Sudden Steel Strike Hits One Plant
A wildcat strike closed the bolt and nut division of Republic Steel Corp at Cleveland, with 800 CIO workers walking out in protest of the government's wage plans. Government officials considered a pay hike for 650,000 steelworkers, while industry attorneys prepared lawsuits to challenge any order.
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Washington
U.P
Bolt and Nut
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
CIO
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Philip Murray
Slayer Deputy Hangs Self in Texas Prison Cell
Sam Smithwick, 63, a former Jim Wells County deputy sentenced to life for the 1949 murder of radio newsman William Mason, was found hanged in his Texas state penitentiary cell. Authorities say the suicide occurred during a 45 minute period when guards were on rounds. Mason, a veteran newspaperman turned radio broadcaster, had accused Smithwick of owning a local bawdy house and involvement with a nightclub. Mason was shot to death while in a parked car near Alice on Santiago road.
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Huntsville
Tex
U.P
Texas State Penitentiary
Sam Smithwick
Smithwick
Jim Wells County
Mason
Santiago Road
Alice
KBKI
Rancho Alegre
Minneapolis
Wade Named Council Head in City Leadership Shuffle
Nicholas Wade was elected city council president and Gilbert Petzke as vice president at a brief organizational meeting. Wade will begin his third term. Petzke starts his fourth term as VP. The session approved council rules and discussed streamlining procedures and openness in private discussions on permits, bids, and rezoning. The new council plans a health department upgrade and holds its first regular meeting on April 21.
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Evening News Photo City Council
Nicholas’ Wade
Gilbert Petzke
Nicholas Wade
City Hall
Wade
Petzke
Nash Company
Nash
Kenosha
Christensen
Consolidated City County Health Department
Oshkosh Man Found Drowned in Fox River
Charles Bulchuck aged 58, missing since October 26, 1951, was found yesterday evening in the Fox River about four miles northwest of Oshkosh. He left his farm home last fall and did not return for supper. Farmers discovered the body in flooded pasture land. authorities report no inquest will be held.
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Fox River
Oshkosh
Charles Bulchuck
Here
Bulchuck
Evening News
Wilmot
Louis Uretz
16Th Pl
Prediction of Crest in State Drops
Wisconsin flood warnings eased as forecasters predicted the Mississippi River crest would be lower than feared. In El Paso Texas Lt Verne Goodwin was sentenced to two years in prison after refusing to fly a mission to England citing fear of harming his unborn child.
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St. Paul
Wisconsin
Mississippi
el Paso
Tex
Verne Goodwin
Air Force
Peabody
Mass
England
Hit and run driver sought in Grace Chesebro death
Authorities in Oshkosh Wisconsin searched for a hit and run driver after the 18 year old Grace E Chesebro was struck while bicycling on Highway 110 near the city. She died several hours later from a skull fracture and a broken neck at a local hospital.
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Oshkosh
Wis
U.P
Grace E. Chesebro
Highway 110
East Germany Plans Retaliation Move
East Germany intends to confiscate all U S owned property in the Russian zone as retaliation for the U S treasury order freezing the Soviet zone balance. Officials note the value of Western property east of the Elbe is uncertain and historical estimates exceed a billion dollars.
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Berlin
East Germany
U. S
Elbe River
Stevenson Declines Presidential Nomination for Governor Card
Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson said he cannot accept the nomination for any office other than Illinois governor. He noted Truman may favor him as a successor but insisted his aim is a second term in Springfield. He issued a 300 word statement amid pressure to declare his national ambitions.
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Wade
Conrad Shearer
Springfield
U.2
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Chioice
White House
Murphy Nominated Ambassador to Japan by Truman
President Truman nominates Robert D. Murphy of Milwaukee as the first postwar ambassador to Japan. Murphy, 57, currently ambassador to Belgium, brings a 31 year diplomatic career and will undergo State Department briefing before the April 28 formal ceremony. Japan’s envoy to the U S is expected to be Sadao Iguchi. The treaty requires ratification by seven of twelve signatories for full effect.
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Washington
Robert D. Murphy
Milwaukee
Truman
Japan
Senate
Murphy
Belgium
Europe
State Department
Germany
France
Algiers
North
Africa
U. S
Sadao Iguchi
Pearl Harbor
America
San Francisco
Truman to push national flood disaster insurance plan
President Truman on arrival in Omaha after a Midwest flood tour pledged a new drive in Congress for a national disaster insurance program worth 400 million dollars. He urged a full Missouri basin survey, noted worsening floods, and planned meetings with seven upper Midwest governors.
