Housing curbs limit down payments and force faster payoff terms
New rules set minimum cash down payments for non veterans from five to fifty percent and cap mortgage terms at twenty years, with exceptions. Veterans face five to forty five percent, and some older homes may still allow longer terms. Officials warn prices may drift downward as lenders adjust.
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Washington
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation
Raymond E
Ue Finance Agency
HHFA
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Council Groups Vote Approval To Traffic Committee Proposals
City committees back traffic survey recommendations from Associated Consultants with one amendment. Plans include moving or removing the Market Square scale and reviewing bus stops and loading zones to ease downtown congestion.
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Donald Lyden
Market Square
Henry Ahrens
Fourth and
Cass Streets
West Avenue
Market Street
Truck Mirror Fatality Claims Blair Man
A Blair youth, Christ marl Egilson, 23, died Tuesday night after being struck by a rear view mirror from a moving truck on highway 54 near Black River Falls. Driver Donald Wyss claimed he steered onto the shoulder to avoid the Egilson car. Egilson, an Erickson saw mill employee, died at the scene with passengers including Bert Hanson. Funeral plans set for Blair and Trempeleau Valley cemetery burial.
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Coulee
Christmarl Egilson
Blair
Egilson
Jackson County
Camp Douglas
Hillsboro
Highway 54
Charter Oak Mill
Black River Falls
Donald Wyss
la Crosse
Wyss
Erickson Saw Mill
Bert Hanson
Ed Rockney
Paul Cooper
First Lutheran
K. M. Arberg
Trempealeau Valley
Egil Egilson
John
Eugene
Cora) Thompson
Whitehall
Allied Troops Advance Deep Into North Korea Near Kumchon
U S and British Commonwealth troops push at least 10 miles into North Korea and close on Kumchon 11 air miles north of the 38th parallel as South Korean divisions drive beyond the line. General Gay says Pyongyang will fall. Kim Il Sung warns North Korea cannot surrender. President Truman plansPacific talks with MacArthur as Won San falls and ROK divisions push along a 30 mile front southeast of Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Red
Pyongyang
Kumchon
38Th Parallel
U. S
Don Whitehead
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
Kim Il Sung
Kim
MacArthur
Truman
Washington
Pacific
Hawaii
Korea
Red Korea
ROK
Wonsan
Kumhwa
South Vedey
Jack P. Lansford
Louisville
Kim Mun Kwon
Reds
Tongjong
Seoul
New York
San Francisco
Army drafts 40 000 more in December to hit 1 500 000 goal
Policy on using national guard divisions remains unsettled as the Army issues a December draft call for 40 000 inductees. Total calls rise to 210 000, with active manpower nearing 970 000 plus reserves. Pentagon debates 20 division regular army vs guard use and plans a draft bill for Congress to guide peacetime guard federalization.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Pentagon
Plan Program For Soldiers At Camp McCoy
Camp McCoy servicemen committee outlines a broad activity plan for soldiers, aiming to replace the USO with a local organization. The group faces no fund support and seeks safe integration of Negro troops into community events, with dances open to all troops. Committee members report 400 girls registered for camp dances and consider bringing theater groups and talent shows from regional colleges.
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Camp McCoy
Chamber of Commerce
J. N. Cribben
USO
Adison
Milwaukee
E. E. Dow
John L. Darling
J. C. Morgan
William J. Dwyer
Dwyer
Teachers College
la Crosse
McCoy
Weather forecast for La Crosse area
Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Low tonight 45 degrees and high Thursday 65 degrees in the La Crosse vicinity.
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la Crosse
Kohler To Give Campaign Address In City Tonight
Republican gubernatorial candidate Walter J. Kohler Jr will speak at a mass meeting at the AFL Labor temple in La Crosse at 8 p m after a western Wisconsin tour through Osseo Spooner Chetek and other towns. The event follows his platform role and the GOP push with county candidates in attendance.
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Walter J. Kohler, Jr
la Crosse
AFL Labor Temple
King Street
Kohler
Wisconsin
Osseo
Peter Pappas
GOP
Madison
Pappas
Eagle River
Ashland
Washburn
Bayfield
Superior
Spooner
Chetek
Bloomer
Sparta
Westby
Viroqua
Richland Center
Boscobel
Fennimore
Lancaster
Platteville
Three Hit Run Accidents Reported In City
Over the past two days three hit and run incidents harmed parked cars and damaged them. Vilas Viner of 1417 Ferry Street reports $100 to $200 damage from an unknown vehicle. Rudolph Beranek at 928 Green Bay Street saw damage to the grille after a pickup backed into his car on North Third Street. Lennie Nelson of Bangor reports about $15 damage at Second and King Streets from a hit and run driver.
