Believe Airliner Exploded Before Crashing in Brazilian Jungle
Rescue efforts tracked the Pan American Clipper Good Hope as it burned before crashing in dense jungle near Belem Brazil. All 50 aboard died including nine crew and 41 passengers from the U S and Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belem
Brazi
Richard Olney
U. S. Air Force
Puerto Rico
Pan- American World Airways
el Presidente
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Port of Spain
Trinidad
New York
Jim Rowing
Miami
Fla
Oleny
Stewart Brown
Pan American
Robert Metzger
Olney
Navy
Brazil
Idrop
Albert Grossarth
la Grange Park
Ill
U. S
Oil strike tightens gasoline supply nationwide
The three day old strike by 22 AFL independent and CIO oil unions threatens gasoline shortages for motorists and trucks. Rationing begins in Boston while Chicago area pumps run dry and deliveries halt in Toledo. PAD bans supplies to large buyers in 17 eastern states. aviation fuel and Canada shipments exempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
AFL
Independent
CIO
Boston
Chicago-Gary
Toledo
Ohio
The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Pacific Coast
Canada
American Truck Associations
Walter F. Mullady
Chapman
American Liberty
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Reds Refuse UN Armistice Proposal at Panmunjom
In Panmunjom secret talks, Communist negotiators refused to accept the United Nations Command package to settle the Korean armistice deadlock. Vice Admiral Joy and Brig. Gen. Nuckols avoided detailing the session, saying no agreement was reached after 78 minutes. They noted key issues include prisoner exchanges, Russian truce supervision, and airfield rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Adm
C. Turner Joy
William P. Nuckols
UNC
Panmunjom
Joy
Nuckols
Nam II
Wisconsin League of Women Voters Set State Meeting
The Wisconsin League of Women Voters will hold its 24th annual convention at Lake Delton in May 2021 with delegates from 25 local leagues. Delegates will elect officers adopt a budget discuss legislative proposals and plan state and national level league programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin ‘League of Women Voters
Lake Delton
Milwaukee Cop Testifies on Booby Trap Manual Distribution
Milwaukee police undercover agent Paul Estrada testified in the 14 defendant California Communist trial that a confidential War Department manual on land mines and booby traps was given at a Milwaukee Communist club meeting in 1947. The manual, while once restricted, was shown by prosecutors as part of the case alleging conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
California
War Department
Communist Club
Paul Estrada
FBI
Y Defense
Norman Leonard
Armed Forces Information Service
Estrada
U.S
City Parade to Highlight Music Event
The first parade of the year will be Saturday at 3 40 p m with over 30 high school bands marching through the business district. La Crosse district music festival features concert groups at La Crosse State College with routes from Burns Park to the park. Judges from UW Madison Beloit and local schools will rate bands on music marching general effect and inspection using standard scoring.
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la Crosse
la Crosse State College
Jean F. Rolfe
Tthe
Burns Park
Alma Center
Cochrane
Fountain City
Kendall
Mindoro
Norwalk
Pepin
Soldiers Grove
Taylor
Trempealeau
West Lima
Wilton
Alma
Arcadia
Blair
Cashton
Galesville-Ettrick
Gays Mills
Hixton
Holmen
Independence
la Crosse Aquinas
Melrose
Onalaska
Ontario
Readstown
Viola
Whitehall
Bangor
la Farge
West Salem
Sparta
Tomah
Viroqua
Westby
Rolfe
Richard Church
University of Wisconsin School of Music
Donald Cuthbert
Beloit
Kenneth Storandt
Washington
Elvin Saterbak
Longfellow Junior High School
Main
Fourth Streets
Reuben Valley Dies At 101 In Prairie Du Chien
Reuben Valley 101 died Thursday at his grandson David Gentes home in Prairie du Chien. He was Prairie’s oldest resident and second oldest in Crawford County. Valley gained national attention in 1950 for recording century‑old French Voyageur songs for the Library of Congress. He was born in Canada and learned English after his 1873 marriage to Mary Wood.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Reuben Valley
David Gentes
Valley
Prairie
Crawford County
Robert ‘Boyd
Steuben
Library of Congress
Canada
Mary Wood
Truman Praises Eisenhower As Fine Man, Stirring GOP Support
President Truman said Gen Dwight D Eisenhower is as fine a man as ever walked prompting praise from Republican backers including Sen Morse. Carlson meanwhile mailed Eisenhower his own defense and foreign aid cut views in Paris. McMahon entered Democratic race as Kefauver Russell Kerr Harriman also vie for the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower
Sen. Green
Rhode Island
Sen
Carlson
Kansas
Senate
Paris
Morse
Gen. Sherman
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
McMahon
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
W. Averell Harriman
Taft Auditorium
William Howard Taft
Hoffman
Taft
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Alben Barkley
Defeated Twice Bremmer Keeps PdC Police Justice Post
Jerome P. Bremmer, defeated for Prairie du Chien police justice in both prior elections, remains in office after Paul Kaufman declined the April 1 victory. Bremmer had served temporarily after Gilbertson quit over bookkeeping concerns and was reappointed by the City Council to serve until a new official election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Jerome P. Bremmer
