New Price Boost On Automobiles Granted By OPA
OPA increases on new automobiles range four to eight percent atop prior hikes, keeping open a potential further boost. Officials say ceilings stay until industry reaches 1941 production rates for three months, after which OPA will reconsider prices and potential further increases under peacetime pricing standards.
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OPA
Washington
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Hudson
Nash
Pack- Studebaker
Rain Lifts La Crosse Area Crops Amid Storm Damage
One inch of rain fell from a late Wednesday storm aiding hay corn and grains in La Crosse area. pastures improved but experts warned late timing limits forage benefit. Lightning damaged utilities and power lines. some towns reported outages and scattered telegraph and telephone disruptions. Weather systems moved east across the Dakotas into the Mississippi Valley with thunderstorms and hail reported in multiple counties.
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la Crosse
Emil J. Schiesser
A. D. Sanial
Sanial
Mississippi
Northern States Power Co
Second
Jay and Pearl Streets
Western Union
State Street
J. P. Lorillard Tobacco Co
Rose Street
REA
Samal
West Salem
Sparta
Caledonia
Minn
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Great Plains
Great Lakes Region
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Troop Movements Reported In Changchun Advance
Dispatches say government forces under Gen. Cheng Tung-kuo captured Fankintun and moved toward Changchun where forces formed a semi circle around the city. Casualties in the Szepingkai battle were reported 300 by Gen. Tu Li-ming, while Communist losses were claimed at 3,000.
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Mukden
Changchun
Cheng Tung-kuo
India
Fankintun
Yungki
Kirin
First Army
Tu Li-ming
Manchuria
Szepingkai
Pai Chung-hsi
Peiping
Nanking
Pai
Ministry of National Defense
SS Man Admits Firing First Malmedy Shot
DACHAU Germany George Fleps an SS private testified at a seven man court trial for 74 former SS members that he raised his weapon after orders to kill the Americans and fired a single shot reportedly the first at an American during the Malmedy massacre.
Unsettled Tonight Then Clearing in La Crosse Area
Intermittent thunderstorms move through La Crosse and vicinity with moderately strong south winds tonight, then Friday turns fair and cooler with winds shifting to the north.
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la Crosse
Two Seek GOP Nomination For U S Senate
Nomination papers filed with the secretary of state by Paul Roman of Manawa district attorney of Waupaca County and incumbent Senator William Freerhoff of Waukesha for the Republican senate nomination.
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Madison
Secretary of State
Paul Roman
Manawa
Waupaca County
William Freehoff
Waukesha
Missing 15-Year-Old Loomis Searched By Officials
Undersheriff Vern Lamp said on Thursday that Robert Loomis, a 15 year old from Onalaska, has been missing from his home since May 16. Loomis attends La Crosse Vocational school and is described as six feet tall with a dark complexion, black wavy hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a suede jacket and brown shoes.
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Vern Lamp
Robert Loomis
Onalaska
Loomis
la Crosse
Four Injured As Car Rams End Of Truck In Sparta
In Sparta Wisconsin around 12 30 am today an automobile driven by 23 year old Robert Behrendt Spiritwood North Dakota rammed the rear of a parked truck with parking lights on. Four people Behrendt Gary Reese Mickelson and Paul Vreeland were hospitalized and a fifth passenger received medical treatment at Sparta hospital highway 16 after a fragment from a windshield wiper repair caused a minor injury.
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Sparta
Wis
Robert Behrendt
Spirit Wood
N. D
Behrendt
Gary Reese
Janesville
Mickelson
Black Co
Sparta Hospital
la Crosse
Nimitz Describes Pearl Harbor Era War Order
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz testified at the war crimes trial that the United States ordered unrestricted submarine and air warfare against Japan on December 7 1941. He said the action was in response to Japanese attacks on U S bases ships and nationals and followed Pearl Harbor the same day. Doenitz sought parallels with German U boat warfare.
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Nimitz
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Wheat Bonus Extended For Export Premium
The agriculture department announced extra time beyond May 25 for farmers in grain elevator regions to collect the 30 cent a bushel wheat export bonus.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Vet finds father's body sold to medical school
A WWII veteran learns his father Joseph Rogon died of pneumonia Feb 20 at Bridewell hospital. His body was unclaimed in Cook County morgue, sold to Illinois Demonstrators for medical school use, dissected and cremated after authorities tried to locate it.
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Father
Chicago
Bridewell Hospital
John Rogon
Joseph Rogon
House of Correction
E. P. Luczak
Rogan
Cook County
Illinois
John Rogan
John P. Reed
John
Northwestern University Medical School
Reed
Air Passenger Route Planned Between Eau Claire La Crosse Madison
A new air service will start Monday linking Eau Claire La Crosse and Madison with daily stops at La Crosse field. Owners Foss and Te oo Foss of Eau Claire received aviation board approval to operate a four passenger twin engine plane with Foss piloting. Initial service includes one round trip per day with Eau Claire as the terminal and potential expansion if demand grows.
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Eau Claire
la Crosse
Madison
la Crosse Municipal
Aviation Board
W. Haversoe Te Oo
Foss
Ask Schwellenbach To Probe A-C Strike
Milwaukee news firms report Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach is asked to intervene personally in the Allis-Chalmers strike as he attends a Monday Advertising Federation of America convention. Local 248 UAW CIO President Robert Buse says a conference may be arranged if requested.
