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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1949
Page
1
Shanghai faces intensified clashes as two Communist thrusts close in from the north and southwest. artillery roars near the city and Woosung, with Lungwha air port within 15 miles. Britons in Shanghai receive a final evacuation warning.
Shanghai fighters clash as Nationalists retreat lines near Woosung while Communist forces push toward the vital port. U S ships and a Norwegian vessel sail the Whangpoo as Marine evacuation slows.
La Crosse council approved a $595,000 bond issue for the Jefferson school construction with bids totaling $510,000 plus $84,235 for furniture and contingencies. The bond sale date is set 30 days after Friday night, dated June 1. The fluoridation resolution passed 13 to six, pending plans and cost estimates from the board of public works. The police reorganization report was referred to committees with Chief Rick receiving a full vote of confidence and new positions planned.
The United Nations approved the convention on the international transmission of news and the right of correction, a landmark pact extending rights to reporters worldwide. The United States faces questions over joining, while the Russian bloc supported the measure and signatures will be sought after months of debate and a broader freedom of information treaty.
Berlin authorities reported near agreement with the Russians on renewing East West trade after months of blockade. Western allied powers approved limited self rule for western Berlin under Allied supervision and planned resumption of reparations deliveries. A US official said both sides yielded and expected full agreement at the next talks.
Fair and cool tonight with 44 degrees in the city and 40 in the countryside. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies a bit warmer with a high near 74.
Senator Owen Brewster of Maine has been invited to deliver the principal address at the Republican state convention in La Crosse on June 11. An expected turnout of thousands of Republican delegates and alternates will attend the off year rally organized by the state voluntary campaign group.
The Vatican radio quoted the Italian news agency Astra that Cardinal Mindszenty has suffered a mental breakdown in a Hungarian prison. No independent confirmation was available.
Ford Motor Co rejected the union plan to settle the 65 000 worker strike and said it would submit a counter proposal to the United Auto Workers. UAW president Walter Reuther had described the plan as detailed and specific.
Gale winds of 60 to 65 miles per hour lashed La Crosse and vicinity on Friday the 13th. A light plane was overturned at the La Crosse field, rain blew through sashes, and debris including a used car lot sign felled. Lightning struck and wrecked Frank Drye's granary near Decorah, Iowa.
A windstorm with rain and lightning struck Friday night in Wood County causing more than 20000 dollars in damage. Several barns and buildings were blown over and two automobiles were damaged by debris. One half inch of rain fell in a short period.
A severe storm sweeping western Wisconsin caused property damage, knocked out power, and killed seven cows in Chaseburg. Lightning struck near Galesville injuring Will Dick. rainfall ranged up to .96 inch in La Crosse with cooler weather and drought relief following.
A tractor trailer carrying carbon disulfide exploded inside the Holland Tunnel, spraying 300 feet of traffic with fire and noxious gas. The blast caused extensive ceiling damage, injuries, and a months-long cleanup with 46,000 daily vehicles, while officials probe possible negligence and assess a $1 million toll on repairs.
The U S Embassy says Scotland Yard captured Gerhart Eisler a noted American Communist on the Polish ship Batory at Southampton He offered resistance and is en route to the docks Then Bow Street will handle extradition proceedings Eisler faced contempt of congress and immigration violation charges after stowing away in New York
Mayor Henry J Ahrens announced the re appointment of John H Barth as city engineer at the common council meeting. The council immediately confirmed the appointment and the mayor will seek funds for an assistant engineer and two student inspectors for city contracts. Barth has served as city engineer since 1935. Appointment of John K Hardiman as justice of the peace of the sixth ward was also made and confirmed.
An aviation field day at La Crosse municipal airport Sunday explains flying rules and plane operations. The event runs 1:30 to 3:00 PM with a 12 noon city parade, model plane display, spot landings, crop dusting, and free rides. Robert Cline chairs the program.
Verdene Henkes 22 of Harpers Ferry died instantly when the tractor he was driving overturned into a ditch on a county road. Employed by Earl Beadmore of Union City township the accident was investigated by Sheriff Huffman coroner Pakeman and Deputy Sheriff Ryan. He is survived by his father a stepmother one sister Margaret and several half siblings.
J. W. Classius owner of the Wisconsin Dry Cleaners sustained rib fractures and other bruises when his company truck overturned on wet pavement two miles south of Sparta on state trunk highway 71 after a Friday storm. He was taken to a Sparta hospital by Traffic Officer Willis Young in the area’s first ambulance call since service began.
Felipe Molas Lopez, a 50 year old dentist, is sworn in as president of Paraguay in a sparsely staged ceremony. The delegation says final wording is acceptable to the government and credits American diplomacy with averting compulsory distribution rules and bans on propaganda.
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway a wooden grandstand section collapsed injuring twelve spectators during opening qualification trials for the May 30 race. Ambulances cared for the injured, time trials paused, while 50 000 others remained seated in the crowded grounds.
Sparta Wisconsin special report says Gordon Rendant six fell from his bicycle on Wisconsin street and fractured his left arm. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Rendant.
Chicago report tells how Larry Borko, a 27 year old former Seabee missing arms, and his wife Anna found a home near his hospital. Veteran volunteers including Joseph Schwartz Frank Gierek and John Hines provided paint gear and labor to finish the job, with a Sunday painting day and no more volunteers needed.
Two La Crosse State Teachers College baseball players were killed near Eau Claire when their car struck a semi trailer at 1 a m. Three others were injured including driver Larry Mitchell. The truck, driven by John Paul Tremaine, operated by Consolidated Freightway, and the accident blocked Highway 12.
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