Truman assails Soviet UN boycott and calls for unity
President Truman condemned the Soviet boycott of the United Nations over China as a willful flouting of the UN charter. He told Congress that 1949 widened East West tensions and that the UN has worked to strengthen the free world while the Soviets isolate themselves.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
United Nations
Congress
World Organization
Soviet Union
State Department
Free World
Palestine
Kashmir
Blasts Echo in South Amboy as Cause Sought
New blasts from army mine clearing operations echoed through South Amboy as officials pursue a cause for Friday nights waterfront disaster. A board of inquiry heard that an accidentally dropped anti personnel mine may have triggered the munition explosion bound for Pakistan and Afghanistan. The death toll rose to 31 with four bodies recovered and 27 civilians still unaccounted for.
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South Amboy
N. J
Coast Guard
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Harry A. Campbell
Bureau of Railroads
Campbell
Hugh Casey
Red Cross
Newark
New York
Fairgrounds as Auditorium Site Considered Again
The series notes the fairgrounds among potential Mary E Sawyer auditorium locations chosen by a municipal committee. The plan favored west of the football stadium with parking and future expansion, stressing accessibility over large parking needs and city ownership of land.
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Fairgrounds
Mary E. Sawyer
State Planning Board
Badger and
Pine Streets
la Crosse Street
Myrick Park Lane
Green Bay Railroad
Earthquake Devastates Cuzco Killing Dozens
An earthquake struck Cuzco Peru causing at least 50 deaths and 178 injuries. Rescue teams rushed doctors and supplies as emblematic Inca heartland suffered extensive damage and many buildings collapsed.
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Lima
Peru
Cuzco
Manuel Odria Amoretti
Christ
San Sebastian
had _t
Grand Jury Indicts Two In KC For Income Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted former assistant county prosecutor Samuel C. Hayden and gambler Thomas Lococo linked to Charles Gargotta on income tax evasion charges. Hayden faced possible penalties up to five years in prison and $10 000 fine, Lococo up to 25 years and $50 000 fine. Arraignment was set for Friday before Judge Reeves.
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Fedral
Grand
Charles Gargotta
Samuel C. Hayden
Thoms
Tano) Lococo
Lococo
Gargotta
Charles Binaggion
North Side
Glain
Wolf C. Rimann
Hayden
U. S
Richard M. Duncan
Sam M. Wear
Duncan
Albert L. Reeves
Wear
Missouri
Coal to gasoline demo under U. S. Bureau of Mines in Louisiana
The U S Bureau of Mines began a coal to gasoline demonstration in Louisiana Missouri turning about 100 tons of ground coal daily into roughly 150 barrels of gasoline and 50 barrels of oils using hydrogen. The plant aims to prove synthetic fuels can aid economic welfare and security and offer coal miners steadier work.
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
Louisiana
America
United States
Bureau
L. L. Hirst
Esti
Wisconsin man admits jewelry store break in Oregon
Sheriff Kerr said Fred Timm of Eau Claire admitted breaking into a jewelry shop in Oregon. Two watches found on him matched items from the store. Timm will be charged with breaking and entering. W. Floyd Arneson of Madison alerted authorities after spotting him near Janesville.
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Madison
Wis
Herman P. Kerr
Fred Timm
Eau Claire
Janesvile
Oregon
M. J. Wischoff
Oregon Jeweler
Timm
W. Floyd Arneson
Gardner Bakery
Weather outlook for La Crosse area fair tonight
The record notes fair conditions tonight in La Crosse and nearby. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and showers later in the day or night with warmer temperatures. Low around 50 degrees tonight, high near 78 degrees on Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Open house planned at La Crosse dial exchange
La Crosse Telephone Corp invites the public to an open house at the Fifth avenue and Jay street exchange. Tours run nightly Monday through Saturday from 7 to 9 p m with appointments via office number 29980. Employees will guide groups through basement cable rooms dial equipment and long distance operations.
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la Crosse Telephone Corp
Fifth Avenue
Jay Street
Red River Ebbing Over Winnipeg and St Boniface
The Red River eased its grip on Winnipeg and St Boniface as floodwaters began to recede. An official reading showed a one inch drop in the last two hours with larger drops reported along the river, flooding Emerson at the international border.
