Lilienthal Faces Congressional Inquiry Over AEC Charges
Senator Hickenlooper seeks Lilienthal ouster as chair faces a joint committee hearing on alleged “incredible mismanagement” at the Atomic Energy Commission. McMahon leads proceedings as Taft backs the challenge and fellowship rules are debated amid Communist controversy.
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Washington
David FE
Lilienthal
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Atomic Enery Commission
Ickenlooper
Iowa
McMahon
Joint Committee
Hickenlooper
A.m
AEC
Commission
Wisconsin Assembly Advances Redistricting Proposal
The Wisconsin assembly voted 65 to 21 to reconsider a killed redistricting measure and give it preliminary approval. The plan by Catlin would pause current assembly makeup and add about 10 seats from populated areas. A second reapportionment move earlier proposed a five member commission if the legislature fails to act. Senate actions included Milwaukee county gaining two seats and Dane County one more. The day also saw final passage of a bill prohibiting wage discrimination between male and female teachers. The measures await senate, then governor approval.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
House
Catlin
Appleton
Assembly
Senate
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Wednesday with local thundershowers. Low tonight 62 and high Wednesday 84.
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la Crosse
Prairie Town awaits ok on Prairie River Bridge purchase
Prairie du Chien Mayor Harry Speck said a purchase contract for the Mississippi river bridge at Prairie would be decided within three days. The city would pay half of the 1 million dollar price with the state covering the other half, and the bridge would be jointly owned and toll operated until bonds are repaid. Afterward the bridge would become free under state control.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Harry Speck
la Crosse Tribune
Prairie
Prairie du Chien Council
Speck
Prairie du Chien - Marquette Bridge Company
Iown
Arraignment Set in Wisconsin Murder Case
William Fike 47 faces first degree murder charges in the beating death of Herbert Siggelko 76 near New Lisbon. He sought help from Madison editor Wade Evjue claiming a mystery note may prove someone hid it.
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Mauston
Wis
William Fike
Robert P. Clark
Herbert Siggelko
Madison
Juneau County
Fike
Siggelko
New
Clark
Pigeon Home
Richard Lee Rowsiter
Lilia Conery
Rowsiter
Richard Inger
Myrl Witz
New Lisbon
William T. Evju
Madison Capital Times
Evjue
Wade Broadman
Mine Strikers Hurl Dynamite Near Huanuni in Bolivia
In Bolivia a state of siege is in place after strikers hurled dynamite during clashes with troops near the Huanuni tin mine. About 2,000 miners faced 200 soldiers as 29 people, including two American engineers, were killed. Foreign residents were evacuated as unrest widens across Catavi Siglo Veinte and Aramayo properties.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Huanuni
Howard Keller
Watavia
High Andes
Oruro
Cochamba
Catavi
Siglo Veinte
Aramayo
Corocora
American Smelting and Refining Co
Revolutionary Movement
Enrique Hertzog
Patino Group
Interior Ministry
Father Sees Son Run Over in La Crescent Tragedy
An 18 month old, David Warren Pendleton, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Pendleton of La Crescent, was fatally injured when a neighbor backing out of a driveway ran over him. He died on the operating table in a La Crosse hospital at 5 p.m. The father witnessed the accident and no investigation will be held. He leaves two brothers, Howard Jr and Edward. Funeral services were held Monday at Hellwig Morris chapel with Rev Richard Spetz officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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LA Crescent
Minn
David Warren Pendleton
Howard Pendleton
la Crosse
David
Howard Jr
Edward
Hellwig-Morris
Richard Speltz
Licenses Due Wednesday City Announces License Deadlines
City Clerk Fred Kramer says applications for licenses including cigarettes, pinball machines, music, bartenders, cabaret, bowling and pool tables are due Wednesday. Liquor license payments are also due Wednesday.
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Fred Kramer
Former City Resident Christina Volz Dies in Milwaukee Crash
Christina Volz 80 longtime La Crosse resident died in Milwaukee hospital from injuries after a Sunday car crash. She leaves four daughters including Cecelia Rosemary and Marcella of Milwaukee and Marie Barnett of Gary Ind, one son Charles La Crosse six grandchildren and a sister Mary Carline of Minneapolis. Funeral set Thursday at Dwyer Funeral Home and St Josephs Cathedral with burial in Catholic cemetery. Rosary Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Christina Volz
la Crosse
Milwaukee Hospital
Milwaukee
Volz
Bernard Volz
Cecelia
Rosemary
Marcella
Richard
Marie) Barnett
Gary
Ind
Charles
Mary Carline
Minneapolis
Bernard J
Dwyer
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Msgr
Peter Pape
Rosary
Guerrilla Forces Penetrate Greek Government Lines in Grammo Mounts
Athens reports strong guerrilla forces supported by artillery penetrated government lines in the Grammos mountain area Sunday night. A communique says heavy fighting continues with 11 army dead and 23 wounded. guerrilla casualty figures were not released.
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Athens
Grammos
Labor Bill Ahead Of Alliance Pact Debate
Senate Democrats moved to take up the administration’s Taft Hartley substitute before the North Atlantic pact to speed action. President Truman signaled no objection to delaying the labor measure as leaders discuss timing and scope. Senate committee plans and expected votes point to a quick two week debate with broader aid to Europe likely postponed.
