Demands for Extra Guards on War Goods Exports
Washington reports say Congress pushes for tighter controls on war goods exports to Russia as Rep Mundt plans to amend the foreign aid bill to give the European recovery program director power over war potential exports. Chairman Rizley vows deeper probes into WWII surplus disposal to the Soviets and shipments to Russia are to be examined. President Truman issued a proclamation tightening exports of plane engines and radar equipment, while the War Assets Administration delays Finland’s bid for steam locomotives.
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Washington
Russia
Congress
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
European Recovery Program
Rizley
R-Okla
House
New York
Shafer
R-Mich
Armed Services
Commerce Department
Ussr
Truman
Army
Navy
War Assets Administration
Finland
WAA
Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
China
U. S
Eaton
R-Nj
Harriman
Herbert Hoover
United States
America
Wallace Charges Truman Intimidation in War Prep Debate
former vice president Henry A Wallace blasted President Truman on NBC accusing the administration of intimidation to block antiwar policy. He cited Truman’s St Patrick’s Day NY speech and claimed authorities target opponents as un-American. Wallace cited Detroit Police Commissioner Toy’s letter backing his charge and said those in un-American activities should be jailed or expelled.
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New York
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
NBC
St. Patrick's Day
Henry Wallace
Europe
Wallace
Detroit
Harry S. Toy
Toy
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party of
Michigan
Jewish aircraft bomb Arab concentration near Solo
Jewish aircraft bombed concentrations of Arabs near Solo in a battle report. Arabs surrounded a 30 vehicle convoy as British military units were involved in the engagement.
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Jerusalem
Ice damages cottages along Saginaw Bay coast
High winds pushed bay ice onto the shore at Bay City Michigan damaging at least four cottages. Fifteen more cottages were towed. One structure was driven off its foundation and 10 to 12 feet across a road, with others’ fronts and walls affected.
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Vicinity
Colder tonight with lows around 16 in the city and 14 in rural areas. Sunday afternoon will bring a slow rise in temperature with a high near 38.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Upper Coulee
U S Charges Russia With Using Concentration Camps
The United States accuses Russia of crushing political opponents in eastern Germany by placing them in concentration camps without trial. The note cites Buchenwald and Oranienburg deaths, rebuking Moscow over Potsdam and European recovery efforts while defending Allied four power rule.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
State Department
Europe
Britain
Norman Armour
Alexander S. Panyushkin
U. S
McCarthy Joins Stassen Effort in Wisconsin Campaign
Sen Joseph R McCarthy traveled from Washington to Madison to join Harold E Stassen in Wisconsin campaign with a pledge to stay through the April 6 election McCarthy is one of two Wisconsin lawmakers to publicly back a presidential delegate candidate Rep Alvin O Konski of Mercer backs Gen Douglas MacArthur candidates.
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Madison
Wis
U. S
Joseph R. McCarthy
Washington
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
McCarthy
Stassen
Congress
Alvin O’konski
Mercer
Gen
Douglas Oe
Judge Swygert Halts ITU Strike Tactics in Taft-Hartley Case
Federal Judge Luther M. Swygert issued a temporary injunction against the AFL International Typographical Union ITU prohibiting strikes slowdowns and other disruptions in newspaper publishing. The order blocks officers and local unions from acts that violate Taft-Hartley while the NLRB pursues the case, with potential appeal noted by ITU counsel.
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Indianapolis
Luther M. Swygert
AFL International Type
ITU
National Labor Relations
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
NLRB
Gerhard van Arkel
ITV
Washington
Printers’ Union
Respondent International ‘Typographical Union
Denham
Swygert
Robert N. Denham
Chicago
David P. Findling
Winthrop Johns
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Elisha Hanson
Page
Throngs Witness Miraculous Stigmata on Good Friday
In a small town near the Czechoslovak border about 2 000 Germans and Americans watched a woman in white report blood on her palms eyes and shoulder during a Good Friday trance. Captain Charles B. Fabing of Chicago a Catholic chaplain praised the incident as extraordinary while others offered scientific explanations.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Miss Neumann
Charles B. Fabing
Chicago
Lewis Forces 72 Hour Delay in Coal Strike Talks
John L. Lewis forced a 72 hour delay by not appearing at the special inquiry board hearings on the soft coal strike. The United Mine Workers leader did not show up for the first hearings, delaying progress and risking a court order to compel attendance.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Special Inquiry Board
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Easter Pageants Memorialize the Risen Christ Across Nation
The Associated Press reports worldwide Easter observances with sunrise services in Arlington National Cemetery and Fort Lincoln drawing tens of thousands. In Arizona the Grand Canyon event at Shrine of Ages will be broadcast by NBC. Chicago hosts 65,000 at Soldier Field with a large cross message, while Marion Indiana plans its annual Christ event.
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National Cemetery
Arlington
Fort Lincoln
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Shrine of Ages
Canyon’ South Rim
NBC
Pascua Village
Tucson
Guadalupe
Phoenix
Chicago
Soldier Field
Christ
Marion, Ind
Sciborski Burn Injury Condition Reported Fair
James Sciborski 19, a La Crosse truck driver, remained in fair condition after a highway 27 crash 11 miles north of Sparta near Cataract. He suffered about 60 percent body burns when his clothing ignited after the truck overturned. treated at Sparta hospital.
