Prairie du Chien Wins Public Toll Bridge Ownership
Prairie du Chien approves a contract with Wisconsin to buy the Mississippi river toll bridge for 500000 after a 12 year fight. The state will own and set tolls, repair and maintain. city will operate the bridge and fund the purchase by bond. Current tolls are 1.15 round trip with 10 cents per passenger. council seeks substantial cuts. The transfer occurs within 10 to 30 days.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Iowa
Prairie
Marquette
Harry Speck
Speck
City oil firms present views on self service stations
Madison reports the Wisconsin Industrial Commission heard both sides on self service gasoline. Wilkinson Fuel Co of La Crosse argued regulation rather than destruction of enterprise, citing safety assurances from fire chiefs and insurers. Opponents claimed safety risks and questioned conclusive evidence. Page 8 note mentions contrasting inspections of Wilkinson and Home Oil Fuel Co. facilities.
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Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Industrial Commission
T. H. Skemp
Wilkinson Fuel Co
Skemp
George C. Hanson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson Company
la Crosse’s
Causeway
Wilkinson Firm
Home Fuel Oil Co
Wisconsin
Schmidt
George Schmidt
Home Oil Fuel Co
Poor Housing Spurs Delinquency in Wisconsin Panel
Madison presented evidence from a governor's conference on children and youth citing cramped quarters as a cause of delinquency. Schools and welfare officials warned small postwar homes with 500 to 700 square feet drive youth outside the home and urged a minimum of 1,000 square feet to deter future problems.
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Madison
Wis
Governor's Conference On Children and Youth
La Crosse Area Weather Tonight and Tomorrow
For La Crosse and vicinity fair and slightly warmer tonight with a low near 48. Light local showers expected. Tuesday will bring a high around 74 degrees with continued mild conditions.
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la Crosse
Memorial Day Observances Highlight Prayer for Peace
The nation marks its 81st Memorial Day with prayers for enduring peace and homage to fallen heroes. President Truman urges divine guidance to avert war as wreaths honor the Unknown Soldier and ceremonies unfold from Arlington to international sites and shrine services.
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Arlington Cemetery
Truman
Paris
London
Arlington National Cemetery
Millard Tydings
Lewis To Testify Before Senate Labor Subcommittee
Senator Neely of West Virginia said John L. Lewis will testify Tuesday morning before a Senate labor subcommittee examining a mine safety bill. The hearing aims to review safety standards and enforcement in mining.
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Lewis
Senate
Washington
Neely
Wva
John L. Lewis
Highway 16 Route Change Through La Crosse City
A new rerouting of Highway 16 will take effect at noon Saturday. The route will go north on Third Street from Third to Sev enth, turn east on State to Seventh, then north on Seventh to La Crosse Street and east to the city limits. Three intersections on Cass and Seventh will open to east-west traffic by that time: Seventh and State, Seventh and Main, and Seventh and Cass.
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A. C. Clark
la Crosse Division
State Highway Department
Third
Pass
State
Seventh
la Crosse Street
Clark
Cass
Main
Shanghai Moves Toward Normal Life After Siege
Shanghai bak toward normal life as commerce resumes with Communist currency jen min piao circulating alongside old money and U S coin. Rail service to Nanking resumes with a 10 day coal stock while shipping lines seek formal Communist authority to restart operations.
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Shanghai
U. S
Nanking-Shanghai
Nanking
Communist Military Control Council
Shanghai-Nanking
Believe It Or Not creator Robert Ripley dies at 55
New YorkRobert L Ripley world famous creator of Believe It Or Not cartoons died of a heart attack at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center He had expanded his work to books radio movies and television Ripley was married to Beatrice Roberts in 1919 they divorced seven years later and he did not remarry Col Robert Hyland his business manager said the enterprise would continue after his death
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New York
Robert L Ripley
Ripley
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Lise Wisse
Robert Hyland
Ford Tieup Deadlock Prolongs 24Day Strike
Thirteen hours of talks failed to settle the Ford dispute over manpower on assembly lines and disciplining 35 workers. Ford pushes for an industrial engineer arbiter while the UAW proposes a rapid arbitration path under political appointees. Both sides remain firm. a settlement seems distant despite hopes the crippling strike may end soon.
