Youth urged to safeguard democracy in Mundt speech
U S Senator Karl E Mundt urged today youth to drive democracy to counter totalitarianism. He warned 18 to 30 year olds must prove capacity to meet a challenge that has already conquered more than half the world s free peoples. The NFL dinner in Milwaukee honored high school forensic clubs as the national tournament neared its end.
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Evening News
Ralph S. Kingsley
Kenosha Enterprises, Inc
Kenosha
National Forensic League
John Davies
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Kenosha Enterprises
U. S
Karl E. Mundt
League
Mundt
Congressional Committee
Europe
Voice of America
Luxembourg
Spain
Bruno Jacob
Ripon
The
NFL
Senator Mundt
R.S. Kingsley
James R. Anderson
First National Bank
Anderson
Tau Kappa Alpha
Davenport
Iowa
A. E. Kaeber
A. Wesley Rowland
Alma
Mich
Air Force Handles Mass Airlift in Warswar Swarm Exercise
During exercise Swarmer at Fort Bragg North Carolina the Air Force moved 60 000 troops and 675 aircraft in a staged assault against a fictional enemy. Two paratroopers were killed and 89 injured in two mass drops while Washington officials praised air ground cooperation but questioned the supply phase.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
U. S. Air Force
Berlin
Air Force
Carolinas
Washington
George W. Cooley
Houston
Tex
Edward C. Thomas
Fayetteville
11Th Airborne Division
187Th Combat Team
505Th Combat Team
82Nd Airborne Division
PSC To Hear Sale Of Wisconsin Gas and Electric Assets
The Public Service Commission will investigate a joint application to sell the Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co. electric utility property in Racine to Wisconsin Electric Power Co. The proposed sale totals cash 10,523,583 plus 150,000 common shares valued at 3,342,361 and an extra sum for improvements. Hearing set for May 23 in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co
Racine
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Milwaukee
PSC
ContemptCite Rift on Field Refusal Before Senate Panel
Washington senator scuffles over citing Frederick Vanderbilt Field for contempt after his refusal to answer questions. Senator Tydings cautions against leading the move while others support action as the McCarthy inquiry probes State Department ties to Communists. Field declined to confirm or deny past Communist affiliation, risking jail or fines if cited. The committee adjourns until Monday as it weighs legal grounds and awaits Miss Utley testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Tydings
Field
Edward P
Morgan
Congress
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lodge
Massachusetts
Tite Field
Freda Utley
McCarthy
Miss Utley
Lattimore
America
Tornadoes Rip Across Oklahoma, West Texas
The U S House Ways and Means Committee nears approval on excise tax cuts totaling about 987 million dollars amid a tentative plan to maintain or adjust the reductions. The panel moves to slash taxes on rail and bus tickets, telephone bills, telegraphs and many items, aligning with or exceeding President Truman's proposals.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Man Dies After Tree Limb Falls on Worker Near Brillion
Robert Demmin, 25, of Denmark Wisconsin, died at St Vincent's hospital Friday night from injuries after a tree limb fell on him that afternoon while he worked with a tree trimming crew two and one half miles west of Brillion.
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Green Bay
Wis
Robert Demmin
Denmark
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Demmin
Brillion
Chrysler Meetings Due to Continue
Federal conciliator E Marvin Sconyers said talks between CIO United Auto Workers and Chrysler would resume after a long overnight session. He reported significant progress after 20 hours of bargaining aimed at ending a 95 day strike affecting 144,000 workers as negotiators moved toward a home stretch.
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Detroit
UPR
Chrysler
E. Marvin Sconyers
CIO
United Auto Workers
New Technique Uses Mustard Against Cancer
A new method of using nitrogen mustards by arterial injection targets specific tumors, delivering stronger local effects while sparing non-treated areas. Early trials across brain, mouth, nose, neck and leg cancers show tumor shrinkage and pain relief in ten advanced cases, with convulsions possible and tissue risk if misused.
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Washington
American Cancer Society
George Washington University
Department of Surgery
Milwaukee contractor finds large deposit of radioactive ore near Marinette
Otto Brumstead reports a granite ore deposit near an abandoned mine outside Marinette Wisconsin. He says the ore registered 240 degrees on a Geiger counter and notes a big pile of ore on his property.
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Marinette
Wis
U.P
Milwaukee
Otto Brumstead
Wisconsin Weather Low Temps Grip State Fishing Day
Cold damp conditions grip Wisconsin as southeastern regions see 37 degrees with the north well below freezing. Forecaster Howard J. Thompson warns a precipitation area from Illinois will move northward, covering southern Wisconsin today and the rest of the state tonight and Sunday with Sunday highs in the low 40s.
