Lewis May Delay Pension Fund Plan Amid Legal Feud
Washington reports indicate John L. Lewis may delay launching the $100 monthly miners pension from the $32 million welfare fund amid potential personal liability. Trustees debated rules as 200,000 miners returned to work, with Van Horn challenging the plan as illegal under Taft Hartley and Bridges abstaining as neutral.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Styles Bridges
R-N.y
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
van Horn
Lewis and Bridges
Lewis-Bridges
Lewis- Bridges
United Mine Workers Union
T. Alan Goldsborough
Senator Bridges
Bridges-Lewis
Russian commission urges strict air corridors over Berlin
A six man Soviet commission recommends 24 hour notice for Allied flights through Berlin corridors and bans on night or cloud bound routes to prevent repeats of the April 5 collision that killed 12 Britons, two Americans, and a Soviet pilot. It blames British safety violations and calls indemnities for the dead. Britain contests findings and seeks indemnities. joint inquiry efforts have failed.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Taegliche Rundschau
Fire gut Eland Hotel. $30,000 loss in Wisconsin blaze
The Woodland hotel in Eland Wisconsin was gutted by fire last night. Owner Thomas Thayer estimated damage at $30,000. Flames began in the lobby of the 27 room brick building around eight o'clock. Volunteer departments from Eland and Wittenberg battled the blaze for two hours before gaining control.
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Eland. Wis
Woodland
Thomas Thayer
Eland
Wittenberg
Cono
Haifa Falls to Jewish forces After Night of Fighting
Haifa, Palestine, seen as Palestine's wealthiest port city, faces a cease-fire mediated by British authorities after Haganah forces seized control following heavy overnight combat. Arab leaders sue for peace with disarmament terms demanding surrender of arms, deportation of foreign troops, and equal municipal rights. Casualty figures are disputed with Arab claims of civilian suffering denied by Haganah.
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Haifa
Palestine
Stalingrad
Haganah
Arab National Committee
Case Official Attacks Marshall Plan in Racine Speech
J I Case Co chairman L R Clausen told the Optimists club in Racine Wisconsin that the Marshall plan should be blotted out by Congress. He denounced ERP as an unjustified invasion of the western hemisphere and urged Americans to stand up for lost liberties and traditional living.
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Racine
Wis
L. R. Clausen
J. I. Case Co
Congress
Optimists Club
Clausen
Hemisphere
Robin at Norwood Park Home Causes Traffic Snarl
A mother robin built a nest on a porch light above the front door at the Stuart Gray residence in Norwood Park. The Gray family now uses the back door for entry and visitors are directed to the rear while the birds hatch.
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Chicago
Stuart Gray
Norwood Park
Gray
Three Sought For Questioning In Reuther Case
Detroit police dispatched three detective teams to question three left wing unionists linked to the ambush on Walter P. Reuther CIO United Auto Workers chief. Names include Percy Lewellyn Shelton Tappes and Nelson Davies. A 12 gauge shell and shotgun evidence are under review. Rewards totaling 117800 were offered to spur tips.
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Reuther
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
Mich
United Auto Workers
CIO
U.P
Joseph V. Krug
Percy Lewellyn
UAW
Ford
Shelton Tappes
Nelson Davies
Krug
Union
William Muntford
Harry S. Toy
Truman to Speak at University of California Commencement
President Truman will address the University of California commencement on June 12 after accepting a personal invitation from University President Robert C. Sproul. The White House said the invitation was extended and accepted in a telephone conversation with Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross.
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Washington
Truman
University of California
White House
Robert C. Sproul
Charles G. Ross
Fifteen Buckshot Types Could Seed Man Made Snow
Chicago reported that Vincent J. Schaefer of General Electric described fifteen soil types that can seed snow in lab tests. He noted they are less effective than seeding with dry ice and may imply volcanic or dust-storm dust seeds help snow form in super cooled clouds.
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Chicago
Vincent J. Schaefer
General Electric Company Research Laboratory
American Chemical Society
Mexico
Montana
VFW Post Honors Spanish War Veterans Ceremony
Junker-Ball Post 1865 VFW honored nine members as Spanish War veterans on the anniversary of the conflict. Col H J Mellum recalled the Maine sinking and the war’s rapid course from April to November 1898, detailing casualties, disease, and equipment contrasts between American and Spanish forces.
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VFW
H. J. Mellum
Junker-Ball Post
Post
Fred Borchardt
Chris P. Jensen
James M. Jensen
Doe A. Mowery
Herman Reinsdorf
Col. Mellum
Cuba
John Gram
August Kisten
Arthur C. Mce Henry
Puerto Rico
Spain
United States of America
United States
Maine
Havana
Young mother admits disposing newborn in garbage can
Police report a 19 year old unmarried mother admitted dumping her newborn baby into a garbage can. A garbage collector found the seven pound boy moving in trash aboard the truck and the infant was taken to General hospital where doctors said the child is in good condition.
