Democrats Edge Republicans in Senate Committee Power Realignment
Democrats plan to lead eight of the 13 Senate committees in the new Congress, aiming to push Truman programs. They target top posts on labor, foreign relations, banking, finance, and judiciary, with Elbert Thomas likely to chair the labor panel. Republicans would lose two seats on labor, reshaping key committee control.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
Huan
Foreign Relations
Finance
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Jenner
Indiana
Ives
New York
Taft
Ohio
Aiken
Vermont
Smith
New Jersey
Morse
Oregon
Donnell
Sale of La Crosse bus system announced by new company
Ray Fey of Eau Claire and E H Finkelburg of Winona announce the sale of the La Crosse bus system to a new company. Joint filings to La Crosse city and the state PSC seek transfer of operating permits by January 1, 1949. The deal covers 32 buses, buildings, and equipment with eight new buses planned at about 120000.
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la Crosse Transit
Ray Fey
Eau Claire
E. H. Finkelburg
Winona
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
City of
State Public Service Commission
Fey
Winona Bus Lines
Eau Claire Transportation Company
Northern States Power Company
Andrew G. Anderson
Hibbing
Minn
Frederic L
Ray M. Fey
W. A. Robertson
Reds Threaten To Force Down Straying Planes
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet threat to force down airliners straying from Berlin air corridors. Gen. Clay vows the relief airlift will be kept flying as Britain and the United States hold Moscow responsible for any action. Allied officials note past threats, while Russian staff claim joint control over corridor routes between Berlin and western Germany.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Britain
U. S
C. K Gailey
Clay
G. S. Akjantschenko
Gailev
Germany
Operation Hay: Rescue of Starving Elephants at Sea
Alameda naval air station sent a Mars aircraft with six bales of hay and 2,500 mealy worms to aid the Swarthmore Victory 1000 miles west of San Francisco. Eight elephants aboard faced starvation as the ship carried monkeys ducks snakes and cats. The rescue plan planned parachuted hay into the sea and retrieval by lifeboats. The Madison Zoo in Wisconsin was to receive one elephant funded by schoolchildren.
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Alameda
Calif
Alameda Naval Air Station
Pacific Far East Lines
Swarthmore Victory
San Francisco
Madison, Wis
Washington
Swarthmore
San Franciso
Steamship Company
Culver City
War Crimes Trial Blames 25 Japanese Leaders for Atrocities
An international court reads a judgment blaming 25 Japanese leaders for about 1,000,000 war atrocity deaths. Hideki Tojo and 24 co defendants sit grimly as the verdicts are delivered with sentences expected soon.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Friday
For La Crosse and vicinity the forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Low around 30 degrees tonight and high near 44 degrees Friday.
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la Crosse
Truman Keeps Berlin Watch
From Key West Florida President Truman bases his Berlin vigil on state department briefings about Russian moves. He reportedly has no plan for a Truman Stalin meeting or Moscow trip though a personal emissary or Washington visit remains possible. Newsmen were escorted on a swim by executive order.
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Fla
Truman
State Department
Berlin
129Th Field Artillery
Harry H. Vaughan
Key West American Legion
White House
Moscow
Stalin
Washington
Florida Straits
Madison Woman Finds Canister Of Charred Human Bones
Police report a Madison resident found a copper canister containing charred human bones in a backyard. Detective Capt. Harry Milsted said preliminary inspection confirmed they are human remains and that an investigation would proceed.
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Madison
Wis
Harry Milsted
Sara Rasmussen
Milsted
Mackenzie King to resign as Canada’s PM on November fifteenth
Ottawa reports Canadian Prime Minister William L Mackenzie King will resign on November 15 after more than twenty years in office. Louis Stephen S Laurent is slated to succeed him. King announced the retirement date in a letter to the British Empire Service League.
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Ottawa
William L. Mackenzie King
Louis Stephen S. Laurent
Mackenzie King
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Repudiate GOP Old Guard Says McCarthy at UW
Sen. Joseph McCarthy urged repudiation of the GOP old guard before the University of Wisconsin Young Republican club in Madison. He backed Harold Stassen for 1952 and warned of world slavery and demoralization while predicting a federal aid to education bill and Connally as foreign relations chair.
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Madison
Wis
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Sen. Connally
D-Tex
Upper House Foreign Relations Committee
Portland Oleo Proposal Aims at Full Repeal
A proposal in Portland Oregon seeks full repeal of oleomargarine following a national milk producers meeting. The plan also calls for a ban on colored margarine, a measure opposed by margarine manufacturers.