Bremmer
John Gilbertson
Gilbertson
Paul Kaufman
Kaufman
La Crosse Area Weather Forecast
For La Crosse and vicinity fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight. Low around 48. High Saturday near 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Five Would-Be Presidents Speak On Issues In Cincinnati
In a hour radio-television panel the League of Women Voters heard five candidates and a stand‑in discuss government corruption and foreign aid. Gov. Earl Warren and Harold Stassen led Republican voices, with Democrats Estes Kefauver Harriman Kerr Kerr etc. Taft and Eisenhower were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
League of Women Voters
Jon
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Estes Ke- Med
Tennessee
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
W.averell Harriman
New York
Adequate Gas Supplies Seen In La Crosse
La Crosse reportedly has gasoline reserves to cover several weeks during the national refining strike. Suppliers indicate variable availability with some claiming 60 days’ supply for normal operations. Local managers from Socony Vacuum Sinclair and Standard Oil express broad adequacy and no expected shortages.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Tribune
Survearcife Olberg
Wadhams Division
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Sinclair Refining Company
Clyde Bourret
Sinclair
Mississippi River Falls Toward 12-Foot Flood Stage
The Mississippi River dropped to 12.4 feet Friday morning and is expected to fall further toward 12 feet by Saturday. Meteorologist A. D. Sanial says the upper district will see about a half-foot daily decline for three to four days. Gate operations may resume at Hastings and Fountain City dams by Monday.
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Mississippi
A. D. Sanial
Upper
Hastings
Fountain City
Prairie du Chien
Red Cross
Weight limits lifted on La Crosse County highways
Highway Commissioner Paul A. Hartwig announced the spring weight bans are lifted after warm dry weather removed the need for restrictions. The prior limits aimed to protect roads from soft ground beneath pavements due to wetter conditions.
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la Crosse County
Paul A. Hartwig
Hartwig
Higher Taxes Drag Down Corporate Profits In Q1
New York reports higher business costs and tax hikes cut aggregate after tax profits for 273 companies in the first quarter by 9.4 percent year over year. Oil firms rise while steel and coal show mixed results. nine firms report losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murray Orders 650000 Steel Workers Back To Mills
CIO Steel Workers chief Philip Murray ordered 650000 members to return to work as soon as possible after a Truman request. He also planned White House talks with Truman and industry leaders as the Supreme Court reviews government seizure legality. The industry seeks to overturn Judge Pine’s ruling on presidential authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO Steel
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
U.S
David A. Pine
Fein Ssb Chairman Hopeful On Steel Dispute End
Madison Nathan P Fein, chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board, said he was very hopeful the nationwide steel dispute would end soon. He praised CIO President Philip Murray's back to work order as a very healthy move. He spoke to a UW class on trends and planned to return to Washington Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO Pres
Philip Murray
WSB
University of Wisconsin Law School
Washington
Government and steel industry face pivotal court request
The government and the steel industry clashed over President powers to seize the steel sector. The government filed a petition arguing executive authority exists but not unlimited, while the industry seeks Supreme Court review as a major constitutional issue looms. The court is in recess with a conference planned for Saturday to decide whether to hear either side.
Fair Supplies Of Steel Seen In Local Firms
La Crosse area manufacturers report steel inventories lasting from two weeks to 90 days. Most firms expect no immediate impact from a possible steel strike, with effects not felt for about two months. Companies like La Crosse Trailer Northern Engraving La Crosse Cooler and Bump Pump report varied stock levels and contingency plans amid the Korean emergency and defense buildup.
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F. J. Duffy
la Crosse Trailer Company
T. P. Dalzell
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Tribune
Lincoln Neprud
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Neprud
Walter J. Kohler
Berlie Moore
Wisconsin
Clarence Weber
Martin Gulbrandsen
Vernon County
Wayne B. Schlintz
Barreiras
Liicago
Iban
San Francisco
Oilworkers International Union
CIU
Shell Oil
Houston
Texas
W. H. Hoffman
Neches
U. S&s. Rubber
Goodrich
Paul G. Hoffman
Gen. Eisenhower
Robert Kerr
W. Averill Harriman
Reds
U.N
Hal Boyle
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
Felix
Pdc Justice
Ike
By Jack Bell
Robert A. Taft
L Eisenhower
Kefauver
Robert J. Bulkley
Harriman
Lion
A. W. Peake
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
By Sam Dawson
Murray
Steel
Rowland Evans JR
Feinsinger
Bee City
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