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Winnipeg
Red River
St. Boniface
Emerson
Robbed Prisoner Complains Of Crooks In Jail
Milwaukee prisoner Alexander Collins, 36, cried there are crooks in the jail bullpen. Police found Collins's wallet with fellow inmate Myron Huggins, 46, after a missing 2.50 was reported. Huggins received six months for larceny. Collins's case was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Milwaukee
Alexander C. Collins
Myron Huggins
Collins
Huggins
Wiley accuses Morocco of treaty violations
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin charges French Morocco with flagrant treaty breaches and proposes an amendment to bar ECA funding until abuses end. He cites letters from an American Legion post and a U S Chamber of Commerce office alleging illegal taxation of U S citizens and other abuses. The State Department is criticized for not protecting Americans.
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Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Morocco
Economic Cooperation Administration
American Legion Post
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
McCarthy says senate unit doing a foul job on communism charges
Sen. McCarthy criticizes the senate committee probing his charge that the state department is infiltrated by Communists as a foul job and urges turning the task over to others. He warns a sense less gesture to hand it to an independent panel without full access to files.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
State Department
Independent
Sen. Tydings
D-Ma
Sen. Wherry
R-Neb
Washington Police
Wherry
Senator Hill
Dala
Toll rises after German mine blast in Gelsenkirchen
The German coal mine explosion in Gelsenkirchen raised the death toll to 71, with eight more victims dying overnight. Authorities say two or three of the 22 remaining miners are not expected to survive as officials plan mass funerals. Investigators cite fire damp gas as the blast cause, and celebrations for the city’s 500th anniversary were canceled.
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Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Dahlbusch
Grimberg
Stone Breaks Store Window on Losey Boulevard
Police and sheriff units rushed to a Losey boulevard grocery after a shotlike impact damaged a plate glass window. A stone about the size of a ping pong ball was recovered from under a tire and found on the concrete driveway in front of the store, indicating it was used to strike the pane.
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Losey Boulevard
State Road
Sheriff's Department
L. J. McGaughran
Roy Sampson
Vern Lamp
Tobin and Murray Attack UE Amid GE Labor Fight
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin and CIO President Philip J. Murray denounced the United Electrical Workers as Communist dominated at a rally for General Electric workers. A National Labor Relations Board election is set for Thursday to decide if GE workers want representation by UE or the CIO International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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CIO International Electrical Workers Union
Weavell in Critical Condition in London Hospital
Lord Wavell, 67, World War II field marshal and noted Afrika campaign leader, remains in critical condition after abdominal surgery on May 5. A relapse Sunday heightened fears for his life as he lies in a London hospital.
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Lord Wavell
Britain
London
Wavell
Aisling
Mussolini
Africa
Convict Willie Jackson Sought by 50-Man Posse Near Marquette
A 50-man posse closed in on Willie Jackson a 35-year-old convict believed hiding in Baraga county woods near l Anse after he escaped from Marquette prison farm last Thursday He was sentenced in Wayne county in February 1946 to 72 to 15 years for breaking and entering Police chased a stolen car three miles south of l Anse as Trooper Bruno Guzin fired at the speedings car.
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Marquette
Mich
Baraga County
Willie Jackson
Wayne County
l’Anse
Bruno Guzin
Wakefield Post
Former Worker Invited To Testify At Probe
A House subcommittee investigating irregularities at the St. Louis Army finance center invited Sally Dewey, a former employer who sparked earlier investigations, to testify at a public hearing in Washington on Wednesday. Rep. Karst notes her life has been threatened and officials may be called. a possible on-site visit to St. Louis is under consideration.
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Washington
Army
St. Louis
Sally Dewey
City Bowling Group Plans Annual Meeting
La Crosse City Bowling association holds its annual meeting at the Eagles club Monday night at 8 p m. Outgoing president Oscar Pop Paulson will chair the business session and officers will be elected. The Bowler’s annual also will be discussed.
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la Crosse City Bowling Association
Eagles Club
Oscar
Pop) Paulson
Equality in Armed Forces Predicted by Presidential Panel
A presidential committee predicts equal treatment and opportunity for all in the armed forces within the near future and a gain in military efficiency as programs are carried out. It notes the Army ended Negro enlistment quotas on March 27 and that its recommendations have been approved by top officials. The report is signed by Charles Fahn and four other leaders.
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Defense
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Charles Fahn
United States
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Lester B. Granger
National Urban League
Dwight R. G. Palmer
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General Cable Corp
John H. Sengstacke
Chicago Defender
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