Colombia Breaks Ties With Russia After Insurrection
Colombia declares Communist insurrection ended as two Russian agents are arrested amid Bogota riots that left 300 dead and the capital under martial law. Foreign agents detained. Inter-American conference to resume in Bogota. U.S. officials report dawn crowds and air raids damage.
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Colombia
Russia
Bogota
Brazil
Chile
U. S. State Department
Santa Barbara
Mariano Ospina Perez
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Darrio Echandia
Barranquilla
Cartagena
Medellin
Cali
U. S
George C. Marshall
Commerce
W. Averell Harriman
Albrook Field
Panama Canal Zone
Paris Man Harold Michalak Dies After Highway 41 Crash
Harold J. Michalak 32 of Paris township died at St Catherine's hospital from injuries suffered April 5 when struck by a car on Highway 41 near his home. Edward Gunderson 56 of Waukegan IL said the victim appeared suddenly in the road. Coroner to decide on inquest after driver questioned.
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Harold J. Michalak
Paris Township
Highway 41
Highway
St. Catherine's Hospital
Kenosha County
Sheriff's Department
Michalak
Frank Michalak
Milton la Violette
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Marinette
Wis
Milwaukee
Harold
Edward E. Gunderson
Waukegan
Albert Bornhuetter
Chet Molinaro
James A. Crossin
Nebraska Prepares for Republican Presidential Primary
Nebraska voters face a March 1948 primary with three leading candidates Dewey Taft and Stassen each claiming momentum. Backers in Omaha anticipate a tight race as Dewey gains some support from a Washington GOP member poll while Taft enjoys organized backing and Stassen warns of a close contest.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Thomas E Dewey
New York
A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Wisconsin
Hugh Butler
Taft
Butler
Dewey
Washington
Republican House
Arthur Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
House
Joseph Martin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Gov
Earl Warren
California
Eisenhower
Martin
MacArthur
Vandenberg
Warren
Raymond Baldwin
Conn
John W. Bricker
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
House Prowlers Alarm Couples In Early Morning Burglary
Two burglars awakened residents in separate homes during the early hours of Sunday before escaping with about $60 and personal items. At 2 30 a m Joseph Lawrence and wife Rose were roused by intruders one carrying a flashlight. they fled as Lawrence awoke. Officers found Lawrence’s hat and his son Joseph T Lawrence’s coat at the rear. Around 3 a m two burglars woke Mr and Mrs Albert Sullivan at 1926 Sixty third Street they fled with $60 and a pair of glasses.
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Joseph Lawrence
Fourteenth Avenue
Rose
Lawrence
Edward Ungemach
Donald Walsh
Wisconsin student UN conference calls for world police body
Delegates from 16 Wisconsin high schools and colleges debated creating an international police body to enforce United Nations decisions at yesterday’s Wisconsin student United Nations conference general assembly sessions in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
United Nations
General Assembly
Wisconsin
British Ground Forces Down Haganah Trainer Plane
British troops shot down a Ha Ganah trainer plane amid Palestine campaign fighting near Jerusalem. A Haganah pilot was reported killed and British sources said the Arab legion convoy reportedly under Haganah attack sent help requests before the aircraft was brought down.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Haganah
Palestine
Arab Legion
University of North Dakota chosen for coal research lab
Secretary of Interior J A Krug announced that the University of North Dakota will host the government coal research laboratory. The selection marks a major federal science initiative with UND as the designated site.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
University of North Dakota
Three Hurt in Highway 50 Collision in County
Three persons were injured when a car driven by Charles Bach 19 collided head on with Harold Bryant 53 on Highway 50 west of Highway 31 at 10 49 p m Sunday. Mrs Bryant and Bryant sustained head and knee injuries and Bach had knee injuries. Eight weekend traffic accidents in Kenosha produced no injuries.
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Leland Chartier
Leo Sikora
Charles F. Bach
Thirty-first Avenue
Harold G. Bryant
Sheridan Road
Highway 50
Highway 31
Harold Bryant
Charles Bach
Bach
Bryant
Kenosha
Old Highway 42
Kenneth Petasek
St. George Cemetery
North Western Railway
Adrian Layne
Waukegan
Vernon Wells
Fifty-third Street
Seventy - First Street
Walter Kosloski
Sixty-first Street
Roosevelt Road
Walter August Cahn
Lillian Lettrich
Forty-ninth Street
Noyes' Daughter Ethel Lewis Dies in Washington
Washington mourns the death of Mrs. Ethel Noyes Lewis 53 daughter of Frank B. Noyes chairman of the Washington Evening Star and former wife of Sir Willmott Lewis correspondent for the London Times in Washington.
