Traffic survey backs removing city scale and new signals
The city traffic committee recommends removing the northeast corner scale to free space for parking and private handling. They plan a report on how many spaces can be gained and urge stop and go signals at Fourth and Cass with bus stops reconfigured to improve visibility.
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Market Square
Traffic Department
Associated Consultants
Evanston
Henry J. Ahrens
Fourth
Cass Streets
West Avenue
Market Street
Rose Street
Council
Third
T. M. Reynolds
State Highway Commission Division
Cass
Oscar Harebo
la Crosse Rubber
South Koreans Capture Wonsan After Heavy Fighting
BELMAN MORIN reports heavy clashes as South Korean forces seize the port city of Wonsan from North Korean control after day and night street fighting. U S cavalry faces stiff resistance near the 38th parallel with log pillbox defenses slowing advance. Wonsan, a 150000 population port on Korea's east coast, eyed for harbor and airport use, falls as Allied bombings had left its oil facilities damaged.
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North Korea
Wonsan
Uijongbu
Chunchon
Tokyo
U. S. First Cavalry
South Korea
Sea of Japan
Republic of Korea
ROK
Red Country
Pyongyang
Korea
Hal Boyle
Wongsan
Russia accuses U S jets of strafing Vladivostok airfield
Moscow charged that two American F-80 Shooting Stars strafed the Sukhaya Rechka airfield near Vladivostok killing no one but damaging equipment. The Soviet note demanded punishment and assurances, while U S officials declined to comment citing UN channels.
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Moscow
Russia
Siberian
Vladivostok
Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
U. S
Walworth Barbour
Andrei Gromyko
Sukhaya Rechka
Novik Bay
Erminus
Barbour
United Nations
Gromyko
Alan G. Kirk
State Department
United States
Second Crash Victim Dies
Taylor Wisconsin reports a highway accident on route 95 near Taylor left Omer Kvistad 28 dead and Eldon Kvistad fatally injured. Eldon died at 11 p m Sunday with both men to be buried after a double funeral at Taylor Lutheran Church. Services set for Thursday at 2 p m. burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The car rolled after leaving the road toward Blair. Eldon born January 24 1928 in Jackson County survived by parents Carl and a large family.
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Taylor
Wis
Omer Kvistad
Whitehall
Kvistad
Eldon
Jensen Funeral
Taylor Lutheran Church
J. S. Hallem
Woodlawn
Blair
Omer
Molitor Farm
Jackson County
Carl Kvistad
Barthers
Oswald
Norman
Sherman
Charlies
Harold
Willard
Phillip
Mildred
Verna
Lila
Lillian de Jam
Presiere
Amputee World War Veteran Dies In Wisconsin Car Crash
In Stoughton Wisconsin an amputee war veteran Thorris Johnson who lost a leg in World War I was the sole occupant of a car that veered off an embankment five miles from Stoughton and died Monday police said.
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Stoughton
Wis
Thorris Johnson
Board of Realtors Offers Free Rent Registry for Soldiers
La Crosse area residents are urged to register rooms apartments and houses for rent with the rental registration office of the La Crosse Board of Realtors. The service is free and assists families of soldiers at Camp McCoy. The office is at 117 North Third Street and phone 2 2128.
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la Crosse Area
la Crosse
Sec Marshall Sets Confident Tone on Arms Plan
Washington Secretary of Defense Marshall spoke to a rally of capital Community Chest workers saying the biggest phase of rearmament lies ahead but will be accomplished. He stressed mobilizing resources to strengthen combat potential and that much remains to be done with citizen resolve matching that of service members.
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Washington
Marshall
Ciliens
Truman to Meet MacArthur in Pacific This Weekend
President Truman will meet General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific for a weekend conference with the United Nations forces. The location is undisclosed and details are to be announced later after Truman travels from St Louis to the rendezvous.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
White House
United Nations Forces
St. Louis
Mary Jane Truman
Order of the Eastern Star
United Nations General Assembly
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Mac.a
Mander
Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Truman
Virgin Islands
Soviet Union to Ship Grain to West Europe
The Soviet Union agreed to negotiate a large-scale multilateral treaty for supplying wheat rye corn barley and oats to Europe. The conference opens November 14 in Geneva with Russia ready to participate and supply major European importers including France Italy Norway Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Gunnar Myrdal
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Russia
N. I. Korioukine
Bern
Myrdal
Europe
France
Italy
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Committees Meet All Councils to Convene at 7:30 P.M.
