British Tanks Fight Jewish Drive on Jaffa
British tanks entered action as Irgun Zvai Leumi forces pressed toward Jaffa while Haganah fought from the south. Civilians fled the harbor area as the big Arab city faced a two-front siege and evacuation news spread from Jerusalem. Arab forces massed near Palestine with King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan poised to move, aided by British support.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Haganah
Palestine
Menshiya
Mikve Israel Agricultural School
Gaza
Wilhelma
Judean Hills
Lydda
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Britain
Holy Land
Jericho
Holy City
Allanby Bridge
Jordan River
Amman
Alamein
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Arab League
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Man Pleads Guilty to Three Incidents Bond Set at 10000
James E. Phillips 25 a factory machinist, entered pleas admitting three counts of incident and robbery against women, including a widowed mother of four. Judge Davis bound him over for trial with bond set at 10000 and ordered a mental examination by a psychiatrist. Police traced the crimes to a Green Line bus route and identified Phillips from a passenger description.
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W. W. Davis
James E. Phillips
Ema
Davis
Phillips
Forty-third Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Washington Road
Fortieth Place
Sheridan Road
Urban J. Zievers
Arthur Riley
Reynold Houte
Amos Vollbracht
House Set for Oleo Tax Repeal
Republicans and Dixie Democrats push an oleo tax repeal bill in the House amid dairy objections. An amendment to require triangle shaped packaging faces defeat as opponents argue it would withhold colored margarine for years. House passage would still need Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mikkelsen Dies in Highway 42 Mishap Near Racine
Gordon E. Mikkelsen a 35 year old Racine tavern keeper died in a crash on Highway 42 near the Racine Kenosha county line. The Spa Inn operator was thrown from the car after it left the road and struck a power pole before coming to rest. Surviving are his mother a sister and a brother all of Kenosha.
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Gordon E. Mikkelsen
Eleventh Avenue
Highway 42
Racine-Kenosha
Mikkelsen
Racine
James A. Crossin
Albert Bornhuetter
Chet Molinaro
Racine County
Danish Brotherhood
Tavern Keeper's League
Epiphany Church
Anita Mikkelsen
Merrill Sheridan
Richard
Kenosha
Wisconsin Civil Service Workers Get Increase
About 10,000 state civil service employees will receive a $5 per month cost of living bonus beginning July 1 after approval by the state emergency board and board of personnel.
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Wisconsin Civil Service
Madison
Wis
State Emergency Board
Board of Personnel
Anti-Poll Tax Bill Moves Ahead in Senate Debate
The anti-poll tax bill, approved by the rules committee and sent from the House, advances to Senate consideration. Southern opponents fear a filibuster as timing hinges on Republican leadership and Senate rules require a two thirds vote to curb debate.
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Washington
Senate
Rules Committee
House
Colorado Seeks Pike Body Despite Eastern Mayor Opposition
Colorado Springs Mayor Jim McCullough said Colorado has army permission and Pike kinfolk consent to move Gen Zebulon Pike’s body to a tomb atop Pikes Peak, despite Sackets Harbor Mayor Carl Jackson’s threat of armed defense. A great great nephew questioned motives, while Gen Ardourel offered to lead a Colorado National Guard expedition if needed.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Sackets Harbor
N. Y
Zebulon Pike
Pikes Peak
Jim McCullough
Carl Jackson
Pike
New York
C. W. Harrison
Gainesville
Texas
Zebulon M. Pike
Rochester
Pike's Peak
Long's Peak
Pike’s Peak
Long’s Peak
Colorado
Alphonse Pierre Ardourel
Ardourel
Colorado National Guard
Madison considers funds for veterans housing through liquor tax revenue
A Wisconsin legislative subcommittee discusses proposals to free state funds for veterans housing in 10 communities. Roy G. Tulane outlines three options after a Supreme Court ruling on grants. Talks include creating a trust fund, special legislative session, or constitutional amendment.
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Madison
Wis
Roy G. Tulane
Supreme Court
Tulane
Martin
John E. Martin
Attorney General's Office
Sen
la Fond
R-Two Rivers
Sen. Gettelman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Veterans’ Housing
The
Legislative Council
Red Registration Bill Advances in House Committee
The House un American activities committee approved a red registration bill aiming to prosecute Communist party officials and expose party members. It requires the party to register with the justice department within 30 days and disclose names and addresses of members from the prior year. Maximum penalties include 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Rep. Mundt
R-S.d
Communist Party
Justice Department
U. S
State Board confirms Wisconsin April 6 primary results
The State Board of Canvassers officially confirmed the April 6 presidential primary and judicial election results in Wisconsin. The board approved the secretary of state's tabulations without changes.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Board of Canvassers
Secretary of State
Plans for Kenosha Sports Show Set for May 8 9
Kenosha County Conservation club moves the First Annual Kenosha Sports Show toward final stage with reports of a two day program at the KYF building May 8 and 9 featuring free acts demonstrations displays on sporting goods and outdoor activities highlighted by a 100 foot state conservation department exhibit and a water show in the swimming pool. The event also includes wood chopping contests introductions of the Kenosha Comets indoor roller bicycle race dog presentation by Lake Breeze Kennel club and a table tennis act with Australian Champion Harry Dickel and Don McCrossin.
