence to five years. Mrs Ybarba, 23, of Malden Massachusetts, was sentenced to 20 years last December 28 for shooting her husband Sgt John Ybarba in their home last fall.
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U. S
Germany
Ybarba
Malden
Mass
John Ybarba
Groups Seek Freedom Of Russian Masses
In New York a committee formed by 25 Russian expatriates aims to liberate Russia from communist dictatorship. Among the founders is Alexander F. Kerensky, once premier of the 1917 provisional government who left Russia about three decades ago after the republic fell.
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New York
Russia
Alexander F. Kerensky
Kerensky
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with occasional flurries tonight. Lows around 12 in the city with a high near 22 Tuesday in the surrounding areas.
Count Effects Of Shutdown
The coal work stoppage halted production in 10 eastern states and idled about 115,000 miners including 75,000 anthracite miners. Some 17,000 Progressive Mine Workers in Illinois worked under the Lewis edict. others in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Arkansas-Oklahoma, New Mexico, Washington, and Kansas-Missouri were allowed to continue.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
United Mine
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Illinois
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Ohio
Virginia
Ane
Indiana
Maryland
Peckeltonie
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Utah
Arkansas-Okahoma
New Mexico
Washington
Kansas-Missouri
UMW
Hoover Group Seeks Draft System Move to Labor Department
The Hoover commission recommends moving the selective service system into the Labor Department. All 12 members favor civilian leadership for the system, with three dissenters arguing for independence. The panel ties manpower questions to labor functions and civilian draft administration.
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Hoover Group
Labor Department
Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Herbert Hoover
GE Set To Reduce Appliance Prices
General Electric announced sudden price cuts on major home appliances in New York. The reductions affect refrigerators freezers and electric ranges with savings up to 20 dollars per model for consumers.
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New York
General Electric Company
Europen espionage ring convicted by U S military commission
In Munich Germany eight Europeans were found guilty of espionage by a U S military commission and sentenced to terms from one year to 18 months.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
Senate Group Approves Boyd Miners Out
A Senate committee vote of 10 to 1 approved Boyd for the Chairman post amid miners union opposition. John Lewis spoke for the union urging rejection while Senator Millikin was the lone dissenter. The panel's stance sparked coercion charges and raised questions about confirmation. Senator Byrd commented on the mood among some colleagues.
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Washington
John Lewis
Miners
Boyd
Prfahoney
Senate Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Shutdown Costs Hit Miners Welfare Fund Pressures
The two week shutdown triggers a $100,000,000 loss to miners welfare fund, valued at 20 cents per ton, with an additional $4,000,000 noted. The figures underscore severe financial impacts on mining communities and related support programs.
Mining contract talks shape senate clash over union pressure
Workers stoppage is described as coercive by supporters while Lewis opposes Bard over coal stock levels. The dispute influences Lewis's leverage in new mining pacts as Boyd, now acting head of the mines bureau, seeks Senate approval for a $10 000 annual salary.
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Lewis
Bard
Techek GS Wl Ok
Boyd
Mine Safety Senate
Miner’s Union
Mines Bureau
Miners Halt Work in Protest in Underground Strikes
About 471 miners from several states halted coal mining east of the Mississippi in a two week layoff in response to John L. Lewis call for a memorial to dead and injured miners. The action also targets Dr James Boyd appointment as director of the U S Bureau of Mines and affects ten states including West Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky Illinois Alabama Ohio Virginia Indiana and Maryland.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi
John L. Lewis
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
West Virinia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ilinois
Alabama
Ohio
Virginia
Sanaa
Indiana
Aryand
Lewis
Senate
Truman
Interior
James Yd
Bureau of Mines
Boyd
House
Foreign Affairs Group
Labor Committee
Film confiscation over Truman headquarters sparks clash
White House confiscated newsreel film after a clash near Key West during a flight to photograph President Kent and his party. Paramount News and NBC crews yielded film to Navy security while still photographers destroyed theirs amid questions of presidential protection.
