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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1949
Page
1
Shanghai trembles as the Kiangnan arsenal and dockyard near the Whangpoo river erupts in a massive blast. Fires rage across the city amid clashes reported around the besieged metropolis and conflicting military communiques describe Red attacks and local advances.
Monroe rural pupils attended a Saturday event in Sparta hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber. About 1,500 youths received lunch at city hall as 19 schools entered 19 floats and 11 marching groups with multiple contests including froat and doll parades won by Angelo Melvina Printz Sparta and Joyce Ann Wegner.
LONG PRAIRIE Minn County Atty Frank L King said he will drop charges against three of four men held in connection with robberies aboard a Northern Pacific passenger train. The three to be cleared are Thomas J Soros 19 Sire Wis and William Santry 25 Binghamton N Y both charged with second degree, and Charles Mosney 29 Rocky Boy Mont charged with second degree robbery.
A two man team named by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America will conduct a three year study on how Christian principles relate to American economic life. The researchers are Howard R. Bowen dean of the University of Illinois school of commerce and business administration and the Rev Alfred Dudley Ward of Brooklyn a former University of Iowa economics professor.
The region remains mostly cloudy with continued cool conditions as Sunday temperatures hover around 62 degrees. Skies stay overcast with light winds and a chance of brief drizzle in the afternoon.
Leo V. Gannon of the Green Bay Press Gazette was elected chairman of the Wisconsin Associated Press Editors. George Kalvelage of the Janesville Gazette named vice chairman, with Arthur Bystrom as secretary. Committee chairs named include Harry Maier, W. C. Janson, Ward Heller, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, George Kalvelage, and Marvin Podeweltz. The gathering at The La Crosse Tribune discussed photo exchange and featured a La Crosse club dinner.
Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers failed to settle the 11 day strike as talks recessed after Ford rejected a UAW proposal. The union appealed to 40 Michigan leaders to hear issues firsthand and proposed a public airing Tuesday night on a production speedup dispute.
Wally Berry, owner of a St. Joseph restaurant, rushed out last Tuesday during a nearby fire, leaving the till unattended. A thief took $40, and on Saturday Berry received the $40 by mail with no explanation.
Under congressional pressure the atomic energy commission required non-Communist oaths from 497 fellowship recipients. The move covers all fields, secret or not, and aims to bar taxpayers funding education for Communists or loyalty suspects. Senator O Mahoney will push for this ban in next year’s appropriation bill.
An immigration officer said two stowaways were found aboard the ship Federal Pioneer as it left New York harbor. Captain radioed the discovery, Coast Guard picked them up and planned return to port. Officials called them ordinary stowaways.
Illinois editors and executives faced nationwide scrutiny as reports revealed 51 newsroom employees across 14 dailies and 33 weeklies receiving state paychecks totaling nearly 480000 dollars between 1943 and 1949. Critics labeled it a journalism disgrace while supporters said the pay was earned. Dwight Green, ex governor whose administration hired the staff, called it politically inspired.
German police in the Soviet sector opened fire on strikers at two American sector elevated stations in West Berlin. Western police reported several wounded as 12,000 strikers and Soviet railway police clashed with 5,000 protesters amid an Allied airlift delivering 8,000 tons of produce daily.
Officials say two F-80 jet fighters collided at 25 000 feet during a routine night formation flight. One pilot, an instructor, died in the wreckage 35 miles southeast of Florence, Ariz. The other pilot, a student, remains missing and his status was not released.
Madison Wisconsin honors for UW women were presented at swing-out ceremonies. A Sigma E Sigma scholarship went to Audrey Niebuhr from La Crosse.
Leicester England 14 year old Michael Hipisley tested cold storage at 18 degrees below zero to relieve a two week sneeze. The experiment gave temporary relief but did not stop the sneezing after he emerged.
Washington reports compare ending the Berlin blockade to the looming Big Four discussions on Germany. State department experts warn differences between the Soviets and Western powers are stark and a true agreement hinges on Kremlin intent rather than propaganda.
Senator McCarran leads a Senate subcommittee in demanding 168 state and justice department files on aliens for a spy investigation. He warns of releasing confidential material if records are not produced, signaling broader access to FBI reports and security notes. The subpoenas are returnable at 8 30 a m CST Wednesday June 1.
Dr Robert C Rutledge Jr testifies in Cedar Rapids that he did not hate Byron C Hattman, a 29 year old St Louis engineer killed last December. The defense portrays the fatal knife wound as self defense while prosecutors allege jealousy and robbery as motives.
Western ministers Britain United States and France meet in Paris to chart a Western front for a Big Four German settlement. Four years after Nazi collapse, divides linger over political and economic terms. Acheson arrives for sixth postwar gathering, likely to yield only a temporary working agreement.
Former Congressman Charles J. Kersten of Milwaukee told a Kenosha audience that Russia will try to turn the lifting of the Berlin blockade into a Soviet victory. He accused Western liberals in the state department of tolerating Communist activity as a political tool and urged firm action.
A man accompanied by John Foster Dulles and Robert Murphy landed in Washington with plans for European recovery talks. They were greeted by Dr. Philip C. Jessup and W. Averell Harriman. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived Friday while Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky arrived by plane.
Report says Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas may journey to Europe next month after Gov. Dewey's British tour. Douglas' office neither confirms nor denies. Supporters pursue him for a possible 1952 Democratic nomination, hoping travel would broaden his background and boost his position if Truman declines to run.
Tornadoes hit Illinois Indiana Missouri and Iowa causing at least 19 deaths and over 100 injuries. Shelburn Terre Haute Palestine and Cape Girardeau suffer major damage as homes water plants and lines fail.
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