U S Policy Split Over Chiang Aide Sought by Koo
Washington reports indicate Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist government seek a strong U S policy statement of sympathy solidarity and support to bolster morale amid Communist advances. Ambassador Wellington Koo pressed for clarity on Washington's stance while U S aid totals remain at 400 million dollars.
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Lovett
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiange
Wellington Koo
Koo
State Department
China
United Ad States
United States
GOP To Wait And See On Legislation
Senator Millikin predicts Republicans will wait for President Truman's proposals before taking a stand as the new Congress begins. Democrats outline a platform including wages, education, housing, social security, and civil rights while debating Taft Hartley repeal and labor rules.
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R-Cole
Truman
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GOP
Colorado
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Israel
Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Barkley
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Philadelphia
Kilgore
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Gillette
Drowa
Truman Wary In Making Cabinet Appointments
President Truman weighs reshuffle timing as Forrestal visits for lunch at the southern White House on the naval base. Officials say Marshall may stay on, while Truman delays cabinet changes until a full security team is chosen. Truman hosts a beach day with daughter Margaret and faces Berlin blockade talks with UN heads and Soviet remarks.
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Forrestal
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Defense
Paris
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Marshall
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Evatt
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Four Nations
La Crosse County OKs 5000 for Child Guidance Clinic
The La Crosse County Board unanimously approved a 5000 appropriation for maintaining a child guidance clinic for the next year after public appeals. The move includes creating a three member supervising committee and placing the funds in the 1949 budget. construction bond for a highway shop was also approved.
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la Crosse County Board of Supervisors
Walter Affeldt
Robert D. Winter
Ivar M. Giellstad
Minnette Sprain
J. H. Moran
West Salem
W. O. van Loon
John D. Ward
Raymond C. Rice
Oak Forest
BOARD
Storm Rips Through State
A fall storm swept Wisconsin with Milwaukee winds near 73 mph and average gusts around 45 mph across the south and central regions. The system tracked from Michigan’s upper peninsula to Ontario with heavy rain and snow in parts, while one Fond du Lac man was rescued after spending the night on Lake Butte des Mortes. Damages included a leveled granary and a collapsed brick chimney as power outages and a Kenosha radio outage were reported.
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Milwaukee
H. J. Thompson
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Thompson
Fond du Lac
Lake Butte Des Mortes
Oshkosh
Karl Frazer
Moore's Island
Green Bay
Madison
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Milwaukee County
Kenosha
Foster Stanfield
City council cool to department pay hike proposals
Committees recommended a $200 yearly pay increase for all municipal employees while denying full requests for firemen and policemen including a $10 monthly clothing allowance and six paid holidays. Fire and police representatives argued the rises fall short of living costs and industry wages.
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Common Council
Ed Sciborski
Erwin Schmidt
Sciborski
Schmidt
Franklin Pamperin
Ways and Means Committee
Council
Western powers push to keep Berlin dispute in UN Security Council
The United States Britain and France tell UN officials the Berlin crisis should be treated as a threat to peace and handled by the Security Council. They oppose a four power conference or foreign ministers talks while Russia insists Berlin ties to a broader German question. Marshall says the US is ready to talk after the blockade is lifted and urges continued Security Council efforts for a peaceful solution.
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Jaycees Bring Smog Survivors to Wilmington for Vacation
Fifty Donora, Pennsylvania smog survivors arrive in Wilmington for a week of vacation. The Beach Junior Chambers of Commerce underwrite all expenses including airfare.
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Jaycees
Wilmington
N. C
Donora
Beach
Coast Storm Subsides After Fatal Tug Disasters
A coastal storm eased today after causing seven deaths and wrecking three vessels. The tug St. Clair struck rocks near Port San Juan, B. C., with three men lost and five others reaching shore by lifeboat. Two men remained missing from the tug Ruby Eight which sank in Puget Sound.
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St. Clair
Port San Juan
B. C
Puget Sound
Local Weather for La Crosse Area
Weather forecast reports fair and colder tonight with lows of 30 in the city and 26 in rural areas. Thursday will bring increasing clouds and a rise in temperature with a light breeze by late afternoon or night.
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la Crosse
Robbers loot home yank four-tooth bridge from victim
Greenville Ohio police seek a man and woman who forced entry at gunpoint into Robert Cooper's home. They bound him, made Mrs. Cooper open a small safe, and fled with a $2,000 diamond ring and a fur coat. They also pulled Cooper's bridge with pliers to force disclosure of hidden money.
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Greenville
Robert Cooper
Cooper
Clean House Or Face Federal Controls On Auto Sales
Washington lawmakers pressed the auto industry to clean up sales practices or risk federal controls. The House committee handed records to the justice department and the internal revenue bureau detailing two days of hearings on dealer tips and side money arrangements. Chairman Macy said disclosures show only some methods used to obtain excessive profits and signaled possible resumption of a nationwide probe.
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Congressional
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Macy
R-Ny
Special House
Larcade
Missing Hunters Found Safe on Mississippi Island
Two Dubuque duck hunters Leroy Dixon and Robert Zahina were found safe on an island in the Mississippi River after a wind and rainstorm separated them from their party while they hunted north of Dubuque. They were reported missing last night but located unharmed today.
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Dubuque
Mississippi River
Leroy Dixon
Robert Zahina
Here
Volunteers Credited To Home Community Draft Lists
Washington officials outline a system where each community with volunteers in the armed forces is credited for draft quotas. An inventory identifies home towns of soldiers and cards return to state directors who apply credits to future draft calls, with details handled at the state level.
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Washington
Armed Services
Selective Service Headquarters
WAC
WAF
Selective Service
Wisconsin leader re-elected AAA vice president in San Antonio
Glenn W. Stephens of Madison Wisconsin was re-elected a vice president of the American Automobile Association during the meeting in San Antonio Texas. Stephens chairs the AAA Wisconsin division advisory board.
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San Antonio
Texas
Glenn W. Stephens
Madison
Wis
American Automobile Association
Stephens
AAA
Wisconsin
Wisconsin deer hunting season to draw 225000 hunters
Madison bureau reports a 10 day deer season starting weekend with about 225000 license holders and an expected 72 million pounds of venison. Weather and regional herd shifts could affect success and size of bucks, with potential for a controlled hunting plan in 1949 if approved.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
The
Conservation Commission
Rennebohm
First Services In New Asbury Methodist Church Scheduled
The first services in the new Asbury Methodist church at 19th and Redfield streets are set for next Sunday. Rev Reuben Halberg says the event will be in the basement social room and dining hall. Asbury was formed in 1946 from First Methodist West Avenue and Salzer Memorial after a fire and city needs. Groundbreaking occurred in September 1947. worship had been held in Longfellow school since then.
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Asbury Methodist
19Th
Redfield Streets
Reuben Halberg
West Wisconsin
Eighth and
King Streets
Wesley Methodist
West Avenue
Salter
Asbury
Longfellow School
Sailboats Collide Off Skiathos Island
Two sailboats collided Monday off Skiathos Island resulting in the deaths of 20 passengers and crew members.
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Athens
Skiathos
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