Spain Drops Its Way Into European Recovery Bill Debate
A Senate House Conference committee dropped references to Franco Spain in the ERP, leaving Spain’s participation to the 16 Marshall Plan nations. President Truman opposed Spain's ERP inclusion, and Vandenberg said decisions rest with the participating nations as other differences in ERP funding were reviewed.
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Washington
Senate House
Spain
White House
Truman
Franco Spain
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
House
Vandenberg
China
Greece
Turkey
Eire
Portugal
United Nations Children’s Relief Fund
Dewey Calls for Firm U.S. Policy in Wisconsin Campaign
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged a strong foreign policy and blamed the Truman administration for courting Russia. Speaking at Kenosha and Racine during a two day bid for Wisconsin delegates, he criticized alleged policy weakness and vowed to wage peace with vigor if elected. He contrasted Truman and Wallace with what he called bankrupt approaches to Russia.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
North Western Railway Station
New York
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Charles H. Pfennig
Kenosha
Dewey
U. S
Chicago
Stalin
Pfennig
Racine
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Henry Wallace
Truman calls officials in soft coal dispute
President Truman convened a high level meeting of top government officials including Attorney General Tom Clark and Secretary J. A. Krug to discuss the 18 day miners strike. He weighs peace moves and delays action after rejecting Taft Hartley action and prepares to review the fact finding board report in Williamsburg.
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Washington
Truman
Tom Clark
Interior
J. A. Krug
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Cyrus Ching
John L. Lewis
White House
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Ross
Williamsburg
House
Congress
Special Board of Inquiry
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Truman to Seek 3 Billion Extra For Defense
President Truman asked Congress for an additional 3 billion dollars for national defense to run alongside the 11 billion already requested for the coming fiscal year. He also urged authority to contract 375 million for strategic material stocks and outlined aims to keep inflation in check while strengthening military preparedness.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Martin (Mass
Treasury Department
Educator Frank O Holt Dies at 64 in Madison
Frank O Holt, 64, longtime University of Wisconsin faculty member and university registrar then dean of the extension division and director of public service, died at his home after a year of ill health. A Janesville native and Wisconsin alumnus, he served on the Madison city board of education and was active in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and University Foundation. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs George Field of Jackson Miss two sons Fred of Boscobel and Frank Jr of Madison.
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Madison
Frank O. Holt
University of Wisconsin
Holt
Wisconsin
Sun Prairie
Edgerton
Janesville
Department of Public Service
Madison City
Truman Veto to Go to Congress
President Truman plans to veto the 4.8 billion tax cut bill and send it to Congress at noon tomorrow. He conferred with Treasury, Democratic leaders, and budget officials at the White House to discuss the move.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Treasury
Snyder
Senator Barkley
Rep. Rayburn
Tex
Senate
House
James E. Webb
McGrath
R. L
Democratic National Committee
Odyssey Flight Turns Into Four Day Arctic Journey
A one day trip from Kenosha to Houghton, Mich., became a four day ordeal for David Dalziel and Harry Kotler after compass failure and dwindling fuel forced an emergency landing in a remote forest. They trudged through snow to Leon Ontario, then rode to Fort William before flying on to Duluth and Milwaukee, where Kotler finished the journey by air.
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Houghton, Mich
Kenosha
David Dalziel
M. and C. Shuffleboard
Roosevelt Road
Harry Kotler
National Shuffleboard Sales
Dalziel
Kotler
Houghton
Mich
Stinson
Waukegan
Iron Mountain
Leon
Ontario
Canada
Fort William
TCA
Duluth
Milwaukee
Robert MacLean
M. and C. Company
U S Envoy Myron Taylor Meets Franco in Madrid
Special U S envoy to the Vatican Myron Taylor arrived in Madrid from Lisbon and is to confer with Generalissimo Francisco Franco tonight on matters related to the Vatican mission and Franco's policies.