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Omaha
Mississippi
Missouri
Sioux City
Iowa
Truman
Offutt Airforce Base
Pittsburgh
Denver
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri Basin Survey Commission
Upper
Middle West
U S Planes Slash Reds In Korean Front
U S fighter bombers hit North Korean rail lines in 52 places and reported 10 enemy fatalities near Sariwon with 17 more in close air support actions along the battlefront. Anti air guns and field pieces were destroyed, while Allied artillery blazed through a night barrage after Red probing near Mun san.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Sariwon
Haeju
North Korea
Munsan
Tags Wife's Car Guess Who Paid in Eau Claire
An Eau Claire police report tells of the wife of patrolman Harold Lovvik paying her own car parking fine after a desk sergeant asked who tagged the vehicle. A voice from the background claimed responsibility, prompting the question of who paid.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Harold Lovvik
Bombs explode at Saigon air base in Indo-China
Three hundred bombs exploded at an underground depot of the Saigon air base last night. There were no casualties, but homes in Saigon seven miles away were damaged. French air command suspect Vietminh sabotage led by Communist forces.
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Saigon
Eisenhower Extends Victory Margin In New Jersey
New Jersey turnout pushed Dwight D. Eisenhower to a substantial margin over Robert A. Taft as the Republican contest on the Atlantic seaboard solidified. Eisenhower carried 31 of 38 delegates and led in 20 of 21 counties with Kefauver the lone Democratic winner.
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Newark
N. J
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Jersey
Atlantic Seaboard
Sen
Robert A. Taft
East
Eisenhower
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Fail to End Phone Strike Embarks on 24 Hour Mediation
Federal mediators adjourned an all night session with no progress in the 43 state telephone strike. Francis L. Maher said talks would resume this afternoon as CIO CWA and Western Electric push for a wage agreement. About 16 000 CWA members, largely installers, are on strike against Western Electric, threatening exchanges nationwide.
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New York
Francis L. Maher
CIO Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Company
Western Electric
CWA
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Washington
D. C
Sheboygan Woman Dies From Car Injuries
Mrs. Martha Koenig, 67, of Kiel, died at a hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while crossing Highway 57 in Kiel Sunday night. Ernest J. Tyra of Wilson, Michigan, the driver, was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to passing on the right and passing at an intersection.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Martha Koenig
Kiel
Ernest J. Tyra
Wilson
Mich
Britain Promises Aid to Europe in European Army Pact
Britain pledges to aid any of six western European member states if attacked. France, Italy, Western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg commit to help Britain if its forces in Europe are attacked. Guarantees to be formalized in a treaty with the European Defense Community and take effect with the six nation army’s establishment.
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London
Britain
European Army
Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
European Defense Community
Six Nation Army
Wisconsin Weather Report Highs Lows Across State
Warm weather prevailed across Wisconsin with Grantsburg reaching 67 and low of 26. snow melted in the northwest. State highs included 62 Eau Claire Superior and 61 at Kenosha at noon, with other readings from Madison to Milwaukee and Green Bay.
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Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Eau Claire
Superior
la Crosse
Lone Rock
Park Falls
Wausau
Dalton
Lake Geneva
Lancaster
Madison
Watertown
Green Bay
Janesville
Kenosha
Milwaukee
New Mexico Senator Urges Aid for Great Lakes Damage
Sen. Chavez of New Mexico asks Lake Michigan border governors and lawmakers to back national legislation addressing high lake levels. Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin lake shore property owners report land damage from rising water levels.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Chavez
D-N. M
Senate Public Works Committee
Lake Shore
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Red Cross Seeks 10 Million for Flood Victims
Washington The Red Cross requests ten million dollars to aid victims of the midwestern floods. In a telegram to all chapters today, national president E. Roland Harriman says no such amount is available in the treasury.
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Washington
Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
Milwaukee Ex-Alderman Admits Taking Bribes In Trial
Former Milwaukee alderman Albert Krause testified he received 3000 dollars from auto dealer Walter Sawyer to influence a 1949 street widening that would have razed the dealer’s showroom. Krause also said Sawyer gave him a 600 dollar Buick discount. Sawyer’s defense disputed the cash payments.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Albert Krause
Krause
Walter Sawyer
Waupun State Prison
Sawyer
Common Council
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