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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1948
Page
1
Reports from Nanking indicate Mukden fell to Communist forces, marking the war's most serious setback for the Nationalists. Officials flee, refugee numbers swell near 2 million as Chiang Kai-shek contemplates strategy and possible relocation of the capital.
Police say only three complaints of prank damage were logged by 10 PM as Halloween activities drew minor disturbances in La Crosse. Earlier reports described windows damaged on Logan Street and youths tossing a saw into Cunningham Street east of George Street while many elementary programs ran in the city.
In Philadelphia Henry Wallace urged a large Progressive party vote next Tuesday, saying it would doom the peacetime draft and bring hope to the world. He claimed ballots abroad would celebrate the move, linking it to ending murder and atomic catastrophe.
Partly cloudy conditions expected Sunday with moderate temperatures. The forecast notes a chilly evening with temperatures around eight degrees after sunset.
In Madison Square Garden Thomas E. Dewey declared the eve of victory as he campaigned for president. He attacked Truman's administration as divided and ineffective, pledged firm peaceful policies, and warned of war threats while urging unity and UN-based peace efforts. He avoided naming Truman but criticized Halloween imagery used against opponents.
The Secret Service will join Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on Tuesday when voting returns indicate his presidential election. The detail has guarded presidents-elect and presidents since 1901 and never failed in 113 years.
Washington officials fear a major shift as Chiang Kai-shek's government struggles against Communist advances. Analysts warn China could fall to Communist mastery or produce a new leftist regime within a year, altering U S policy and stability in the region.
Serious fighting erupts in Upper Galilee days after Egypt’s defeat as UN orders a cease fire. Reports say Israeli forces advance along a 20 mile arc from Tarshiha to Lake Hula while UN observers cite artillery and air activity. Tarshiha, near Acre, reportedly fell amid bombing and ground assaults. Brig. Gen. William Tiley at Haifa issues cease fire orders to Israel and Lebanon by 4 pm Saturday. Israel had not replied.
Milwaukee report states unions will provide free voter services on election day. Chauf feur and babysitting will be offered to union members or their families if they call one of two numbers provided by Steffex. Services delivered to voters at their homes.
The Slav bloc pressed Prime Minister Stalin's charge that western powers seek a new war during United Nations talks in Paris. Western delegates saw it as a propaganda push timed to the U S presidential campaign, with White Russian delegate Uzma Kiselev and others referencing Stalin's warnings. Secretary-General Trygve Lie weighed Berlin tensions amid a four power stalemate as UN activity slowed.
President Truman returned to Missouri on Saturday night and predicted a Democratic win nationwide. He urged audiences at Kiel Auditorium that the GOP opposition failed to offer real policy beyond platitudes and warned against farm price and labor law opposition. He said he was not tired and drew strength from crowds across the country as he framed the race as a moral argument for the people.
Paris reports French troops and police completed occupation of more than half the struck mines in northern Franca and drove pickets from 20 pits near Buray. Miners return to some sites but output remains around 20 percent of normal. Four million tons of und mined coal lie idle during a 26 day pause, prompting government to shift $10,000,000 of plan funds from cotton and food to secure foreign relief.
City Attorney Fred E. Steele urges a yes vote on a referendum to allow municipal condemnations without initial jury approval. He says the measure preserves owner rights to value and appeal, reduces red tape, and lets cities act with similar power to utilities. Mayor Beranek endorses the plan as beneficial and cost saving.
The Wisconsin Humane Society will begin dog identification by tattooing codes on dogs November 15. Executive VP Gustave Utke announced the painless identacode system. Records will be kept at society headquarters in Milwaukee and at the system’s offices in New York and Santa Monica.
Copenhagen reports rising Nordic interest in joining a Western bloc while Sweden sticks to neutrality. Norway and Denmark show cautious openness to links with the West, but no formal bid to enter the Western European Union or North Atlantic defense alliance has been made. Discussions among defense ministers began October 15 to probe joint action, with Sweden needing Western arms and wary of provoking a clash between East and West.
The 87 year old Greek premier Themistokles Sophoulis said his coalition will resign within two or three days after a quarrel with deputy Sephocles Vanizelos over a cabinet reshuffle. Venizelos urged a government change based on ability over party ties and threatened a confidence vote.
Philadelphia man Albert H. Collins confessed Saturday to the murder of 16 year old Alberta Sharp in Woodbury New Jersey, as announced by Prosecutor E Milton Hunhold. The case centers on the fatal shooting in a residential area with authorities detailing the suspect's alleged admission.
City Clerk Fred L. Kramer reports 24 458 residents registered in 21 wards to vote in the Tuesday presidential and general state and county election. The total exceeds the 23 152 figure from the November 1946 general election, with 18 267 votes cast in 1846 and 11 260 in the September primary amid light rain. Wards statistics follow.
The article lists campaign events on Sunday for multiple parties. Republican candidates Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in Pawling and Gov. Earl Warren in Sacramento. Democratic leaders President Truman in Independence and Sen. Alben Barkley in Paducah. Progressive Henry Wallace in Brooklyn with ABC broadcast and Sen. Glen Taylor in Denver. Thurmond appears in South Carolina while Norman Thomas speaks in New York City with two sessions.
In heavy fog two Boston MontreaI trains collided head on near Newbury Vermont. Four train crewmen were killed and five mail clerks were injured as about 200 passengers faced the wreckage. The engineer and fireman of the Boston Maine trains were trapped in their cabs. The cause remains unclear.
The Rev. Morris Wee, pastor and scholar, will address the Lutheran Reformation rally at the vocational school auditorium this evening. Born to Dr and Mrs M C Wee, he trained at St Olaf College Luther Seminary and Wisconsin, earning a PhD in history and serving in Madison, Oslo, and Lund. He will speak on Freedom, the Reformation's Gift to Modern Man.
City Clerk Fred Kramer forecasts a record turnout for the general election and urges early voting to ease crowding. He advises voters to study the sample ballot, explains the need for three ballots for state, presidential, and referendum choices, and notes polling hours from 7 to 8 p.m. Transportation aid is offered by the League of Women Voters.
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