City planning steps move toward master plan
Common council committees on Tuesday night backed a step toward a city master plan. They approved an ordinance from the plan commission requiring detailed plats for proposed additions within one and one half miles of the city. The plan aims to locate future streets city hall schools and other public buildings over a 50 year span. The council also agreed to spend 1250 toward a city county school survey with the county contributing another 1250, totaling 2500.
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City Plan Commission
Q. H. Hale
Plan Commission
la Crosse
West Bend
State Planning Board
Hale
Marshall Batho
Batho
University of Chicago
Wisconsin Department of Education
University of Wisconsin
Gillette and
Charles Streets
Franklin School
Harry Newburg
Truman Says Atomic Research May Aid Farms
President Truman told a trainside crowd in Pocatello Idaho that atomic research could lead to much better grains and livestock on farms. He announced the National Science Foundation act to fund top scientific brains and keep the United States ahead in science, while warning the cold war may last a long time. He defended using atomic energy for peaceful development and noted the new agency would promote knowledge indispensable to growth and security.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Truman
National Science Foundation
United States
Russia
Science Foundation
Turmoil Across Nation As Talks Ended In Rail Strike
Locomotive firemen on four key rail systems walked out Wednesday, plunging U S rail transit into turmoil with no immediate end. Federal mediators quit after over 24 hours of talks with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Enginemen. White House mediation chatter suggested a labor management conference may be sought by John R. Steelman. Carriers vowed no compromise and expected broader strikes, affecting New York Central and Pennsylvania lines in the eastern region.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington
John R. Steelman
White House
Floods Rage Across Midwest As Mississippi Crest Near 12 Feet
Seventeen dead or missing as floods sweep North Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska. Thousands homeless with entire districts isolated while Red River and swollen tributaries flood towns and highways. Nebraska deaths include bus passengers and drivers swept from roads. Governor Randahl orders aerial livestock feeding. Red Cross reports widespread displacement.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Manitoba
Burlington
Nebraska City
Lincoln
Unadilla
Auburn
Red River
Red Cross
Fred G. Randahl
Trapped Man Dies Minutes Before Rescue
Dominick Atteo 49 perished in a 20 foot Brooklyn well shaft after 26 hours trapped. Rescue and medical teams failed to reach him in time as his wife Maria and son John mourned amid the vigil. He had burns from an oxygen inflamed cigarette and had received last rites.
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New York
Dominick Atteo
Harold Berson
Atteo
Brooklyn
Maria
John
Greyhound Strike Ends After Six Days
Lexington Kentucky reports a six day strike by Southeastern Greyhound drivers ended Wednesday. Company president Guy A. Huguelet said union officials ordered the men back to work after a company union conference with a government conciliator Tuesday night.
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Lexington
Southeastern Greyhound
Guy A. Huguelet
Five Senators Named For Crime Probe
Vice President Barkley named Senators Kefauver O Connor Hunt Tobey and Wiley to form a bipartisan inquiry into crime and corruption. The Senate voted a 150000 fund for the probe and Barkley said Truman had not been consulted. Democratic charges and Republican pushback framed the timing of the committee selection and approval.
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Washington
Barkley
Truman
Kefauver
D-Tenn
O’conor
D-Md
Hunt
D-Wye
Tobey
R-Nh
Wiley
Rwis
Commerce
Judiciary
Senate
GOP
Judiciary Committee
Senate Commerce
Local Weather For La Crosse And Vicinity
Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures and light frost in the coulees. City low 38, country 34. Thursday’s high near 65.
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Mississippi
la Crosse
Winona
St. Paul
A. D. Sanial
Chippewa
Wisconsin
Coulees
Samal
GOP to use Senate as forum to answer Truman on tour
Senator Wherry said Republicans will use the Senate to reply to President Truman’s speeches during his western tour. Ferguson charged Democrats cover up Teapot Dome while Coolidge era actions were disclosed. Democratic leader Lucas denounced smear tactics. Senator Kem raised alleged fraud in Missouri elections.
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GOP
Senate
HST
Wherry
Washington
Truman
Republican National Committee
House
Senate Gop
Ferguson
Casper
Wyo
Harding
Mr. Truman
Teapot Dome
Calvin Coolidge
Lucas
Illinois
Kem
Rmo
Missouri
City Rosary procession draws 5000 to 7000 crowd
An estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people from La Crosse and nearby areas planned to join the annual Rosary procession to the Lady of Fatima shrine at St. Dominic's monastery on George street Friday evening. The event, organized by parish Rosary societies, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic War Veterans, includes a procession from Roosevelt school to the monastery grounds, outdoor altar, May crowning, benediction, and a talk by Father Joseph Holleran. Radio WLCX will cover the service from 8 to 9 pm.
