Striking Bus Drivers Ordered Back To Work In New York
NYC bus strike ends as CIO Transport Workers union chief Michael J. Quill orders 8,500 drivers at seven privately operated lines back to work. First buses roll from Ninth Avenue garage at 1 25 p m with normal service expected by 3 p m. Mayor O Dwyer urged return amid Woolworth building demonstration. Strike began at 1 a m over retroactive wages averaging about 300 dollars per man.
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New York
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Orders Union
Quill
Ninth Avenue
New York City Omnibus Corp
State Public Service Commission
Woolworth
Iliam O'Dwyer
A. m
CIO Transport Workers Union
City Bus Strike Grounds Westchester Morn Rush
Seven privately operated bus firms halted service during the morning rush as a driver warned passengers its our way of getting even. The city’s subways and elevated lines operated for rush hour, with extra City buses deployed to relieve crowding. The walkout targets the state public service commission seeking permanent fare increases to cover about 5 million dollars in retroactive wage hikes.
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Westchester County
Lexington Avenue
79Th Street
Fifth
Madison Avenues
Manhattan
Queens
Bronx
State Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania Labor Vote Could Swing 1948 Election
Labor unions shape Pennsylvania race as 4.8 million eligible voters decide. CIO AFL and United Mine Workers blocs loom large while Truman Taft Hartley stance splits leaders. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia vie as key bases with predicted margins ranging from narrow to sizeable.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
FDR
CIO
AFL
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Murray
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Mr. Truman
GOP
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
U. S. House of Representatives
Memories Of Summer Lingers In Warm Midwest Forecast
The area from the plains states to the Midwest enjoys unseasonably warm weather with highs around 68 to 73 and a low 45 overnight. Meteorologist A D Sanial says tomorrow may see a 43 degree low and 70 degree high with rain and cooler conditions expected in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Havig
A. D. Sanial
Plains States
Midwest
la Crosse
Rocky Mountain
Switzerland Expels U S Cowboy Troupe
Geneva officials announce Larry Sunbrock and his U S cowboys and cowgirls will be expelled this afternoon after a free for all fight with Swiss police Sunday. Authorities pursue charges related to the clash.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Larry Sunbrock
Enga
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Fair tonight with little temperature change. Low around 43 degrees. Winds calm. Wednesday forecasts mild with stable conditions and no notable precipitation.
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la Crosse
Political Parade: National Candidates Schedule Today
The Associated Press lists speeches across the nation today. Truman in Cleveland at 8 p.m. Barkley in Trenton at 1 p.m. and Peterson in New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. Dewey in Chicago at 9 p.m. Warren in California at noon and San Diego at 10 p.m. Wallace in New York City at 9 p.m. Thurmond in Arkansas with stops at 1:15 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. Thomas in New York City at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.
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Truman
Cleveland
Alben Barkley
Trenton
N. J
Peterson,n. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
NBC
Earl Warren
California
Bernardino
San Diego
Henry A. Wallace
New York City
Glenn Taylor
Albuquerque
N. M
Norman Thomas
Dulles frames Soviet actions as global expansion plan
John Foster Dulles warned the UN that Russian moves are part of a general effort to extend Soviet power worldwide. He linked Berlin and Greece to Moscow's strategy, while others sought renewed negotiations after Vishinsky vetoed a six member plan. Western ministers met in secret to link a Western alliance to a broader military pact.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
World Agency
Security Council
Berlin
Russia
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
General Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Council
United States
Britain
France
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Vishinsky
U. S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Canada
Unon
America
Fact-Finding Board For Railroad Dispute Starts Hearings
An emergency fact-finding board named by President Truman to review wage and hour disputes between the nation's railroads and 16 non operating associations plans to start hearings. The board is expected to sit about a month and carries a 30 day post report walkout restriction. Unions with 1,900,000 workers have voted for a strike though results are unofficial.
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Chicago
Truman
Barnor Men Given One Year Sentences For Pig Theft
Leonard Schleifer and Willard Johnson of Bangor received one year each in the county jail after pleading guilty to larceny involving seven pigs. They were held on $1,000 bonds. The case arose from an arrest on August 31, with prosecutors noting livestock theft carries a special penalty despite first offenses.
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Bangor
Leonard Schleifer
Willard Johnson
John S. Coleman
James E. van Kirk
Sparta
Chicago Man Arrested for $10,000 Bonds Theft in Byron
Paul Mazzona, 32, of Chicago, was nabbed by La Crosse police after a $10,000 bond theft from Mrs. Winifred Gates in Byron Minnesota. Bonds dated July 14 1942 included a $5 000 note and five $1 000 notes. He admitted the theft and waived extradition to Olmsted County jail.