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Detroit
Ford
John S. Bugas
Cio-United Auto Workers
Harry Shulman
Shulman
Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Truman
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Lewis Says Work Clause Illegal Facing Taft Hartley Ruling
John L. Lewis opened contract talks with southern coal operators as the national labor relations board ruled the union shop clause in his mines contract violates the Taft Hartley act. The clause, forcing miners to join the UMW or be fired, lacks an NLRB election due to non communist oaths and reports not filed by UMW leaders.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Steel
United Mine Workers
UMW
NLRBB
NLRB
Truman On Cruise Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman sails the presidential yacht Williamsburg with Fleet Admiral Leahy for a weekend Potomac and Chesapeake Bay cruise. He plans religious services at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis and will be represented at Memorial Day services by military aides.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Fleet Adm
William D. Leahy
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Berlin Paralysis Deepens as Rail Strike Looms in Cold War
Berlin faces a week of disruption as a long running railway strike drags into Cold War politics. U S and allied officials warn settlement may rise to four powers with Paris conferenceできます while Russia accuses Western backing. Brig Gen Howley says Communists provoked the crisis to aid talks at Paris. Airlift corridors remain unchanged to safeguard much needed supplies.
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Berlin
James W. Riddleberger
U. S. State Department
Germany
C. A. Dix
Dix
West Berlin
Frank S. Howley
U. S
Paris
Council Eyes Three Parking Survey Plans for La Crosse
The La Crosse common council committee favors three survey proposals from Associated Consultants Evanston Indiana and will ask for details on questions covered costs and city needs. They favor a lump sum payment and local help with no survey before August. The plan discussed costs 4600 with 1800 for local labor and debate focused on obtaining reliable data within the budget.
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Common Council
Associated Consultants
Evanston
Henry J. Ahrens
J. N. Cribben
Citizen’s Parking
Lyle Gilbert
Board of Public Works
la Crosse
George Barton
Barton
Council
Mystery Note May Hold Clue To Murder Of Lawyer
Mystery note allegedly written by Herbert Siggelko may provide key details about the bludgeon murder of Madison lawyer Siggelko. William Fike, 47, already charged with first degree murder, discussed the contents with editor Evjne and his attorney after being visited by his sisters. Possessions from Siggelko were taken and burned. a key and glass fragments were recovered in investigations. Arraignment for Fike is slated for next Tuesday as prosecutors push forward with the case.
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Tribune
Madison
William Fike
New Lisbon
Manston
Myles Clark
Harvey Heath
Juneau County
Mauston
Wis
Herbert Siggelko
Charles Curran
William T. Evjne
The
Madison Capital Times
Curran
Fike
David Pigeon
Ivan Barnes
Siggelko
Pigeon
Robert P. Clark
32 Die In Holiday Accidents
The nation tallies 32 memorial holiday deaths from traffic crashes, drownings, and other causes by Saturday afternoon. Traffic series reach 20 fatalities with many states reporting losses. safety officials project over 215 deaths and 30 million vehicles on the road during the three day weekend. States listed include California Georgia Illinois Iowa Kansas Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York Ohio Vermont North Carolina with varying counts.
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North Carolina
National Safety Council
California
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Vermont
Ward Earnings Down Report Shows Hefty First Quarter Drop
Montgomery Ward and Company reported a nearly one third drop in first quarter earnings for 1949 from 1948. Net earnings for the three months ended April 30 totaled 9,602,904 dollars versus 14,307,818 dollars in the same period of 1948.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Minnesota Governor backs Wisconsin welfare and education drive
Gov. Luther Youngdahl of Minnesota urged Wisconsin lawmakers to raise taxes to fund welfare and education programs. Speaking beside Gov. Oscar Rennebohm, he said private enterprise cannot sustain needs without government investment in children, mental health, and education, and noted plans to shift through new public levies.
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Madison
Wis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oscar A. Rennebohm
Luther W. Youngdahl
Rennebohm
Youngdahl
America
Western plan to unify Germany under Bonn constitution
Paris reports Foreign Minister Schuman presented the Western proposal to Russia at the Big Four talks. The plan would link the Soviet occupation zone with the three Western zones under Bonn, extending the Western constitutional model across all Germany. Western ministers Acheson Bevin and Schuman approved the idea in Paris and planned to present it to Vishinsky in a four power session.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
France
Russia
Germany
Schuman
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Bonn
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Eisler Hides From U S After Bow Street Release
Bail jumping Communist fugitive Gerhart Eisler hid in London to stay safe from Americans after being freed by a Bow Street magistrate in extradition proceedings. In Washington Attorney General Clark pledged efforts to secure return. Eisler blamed the House Un American Activities Committee and the Justice Department. The embassy said it would follow the British court decision while awaiting state department word.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Eisler
Bow Street Court
Washington
Atty
Tom Clark
House
UN American Activities Committee
Justice Department
State Department
Isler
American Activities Committee
Bow Street
Laurence Dunn
Nations Council For Civil Liberties
British Council For Democracy
Brite
Record Last Chapter In Kathy Fiscus Story
The final chapter in the Kathy Fiscus tragedy ends with mailed checks totaling 42613.20 to 132 rescue fund workers. Donations came from across the country in amounts from 19.20 to 927.20 as volunteers labored 52 hours to recover her body from a 14 inch well casing.
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Los Angeles
Kathy Fiscus
Kathy
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