Taft Kefauver show mixed primary momentum in lift and doubt
Washington observers weigh results from Nebraska and Wisconsin as Taft gains in the GOP race while Eisenhower remains a possible holder of the nomination. Kefauver picks up Democratic delegates as Russell contends for the Solid South and a broader field. Senate voices weigh early momentum and possible future strategies.
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Sen. Taft
Sen
Kefauver
Taft
Ohio
Tennessee
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Schoeppel
R.-Kans
Morse
R.-Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Priest
D.-Tenn
Maybank
D.-S.c
Russell
Georgia
Truman
Kerr
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Lodge
R.-Mass
GOP
Paris
Abilene
Kan
Ike
Omaha
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Army and Air Force Ban Diaries for Attaches
The army and air force issued rules prohibiting diaries by their attaches abroad after a Communist agent photographed Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow’s diary in Moscow. A navy review may follow. The army order, urged by Maj. Gen. Alexander R. Bolling, covers all army personnel overseas.
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Washington
A.P
Army
Air Force
Robert W. Grow
U. S
Moscow
Navy
Alexander R. Bolling
PSC to Probe Madison Milwaukee Utility Securities
The Public Service Commission will investigate an application by Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Milwaukee to issue 19,024,860 dollars in new securities.
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Madison
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Milwaukee
Jesus humility and foot washing sermon by Julien C. Hyer
The sermon reflects on Jesus washing the feet of his apostles at the Last Supper during the Day of Unleavened Bread. It emphasizes servant leadership, sacrifice, and the greater love shown by dying to save a friend.
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Jesus
Steel talks show progress toward wage price settlement
Washington reports indicate backstage progress on a peaceful agreement to avert a nationwide strike set for April 8. Kaiser Steel joined United Steelworkers on a $0.26 per hour rise in three installments, while government officials hint at a $4 per ton price increase to ease cost pressures. major producers push for broader terms, with New York negotiations ongoing.
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U.P
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Defense
John R. Steelman
Justice and Defense Departments
Truman
Kaiser Steel Co
Wage Stabilization Board
Kaiser
Murray
New York
Roger L. Putnam
Kaiser Company
Ellis Arnall
Former Tax Official Balks At Questions
Washington report says Daniel A. Bolich, ex head of the New York intelligence unit and later assistant internal revenue commissioner, refused to testify before the Ways and Means Committee citing potential self incrimination. He disclosed only his address while investigators quoted his five year spending at least 115217 from government pay totaling 53000 and 82000 in 1946 50. testimony linked to Henry W Grunewald and a Washington hotel stay funded by Grunewald with related purchases including a Chrysler and seashore house carpeting.
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Washington
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bolich
House
Ways and Means
Bureau
New York
Internal Revenue
Robert L. Callahan
Brooklyn
Callahan
Bolish
House Committee
Revenue Bureau
Henry W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
George H. Lemay
Chrysler
Seashore
Spring Lake
N. Y
Vietminh Battalions Driven Back by French Forces
French Union troops trapped three Communist led Vietminh battalions between the Song Traly and Red Rivers. The units appear to be surrendering and fleeing as fighting continues in Indo China.
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Hanoi
Song Traly and
Red Rivers
Wisconsin Faces Weekend Chill With Snow Across Regions
A cold Front spread over Wisconsin with gray skies and light snow in the north. Park Falls recorded an inch of snow, Wausau about a quarter inch, and Kenosha reached 41 degrees at noon. Overnight low was 19 in Park Falls as flurries touched southern counties.
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Wisconsin
Park Falls
Wausau
Kenosha
Wisconsin Governor Proclaims Arbor Day
Governor Walter Kohler designated April 25 as Arbor Day in Wisconsin and urged residents to plant trees across the state. He called for widespread tree planting and public participation to honor the occasion.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
McGrath Fires Morris From U S Justice Dept
Attorney General J Howard McGrath dismissed Newbold Morris from his post as head of the anti corruption campaign. Morris had served as a special assistant to the attorney general and faced a falling out over financial questionnaires. The move follows weeks of tension, with McGrath asserting authority while White House officials offered no comment.
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Washington
U.P
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
McGrath
Morris
Truman
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
A. Devitt Vanech
Joseph Duggan
House
James M. McInerney
Hoover
White House
Justice Department
Mr. Truman
Nash Motors Golden Anniversary Banquet Planned Tonight
Nearly 1000 guests fill the Eagles ballroom at 6 30 to honor Nash Motors golden anniversary. Speakers include Gov. Walter Kohler Emil Mazey and Nash Kelvinator officials with Jurist Alfred Drury to present a plaque. Colleen Hutchins Miss America arrives for the event.
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Kenosha
Nash Motors
Eagles
Citizens’ Committee
Walter Kohler
Emil Mazey
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
William Cronin
American Automobile Manufacturers Association
George Mason
Nash-Kelvinator
R. S. Kingsley
Edward J. O'Donnell
S. J
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Alfred Drury
Edward S. Jordan
New York
Jeffery Company
Frank Zeidler
Eric Bjurman
Chicago
Miss Hutchins
South America
Kenosha Western Union Office Closes During Strike
The Western Union office at 622 56th St Kenosha shut at 12:01 a.m. April 3 as 10 local employees joined the AFL Commercial Telegraphers union walkout. No telegrams can be sent from Kenosha as its circuit was cut off at Minneapolis. manager Louis H. Larson handed the keys to police.
