Immell Declines Debates in Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race
Immell refuses to debate Berquist citing the Communist tie of the Peoples Progressive party while leaving room for a post primary discussion with Rennebohm. He denounces Berquist as aligned with communists and defends his own campaign stance.
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Associated Press
Ralph M. Immell
Henry Berquist
Peoples Progressive
Wallace
Oscar Rennebohm
GOP
Wisconsin Rapids
Immell
Berquist
Peoples Progresive Party
Communist Party
Kim
Ashland
Nomi
Rennebohm
Milwaukee
William D. Carroll
Prairie du Chien
Wales
Wis
Bob” LaFollette
Wisconsin
William T
Fronts Cited in Vicious Storm That Crashed Northwest Flight
Meteorologist A. D. Sanial linked a frontal thunderstorm to the Northwest Airlines Martin 202 crash near Fountain City Wisconsin, noting a warm front from Winnipeg and a cold front into the Mississippi valley. He warned storm severity varies by local development and photographed a lightning flash during the event.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
la Crosse Weather Bureau
Northwest Airlines
Fountain City
Santal
la Crosse Tribune
Mississippi Valley
U. S. Weather Service
Sanial
Winnipeg
Canada
Lake Superior
Dakotas
Sault Ste. Marie
Weather Bureau
Wis
Republicans claim broad labor backing for Dewey Warren ticket
GOP Campaign Manager Herbert Brownell Jr asserts substantial labor support across the country for the Dewey Warren ticket and names Barak T. Mattingly of Missouri to coordinate labor campaign activity. Mattingly, a St. Louis attorney, cites mutual respect with labor leaders as the basis for the tie in. Truman calls on labor to vote and repeal Taft Hartley, urging broad turnout and a vote on the country’s direction.
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Dewey-Warren
Barak T. Mattingly
Truman
Missouri
GOP
Mattingly
St. Louis
The
Oeemer National Committee
Ithout
AFL
CIO
Herbert Brownell, Jr
American Labor Movement
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Labor
United States
Union Reds in CIO UE Faces Subcommittee Probe
James B. Carey testifies that anti Reds in the CIO United Electrical Workers were fired and cites two individuals he says lost jobs for opposing Reds. The House labor subcommittee, probing alleged Communist dominance in the UK union, subpoenas Carey and Fitzgerald as a convention nears.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
James B. Carey
CIO
United Electrical Workers’ Union
Be Viet Meet
Carey
House
Bart Enright
Westinghouse
Jersey City
N. J
James Maties
Reds
Kersten
R-Wis
Congress
New York
Collador Movement
Fitzgerald
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Stassen Targets Brannan on Food Price Policy
Harold E. Stassen accused Secretary of Agriculture Brannan of a deliberate plan to raise food prices. He said Brannan approved department statements pushing higher prices and urged careful consumer purchasing to curb profiteering while warning against government missteps in food purchasing. He spoke after meeting Thomas E. Dewey and ahead of a GOP speech in New York.
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Albany
N. Y
Harold E. Stassen
Charles F. Brannan
Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Dewey
Camn
Truman
Pauley
Edwin W. Pauley
Kenneth C. Royall
Senate
Draft Board Registers 607 Men Here in La Crosse County
Registration under the 1948 selective service act moves on with 607 men listed in three days at the La Crosse county headquarters. The pace suggests about 3,500 total by September 18. The class of 1924 and 1923 registrants fill the midweek totals, with 74 from 1924 by midmorning Thursday and 204 for 1923 on Wednesday. Future dates assign 1924 to Friday and 1925 to Saturday and next Tuesday.