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Sparta
Wis
James Sciborski
la Crosse
Sciborski
la Crosse Aquinas High School
Valentine Sciborski
South
16Th Street
Sparta Hospital
Dewey Campaigns In Wisconsin And Nebraska
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans major speeches in Wisconsin and Nebraska to win delegate support as presidential primaries near. He will speak in Milwaukee and Racine with broadcasts, while campaign stops include several Wisconsin towns and major speeches in Nebraska ahead of April primaries.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Dewey
Truman
National Administration
New York
Davidson
Milwaukee
Racine
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
MacArthur
Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Arthur W. Vandenberg
Michian
House
Joseph Martin, Jr
MacArthur Delegates Form National Support Network
Milwaukee hosts delegates from 20 states as they plan a coordinated MacArthur movement to back the general’s candidacy. Lansing A. Hoyt, national MacArthur clubs chairman, says the goal is 1000 clubs before the Republican national convention and to organize donations and state chairmen for nationwide coordination.
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Milwaukee
Lansing A. Hoyt
Hoyt
Arkansas
MacArthur
Father Sees Son Die In Plane Crackup
George Fromm Jr an engineer saw two young fliers crash near a freight train operated by his son Ronald George Fromm 20 and another occupant Harold Duane Hertzel 20. The crash occurred within five yards of the locomotive and both men died, Ronald at the scene and Hertzel an hour later.
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Salt Lake City
George Fromm, Jr
Ronald George Fromm
Harold Duane Hertzel
Board Recommends 15 Percent Wage Increase For Rail Workers
A presidential emergency board urged locomotive engineers, firemen and switchmen to receive a 15 percent pay hike retroactive to November 1. The report also covers 37 proposed rule changes and sets a 30 day requirement for continued bargaining before any potential strike after April 26. The raise equals about 1.25 dollars per day.
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Washington
William
Four Rockford Negroes Die In Auto Crash
Four Rockford residents were killed when their car left Kishwaukee street and went into a 12 foot drainage ditch south of Rockford. Two others were injured and the coroner noted the vehicle landed on its top, trapping occupants.
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Rockford, II
Rockford
Strike Halts Service on North Shore Line
Chicago transit strikes halt rail, bus and street car service on the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee line. The electric line carries about 72 000 daily riders from 36 suburban communities between Chicago and Milwaukee. Some suburbs are served by other lines and railroads.
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Chicago
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee
Fire Destroys Farmhouse On Bluff In Vandal Blaze
Sheriff reports a suspicious fire at the Novacek farm on the bluff destroyed the unoccupied house. The blaze followed prior vandal damage including window smashings and a burned barn. Charles Ovacek called in the Friday 7 p.m. alarm as George Brooks and his bloodhounds aided the search for arsonists in the Coulee Region.
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Grandad Bluff
George Brooks
Charles Novacek
South Eighth
Brooks
Vern Lamp
Charles Ovacek
South Eighth Street
Novacek
Sheriff's Department
Lamp
Coulee
Easter Finds World Uneasy Amid Global Strife
Western Christendom faced an uneasy Easter weekend as tensions mounted over Middle East conflict after the UN vote to partition Israel and ongoing Arab Jewish clashes. The United States and Soviet Union stood as main adversaries in a broader cold war backdrop with export controls on aircraft and ships to Russia prompting congressional scrutiny. Moscow's stance remained unclear after a disclosure of Soviet submarine activity near American shores.
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Holy Land
United Nations Assembly
United States
Russia
Truman
Moscow
Washington
Aleutian Islands
Cold Weather Clamps Easter Parade Preparations
Weatherman cautions of near zero to below freezing temperatures with gusty winds and snow across Wisconsin. Madison saw 70s yesterday while Milwaukee faced 69 as south to north winds drop temperatures, bring sleet and snow and road hazards.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
AAA
Midwest Tornado Toll Rises With Third Wave In A Week
Twenty two dead and many injured as deadly tornadoes sweep the central states including Indiana and Missouri. Red Cross teams rush to Coatesville Danville and Hadley areas as homes and farms are destroyed and several missing persons are reported amid heavy rain hail and snow.
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Chicago
Indiana
Missouri
Cease
Mississippi River
St. Charles
Paris
Ill
Arkansas
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Lower Lakes
Dakotas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
North
Red Cross
Coatsville
Danville
Coatesville
Indianapolis
Hendricks County
Hadley
Clay County
Brazil
Fortville
Terre Haute
Anderson
Civil War Flare In Costa Rican Pacific City Dominical
Rebels and government fought at Dominical on the Pacific coast near San Jose. Government forces set a strongpoint last week to press an assault on rebel chief Jose Figueres as Costa Rica’s civil war continues in the region.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Dominical
Pacific
Jose Figueres
Photo Engravers Strike in Miami Newspapers
Union photo engravers at the Miami Daily News the Miami Herald and commercial went on strike over a new contract. Daniel Cook chair of Local 78 AFL said the dispute centers on a 28 cent hourly wage hike to be retroactive to Jan 1 rather than 30 days retroactivity. The old contract expired Jan 1.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Daily News
Miami Herald and Commercial
Adi
Daniel Cook
Miami Photo Engravers Union
Local 78
AFL
Counterfeiters Thrive In Shanghai Largest Bogus Currency Market
An American banker says Shanghai ranks second to Germany as the world’s largest market for counterfeit U S money, indicating a thriving counterfeit operation in the city.
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Shanghai
U. S
Germany
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