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Batho
Coulee
Seventh and
la Crosse Streets
Stellick Oil Co
Chicago
Ill
la Crosse
St. Dominic’s Monastery
George Street
Roosevelt School
Wood and Hayes Streets
Aquinas
Joseph Holleran
Milwaukee
St. Francis Seminary
WLCX
Fourth
Knights of Columbus
Catholic War Veterans of la Crosse
Portugal
Fatima
Power outage planned south of city for road project
Northern States Power Co. announced an overnight electrical interruption for all customers south of Ward Avenue due to widening of Mormon Coulee road. Readiness is weather dependent with service expected to pause between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Thursday, covering Stoddard Genoa De Soto and surrounding rural areas.
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Northern States Power Co
Mormon Coulee Road
la Crosse
Ward Avenue
Stoddard
Genoa
de Soto
Horse Betting Tax Plan Rejected By House Unit
The house ways and means committee rejected a proposal for a 5 percent federal excise tax on horse race betting worth 70 to 80 million dollars annually. About 1.5 billion dollars is wagered yearly through pari mutuel machines. The committee opposed federal encroachment on a revenue source used by some states and seeks other revenue to offset over 1 billion in excise tax cuts.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Auditorium Group To Meet Thursday
The committee of 10 appointed to recommend a site for the Mary E. Sawyer auditorium will discuss more possible locations at its Thursday meeting starting at 5 p.m. The panel seeks constructive location ideas from civic organizations in the city and asks them to mail proposals to Robert Farnam, chairman, auditorium committee, city hall.
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Mary E. Sawyer
Robert Farnam
City Hall
Will Discuss Alternate City Traffic Plan
The common council will hear George W. Barton engineering director of Associated Consultants explain an alternative to the one way traffic system his firm proposed after a city survey. He will cover other recommendations and urge public attendance at a 8:30 p.m. city hall session.
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Common Council
George W. Barton
Associated Consultants
Barton
Debaters spar on Bran nan farm plan at West Salem debate
About 560 area farmers and some town residents packed West Salem High School to hear Patrick Lucey for the Brannan plan and John Bossart for the opposition. Moderator N. N. Rowe led questions as the unofficial ballot showed 110 in favor and 252 against, with Lucey arguing for reform of price supports to reflect modern agriculture and smaller effective output.
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la Crosse
Sparta
Brannan
West Salem High School
Patrick Lucey
Ferryville
John Bosshard
Bangor
N. N
Lucey
Have you been counted on April 1 1950 census form
A person reports not having been enumerated on April 1 1950 at the address given. The note lists multiple Wisconsin cities and counties including La Crosse Monroe Juneau Vernon Richland Sauk Iowa Grant and calls to mail the report now. It reads like a census doubt or inquiry about possible missing enumeration.
Truman Train Will Run Through Strike, Says Union Leader
President Truman’s cross country train trip appears to avoid disruption from the firemen and enginemen strike that began Wednesday. David B. Robertson, head of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen, says members were instructed to move the presidential train safely and expeditiously. The train was in Idaho Wednesday and will proceed to Chicago for a May 15 speech.
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Chicago
Truman
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Idaho
Strike Halts Rail Service Across South and West
The nationwide walkout by railroad firemen, supported by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, disrupted service across a broad Southern rail network and the Santa Fe. The union pressed for a second fireman on multi unit diesels as a safety measure, while railroads claimed no need. Crews failed to report, trains were canceled, and some routes ran with supervisory personnel. Mediation chief Francis A. O Neill called the stalemate irresolute after days of talks and said he would report to Washington while efforts to reach a package deal continued.
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Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Brotherhood
Alvanley Johnston
Francis A. O'Neill
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Chicago
Washington
O’neill
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Railroad
Census work nearing completion in 10 Wisconsin counties
Census enumeration in the La Crosse district nears completion with 97 percent contacted as of Tuesday. The ten counties La Crosse Monroe Juneau Vernon Richland Sauk Iowa Grant Lafayette Crawford hold a 1940 population of 290,914. Residents not yet contacted are asked to mail the blank form to the census office in room 203 federal building.
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la Crosse
A. J. Collins
Bureau of the Census
Federal Building
Wis
Allan J. Collins
Monroe
Juneau
Vernon
Richland
Sauk
Iowa
Grant
Lafayette
Crawford
la Crosse Tribune
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