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Western Union
56Th St
Kenosha
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Louis H. Larson
Minneapolis
Larson
Police Department
Telegram firms press on with partial strike action
Workers staged a strike aimed at keeping offices open and telegrams moving. They targeted 15 reperforator centers to speed long distance relays while private wire and telemeter services stayed active. The company pledged a temporary halt in most operations, excluding key services between New York and Europe, as pickets guards major offices. Brungs warned reporters that pickets would remain on duty and efforts to close New York offices would continue.
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New York City
San Antonio
Brungs
Strke
New York
Europe
Chinese Troops Clash At Burma China Border
Reports from northern Burma say Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces clashed near Lukaw two miles inside Burma. The clash reportedly left 30 Communist soldiers dead and resulted in the capture of one Nationalist officer and ten men.
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Burma-China
Rangoon
Burma
Burma- China Frontier
Lukaw
Break Seen In Deadlock Over POW Exchange
Breakthrough talk surrounded the Korean prisoner exchange deadlock as top Allied leaders arrived after UN truce negotiators postponed secret parleys for 24 hours for constructive purposes. Eighth Army will handle the exchange while Chief officers like Ridgway Van Fleet and Dodd attended the UN armistice talks. The subcommittee met for the first time in two months to address whether Russia can inspect as a neutral nation. Brig Gen Nuckols said the postponement aimed at producing progress.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Francis Dodd
Rose Island
Russia
William K. Harrison
William P. Nuckols
Army Questions Red Held Prisoner in Europe
Pvt. Charles E Wood was questioned by U S army authorities about three months held by Communists in Czechoslovakia. The Voth Tex soldier was released. Wood reportedly disappeared in December and was handed to American authorities on the Czech German border March 29. If found absent without leave he faces court martial.
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Germany
United States Army
Pvt
Charles E. Wood
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Wood
Dutch Queen Juliana Visits White House in Truman Era
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrived at the rebuilt White House as the first royal guests in the Truman era. The visit featured a formal state dinner at the Carlton hotel, a redecorated state dining room lunch, and a busy schedule of receptions, with Juliana handling extemporaneous speeches amid rain and protocol.
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Prince Bernhard
White House
Truman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Blair House
Carlton Hotel
Court rules electors must pledge loyalty to party
The U S Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 vote, allowed presidential elector candidates to be required to pledge loyalty to their national party. The ruling, on an Alabama case, clears that Blair’s name will not be certified. Justices Douglas and Jackson dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
State Democratic Committee of
Alabama
National Party
Alabama Supreme Court
Edmund Blair
Truman
Black
Frankfurter
Blair
Drechsler Appointed Circuit Judge in Milwaukee
Governor Kohler announced the appointment of Ronald A. Dreschsler 51 of Milwaukee as judge of branch two in the second judicial circuit. He succeeds Judge Daniel W. Sullivan who died March 5 and was chosen from six Milwaukee County Bar Association recommendations. Dreschsler, a Cedarburg native, UW Law School 1929 graduate and former Milwaukee assistant city attorney, takes the post.
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Madison
Ronald A. Dreschsler
Milwaukee
Second Judicial Circuit
Kohler
Dreschsler
Daniel W. Sullivan
Milwaukee County Bar Association
Cedarburg
Drechsler
University of Wisconsin Law School
Northern Illinois Sees 1086 Gambling Tax Stamps Issued
Federal gambling tax stamps were issued to residents, raising northern Illinois total to 1,086. Cook county received four stamps for a county total of 314, while LaSalle county received three stamps, bringing its total to 374 and making it the leading southern county.
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Chicago
U.P
Illinois
Cook County
LaSalle County
Paroles Granted for 40 Japanese War Crims
Allied occupation forces released 40 more Japanese war criminals today, bringing total paroles to 1,180. An additional 1,048 remain in custody.
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Tokyo
Two Airmen Killed In B 29 Crash Near Vermillion Kansas
A B 29 crashed on a farm near Vermillion Kansas killing two air force men. Other crew members survived after parachuting. An air force colonel and a corporal were found among the dead, and eight cattle on the scene also died.
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Vermillion
Kans
Air Force
Kansas
Oliver Jones
Nemaha County
Seven Chinese Teens Drowned in Formosa Coal Mine Flood
Report states seven Chinese youths drowned in North Formosa when flood water from an unused pit surged into a busy coal mine yesterday. The incident is noted as a tragic mining accident with fatalities and emergency responses.
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Taipei
Formosa
Arnall and Fairless Break Off Steel Talks
Ellis Arnall and Benjamin Fairless halted discussions on a steel price increase. The outlook for averting a strike by next Tuesday midnight appeared poor, signaling escalating labor tensions.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Fairless
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