Budget clashes and football games roil city council
The Friday night tentative 1949 budget was turned over to the common council, signaling a possible mill rate rise from 2,355,821.79 in 1947 to about 2,850,871.24 in 1949. The debate included a flare over inter-city football at Swanson field and council actions on sewer pipe, water mains bids, street parking site offers, airport master plan, and a $1,500 rink project.
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Common Council
Fire Department
Ways and Means
Fairgrounds
Henry Khan
James Durland
Durland
Logan Central
Northside
North Side
Swanson Field
Rebhan
Warren Smith
Smith
Logan
Beme
Board of Public Works
George McKoskey
Losey Boulevard
Glendale
E. C. Hougen
Vine Street
Séatia
American Water Works Convention
Weather Update for La Crosse and Vicinity
Forecast calls for a paired spell tonight and Sunday night. City low around 36 degrees rising to 38 in rural areas with highs near 48. North winds diminishing as the front passes.
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la Crosse
Little Six Bids For Time In Berlin Crisis
Neutral nations on the United Nations Security Council with six members Argentina Colombia Syria Belgium Canada and China seek more time to press mediation for Berlin. They reportedly favor a direct appeal to the Big Four to settle differences by mutual concession.
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Paris
Security Council
Berlin
Argentina
Colombia
Syria
Belgium
Canada
China
Juan Bramuglia
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Saura Returns Home After Cuban Pardon
Saura Schmidt arrived by plane last night to rest and recuperate with her father John Schmidt, a druggist. The Cuban President Ramon Gray San Martin granted a pardon in the fatal yacht shooting of Chicago naval veteran John Lester Mee, for which a judge had sentenced her to 15 years.
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Harbor
John Schmidt
Ramon Gray San Martin
John Lester Mee
Chicago
World Developments Dubious Yet Nods From Leaders Stir Campaigns
In a multipart exchange through speeches and visits, President Truman attacked GOP plans for rural electrification while urging peace talks with Marshall. Dewey and Wallace traded barbs on civil rights and labor, with Thurmond denouncing all three as unAmerican.
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Earl Warren
Alben Barkley
80Th Congress
GOP
Warren
Duluth
Minn
Republican Congress
Republican Party
Barkley
Boise
Idaho
Senate
Seattle
Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
The
United States
Homecoming Parade Proceeds Despite Cold Winds at Eau Claire
Strong wind and wet conditions fail to halt the State Teachers college Homecoming parade. Queen Barbara Gorske and court lead the procession with Lambda Chi, Alpha Delta Theta, and Beta Sigma Chi floats. Intermission awards, junior skit victory, and bonfire celebrations follow amid chilly, damp weather.
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State Teachers College
Central Band
Barbara Gorske
Margaret Lindberg
Eldeen Kunde
Carol Rogstad
Peggy Vickery
Alpha Delta Theta Fraternity
Jack Weir
Lambda Ee Chi Sorority
Crosse
Mary Potter
West Salem Band
Beta Sigma Chi
Fran Cosford
Maxine Hayden
Ceeriete
Clark Ven Calderna
van Galder
Rivoli
Indians Edge Braves 2 1 In Game Four To Take Series Lead
Steve Gromek pitched seven strong innings as Cleveland beat Boston 2 to 1 at Municipal Stadium. Larry Doby hit a 400 foot homer for the decisive run in the third, and Lou Boudreau drove in the first tally. The Indians hold a commanding 3 game to 1 lead with Bobby Feller expected to start tomorrow.
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Municipal Stadium
Cleveland
Steve Gromek
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Johnny Sain
Larry Doby
Fleet Negro
Indians
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Gromek
Boudreau
Bobby Feller
Braves
Feller
Marv Rickert
Holmes
Judnich
Dark
Hegan
Torgeson
Doby
Elliott
Hogan
Eee
Mitchell
Sam
Bou
Intewart
Gordon
Churchill warns U S must not destroy atomic stocks
Churchill tells the Associated Press that the United States would commit death by its own action if it destroys atomic bombs and would be guilty of murdering human freedom. He argues Finland Berlin and global balance hinge on nuclear strength and urges a final settlement before the Soviet threat grows.
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Winston Churchill
United States
Berlin
Llandudno
Wales
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Five Teens Die In Milwaukee Crashes Separate Night Misfortunes
Two tragic Milwaukee crashes claimed five teen lives and left many others injured. A head on collision on the North Avenue viaduct killed four youths and injured ten bus passengers. the second wreck near a northwest side tree crash killed Paul Venter, 18, and left Jerry Ahlborn, 17, critically hurt. Police describe it as a devastating night with multiple casualties among local youths.
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Milwaukee
North Avenue
Huber Dax
Salvidore Baudo
Carroll de Grand
Joseph Zappia
James Knuth
Charles Cato
Angelo Torre
David Phalen
Dominick Cucernello
Jean Bess
Es West - Rufush
Paul Venter
Jerry Ahlborn
Repairman Held For Hijacking Butter Truck in Wisconsin
Edwin M. Levi of Chicago has been held for trial in federal court on charges of theft of goods from interstate transit after a butter truck bound for Milwaukee carrying 25 000 pounds of butter valued at 21000 dollars was hijacked near Middleton Wisconsin on June 8. Federal agents arrested him at his Chicago repair shop Thursday night.
