Winter Weather Moves Across Wisconsin With Cold Front
Meteorologist A D Sanial notes a belt of cool air from the Rockies to the Appalachians will push into the east. Snow flurries cover southern Wisconsin and the La Crosse area with unseasonable cold reaching as far as the Rio Grande. The Coulee Region escapes severe cold though temperatures hover near freezing with a 30 degree low and 37 degree high. Forecast calls for colder conditions tomorrow.
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A. D. Sanial
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Sanial
Rockies
Appalachians
East Coast
Mexican
Rio Grande River
Dakotas
Coulee
Outside engineer to survey dredging question chosen by council
The common council agreed to hire an unbiased outside engineer to survey the north side beach dredging decision. Up to $1,000 was appropriated to cover the expert, with both north and south side aldermen favoring expert findings over a renewed bid dispute.
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North Side
Common Council
North
South Side
Franklin Pamperin
Board of Education
Wallace Moves, Demos Jerk Welcome Mat
Washington dispatch reports National Chairman J Howard McGrath dismisses Henry A Wallace return to the Democratic party as unlikely. Wallace has not announced plans for his Progressive movement while Idaho Senator Glen Taylor signals possible liberal backing for Truman. Both men refuse to confirm ties with the regular party.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
J. Howard McGrath
Wallace
McGrath
Henry Wallace
Democratic Committee
Truman
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Congress
Russia
Dependents Evacuated From Rioting Nanking Crisis
Emergency flights carried U S dependents from Nanking as Communists advance loomed. Expectant mothers from the advisory group were sent to Tsingtao aboard air force and marine planes. Most of about 500 dependents will sail on the navy hospital ship Repose as Shanghai and Nanking see riots, looting, strikes, and economic collapse.
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China
U. S. Advisory Group
Air Force
Marine
Tsingtao
U. S
Navy
Repose
Shanghai
Aides Puzzled By Rumors Of Truman Stalin Parley
Moscow reports say President Truman may visit to meet Premier Stalin, but White House aides are puzzled and no confirmation is offered. Eben Ayers notes Truman has repeatedly rejected leaving the country for such talks. Secretary Marshall once discussed sending Vinson to Russia, but no decision is made.
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Key West
Fla
Moscow
Truman
Stalin
White House
Eben Ayers
Aniston
Marshall
Justice Vinson
Russia
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Reds Threaten To Halt Allied Airlift Trips
The Soviet Union threatened to halt all Allied aircraft flying into Berlin amid the blockade. A Soviet letter cited alleged flights outside air corridors and said it would force down planes over the Soviet zone. The U S warned that any injury to pilots or damage to planes would bear Soviet responsibility.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
Berli
United States
Reuss Leaves Milwaukee for Paris Post
Henry Reuss Milwaukee attorney and his family sailed for Paris to assume a six month assignment as supervisor of the guaranteed investment portion of the Marshall plan under W. Averell Harriman. He will oversee American investments guaranteed by the United States.
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Milwaukee
Henry Reuss
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Economic Cooperative Administration
Reuss
Europe
United States
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
The La Crosse region is cloudy with snow tonight. Thursday will be mostly cloudy and somewhat colder with a high near 40 degrees.
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la Crosse
Police Chief to Speak on Police Department Reorganization
Police Chief Herman Rick will present his recommendations and respond to the La Crosse Industrial Safety Council plan for reorganizing the city police department. Mayor Beranek said Rick will address safety council and common council committees Monday night, with council action expected later after both sides are heard.
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Herman Rick
la Crosse
Common Council
Safety Council
Charles Parker Suffered Stroke At Home
Charles Parker aged 69 suffered a stroke at his Copeland Avenue home at 8 15 a m today and was taken by police ambulance to a local hospital.
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Charles Parker
Copeland Avenue
Uranium Discovery Attracts Geologists Near Sault Ste. Marie
Geologists and mining men converge on bush land 72 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario after a Uranium find. Strike reported a month ago between Batchewana east shore Lake Superior and the Montreal River. Over 225 claims registered. Pitchblende ore near Pancake Bay to Montreal River reported rich in uranium. Nearby transport links noted.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont.i
Canada
Batchawana
Lake Superior
Monteal River
Ontario
Department of Mines
Federal Mines Department
Pancake Bay
Montreal River
Six Aerial Bombs Signal Armistice Observance in La Crosse
La Crosse will observe Armistice Day with six aerial bombs at 11 a m marking the tribute to war dead. The event, guided by the La Crosse County Veteran Allied council, includes color guards and firing squads from six veterans groups at downtown intersections with traffic halted from 10 45 to 10 58 a m. A bugler will play taps after the bomb volley while schools and churches join the ceremony. Mayor Beranek urged proper observance and flying of the national ensign.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Veteran Allied Council
Fouth
State
Fifth and Main
American Legion
Amvet
Fourth and Main
VFW
Fourth and Jay
C. A. Beranek
United States
War Veterans Allied Council
Hurricane Whirls Up Atlantic Coast Threatens North Carolina
A small, unusually late tropical hurricane moves up the Atlantic toward the North Carolina coast. Warnings extend from Virginia Capes to Southport as the storm nears the coast late today or tonight.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
Southport
Drag Lake For Flier's Body Near WAUKEGAN NL
Coast guardsmen from the Kenosha Wisconsin station resumed dragging operations in Lake Michigan today for an army pilot who missed rescue by inches after bailing out of his disabled ship. The tugboat skipper James Clifford said a rope fell a foot short of the man and he sank while a parachute harness slowed his fall.
