Nationalist Forces Withdraw From Suchow Amid Encirclement
Chinese government troops began abandoning Suchow as Communist forces closed in. The 12th army group, about 145 miles northwest of Nanking, faced encirclement while government troops moved to relieve the siege. An official dispatch praised gains on the northern front, recaptured Paotow, and reported heavy casualties to Communist convoys.
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Nanking
Suchow
Twelfth Army Group
Huang Wei
Suhsien
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Paotow
Inner Mongolian
Peiping
Jehol
U. S
China
Manila
Shanghai
Sucho
Central China
12Th
Yantze River
Suchow Battlefront
Central Daily News
Water Pollution Delegates Meet In City
Health experts from Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa tell Hastings to Dubuque water shows no heavy fish pollution but may pose health risks. A tri state conference in the city hall reported river bacteriological and chemical tests indicate limited gross pollution yet potential public health dangers due to inadequate sewage treatment in some towns.
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Health Department
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Hastings
Dubuque
Common Council
Iowa
Truman Calls for Stronger Domestic Labor Cooperation
President Truman urged state labor commissioners to unite for sound labor standards and full domestic teamwork to support world recovery and peace. Secretary Tobin outlined policy, criticized weak labor laws, and urged coordination of federal labor, manpower, and social insurance functions.
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Washington
Truman
Tobin
Maine
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Sam Gompers
Four inmates thwart La Crosse jail escape attempt
Sheriff officials halted an escape by four inmates from La Crosse county jail just before 7 pm. Jailer Carl Schnick heard scratching and alerted Sheriff Vern Lamp who moved prisoners and found a two foot brick hole in the cell block. Tools included a broken bunk piece and sharpened spoons smuggled in with meals.
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Tribune
Carl Schnick
Vern Lampbottom
Schnick
Lamp
Freedom
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Department
Vern Lamp
Melvin Shaffer
Lafayette
Ind
Willard Johnson
Leonard Schleifer
Melrose
Waukesha Industrial School
Mark Hewitt
Gordon W. Scheuers
New York
August Silva
la Crosse
Hewitt
Doomed Japanese leaders win U S stay of execution
In Tokyo wartime news General MacArthur granted an 81 hour respite to seven top Japanese war criminals led by Hideki Tojo. Appeals to the U S Supreme Court delay executions scheduled around December 7. The court meets December 6 to review the petitions.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Japan
Pearl Harbor
International Military Tribunal
Washington
Koki Hirota
Kenji Doihara
Associated Press
Supreme Allied Command
MacArthur
Public Information Office
Supreme Court of the United States
Three Chicagoans Sued In Butter Hijacking Case
Three Chicago residents Wilberscheid Langer and Levi were sued in federal court for 31 049 related to the hijacking of 24 720 pounds of butter. The suit seeks 201 in freight damages and notes Wilberscheid has pleaded guilty to theft while Langer and Levi plead not guilty and await court.
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Chicago
Harmony
Minn
Wisconsin
Wilberscheid
Langer
Levi
John P. Barnes
Cuthbert Highway
Peotone
Weather Outlook for La Crosse and Vicinity
Clearing and colder tonight with low 16 in the city and 12 in rural areas. Wednesday brings increasing clouds and a warmer afternoon followed by snow Wednesday night. high around 39.
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la Crosse
Ennai
Checks Stolen From Milwaukee Road Payroll Office
The Milwaukee Road reported last night that 12 000 to 15 000 dollars in payroll checks were stolen from a road office. A thief broke a window to enter and took two Manila envelopes containing 97 checks. Police warned businesses to watch for checks with destination 0903 payroll 407 and serial numbers around 425359, but the rest were stolen.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Cash Registers For Blind Aid Signed By NCR
The National Cash Register Co. announces development of cash registers with Braille or raised characters to aid blind persons in their businesses without memorizing keys. This innovation aims to expand accessibility and practical use of point of sale equipment for visually impaired users.