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Key West
Fla
White House
Paramount News
NBC Television
Associated Press
International News
Acme News
Kent
Oft
Ross
Tom Craven
Joe Vadala
NBC Television News
Rollins
James J. Rowley
Rent Curb Tightening Moves Voted By Senate Group
A Senate banking subcommittee advanced tighter rent controls and gave the housing expeditor authority to reimpose controls where local boards request. The panel recessed without fixing how long wartime limits will extend beyond March 31 amid filibuster fears and mounting debate over a six month versus longer extension.
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Washington
Senate Banking
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Tobey
R-Nh
Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Full Banking Committee
Kaiser-Frazer Reopens Detroit Assembly Lines
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. reopened its Detroit plant assembly lines Monday after a three weeks shutdown, restoring about 7,000 workers to their jobs.
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Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Ocean Flier Denies War Spy Charge
Pioneer ocean flyer Diedonne Coste goes on trial in Paris Monday charged as a World War II spy. He is accused of being among Germanys best paid counter intelligence agents in the United States. Coste and Maurice Bellonte first crossed the Atlantic from East to West in 1930. He denies returning to the United States 13 years later to spy for Germany.
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Paris
Ocean Flier
Diedonne Coste
United States
Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Atlantic
U. S
Germany
Fact Finders Make Progress In Rail Dispute
Chicago report on separate fact-finding hearings by railroad labor and management committees over applying the five day week on 131 railroads. The next steps include union talks to phrase the contract as details remain confidential and a pending wage boost retroactive to Oct. 1. A second board resumes hearings on operating workers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers demand for an extra engineer on diesels. The railroads label the extra man as featherbedding.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ryan Gives Up in Wiretapping Plot Surrender
Kenneth Ryan, a former city detective linked to a sensational wiretapping plot against high city officials, surrendered Monday at 11:20 a.m. CST. He walked calmly into the district attorney's office with his attorney after weeks of a citywide manhunt.
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New York
Kenneth Ryan
Ryan
City Hall
Clendenin J. Ryan
Church Prompted Escape From Counsel In Wiretap Case
Kenneth Ryan fled his counsel to attend church on Sunday rather than stay for a weekend in court. James D. C. Murray, his attorney, said Ryan wanted to go to church and reporters pressed for details as Ryan surrendered at the district attorney’s office.
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New York
Kenneth Ryan
James
D. C
Murray
Ryan
District Attorney’s
Church
Ambassador Post Offered to Drop Political Campaign
Mayor William O Dwyer criticized as he prepared to testify in New York County. Benjamin Sonnenberg claimed to act for an unnamed ambassador offering a France posting if the campaign ended. Sonnenberg denied the statement. Ambassadors receive presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.
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France
William O’dwy
Ryan
Benjamin Sonnenberg
Sonnenberg
Senate
New York County
Manhattan
Cold Weather Grips Upper Midwest Forecast
Cold air from the north drives colder temps across the plains to Kansas and Wisconsin. La Crosse area forecast calls for a low of 12 with a high around 22 on Tuesday and occasional snow flurries. La Crosse’s Sunday night low reached 16 below while Eau Claire and Sevens Point dipped to nine below.
