Gottwald Sees Little Opposition to Czech Communist Program
Premier Gottwald said he foresees little opposition to the Communist government program in Czechoslovakia. In written replies to AP questions, he stated elections will occur in due time and will confirm the people’s victory and defeat of reaction. He predicted no strong opposition, arguing dissenters lack public support.
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Gottwald
Prague
Czechoslovaka
Kiement Gottwald
Czechoslovaia
Associated Press
Jan Masaryk
Gotthwald
National Assembly
Communist Party
Czech Communist Party
Miners and Operators Talk as Shutdown Persists
Mine operators accepted a government invitation to discuss the pension dispute that closed their mines but declined to commit to meeting in the same room with John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. A Conciliation Director will mediate after further talks, with court action possible if no settlement is reached.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles O' Neill
Cyrus Ching
Lewis
Ching
Staunch
Pension Demon Club
Seiter
Es Act
Tak Hartley
Oseas
Truman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Supreme Court
Goldsborough
City Job Filing Heats Up With Ward Races
Filing for alderman and ward supervisor posts nears deadline. In the fifth ward Andrew Wno zosky and Barney Caritapherson seek the supervisor seat, while in the eleventh ward incumbent supervisor seeks renomination. A crowded fifteenth ward race shows five candidates filed by noon. At 2 p.m. Tuesday a city hall drawing will place candidates on ballots.
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Fred Kramer
Andrew Wnozosky
Has
Barney Caritapherson
W. K. Arneson
Seon Will
John Aylsworth
Leslie Burch
James Keegan
Czechs Worked Sunday For Nothing According To Reds
PRAGUE four million Czechs reportedly labored Sunday in factories mines and building sites with government confirmation. Reds claim the work was for nothing amid ongoing political tensions.
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Prague
Rent Controls May Die Senate Prediction Tied to House Rule Clash
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire said federal rent controls likely die next week unless the House abandons its home rule provision. He also predicted Senate and House conferees will reach an agreement, implying the House will yield.
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Washington
Tobey
House
Senate
Local Weather La Crosse Veers to Warmer With Showers
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low around 38. Increasing clouds Tuesday bring local showers in the late afternoon or at night and a high near 55.
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la Crosse
Thief Steals Groceries From Local Bakery
Edgar Manning, owner of a bakery at 3103 South Avenue, was attacked by a thief who stuffed groceries into his overalls and fled through the rear door. The suspect, 20 to 30 years old, five feet ten inches, about 180 pounds, left Manning with a head cut.
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Manning
End Month Old Minneapolis Strike Ends With Pay Boosts
The month long Minneapolis public school teacher strike ended with a settlement that raises permanent minimum pay from 2400 to 2400 and maximum from 4200 to 4400. About 1100 teachers are union members and 2000+ teachers in 92 schools were affected while 65000+ students were idle. Regular full time teachers receive a 30 dollars monthly increase for the rest of 1948 with after January 1 1949 the scale set at 2400 to 4400.
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Minneapolis
AFL Federation of Teachers
Willard E. Goslin
Charles
Second Crash Victim Dies in Wisconsin Collision
Ger aldine Misna, 16, died today as the second fatality from a head on crash on U S highway 16 east of Sparta. Mrs George Misna, 29, died hours after the wreck. Lloyd Nelson Holmen, 26, survived with back injuries and a fair condition. The Misnas were returning from La Farge after attending Reneel Bass funeral.
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Sparta
Wis
Geraldine Misna
Miss Misna
George Misna
Tomah
Misna
Lloyd Nelson
Holmen
Nelson
Geraldine
la Farge
Reneel Bass
John White
Samaha
Hans R
House Passes Emergency Stoppage Aid For Allies
The House quickly approved a 55 million dollar emergency appropriation for stopgap aid to Australia France and Italy. The measure part of a deficiency bill drafted by the Appropriations Committee also funds 125 thousand for American Indian relief and 500 million for income tax refunds. One amendment proposed raising the refund to 800 million but failed 57 to 16.
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Washington
House
Australia
France
Italy
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Friday closing called for La Crosse merchants and offices
Downtown La Crosse merchants and factories are asked to close from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday stating the town seeks a brief afternoon pause in business.
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la Crosse
Prospect drives off with for sale Plymouth
Edgar Zellmer of Reedsburg advertised his 1946 Plymouth for sale in Sparta. The car was seen at 226 Worth street after 6 p m Saturday. Zellmer notified police when his car vanished and late actions led to the arrest of Earl M Colver, 19, La Crosse, in connection with the theft and a burglary. The Plymouth was recovered Sunday afternoon by local authorities.
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Edgar Zellmer
Reedsburg
Worth L Street
Sparta
Zellmer
A. E. Zellmer
Sparta Police
Plymouth
Mindoro
Edward Tabbert
Onice
Earl M. Colver
la Crosse
Colver
Meyer's Grocery
Adams Street
Zehlmer
C. E. Lehman
Riegel
De Gasperi Sees EU Step in Trieste Plan
Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi views the Western powers plan to return Trieste to Italy as a move toward a United States of Europe. He met with French Foreign Minister Bidault who called peace possible and likely if actions follow. The broader Cold War backdrop includes Soviet walkouts in Berlin and rising East-West tensions.