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Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
Illinois
Simmons Benefit Plan Approved
Simmons company officials and Federal Labor Union 18456 reached an agreement on a welfare program canceling a planned strike vote. The Kenosha union club meeting ratified changes in hospitalization medical and surgical benefits with a wage-reopening clause. The current contract expires June 30 and 60 day notice for new demands is expected.
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Simmons Company
Federal Labor Uniten
Kenosha Union Club
Daylight Time Sunday but Not in Wisconsin
Fifty million Americans will shift their clocks to daylight saving time for the summer while 90 million remain on standard time. Wisconsin cities are barred by state law from observing daylight saving time, and the change occurs officially at 2 am in each time zone.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
U.P
Manufacturers Elect Bernitt To Presidency
E W Bernitt general works manager of the Nash Motors division was elected president of the Kenosha Manufacturers association at the 43rd annual meeting at the Elks club Bernitt succeeds R B Whyte vice president of Macwhyte company Other officers elected include M C Frost W L Grosvenor and J C Stump Grosvenor and Stump were re elected Executive board members named include R B Whyte M C Frost E W Bernitt Ferdinand Henrichs Joseph Johnson J W Quarles A R Kneibler H J Rafferty F L Hopf and Atty R P Cavanagh The meeting featured reports by nine leaders and memorial resolutions for W J Frost and A H Ehlert were adopted J W Quarles was honored for outstanding work for two years of presidency.
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Evening News
Aoto
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
Elks Club
E. W. Bernitt
Nash Motors
R. B. Whyte
Macwhyte Company
Bernitt
M. C. Frost
Frost Company
W. L. Grosvenor
American Brass Company
J. C. Stump
Grosvenor
Stump
Association
Ferdinand Henrichs
Tri-Clover Machine Company
Joseph Johnson
Snap-on Tools Corporation
J. W. Quarles
Simmons Company
A. R. Kneibler
Coopers, Inc
H. J. Rafferty
F. L. Hopf
Dynamatic Corporation
Atty. R. P. Cavanagh
R. L. Grover
E. G. Knoedler
Macwhyte Co
E. R. Moore
M. C. Thomson
Tri-Clover Machine Co
Office Managers’ Association
American Brass
R. P. Cavanagh
Felix Olkives
Frost
Ehlert
Simmons Co
Eleven Dead From Oklahoma and Texas Tornadoes
Eleven people died as tornadoes struck Oklahoma and West Texas with more twisters feared. The Red Cross reported multiple fatalities in Holdenville and Clyde, while others perished near Baird and Hobart. Injuries and damage spanned Holden ville, Abilene area, and Pampa baseball game lights outage.
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Oklahoma
West Texas
Texas
Holdenville
Red Cross
Okla
W. D. Dowdy
Ben Collins
W. A. Ford
Dean Walker
Hobart
R. A. Glassock
Clyde
Bert Tabor
Anne Tabor
Baird
Steve Rogers
Abilene
Pampa
Tex
Jim Martin
Martin
Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers Elects New President
Mrs. Stanley Ashby of Madison was chosen president at the Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers annual convention held yesterday in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Stanley Ashby
Madison
Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers
Plane Crash Kills Pilot and Wife in Pasadena
A private plane crashed into a 25 room house in Linda Vista Pasadena killing pilot O. N. Lowry 41 and wife Eleanor 38 both from Downey. The crash caused 25000 dollars damage to the residence while Willard Allen’s home remained uninjured and the pilot apparently tried to land on a nearby golf course. The couple had departed East Los Angeles airport for Oroville to visit Mrs Lowry’s parents.
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Pasadena
Calif
Linda Vista
O. N. Lowry
North American Aircraft Assembly Plant
Eleanor Lowry
Downey
Los Angeles
Oroville
Could McCarthy Have Chosen a Less Dangerous Path
The piece asks if Senator Joseph McCarthy could have pursued his charges through official channels and urges that he chose a direct appeal to the American people. It cites chambers Amerasia and Hiss cases, loyalty boards, Service, and Byrnes notes to evaluate risks and outcomes. The author previews Monday's installment on Senator Tydings’s inquiry and its roadblocks to McCarthy.
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Sen. McCarthy
Washington
Joseph McCarthy
U. S. State Department
McCarthy
Acheson
Department of Justice
State Department
Truman
America
Sen. Tydings
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Roy L. Matson
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