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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1949
Page
1
Senate house conferees agreed on a 15 month extension of federal rent controls with a fair net operating income requirement for landlords. The compromise drops previous increases and ceilings provisions, aligns with Truman's timid expectations, and allows gubernatorial veto power to lift caps in states.
A La Crosse resident and a Galesville man urged voters to retain parking meters in La Crosse in the April 5 election. They argued meters regulate traffic and revenue funds off street parking and future street improvements. Mrs Davies and Allan P Uhl cited convenience and downtown shopping impact.
Considerable cloudiness but generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Somewhat colder Tuesday with a low around 35 and a high near 48. Weather advisory not mentioned for La Crosse and vicinity.
Milton Babich, 19, arraigned on a first degree murder charge in Milwaukee for the death of Patricia Birmingham 16. He stood mute as bail was disputed and a preliminary hearing set for April 12. Babich allegedly killed Patricia after she mocked his girlfriend’s pregnancy, tying a block to her feet and shooting her with a .22 pistol. His wife Kathleen, 17, eloped with him weeks earlier and cried as he was led away.
Police recovered charred store papers from Smale's Dairy Store burglary at 533 Cass Street. Remains of money bonds and checks valued about 4000 dollars were found in the fire near Guttenberg Iowa, with around 800 dollars in currency recovered. bonds may be reimbursed as they were proved burned. Detective Capt. Leo Kihm led the search with Vern Weber Bernard Sauer and local residents assisting.
Seven American airmen rescued by a ski-equipped U S Air Force Dakota after crashing 700 miles off course during a 1100 mile flight from Frobisher Bay to Resolute Bay Ellesmere Island. Royal Canadian Air Force operation led by Air Commodore Martin Costello reported evacuation successful.
City Clerk Fred Kramer announces absentee voting for voters who are ill disabled or away from the city. Requests must reach his office by 3 p m Saturday with ballots mailed back in time to be received by election day. Those away from the city can vote in person by April 4.
Detroit police held prisoner George J. George aged 34 a parolee and police witness escaped via elevator from his ninth floor cell block to the lobby. He walked out the main door claiming he was going out for a drink and officers suspect he used a master key during Sunday visitation to unlock two doors.
The U S district attorney indicted James Jackson 21 of Tomah on treason charges. Attorney Hale plans a new trial motion Thursday at 7:30 p m as Jackson awaits sentencing for first degree manslaughter in his father Earl Jackson s death. Jurors found Jackson guilty after a seven hour deliberation. Mrs Nora Jackson criticized the verdict as unjust and unresolved finances prevent an appeal.
Police say all city office burglaries since July 21 are solved with the arrest of James Pember of San Francisco in Mankato Minnesota. Detective Captain Leo Kihm notes Pember admitted to multiple entries in La Crosse and, due to many incidents, could not recall all. He claimed responsibility for all Saturday Sunday holiday noon hour breaks using a screwdriver to pry locks.
Ground party locates seven of nine U S airmen killed in B 29 tanker crash on a mountain 25 miles northeast of Manila The doomed aircraft opened its mission on March 1 as the globe girds B50 Lucky Lady il ms.
A 12 year old, a relative to two year old Michael Strobel, confessed to strangling Michael with a belt and leaving his body hidden under pillows. Police and district attorney said the admission came during a juvenile proceedings after the boy reportedly became angry following a head bump during bedtime. The father Urban Strobel, 33, was detained then released. Michael’s body was found Thursday in the Strobel bedroom.
Miners east of the Mississippi return to work as John L. Lewis ends the memorial protest mine shutdown. By midnight all idle miners in the U S were expected to produce coal again. Pennsylvania soft coal and anthracite crews resume, with about 463,000 workers returning to duty nationwide.
Eleven survivors were rescued nine hours after a Catalina ditched 605 miles southwest of Johnston Island in the Pacific. The LSM 448 took the airmen to Kwajalein as life rafts and planes aided the search in rough seas. The loss area lies near spots linked to Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Amelia Earhart.
La Crosse police arrested two Colorado men Onesino Lucero 25 and Adam Gutierrez 21 both of Trinidad on warrants from Los Animos County Colorado for assault and attempted murder. Lucero was nabbed at the Fifth Avenue theater and Gutierrez at the Fifth Avenue and Main street intersection after Eau Claire police notified Colorado authorities.
More than $1,000 in valuable papers was found Sunday near a safe burglars carried away from a Kenosha home. Police reported the recovered items include documents likely belonging to the residents, with investigators examining the scene for further clues.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower left Washington by President Truman's plane for Key West Florida to recover from a week in bed with an stomach inflammation. He plans weekend talks with the joint chiefs of staff once he improves.
Henry A. Lardy, 31, assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, received the $1,000 Paul Lewis Laboratories award in enzyme chemistry. The American Chemical Society announced the honor from Washington on Monday, marking the third straight Wisconsin graduate to win the prize.
LadySmith Wis The conservation congress executive council backs an any-deer season this fall as recommended by the deer committee. If not acceptable an antlerless season is proposed. Delegates for counties may shift to three year terms, with alternating delegates biennially. Trout and pollution issues were discussed, while waterfowl and upland reports were incomplete. Director Ernest Swift reviewed state conservation status. About 160 attendees at opening sessions.
Herbert John Burgman a 52 year old Hokah Minnesota native and former Berlin embassy clerk was indicted by a federal grand jury on treason charges He allegedly broadcast Nazi propaganda to American troops after Pearl Harbor and sought German government radio work Burgman studied in La Crosse Wisconsin worked 20 years in Berlin prior to World War II He was repatriated in February penniless and had been under surveillance as the Hokah Minnesota American Legion post and a Congressman were urged to intervene His sister Florence Hayes of Austin Minnesota is listed as his only immediate relative
Robert Kunz a 70 year old farmer near Necedah Wis died of a heart attack Sunday after a minor auto collision on county trunk G. Kunz car and another vehicle grazed each other pushing him into a ditch. He spoke to the other driver for help then suffered the fatal attack. He is survived by his wife. The body is at Wahl Funeral home in New Lisbon with no arrangements yet.
The ad notes a like new ROPER gas range sold through Tribune Want Ads. It invites readers to use the classified line at 3680 to place orders and highlights the community reach of the want ads.
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