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Associated Press
Alcide de Gasperi
United States of Europe
Trieste
Georges Bidault
de Gasperi
Russia
West
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Italy
Bus and Auto Collision Injures Four on Liberty and Sill
A Mississippi Valley Public Service bus was struck by a car at the Liberty and Sill intersection at 8 38 p m Sunday injuring three car occupants and bruising a bus passenger. Driver Donald M Orr of Hokah reported not seeing the bus until impact. Bus passenger Mrs Geraldine Bey suffered a head bruise. Car occupants included Orr and his daughter Sandra Lee four who sustained a knee bruise and Esther Gilbertson who had a bruised ankle. Estimated car damage 300 dollars. A separate incident Saturday involved James A Lamke backing a truck into Kathryn Arenz injuring her car with 150 dollars damage.
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Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
Liberty
Sill Streets
Geraldine Bey
Wood Street
Donald M. Orr
Hokah
Sandra Lee
Esther Gilbertson
Copeland Avenue
Orr
Liberty Street
James A. Lamke
Rose Street
Kathryn Arenz
Cass Street
Fourth Street
Badger Street
Arenz
Air Force Reserve Unit Established in La Crosse
The 243rd composite squadron with HQ at room 312 federal building is established in La Crosse under Lieut. Col. Curtis H. Hussa. It draws reserve officers and enlisted from La Crosse, Wabasha, Winona, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston counties. The next meeting is Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Pilot room of Hotel Stoddard. reservists are urged to attend.
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Second Air Force
243Rd
Federal Building
la Crosse
Curtis H. Hussa
la Crosse County
Wabasha
Winona
Mower
Fillmore
Houston
Minnesota
Stoddard
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Arthur W. Vandrey
Compton Pushes Universal Military Training Plan
Dr. Karl Compton told the Senate Armed Services Committee universal training would yield a stockpile of 1,600 hours per trainee, arguing modern war requires rapid, devastating response. He chairs the MIT commission that urged universal training. The hearing also sought inside facts on cold war tensions, with Secretary Marshall and Secretary Forrestal asked to testify.
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Washington
Congress
Karl Compton
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Marshall
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
State Department
Berlin
Trieste
Italy
Palestine
May Proclaim Jewish State In Palestine Today Or Tomorrow
A reliable informant says Vaad Leumi will formally proclaim a Jewish state in Palestine within 24 hours with Tel Aviv as provisional capital. Ben Gurion says a state already exists to defend itself. a 32-member provisional government is appointed.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Vaad Leumi
Jewish National Council
Council
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency For Palestine
National Council
United Nations
Jewish Agency
United States
Freight Train Jumps Track On B and O Route
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed near Chester scattering 25 cars and blocking the line between Philadelphia and Wilmington. An empty gondola toppled an embankment and shook the home of Mrs. Francis Maisch, who was treated for shock at Chester hospital.
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Chester
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Francis Maisch
Maisch
Chester Hospital
Surplus Tops six billion as taxes flood in
The government budget surplus rose above 6 billion dollars for the first time. Strong income tax payments driven the gain, pushing the total up by about 1.1 billion in just three days.
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Washington
Yugoslav Protest Over Trieste Plan Asks Allied Agreement
Belgrade protested Western powers over proposed restoration of Trieste to Italy, urging agreement by Yugoslavia and warning the move could fuel chauvinist hatreds and affect Italian internal politics. The note stops short of rejecting the plan, keeping an opening for future action by Tito's government.
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Belgrade
Trieste
Italy
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Tito
Ridge Tavern Owner Brutal Attack Victim
A 263 pound county highway policeman and a one handed Marine hero captured a bandit on a Medary bluff. Patrolman Carl Smith and William Clow chased the suspect, after a night club robbery, to a clump of brush where the fugitive was subdued. The prisoner Kenneth Wilson alias George Williams confessed to the assault and robbery of Fritz Brenner at the Ridge tavern on St Joseph ridge. Police identified two other accomplices as Wilacy Edgerly and Norman Kafka and Peter Jablowick. Heavily armed, the bandit warned to shoot if caught. Police and sheriff deputies coordinated the arrest.
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Fritz Brenner
St. Joseph Ridge
Joanne Eckeberg
Kenneth Wilson
St. Louis
Tribune
Medary
Bill Clow
Carl Smith
Clow
Williams
Smith
Iwo Jima
William Clow
Medway
Vern F. Lamp
St. Joseph's Ridge
Lampaa
George Williams
Wilson
Ivan A. Wright
County Highway Police
Sheriff's Department
Barre Mills
County Trunk
Medary Night Club
William Crow
Norman Kafka
Adams Street
Peter Jablowick
la Crosse
Edgerly
Kafka
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Ruth) Amey
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Monroe County
HR. Biegel
European Union
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Reds
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Allied Control Council
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