Truman pledges to push Democratic platform goals in Washington
Independence Missouri reports President Truman departing for Washington with vows to advance key platform promises. He cites Taft Hartley reform social security expansion national health program civil rights farm supports and housing and price controls while stressing a four year push with a cooperative Congress. He returns to Washington Friday and then heads to Key West for rest.
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County Votes Tallied In La Crosse County Election
County Clerk Esther M Domke and City Clerk Fred L Kramer report 24278 votes cast in La Crosse County for presidential congressional state and county races. City ballots totaled 18020, with 606? remaining in the county. Precinct tallies include Bangor Bangor Barre Burns Campbell Framington Greenfield Hamilton Holland Holmen Onalaska Rockland Shelby West Salem and Onalaska wards.
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American-Born Poet Eliot Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm reports Thomas Stearns Eliot, American born British poet, has won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. He will receive about $44,000 at the Stockholm ceremony on December 10. Eliot, 60, born in St Louis, became a British subject in 1927.
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Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity Tonight
Overcast with occasional rain tonight and Friday. Strong shifting winds will bring colder air late Friday. Low around 48 degrees tonight, high near 56 degrees Friday.
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Long Trial Convicts Japan of Aggressive Warfare at IMTFE
Tokyo reports that Japan and 25 defendants including former premier Hideki Tojo were found guilty of waging aggressive war against China Russia Britain the United States and other western powers. The tribunal cleared 38 of 55 counts while ruling Japan began prewar war plans in the early 1930s.
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Ex-Con Admits Slaying Eau Claire Teen Couple
Ex con admits slaying an Eau Claire teen couple in a case that drew national attention. The confession comes amid a broader crime wave report with police stating the motive and sequence of events.
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Swift Lifts Ban on Hunting and Trapping
Ern est Swift state conservation director announced the lifting of the ban on hunting and trapping in northern Wisconsin effective at noon today. The ban was imposed in state forest protection districts and other northern areas October 27 because of the danger of forest fires due to lack of rainfall. Swift said the restriction was a result of rains this week.
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Pollsters Mull Figures After Bad Guesses
New York figures show pollsters reevaluating forecasts after errors favored Truman over Dewey. Elmo Roper of Fortune concedes the Sept. 9 prediction of a Dewey landslide was wrong and vows to investigate causes.
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Michigan Election Shows Split Between Parties
Michigan’s 1948 general election delivered a stark reversal as G. Mennen Williams, a Democrat with Republican roots, defeated Gov. Kim Sigler by over 150000 votes. The result highlighted party divides between governor and legislature and suggested future contests for governor on the GOP side as well.
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Truman Gets Invitation To Watch Pollsters Eat Crow Banquet
The Washington Post invites President Truman to a crow banquet with editorial writers reporters pollsters and columnists to witness those who predicted his defeat. The paper asks him to deliver the evening address and is arranging a turkey supper for the president.
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Post election foreign policy faces big spending in three regions
Editorial notes Truman’s second term will hinge on how much the United States can fund to confront Russia in Western Europe China and Greece. The plan envisions a new round of lend-lease and military aid, with costs potentially reaching billions as U.S. production peaks. Democratic gains in Congress may ease funding decisions.
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Labor Ponders Taft Hartley Fate In New Congress
Truman faces pressure over repealing the Taft Hartley act while seeking non punitive means to manage labor disputes. The President may push repeal but also urge targeted measures and rely on court injunction powers to curb nationwide strikes, raising questions about support in a new Democratic Congress.
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Stock Rebounds From Setback After Election Slump
Stock prices rebounded sharply today with gains up to $3 a share as buyers returned from the public and Wall Street. U S Steel rose 50 cents to 79.75 and Bethlehem Steel gained 37 cents to 36.75 while General Motors opened 12 cents higher at 63 on 1 000 shares traded.
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Truman Election VictoryHeadline 304 Polls 0
The Detroit Free Press reports President Truman won with 304 electoral votes while pollsters tally 0. The final edition highlights Truman at the top of the electoral count and quells polls as a non-factor in the U.S. election outcome.
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1948 Presidential Vote Chart Shows Electoral and Popular Totals
AP Wirephoto chart displays electoral and popular vote standings from Hoover to Truman with figures for Truman, Dewey, and Thurmond. It notes two Truman electoral votes from Tennessee may be contested by Wallace and mentions 985 528 Wallace votes without electoral tally.
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Ex-convict admits murder in Eau Claire golf course killings
A 32 year old ex convict Marshall Johnson admitted the two killings of Raymond Smith 18 and a 17 year old girl on an Eau Claire golf course. Johnson held in jail without bond after arraignment on two counts of first degree murder. A preliminary hearing is set for November 17.
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Johnson held in Whitehall before confession in Trempealeau County
Johnson was secretly held in the Trempealeau county sheriff's residence in Whitehall to avoid newsmen, then transferred to Eau Claire after an official confession was recorded. Officers moved him from astings to the county seat, with no public knowledge in the city.
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Arraignment Scenes Unfold In Eau Claire Murder Case
About 150 people filled the Eau Claire courtroom for Johnsons arraignment while 100 outside milled about. He was escorted from the building after being brought back from Seattle to Wisconsin for questioning. The group traveled by car to Eau Claire with detectives and officials, where Johnson signed a statement detailing the fatal shootings near the Omaha railroad tracks and the river.
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