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Chicago
Middleton
Wis
Edwin M. Levi
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Speculation on Japan’s Next Prime Minister Cabinet
Tokyo reports speculate on General MacArthur’s views as Japan seeks a new prime minister after Hitoshi Ashida’s cabinet resignation. Politicians maneuver to select Ashida's successor amid uncertainty about leadership.
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Tokyo
Eral MacArthur
Hitoshi Ashida
Ashida
Train Car Crash Claims Life Near Cranmoor
A fatal road incident occurred near Cranmoor involving a passenger train car. Authorities investigated the crash and noted a single confirmed death with responders on scene. Further details were not immediately available.
U S Evidence Insufficient On Hiskey And Others
Attorney General Clark said the Justice Department lacks enough evidence to present to a grand jury regarding Steve Nelson and three other figures named by the House Un American Activities Committee for espionage charges. The four include Dr Clarence F Hiskey and Dr John H Chapin both wartime atomic scientists and Hiskeys former wife Marcia Sand Hiskey.
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Washington
Clark
House
Justice Department
House Committee On UN
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Clarence F. Hiskey
la Crosse
Wis
Marcia Sand Hiskey
John H. Chapin
Hiskey
Chapin
Detroit Jury Rules Stomach Ache Damages in Spuhler Case
A Detroit jury in common pleas court awarded Curtis W. Spuhler damages against a restaurant over a stomach ache from scallops eaten last March. The verdict was returned yesterday, confirming a judgment for Spuhler.
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Detroit
Common Pleas
Curtis W. Spuh-ng
Spuhler
Three Clues Sought in Slaying of Granata in Chicago
Police pursue three clues in the killing of William Granata, 42, a Cook County circuit clerk candidate. He was struck twice in the back on Randolph Street near city hall after attending Republican rallies. A replacement for the clerk race, Mrs. Mabel Reinecke, was selected by the GOP county committee.
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Chicago
William John Granata
Cook County
Granata
Loop
GOP County Central Committee
Mabel Reinecke
27Th Ward
Illinois Industrial Commission
Randolph Street
Industrial Commission
Uncover Spy Group BUDAPEST Claims by Interior Minister
Budapest reports interior minister Janos era uncovered a spy group and alleged that economic and industrial secrets were delivered to a foreign power. The claim centers on alleged transfers of sensitive information to external actors.
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Budapest
Janos Era
Hungary
Melrose Men Bound Over On Pig Theft Charge
Two Melrose residents Leonard Schleifer and Willard Johnson appeared for a preliminary hearing in county court. Both pled innocence and were bound over to the circuit court with $1000 bonds. The theft dates to September when seven pigs were taken from a Mindoro farmer and sold after being transported in a Model T to a Bangor stock buyer.
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R. W. Ahlstrom
Melrose
Leonard Schleifer
Willard Johnson
Vern Lamp
Circuit Court
Mindoro
Bangor
Senator Shearer Dies After Long Service in Wisconsin
Wisconsin state Senator Conrad Shearer, 73, died Friday night at Kenosha hospital after a heart attack two weeks earlier. He joined the assembly in 1923, moved to the senate in 1928, and had served continuously in the legislature, seeking a sixth term.
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Wis
Conrad Shearer
Kenosha Hospital
Shearer
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Garage and oil stations robbed in Viroqua
A Vernon county crime wave continues with a Vi roqua garage and two oil stations entered and robbed of unknown sums. Other robberies hit Hillsboro Ontario La Farge Westby and Viola. Gays Mills and Cashton also reported breakins.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Hillsboro
Ontario
la Farge
Westby
Viola
Gays Mills
Crawford County
Cashton
Monroe County
Earthquake in Moscow Hurts Thousands and Spreads Aid
A powerful quake struck Moscow injuring about 6,000 people and prompting an official release noting 120 planes involved in airlifted victims to hospitals domestically and abroad for treatment and assessment.
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Moscow
The Political Parade Daily Campaign Schedule
President Truman in Washington D C and Alben Barkley in Yakima and Seattle. Dewey in Albany and Warren in Sioux City. Henry A Wallace in Aberdeen and Tacoma. J Strom Thurmond in Suffolk and Williamsburg. Norman Thomas in Paducah. No network broadcasts scheduled.
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President Truman
Washam
D. C
Alben Barkley
Yakima
Wash
Seattle
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Earl Warren
Sioux City
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Aberdeen
Tacoma
J. Strom Thurmond
Suffolk
Williamsburg
Norman Thomas
Paducah
Truman Marshall Meet Amid Talks On Russia Tension
President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall met in Washington to discuss the international situation after Marshall arrived from Paris aboard the Independence. Reports linked to Vinson’s Moscow mission surfaced but officials denied any plan and emphasized continuing U S cooperation with Britain and France on Russia issues.
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John Foster Des
Paris
Washington
Truman
Marshall
United Nations
Wton
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Robert Lovett
Fred Vinson
Moscow
White House
Vinson
State Department
Saintaees
Lovett
United States
Britain
France
Russia
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Saura
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