Truman Opens Door to Peace Without Another A Bomb
President Truman expressed hope that no further atomic bombs will be needed to maintain world peace and said the decision to drop bombs on Japan saved lives. He urged Democratic freshmen to back foreign policy focused on peace and welfare, citing the Atlantic pact as a preventive step.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
United States
Carlton Hotel
North Atlantic
Barkley
Rayburn
Truman Seeks Big Defense Shift Under Atlantic Pact
Defense spokesmen indicated a broad plan to absorb about 1.25 billion dollars of allied armament aid within a 41.9 billion dollar budget. The goal is to develop a Western world defense strategy and possibly move military power toward Europe over several years.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Air Force
United States
Defense Department
Europe
Runoff Law May Face Tests In Wisconsin Supreme Race
Backers of Circuit Judge Edward Gehl weigh legal action to compel certification as winner of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. With Gehl and Elmer Goodland failing to secure a majority, a runoff is set for May 3 under a new law whose timing sparked debate.
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Wis
U.P
Edward J. Gehl
State Supreme Court
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Elmer Goodland
Racine
Supreme Court
Goodland
Lawrence Berend
Oscar Rennebohm
Fred Zimmerman
George E. Watson
Wauwatosa
Quincy V. Doudna
Stevens Point
Zimmerman
Gehr
Stephen T. Early Nominated as Undersecretary of Defense
President Truman named Stephen T. Early to the new post of undersecretary of defense creating a de facto general manager of the military establishment. Early, 60, is vice president of Pullman and Pullman Inc in Washington and longtime Roosevelt aide known as Steve.
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Truman
Stephen T. Early
White House
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Early
Pullman Company
Pullman, Inc
Steve
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Pullman Companies
Home Blast Injures Fond du Lac Man
A Fond du Lac man, Ben Bietz, 62, was severely injured when a blast destroyed his home. The explosion demolished the six room house and blew out all four walls, with debris damaging a neighboring porch. Authorities sought the cause of the blast.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Ben Bietz
UN committee backs full review of church trials
United Nations committee votes for a comprehensive review of the church trials behind the iron curtain despite Soviet and Polish objections. Senatorial oleo hearings set to start, with testifying slated for next week as Congress weighs the House oleomargarine tax repeal. Herbert A. Philbrick testifies he learned from the Communist party there is a revolutionary time in deposed or wartime countries. Howard Bailey, 25, crushed to death at A. O. Smith Corp plant in Milwaukee after becoming trapped between a tractor and conveyor.
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U.P
United Nations
New York
Herbert A. Philbrick
Communist Party
United States
Milwaukee
Howard Bailey
A. O. Smith Corp
Bailey
Rebels invade Guatemala with 1000 fighters and air support
Revolutionary sources in Mexico City report 1000 armed rebels backed by bombing and fighting planes crossed from Chiapas into Guatemala. The uprising, said to have been studied for a year, is led by Jose Trami gay and Jose Ignacio Aguilar C. and involves an army movement across the border.
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Mexico City
U.P
Guatemala
Jose Tramigay
Jose Ignacio Aguilar C
Mexico
Chiapas
Dewey Orders May 17 Special Election in N Y 20th District
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ordered a special election for May 17 in New York's 20th congressional district to fill the vacancy left by the late Rep. Sol Bloom, former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
20Th
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Evidence Marble Season Opens with Boy Trapped Arm
Milwaukee report of seven year old Gerald LeClaire attempting to retrieve a stray marble from a drain pipe. Firemen freed his arm after about two hours but the marble was not recovered.
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Milwaukee
O.P
Gerald LeClaire
Madison Bank Cashier Still Missing After Audit Shortages
John K. Gill 44, assistant cashier at Bank of Madison, disappeared March 21 after a bank audit found shortages of about 150000 dollars. Federal warrant issued March 23 for entry in his checks account. No lead reported by U S attorney or FBI. bank officials caution losses attributed to Gill.
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Madison
Wis
U. S. Attorney’s Office
John K. Gill
Gill
Bank of Madison
S. Atty
Charles H. Cashin
FBI
Norman P. Gill
John
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Cashin
Credit Bureau of
Assembly Backs Tehan for Federal Judgeship in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly approved by voice vote a resolution urging the U S Senate to confirm state Senator Robert Tehan to a U S district judgeship in the eastern district. The measure, offered by Thomson and Mertz, ended a contentious debate sparked by editor William T Bynne of the Madison Capital Times. Tehan had been nominated by President Truman.
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Wis
Robert Tehan
Milwaukee
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R-Richland Center
Mertz
William T. Bvjne
Madison Capital Times
Tehan
U. S. District Court of the
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U. S. Senate
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Appleton
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The
Times
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Dane County
Charles Kersten
Alvin E. O’konski
Mercer
Democratic Party
Molinaro
D-Kenosha
McParland
Cudahy
Administration Aims at Break For Consumers
The Truman administration proposed a new farm program to lower consumer food prices while giving farmers stable income. It shifts from price supports to letting prices move with supply and demand, with government payments to farmers to cover differences. The plan targets meat, milk, eggs, poultry, and produce, while non perishable crops retain current loan and purchase support.
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Washington
Truman
Brannan
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Greece protests to UN over alleged Albanian aid to rebels
Athens charged that Albania supplied uncivil and provocative aid to Greek rebels in a démarche to the United Nations Balkans commission. The protest denounced outside interference and demanded Albanian restraint.
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Greece
Athens
United Nations Special Commission On the
Balkans
Albania
Gov Rennebohm Returns From Southern Trip
Wisconsin Governor Oswald Rennebohm flew home last night after a two week plus visit to Florida. He traveled to Vicksburg Mississippi to view the Wisconsin Civil War monument and then enjoyed time in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando Florida.
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Wis
U.2
Oscar Rennebohm
Florida
Vicksburg
Miss
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Orlando
UN Hears Russian Attack on Treaty at N Y UN
At the United Nations, Soviet delegate Jacob A Malik denounced the North Atlantic treaty as a UN charter violation and said the United States used it to pursue world hegemony. He also opposed investigations into Mindszenty and Bulgarian churchmen, calling them internal matters.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
Russia
United Nations
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Australia
Bolivia
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Bulgaria
Malik
Washington
Britain
United States of America
General Assembly
Mindszenty
Senate Nears Final Aid Vote on Western Europe Support
Economy minded senators dropped efforts to cut the 5.58 million dollar aid bill for 15 more months. The Senate neared a final vote on the Economic Cooperation Administration program as 34 amendments were filed and most faced likely defeat amid Democratic leadership push.
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Washington
Europe
Senate
Wherry
Neb
Lucas
Connally
Tex
House
Truman
College enrollment seen 6.6 percent below last year
Chicago educators estimate 1949 college enrollment will be about 6.6 percent lower than 1948 figures, reflecting a national trend as colleges prepare for the new year.
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Chicago
Yugoslavia Sentences Eight in Spy Trial
Eight prisoners in Yugoslavia were sentenced to seven to nine years each in the first spy trial targeting alleged Cominform agents. The proceedings took place in Novi Sad as part of Yugoslavia's crackdown on foreign influence.
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Yugoslavia
Novi Sad
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