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Waukegan
Kenosha
Wis
Lake Michigan
James Clifford
Clifford
Stassen Poised for 1952 Presidential Run in GOP Picture
Harold E. Stassen will pursue a liberal forward looking party and be in the 1952 Republican presidential field, says eastern manager Amos J. Peaslee. Stassen, 41, left the University of Pennsylvania post to pursue public service, while Wisconsin delegates split among Stassen and MacArthur with no Dewey delegates named.
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Clarksboro
N. J
Harold E. Stassen
Amos J. Peaslee
Stassen
Peaslee
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Truman
Wisconsin
General MacArthur
Dewey
Wages lag as prices rise In postwar period
A government report shows wages lag behind price increases, boosting unions push for a fourth round of pay raises. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes 43 percent wage growth since VJ day but price rises largely offset gains, with real weekly and hourly earnings rising less.
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Washington
AFL
National Foremen’s Institute
Japan
Bureau
Forgery Case Brings Two Men to Circuit Court
Two men tied to a La Crosse check forging spree were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday and pleaded guilty in circuit court. John B Koel 22 confessed to forging the name of Fritchjoff Swiggum to several checks and, with William Cooley 19, used Cooley's name on others. Koel faced 16 forgery counts and received an indeterminate sentence. the case proceeded to Judge Robert S Cowie for final disposition.
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Tribune
John B. Koel
South 21St
Fritchjoff Swiggum
Leo Kihm
Bernard Sauer
Koel
William Cooley
Picture
Postville
la Crosse
John B Koel
South 21St Street
Swiggum
Keel
Cooley
Robert S. Cowie
Tank Falls Six Floors, Kills Five at Riverdale Warehouse
A 35000 gallon tank toppled six floors onto a loading platform at Central Cold Storage in Riverdale. Five workers died and six were injured. police reported ten workers missing. Investigators seek cause as three victims named Emil Jaeger John Laster and Stone.
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Chicago
Central Cold Storage Company
Riverdale
Emil Jaeger
John Laster
Stone
German Industries to Revert to German Ownership Soon
The American and British military governments announced that the German coal iron and steel sectors in the Ruhr region will revert to German ownership in the near future. New German companies will operate them under strict controls preventing excessive concentration of power and banning Nazi party affiliates from ownership. The move allows for a future German government decision on possible socialization.
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James Devlin
Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Brian Robertson
Britain
Ruhr
Pan American to Evacuate 1000 Americans From North China
Pan American Airways announced it will evacuate about 1,000 American civilians from danger regions in the Shanghai to Nanking area. Harvey Hancock said the company is using all available Orient clippers to fly civilians to Japan. The carrier operates 24 planes in the Pacific fleet, each with a 30 passenger capacity.
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San Francisco
Fpan American Airways
North China
Harvey Hancock
State Department
Shanghaie- Nanking
Orient
Japan
Pacific
Americans prepare to evacuate as Reds advance in northern China
As Communist forces converge on Suchow and millions face danger, Washington weighs evacuation options. MacArthur in Tokyo has transports en route to Shanghai, with additional ships from Japan. About 1,000 women and children slated to depart first while many Americans remain in China.
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Ing
Tsingtao
Yangtze
MacArthur
Tokyo
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Suchow
Manchuria
Great Wall
Peiping
Tientsin
North China
Fu Tso-Yi
Submit Airport Budget Plans
Wisconsin airport development program proposes 3 million dollars with a two year department budget around 3.205 million. Gov. Rennebohm questions timing and potential obsolescence of airfields while Col. Lester Maitland asks for 1.6879 million for 1949 50 and 1.517 million for 1950 51 plus 3 million state aid to local airports.
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Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Lester Maitland
The
Aeronautics Commission
Maitland
Col
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