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Washington
Ethel Noyes Lewis
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Evening Star
Willmott Lewis
London Times
Ogilvie Second In U S Finals $7500 Award
Lloyd Ogilvie, a 19 year old Kenoza high school senior, won second place in the national finals of the American Legion oratorical contest in Savannah Georgia. He received a $2500 scholarship with first place to James Grant of Orlando Florida and a $4000 prize. Roger Moore and Edward Marshall placed third and fourth. The finalists were hosted by Savannah, given honorary citizenship, and toured historic sites. Ogilvie spoke on Communism and liberty, urging defense of American constitutional rights.
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Lloyd Ogilvie
Kenosha
American Legion
Savannah
Ogilvie
James Grant
Orlando
Fla
Roger Moore
Framingham
Mass
Edward Marshall
Las Vegas
Nev
Savannah High School
John G. Kennedy
Young Pickpocket Caught When Change Returned
Indianapolis bystanders report a 15 year old, Phillip Hoyt, caught a theft after an eight year old slipped coins into his pocket to return change. Hoyt alerted police and the boy admitted taking a dollar from Hoyt's pocket.
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Indianapolis
Phillip Hoyt
Hoyt
Accidents Kill Five in Wisconsin Over Weekend
Five people died in Wisconsin over the weekend in separate accidents. David Urban age 2% fell 30 feet from a bridge in Milwaukee. William J. Brunt 60 of Wood, Milwaukee County, was fatally struck by a car after failing to stop near Silver Spring and Green Bay roads. John Henrickson of Racine died before his 80th birthday after a collision on Highway 11. Two youths, Leo Maki and Sheridith Graham of Rhinelander, died when their car left the road and overturned near Woodruff in Vilas County.
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Wisconsin
David Urban
George Urban
Milwaukee
William J. Brunt
Soldiers
Wood
Milwaukee County
Silver Spring
Green Bay
John Henrickson
Racine
Vilas County
Woodruff
Leo Maki
Sheridith Graham
Rhinelander
Plane Crash Reported In Kentucky Mountains
Richmond editor Shelton Saufley reports a big plane crashed in the Kentucky mountains southwest of Berea. Two bodies were taken to a Berea funeral home and searchers were said to be looking for additional victims as details remained vague.
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Richmond
Berea
Shelton Saufley
Saufley
Pushbutton War Illusion Denied by Forrestal
Defense Secretary Forrestal told Congress that a pushbutton war remains an illusion and that modern warfare relies on manpower. He urged prompt action on universal military training and the draft, noting UMT could halt conscription once forces are safe, while warning it may be needed indefinitely without UMT. He stressed the program aims to avert war and claimed Russia lacks atom bomb capability.
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Washington
Defense
Forrestal
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Umit
Andrews
R-N.y
Truman
U. S
China
Russia
Tavern Owners Ask Court To Rule On Liquor Tax
Madison Wis The Wisconsin Tavern Keepers association asks the supreme court to take original jurisdiction and decide if the 1947 liquor and wine tax is constitutional. The 1947 law doubled taxes and earmarked about 4 000 000 dollars yearly for veterans housing. the court recently ruled funds could not be used for local projects but did not rule on the tax constitutionality.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Tavern Keepers Association
Supreme Court
Truman Nominates Brazilian Envoy for Rio Ambassadorship
President Truman named Herschel W. Johnson to be ambassador to Brazil. Johnson, a career diplomat from North Carolina, is now deputy U S representative to the United Nations Security Council and will replace William D. Pawley, who resigned due to ill health. Johnson’s UN successor has yet to be chosen.
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Washington
Truman
Herschel W. Johnson
Brazil
Johnson
North Carolina
U. S
United Nations Security Council
William D. Pawley
Rio de Janeiro
Pawley
Charles Ross
Thieves Looting Parked Autos Across City
Police reported multiple car thefts over the weekend. A 19 year old Kenosha boy was arrested for attempting to steal a headlight rim at Deming's Service station. Other victims include Joseph Meiman who lost clothes and a portable radio, Walter E. Schultz reporting a $15 clock theft, Harold Granger two hub caps, and C J Briggs a flash light air rifle and camera.
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Kenosha
Joseph Smolinski
Michael Bruno
Deming
Sheridan Road
Ben
Joseph Meiman
Chicago
Dayton Hotel
Fifty-ninth Street
Meiman
Walter E. Schultz
Thirtyfourth Avenue
Harold Granger
Seventh Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
C. J. Briggs
Actor Harold Lloyd Returns Home After Eye Infection
Hollywood comedian Harold Lloyd left hospital after five days of treatment for a serious eye infection. He arrived home wearing dark glasses instead of his usual lens less spectacles.
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Hollywood
Harold Lloyd
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