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Washington
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Lucas
D-Ill
Truman
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Group
Congress
America
House
Rep. McCormack
Dmass
North Atlantic Alliance
Lewis Denounces Group For Mine Safety Plan
John L. Lewis denounces state officials and coal mine operators for unsafe mines. He urges Congress to pass a Neeley bill giving federal inspectors power to close mines showing imminent danger. He accuses operators of disregard for human life and cites seven states ignoring safety provisions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Chief
Congress
Sen. Neeley
D-W. Va
Lewis
Senate Labor
Aiken Warns GOP Could Lose Western Farm Votes
Senator Aiken warns Republicans may lose Midwestern farm votes after the Senate rejected a 47 to 33 compromise on a farm storage bill. He blames Secretary Brannan for the action and notes the delay could deprive farmers of storage facilities and price-support loans this year. Sixteen Democrats joined 31 Republicans in the vote.
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Washington
Aiken
Brannan
Senate
Senate-House
Farm Price Support and Loan Agency
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Bangor Couple Hurt In Crash
A Bangor couple, Mr and Mrs Leland L Barnes, were injured when their car struck a three foot tree on La Crosse street at 12 36 pm on Monday. Barnes, 49, said he blacked out and witnesses noted the car jumped the curb. The wife 51 suffered multiple injuries including jaw fractures and facial abrasions. They were taken to a La Crosse hospital by Arthur Young.
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la Crosse
Bangor
Leland L. Barnes
Barnes
la Crosse Street
Myrick Park
Oak Grove Cemetery
Arthur Young
North 14Th Street
10Th
Market Streets
Dorothy Matlak
Marilyn Moers
Cass Street
Matlak
A. E. Holzworth
Brownsville
Minn
Ninth
Lester G. Wiley
Soldiers Grove
South Third Street
Rudolph P. Lenser
Redfield Street
Chamber of Commerce Board to Meet at Noon
The Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet at 12 05 p m on Wednesday at the Chamber office to discuss upcoming events and community plans.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Day Weekend Toll Tops Four Hundred
Memorial Day weekend fatalities totaled 413 with 252 traffic deaths 86 drownings and 73 in fires falls and other accidents. The stretch ran Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight with about 30 million cars on highways. Notable fatal crashes included William Hart 75 and his wife 69 struck on a trestle near Lone Rock Wisconsin.
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William Burton Hart
Cazenovia
Milwaukee Road
Wisconsin River
Melissa
Iowa County
Lone Rock
Clifford Sippi
Jim Falls
Chippewa County
Chippewa Falls
Memorial Day Observances Worldwide Honor Fallen U S Heroes
Memorial Day crowds across the United States and abroad paid homage to Americans who died for their country. The central ceremony was at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as leaders urged strength and peace.
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Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
La Crosse Honors Wartime Dead Through Memorial Parade
Thousands line streets as veterans, auxiliaries, Boy and Girl Scouts, and Camp McCoy unit convoy join a civic tribute. Framed by near perfect weather, paraders route through Cass Street to Oak Grove and West Avenue cemeteries with bands, flags, and a grave-depicting Amvet float.
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la Crosse
Cass Street
King Street
Cass
Oak Grove Cemetery
West Avenue
Camp McCoy
Brownies
Cubs
Amvets
Reuther Attack Clues Dwindle in Detroit
In Detroit police narrow leads in the shooting of Victor Reuther the UAW教育 director. He was wounded at home May 24 with a shotgun blast through a window. similar method to his brother Walter’s attack last year. One man was released and another held over Memorial Day weekend.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reuther
UAW
Walter
Victor
Wales
Crops Benefit From Rainfall In Wisconsin Region
After three weeks of below normal rainfall, 89 inches of rain fell in La Crosse early Tuesday with the heaviest amounts near Genoa and the Root River valley. Meteorologist D. Sanial says corn and garden crops benefited as the rain will soak down five to six inches, aiding grains, early peas, corn, and related crops.
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la Crosse
Genoa
Root River
D. Sanial
Sanial
Railway strike in Berlin faces mediation rejection
Berlin officials offered to mediate the 11 day old walkout by about 12 000 anti Communist railway workers. Reichsbahn president Willy Kreikemeyer refused the mediation attempt and did not meet with Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter.
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Berlin
Ernst Reuter
West Berlin
Willy Kreikemeyer
Reichsbahn
Foster Named Deputy Administrator for ECA
President Truman nominated William C. Foster of New York to be deputy administrator for the Economic Cooperation Administration. He will succeed Howard Bruce, whose resignation was accepted Tuesday.
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Washington
William C. Foster
New York
Truman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Howard Bruce
Officials to probe air power policy and plane buys
The House Armed Services Committee voted to investigate national air power policy and aircraft procurement. Chairman Vinson proposed a $50 000 expense fund and vowed a thorough inquiry, prompted by Rep. Van Zandt who cited rumors of ties between defense officials and aircraft firms.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
van Zandt
Rep. Short
Missouri
Rep
Cole
R-Ny
Dewey Questions Soviet Sincerity During Berlin Airlift Tour
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said Americans remain unconvinced the Russians intend to cooperate with the West as he toured Europe. In Berlin he inspected the Allied airlift, praised anti Nazi and anti Communist city officials, and urged genuine Russian cooperation for a united Europe as a bulwark of peace. He planned trips to Switzerland and Italy before returning to New York.
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Berlin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
United States
Germany
Europe
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Ala
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Italy
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