Substantial Draft Calls Expected Under Andrews Plan
The Andrews draft bill anticipates 560 000 men eligible for induction with volunteers unlikely to meet needs. Induction targets cover ages 19 25 while overall service strength could reach 1 944 000 over two years. Hearings begin Monday before the House Armed Services Committee to test delays and incentives like the GI Bill and two year enlistments.
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U.P
Andrews
Walter G. Andrews
N. Y
Armed Services
Truman
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
House
Eisenhower Says He Is Unavailable for Presidency
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters he meant every word of his Jan. 23 statement withdrawing from the presidential race. He said he would not talk politics with President Truman and that his aides would speak for him, noting he would continue focusing on national defense as he prepares to become Columbia University's president.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Defense
Truman
Ike
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Ilka
Columbia University
Boards Created In Rail Dispute
President Truman set up emergency boards to study two railroad labor disputes and keep current rules in effect. One involves the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the other the Aliquippa and Southern Railroad and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Board member names to be announced later.
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Washington
Truman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Aliquippa and Southern Railroad
Pennsylvania
Brotherhood of Railroad
Maine Democrats Pledge 10 Votes to Truman
Maine Democrats announced they would cast their 10 votes at the national convention for President Truman. The pledge reflects support from party leaders in Augusta for the Democratic nominee.
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Maine
Truman
Augusta
Recount on Council Will Start Monday
The city council will begin recounting ballots for councilmen starting at 1 p.m. Monday. Vernon Christensen asked the recount after losing to Felix Olkives by 34 votes, with officials estimating about 18 hours total. Candidates Wade, Herrmann, Fechner, Greenwald, and others remain in the tally as Edward N. Rice weighs a possible recount in the justice race. Christensen faces a $72 recount cost while council members receive a small payment for hours worked. Olkives declines to sit with the council during the recount.
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Vernon Christensen
Felix Olkives
Eugene Tully
J. M. Herrmann
Nicholas Wade
Edward Fechner
Joseph Greenwald
Robert Baker
Edward N. Rice
Rice
Justice
Christensen
James Webb
John Steinmetz
Howard Coates
Gilbert Petzke
American Brass
Olkives
Manufacturers’ Association
Council
Arabs Bombard Jerusalem Suburb In Second Week of Fight
At sunset artillery fire hit the Jerusalem suburb of Givat Shaul as the Arab Jewish battle for approaches to the Holy City continued into its second week. Arab field guns in the Judean hills fired eight 25 pound shells into the suburb about 1,000 yards from Deir Yassin, which Jewish forces had occupied yesterday.
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Holy City
Judean Mountains
Givat Shaul
Saul
Deir Yassin
Racine seeks ouster of two PSC members
The Racine city council adopted a unanimous resolution urging Gov. Rennebohm to remove Public Service Commission of Wisconsin members Lynn H. Ashley and Samuel Bryan. It accuses the PSC of failing to protect the public interest and cites bus service refusals affecting Racine and Kenosha.
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Public Service Commission of
Wisconsin
Racine
Oscar Rennebohm
Lynn H. Ashley
Samuel Bryan
PSC
Public Service Commission
Madison
Cardinal Lines, Inc
Janesville
W. H. Whitney
Northland Greyhound
New bargaining sessions planned as strikes linger nationwide
The government sought settlement in two major stoppages the coal and meat strikes. A 27 day coal walkout involves 400 000 soft coal workers with a court summons for UMW president John L Lewis to show cause. A Chicago session will open next week between CIO Packinghouse Workers and major packers. President Truman urged renewed talks and ordered coal service cuts if unresolved. About 564 000 workers are idle nationwide. total idle around 700 000. The Taft Hartley framework remains, with potential injunction power.
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United Mine Workers and
Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Chicago
CIO
Truman
Dewey Swing Huh? Neb aides claim momentum in Nebraska primary
Governor Thomas E. Dewey gains apparent momentum in Nebraska as aides say a late campaign swing is under way. Secretary Paul Lockwood cited nine thousand voters reached in five meetings, including two thousand at an Omaha high school event.
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Omaha
Thomas E. Dewey
Nebraska
Paul Lockwood
Dewey
Lockwood
Brighton Veteran Receives New Car Under Federal Law
Brighton township veteran Lee J. Busch, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Busch, is the latest Kenosha county recipient of an automobile for permanently injured veterans. Busch, a Combat Infantryman with the Purple Heart and Bronze Stars, lost the use of his left leg in Germany on February 28, 1945, after which he spent nearly three years in Tilton General Hospital. He joins a list of local veterans already receiving cars, with William Haebig awaiting delivery and several others previously honored.