All committees of the common council will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The notice outlines the standard committee session to discuss agenda items.
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Common Council
Community Chest drive reports progress toward 1951 quota
Le Crosse’s Community Chest totals $82,813 by Tuesday, about 55 per cent of the $149,500 campaign goal for 1951 operations. Eight agencies exceed 1949 counts as volunteers plan further appeals through Thursday noon to meet the quota.
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le Crosse
Tion
Flanders Seeks Steps to Avert Price Controls Inflation
Senator Flanders argues the government can avert price controls and rationing by rapid action on inflation fronts, proposing higher corporation taxes and boosted savings bonds as incentives. He cites wage policy debates and a looming anti inflation package including mortgage controls and a potential universal approach to controls after the election.
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Washington
Flanders
Maybank
D-Sc
U. S
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
French Lose Most of 3500 Troops in Indochina Battle
Saigon reports that most of the 3,500 French soldiers trapped northwest of Thathe have been lost after a large clash with Ho Chi Minh forces. Several hundred escaped. the rest perished after a bloody fight that inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Paris rushes Gen. Juin and Jean Letourneau to Saigon amid mounting crisis.
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Saigon
Indochina
Thatche
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
Alphonse Juin
Overseas Territories
Jean Letourneau
Dongkhe
Thatkhe
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area
Fair night low 42 degrees, high on Wednesday expected at 70. Local residents should plan accordingly for mild, dry conditions with light winds.
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la Crosse
Draft quota set for 1522 medics dentists and vets
The Defense Department called for drafting 1522 physicians dentists and veterinarians for the Army in November December and January. The total includes 922 physicians 500 dentists and 100 veterinarians. First registration date is Oct 16 with limited early signups.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Department
Truman
Navy
Air Force
Rail Workers Name Group To Map Pay Drive
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen forms a six man committee to fix a wage demand for about 1 250 000 railroad workers as part of a broader pay drive. President David B Robertson says a three year moratorium on wage demands is unlikely though a penny increase per percentage point rise in the cost of living index is being considered. The group will work with trainmen and conductors as their wage movement develops at the Miami Beach convention.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
David B. Robertson
Robertson
AFL
Miami Beach
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. P. Shields
Steel Firms Mull Demands
Pittsburgh reports the CIO United Steelworkers pressed wage demands as major steel firms including Republic Steel Allegheny Ludlum and Jones and Laughlin opened early talks. Philip Murray seeks a substantial raise for about one million workers while United States Steel awaits reply.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corporation
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
America
Republic
Allegheny Ludlum
J and L
USW
Philip Murray
Murray
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Fighting Continues as Amboina Earthquake Still Uncertain
Rebels fight on Amboina while no new word arrives on the quake and tidal wave feared Sunday. Amboina Radio appealed for Red Cross aid. Jakarta’s geophysical service reported no major tremors elsewhere though a heavy quake was recorded.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Amboina
Amboina Radio
Red Cross
South Moluccan Republic
Geophysical Service
Sunda
Timor
New Zealand
Radio Amboina
Java
Legion Parade Marks Los Angeles Convention Demand for Preparedness
The National American Legion halted sessions to stage a six hour Los Angeles parade featuring tanks armored units and youths from the 13th armored reserve division to stress continued national preparedness. Speakers warned against complacency over Korea while Secretary Marshall urged defeating minority opposition to universal military training.
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Los Angeles
National American Legion Convention
13Th Armored Reserve Division
Legion
Russia
George C. Marshall
William Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Stalin
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Police Department
U. S. 1St
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U.S
By Thomas P. Whitney
Manchuria
China
Antung
Board of Realtors
Sec
West Europe
G. Milton Kelly
U. S. Steel Corporation
War Labor Board
New Wage Stabilization Board
Harold V. Haines
Hammond
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