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Paul Mazzona
Chicaro
United States
van Kirk
Miles Duane Skafe
Rockland
Lester Gorenstein
la Crosse
Scafe
George Reay
Chicago
Mississippi Bridge
Byron
Minn
Rochester
Mazztona
Cunningham
Ope
Olmsted County
Water Officials To Meet Here In Wisconsin Event
Wisconsin waterworks convention opens in the city with 259 delegates from across the state. The two day program covers films, papers on depreciation and ground water, panel discussions, and tours including Grandad Bluff. Delegates register at Hotel Stoddard Thursday morning.
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Tate Waterworks
Wisconsin
Stoddard
C. A. Beranek
Verne Somers
Water Department
Stevens Point
L. A Smith
Madison Water Department
Asel Colbert
State Public Service Commission
Grandad Bluff
Mmes. C. A. Beranek
Fred Kramer
J. P. Murphy
Carl Wahlstrom
Harold Londo
W. J. Drescher
U. S. Geodetic Survey
Madison
J. W. Gibb
Milwaukee County
E. F. Bean
Harvey Wirth
Joe Egerer
Tide Rolling To Democrats, Truman Claims
President Truman campaign stops in South Bend and Elkhart rally large crowds to back a straight Democratic vote. He blasted Republicans for a refugee policy he calls discriminatory and urged voters to support his party in November. He framed the race as a choice over jobs, neutrality, and the nation’s direction.
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Truman
Congress
Notre Dame
Elkhart
Republican Congress
William Roth
Elk
Caledonia Boy Dies of Polio at La Crosse Hospital
Joseph Hoscheit an 11 year old pupil of Caledonia’s Grace School died Monday night at the isolation hospital in La Crosse from polio. He lived four miles north of Caledonia with his parents and siblings and attended St Peter's Central Grade School. Funeral arrangements set for Blaschke's Funeral Home and St Peter's Church with rosary Wednesday night.
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Caledonia
Mipn
Joseph Hoscheit
Grace School
la Crosse
Hoscheit
Paul Hoscheit
St. Peter's Central
Robert
Earl
Rita
Mary
J. A. Hoschell
A Schwarzhoff
Dorchester
Blaschke
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Dewey Campaign Windup Visits Big Cities
An unofficial popularity contest runs in Chicago Cleveland Boston and New York as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey trails President Truman and GOP strategists seek to trim Democratic majorities. Dewey plans a Chicago speech on friendly policies while Truman heads toward Independence Missouri to close his campaign.
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Dewey
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
GOP
Cleveland
Boston
New York City
Cook County
Independence
NBC
ABC
Albany
New England
Madison Square Garden
La Crosse budget cuts slash teacher raise to 200 a year
The La Crosse Common Council committees trimmed a teacher salary increase from 400 to 200 annually in the 1949 budget, while keeping a 1000 raise for the superintendent. Alderman Pamperin warned the city cannot sustain higher taxes, and Batho argued shortages in teaching staff require market-competitive pay.
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Board of Education
Common Council
Superintendent of Schools
Franklin Pamperin
Pamperin
M. G. Batho
Batho
la Crosse
Richard Dix Suffers Third Heart Attack
veteran film actor Richard Dix, 53, suffers a third heart attack in 18 months and is in special care at a sanitarium in Mourovia California.
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Richard Dix
Mourovia
Calif
Dix
Police Question Suspects In Slaying Of Youth And Girl
Police investigation expanded across Illinois and Minnesota as officers questioned suspects in the double slaying of Raymond Smith, 18, a bank clerk, and a 11 year old girl. Bodies found at a country club golf course Sunday. One suspect, a 21 year old parolee in custody, fled when approached by police. A Chicago youth, two sailors in Streator, Ill, and a possible link through a recovered stolen car are all being examined. The girl was raped. See MURDER on page 2.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Illinois
Minnesota
Lloyd Thompson
Minneapolis
Chicago
Raymond Smith
Reformatory
Zilsdorf
Streator
Ill
Billings
Mont
Smith
Eau Claire Country Club
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Winifred Gates
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Garfield Kirkhorn
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Roosevelt
James J. Malone, Jr
Steel
Bernard M. McGinnis
James Finnegan
William Meade
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Manchuria
Kopea
Yosu
Sunchon
Korean Republic
Posong
Kwanfyang
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Arkansas
Hope
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Fact-Finding Board
Lynn Nichols
Nichols
Robert Kirchner
Kirchner
le Court
Page
Erwin Schmidt
Garfield Kirhorn
Pettibone Park
Central Station
Gerald E. Cunning
South Bend
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