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la Crosse County
Neleen Ae
Rotary
Ye Pa
Royal
Church Council Blasts Forms Of Government
The World Council of Churches advisory section condemns both communism and capitalism as failing to ensure justice and freedom. A 125-member group led by Dr Constantijn Patijn says Christians must seek creative solutions and recognize conflicts between Christianity and capitalism.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Dr. Constantijn Leopold Patijn
Dutch Reformed Church
World Council
Christian Church
Mercury Still Above Normal
Temperatures in La Crosse remained above normal on Thursday with a heat wave fading. Forecaster A D Sanial predicts fair and slightly warmer weather for Friday with a high near 84 and a low around 61 Thursday night.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Mercury
Great Lakes
New England States
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Mitchum Arrest Marks Start of Hollywood Narcotics Cleanup
Hollywood police say the arrest of film actor Robert Mitchum and three others on narcotics charges is just the beginning of a Hollywood cleanup. Investigators say information is hard to get but they will pursue users and the inner ring feeding marijuana and other drugs to Hollywood's big names. Mitchum, actress Lila Leeds, dancer Vickie Evans, and real estate man Robin were held on bail after a midnight raid. two studios defend Mitchum and lawyer Jerry Giesler will represent him. A habeas hearing is set for Sept. 8.
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Hollywood
Robert
Mitchum
Alva Barr
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin
RKO
Howard Hughes
Selznick Studios
Jerry Giesler
Itchum
Giesler
Barr
Miss Leeds
Appel
Strikes Halt Supply Lines Across Coasts
Two parallel work stoppages disrupt freight routes from Seattle to New York. About 10,000 AFL truck drivers quit in New York seeking higher pay while 16,000 CIO longshoremen and seafarers on the West Coast form picket lines over wages and hiring hall issues. President Truman says the disputes are under study with no action announced.
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Pacific Coast
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San Diego
New York
AFL
West Coast
CIO
White House
Truman
Chicago Man Claims Marriage Is Slave Pact
Chicago resident Alavito Diliberto 37 seeks court injunction to bar his estranged wife Helen 32 from using her maiden name and argues marriage vows create a master slave relation based on a 1787 Northwest Ordinance claim. The suit targets wife’s name and seeks control over her status.
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Chicago
Alavito Diliberto
Illinois
Diliberto
Helen
Helen Gabriel
Dilberto
Sephisatto
Jay J. McCarthy
Lodge
Athletic Field Dedication Set For Oct 16
La Crosse Memorial athletic field dedication on the fairgrounds is scheduled for Saturday October 16 the day of the Aquinas Central football game. Bleachers are in transit and a 10 cent maintenance tax per ticket will be collected by schools using the field to cover costs. The fee may be adjusted as costs are determined and will fund marking equipment scoreboard operators electrician benches toilets and fencing cleanup and related needs. Committee members include Batho Mitchell Kundinger Blecha Scott Wheelock Field Martin and others from Aquinas Central and La Crosse State Teachers College.
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Carroll
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
H. Truman Wausau
Townsend
Gordon
la Crosse Memorial
Fairgrounds
Aquinas-Central
Board of Education
Safway Steel Company
St. Paul
Marshall G. Batho
Batho
R. S. Mitchell
Floyd Gautc
la Crosse State Teachers College
Joseph Kundinger
Charles A. Blecha
Aquinas
George D. Scott
Harold Wheelock
Central
Donald E. Field
Rodney Martin
Logan
Refuse Russian Offer To Pay Teacher's Bills
New York reports that the Soviet consulate offer to pay hospital bills for Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina will be refused at the patient’s request. The decision underscores patient consent in accepting foreign aid related to medical care.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Currency Key To Blockade Settlement in Berlin
Western powers show willingness to accept Russian currency in Berlin possibly lifting the Russian land blockade and ending the costly airlift. The anti-Communist city government appeals to the four military governors to resolve West East strife as Zhdanov’s death stirs concern over policy continuity.
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Berlin
Russia
Taegliche Rundschau
Moscow
Andrei Z. Zhdanov
Cominform
Stalin
Molotov
Progressive Party Caravan Stoned in West Frankfort Ill
Illinois U S Senate candidate Dr Curtis Mac Dougall said his caravan was attacked last night in West Frankfort with at least 10 stones thrown at him and threats against his wife and three children. He blamed a mob using automobiles and said police protection was refused as the Progressive campaign toured the coal town amid a regional communications strike. Wallace faced egg attacks in the southern states during the same campaign period.
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MT. Vernon
Ill
West Frankfort
Illinois
U. S
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Spain orders municipal elections after 12 years
In San Sebastian observers note the November vote would mark Francisco Franco's government return to municipal elections after a 12 year gap with no date set in the cabinet order. The move is seen as a potential step toward liberalization if the pre Franco system is followed.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Generalissimo
Francisco Franco
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