Lewis and UMW fined for contempt in court case
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were fined 20 000 and 1 400 000 dollars respectively for criminal contempt. The judge left open a possible jail sentence Friday when civil contempt findings are ruled.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
UMW
H. Graham Morison
Morison
Goldsborough
U. S. District Court
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Supreme Court
Union
Walkouts Push Mine Idle To About Two Hundred Thousand
More than 100000 miners joined renewed protests over John L. Lewis contempt charges, raising total idle soft coal workers to about 200000 of 400000 bituminous industry employees. Union leaders urged some return to work while others held firm amid fines perceived as unfair. Local officials forecast mixed actions as meetings unfold.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
George J. Titler
Beckley
W. Va
Hugh White
Springfield
Ill
Pennsylvania
Frank Wilson
Albia
John Ozanich
Robena
U. S. Steel Corp
Leonard Trout
Zanesville, C
Supreme Court Backed To Uphold Identification Ban In Rape Case
Wisconsin Supreme Court urged to uphold a law barring newspapers from naming rape victims to shield them from offensive publicity. The state argues such restraint protects victims and families, allowing reporting without publishing the victim’s name.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
John E. Martin
Dane County Dist. Atty
Edwin M. Wilkie
Roy H. Proctor
High Court
Wilkie
William T. Bvrne
Madison Capital Times
Michigan
Buford Sennett
Robert Winslow
Carl Carlson
Proctor
Evjue
Supreme Court
Atty. W. Wade Boardman
U. S. Supreme Court
Battle over police chief salary stalls housing fight in Kenosha
Atty Roger Gerling for the Building Industry Association failed to block a $25,000 transfer to the Kenosha Housing Authority. The council approved the fund transfer while complaints from builders and Kenosha Taxpayers Inc. were referred to the KHA for review. The clash centers on housing costs, county lot payments, and the fate of a 327 home project amid mounting protests and bids.
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Atty
Roger Gerling
Building Industry Association of
Kenosha
Kenocha
Gerling
KHA
Association
Kenosha Taxpayers, Inc
The
Building Association
Housing Authority
James Webb
Felix Olkives
Ed Nelson
Howard Coates
Webb
Olkives
Michael Maxine
Nash
City Planning Commission
Maxine
Wisconsin PSC Allows Seven Utilities to Use Natural Gas
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved seven utilities to substitute natural gas for manufactured gas, stating expected substantial savings and lower or delayed rate increases. Utilities include Madison Gas and Electric, Milwaukee Gas Light, Wisconsin Public Service Corp, Wisconsin Power and Light, Wisconsin Gas and Electric, Stoughton Light and Fuel, and Wisconsin Fuel and Light. The move follows a lengthy process begun last April amid concerns about gas supply sufficiency for Wisconsin customers.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Southern Gas Co
Illinois
Madison Gas and Electric Co
Milwaukee Gas Light Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
Fox River Valley
Wisconsin River Valley
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co
Lake Michigan Lake Shore
Watertown
Waukesha
Fort Atkinson
Stoughton Light and Fuel Co
Stoughton
Wisconsin Fuel and Light Co
Manitowoc
PSC
Commission
Italians vote anti Communist surge dominates elections
Returns from three fourths of Italy's senatorial districts show anti Communist parties leading two to one over the Communist Front. Christian Democrats win large share, De Gasperi calls it a rebirth of democracy. Violence reported in Milan and Bologna with bombings and raids.
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Rome
Italy
Giuseppe Saragat
Saragat
Europe
Russia
Balkans
Popular Front
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Party
East
Chamber of Deputies
Interior Ministry
Senate
Christian Democrats
Front
Christian Democratic
Communist
de Gasperi
Pietro Ingrao
L’unita
Milan
Codogna
Bologna
Kremlin
Shotgun Victim Confronts Prowler in Springfield
An excited resident called police saying he fired a shotgun at a prowler. Capt. Harry Schuman dispatched a cruiser to the scene eight blocks from the station. A Negro boy burst in to say he had used the shotgun because he could not wait for slow police. The buckshot hurt badly.
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Springfield
Police
Harry Schuman
Schuman
Yassuh
Nude Marine Arrest Follows Cross Country Flight From Club Break In
Two U S Marines from Great Lakes were accused of trying to enter the Twi-Lite club on Highway 42 by breaking a kitchen window. Pfc. Robert L. Olson was arrested. Pfc. Jack R. Kiger remained at large after being found nude in Southport park. Authorities deferred charges pending arrival of the provost marshal.
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Jack R. Kiger
Marine Corps
Kiger
Pfc
Robert L. Olson
Great Lakes
Highway 42
Olsen
Albert Bornhuetter
Chet Molinaro
Donald Murphy
Michael Bruno
Southport Park
Urban Zeivers
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Arthur J. Riley
John Zinane
Sheriff’s Office
Zinane
Racine
Wilmington
Ohio
William Senowski
Seventh Avenue
Murphy
Bruno
Kriger
George Lichter
Sheriff's Office
Young Chicago killer sentenced to 22 years
Howard Lang, 13, was sentenced to 22 years in the state penitentiary for the murder of his playmate Lonnie Fellick. Judge Daniel A. Roberts cited rehabilitation potential with supervision. Lang pleaded guilty last February after admitting the stabbing and crushing acts in a woods last October. The mother, Mrs. Alma Lang, wept as Lang stood impassive. Victim's half-brothers praised the sentence, arguing Lang should be kept in prison until fully cured.
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Chicago
U.P
Howard Lang
State
Lonnie Fellick
Lang
Beloit Teens Face 11 PM Curfew Ordinance
Beloit Wisconsin imposes an 11 p.m. curfew for residents 17 and under. The city council approved the ordinance with fines of 10 dollars for 17 year olds on streets after curfew and parental fines from 5 to 50 dollars for under 17 offenders.
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Beloit
Wis
Durand Woman Celebrates 107th Birthday in Hospital
Mrs. Josephine Girard of Durand, born in Canada and raised 17 stepchildren, marked her 107th birthday at Pepin hospital where she has stayed since a winter illness. She recalled past moves, marriages, and expressed joy at reaching this age while hoping to be home to watch Highway 10 traffic. She enjoys listening to radio news and cherishes well wishes from visitors.
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Girard
Riviere du Loup
Canada
Chicago
Herman Griffel
LaCrosse
George Girard
Lake Prairie
Here
William Girard
Two Men Sought In Jewelry Theft
Five men's diamond rings valued at 75 to 100 dollars each were stolen from C S Hubbard Jewelry at 705 Fifty eighth street by two well dressed Negro men. Police issued descriptions and linked the suspects to Gottredsen Ni coll and Lawrence Jewelers and Herbert's Jewelers, all on Sixth Avenue, within a short time.
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C. S. Hubbard Jewelry Store
Fifty Eighth Street
Miss Helen Denny
Sixth Avenue
Hubbard Jewelry
Herbert's Jewelers
Fifty-eighth Street
Six Firemen Overcome Fighting Milwaukee Blaze
Six firemen were overcome by smoke and exhaustion while battling a three alarm fire on Milwaukee's south side. The blaze gutted a store and office building at 500 510 W National Avenue and was controlled after several hours. Fire Chief Edward E. Wischer estimated damage at 50000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
South Side
National Avenue
Edward E. Wischer
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Joseph Lourigan
John Steinmetz Lourigan
Robert Smith
William Brady
B. A. Herrmann
Coates
Bob Smith
Council
Haukedahl
Mr. Coates
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Axtell
Lourigan
Nicholas Wade
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