Wisconsin moves to show cause over phone tieup
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board urged a temporary restraining order as eight struck Western Electric CWA officers face a show cause hearing Tuesday. The anti strike law is invoked after pickets disrupted Wisconsin Telephone service in Milwaukee with 170 of 7,200 union workers failing to report plus manual handling of calls by supervisors.
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Western Electric
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Walter Schinz Sr
CWA
WERB
Division 23
Riley Fischer
The
Union
John H. Paige
Paige
Bowl Fever Grips La Crosse as TC Eyes Bowl Bid
La Crosse State Teachers College fans celebrate after the Indians defeated Gustavus Adolphus 20 to 13. President Mitchell notes a faculty review before any bowl acceptance while coach Clark Van Galder and players express strong interest in a bowl appearance.
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Mitchell
Clark van Galder
Tribune
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Jim Justus
Ed Olson
La Crosse State Teachers College receives Williamson rating
The La Crosse State Teachers College athletic department announced a telegram from New Orleans reporting a 20 to 13 victory over Gustavus Adolphus and a Williamson national football rating of 62.0, the highest ever for any Wisconsin or Minnesota State Teachers college, signed Paul B. Williamson.
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New Orleans
la Crosse
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Williamson
Wisconsin
Minnesota State Teachers College
Paul B. Williamson
La Crosse Team Leads Small Colleges In Football
La Crosse College stands above all small college teams, leading in points among unbeaten squads and ranking high in multiple statistical categories. Dr. Rexford Mitchell of Teachers College discusses bowl possibilities, noting no invitation yet and urging scrutiny of invitation terms and travel details.
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Rexford Mitchell
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De Soto Post Office Burns in Wisconsin town
A fire gutted the 80 year old De Soto post office building at 9 15 a m on Monday forcing two families on the upper floor to flee. Firemen battled the blaze for an hour and saved all belongings and post office equipment. A temporary office is in the village hall. No injuries reported and the cause is unknown. The owner is Mrs Nettie Tenney.
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Wis
James Armatto
Sam Olson
Margaret Boardman
Armatto
Nettie Tenney
Fires Claim 8 In East Areas
Eight people died in a string of fires in western Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In Garrett Pennsylvania six children and two adults perished when a frame house burned in freezing weather. Victims included Kay 15 Darlene 7 Danny 5 LaVerne 3 Linda Sue 2 and Clarence 15. The parents were out shopping when the blaze started. A separate fire near Oil City killed eight month old James Stover. In Sharon Pennsylvania Mrs Alton Phillips 50 died in a home fire. In Wisconsin near Wausau two men died when a car and a tractor collided and exploded. The crash injured Richard B 20 and left the driver of the tractor with burns. Coroner's office to review details.
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Pennsylvania
Littl
Harvey Lee
Stella
Kay
Darlene
Danny
LaVerne
Linda Sue
Clarence Lee
Oil City
Lester Stover
Alton Phillips
Sharon
Phillips
Wausau
Wis
Here
William Smith
Augusta
John Rafatz
Richard 'B
Smith
John W. Hildensperger
Venezuelan Militarist Delgado Chalbaud Slain
Lieut. Col. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, head of Venezuela's military junta, was killed on Monday in Caracas. The government gave no details of the shooting. He helped lead the 1948 army revolt and had served as minister of war under Romulo Gallegos before joining the overthrow of the constitutional government.
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Venezuela
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
Delgado Chalbaud
Romulo Gallegos
Pres. Gallegos
Delinquency and Labor Tensions Stir Across Cities
In New York City 1300 long distance operators walked out and left the AT and T lines center after a strike and picket removal. In Pittsburgh police dispersed a Bell truck picket line with no injuries. Separately Senator Kefauver said his crime probe will study delinquency causes and noted organized crime’s strong influence on public officials. He cited Chicago as a key hub and released a 250 page report on crime comics and delinquency trends.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Pittsburgh
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Bell System
CIO Communications Workers of America
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T. Long Lines
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Senate Crime Investigating Committee
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Dtenn
Capone Boys
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Philadelphia
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Miami
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J. Edgar Hoover
Woman Doctor Free On Bond In Kidnapping Case
Dr. Nancy Campbell 43, Yale trained, released on a $25 000 bond pending trial on kidnapping charges involving a contractor's nine year old daughter Linda Stamm. FBI uncovered notes and a pistol. Campbell claimed to be a go between. The case hinges on New Mexico kidnapping penalties up to the death penalty.