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Madrid
Myron Taylor
U. S
Vatican
Lisbon
Francisco Franco
US to Ship Planes to Turkey in Greek-Turkish Aid
The United States orders three shipments of former U S Air Force planes to Turkey to bolster air and sea defenses around the Dardanelles guarded by 700 000 Turkish troops. Rendova sails from San Francisco for Istanbul with a ten day stay planned at Yesilkov.
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Washington
United States
Dardanelles
U.S. Air Force
Rendova
San Francisco
Istanbul
Navy
Norfolk
Yesilkov
New London
Conn
Turkey
Air Force
Greece
Plans for County School District Reorganization
Kenosha county plans to reorganize by consolidating Wheatland township into one district. A Wheatland meeting will seek resident reaction. Changes won’t affect the coming year. local town boards must approve petitions for alterations. Paris and Brighton already consolidated into single boards since 1946. The county committee, created in 1947, aims to draft long term plans, with action not immediate.
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Kenosha County
Margaret Diehl
Wheatland Township
Paris
Brighton
John Callahan
Offenders Ex-Convict Pester Sentenced in Burglary Case
George Irving Red Pester 51, an ex convict blacksmith, was sentenced to an indeterminate three to five year term in State Prison at Waupun after pleading guilty to burglary of Hattie Berk tavern on Highway 42. Deputies Schmitt Hughes and Judge Ruetz led a rapid case, tracing Pester through five Northern Illinois summer resort towns before his capture in Fox Lake. He admitted stealing 28 dollars and about 350 dollars worth of bonded liquor. A burglary warrant was issued by District Attorney Urban Zeivers.
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George Irving
Red” Pester
Waupun
Hattie Berk
Highway 42
Pester
William P. Schmitt
Floyd Hughes
Edward J. Ruetz
Schmitt
Hughes
Illinois
Urban Zeivers
Schmitt and
Lake Villa
Long Lake
Round Lake
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Parkway
Squeeze Play Seen in Soviet Berlin Inspection Move
Berlin report says the Soviet Union ordered Russian checks at border points halting four Allied trains. The move aims to squeeze the western powers from access to Berlin, prompting Allied protests and a shift to air transport from Frankfurt to Tempelhof. Gen. Lucius D. Clay announced additional US flights as rail service to Berlin is cancelled.
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Berlin
United States
Ernest Bevin
London
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
United States Occupation Zone
Tempelhof Airdrome
U. S
Moscow
Germany
Pravda
Communist Party
Socialist Unity Party
Bremerhaven
Frankfort
Marienborn
Helmstedt
Britain
France
City seeks legal end to Lake Michigan dumping harm
City Attorney Robert Baker says legal steps are sought to stop northern communities from dumping into Lake Michigan after a violent Saturday storm leaves Kenosha beaches littered with trash. City Manager Axtell and park officials warn debris threatens swimmers and underwater hazards as officials plan protests in Madison and urge Army Engineers to act.
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Robert Baker
Lake Michigan
Kenosha
A. E. Axtell
Madison
State Board of Health
Auewnina Manditiane
Simmons Island
Alford Park
Park Department
Gallagher
Racine
Henry Nelson
Axtell
Nelson
Col. J. O. Colonna
Milwaukee
Corps of Army Engineers
Engineers
Colonna
Tenant Seeks Rent Increase in Unprecedented Request
In London Miriam Honour rented a furnished bed sitting room from Mrs V Irving and asked the tribunal to raise her weekly rent from 4.50 to 5.50 citing kindness in tough times. Tribunal chairman A Morris approved the increase, calling it absolutely unprecedented.
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Miriam Honour
Movies Speed Education for Kenosha Pupils
Kenosha public schools expand visual education as 800 films yearly aid learning. Since 1945 films are used from elementary to high school with budgets rising to 3 500 annually. Equipment gaps include insufficient projection gear at elementary schools and reliance on UW library rentals.
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Visual Education Committee
Kenosha
Silver Screen
Public Schools
Board of Education
University of Wisconsin Library
Kenosha High School
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