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Vilas Viner
Ferry Street
Rudolph Beranek
Green Bay Street
Beranek
North Third Street
Lennie Nelson
Bangor
Second
King Streets
U S Generals Land At Wonsan In Korea
Lt Gen Walton H Walker and Maj Gen Earle E Partridge landed at Wonsan airfield on Wednesday as fighting continued in the hills north of the runways along Korea’s coast. Their unarmed T 6 trainer arrived shortly after the South Korean Third Division reported the field serviceable.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Walton H. Walker
Earle E. Partridge
Wonsan
Sea of Japan
Dianna Barrymore to Wed Actor in Newark License Handover
Actress Diana Barrymore and actor Robert W. Wilcox applied for a marriage license in Newark New Jersey on Tuesday Their attorney said the couple would marry that day by a Newark magistrate Barrymore listed age 29 and New York address Wilcox 39 from Rochester New York has worked with Barrymore for four years as director or leading man.
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Newark
N. J
Diana Barrymore
Robert W. Wilcox
Miss Barrymore
New York
Wilcox
Rochester
N. Y
City water mains flushed south of La Crosse this week
The board of public works announced flushing of water mains in the area south of La Crosse street during the week.
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la Crosse Street
Board of Public Works
Fairchild Pushes Code For Wisconsin Tobacco Growers
Wisconsin Attorney General Thomas Fairchild asked the Department of Agriculture to outline a code of fair practices for the tobacco industry. He proposed a public hearing to hear evidence from anti trust authorities and industry reps before the department issues orders on fair and unfair practices. The request follows dissatisfaction with the Datee marketing system and concerns over price manipulation and grading practices. The state board will meet Saturday to consider the proposal.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Fairchild
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Anti-Trust Diaiek
Fairchild
Sanewed
Department
Virequa Chamber of Commerce
State Board of
Truman MacArthur Pacific talks to cover wide scope
President Truman and General MacArthur will meet somewhere west of Hawaii this weekend for talks on far eastern problems and U. S. policy. The White House said the talks will cover broad issues including Korea and Formosa with no disclosed exact location.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
St. Louis
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
MacArthur
Tokyo
Hawaii
White House
Charles G. Ross
United States
Korea
Educators of Region Open Convention Addresses Set
Kenneth McFarland and E T McSwain will speak at the opening session of the regional educators convention in the Vocational school Topeka Kansas. The first session starts at 1 15 p m with a welcome by Mayor Henry J Ahrens and an invocation by Rev O S Paulson.
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Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Kans
E. T. McSwain
Northwestern University School of Education
Association
O. S. Paulson
Bethel Lutheran Church
Henry J. Ahrens
McFarland
McSwain
C. Bernard McGhee
la Crosse
Evangeline Woid
Logan High School
Western Wisconsin Hoolmasters Club
Hotel Stoddard
Charles Walden
Iran to Try Rice Sent from Thailand
The Thai ministry of agriculture dispatched 10 varieties of Thai rice to Iran which plans to start a rice industry there.
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Iran
Bangkok
Thai Ministry of Agriculture
Board of Realtors Aids Soldiers Registration Drive
Residents in La Crosse are urged to register rooms and rentals with the La Crosse Board of Realtors to aid families of soldiers at Camp McCoy. The service is free and the registration office is at 117 North Third Street, telephone 42128.
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la Crosse Area
la Crosse
Chest Drive Success Depends On Number Contributing Funds
Glen Bowman, campaign chairman, says Red Feather appeal relies on more subscribers and larger pledges. Industrial participation last year ranged from 92 percent at La Crosse Telephone Co to 21 percent at Northern Engraving Co, with several major firms listed. Partial reports show increases at Northern Engraving Co and G Heileman Brewing Co as volunteers push toward a final YMCA meeting. Tuesday's total of 62812 dollars, 55 percent of the 149500 goal.
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Culture Department
USDA
Wisconsin
Red Feather
Glen Bowman
Community Chest
Bowman
la Crosse Telephone Co
la Crosse Breweries, Inc
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse Trailer Corp
The
Trane Co
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Electric Auto-Lite Co
Northern Engraving Co
Chest
YMCA
Bee Com
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Railroad Unions Seek 25 Cent Hour Wage Increase
Heads of 15 railroad unions representing non operating workers plan a 25c per hour wage rise. George E. Leighty announced notices to major railroads for immediate negotiation, forecasting a $400 million yearly cost. Current average pay is $60.15 weekly, a 10 dollar weekly boost from the increase.
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Washington
George E. Leighty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Leighty
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Lang Drive
Emil Schultz
Alan Valentine
New Economic Stabilization Agency
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University of Rochester
Blair Man
Taylor Lutheran Church
Highway 95
Taylor
Elden Kvistad
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Formosa
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