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Canadian
Plains States
Kansas
la Crosse
A. D. Sanalis
Superior
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Sevens Point
Sparta Quartet Debut Draws 800 At High School Gym
More than 800 attendees watched Sparta SPEBSQSA chapter 34 debut a 50 voice chorus under Arnold Jindrick at the Sparta high school gym. La Crosse leaders Chauncey Vine presided as master of ceremonies as three local and three La Crosse quartets drew strong responses. The Aqua quartet of Minneapolis and Gay Nineties of Montevideo also performed among the program. Charter presented to President George Thompson by C. H. Babcock of Wisconsin Rapids. D. D. Lewis headed the show with a staged backdrop.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Spebsqsa
Arnold Jindrick
Chauncey Vine
la Crosse
Orror
Cavaliers
Casey’s
Four Wheelers
Lagers
Professors
Windy
Oilers
Spartanaires
Aqua
Minneapolis
Montevideo
Minn
Pres
George Thompson
C. H Babcock
Wisconsin Rapids
Ince-Gent
The
International
D. D. Lewis
Iceland Eyes North Atlantic Pact Entry and Bases Question
Iceland's foreign minister Bjarni Benediktsson arrives in Washington to discuss joining the North Atlantic security pact and the base issue. He says Iceland has not decided and will not grant peacetime bases, while the alliance eyes permanent protection for sea and air routes and awaits Portugal's response. The lineup includes the United States Canada Norway Britain France Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Iceland
State Department
Bjarnison
New York
Hts
United States
Portugal
Denmark
Greenland
Republic of Ireland
Britain
Canada
Norway
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Senate
U. S
European Union
The
Transfer Ship on Tuesday Returns Milwaukee to U S Navy
The Milwaukee with about 800 crew is anchored off Lewes Delaware awaiting return to the United States by the Russians. The Soviet loaned cruiser, renamed Murmansk, is to be transferred back with the Molotov taking crew and officers from Camden New Jersey to Lewes to begin the exchange. The return is scheduled for 9 am Tuesday CST after repeated delays.
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Del
Milwaukee
United States
Tuesdy
Navy
Laware
Molotov
Murmansk
Soviet Union
Camden
N. J
Russia
New Trial Plea For Axis Sally On Friday
Mildred E Gillars known as Axis Sally seeks a new trial on treason charges before Federal District Judge Edward M Curran. Chief Defense Counsel James J Laughlin argues prejudice during the lengthy trial. If denied, Gillars faces sentencing with potential penalties up to death or imprisonment and fines.
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Wenner
Mildred E
Axis Salley) Gillars
Dia
Edward M. Curran
James J. Laughlin
Curran
Miss Gillars
Iss Gillars
Sleigh Trade Echoes From La Crosse History
La Crosse longtime sleigh making center is recalled as sheriff's office receives a letter from J M Parker, Walden Colorado deputy sheriff, seeking information on sleigh purchases for cattle hauling. He notes local sleighs wear out and records wagon making as a thriving city industry half a century ago.
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la Crosse
Sheriff's Department
J. M. Parker
Walden
Colo
Parker
City
Senate Leaders Back Talks to End Filibuster Stalemate
GOP policy committee endorsed peace talks on limiting filibuster as Southern Democrats and administration leaders push for a rule change. Senate dayslong stalemate continues with ongoing conferences and no agreed settlement.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Wherry
Neb
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Truman
Lucas
Byrd
D-Va
Spring Working Plans by County Board Committees
Buildings and grounds committee of the county board met at the courthouse Monday to review spring work. Chairman Joseph Riese said a state inspector must still assess a fire escape and fire proof door at the county jail. A $2,500 building fund had been set aside for the county institution. State authorities indicated inspectors would visit in early January. Frank Check and Riese noted jail decorating is finished. J Henry Moran was absent due to illness.
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County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Joseph Riese
la Crosse
Frank Check
Riese
J. Henry Moran
Three Week's Delay In Zerk Case
Kenosha circuit Judge Alfred L. Drury postponed for three weeks a hearing on a petition for temporary alimony filed by Patricia Zerk wife of Oscar Zerk. The 19 year old estranged wife contests his action to annul their marriage.
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Kenosha
Wis
Alfred L. Drury
Patricia Zerk
Oscar Zerk
Drury
Walking Pays Off Two Ways Boosts Health and Cash
Walking pays off doubly with health and cash as a Tribune Auto sale ad notes higher values for old models now. Kenneth Chadwick of 523 South ee lists a De Soto with rebuilt motor, priced to attract buyers before prices drop. Call 3680 for details on a low payment plan and short term rates.
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Tribune Auto
Kenneth Chadwick
Southee
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