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Minneapolis
U.R
General Hospital
Community Dinner Highlights Rural Fellowship and Democracy
E. V. Ryall warned against dictatorship and greed for power at a Pleasant Prairie farm dinner hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. M Eugene Baker reviewed Kenosha County Centennial plans while noting pioneer English families and long-held farms. The event stressed citizenship, trust among townspeople, and democratic ideals.
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E. V. Ryall
Chamber of Commerce Rural Relations
Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie School
Chamber of Commerce
Kenosha
Ryall
M. Eugene Baker
Kenosha County
Baker
Charles Dilday
Chamber
66 Group Air Plan Studied
Washington reports the administration proposed a bargain rate air power plan to add 11 fighting groups at a cost of 481 million dollars and urges a 66 group program with a three year defense outlay of 46 billion. Senator Gurney supports quick approval amid drafts and training talks.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Forrestal
Senate
House
Forrestal
National Defense
Gurney
Zimmerman's Brother Dies in Chicago at 62
Edwin C. Zimmerman age 62 an Illinois state auditor and brother of Wisconsin Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman died today in Chicago. The Wisconsin official is the only survivor.
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Zimmerman
Chicago
Edwin C. Zimmerman
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Veterans Back Kenosha Housing Plan Endorse housing effort by veterans in Kenosha
Veteran groups in Kenosha endorsed the Kenosha Housing Authority plan to build 327 permanent rental units. American Legion Post 429 and Amvets Post 22 pledged full backing and sent letters to the KHA and the Federal Housing Authority citing high local material costs. Members highlighted housing shortages and rising home prices, noting a veteran’s loss of value over time. Delegates were named for a regional conference, and the group urged action to improve family living quarters in Kenosha.
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Kenosha
UCL
AACA
Garva Bury
Housing Authority
Legionnaires
Kenosha Housing Authority
KHA
Federal Housing Authority
Amvets
Post
Joe Keating
Senate Passes Long Range Housing Bill
The Senate approved the Taft Ellender Wagner bill by voice vote with a $268,500,000 farm housing program. An amendment by Young and Russell provides federal subsidies and loans to farmers. The bill funds half the cost of homes for severely paralyzed veterans and aims to build 15,000,000 new homes in 10 years.
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Washington
Senate
America
Young
R-N.d
Russell
D-Ga
Agriculture Department
Heavy Hog Market Slump Amid Nationwide Strike
Farmers, squeezed by a nationwide meat packing strike, dumped a heavy run of hogs on the market today. The US Department of Agriculture reported 72,200 hogs sent to 12 big corn belt terminals as market experts called the supply much heavier than normal, triggering price declines.
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Chicago
U.P
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kiss Triggers Same Chemical Rush as Strong Emotion
Chicago AP reports scientists at the American Chemical Society meeting found a kiss provokes an alarm chemical reaction similar to happiness fear or anger. Dr L Earle Arnow notes pituitary and adrenal glands release hormones, raising pulse pressure breath rate and perspiration, with nerves reacting differently to each emotion.
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Chicago
A.P
L. Earle Arnow
American Chemical Society
Arnow
Firm and Union Conclude Talks On Wage Clause
U S Steel refused a cost of living wage increase for its workers, citing the need to lower prices to avoid higher costs. Benjamin Fairless announced price cuts totaling about 25 million dollars annually, effective May 1, 1948, while CIO President Philip Murray urged fair wages after noting 1947 profits rose 73 percent to 153 million dollars after taxes.
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Pittsburgh
UPR
U. S. Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Fairless
U. S.S. Steel
Murray
Sawyer Nominated as Commerce Secretary by Truman
Washington The president named Charles Sawyer of Ohio for secretary of commerce. A second nomination for W Averell Harriman as roving ambassador for the European Recovery Program was expected to go to the Senate today. Sawyer, 61, a Cincinnati lawyer, accepted by phone after Harriman agreed to give up the ERP post. a new agriculture secretary may also be named before Clinton Anderson leaves to run for the Senate in New Mexico.
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Washington
Truman
Charles Sawyer
Ohio
Charles G. Ross
Sawyer
Senate
W. Averell Harriman
Commerce Post
Harriman
Ross
Cincinnati
White House
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Immell Attacks Wisconsin Administration in Milwaukee Speech
Maj. Gen. Ralph M. Immell, former state adjutant general, labeled the state administration moribund planless and visionless. Speaking to the American Citizens League, he urged stronger leadership and clearer planning for highways social services education and natural resources conservation.
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Milwaukee
Ralph M. Immell
American Citizens League
Immell
Wisconsin
Manistique Resort Fire Claims Former Official
Blaine Brannon, formerly with the conservation department, died of suffocation in a fire at his tourist resort north of Manistique, Michigan, last night.
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Manistique, Mich
Blaine Brannon
Conservation Department
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