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Dayton
The
National Cash Register Co
Mediation Plan for Berlin Crisis Endorsed by Bramuglia
Argentine foreign minister Juan A. Bramuglia outlines a neutral expert commission to oversee East West disputes over currency and the Russian blockade. The United States Britain France and Russia would supply representatives in Paris for 30 days to aid the commission as Western powers mull formal acceptance.
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Paris
Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
United Nations Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Bramuglia
Security Council
Washington
Stores Set Holiday Hours On Select December Dates
At a merchants committee meeting the Chamber of Commerce retailers voted to stay open until 9 p m on December 10 11 17 18 20 21 and 22 to accommodate holiday shoppers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Milk Price Drops in La Crosse This Week
Regular pasteurized milk falls two cents per quart in La Crosse on Wednesday bringing the price to 17 cents while homogenized Vitamen D drops one cent to 18 cents. Other dairy products including coffee cream half and half cereal cream buttermilk and skim milk also reduce. This aligns La Crosse with neighboring cities where homogenized milk previously cost more.
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la Crosse
la Crose
Quick Thinking Cowboy Saves Crowd At Horse Show
Fort Worth stockman Lloyd Jinkens leaped a wall to confront an 800 pound steer that breached the arena during the International Livestock Exposition. He grabbed the steer by the neck and eyes, knocked it down and guided it back to the ring while spectators watched in awe.
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Chicago
Lieoyd Jinkens
Fort Worth
Tex
Jinkens
Frank Reynolds
Jack Hart
Marshall
Rescue Effort Fails In Wisconsin House Fire
In Sawyer County Wisconsin a brave brother and sister saved six of nine Potter children from a house fire before flames trapped Kenneth four in a rear bedroom. George sixteen and his sister fourteen rushed into the blaze to reach him but were driven back by heat and smoke.
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Winter
Wis
Ralph Potter
Sawyer County
George
Kenneth
Sophoulis Nearing Full Recovery After Heart Attacks
Doctors report 88 year old Greek Prime Minister Mistokles Sophoulis is on the path to full recovery after two severe heart attacks last week. A Saturday bulletin warned he might not survive 24 hours, but today he is eating solid food and medicines are being reduced.
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Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Sophoulis
Madame Chiang Arrives in Frisco on Way to Washington
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived by four engined transport at Moffett Field near San Francisco at noon local time. She will seek aid for the beleaguered Chinese government in Washington.
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San Francisco
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
California
Moffettie
Army Cuts Draft Call in Half for January and February
The Army halves its proposed January draft call to 10,000 men and cuts February to 5,000, citing a tight fiscal 1950 budget of 15.0 billion with 0.6 billion for stockpiling. No inductions requested by Navy or Air Force under theSelective Service Act.
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Washington
National Military Establishment
Army
Royall
Navy
Air Force
Caliber Of Business Leaders Vital To Future
Harold E. Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania, speaks to Wharton School graduates about how American business leadership shapes freedom worldwide. He contrasts U S economic dominance with rising global state control under communism and cites Joseph Wharton as a model for future leaders.
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Stassen
New York
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Minnesota
United States
Joseph Wharton
Wharton School
Will Order Razing Of Tenement Where Mother, Children Died
Madison Wis. city officials said an order will raze the fire damaged tenement where Mrs Florence Dinger 32 and three of her children Judeen 8 Billy 5 and Shirley 4 died of suffocation. Nancy 11 escaped from the 21 room building housing 10 units as investigators open a case with an inquest set for Dec. 7.
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Madison
Wis
F. Burt
Florence Dinger
Judeen
Billy
Shirley
Nancy
French Coal Mines Return To Production
French coal mines edged back toward normal production today after a 56 day strike ended yesterday by order of the Communist union leader. Communists failed to secure higher pay or derail the European recovery program by cutting French coal supplies.
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Paris
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