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Milwaukee
Schwellenbach
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Robert Buse
Uawcio
Advertising Federation of America
Allis-Chalmers Union Plans Saturday Meeting
Local CIO union No. 1424 of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing will hold a regular meeting at Pioneer Labor hall at 10 a.m. Saturday. The union, which has been on strike since April 30, maintains daily pickets at the company office and plant, with some foremen barred from entry.
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CIO
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Pioneer Labor Hall
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
232 Arrested In U S Danube River Raid
Frankfurt reports that 232 people were arrested in dawn raids Tuesday led by the U S Army intelligence division. The operation searched 297 boats to disrupt a smuggling and gun running ring aiding SS fugitives. among those cited was Adm. Trunkwalter, Hungarian navy commander on the Danube.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
Adm. Trunkwalter
Danube River
May Boost Butter Prices On Dairy Feed Costs
A government official said butter milk and cheese prices may rise in May to help farmers cover higher dairy feed costs. The official noted the alternative of increased government subsidies and that OPA the agriculture department and the office of economic stabilization expect a decision within a few days.
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Washington
Adedd
OPA
Agriculture Department
Office of Economic Stabilization
Railroad groups prepare for possible strike in La Crosse
Executive boards of the railroad trainmen and engineer brotherhoods say they will strike at 4 p.m. if no word from national headquarters arrives. Railroads shift to refusing perishable freight and live stock and warn of possible passenger delays as federal control dictates crews may work without contracts.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee, Burlington and North Western Lines
Milwaukee Railroad
St. Paul
Portage
Milwaukee
Chicago
Burlington
Savanna
Winona
Adams
Madison
Striking Brotherhood
Air Transport Association
Homer King
ODT
Embargo Ties Up Freight on Milwaukee Road Sidings
About 38 to 40 carloads of livestock and perishables sat on Milwaukee road sidings Thursday as a freight embargo began just before midnight. Milwaukee road general superintendent Harry C. Munson said the move was a safeguard against a service tieup. North Western railroad official W H Kreiling said no embargoed freight was on his line yet.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Harry C. Munson
W. H. Kreiling
North Western Railroad
U.S. Denies Planes Shot Down in Manchuria
United States army and marine corps leaders rejected a Moscow report claiming seven American planes were shot down while bombing Chinese Communist forces in Manchuria. Brig. Gen. Henry A. Byroade said the army has no tactical air force in China, and Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey said marines have no planes in Manchuria.
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Peiping
United States Army
Marine Corps
Moscow
Manchuria
China
Henry A. Byroade
Army
Keller E. Rockey
U. S
Coal Mine Shutdown Spreading Despite Seizure
A wave of coal mine shutdowns spread despite government seizures as John L. Lewis pressed for a seven percent payroll levy to fund a union health and welfare plan. Secretary Krug reported mixed results as talks continued after large numbers of miners returned to idle pits.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Krug
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Secretary of Interior
Soviets Renew Plea For Loan
Washington reports indicate the Soviet Union again seeks a $1 billion loan and has sent a new note. The United States prepares a third reply while negotiations topics remain unsettled. Officials note interest in examining eastern European economic conditions, including Hungary Romania and Bulgaria, with talks possibly starting in Washington mid May.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Europe
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
WKBH Listed as First Rural FM Station in Wisconsin
Howard Dahl president and general manager announced that WKBH La Crosse will be the first rural FM station in Wisconsin. The station, to be located 1 bluff south of La Crosse, will use a 500 foot tower and depends on FCC mechanical details and building material availability.
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Wisconsin
Federal Communications Commission
WKBH
la Crosse
Howard Dahl
FCC
UN Committee Opens Hearings On Polish Franco Charges
United Nations sub committee begins public hearings on Poland's charges against General Franco's regime. Jose Giral testifies alleging Nazi refugee scientists conduct atomic research in Spain and cites Franco army size at 840,000.US assessment cites 600,000 plus troops and no evidence of atomic energy work in Spain. Gromyko reports 41,500 Soviet casualties among Spaniards with blue division on the eastern front. Iran case remains on the agenda but recessed pending further steps.
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New York
United Nations
Poland
Franco
Spain
Jose Giral
Giral
United States
Ing
U. S
Andrei Gromyko
Security Council
Gromyko
Red Army
Trains Halted As 4 P.M. Strike Deadline Hits
Train crews at Grand Central left exactly at 5 p.m. EDT as the 4 p.m. EST strike deadline passed with no Washington word on postponement. Government controls on non rail transport were imposed to move essentials.
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NEW York
Grand Central Terminal
Washington
Veterans petition to force Wisconsin redistricting
Madison attorney general John E. Martin announced he would accept a petition from two World War II veterans and pursue an original action in the state supreme court to compel redistricting of state assembly and senate seats.
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Madison
John E. Martin
Supreme Court
Assembly
Senate
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William K. Jackson
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Eric A. Johnson
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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Truman
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Ben Moreell
Solid Fuels Administration
Federal Social Security Board
Health Fund
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John R. Steelman
Charles Ross
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Charles G. Ross
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