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Brighton Township
Edward J. Busch
Burlington
Kenosha County
Busch
87Th
Golden Acorn
Vevendorff
Germany
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
N. J
Kenosha
Richard Grasser
Stanley Gbur
Peter Curi
George Smith, Jr
Kenosha Manufacturers Elects Quarles as President
J W Quarles reelected president of the Kenosha Manufacturers association at the 37th annual meeting held in the Elks club. Richard Edge of Kenosha Full Fashioned Mills Inc named vice president, succeeding the late Harold E Long. W L Grosvenor remains treasurer and J C Stump re elected executive secretary.
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J. W. Quarles
Simmons Company
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
Elks Club
Richard Edge
Kenosha Full Fashioned Mills Inc
Association
Harold E. Long
Nash Motors
W. L. Grosvenor
American Brass Company
J. C. Stump
Edge
E. W. Bernitt
Friday
Edward Kleist
Specialty Brass Company
Quarles
A. R. Kneibler
Coopers, Inc
Morton Frost
Frost Company
Richard Barden
Joseph Johnson
Snap-on Tools Corporation
R. B. Whyte
Macwhyte Company
R. P. Cavanagh
Association Legal
Safe-crackers Blow Open Lumber Office Safe in Silver Lake
Burglars blew a six inch concrete door from the Wilbur Lumber Co safe in Silver Lake and escaped with $25 cash. Entry was gained through a west window left partly open. The thieves touched off an explosive to open the door. account books were moved. Ralph Barber reported the theft at 7 23 a m. today. Deputies saw suspicious parties Friday afternoon but could not identify them.
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Silver Lake Village
Milton LaViolette
Leland Chartier
Chet Molinaro
Lumber Company
Ralph Barber
Sheriff's Office
Harry Schmalfeldt
Silver Lake
Paraguay Police Quell Red Coup Plot in Asuncion
Paraguayan police announced they had crushed an attempted Communist coup aimed at disrupting the Inter-American conference in Bogota. They said the plot was coordinated with similar moves in other countries.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Bogota
Colombia
Guilty Conscience Reaches Oshkosh Motorist In Donation
Police Chief William A. Golz disclosed a letter arriving with $19.10 and a note saying traffic violations over a period of years. The amount was sent by an anonymous donor in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
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Oshkosh
Wis
U.P
William A. Golz
Early Fishing Season Opens Next Tuesday in Wisconsin Waters
The state conservation department announced a 12:01 a m opening next Tuesday for fishing in Wolf Fox Winnebago Rock and other waters including Little Fox river from Wilmot to the state line. Anglers may catch wall eyed and northern pike white and rock bass crappies sunfish bluegills bullheads and perch. Open waters span the Wolf Fox rivers Lake Poygan Lake Winneconne Big Butte Des Morts Wolf River areas and Fox River sections in multiple counties down to DePere and Beaver Dam areas.
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State Conservation Department
Little Fox River
Wilmot
Wolf River
Wilmot Dam
Kenosha County
Lake Poygan
Winnebago
Waushara
Lake Winneconne
Big Butte Des Morts
Waupaca
Outagamie
Shawano
Marquette
Green Lake
DePere
Brown County
Buffalo Lake
Marquette County
Lake Puckaway
Green Lake County
Little Lake Butte Des Morts
Winnebago County
Beaver Dam
Craw
Bogota Revolt Surges Then Suppressed Amid Riots
In Bogota the conservative government claimed control as looting and arson swept the city center after the Liberal leader’s assassination. The U S embassy area burned and 35 blocks were set ablaze while delegates at the Inter American conference faced danger inside their quarters.
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el Tiempo
Liberal Party
U. S
Marshall
Bogota
Washington
Mariano Ospina Perez
John Powell
Capitol
Armando Reveredo
Lima
National Guard to Display New Look to Public Sunday
The Kenosha Wisconsin National Guard unit will hold an open house Sunday 2 to 7 p.m. at the Armory to show its new look including 105 MM howitzers radar and modern communications. Veterans teach tactics to younger members as plans for a summer encampment and promotions for non commissioned officers advance.
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National Guard
Kenosha
Wisconsin National Guard
126Th Field Artillery
Donald Otto
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