County Leaders Seek Law Revisions for 1949 Session
Wisconsin county leaders meet to study proposed 1949 session laws on county and state relations. Key topics include county clerk authority, state highway control, lien extensions for public aid, financing of county infirmaries, a state police system, and shifting social security aid costs to state and federal funds.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin County Boards Association
Senate
Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
A. J. Thelen
County Finance Inc
Wisconsin Public Welfare Association
UMW Voters Back Higher Pay for Lewis At Convention
The United Mine Workers endorsed John L. Lewis for a $50,000 annual salary with possible raises to $75,000 or $100,000 as the union amended its constitution. President Lewis, Vice President Kennedy, and Secretary Treasurer Owens all received larger pay, and about 30 executive board members will earn $1,000 monthly. Delegates clashed over pay raises amid a 3,000-strong audience and political distractions.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers’ Convention
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
John Owens
International Executive Board
Lewis
Ee Ee Truman
Car plunges off Prairie bridge injuring two
Two people, Henry Nash and his wife both 49, were injured when their car crashed through a guard rail on the Prairie du Chien suspension bridge and fell 30 feet into the Mississippi River. They were rescued from shallow water and taken to a Prairie du Chien hospital with arm fracture and shock.
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Henry F. Nash
Platteville
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nash
Wis
Mason City
Mississippi River
Henry Nash
Jatteville
Marquette
Nashes
Ila
Cool weather brings light rain and frost risk across region
A cold air mass from central Canada met a warm front from the Ohio valley causing light rainfall across the Coulee Region and parts of Illinois and Indiana. Forecaster A. D. Sanial predicts clearing tonight with near freezing temperatures, and Tuesday looks fair and warmer with a high near 64. Sunday high was 57 and low 4 with 0.03 inches of rain. The cold air reaches plains states with freezing temps in the Dakotas Montana Wyoming Nebraska and northern Kansas, while western areas stay clear and eastern sections unsettled.
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Canada
Ohio Valley
Coulee
Illinois
Indiana
A. D. Sanial
Plains States
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Mississippi
Columbus Day Observance Closes Offices and Banks
All government and banking offices will be closed Tuesday for Columbus Day. Post offices and federal offices will remain open as usual.
Malibu Inez Reported Safe After Storm at Baja California
The coast guard said the 112 foot motor ship Malibu Inez with 12 aboard is presumed safe after an SOS signal from stormy Mexican waters. The vessel reported 60 mile per hour winds near Baja California and indicated immediate danger.
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Long Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
SOS
Baja California
Campaign schedules across the nation in a busy Monday
The Associated Press lists candidate actions with Barkley in California and Dewey on tour in cities including Cincinnati and Akron. Warren addresses in Casper while Wallace campaigns in Benson and Chicago. Thurmond speaks in Lynchburg and Thomas in Minneapolis with Norman Thomas in Minneapolis.
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Trip
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Akron
Sen
Alben Barkley
California
San Francisco
San Jose
Burgh
Earl Warren
Casper
Wyo
Henry A. Wallace
Minnesota
Benson
Chio
Dal
Kansas City
J. Strom Thurmond
Lynchburg
Britain accuses Soviet Union of Berlin pressure and abuses
Britain levels a detailed 40 000 word white paper on Berlin crisis accusing the Soviet Union of trying to drive out Western powers, preserving German concentration camps, and undermining European recovery. It cites Ruhr control disputes and demands for reparations while detailing alleged infringements on Potsdam freedoms and political rights.
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London
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Europe
Moscow
United States
Ruhr
Uia
Ber
Soviet Zone
Soviet Union
Socialist Unity Party
Couna
Security Council
Foreign Ministers Council
Indians Clinch World Series With Thrilling 4 3 Win
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves 4 3 in game six to capture their first World Series title since 1920. Pitcher Lemon earned the win as the Indians outlasted a late Braves rally, with key plays from McCormick, Doby, and Stanky.
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Braves
Boston
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Geneen
Bobby Lemon
Indians
Mike McCormick
Mitchell
Doby
Dark
Voiselle
Boudreau
Red Barrett
Vernon Bickford
Ricket
Gordon
Keltner
Torgeson
Holmes
Lemon
Robinson
Tucker
Elliott
Stanky
Hegan
Rickert
Stewart
Census estimates 95 million eligible voters for Nov 2 election
The census bureau projects about 95,000,000 men and women will be of voting age by election day. If voting rates match 1944, turnout could reach about 53.58 million. at 1940 rates, about 56.53 million. Civilian voting rates were 56.4 percent in 1944 and 59.5 percent in 1940.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
Senate Control Hinges On Shift Of Four Seats
Washington observers say control of the next Senate may hinge on four or more races in border states and the North and West. Republicans anticipate a net loss of two seats with Oklahoma and Minnesota at risk, while Democrats look to pick up four in West Virginia Oklahoma Minnesota and Wyoming and possibly Montana.
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Washington
Senate
GOP
Oenate
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Wyoming
Tennessee
New Mexico
West Virginia
Murray
Montana
Wisconsin gains voting age population by 129000
The census bureau reported Wisconsin added about 129000 persons of voting age from 1940 to 1948. On July 1 the state’s voting age population was estimated at 2,148,000, a 6.4 percent increase from 1940. Wisconsin’s total estimated population in July was 3,039,000.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Census Bureau
Russians Leave UN Fantastical Pravda Report
Pravda claims the Soviet Union may walk out of the United Nations and cut ties with the world body. The paper attributes the plan to U S reports and pins primary responsibility on British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Union
United Nations
World Organization
Ernest Bevin
Wisconsin Considers One-Deer Season After 1949
The Wisconsin deer committee proposes a one deer season in 1949 followed by two years of a one buck law to study impacts. They also urge controlled hunts on designated areas, halt deer tag sales before seasons, and raise the age for using rifles with slugs to 14.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Deer Committee
Larry Whiffen
Milwaukee
Conservation Commission
Conservation Council
Whiffen
The
Commission
Conservation Department
Hopes Cold War Setback Has Been Averted
Washington officials indicate a weekend of talks between President Truman and Secretary Marshall averted a major Cold War setback with Moscow. The Vinson mission was discussed but ultimately abandoned, preserving bipartisan U S foreign policy at the United Nations and amid Berlin tensions.
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Washington
Marshall
Paris
Truman
Russia
Vinson
Moscow
United States
United Nations
Berlin
Thomas E. Dewey
Fred M. Vinson
Dewey
Albany
New York
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Selective Service Exams Underway in La Crosse Area
Inductees from Juneau County undergo pre induction exams at the La Crosse army and air force recruiting station along with registrants from Trempealeau Crawford Vernon Monroe and La Crosse counties. La Crosse County exams set for October 18 as boards await calls and mandate physicals on that date.
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Juneau County
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Selective Service Board
State
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