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Portland
Ore
National
3 Operative Milk Producers Federation
Reveal Local Housing Study in La Crosse
The Wisconsin veterans housing authority will publish results of a survey on veterans housing in La Crosse early next week. Director Arthur Field said the study by the authority's staff is part of six city surveys guiding a housing program recommendation to the 1949 legislature. A similar study appeared last week in Eau Claire.
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Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Arthur Field
Wisconsin State Veterans’ Housing Authority
Eau Claire
City Pays Tribute To War Dead Observes Armistice Day
La Crosse County Veteran Allied council led an Armistice Day tribute with colors and six aerial bombs. Firing squads and color guards stood at attention as taps rang across the loop. City police halted downtown traffic to mark the remembrance.
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la Crosse County
Flag Flies Full Length During War Time Observance
A brisk westerly wind during a holiday observance drove the buce flag atop the Tillman building to full length just as taps sounded. Echoes of aerial bombs faded in the distance as the wind kept the colors displayed for nearly three minutes.
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Buce
Tillman
Veterans honor bells with six organization color guards
Intersections during the brief ceremony featured six aerial bombs marking the six veterans organizations on the allied council. Church bells tolled in solemn memory of fallen soldiers as color guards and firing squads from the Spanish American War Veterans Disabled American Veterans VFW American Legion Amvets and Catholic War Veterans participated in the event.
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Allied Council
VFW
American Legion
Amvets
Armistice Day Observance at Arlington Centered Peace Tribute
Americans worldwide paused at the 11th hour to honor war dead on the 30th Armistice Day anniversary. Veterans and leaders urged renewed dedication to universal peace as ceremonies focused on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Sons of Doughboy
Arlington National Cemetery
Most U S Shipping Crippled By Dock Strikes On Both Coasts
Longshoremen's strikes on the east and west coasts cripple major U S shipping. New York Philadelphia and Boston ports halted as thousands walk out against AFL wage deals. West coast CIO action idled vessels from Alaska to Mexico.
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America
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Boston
AFL
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Hampton Roads
Gulf Coast
CIO
Alaska
Mexico
Three State Bureaus Seek Budget Increases in Madison
Three state departments asked for funds totaling about 761000 more over the next two years to cover administration operation and maintenance costs. Engineering requests 445733 and 461611 for 1949 50 and 1950 51. Veterans affairs seeks 692035 and 694689 and personnel 181508 and 189968. King home cares for 241 men and 210 women with partial federal reimbursement.
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Madison
Rennebohm
Bureau of Engineering
Bureau of Veterans’ Affairs
Grand Army Home
King
Bureau of Personnel
William A. Holden
General Strike in Germany Threatens Major Coping Impact
Plan in Frankfurt indicates American and British occupation zones prepare for a four hour general strike tomorrow. It could suspend up to 12 million workers and is aimed at protest against high prices.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Remembering a Gold Star Mother's Armistice Day Tribute
A Gold Star Mother prints a heartfelt letter to her departed son, recalling his letters and hopes for an acre of ground, then describes his burial, memory gardens, and the enduring sacrifices of American servicemen and their families on Armistice Day.
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Mom
Louis
America
Iowa Leads Farm Income in Nine-Month Report
Washington reports nine months of 1947 farm income across nine Midwest states show Iowa leading the nation with 1.659 billion dollars in January to September receipts. Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin also rank highly, while other Midwestern states like Michigan appear lower in the national tables.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
California
Texas
Building Atom Smasher Has Its Own Drawbacks
Carnegie Tech physicists warn assembling an atom smasher is harder than planning it. Heavy components exceeding 125 tons must travel about 25 miles by road, with big parts manufactured in Pittsburgh steel plants and the machine erected in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Saxenburg
Snow delays U.S. Ambassador Be dell Smith flight to Berlin
In Moscow a snow storm again postpones U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smiths trip to Berlin. The flight was set for yesterday but was delayed and will depart only if weather clears. Smith plans to stay away from Moscow about a week.
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Moscow
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Berlin
Smith
Battle shifts in China as Nanking siege escalates
North of the Yangtze a major battle rages with Communist forces holding a slight numerical edge. Government reports say troops are withdrawing to shorten lines while reinforcements move from the Peiping Hankow corridor. Martial law restored in Nanking and Shanghai as anxiety grows among foreign residents.
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Yangtze
Teng Wen-yi
Suchow
Teng
Chen Yi
Lui Po-cheng
Chen Keng
China
Peiping-Hankow
Shanghai
Central
Wong Wen-hao
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