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Kenosha County Conservation Club
Kenosha
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Lewis Rasmussen
L. O. Denyes
Kenoshans
KYF
State Conservation Department
Kenosha Movie Makers Club
Kenosha Comets
Lake Breeze Kennel Club
Harry Dickel
Don McCrossin
Wisconsin
Denyes
Rasmussen
Britain reaffirmed withdrawal from Palestine by May
London confirmed its plan to withdraw official administration from Palestine by May 15. Foreign Secretary Bevin cited no Jewish Arab agreement and noted Britain has begun pulling back administrators, stating the process cannot be reversed at this stage.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Arthur Creech Jones
General Assembly of
United Nations
Bevin
School official warns thieves no money in vault
Palmer Massachusetts superintendent Clifford H. Hobson declares no funds are kept in the superintendent of schools office vault. A notice posted in the school hall states all money collected is deposited directly in a Palmer bank and not stored locally.
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Palmer
Mass
Clifford H. Hobson
Palmer Bank
Stassen Tops Write-in Vote In Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen won Pennsylvania's write-in Republican preference with 67 830 votes to Dewey's 62 849, in an unpledged primary. Truman led Democratic ballots with 234 056 votes. Eisenhower and Wallace also appeared on the Democratic line.
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Stassen
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Keystone
Jay Cooke
Dewey
U. S
Edward Martin
Douglas MacArthur
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Wallace
Truman
Eisenhower
Wallace
Martin
MacArthur
Taft
Vandenberg
James H. Duff
Earl Warren
California
Wasson Nominated U S Delegate on Palestine
President Truman named Thomas C Wasson of New Jersey as American representative on the United Nations Truce Commission for Palestine. The nomination aims to support peacemaking efforts in the Middle East under the UN framework.
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Wasson
U. S
Palestine
Washington
Truman
Thomas C. Wasson
New Jersey
United Nations Truce Commission
Kenosha to outline year-long safety campaign plan
A Tuesday meeting will set plans for a 12 month safety drive in Kenosha and the county. Elected officials and 75 organization reps will hear outlines from Earl F. Campbell of the National Safety Council and Bert Salisbury of the state motor vehicle safety division.
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Kenosha
George Nugent
Stanley Haukedahl
Milton F. la Violette
Arthur Gail
Theodore Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kiwanis Club
Police Protective Association
Kenosha Association of Insurance Agents
Ellis
American Legion
Manufacturers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Peter Harris
A. E. Axtell
William J. Brady
Harold Erickson
Kenosha Safety Council
Hanna Scion Sentenced on Forgery Counts in Buffalo
Mark A. Hanna III a Cleveland socialite was sentenced to five years on each of two federal forgery counts. He had pleaded guilty to forging checks totaling 60000 and faces further state court sentencing on related counts of forgery and larceny.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Mark A. Hanna
Cleveland
John Knight
Hanna
State Supreme Court
Tom Breneman Dies in Hollywood at 47 Radio Host
Tom Breneman, famed radio personality of Breakfast in Hollywood, died at 47 in his Encino home after breakfast before a planned early morning broadcast. His wife Billie Dunn reported he collapsed from a heart attack. Breneman had recently returned from a Palm Springs cure and drew 600 fans to his Vine Street restaurant broadcast. He is survived by his widow, daughter Gloria, 19, and son Tom Jr., 14.
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Hollywood
Tom Breneman
Billie Dunn
Encino
Breneman
Palm Springs
Vine Street
Gloria
Tom Jr
Walkout Date Made Public In Cleveland
A nationwide railroad strike set for May 11 was announced by a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen spokesman in Cleveland. The National Mediation Board scheduled a Chicago meeting as labor and management discuss wage terms amid a planned 150000 worker walkout.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
CST
C. H. Keenan
The
National Mediation Board
Mediation Board
Frank Douglass
J. P. Shield
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Truman
National Railway Labor Act
House rejects Senate draft plan tying universal training
Washington U.P. The House Armed Services committee dismissed a Senate compromise to draft 18 year olds for a year of military training as part of a modified universal military training scheme. Chairman Walter G. Andrews called the plan utterly foolish and said the panel would not back it. The debate centered on combining UMT with a draft act, risking both programs.
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Washington
U.P
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Walter G. Andrews
N. Y
House Armed Services Group
Andrews
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Herman Schmidt
G. £. Mikkelsen
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Osaka
Japan
America
Nugent
Hanna Scion
Radio
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