Incumbents Win Re election in City Council Races
Three incumbents, Felix Olkives, Nicholas Wade and J M Herrmann, win re election to two year terms in a spring city election with 14 129 voters. Tyson tops education ticket with Hamelink, Hasenberg and Gibbs Smith posting counts. Carlson wins small claims court judgeship. Voter turnout remains low at 48 percent. several ward results pending.
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Felix Olkives
Nicholas Wade
J. M. Herrmann
Olkives
Wade
Herrmann
Vernon Christensen
LeRoy Wertz
Anthony Marrone
Hamelink
Tyson
Hubert Hasenberg
John Gibbs Smith
Smith
Carlson
Small Claims
Molinaro
Martin
State Supreme Court
Peterson
Ira Rosing
Anthony
Five Point Prosperity Plan Proposed by Rep Martin
Washington massachusetts Republican leader Martin unveiled a five point prosperity program he called non partisan It aims to reverse what he sees as socialism and unemployment and was outlined during debate on an omnibus appropriation bill The plan calls for removing wartime excise taxes creating tax incentives for small business balancing the budget administering tariffs more carefully and ending the socialization threat He said excise tax repeal would reduce taxes on small business and ultimately boost revenue.
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Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Surprise Census Party Aims To Count Skid Row Drifters
Chicago census supervisor George H. Seward plans an April 13 event at Salvation Army Harbor Lights Mission on West Madison to count skid row inhabitants. The plan uses coffee and doughnuts as lure with interviews conducted before granting entry to continue drinking, and every fifth guest will answer questions about ownership of a bathtub and last year’s income. The badge awarded after questioning will mark counted individuals.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Harbor Lights
West Madison St
George H. Seward
Madison St
Seward
Flying bandit’s stunt ends in crash and capture
Guthrie police report Jim Robison 28 Enid robber of First State Bank Okarche earned capture after attempting aerial stunts over his relatives home. He crashed near Crescent and was identified by Leo Morris bank vice president. Robison, a suspect in a Enid slaying, refused to talk from hospital. Orville Butts 24 Enid, and Sid Wilson report accomplice role and getaway vehicle details.
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Guthrie
Okla
Jim Robison
Enid
First State Bank
Okarche
Robison
Crescent
Ernest Rudd
Aline
Leo Morris
Jake Sims
State Crime Bureau
Carl Goldsberry
Goldsberry
Orville M. Butts, Jr
Crime Bureau
Sid Wilson
Butts
Wilson
Bednasek
Lowa
Cedar Rapids
Mayors Urge Truman Veto Of Gas Bill
Eighteen large city mayors telegrammed President Truman urging veto of the natural gas bill. They warned passage would raise gas rates by 200 to 500 million dollars annually and accused Senator Kerr of a personal financial stake. The action comes as advisers weigh the bill before a Monday return to Washington.
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Key West
Fla
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Budget Bureau
Federal Departments
Washington
Kerr
D-Okla
New York
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Detroit
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Pittsburgh
Baltimore
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Milwaukee
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Kansas City
Cincinnati
Denver
Toledo
Birmingham
Akron
St. Paul
Federal Power Commission
Martin Wins Court Election By Associated Press
Justice John E. Martin leads the Republican party in the 1946 fall election and wins an easy victory in the statewide non-partisan judiciary ballot for supreme court justice amid the spring election, showcasing his vote-getting prowess once more.
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John E. Martin
Supreme Court
Martin
Chester Fowler
Green Bay
GOP
Wisconsin
Bridges Plans Appeal To High Courts
Harry Bridges and two aides face sentencing after a perjury conviction tied to his 1945 naturalization. The longshore union plans appeals to the supreme court while prosecutors expect no reversal and possible citizenship cancellation and deportation. Bridges defamed immigration policy amid labor leadership history.
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Harry Bridges
San Franncisco
Longshore Union
Supreme Court
Bridges
Australia
F. Joseph Donohue
Donohue
Sydney
United States
Immigration Department
Advertising by Major Cigaret Firms Blasted
Washington reports a government crackdown on false advertising by major cigarette makers. The Federal Trade Commission ordered R J Reynolds and P Lorillard to stop claims that one brand is superior, citing nicotine and irritant levels as similar across brands. Potential actions against American Tobacco and Philip Morris were noted. The FTC cited tests by the FDA and warned Camels and Old Golds cannot claim lower harm.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
P. Lorillard Co
FTC
American Tobacco Co
Lucky Strike
Philip Morris, Ltd
Commission
Philip Morris
Food and Drug Administration
Trade Commission
Lorillard
Fire at Eleva destroys store tavern and apartment
A fire last night in Eleva Wisconsin destroyed the Gamble grocery store, an adjoining tavern, and the apartment above them. Damage was estimated at $50,000.
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Eleva
Wis
U.P
Gamble
North Western Railroad Fare Hearing Set for April 27
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced hearings to decide if it should force the Illinois State Public Utilities Commission to allow the Chicago and North Western Railway to raise intra state commuter fares. The hearings begin April 27 in Chicago.
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North Western Railroad
Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois State Public Utilities Commission
Chicago & North Western Railway
Chicago
Barstow Named to State Bar Commissioners Board
The Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed Bar ney B. Barstow of Superior to the state bar commissioners board. The action was announced in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Supreme Court
Barney B. Barstow
Board of State Bar Commissioners
Wisconsin Sees Cooler Temperatures and Light Snow
A cool north wind kept spring shy across Wisconsin with 5 to 12 degree drops from yesterday. Southeast snow cover lingered, Kenosha noon reading around 36, with clearing and colder conditions tonight. Tomorrow expected mostly fair and not as cool.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Attlee's Majority Shrinks in Commons as Glanville Injured
The Labour Party's overall majority in the House of Commons narrowed to two. Labour MP James Glanville was hospitalized with a skull fracture after a fall from a street car.
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London
U.P
Labor Party
House of Commons
Motor Vehicle Dept Hearing Postponed in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin legislative committee postpones its probe of the motor vehicle department awaiting a state personnel board hearing on the discharge of Homer Bell the enforcement director. Bell was fired last week by commissioner Ben Marcus for insubordination and neglect of duty and has appealed for a hearing to be set within two weeks. The committee planned a probe beginning April 12.
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Madison
Wis
State Personnel Board
Homer Bell
Bell
Ben Marcus
Marcus
Legislative Committee
No Rain Spoils New York Rainmaking Attempt
An airplane attempting to seed clouds over the Catskills to fill New York City's watershed turned back 45 minutes after takeoff. The pilot reported technical trouble and canceled the mission.
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New York
U.P
Catskills
Acheson weighs sending grain to China famine areas
Secretary of State Acheson said the state department considers sending surplus wheat and other commodities to famine regions in China. The move would be part of a broader relief effort under review by Washington officials.
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Acheson
China
Washington
State Acheson
State Department
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Gee-Gee) Jackson
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Gee-Gee Jackson
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