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N. M
Nancy Campbell
Charlotte Jones
Herbert Ellis
Santa Fe County Medical Association
David Hughes
Walter G. Turley
Campbell
Linda Stamm
Ber
FBI
Stamm
Santa
Rufus
New Mexico
Linda
Allen Stamm
Craig Stamm
UW Seeks 32 Million For University Operations
The University of Wisconsin asks the state for 32,065,611 to run the university in the 1951-53 biennium. Regents say need $14,962,435 for 1951-52 and $17,103,176 for 1952-53, with Govs Rennebohm and Kohler approving the request.
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
University
Board of Regents
Regents
Rennebohm
Walter J. Kohler
Truman Seeks Expanded Foreign Aid After Gray Report
President Truman proposes a broad new foreign aid program led by Gordon Gray. The plan aims to extend Marshall plan style help to Western Europe and boost aid to Southern Asia Africa and Latin America to curb Communist expansion and raise raw material production. It envisions several billion dollars yearly and calls for a central agency to manage aid and tech assistance.
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Africa
Latin America
Japan
No Passenger Plane Service for La Crosse After Northwest Fleet Inspection
Northwest Airlines withdraws 21 Martin 2 0 2 planes for complete inspection after a Martin crash near Helena killed 22. La Crosse loses passenger service, DC 4 cargo-only operations remain. Madison and Rochester also see reduced flights as the system curtails service. Northwest president Cross Hunter clarifies no link to structural deficiencies and notes routine inspection aims to ensure safety.
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Northwest Airlines, Inc
Helena
Montana
Northwest
Madison
Rochester
Minn
Cross Hunter
Hunter
Fountain City
Wis
Minneapolis
Almeland
Williams' Turn To Lead In Michigan
Democratic Gov. G. Mennen Williams gains a hairline lead as Michigan canvassing boards revise unofficial totals. Six counties report corrections including a 781 vote swing in Macomb and a 54 vote rise in Ingham, reshaping a volatile governor race with further rechecks pending.
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Michigan
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Harry F. Kelly
Kelly
Macomb County
Kent County
Genesee County
Ingham County
Warren Township
Eugene Haight
Marines Advance Through Unguarded Hills in Korea Front
Units push five miles through undefended icy hills toward the Chugjin reservoir amid ongoing fighting at both coasts. U N forces hold a solid line behind the front as Marines face limited resistance from remnants of the 124th division.
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Associated Press
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Korea
Parkaclad
U. S
Orangchon River
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Yongbyon
Won
Kum
Eighth Army
Tungsan
Pakchon
Sinuiju
Manchuria
Government curtails non military aluminum use by 35 percent
Washington reports a January order by the National Production Authority slashes non military aluminum consumption by 35 percent. Administrator William H. Harrison says the move will cause some unemployment but allows substitutions and does not remove aluminum from non military uses. About 30 percent of supply remains directed to defense, with small businesses under 1000 pounds exempted.
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William H. Harrison
National Production Authority
Harrison
La Crosse Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Slight warming expected with a low of 28 in the city and 24 in rural areas, and a high of 40 on Tuesday.
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Nina Warren To Walk Again After Polio Recovery
Sacramento reports Gov. Earl Warren and family thrilled as Nina Warren 17, nicknamed Honey Bear, recovers from polio. Doctors say leg muscles regained function though still weak and convalescence may last up to a year and a half. Dorothy Warren and the governor visited the hospital to hear the news.
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Earl Warren
Nina
Honey Bear
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